Welcome to Bad Company

"My name is Preston Marlowe, They could have thrown me in jail for what I did, but instead, they transfered me here.

This is my story."

- Marlowe

"Welcome to Bad Company" is the first mission in Battlefield: Bad Company. It introduces the player to the player's character, Preston Marlowe, and also introduces the player to the rest of the Bad Company squad: Sergant Redford, Terance Sweetwater, and George Haggard. This mission is primarily a tutorial for players, teaching them the game mechanics, and how to use vehicles.

Transcript
See Welcome to Bad Company/Transcript.

Achievements/trophies

 * Always get paid in gold bars - 15G. Complete 'Welcome To Bad Company' on normal.
 * Action, not words! - 25G. Complete 'Welcome To Bad Company' on hard.
 * Killer on the loose - 25G. Kill 25 enemies.

Assault on the Artillery Base
This part is relatively easy, but the player should avoid losing touch with their squad, as they are good bullet magnets. The player starts off in a HMMVW, and proceeds along a dirt track towards the artillery base. When the path is blocked by metal obstacles, the player should get out of the HMMVW and proceed on foot. The squad advances until they reach a small depression with two houses in the centre. A force of Russian soldiers, armed with a mix of S20Ks and AEK-971s will attack, but the player should stay in the cover of the road and only use the Auto-Injector when down to below 50 health. Once these Russians are down, the squad advances through a small gorge. A group of 4 Russians try to block the player, but can easily be defeated by a 40mm grenade. Once the player reaches the first artillery gun, he/she should pick up an S20K to take out the Russians at close range. The Russians will usually be armed with AEKs, so are at a disadvantage in close combat.

Protect the Convoy
The player is then told to use the Russian guns to take out Russian Vodniks that are attacking Juneau Convoy. This is quite easy, as the Vodniks will always travel down the same road to the convoy. The Vodniks will come in 3 waves: one 2 car wave, and 2 four car waves. The four car waves should be taken out quickly, as they can cause heavy damage to the convoy if they reach it.

Objective Ram

Once the player finishes protecting the convoy, he/she is told to take a river crossing for the convoy. A HMMVW can be found off of a pathway leading towards the bridge, but as the player reaches it a Vodnik will arrive. It is easy to avoid this, as the player can just drive forward and dodge the .50cal MG.