Flash/Ambush missions impossible?

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I'm not even playing on impossible, just hard. But I have not been able to beat the SECOND MISSION. The first you get after beating the first UM mission.

Genestealers, literally tens of them per turn, spawn and rush. I got 3 broodlords on the first turn once, glad it was early cuz I just quit then and there.

Am I missing something? Are these missions supposed to be tough but fair? Or are they just suppose to say ♥♥♥♥ all to the wind and do whatever they want to you on the SECOND MISSION.

[datguy13]

Use the deployment Teleporter points wisely, and focus your fire. Deploy a Terminator, move him into position, then deploy another Terminator to the same point and move that one into a security position. Repeat this step until all of your Terminators are covering each other and in Overwatch. Use your Heavy Flamer to blockade rush points wisely when you need a turn to cool and reload Stormbolters. These are actually some of the easiest missions, because they have a finite number of turns and the challenges are immediate and finite. Once you get past the initial rush and establish the perimeter, it's invariably a cakewalk to finish them.

[jackx]

Flash Missions are randomized, so it's possible to encounter missions with a high difficulty rating very early in a campaign.

Add the increased GS spawns from hard difficulty on top of that, and you'll have one major challenge in front of you that your lvl 1-2 terminators might not be able to take on successfully without a bit of luck/reloading.

You can always skip the Flash Mission, though, or you can level up your terminators a bit in one of the other campaigns and then attempt it again.

Ambush missions aren't that hard once your terminators learn which end of the stormbolter to point at the Genestealers, provided you focus on survival and ignore the reward chest if it's not easily accessible.

[BrowneHawk]

I was having a lot of trouble at first utill i realized the impotance of overwatch. You basically need to advance on overwatch, and then take advantge of some good choke points. If you get set up in a good spot usually the horde thins enough for you to advance. This is how i have been playing on normal mode