Keep in mind that not every mission out there is going be your typical
buildamassivearmyandraindownunholydeathonyourenemies type mission.

Some missions require you to think strategically, and some require you to think more creatively. If you find yourself suddenly up against overwhelming odds in any mission, stop for a moment and try and get inside the author's head; there's almost always an easier way in these cases.
Granted, more often than not the author just wanted to throw a big challenge at you and simply expects you to wage a massive war of attrition. This is usually fairly obvious from the start, though. This mission is a bit different from many in that it can either be REALLY hard or quite easy. If you realize that, and if you pay attention to the ecoms that pop up periodically, there should be no need to read the spoiler.
So, to answer your question, yes. I did complete BOTH levels in this pack without reading the Readme file. (Although it took me several tries)
