# | REQUIRED/OPTIONAL | OBJECTIVE | SPECIFICS |
1 | Required | Eliminate an armored vehicle | Destroying just one already suffices |
2 | Optional | Eliminate multiple fighting vehicles or gunships | 'Multiple' translates into 2+ |
3 | Optional | Eliminate all armored vehicles without receiving a resupply or fire support | Extract the first seven vehicles to fulfill this condition (requires Fulton Cargo 2) |
4 | Optional | Secure a weapon carried by a transport truck | |
5 | Optional | Extract an armored vehicle | Requires Fulton Cargo 2 |
6 | Optional | Extract the four soldiers searching for the escaped prisoner | The location for this is at the (second) road fork to the far east of Lamar Khaate Palace |
7 | Optional | Extract six prisoners | |
8 | Optional | Extract three tanks | Requires Fulton Cargo 2 |
- This mission features various objectives, which you should not attempt to fulfill all in one sitting. Stick with the main mission objectives first on one playthrough, and do various optional objectives in subsequent playthroughs. Start the mission at the northern LZ for your first playthrough, and be sure to bring some C4 and a Rocket Launcher along.
- Th[Subsistence] mission's main objective is to destroy one armored vehicle (or alternatively, as many armored vehicles as you can), which are marked automatically on your map with red triangles. The easiest way to do this is by using D-horse as roadblock and planting C4 (roughly 15 meters away, in the direction the vehicles are coming from). A good spot to do this is just north of Yakho Oboo Supply Outpost, since all vehicles ultimately have to pass through there. Should a tank survived a poorly placed batch of C4, resort to your Rocket Launcer for the final blow.
- If yo[Subsistence] want to fulfill mission objective 3, this requires the Fulton Cargo 2 upgrade so you can extract the vehicles without requesting supply drops. This is also an excellent way, later in the game, to gather tanks for Mother Base. In any case, once you've destroyed the vehicle(s), leave the hot zone to finish the mission.
- You'll notice a total of two vehicles driving south (coming from the far north), going towards the Wakh Sind Barracks. The first jeep transports a prisoner that you can extract by shooting the vehicles tires/driver after blocking the road (once again) with D-Horse. The second vehicle has a Rocket Launcher you can snatch, which can come in handy for destroying the gunship (see below).
- There are a total of 6 prisoners that can be rescued in this mission. The one from the jeep is indeed the first, but there are five others. Their locations are as follows: 1. Confined in a subterranian cell at Wakh Sind Barracks. 2. The dunes east of Lamar Khaate Palace. 3. Near the river north of Lamar Khaate Palace. 4. A small building near Lamar Khaate Palace. 5. Canyon east of Lamar Khaate Palace, soldiers are in pursuit of the prisoner; be quick. (Also extract all soldiers for objective #6). 6. The prisoner from the jeep.
- When you've destroyed the initial seven armored vehicles, three more appear, plus an additional gunship. Look at your map to locate these vehicles and use the same approach as above (except this time you'll have to move in towards them first). The gunship must be destroyed with a Rocket Launcher, preferably by one that has homing missiles (for example from the truck, or by three special supply drops, one of which is located near the north of Yakho Oboo).
- [Subsistence]-Rank tips: For a change, speed matters less in this mission. The main objective should be to use the Fulton Cargo 2 upgrade to extract all vehicles, preferably in stealthy fashion.