A complete walkthrough for Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon for PS2 by redskinStu This guide is the intellectual property of Stu Salkeld, and is Copyright 2003 by redskinStu. It is provided solely to GameFAQS.com for display on their website alone. It may not be published or displayed anywhere, anyhow or by anyone else for any reason without my express written consent. CONTACT INFO: This FAQ was created August 14, 2003. The version status is “final.” Q: What’s in this guide? A: A complete walkthrough for the 15 “Ghost Recon” Campaign levels for the Playstation 2 console. After playing Ghost Recon on other systems, I realized there actually are a number of differences in the missions. The walkthrough is for Rookie skill mode, as I felt this the easiest way for readers to learn the levels without spoiling the game. In Veteran and Elite modes, half the fun is finding things out for yourself. Q: What’s not in this guide? A: Instructions on controls, options, settings etc. All of that is included in the instruction manual which came with your game. As well, I highly recommend new players complete both the Training Mode and play all five Tactical Missions before starting a new Campaign. PLEASE NOTE: Throughout this guide, I refer to four cardinal directions (north, south, east, west) and four secondary directions (northeast, northwest, southeast, southwest) with the symbols N, S, E, W, NE, NW, SE and SW. These directions are always used in conjunction with the in-game tactical map (press L1 button). North is always at the top of the screen. PART 1: GEORGIAN CAMPAIGN Mission GR-01 Iron Dragon Objective 1 Neutralize Tent Camp Troops Objective 2 Secure the Caves Objective 3 return to Insertion Zone x Capture Papashvili Start in the SE corner of the map. Proceed immediately W, which brings you close to two patrols of two enemy guards. One group is usually slightly N, one slight W. Continue W, and about halfway to the W edge of the map you’ll find a large rocky cliff jutting S, with a sandy ramp leading N to the second plateau nearby. Two enemy guards are standing on the sandy ramp. Leave one fireteam hunkering down here. Proceed to the far E edge of the map, staying on the southernmost plateau. Look for guards patrolling near the E edge. At this edge there will be another sandy ramp leading N to the next plateau. Proceed N up the ramp, and soon you’ll spot a cabin. usually one to two guards nearby. N of the cabin will be another sandy ramp leading N, to the third plateau. Proceed up this ramp up to the third plateau. Immediately turn E, and you should be close to the cave complex. Proceed E toward the caves, watching for one guard outside the cave entrance, and another stranding nearby. Enter the cave complex, looking for three enemy guards. Papashvili will be at the back of the caves, standing near a chalk board. You’ll know him because he wears a ball cap and he doesn’t carry a gun. Approach him closely, and he’ll follow you. Leave caves, heading E. As you near a series of jagged rocks and cliffs, several guards will be near. One lone guard S, group of two to three E. Switch to other fireteam at the first sandy ramp. Take this team, head N up the ramp and you’ll immediately find a patrol of two to three guards. Swing east, keeping along the cliff edge facing S. Approach the tent camp from the S, watching for three to four guards patrolling the W edge of the camp. Eliminate three to four guards in the camp. Mission completed. Unlocks specialist Will Jacobs equipped with OICW assault rifle. Mission GR-02 Eager Smoke Objective 1 Rescue Pilot Objective 2 Rescue W. officer Objective 3 Get to extraction Zone x Destroy the avionics Start at the NE corner of the map. Send one fireteam immediately S, following the fence line. You’ll soon spot two guards off to the W, up on the hill in the trees. Proceed along the fence line all the way down to the creek. Take your other fireteam and head W, towards the crashed avionics. Stick to the fence line, and cross the creek. Near the crashed F-18 are two patrols of two guards, often hidden behind bales and wreckage. Drop your demo charge on the avionics. Return to your other fireteam and cross the river, approaching the barn holding the pilot. Two to three guards will be patrolling outside, usually one on the N side and one on the S side. Inside the barn are one to two guards, and a good sniper will pick them off through windows and doors without entering the barn. Watch out for the pilot strapped to the chair, though. Proceed toward the farmhouse, near the center of the map. Two to three guards will be patrolling outside the farmhouse, which holds the W. Officer. Two to three guards are inside the farmhouse, and can usually be sniped off from outside, though they aren’t always visible at first look. Watch for