1995 Chechnya is one of the possible third stages in Story Mode, reached by failing to cripple Stheno in stage 2 (2035 American Midwest). Its backdrop is the First Chechen War (December 1994 ― August 1996), which took place in the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria.
Backstory[]
While the Midwest base lived through Silver Banshee's final onslaught, having to switch emphasis to defense meant we lost track of one of the more important fronts BRES is fighting on, if their supply flows were anything to go by. The good news is, we've found one of their lesser fronts in the First Chechen War, a front where they're also protecting a supply factory. We believe the factory is supplying that same lost front, so it's imperative that we remove its defenders and destroy it. We've already staked out a position to contain the BRES forces in an abandoned town, but the problem is the arrival of a pair of siege tanks. We cannot afford to lose our Chechnya foothold if we are to find out where they're sending the bulk of their troops and supplies, and why. Destroy what you can of the BRES force, but make especially certain to destroy the siege tanks before they loosen our holdings, especially since they'd still maintain a measure of their own foothold.
Description[]
The stage takes place in a war-torn Chechen town. An army of tanks of various sizes scours the ground, while helicopter gunships and large bombers attack from the air.
Notable encounters[]
Lesser enemies[]
- Tanks: the most typical enemies in this stage come in various sizes. The smaller light main battle tanks often emerge from concealed positions within abandoned buildings to take a potshot at the player. The two largest tanks will release fairies if their main turret is destroyed, and the main body is left intact for a long enough time.
- Mil Mi-24 "Hind": Minor enemies that are small helicopter gunships. The most common airborne threat.
- Tupelov Tu-22M "Backfire": This large variable swept-wing strategic bomber drops S and/or B upon destruction.
Midboss[]
Staubteufel, a mid-sized, long siege tank that attacks in a dense area of town just before the ATHENA holding.
Endboss[]
Jasper Gigas appears on reaching the holding.
Stage branching[]
While Staubteufel was commissioned to just generally get rid of ATHENA forces, Jasper Gigas was specifically commissioned to wipe out the ATHENA holding. When it appears, Jasper Gigas will hurl time bombs toward the ATHENA buildings. The player only has seconds for each bomb to destroy it. If a building is destroyed, the condition is failed. The player must defend the ATHENA buildings by destroying the bombs. Losing at least one ATHENA building will cause a butterfly effect that will cripple ATHENA's war efforts, leading to 2035 Iceland. Success will lead to 2035 Portugal, where ATHENA's monitoring of the Orion Arrow's development was detected by BRES, forcing the Xeno Fighters to defend the ATHENA headquarters in Lisbon.
| Stages | ||
| Starting stages | 1942 Midway Islands (1) ● 2035 American Midwest (2) | |
| "A" path stages | 1995 Chechnya (3-A) ● 2035 Iceland (4-A) ● 2003 Afghanistan (5-A) ● 1915 France (6-A) | |
| "B" path stages | 1974 Vietnam (3-B) ● 2035 Portugal (4-B) ● 1991 Persian Gulf (5-B) ● Dimensional Abyss (6-B) | |
| Final stages | End of Days (5-C) ● Asteroid Belt (F-A) ● Temporal Spaceport (F-B) ● BRES Colony (F-C) | |
| EX stages | Gemini Canyon (EX-1) ● Forest of Naju (EX-2) ● Parobee Fusion (EX-3) ● '98 D R E A M S (EX-4) ● Lair of the Leviathan (EX-5) ● San Diego (EX-6) | |
| Developer stages | Black Heart's Domain ● BPze's Room of Doom | |