Mercenaries: Playground Of Destruction Hints

. Allied Nations Republic of China South Korea Russian Mafia Mafia Bonus
Clubs 1 Allied Supply; Surgical Strike Artillery I ROK Hummvee Russian Supply; Jaju Mafia Truck MG
Clubs 2 Cluster Bomb Vehicle Ammo Supply Covert Supply DPRK Jeep Chinese Supply
Clubs 3 Bunker Buster Bomb Vehicle Repair Supply Gunship Support I DPRK cargo truck Strategic Missile
Diamonds 1 AN Transport Chopper PRC Tracked APC Stealth Fighter Attack DPRK BRDM Artillery II
Diamonds 2 AN Humvee DPRK BMP-1 ROK Humvee TOW DPRK BTR APC Sniper Supply
Diamonds 3 Air Superiority Artillery II Gunship Support II Mafia Truck TOW GSRN Truck
Hearts 1 AN Wheeled APC Vehicle Support Supply Cruise Missile Strike Special Wpn Supply Mafia SUV
Hearts 2 Tank Buster PRC AA Tank ROK Tracked APC AN AA Truck Street Racer
Hearts 3 Carpet Bomb Fuel Air Bomb Gunship Support III Mafia Truck Grenade DPRK Scout Heli
Spades 1 Demolition Supply n/a n/a n/a n/a
Spades 2 n/a Skin Cheat Skin Cheat Skin Cheat Heavy Wpn Supply
Spades 3 n/a n/a n/a n/a Mafia VIP car

Shop Unlockables (By Deck of 52 Verification)

Cheat Supply - Unlock the cheat weapons supply crate by verifying all Deck of 52 targets. Note, this may be lethal or non-lethal verification, but you will need to finish the game at least once to unlock this supply drop since you need to verify General Song. If you want quick access to this item, enter the PDA screen, scroll to the faction status menu and use the D-pad to input Down, Down, Down, Down, Up, Left, Right, Right.


Add $1,000,000 To Your Account

If you need the money to buy stuff, enter this code as well (same menu): Right, Down, Left, Up, Up, Left, Down, Right. The $1,000,000 should get you off to a start. This code adds up if you do it repeatedly.


Invulnerability & Infinite Ammo

When you want to say, "Just fork this schnit", here's invulnerability and infinite ammo. Note the degreelessness mode does not extend to gunners or passengers -- vehicles your merc is not operating can be shot up when you leave it. Enter the PDA screen, scroll to the faction status menu and use the D-pad to input the following:

Invulnerability - Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right
Infinite Ammo - Right, Left, Right, Right, Left, Right, Left, Left

The invulnerability code turns off each time you see a loading screen. Just enter the code again to reactivate it. One last thing about these two cheats in particular -- turn them off before you save your game, or you'll be sorry.

Allied Nations - The Allied Nations are your basic goody-two-shoes police force. Since the game can only progress if you verify members of the Deck of 52, you should keep the A.N. forces at least neutral or unfriendly to your mercenary (this prevents him from being shot at). The A.N. does not have faction locked-down areas in the game, but they can easily cause you problems since they have SAM sites and heavy firepower at their disposal. Keep them happy by not killing any A.N. forces unless you are in need of some vital "equipment". A.N. forces are hostile against North Korean forces.

Strengths - The large American and European Union presences in the AN forces make the Allied Nations rather tenacious to take out. They are the main paymasters for the Deck of 52 you need to finish the game, so pissing them off is by far the most embarrassing and unprofitable mistake you will ever make. AN forces have deadly firepower at their disposal, and they don't hesitate to open up if they recognise your merc as hostile.

Weaknesses - The AN is slow to build up their forces; they are also hard to anger, unless you actively attack their forces. AN forces are almost never the target of any faction, so you can take measured steps around them. You may want to kill AN pilots for their deadly choppers since your merc cannot "commandeer" friendly choppers already in the air.

Worthy A.N. Vehicles To Steal:
AN Transport Chopper. Good if you just need to go somewhere quickly.
AN Gunship. The ultimate attack chopper.
AN Tracked APC. An extremely tough and reliable workhorse.
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Republic of South Korea - The ROK are easily the whipping boy for mercenaries who like PO'ing factions. ROK forces have some good anti-infantry weapons, chiefly their signal jammers and APCs, but they have no SAM vehicles to worry about. However, they do "own" significant areas around the map -- you just need to learn how to exploit the ROK forces for your benefit. ROK soldiers are poorly equipped, but their special forces will have access to a 100 round sniper rifle later in the game. Whack one and take the gun! ROK forces are hostile against Chinese and North Koreans.

Strengths - The South Koreans only have limited access to weapons, so you will only find the most advanced equipment with their all-female special forces. Their Hummvees are modded to be TOW carriers as well as recce vehicles, plus they have access to the LHX chopper (left-overs basically, from the U.S. Air Force). While the LHX is not very helpful late in the game, it can easily tip many odds into your favour early on -- provided you know where to find it.

