Mission 3 - French Resistance | Singleplayer campaign mode Enemy Front Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
After you watch the interesting cutscene, which introduces Hawkins's story in France to you, you gain control of your character and receive a clear objective - find your friend. Since your companion from the introduction, remained in hiding, you need to act alone, armed only with the pistol.
After you take several steps, you will reach a stone wall to hide behind, because there are two Germans, walking around, here. Kill them at a distance, with the pistol and collect their weapons. You can choose between an automatic rifle and a shotgun.
As you head down the path, you will see a French town in the distance, with the German troops stationed. Use the binoculars to find the enemy soldiers, among the buildings and mark them, so they are visible on the minimap. Now, you need to sneak up into the enemy camp.
On the enemy ground, you can spend some time to play an assassin and silently, eliminate all of the guards (picking up the bodies may come in handy here) or to enter, guns blazing, and kill them all Rambo style. However, all in all, you need to cross the apple orchard and enter the building near the river and the watermill.
After you exit at the other side, you will see the local Nazi headquarters, where the remnants are defending. Of course, kill every last of them and, finally, climb to the upper floor to find the documents of the woman that you are looking for, on the table.
After you climb down to the ground floor, you will hear a motor running and notice several Germans, who have just arrived to the rescue. After you kill all of them, follow the marker on the minimap, along the path.
After a while, you will reach a house with a dying Frenchman in. The wounded man asks you for help rescuing his wife, who is being held prisoner by the Germans, somewhere around. However, he then dies, with the wounds.
After you listen to his speech, you need to hide behind the wooden wall, as quickly as possible, right next to the other exit, because two soldiers will soon walk in. With them, turned with their backs at you, you only need to fire a burst at them and your job is done here. After that, exit the house.
After you cover another stretch of road, you will reach a house that is being fired upon, on all sides, by the German privates. Of course, kill all of them and enter the house to talk to the partisans. This way, you will complete the side mission in the chapter. Inside, apart from two rebels, there is the wife of the dead man and collectible 1 of 4, in the attic.
After you follow the marker, on your path, you will reach a town, where there are the enemy soldiers stationed. Killing them out should not be too much of a challenge to you. The tactic is up to you - either Hitman or Rambo.
Once you get rid of the enemies, you need to approach the surviving member of the resistance, inside one of the buildings in the town. After he thanks you for the help, the Frenchman will give you a bit of information about the woman that you are looking for.
As you go deeper into the town, you will soon reach a river, across which you can see a group of soldiers that are about to kill a defenseless Frenchman. Of course, you will thwart their plans and eliminate all of them. Then, follow the marker on the map, towards the rescued man.
Unfortunately, your path will be crossed by several enemy privates but, this time, accompanied by a tank. This will make hide away from the vehicle's fire and look around for a weapon of higher caliber that you can deal with the tank with. Around, you can find a bazooka, as well as two grenades, which you need to throw not at the vehicle itself (they bounce off the armor) but next to it.
After you win the fight, in which it was easy to die, you will have to find the surviving partisan, who hid away somewhere in the buildings. Follow the marker to find the man and follow him into the secret depot, in the basement.
Below, he has organized quite an arsenal and, what is even better, as a form of thanks, he offers to share with you. In such a situation, take what's best, including grenades and a better rifle, and be on your way. Before you do, however, take a look into the neighboring room, because you will find collectible 2 of 4 in this mission.
Along your path, you will find a small house and several quarreling Germans. It is a good opportunity to sneak up to them and gun them down with a rifle burst. And the job's done.
Right next to here, there is a bigger estate which (could it be any different?) is being occupied by the German forces. To make it over there, you can either take the main entrance, or take a less conventional approach.
What is meant here is the quite big hole in the wall that separates the entire plot from the access road. Objectively speaking, taking it is a bit better idea, than through the front entrance but, whichever you like.
Regardless of what your decision was, some time afterwards, an open fight will ensue. You will have to botch out the entire group on the front yard and blow up the approaching truck. Then, you will have to do away with the occupants of the entire building, including the German officer - the last man standing here.
On one of the tables, next to the radio, there is a map, thanks to which you will learn about where the woman, who you are looking for, is being kept. It is time to be on your way but, before that, it is a good idea to take a look into the basement, where there is collectible 3 of 4 on this map.
Head up the slope and, after a while, you will reach the barricaded outpost with several of the enemy soldiers. Unfortunately, they will not carry out the orders given to them, because they will quickly die by your hand.
Then, you will see the ruins of an old castle, where the enemy soldiers are stationed. The first opponent that you meet is turned with his back at you so, you can easily kill him, without causing any noise. Still, you need to pay attention to two things. First of all, nearby, there is another soldier patrolling, who may spot you (you need to conceal the corpse of the first Nazi or quickly, and just as quietly, deal with him too). Secondly, from the castle windows, there are enemy snipers watching, who usually are very dangerous. Once you are shot by one, you are down!
In nearly 100% of cases, entering the castle's yard is equal to being spotted by one of the enemy soldiers so, in this case, there is not much chance that you will avoid any fight. In such a situation, kill out everything that moves and keep a keen eye on the mission marker. Before you set out towards the last fragment of the buildings, it is a good idea to take a peek into one of the dilapidating towers, where you can find collectible 4 of 4 in the mission.
Finally, you will have to choose, again, the path again that you want to access the German officer's staying place with. You can take the regular path and meet up with the German soldiers, or take an alternative route.
Around, you will notice a tall tower with dilapidating stairs, which it is a good idea to take, if you want to get near the place covered with the wall - a good vantage point.
Regardless of your method, you will face the last group of Germans in this area, including snipers, who it is best to eliminate in the first place, if you do not want to take a bullet to the head.
After you have cleared the yard, dart towards the small room and force the locked door open. Right after that, take well-aimed shots at the two enemies in the middle, thanks to which you will save your friend who is, as a matter of fact, the leader of the French resistance.
Finally, sit back and watch the final cutscene, which lays out the protagonist's further actions and what happens to his friends. Mission 3 is over.