Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker/Armored Vehicle Battle: LAV-Type G

Your path to Amanda is blocked by an armored vehicle unit. To reach her, you must eliminate the unit, either by neutralizing the troops or destroying the vehicle.


 * Eliminate the armored vehicle unit.

Mission Prep
The most effective and straightforward method for new players is to destroy the LAV-G. To do that, bring the ★1 LAW. You should also bring the ★1 M16A1 for safety. Finally, bring the ★1 Ration as your top item.

Destroy the LAV-G
This is one of the two flavors of boss, the Vehicle Unit. Enemy vehicles are always accompanied by infantry escorts. This vehicle has 8 soldiers to send after you, and you can ignore them. There is a Stealth element to these fights, but getting spotted doesn't count as an Alert in your final score. You can ignore the escorts. You need to get behind the LAV-G and fire the ★1 LAW at its rear, between the two fuel tanks. This will do the most damage. The LAV-G can take 9-10 hits this way. You come into battle carrying 6 ★1 LAW rounds and the LAW Rounds can be picked up to give you 3 more, giving you a total of 9 shots.

You'll probably destroy the LAV-G with 9 shots to its rear, but if you run out of ★1 LAW rounds, you can take out the ★1 M16A1 and fire at the fuel tanks to finish it off. Once the LAV-G is destroyed, the escort soldiers - the ones that survived the LAW's splash damage - will surrender. They will not be extracted.

This method is effective and newbie-friendly but it nets you nothing.

Mission Prep (S-Rank)
This is a stealth walkthrough, and the best outcome is to take the vehicle unit out with stealth. You can neutralize and extract the escorts, expose and defeat the Captain, and capture the LAV-G for MSF's use.

To do so, you'll need the ★2 Mk.22, ★1 Smoke Grenades, and the ★1 or ★2 Fulton Recovery System. The Tiger Stripe uniform will also give you marginally better camouflage. You want to remain in stealth.

Capture the LAV-G and All Its Escorts


As soon as you have control, move to Point 1. Wait behind the sign. Once you've stopped, stay standing straight up and don't move. The enemy cannot see your feet under the sign, but they will see you if you move at all. Wait for the enemy to be on the move again. Run behind the enemy and turn on Auto-Aim. Stalk up to the soldiers one-by-one, starting with the ones in the back until you see the CQC Icon and hold down to neutralize them with a Hold-Up.

Start with the soldier to the LAV-G's rear-right. Next, move to the rear-left. Then the front-left. Then wait for LAV-G to straighten its wheels, then neutralize the front-right soldier with a hold-up. Equip the Fulton Recovery System and extract each soldier before the LAV-G reaches the point between the two signs. Equip the ★1 Smoke Grenades. If at any time any of the soldiers spot you with a red Exclamation Point, restart the mission. If you accidentally run instead of walk while the CQC icon is visible, don't panic. Release and hold down  to quickly restrain him and stop the Alert. Tilt to Throw him far away from the LAV-G and neutralize him with a hold-up.

Wait for the LAV-G to reach the point where it deploys the next wave of escorts. Once the Captain shouts "Backup, prepare for immediate deployment!" throw a Smoke Grenade or two at the rear of the LAV-G as the soldiers exit. They will be immobilized by the smoke. Equip the ★1 Mk.22 and move to the clump of soldiers. With the tilted, press  to Throw one of the soldiers to initiate Consecutive CQC. Press when the icon appears to take out all four soldiers one-by-one. When all four are down, extract them and watch the LAV-G. If the LAV-G continues to turn rather than deploy the next set of soldiers, restart the mission.

As the LAV-G is turning, the Captain should expose himself (he'll shout "what!?"). You have an extremely tight hitbox, but try and shoot him with the Mk.22. If you hit his head, his helmet will come off and become vulnerable. It is okay if he sees you, but he'll be harder to hit with the Mk.22. If you run out of Mk.22 rounds, restart the mission.

Once the Captain is neutralized, he'll be extracted even if you're out of Fulton Recovery balloons. If you complete the mission this way, the LAV-G is yours.

Completion

 * Tortilla Chips recipe RANK 1

Miller establishes the Medical Team and Sickbay. Amanda Velenciano Libre will join MSF, but be moved straight to Sickbay. "Mechs" become available to view under R&D.