is it worth it buying 500 coins for 350gems to buy Field Manual?

What would be a recommendation for going against Mind Control defense strategies?

One is gone already. The other I’ll do in a bit. Sorry if the flare isn’t the greatest - but there isn’t really a better option(?)

So I'm trying to get back into Boom Beach after like 5 or more years after playing and am trying to get these resource node bases back so I can get some extra resources, is there any way I can get them back with specific troops? Or is it almost impossible to get them? My old strategy was to use warriors and smokes and then focus the base.

Bb has already removed the resource section like gold etc from the evil shop

Omg, this is utterly frustrating and there is literally no real customer support. Such a good game but no way to get real help. Freakin terrible! Everytime we do Stronghold and complete it, the reward boat never comes in the end. I never left the task force and even attacked, but this is now the second time this has happened. The reward boat always comes whenever we do a different op but for some reason, stronghold never works! So I never get the reward nor the 800 pt acheivement. Stupidly frustrating!!! Anyone else have issues? Stupid Dr help bot is sooo useless!!!

Wrong answers only. No, really. There's like, at least one wrong answer here.