Side-Ops missions walkthroughs (71-80) MGS V: TPP Guide
Last update: 14 April 2017
Mission 71 - Eliminate the Heavy Infantry 06
Mission objectives: Locate and eliminate the heavy infantry.
Availability: this mission unlocks automatically as you progress through the game (you have to unlock the map of Africa) and complete side ops.
Location: area around guard post number 22 in Africa.
Description: The heavy infantry soldiers can be found at guard post number 22. You have to neutralize four opponents. Thanks to the fact that they are located in different parts of the camp, eliminating them should be much easier. It is good to act quietly and knock out the enemies one by one, but you can also use more aggressive methods. In the second case, chose a grenade launcher or rocket launcher and destroy the watchtower before one of the enemies gets off.
Rewards: 100000 GMP
Mission 72 - Eliminate the Heavy Infantry 07
Mission objectives: Locate and eliminate the heavy infantry.
Availability: this mission unlocks automatically as you progress through the game (you have to unlock the map of Africa) and complete side ops.
Location: Area around guard post number 20 in Afghanistan.
Description: You have to search the mountain path to the north from guard post number 20. There are two patrols, each consisting of two soldiers, to eliminate here. The best method of completing the task is simply to kill the enemies. Use a grenade launcher or a rocket launcher. Try to perform the attack far away from the guard post so that you don't alarm other soldiers.
Rewards: 100000 GMP
Mission 73 - Eliminate the Heavy Infantry 08
Mission objectives: Locate and eliminate the heavy infantry.
Availability: this mission unlocks automatically as you progress through the game and complete side ops.
Location: Area around guard post number 14 in Afghanistan.
Description: Head to guard post number 14, because this is the one occupied by the heavy infantry soldiers. There are five enemies here and their default location is marked on the picture above. You can take advantage of the fact that the enemies are far away from each other and face different sides. Sneak up to them and knock them out. If you prefer to kill them, Head to one of the nearby hills and shoot them for example using a rocket launcher (remember that they have heavy armor).
Rewards: 100000 GMP
Mission 74 - Eliminate the Heavy Infantry 09
Mission objectives: Locate and eliminate the heavy infantry.
Availability: this mission unlocks automatically as you progress through the game (you have to unlock the map of Africa) and complete side ops.
Location: Area around guard post number 11 in Africa.
Description: Search the area to the west from guard post number 11. There are six heavy infantry soldiers in total to eliminate here. The enemies are patrolling the area in pairs. You can try to ambush them (D-Dog or Quiet can help you do that if you've equipped them properly), or engage in more open confrontation. In the second case, make sure that you are not attacked by all three groups at once and use the best explosives and rocket launcher that you can.
Rewards: 120000 GMP
Mission 75 - Eliminate the Heavy Infantry 10
Mission objectives: Locate and eliminate the heavy infantry.
Availability: this mission unlocks automatically as you progress through the game (you have to unlock the map of Africa) and complete side ops.
Location: Area around guard post number 3 in Africa.
Description: Head to guard post number 3. There are six heavy infantry soldiers here. You can attack them one by one (the best way is to knock them out and Fulton to Mother Base). Start from the enemies on the hill, because they can see the most. Proceed to enemies located lower.
Rewards: 120000 GMP
Mission 76 - Eliminate the Heavy Infantry 11
Mission objectives: Locate and eliminate the heavy infantry.
Availability: this mission unlocks automatically as you progress through the game (you have to unlock the map of Africa) and complete side ops.
Location: Area to the north-east from guard post number 17 in Africa.
Description: You can reach the mission area from guard post number 17 (head north-east) or from Lufwa Valley (head south-west). There are six enemies to eliminate. Two of them are very easy to deal with. A more difficult one is the group consisting of four soldiers. The best method is to attack the using a rocket launcher or throw a few grenades when they are close to each other. If you prefer to Fulton them, sneak up to them from behind and knock them out one by one.
Rewards: 120000 GMP
Mission 77 - Eliminate the Heavy Infantry 12
Mission objectives: Locate and eliminate the heavy infantry.
Availability: this mission unlocks automatically as you progress through the game (you have to unlock the map of Africa) and complete side ops.
Location: Area around guard post number 20 in Africa.
Description: Reach guard post number 20. There are seven heavy infantry soldiers here. There are far away from each other and face different sides, which makes the mission easier for you. You can start knocking them out and Fultoning them one by one. If you want to kill them, use a rocket launcher or a grenade launcher and try to destroy the watchtower before one of the enemies gets off.
Rewards: 120000 GMP
Mission 78 - Eliminate the Heavy Infantry 13
Mission objectives: Locate and eliminate the heavy infantry.
Availability: this mission unlocks automatically as you progress through the game (you have to unlock the map of Africa) and complete side ops.
Location: Area around guard post number 14 in Africa.
Description: Reach guard post number 14, because that's where the heavy infantry soldiers are. There are eight of them. The ones that stand in one place are easy to eliminate, because you can sneak up to them from behind and neutralize them. It's more difficult to deal with the soldiers that keep patrolling the area, as they travel in pairs. If you're spotted, use the grenade launcher, rocket launcher or explosives to make sure that you pierce through the heavy armor.
Rewards: 140000 GMP
Mission 79 - Eliminate the Heavy Infantry 14
Mission objectives: Find and eliminate heavy infantry.
Availability: This mission should become available automatically with your progress into the game (you need to unlock the map of Africa) and after you have completed the remaining side missions.
Location: Near outpost 05 in Africa.
Description: Opponents in this mission are occupying outpost 5. Around, there are several hills and it is a good idea to get to one first, to perform good reconnaissance. You can restrain and fulton successive heavy infantry soldiers (get them from behind, eliminate in melee, but only when there are no other enemies around) or simply kill them. In the case of the latter, it is best to use the rocket launcher and at the very beginning of the mission, destroy the watchtower with one of the enemy soldiers in it.
Rewards: 180000 GMP
Mission 80 - Eliminate the Heavy Infantry 15
Mission objectives: Find and eliminate heavy infantry.
Availability: This mission should become available automatically with your progress into the game and after you have completed the remaining side missions.
Location: Vicinity of outpost 17 in Afghanistan.
Description: Heavy infantry soldiers that you need to eliminate are in outpost 17 and in total, there are 8 of them. It is best to figure out their current locations using the help from D-Dog, but you can just as well, us e binoculars. It is not that easy to restrain opponents, because many of them stand close to each other and you would have to lure single soldiers away. Therefore, it is best to kill them all and you can use the rocket launcher for that, a grenade launcher or grenades.
Rewards: 200000 GMP