Northern Airport Jagged Alliance: BiA Guide

Last update: 11 May 2016

To provide yourself a better start in Jagged Alliance: Back in Action we should firstly visit locations specified in this subchapter. Thanks to that, we'll start conquering other parts of island with good equipment.

 

Suggested mercenaries: Thor (shooter), Red (sapper)

Northern Airport is an essential location for our operations. Taking it over let us buy from an internet shop and recruit more mercenaries. To tell the truth, we need only Thor in this mission, but taking Red is useful because of two reasons: we let us gather more equipment and secure our backs. But moving to our main soldier: Thor is specialized in the stealth and also has marksmanship and medical what makes him an ideal killer. Thanks to the fact, that he has Deagle pistol with the silencer he can, theoretically, kill all enemies one after another without starting open fight. Firstly we should clean up insides and surroundings of the quarters, and finish at the manager's office (nearby plane) and hangar. How to do it? For instance we can crawl our soldier under the window of the building with enemies inside it (1) then crouch and fire few times...

Remark: In the equipment, the silencer is in the separate slot. Remember about it during changing weapons, because if it's not compatible with the particular kind of guns (e.g. shotguns) it's put back to the backpack.

... we can also use Red to set up the mine, and then make a noise by running to make enemy step on the mine. If we want, we can try kill one of the opponents by blowing the wall in the particular place (1) (using C4 with a clock). Unfortunately, Red isn't as good in stealth as Thor, because of what soldier standing nearby that wall may see what is happening and avoid death.

Remark: During creating mine-trap remember to choose the place which enemy will surely choose as his path. In this particular example it's clear that an opponent who hears noises outside will run through the doors (2) and then sprint along the wall without hesitation(3).

It's worth to pay attention to the patrols at the beginning of every mission. If we see that enemy is constantly walking around the building we can hide out of his sight range (1) and when he step into our fire range, kill him (at short distances use shotguns; in barracks we'll find one of these, M870, and also light Kevlar with rest of clothing).

In case of manager's office, it's best to use both mercenaries. We can just crouch nearby the plane and, using a tactical pause, synchronize the fire (we have to zoom the camera and direct it at the building. Only in that way we'll be able to fire at soldiers inside). Or, what is more risky, but sometimes can be more profitable, use one of you soldiers as a bait. Make him run in safe distance from an enemy, but let him be noticed, and then sprint to your second, well prepared soldier (crouching/laying behind a cover with reloaded and aimed M870) who will kill the chaser. Whereas the hangar, when the rest of the area is cleaned up, we seize only with Thor and his Deagle. When we conquer the airport, we go to the manager who allows us to trade with Waldo who is in the hangar.

Final remarks:

- Holding control over the Northern Airport gives us an opportunity to sending supplies and hiring new mercenaries.