diff --git a/scripts/verify-release-candidate.mjs b/scripts/verify-release-candidate.mjs
index 1efc8a8..b090b63 100644
--- a/scripts/verify-release-candidate.mjs
+++ b/scripts/verify-release-candidate.mjs
@@ -163,6 +163,35 @@ try {
     `Expected campaign report debug state to retain first battle unlock reward: ${JSON.stringify(firstCampProbe.state?.report?.campaignRewards)}`
   );
 
+  const firstCampSelectedSortieUnitIds = firstCampProbe.state?.selectedSortieUnitIds ?? [];
+  const firstCampDeploymentPreview = firstCampProbe.state?.sortieDeploymentPreview ?? [];
+  await page.mouse.click(1160, 38);
+  await waitForSortiePrep(page);
+  await page.screenshot({ path: `${screenshotDir}/rc-first-camp-sortie-prep.png`, fullPage: true });
+  await assertCanvasPainted(page, 'first camp sortie prep');
+  await page.mouse.click(1116, 656);
+  await advanceUntilBattle(page, 'second-battle-yellow-turban-pursuit');
+  await page.screenshot({ path: `${screenshotDir}/rc-second-battle-from-first-camp.png`, fullPage: true });
+  await assertCanvasPainted(page, 'second battle from first camp');
+
+  const secondBattleProbe = await page.evaluate(() => window.__HEROS_DEBUG__?.battle());
+  assert(secondBattleProbe?.battleId === 'second-battle-yellow-turban-pursuit', `Expected first camp sortie to enter second battle: ${JSON.stringify(secondBattleProbe)}`);
+  assertSameMembers(
+    secondBattleProbe?.selectedSortieUnitIds,
+    firstCampSelectedSortieUnitIds,
+    `Expected second battle to receive first camp selected sortie ids: ${JSON.stringify(secondBattleProbe?.selectedSortieUnitIds)} / ${JSON.stringify(firstCampSelectedSortieUnitIds)}`
+  );
+  assertSameMembers(
+    secondBattleProbe?.deployedAllyIds,
+    firstCampSelectedSortieUnitIds,
+    `Expected second battle deployed allies to match first camp sortie ids: ${JSON.stringify(secondBattleProbe?.deployedAllyIds)} / ${JSON.stringify(firstCampSelectedSortieUnitIds)}`
+  );
+  assertDeploymentMatchesPreview(
+    secondBattleProbe?.deployedAllyPositions,
+    firstCampDeploymentPreview,
+    `Expected second battle ally positions to match first camp deployment preview: ${JSON.stringify(secondBattleProbe?.deployedAllyPositions)} / ${JSON.stringify(firstCampDeploymentPreview)}`
+  );
+
   await seedCampaignSave(page, {
     battleId: 'fifty-eighth-battle-qishan-retreat',
     battleTitle: '기산 후퇴로',
@@ -386,6 +415,14 @@ async function waitForCamp(page) {
   }, undefined, { timeout: 90000 });
 }
 
+async function waitForSortiePrep(page) {
+  await page.waitForFunction(() => {
+    const activeScenes = window.__HEROS_DEBUG__?.activeScenes() ?? [];
+    const camp = window.__HEROS_DEBUG__?.camp?.();
+    return activeScenes.includes('CampScene') && camp?.sortieVisible === true;
+  }, undefined, { timeout: 30000 });
+}
+
 async function waitForCampAfterBattleResult(page) {
   await page.waitForFunction(() => {
     const activeScenes = window.__HEROS_DEBUG__?.activeScenes() ?? [];
@@ -621,6 +658,26 @@ function assertUnique(values, message) {
   assert(new Set(values).size === values.length, message);
 }
 
+function assertSameMembers(values, expected, message) {
+  assert(Array.isArray(values) && Array.isArray(expected), message);
+  assert(values.length === expected.length, message);
+  const valueSet = new Set(values);
+  assert(expected.every((value) => valueSet.has(value)), message);
+}
+
+function assertDeploymentMatchesPreview(positions, preview, message) {
+  assert(Array.isArray(positions) && Array.isArray(preview), message);
+  assert(positions.length === preview.length, message);
+  const positionsById = new Map(positions.map((position) => [position.id, position]));
+  assert(
+    preview.every((slot) => {
+      const position = positionsById.get(slot.unitId);
+      return position?.x === slot.x && position?.y === slot.y;
+    }),
+    message
+  );
+}
+
 function runCommand(command, args, env = {}) {
   const result = spawnSync(command, args, { cwd: process.cwd(), env: { ...process.env, ...env }, stdio: 'inherit' });
   if (result.status !== 0) {