Exploring the central part of the map | Mission 3 - Halfaya Pass Sniper Elite III Guide
Last update: 11 May 2016
You will reach a glade, which is the largest location in this mission. It is good to explore it carefully before moving to the next artillery stations, because you can find several secrets here and thus you will be able to complete two optional quests. The first thing that you should to is climbing the tower in the east part of the area (blue spot number 2 on the map), as you will find a Sniper Nest with a rifle and some ammunition on to of it (makes sure to activate the Nest).
Start from using your binoculars if you can and mark all the enemies that you can see. If you want to, you can start to eliminate them right away. It is very easy, because speeches from the megaphone will drown out the noise from your rifle. Just make sure that the rest of the enemies don't see you killing others.
When on top of the tower, you can perform two very important actions. The first one is the Long Shot, which will complete one of the side quests. Set your gear in the Sniper Nest and use your binoculars to locate the enemy in a bunker (number 14 on the map) several hundred meters to the west from here. The person is shown in the picture above.
The second important thing that you can do here is to destroy the vehicles in the motorpool (number 9 on the map), namely the truck and the tank. You don't need to leave the tower, because you can aim at the valve of the fuel tank creating a powerful explosion. You should do that only after clearing the area from the enemies, because the explosion would of course alarm them.
You can go back down. Now, it is good to explore the buildings east of the glade. Be careful here, as you may encounter some enemies that you were not able to see from the outside. In one of the buildings, locate the stairs that lead to the basement and go down.
There are two guards in the basement and they are standing right next to each other, so you should eliminate them using a submachine gun or a pistol with a silencer. Search the basement carefully, because it's the opportunity of completing another side quest. Sabotaging the switch (number 10 on the map) will allow you to disrupt the communication between your enemies. What's more, there is another War Diary (Allied War Story: Delaying Tactics) here.
Lastly, head towards a single building located to the west from the burning motorpool. Try to go there in a straight line, as the sniper (more about him on the next page) and other enemies (if you haven't killed them yet) won't be able to see you this way. Make sure that the building is not guarded by anyone and search for a Collectible Card inside.