Campaign

The campaign of World in Conflict tells the story of an alternate history, in which the Cold War escalates into a Third World War in the late 1980s.

The campaign features a total of 20 missions; the base game includes 10 missions for the United States and 4 missions for NATO, while the Soviet Assault expansion adds 6 missions for the Soviet side.

Each campaign mission consists of a set of objectives to complete. The player may have starting units, and a set amount of reinforcement points and tactical aid points which may change as the mission progresses. The options to call in reinforcements or tactical aid may be disabled and reenabled at some point during play. There are two types of objectives per mission:

• Primary objectives must be achieved to complete a mission successfully. Not all primary objective have a failure condition, but failing those that do will fail the entire mission. The successful completion of all primary objectives, and thus the mission itself, will earn the player an award at the end (typically a ribbon or a rank insignia).
• Secondary objectives are optional and will be failed if the player does not to complete them. However, by achieving a secondary objective, the player may receive some type of benefit, be it reinforcements (such as free units), additional tactical aid points or options, or the elimination of an enemy for easier mission progression. The successful completion of all secondary objectives in a mission will earn the player a medal award at the end.

All campaign missions are linear, with many missions having at most one primary objective and one secondary objective active at a time.

Missions

01	Liberation! West Berlin 1989. The Third World War is about to commence. As Lieutenant Romanov of the Red Army you must lead the Soviet forces in the assault across the Berlin Wall. If West Berlin can be secured before noon the Motherland will have won an important political victory against her NATO adversaries.
02	Invasion! The Russians have launched a surprise attack on Seattle and caught the few U.S. defenders there unaware. You are Lieutenant Parker, and your objectives are to rally all remaining U.S. forces, evacuate as many civilians as you can, and pull out of the city before it's too late.
03	Reunion After the retreat from downtown Seattle, U.S. forces led by Captain Bannon continue east through the suburbs. You must rally with Colonel Sawyer near the highway bridge, help evacuate the civilians from the area and then blow the bridge to slow the Soviet advance.
04	Harvest The Russians have moved out of Seattle and are now expanding their perimeter throughout Washington state. The battle group lead by Colonel Orlovsky initially has it easy, but soon enough they encounter the first group of hard-headed American defenders.
05	Battle for Pine Valley The battered U.S. battalion led by Colonel Sawyer is ordered to make a stand in the town of Pine Valley. Destroy the Soviet airborne troops already present, and prepare defense against the oncoming Soviet invasion force.
06	Into the Mountains Your battalion must fight a delaying battle against the Soviet task force in the foothills of the Cascade Range. Your objective is to slow down the Soviet advance so that the defenders around Fort Teller will have some time to dig in.
07	Insurgents While the majority of the Soviet forces in the U.S. are advancing into the Cascade Range, Colonel Orlovsky's battle group has been tasked with pacifying the countryside. The American guerrillas have intensified their attacks and they must be neutralized.
08	Last Stand Cascade Falls is where the Russian advance must be stopped once and for all. If they reach Fort Teller they will uncover that the Star Wars project is non-functional which in turn might prompt them to launcher to nuclear missiles at us. Needless to say, we cannot allow this to happen.
09	Seeing the Elephant It is two months after the breakout of war in Europe and the Russians have launched an amphibious invasion near Marseilles. With the help of recently arrived U.S. troops under the command of Colonel Sawyer it is hoped that a counter-offensive will be successful in pushing the Russians back into the sea.
10	Deep Strike The combat team lead by Colonel Sawyer has been tasked with striking at the headquarters of the entire Soviet division before the final phase of the offensive begins. Recapture the town, fight your way to the top of the hill and deliver a crippling blow to the Soviet occupation force by destroying that HQ.
11	Lightning Strike In a lighting-fast raid on the Norwegian coast, the strike team led by Colonel Orlovsky hopes to destroy an air defense command center hidden deep inside a mountain. The main objective is to open up a corridor for Soviet bombers to fly through and hit NATO targets hitherto unreachable.
12	Beyond the Iron Curtain A prototype stealth plane has crash-landed on the Kola Peninsula not far from Murmansk. It is carrying vital intelligence information and the wreckage must not fall into enemy hands. Your mission is to infiltrate into Russia to retrieve the intelligence package, rescue the pilots and destroy what remains of the aircraft.
13	Lair of the Bear Intelligence retrieved from the downed stealth plane has uncovered that several Soviet nuclear submarines are tied up at port. They constitute an excellent target of opportunity and the mission is to capture and destroy them before they leave.
14	For the Motherland NATO has made a veiled incursion into Soviet territory with a two-pronged attack. The forces led by Colonel Orlovsky must defend a prisoner of war camp located near a quarry. The prisoners held there are important NATO officers and they are needed for exchange against Soviet officers held by NATO.
15	Liberty Lost Soviet Spetsnaz commandos have infiltrated and taken control of Ellis and Governors Island. In the process they captured a lot of U.S. equipment and took several soldiers and VIPs prisoner. You will work in conjunction with a company of army rangers to rescue the prisoners and clear the islands.
16	Aftermath In the aftermath of the nuclear explosion at Cascade Falls both U.S. and Soviet units have scattered all over the surrounding countryside. In this blasted wasteland you must rally your forces and establish contact with the command elements of the battalion.
17	Once More unto the Breach China has decided to enter the war as an ally of the Soviet Union, and they have sent a large invasion fleet toward Seattle. We have to break through the Soviet frontline and retake Seattle before they arrive. If we fail to do this in time the President will order a strategic nuclear bomb dropped on the city.
18	Fratricide Soviet forces are in complete disarray following the nuclear disaster at Cascade Falls. The battle group led by Orlovsky is slowly making its way north toward Seattle but they are harried from all sides by American forces. At the same time they must protect a convoy filled with comrades wounded in battle.
19	Before the Storm The Russians have fortified several islands in Puget Sound with anti-ship missile batteries. The islands need to be retaken and the batteries captured intact so that they can be used against the Chinese if they should get as far as the sound. Your objective is to capture Sandfish Island.
20	One Last Fight The final assault on Seattle has begun. If the Russians are not defeated in time, the President has ordered a nuclear bomb dropped on the city when the Chinese invade. Colonel Sawyer has led the battalion deep into the city with the aim of knocking out the Russian headquarters, but the clock is ticking...

See also

• World in Conflict missions
• Soviet Assault missions