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Your role here is to hold a point and ensure that the vital object or target area remains as little damaged as possible. Your objective may be a stationary object, a vessel or even another armor.
There are many components to a properly deployed defense and all of them may not be available to you. It is ideal to think of a defensive mission as a game of chess, with many pieces each supporting one another. These are:
Prioritization on a defense mission is extremely important. What are your strengths (personal and those of your unit) and how can you apply them to better the outcome of the mission?