Men of War Vietnam Rescue POW Mission US Campaign

[bigbossmalone]

i've read through this thread, and i'm not really sure if it's the same mission i'm stuck on, simply because things are being discussed that i either don't have, or more likely, haven't even got to that point yet.
for me, it's the 5th mission for the us campaign - i start with 5 men in a swampy area, and i have about 3 minutes to rescue a group of POW''s from a firing squad.
my problem is i don't know how the heck to get there - every path i try to take, my men seem to either just drown in the swamp, and there is a sniper who takes at least one of my men out before i can take him out.
i don't want to be losing any of my men so early in the mission, so what's the deal here?
is there some specific path i need to take to get to the POW's in time?
i can't find this path, seemingly every way i go, my guys just all start dying from unknown reasons, i'm not sure if they're drowning, being sniped, or hitting booby traps, but it seems every time i try to cross watery parts of the swamp, they all just suffer an instant death.
what's the secret to getting to the POWs, both in the time i have, and preferably without losing any men to the mysterious swamp death...?
any advice welcomed....

edit: ok, i found the path, thanks - as usual, after trying unsuccessfully for a few days, i solved it within minutes of posting here. ain't that just the way, lol.

[James6584]

@bigbossmalone I found this kinda difficult too, if you move each man it is easier as they do not spread out and go in to the water, you just need to move directly ahead towards the nearest little islands, going basically all the way around the swamp before coming to a couple of bridges on the right. I advise using someone with a silenced weapon, that way if you target the guards along the way and take them out, the snipers will not be alerted and you can move up no problem.

What I did was sent Merill up to clear the way and he rescued the prisoners on his own, then i moved the rest of the guys up one by one at like 15 feet a time so they were still together but they were not drowning, moving the whole group is a nightmare as they spread out in to the water.

Fortunately this is the only swampy section so as soon as you are through you don't have to worry

[it068]

I'm stuck in this mission, but specifically, i'm stuck on the protect the chopper part of it. The big NVa tanks keep on destroying the chopper before it can evac all my troops. How do you destroy them? RPG's just bounbce off their armour!

[Man o' war]

Originally Posted by it068

I'm stuck in this mission, but specifically, i'm stuck on the protect the chopper part of it. The big NVa tanks keep on destroying the chopper before it can evac all my troops. How do you destroy them? RPG's just bounbce off their armour!

I towed the ZU-23's near and placed them near the temple, they helped me a lot, destroying a few of enemy tanks and APC's and loads of infantry.

Did you try to use the airstrike? You'll have it available within the minutes when the evac starts.

If that doesn't work, try placing a few of your men in a position from which they will be able to hit the tanks in the rear. You can also try to diable their turret and main guns. But this may prove to be difficult because you need to get all of your troops in the chopper. Few might die this way!