heads, arms etc. Done. Unlocks specialist Jack Stone, sniper, armed with L96A1 sniper rifle. Mission GR-03 Stone Bell Objective 1 Destroy NE Patrol Objective 2 Destroy SW Patrol Objective 3 Prevent HQ Breach x No NATO Casualties Begin on E edge of map, near NATO check point. Move one team slightly forward of NATO HQ to watch for enemy infantry coming down the highway. Leave them here. Take second team and head N through trees and over hills until arriving at train tracks. Look over hills to the W, and you will eventually see a patrol of two soldiers. After killing them, move along rail line onto bridge. Proceed to middle of bridge, while keeping an eye on the far side. The other patrol will come from this direction, but they may appear right away, or three or four minutes later. While on the bridge, look down the highway, away from the NATO HQ. You will see two enemy tanks moving down the highway towards you. Destroy them, and kill all escorting infantry. The enemy infantry, usually about six to eight soldiers, may simply hunker down, or they may try to outflank you. Done. Unlocks Support specialist Guram Osadze, armed with RPK 74 machine gun. Mission GR-04 Black Needle Objective 1 Secure the Crossroads Objective 2 Contact the U.N. troops Objective 3 Return to extraction zone x Keep U.N. soldiers alive Begin on far E edge of map. Proceed with both teams immediately to the bridge crossing SW of starting point. One guard in S toll booth, one guard in N toll booth. Proceed NW to buildings at crossroads, looking for four enemy guards patrolling along road. Some may be hidden in or behind buildings. Leave one team hidden at edge of buildings on south side of road. In about 10 minutes, a heavily armed enemy patrol will come onto the map along the road on the W edge of the map. By leaving the team nearby, your team will kill the enemies before they can ambush you. Take your other team and proceed carefully through the hilly woods on the N side of the road. Look for three to four lone guards patrolling the hills. One or two may also be lingering around near the U.N. troops. After clearing all the hilly forest N of the road, head back to the crossroads. Now head NE along the road, watching for lone guards on both sides of they road. Soon you will notice a dirt ramp on the S side of the road. Crawl up this ramp to gain an excellent sniping spot overlooking the village below. From here, you should be able to kill most, if not all, of the soldiers guarding the U.N. troops. Done. Unlocks Rifleman specialist Susan Gray, armed with MP-5 SD sub-machine-gun. Mission GR-05 Gold Mountain Objective 1 Secure the bank Objective 2 Investigate the crash site Objective 3 Get to extraction zone x Avoid civilian casualties Start at S edge of city. Send one team along E street, send other team along W street. Watch for patrol of two guards along E street. Have both teams proceed until bank is in sight. Two enemy snipers will be easily visible in windows in the bank front. After killing them, take on E street carefully in front of bank glass doors, keeping your back to the building S of the bank. Look inside the glass doors and kill two to three enemy guards inside the bank. One more enemy guard will probably come out from his hiding spot at the back of the bank. If the enemy guards remain hidden, enter the bank through its back door, located on the N side of the bank. proceed carefully into the bank, looking for enemies on the railing above and laying on the second floor. After clearing the bank, send one team N through a narrow alley across from the bank. Watch for a civilian running across your field of vision. Proceed down the alley, turning right and approaching a street which, after carefully emerging, to the E you will see the American embassy. there will be one guard standing by a bus right in front of you, and two enemy snipers on the embassy rooftop. To the S, around the corner from the alley, a patrol of two enemy soldiers may be nearby. Switching back to your other team, proceed from the E side of the bank and down the street. On the N side of the street you will see an underground parking lot. Enter carefully, and inside will be two enemy guards on patrol. Clear them out, then proceed through the parking lot, up the ramp on the N side and then turn immediately E. Head down the street approaching the embassy. While looking through the embassy S entrance, you should be able to snipe an enemy guard standing at the embassy W entrance. Head NE of the embassy, towards a destroyed overpass which has a Jeep Grand Cherokee hanging precariously. Use the nearby staircase heading N, and follow the street all the way down to an intersection. Enter the building on your left hand side, which should have a black metal fence around it. Inside the building on the second floor is an enemy