El Sueño’s Convoy (Optional)

Objectives

• Destroy the convoy (4)

LOCATIONS

• Outpost (South)

REWARDS

• + 500 XP

Brief

El Sueño has spent the past several years building an elaborate mausoleum for himself, a testament to his oversized ego. A convoy carrying religious artifacts is heading there now. Locate the convoy and destroy it.

Detonation, Not Infiltration

The convoy of four vehicles, unlike every other convoy mission you may have attempted, is stationary, and parked at a clifftop outpost in the southern part of the province, just north of Pucara Bravo. Tightly packed on this rock outcrop are four parked vehicles. You’re here to destroy them in whatever manner you wish.

Outpost (South): Recon

TACMAP

One road in and out, with two miniguns directly west of that road, between two propane tanks. Four vehicles to destroy in the main parking area, and around a dozen enemies, including a couple of snipers on either end of the southwest garage buildings. This is far less complicated than other infiltrations, and despite the difficulty reaching here, you have more options than simply driving up into the parking lot and making a nuisance of yourself.

North Mountain Slope

Park out of range of the enemy snipers farther down the road, and hike up to this point, which is a far better method of entering the base than driving up the road. From here you can snipe the north minigun operator, start sneaking down and freeing the rebels in the cage at the north end of the outpost, or move around the cliff perimeter to the west for a different view of the target vehicles. For stealth takedowns of all base inhabitants, this is the place to sneak in from.

North Road

The main thoroughfare in and out of the base is heavily guarded, with minigun nests above and to the right of you, and the enemy overlooking you as you enter, from the long garage to the southwest of the outpost. Hug the right side of the wall, under the propane tanks, so you aren’t seen, if you’re trying a semblance of stealth. Then drop the foe in the brick checkpoint hut before heading left (west) around the cliff edge toward D, or into the base itself.

Or, use this to make a more splashy entrance; driving up in multiple armor-plated vehicles to quickly circle the targets in the parking area, lighting them up, and fleeing the way you came.

Western Cliffs

Access the narrow ledge behind the buildings and perimeter fence from A, or a hike from the west. Don’t underestimate the cunning of this route; it avoids all foes among the northern row of buildings, and most of the base’s defenses. When you’re mid-way along the perimeter, feel free to climb the brick wall with the rebar sticking out of it, and clear the warehouse and interiors. Or better yet, look across at the parking lot from the brick tower; lob a few grenades and flee before your position is known.

You can also locate the ground-floor window at the corner of the southwest building structures, just right of the view of the gasoline parking area, shoot out the glass, and climb through, if necessary.

East Perimeter and Cliffs

Access this area from B or E. The folks inside this base forgot to put barbed wire atop this perimeter fence, meaning you can climb over it at any point, from inside or outside the outpost. This means you can sneak around to the southern tip of the cliffs, vault over, break a window, and climb through into the garage kitchen, or climb the sniper tower to remove threats and lay waste to foes below you. Then it’s a simple matter of destroying the vehicles.

Southwestern Cliffs

Access this area from C or D. True professionals like to remove roof snipers in cunning ways, and creeping around the perimeter to the low window facing the sheer cliff, shooting the window out, and climbing inside the southwestern garage structure to reach the roof, is one of those ways. It’s an alternative to charging up the road like fools.

Target: Gasoline Parking Area There are four vehicles parked and easily accessible, close to the outpost entrance. Two are Landrock military SUVs, and two are trucks. Between them are two gasoline pumps. Everything explodes, which is the main plan here. Whether or not you want to defeat the enemies here (before or after destroying the vehicles), the two trucks and two SUVs must be reduced to smoking hulks. Use grenades, C4, heavy machinegun fire, vehicle fire, helicopter fire, or have each of your teammates steal one vehicle, driving it down the mountain to destroy at your leisure.

Outpost (South): Other Tactical Advice

Tactics here depend on how much of the Outpost you wish to remove from the cartel. If you’re here to clear the area too, start infiltration at A, sweep north to south and pay attention to the two minigun operators and two snipers. Free the rebels in the cage at the north end of the outpost, before working your way south. Have your team clear the southwest garage buildings. Or, you could blow up both propane tanks from a distance to remove the minigun threats, careen into the base in a sturdy vehicle, disembark, dive for cover near the garage structure, and lob grenades until every target vehicle is on fire.

Alternatively, sneak around to E, hop over the fence or through a window, head up to the garage roof and deal with both snipers, leave a mine to stop foes following you upstairs, and lob grenades at the target vehicles from the roof. Or, head up the main road (B), tagging just the checkpoint guard before peeking up into the base at the road entrance, lobbing grenades at the entrance, and retreating.

Any previously-detailed plan works well, but an optimal operation is to approach from A with two Ghosts, while the others sneak in and around from D. Both duos should concentrate on different parts of the base (north and south) until no foes are present. Then complete the mission, saving the rebels in cages beforehand.

Or, create havoc with multiple vehicles (two or three hardy SUVs and a chopper). Aside from the rebel cage, rake the base with gunfire, drop grenades and shoot out the gas pumps, as well as the propane tanks, and leave quickly.

Or instead, have each Ghost pick a vehicle ahead of time, and quietly slip into the base (under cover of the night if you wish), and steal each vehicle in unison, driving them out, down the mountain, and then destroying them.