Outgunned | 16: Operation Sledgehammer Hitman: Absolution Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

General objectives of the stage: Outgunned is the second stage of the Operation Sledgehammer mission. Starting from this place the game will force you to evade Agency soldiers hunting Hitman. This stage consists of quite large area adjacent to the police station, though which you have to pass as safe as possible.

Spend few moments to get familiar with a current situation. A square in front of the police station is patrolled by Agency soldiers and you can't feel safe even if you use Hope police officer disguise, because they have been ordered to eliminate all persons they encounter. So you have to act staying hidden or obtain Agency grunt disguise and use Instinct regularly.

Your current goal is located on the other side of the map, near the gas tank in flames visible in the distance (right from the starting place). You can get there in two main ways. First variant assumes that you get to the left ladder shown on the above screen. There are at least three Agency grunts in the area. It would be good to kill them all (point shooting or single headshots while hiding) or lure at least one of them to the secluded place in order to attack him by a surprise.

Second variant assumes going to the right. In this situation I suggest jumping between closest walls, so enemies visible in the distance won't notice you (this is required only on higher difficulty levels). Stop after approaching the van shown on the above screen, where one of Agency soldiers stops from time to time.

Before you go any further, it would be good to use a throwable item to lure out one of the enemies in order to obtain Agency grunt disguise. This will allow you to explore a command center located on the square in front of the police station. You will also be able to collect evidence shown on the above screen.

If you have chosen a left path, then use the previously mentioned ladder. After getting to the upper balcony you could safely attack enemies at the square but if you want to stay hidden, then locate and interactive edge shown on the above screen and drop down.

Once you get to one of main city streets, carefully sneak past enemies here, using boxes and parked cars as covers.

Eventually you should reach buildings located on the left side. Start moving ahead, watching out for guards patrolling area on your right. Often use covers and use Instinct when needed. You may also use throwable objects to distract enemies.

If you have chosen a right path, then after getting to the previously mentioned van turn right, reaching the area with several containers. Locate and interactive edge shown on the above screen and climb up to the upper balcony.

On lower difficulty levels the balcony is patrolled by only one guard, so you can easily eliminate or avoid him. On higher difficulty levels there are two Agency soldier on the balcony (screen above). In this case I suggest using throwable objects (e.g. brick) or point shooting.

Locate the stairs shown on the above screen and carefully approach two new guards. Also in this case you might use a throwable object (e.g. bottle), but you can also use Instinct to walk past them safely.

Regardless of chosen variant you'll approach 4 Agency soldiers standing near the flaming cistern. If you have chosen the left path, stop at the car shown on the screen 1. If you've chosen the right path, stop at the spot shown on the screen 2, so you won't be spotted by enemies you've recently bypassed.

In both cases described above you have to wait until soldiers decide to leave the area, heading towards the command center located on the square in front of the police station. Head to the warehouse entrance shown on the above screen. Once you get inside, locate the door leading to the next location.