snipe. After killing the snipe, another enemy will magically appear behind you. Be ready for him. Take this team all the way back to the embassy, and leave them on the helicopter landing pad on the roof. Take your other team from outside the alley near the embassy, and head N down the main drag. At the first intersection, turn W and look for two alleys on the N side of the street. Take either one, and you’ll soon emerge near the crash site. Look for three to four enemy guards near the crash site. To investigate the crash, simply walk near it. Be careful, because after you investigate the crash, an enemy tank appears to the S and enemy infantry appears to the N. Make your way back to the American embassy. Done. Unlocks Sniper specialist Scott Ibrahim, armed with M82A1 sniper rifle. BALKAN CAMPAIGN Mission GR-06 Witch Fire Objective 1 Gather Intel from SE House Objective 2 Gather Intel from NW House Objective 3 Get to extraction zone x Destroy Surface to Air Missile site Start in SW corner of map. Take one team immediately E until you cross a road. Wait a minute or two, and an enemy truck full of soldiers will come along. Kill them all and you’ll save yourself trouble later. Leave this team in the nearby trees, then switch to your other team. Proceed N of the insertion zone, looking for the mobile SAM and two to three guards. After destroying the SAM, proceed through the woods to the N edge of the map, then turn E. proceed through the trees on the N side of the keep watching for a large group of enemy soldiers standing near your extraction zone. Expect a fire fight, as there are usually six or more enemy soldiers here. Proceed E, ensuring nobody in the keep spots you. Continue until you cross a road, then follow the road S. You will see one or two enemy guards on the E side of the keep. Watch for another truck load of soldiers coming from the N side of the map, driving along the road and into the keep through the N entrance. It usually takes five or six minutes for these guys to show up. Kill them now and you’ll save yourself trouble later. Switch back to your other team, and proceed towards the SE house. One guard is usually patrolling on the S side. Kill him, then enter the house through the S door. Watch for three guards inside, one of whom is usually hiding in a side room. After getting the Intel, head to the E entrance to the keep. Looking through this entrance, you may be able to kill many guards patrolling on foot inside. After all patrols are dead, go house-to-house in the keep killing all enemy soldiers as you go. The last house, in the NW corner, has the Intel. Head to the Zodiac boat at your extraction zone. Done. Unlocks Rifleman specialist Buzz Gordon, armed with M-16 M203 assault rifle. Mission GR-07 Paper Angel Objective 1 Plant demo charge on bridge support 1 Objective 2 Plant demo charge on bridge support 2 Objective 3 Get to extraction zone x destroy Russian encampment Begin in NE corner of map. Proceed immediately S with your demo charge team, looking for one to two guards on patrol nearby. About halfway to the S edge of the map will be a stone ramp leading W, down to the river. Head down the ramp, looking for three to four enemy guards on the beach near the river. Proceed S toward bridge, looking for guards patrolling both side of river. Don’t worry about guards above on bridge hearing you. Simply approach the bridge support and plant your demo charge on it. Head back the way you came, and proceed along the river bank N. Follow it as it curves W, watching for lone guards standing along the bank. Look across to the opposite bank to snipe patrolling guards. Switch to your other team. Proceed immediately W along the N edge of the map. Approach the Russian camp from the N, crossing through shallow water. Look for four to six guards in the camp. Take this team and head S, along the W edge of the map. Watch for a patrol of three to four guards, then find the extraction zone and wait. Take your demo charge team to the Russian camp, and this time head S towards the bridge on the side of the river you haven’t explored yet. Watch for lone guards, and a large group of guards near the curve in the river. Look for two guards standing near the bridge base. Drop your demo charge on the second support, then head back the way you came. Get to the Russian camp, and head S. Follow the W edge of the map to the extraction zone. Done. Unlocks Lindy Cohen, Rifleman specialist, armed with OICW assault rifle. Mission GR-08 Zebra Straw Objective 1 Secure the village Objective 2 Destroy East artillery Objective 3 Destroy North artillery x Protect friendly tank Start in SE corner of map, near some ruins. You don’t have much time before enemy patrols attack, so put one of your teams on guard to the S and W, while you look N. Your computer controlled partners will