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Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

M41

Your guide to M41: Proxy War Without End in Metal Gear Solid V. Learn how to eliminate the armored column, extract vehicles, and secure optional objectives for maximum rewards.

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Your guide to M41: Proxy War Without End in Metal Gear Solid V. Learn how to eliminate the armored column, extract vehicles, and secure optional objectives for maximum rewards.

Alright, let's get this mission, M41: Proxy War Without End, done. To unlock it, you'll need to have finished Mission 38 and then wrapped up Side Ops 145 through 149. This one's all about taking down a CFA armored column heading towards Nova Braga Airport.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    The mission kicks off with an armored column of four vehicles assembling north of Nova Braga Airport. They'll start moving right away.
  2. 2
    There's a sweet spot: a guard post just west of the central landing zone. It's a choke point where three of the vehicles will pass through. Head there first.
  3. 3
    Once you reach the guard post, you'll find about 5-6 enemies. Take them out quickly – a tranquilizer or a quick headshot will do. You can even Fulton extract them if you want them out of the way, but it's not mandatory.
  4. 4
    The first vehicle, a tank, will arrive from the north and stop at the guard post. Sneak up behind it and Fulton extract it.
  5. 5
    The next two vehicles will also stop here. Maneuver behind them and extract them as well.
  6. 6
    After dealing with the ground vehicles, you'll have two more targets: an armored vehicle and an enemy gunship. The remaining ground vehicle will head straight for the airport entrance. You can go after it and extract it there.
  7. 7
    The gunship is carrying the commander. It will eventually land at the guard post you cleared earlier.
  8. 8
    If you've got a decent rocket launcher, you can try to shoot down the gunship. It might take a few hits, but it's a direct way to deal with it.
  9. 9
    Optional Objective: Secure the blueprint the gunship was carrying. If you destroy the gunship, you can grab the blueprint.
  10. 10
    Optional Objective: Extract the armored column’s commander. The commander will disembark from the gunship at Nova Braga Airport. He'll move into a smaller building west of the main airport building.
  11. 11
    Optional Objective: Secure the rough diamond. This is hidden in the same small building where the commander goes. Look on the shelves inside.
  12. 12
    Once all mandatory tasks are complete, you'll finish the mission. If you're going for all the optional objectives, make sure you've extracted the commander and secured the diamond and blueprint.
Tips
  • Fulton extracting the tanks and armored vehicles is a great way to get them out of the way and complete optional objectives. Make sure you have enough Fulton devices.
  • For the gunship, if you don't have a powerful rocket launcher, you might need to wait for it to land and then try to extract the commander directly.
  • The rough diamond and blueprint are in the same building the commander heads to, so you can grab them after dealing with him.
  • Savage (Flamethrower Blueprint)
  • Skills/Blueprints

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