Phase 1: Foothold (11:00–12:00)China will start at 1st Entrance and move to get its claws into Taiwan by carrying their flags inland to capture Fort Harris and Pallet Base in order to establish a forward operation base (FOB) at each of these locations. Taiwan must defend their island and deter the Chinese invasion. Taiwanese players may start anywhere within 200 feet of either Fort Harris or Pallet Base, and it is recommended that they get into concealed/covered defensive positions so that they are less likely to get hit right away. But, they are welcome to move elsewhere around the field after startex.Up to 60 points are available to be earned by each faction during this phase with one point awarded to Taiwan for each minute that at least one of the FOBs remains uncaptured by China during the first hour after startex. Conversely, one point will be awarded to China for each minute during the first hour that both FOBs have been secured by them. Once a FOB has been captured by China, it may not be retaken by Taiwan. Once the first hour has been reached, any remaining uncaptured FOBs will be abandoned by Taiwan and given to China for the remainder of the operation. The next phase may be started early if both FOBs are owned by China before the first hour is reached. There will be a pausex after this phase is completed to allow time for both factions to rally at either of their respective Phase 2 self-respawn locations.Only Chinese players may carry/touch the flags during this phase, and the flags must be dropped when they or the players carrying them are hit.Also, during this phase, Taiwanese players have only one life each which means that they must move to either Sofa Chair or Zombie Stump after getting hit to wait for the next phase to start. In contrast, during this phase and throughout the entire operation, Chinese players will have full respawn privileges as described in the "Hit & Respawn Rules" below.