be okay; just worry about yourself. Kill a patrol approaching you which includes about six enemy soldiers. After the patrols are dead, immediately sprint N toward the road. Look toward the ruined church on the edge of the village and kill three guards there. Continue heading toward the road, and on the N side of the road opposite you will be an enemy tank, with two to three enemy soldiers nearby. Turn back toward the ruined church and proceed along the road. A ruined house on the N side of the road across from the church will hold an enemy. Climb S into the church ruins and look E. Two to three enemy soldiers will be heading towards you through the ruins. After killing them, hunt down one to two more enemy soldiers hiding in ruins on the N side of the road. Head immediately NW, looking for the artillery position on top of a rocky hill. It usually has two guards nearby, and some lone guards patrolling the fields. Destroy the artillery. Head directly east, keeping an eye out for your friendly tank. A large enemy patrol may attack your tank, so be ready for a serious fire fight. Switch back to your other team at the insertion zone. Head N, keeping along the E edge of the map. Look for two guards on patrol. Approach the second artillery from the SE, climbing a rocky ramp to find it. This artillery usually has one guard nearby. Destroy the artillery. Done. Unlocks Demo specialist Nigel Tunney, armed with SA-80 assault rifle. Mission GR-09 Blue Storm Objective 1 Clear Northern Island Objective 2 Clear Eastern Island Objective 3 Clear Western Island x Capture Russian officer Start in SE corner. This is an open-ended mission, as it doesn’t matter which island you clear first. Each island contains about five to six enemy soldiers, and it’s best to clear the E and W islands first, leaving the N for last. Using your night vision, it should be easy to pick off the enemies with a sniper rifle. If you want to capture the Russian officer, you must leave one island unmolested until the end of the mission. If you clear the islands, the mission will end and you won’t have a chance to capture the officer and complete the x objective. If you don’t complete the x objective, you can’t unlock the hidden Specialist. The Russian officer is hiding in a beat up old house in the exact center of the map. It’s marked by a “1” in a circle, and you’ll know it when you see it because it’s a large, two-level house surrounded by water. Don’t confuse it with some of the ancillary buildings on some of the islands. The officer is usually on the ground floor, but two enemy guards are usually with him or up on the second floor of the house. You’ll know the officer because he’s wearing a ball cap and isn’t armed. Just walk up to him, and he’ll follow you wherever you go. Using your sniper, clear out the N island. Done. Unlocks Klaus Henkel, Demo Specialist, armed with MP5 submachinegun. RUSSIAN CAMPAIGN Mission GR-10 Fever Claw Objective 1 Secure University Square Objective 2 Secure Presidential Palace Objective 3 Secure Cathedral Square x No friendly tank casualties Start at S end of map. Take one fire team, and head directly N ahead of your tanks, which slowly roll behind you. Watch for enemy guards on the W side of the road. Not far up the road, on the W side, will be a grassy park holding enemy soldiers and armor. You can pick off the soldiers yourself, but your own tanks will destroy the enemy armor. Continue up the street, watching for enemy soldiers on the W side. When you reach the T intersection, look for two to three enemy soldiers on patrol. Carefully look down the street to the W, where an enemy tank will be sitting. You must destroy this tank yourself, and quickly. Proceed W down the street, then through a series of corners. You will enter a broad Y-shaped street with three to four guards on patrol. Proceed to the end of the street, watching fro enemy patrols. The Presidential palace is here, guarded by enemy armor. Destroy two tanks but be careful of their heavy machine-guns. Continue following the winding street, peering ahead to watch for enemy patrols. The street will eventually come to an intersection immediately west of Cathedral square, which holds several enemy soldiers, machine-gun nests and four enemy tanks. Concentrate on the infantry, and your tanks will eliminate their Russian counterparts. Done. Unlocks Henry Ramirez, Specialist Rifleman, armed with MP5-SD submachinegun. Mission GR-11 Dream Knife Objective 1 Secure an entrance Objective 2 rescue NATO POWs Objective 3 Go to extraction zone x rescue Moroshkin Start in NE corner of map, near some woods. Hunker one team here, then take other team and snipe off two to three guards near the NE corner of the prison. Immediately proceed W, looking for one guard patrolling along prison wall. Continue all the way around far NW