Meduna

Meduna
Statistics:
Type	Town
Location	Southwest Arulco
Sector(s)	N3, N4, N5, O3, O4, P3
Size	6
Main Facilities	Airport, SAM Site
Associated Mine	None
Militia training possible	Yes
Inhabitants	Royalty, Civilians, Army

The capital of Arulco and the seat of Queen Deidranna's power, it is located in the southwest corner of the map and is generally the final city to be taken in Jagged Alliance 2.

Characteristics

A richly appointed coastal town, Meduna has been turned into an opulent paradigm of vicious perfection under Deidranna's rule. In addition to its residential and commercial districts, Meduna features extravagant meticulously maintained gardens full of hedges and statuary, a arena where dissenters are fed to Bloodcats, and other extravagances.

Conquering Meduna

Of note: The sectors surrounding Meduna (M3, M4, M5 and N6) all contain heavy resistance and tanks, and dealing these sectors should be considered part of your assault plan.

Sector N3, Meduna Airport

TANKS: 3

This strategically key location in the city is proportionally protected by the Army. Numerous tanks dot the landscape, with one in particular waiting very close to the Southeast corner, which can present an extremely nasty surprise should you choose to enter from anywhere near there. Sandbags block most of the roads, and sandbag nests packed soldiers wielding heavy machine guns ring the airport proper.

An ideal approach is from the Northeast, which gives you space from the armor and allows you to draw what soldiers you can out of their entrenchment, making dealing with fortified areas much easier.

Alternately, if you are confident enough with your tank-busting, coming in from the southwest and immediately taking out the tank closest to that edge will allow you to entrench yourself in the numerous sandbag barriers there, turning the army's own defenses against them.

Whichever way you approach from, be prepared for a long and grueling fight.

Be wary when you reach the grounds of the airport itself, as several soldiers will remain milling around in the warehouse and rec room there.

v1.13 Only - Enemy reinforcements will come in from the south once you capture the sector if you haven't conquered that sector previously, and they will come in force, so be warned.

Sector N4, SAM Site

TANKS: 2

The most heavily defended SAM Site in Arulco features heavy armor defenses, a thick line of sandbag nests, and many, many enemies, with some of them wielding mortars, RPGs, and heavy machine guns. Bringing multiple squads is a must when hitting this area, as cover is fairly sparse and the fight is bound to use up a lot of ammo.

Cover outside the base itself is thankfully fairly plentiful here, in the form of the jungles to the east and the flower garden to the southeast.

v1.13 Only - Enemy reinforcements will come in from the south once you capture the sector if you haven't conquered that sector previously, and they will come in force, so be warned.

Sector N5, Bloodcat Arena

The majority of this sector is taken up by the large and extravagant arena built by Deidranna to simultaneously entertain herself and dispose of particularly hated dissidents.

All of the soldiers here are inside the building. The entrance is on the southeast side, and the structure has almost no windows, so expect things to be fairly quiet until you come around to the front of the building. The walls here, however, are completely coated in booby traps - a layer of buried stun grenades totally surrounds each of the four corner towers of the building, and that layer is subsequently surrounded by a layer of mines. Tread carefully.

Once you reach the entrance, expect heavily armed resistance along with a surprise - at least a half-dozen tamed bloodcats, will rush out to attack your mercs. They won't attack the enemy, so pack plenty of hollowpoints alongside your usual ammo loadout. Keep an eye on the windows on the southwest end as well - the only windows on the building will be taken advantage of by the enemy to take potshots at your flank when you're least expecting.

Sector O3, Meduna Gardens

TANKS: 2

A large maze of hedges and statuary situated along a single road on the coastline makes up this sector. The hedge mazes offer cover - both for you and for your enemy, along with a number of tanks positioned along the road. The hedges are loose enough that bullets can go through one layer of hedges and hit something on the other side, so use that to your advantage if a merc is caught by surprise coming around a corner.

The tanks here aren't as much of a threat as they are in other sectors, as they only cover two short sections of the road on the east side, and can be easily avoided and snuck around.

The western side of the sector is completely clear, but is completely studded with mines. Engaging in combat here can be hazardous if the entire squad isn't equipped with metal detectors. v1.13 Only - Enemy reinforcements will come in from the south once you capture the sector if you haven't conquered that sector previously, and they will come in force, so be warned.

Sector O4, Residential

"I don't like Meduna. Too many enemies here. The stores, I think she watch them all. And the people I do not think are happy." — Dimitri Guzzo

TANKS: 2

Quests

None

Notable Characters

Sector P3

• Deidranna Reitman
• Joe
• Elliot

Notes

• There is a hospital in Meduna, however it caters strictly to Deidranna and her underlings and allies.
• Culling of the weak and sick is regularly practiced here, according to Father Walker. While this means the population of the city is perfectly healthy, it also means that the population is likely very low.

Jagged Alliance 2 locations
Towns	Omerta / Drassen / San Mona / Chitzena / Grumm / Cambria / Alma / Balime / Meduna
Other locations	Estoni / Orta / SAM Site / Tixa