Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker/Extra Ops 012 - Fulton Recovery

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A researcher is being moved from the prison complex in the mountain village.

Infiltrate the prison complex and extract the prisoner.

Mission Prep

The ★2 Fulton Recovery System must be equipped to participate in this mission. If the prisoner is killed, the mission is a failure, so do not bring lethal weapons. Squares will not only be the best camouflage for this mission, but the success of the strategies below depend on it.

Aldea Los Despiertos

The village should be familiar terrain by now. There is a single sentry on the west side who is surveying the central main street, locking that down that avenue of approach. You must approach the target through the eastern lane, which is patrolled by Soldier B. You should be familiar with his patrol route as it was used by other sentry on this map in previous missions. Finally, there are two soldiers guarding the truck to the north of the map where the prisoner is being held.

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1. Approach and Observe Soldier B

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Immediately get low and move east. Once you reach point 1, stay behind the stack of crates and observe Soldier B until he turns north.

2. Observe Soldiers B and D

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Stay low and move from corner to corner until you reach point 2. Face the stack of crates and hold . Angle the camera so you can see Soldier B and hold so you can observe Soldiers B and D at a distance. D should be facing south and B should be facing north. They will turn around at the same time. When they do, move east into the back alley.

3. Extract the Friendly

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When you exit the north end of the back alley, immediately turn northwest and approach the prisoner; Soldiers C and D will be facing north. Make sure the Fulton Recovery System is equipped and quickly extract him.

Once the prisoner is in the air, immediately follow the orange path south of the truck, hugging the wall along the way until you reach the Recovery Point.

Building Mother Base

While it will certainly cost you your S-Rank in this mission, extracting Soldier D could be beneficial. He is randomly upgraded to a C-Rank medic and almost always has a Medical skill. If you don't care about S-Ranking this mission, then consider coming into this mission with the Analyzer to scan both the prisoner and Soldier D, restarting the mission until both of them have C-Ranks.

If you're going to extract Soldier D, make sure Soldier C has turned around and is facing the southeast before making your approach. Try not to use CQC to neutralize him. If you must, try to throw Soldier D away from the truck to avoid attracting the attention of Soldier C.

Once Soldier D is in the air, get low and use the north path to the Recovery Point.

S-Ranking the mission presents a very different solution to this puzzle.

S-Rank Walkthrough

4. Throw a Magazine and Distract Soldier B

Get low and move immediately to the east side of the red barrel. Hold down both buttons to make a long throw and aim just to the left of leftmost corner of the house just ahead. Release the throw and watch for Soldier A to turn around. Get up and move to point 1.

1. Bypass Soldier B

Soldier B will be walking to where you had thrown the magazine, giving you ample room to just run past point 2, Soldier B, and the back alley straight to the POW. Just before you pass the north end of the back alley, tap Crouch to get low and stop at the POW.

3. Get Past Soldier C

Extract the target. Watch for Soldier C to pass. Once he does, move to the Recovery Point.

Completion

To get an S-Rank, you must complete this mission with less than 1 minute.

Hopefully, the prisoner is a C-Ranked Mess Hall soldier with the Three-Star Chef skill. If you extracted Soldier D, hopefully, he's a C-Ranked Medic with the Pharmacist or Counselor skill. If not, they should still be high-enough D-rank to be suitable for the Mess Hall Team and Medical Team.