corner of prison, avoiding the searchlight. Turn S, looking for a patrol of two guards. Proceed S all the way to SW corner of prison, and turn E. Watch for one guard on patrol. Continue all the way E, looking for a road with streetlights along it leading E to a checkpoint building. Kill one guard in the checkpoint building, then watch for one or two lone guards on patrol in this area. Move carefully N, looking for a second checkpoint building along the chain-link fence. Kill the one guard in the building. Head back S, approaching the SE prison entrance. Kill two guards at the entrance. Enter the watch tower and exit the opposite side, entering the prison grounds. You will immediately see two guards near a door. Proceed towards the infirmary where Moroshkin is kept, and kill one to two guards inside. Sometimes they set off the alarm and there’s nothing you can do to stop it. Approach Moroshkin, and he’ll follow you out of the prison. Take him to the extraction zone along the south side of the prison. Activate your other team still back at the insertion zone. Head towards the NE entrance and enter the watch tower. You may be able to snipe off many guards inside the prison from the watch tower, but be careful not to shoot the NATO prisoners. You’ll know them because they do not carry weapons. Move through the prison towards the NATO prisoners watching for enemy guards, especially if the alarm has been tripped. Once securing the prisoners, leave the prison the way you came and head quickly to the extraction zone. Done. Unlocks Dieter Munz, Support Specialist, armed with the most excellent MG3 machine-gun. Mission GR-12 Ivory Horn Objective 1 Plant Demo in Sub Pen 51 Objective 2 Plant Demo in Sub Pen 52 Objective 3 Get to extraction zone x Plant Demo in fuel depot Start at N end of docks. Take one team and immediately proceed S, looking for two guards walking on the destroyer moored nearby. Also look for two guards walking among the crates scattered on the dock heading S. Keep heading S, and you’ll quickly see a large crane. Climb the crane as high as possible, looking for guards patrolling on the ground. You should be able to snipe off guards patrolling to the E, W and N if you wait here and look around for a few minutes. After sniping guards, head back down and proceed W to the first sub pen. Watch for guards walking along the concrete ledge above you, and walk past a parked car. Walk on the railing to the sub, and plant your demo. Head immediately, watching for guards. You’ll see a gate checkpoint on your right-hand side, but you want to proceed the opposite direction. Look for a large gate entrance with a checkpoint in the middle of the far S end of the map. This gate is very heavily defended, so start shooting. The guards may scatter, but be patient and you’ll get all six to eight of them, roughly. After clearing the area, proceed quickly to the fuel depot looking for one guard patrolling up here. Plant your demo charge near the little building underneath the two huge tanks. Continue heading E, towards the second sub pen. This area has several guards patrolling on foot, so be cautious. Approach the sub pen from the S end, entering a metal door and walking down a winding staircase. Emerge onto the dock, then proceed N, looking for an entrance on the E side. Enter, and you’ll soon find the second sub pen. Kill the two to three guards here, and plant your demo charge. Head back to the extraction zone. Done. Unlocks Astra Galansky, Sniper Specialist, armed with Dragunov SVD sniper rifle. Mission GR-13 Arctic Sun Objective 1 Secure Control Tower Objective 2 Destroy S-37 Berkut Objective 3 Destroy KA-50 Hokum Objective 4 Get to extraction zone Start at S end entrance to airfield. Take one team and quickly enter air base, then immediately head E. After proceeding past large, long buildings, swing N. Proceed past buildings with chain link fence to the E, and you’ll soon see the control tower off to the W, and a lower, white building nearby. The low, white building is the security barracks, and you should expect a large number of guards in there. It’s best to kill them here, and save yourself trouble later. Proceed N toward the Hokum hangar. Enter from the E side, and expect to find two to four guards here, some near the helicopter and some above on the walkway near the offices. Plant demo charge at the chopper. Proceed quickly out of the hangar and head N. Head the chain link fence along the N edge of the map, and wait here. Switch to your other team at the insertion zone. head directly N toward the control tower. Enter through the door on the SE corner, and look for guards on the ground floor. There may be guards in the stairwell heading up, and there are usually two to three guards at the very top of the tower. Switch back to your other team, and head directly