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{{Infobox war
|name        = Covert Ops
|prev        = [[Highway to Serbia]]
|next        = [[Sword of Damocles]]
|conflict    = [[Campaign#Operation Eclipse|Operation Eclipse]]
|image       = AoA_Intro_Covert_Ops.jpg
|imgdesc     = 
|date        = April 18, 2025
|place       = Guangxi Region, [[China]]
|side1       = {{Faction|Chimera}}
|side2       = {{Icon|Cartel}} [[Yueng Corporation]]
|commanders1 = {{Icon|Chimera}} [[Greg C. Schaefer]]
|commanders2 = {{Icon|Cartel}} ''Unknown''
|forces1     = 8 [[Exosoldier]]s<br>1 [[Valor]]<br>Appropriated Cartel assets
|forces2     = Control nodes
* [[Barracks (Cartel)|Infantry base]]
* [[Vehicles bay|Light vehicles base]]
* [[Helipad (Cartel)|Stealth base]]
* [[Extension module|Supply base]]
* [[Prototypes bay|Prototypes base]]
|objectives  = '''Primary:'''
* Keep at least one infantry unit alive
* Capture & hold the [[bank|control center]] of the infantry base
* Capture & hold the control center of the light vehicle base
* Capture & hold the control center of the stealth base
* Capture & hold the control center of the prototype base
'''Secondary:'''
* Do not lose any exosoldiers
* Capture some enemy resources
|faction     = {{Faction|Chimera}}
|notes       = 
|casual1=Heavy|casual2=Heavy|result=Chimera Victory
*UN reveals [[Damocles]] conspiracy and informs the US government}}
'''Covert Ops''' is the fifth mission of the [[Campaign#Operation Eclipse|Operation Eclipse]] campaign in ''[[Act of Aggression]]''.<ref name="AoA_OE_M05>Eugen Systems, ''[[Act of Aggression]]''. Operation Eclipse mission 5: "Covert Ops".</ref>

==Objectives==
===Primary objectives===
* Keep at least one infantry unit alive
* Capture & hold the [[bank|control center]] of the infantry base
* Capture & hold the control center of the light vehicle base
* Capture & hold the control center of the stealth base
* Capture & hold the control center of the prototype base

===Secondary objectives===
* Do not lose any exosoldiers
* Capture some enemy resources
==Background==
[[Greg C. Schaeffer]] contacts [[Majken Lofquist]] for an inquiry on results of salvaged equipment. It turns out Weyland Defense Corps manufactured them, despite their usual assumptions that WDC exclusively served the US. Schaeffer demands to know how would it be associated with Raul Escobedo or Zhang Yao. Lofquist tells him WDC is actually a front organization for the Yueng Corporation holding ---- which Schaeffer recognizes as Yao's former employer ---- is located somewhere in China, administered by multinational companies without supervision. She wants him to find links between Escobedo and the Yueng Corporation. Despite Schaeffer's oppositions that China would never authorize the UN anyways, Lofquist suggests him to conduct a covert mission in discreet without any official UN action, and he agrees.
==Walkthrough==
===Ghostbuster===
The Spectre tanks start prowling after you start hacking into the final building on the west side of the map.  You'll probably notice a pack of Spectre tanks attacking the other buildings once the final building reaches >75%.  Simply evacuate the building, send units to destroy a Spectre tank, then finish capturing the building.

==Related achievements==
{{Sidebox
|name  =Hacker
|image =AoA_Achievement_Hacker.png
|desc  =Complete {{PAGENAME}}
}}
{{Sidebox
|name  =Half men, Half machines, 100% soldiers
|image =AoA_Achievement_Half_Men_Machines.png
|desc  =Finish the mission without losing any Exosoldiers
}}
{{Sidebox
|name  =Ghostbuster
|image =AoA_Achievement_Ghostbuster.png
|desc  =Destroy at least one [[Spectre]]
}}
{{Sidebox
|name  =Superfind
|image =AoA_Achievement_Superfind.png
|desc  =Discover the resource depot to the northwest
}}
{{Sidebox
|name  = Antitrust
|image = AoA_Achievement_Antitrust.png
|desc  = Complete all Chimera missions
}}
{{Sidebox
|name  = Janus
|image = AoA_Achievement_Janus.png
|desc  = Complete all Chimera & Cartel missions
}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Missions}}
[[Category:Operation Eclipse missions]]