Objectives
- Destroy the precursor convoy
LOCATIONS
- Precursor Convoy
REWARDS
- + 500 XP
Brief
A convoy of chemical precursors is on the move, heading out of Libertad on the way to Ocoro. Locating and destroying the convoy will deprive Ocoro of crucial materials needed to create cocaine.
Convoy Carnage
This is a usual convoy takedown, except the vehicle you’re targeting is impressively tough. That said, the two vehicles guarding the tanker truck are simple pickups (rather than a military SUV) with a couple of foes in each. There’s no driver to interrogate; just destroy the truck and any cartel members getting in your way.
Precursor Convoy
TACMAP
The three-vehicle convoy—comprising a pickup, the truck, and a rear pickup—takes a loop heading south to north along the west side of the river. Engage the enemy until the truck is destroyed. Destroying the pickups is optional.
Precursor Convoy: Other Tactical Advice
This mission gets a whole lot simpler if you ensure your ambush location isn’t near an enemy stronghold. You don’t want the extra hassle of engaging cartel henchmen when all you need to do is take out a truck.
You can wave down the truck with your guns pointed at the driver, then shoot everyone (and lob in grenades from all directions). Or you can ram him off the road (in Co-op, each player can use a vehicle to pin him more quickly, and from multiple sides), or bash the truck until it catches fire. Or your whole team can ride in an armored truck and ram the enemy vehicle while shooting at it. Don’t forget to shoot the tires of the truck to slow it down.
Or you can strafe the vehicles from the air, using a helicopter. Or lay mines or C4 in the road, ready to be detonated as the convoy passes over them. Then, when the lead vehicle stops, head in with guns blazing. Or run alongside the truck and lob C4 or a mine onto the side of it, then back up and shoot (mine) or trigger (C4) the explosion. This works most of the time when the truck is moving slowly or stopped, but can occasionally work if it’s moving (and you trigger the explosion almost instantly).