W, towards the Berkut hangar. Walk past a large Russian transport plane parked on the runway, looking for patrols of guards S along the runway or near buildings. Proceed W, towards the Berkut hangar, looking for a door on the N side. Carefully enter this door and snipe off the guards inside. More guards may begin charging at you from the runway S of the Berkut. Kill them all, then proceed to the extraction zone. Done. Mission GR-14 Willow Bow Objective 1 Take north pass Objective 2 Take south pass Objective 3 Take top of hill Objective 4 Neutralize Russian camp Start at N edge of map, with accompanying armor and infantry. Don’t worry about them; they’ll take care of themselves. Take first team and proceed immediately SE, where a pass through the rocks is visible. Begin traveling up hill, but look to your right-hand, up to the top of the rocks. An enemy sniper should be visible. Continue heading up the hill, in a SE direction, watching for two groups of two guards on patrol. Soon, you’ll notice a ramp heading upwards, to the west. At the top are rocks and a small house. head up here, and kill three to four enemies standing in and around the house. Head back down the way you came, and continue traveling up hill in a SE direction. You will soon see another ramp leading W, but this one is a dead-end plateau. Carefully make you way up here, and you should be able to look W and see the transfer station on the very top of the mountain. Snipe off two guards up here. Quickly turn around, as a patrol is coming up the same way you came in here. Kill three to four guards in the patrol, then continue SE. Another guard will be visible almost immediately to the W. Continue in a S direction, towards the Russian camp. Continue walking south, but do not enter onto the plain where the Russian camp is. Stay back, and snipe off about six to eight soldiers guarding the camp. Switch to your other team. Head up the mountain, but travel through the SW pass instead. Soon, you’ll see a log cabin to the W, and two guards will be nearby. After dealing with them, immediately turn E, and follow a path which will take you to the very top of the mountain, near the transfer station. carefully clear this station of enemies, as a patrol of two guards comes and goes in this area along with a lone guard who watches the SW pass. From the mountain top you should be able to kill a number of enemy troops who are guarding the SW pass below. Switch back to your first team. Proceed W of the Russian camp, sweeping all enemies before you, which should include patrols and lone soldiers numbering about eight to 10. Keep going until you’re near the very W edge of the map. Look for a long, winding stone ramp running along the W edge of the map. Follow it. You’ll be able to see the last few enemy guards on the west edge of the map. Enemy guards on this mission like to wander around, so to complete all objectives you may have to perform a search and destroy mission if some are unaccounted for. Done. Mission GR-15 White Razor Objective 1 Relieve pinned down troops Objective 2 Take Nikolskaya Tower Objective 3 Take Spasskaya Tower Objective 4 Avoid civilian casualties On this level, be wary of shooting Russian civilians running around. I know, I know; if you run in front of a guy shooting an assault rifle, you’re asking for trouble. But if you kill a civilian, you have to start over. Start in the NW corner of the map. You must take one team and quickly run towards the E edge of the map, as your pinned down NATO troops are being shot at by elite Russian forces. The NATO guys won’t last long, so quickly proceed south one block, east one block, then emerge S into the large park area with many large trees, parked cars and a few enemy guards patrolling. Find the large East-West avenue, and run E. At the end of the street, on the N side, are your NATO troops trapped in ruins, and about four enemy troops shooting at them. Kill the enemy soldiers. Bring both your teams to this spot, as this is the entry into the Russian government building. Two Russian guards are patrolling immediately inside. After killing them, proceed into the building, looking for a staircase nearby leading up. Climb the stairs and proceed with caution, as there are two more guards patrolling somewhere along these lengthy walkways. You goal is at the far W side of the building. There, you will find a huge hole in the wall leading into Red Square. You will also find an enemy tank on patrol,. so destroy it and get ready for three to four infantry who are looking for you. As you enter the square, you must eliminate enemy patrols walking this area, machine-gun nests full of Russian soldiers and three more enemy tanks. Visibility is not great, so proceed carefully and don’t let any enemy soldier get behind you. Done. END OF WALK-THROUGH FOR GHOST RECON