Weaknesses - The ROK forces lack SAM sites, which means the only air-to-air attacks you need to fear are from LHX choppers and the occasional Anti-air missile toting special forces babe. If you are hostile to the South Koreans, you will find that their presence throughout the map may interfere with your merc's other missions, so you'll need to keep them at least neutral unless you want to fight the entire population of Korea.

Worthy ROK Vehicles To Steal:
ROK LHX Chopper. A versatile light attack chopper.
ROK Tracked APC. A tough and reliable workhorse.
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Peoples' Republic of China - The PRC is easily the most heavy handed force in the game. Since this is 2007 and not 1907, expect the PLA to have some heavy firepower at their disposal. Two centuries of being victimised by European Imperialism has not made the PRC government very jolly either. The Chinese have access to the biggest and most commonly available tanks and heavy ground weapons you can find (for free). Do everyone a favour and hijack them when you can. The PLA has SAM sites, so once you make them hostile, you should use a vehicle disguise (in a ground car) to approach them to make amends. Going in by chopper is plainly suicide, unless of course, you activated the cheats. Chinese are ambivalent to the ROK forces at first, but will start to fight them later on. Chinese are always hostile against the North Koreans.

Strength - Imperial Japanese Admiral Isoruku Yamamoto once said of the United States, "We have awakened a sleeping dragon and filled him with a terrible resolve". Little did he know the same also applied to yet another sleeping giant in Asia. Chinese forces are pretty much deploy the same equipment as the DPRK, but they have better equipment -- be it more powerful, or simply tougher.

Weaknesses - The PLA has excellent SAM tanks (they also have cannon in addition to the missiles) and the only thing they really lack is significant air power. Luckily, the Chinese are rather insular for an expeditionary force -- if you make enemies of the Chinese, you can avoid most of their enclaves. However, set foot into one and expect to be blasted out of existence. Keep the Chinese at the very least unfriendly or neutral, or you might get shot down at the wrong time when running around Korea.

Worthy PRC Vehicles To Steal:
PRC Type 80 Tank. The biggest tank you can find early in the game.
PRC APC. A good shuttle for delivering allied troops to shoot enemies.
PRC Missile Chopper. An ammo laden missile slinger.
PRC Type 96 Tank. An even bigger tank than the T80.
PRC Type 95 AA Tank. A useful anti-air and anti-infantry tank.
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The Legitimate Russian Businessmen's Assocation - Or Russian "Mafia". The Russians are keenly interested in making money in the Korean Peninsula and will make their online shop available to your mercenary for a price. The Russians are like the ROK -- they have very little in terms of heavy equipment, but they can be a pest. Their main clout comes from denying you access to their online shop (which you need to beat the game with little difficulty). Keep the Russians at least on Neutral if not friendly terms, or you'll be quick to find that you're up the proverbial crap creek without a password. Russians automatically open fire on DPRK, but usually leave everyone else alone.

Strengths - The Russian mafia is not the Russian military -- their strength is in providing mercenaries illegal support, not in head on engagements. If they do attack, it will be either through treachery or through ambush.

Weaknesses - The Russians offer the least amount of support and free stuff for your merc on missions; if you pull through and accomplish all their goals however, you can unlock all the items in their online shop. Russians are lightly armed and do not carry much in terms of heavy equipment. Their most common vehicle is an SUV with a TOW missile -- easy picking with a gunship. The Russians do not regularly deploy SAMs either.

Worthy Russian Vehicles To Steal:
Russian Coaxial Gunship. A good substitue for the AN Gunship.
Russian GL Technical. A good light vehicle with a killer weapon.
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Democratic Peoples' Republic of Korea - The DPRK is always hostile to your mercenary, and to every other faction in the game. The only people to escape the wrath of the DPRK forces are the civilians, so if you need egress into an area heald by DPRK forces, you can use a civilian car if you're so inclined. DPRK forces have SAM sites and heavy firepower, so be wary when fighting them.

Strengths - The DPRK is the most hostile and populous force in the game. Your merc will find all manner of equipment arrayed against him or her, as well as special one of a kind weapons, like "Superguns", "Super Nukes", and "Superkrezzyfragicalicious". DPRK forces are always combined arms in the later half of the game, meaning that jammers placed with SAM carriers are protected by tanks, choppers, and infantry. Your merc will need to employ workable tactics against such a tenacious foe.

Weaknesses - Unfortunately, the DPRK is the target of all the other factions of the game. The ROK, Russians, Chinese, and AN will all open fire on DPRK forces. This also includes your merc, if a vehicular disguise is active on a DPRK vehicle. Remember to keep honking that horn when driving a DPRK vehicle near friendly forces!

Worthy DPRK Vehicles To Steal:
NK ZSU AA Tank. A useful "light" tank for killing soldiers and cars.
NK Type 54/55 Tank. A useful medium tank early in the game.
NK Type 62 Tank. A useful heavy tank for infiltration.
NK Scout Heli. A common chopper you can hijack almost anywhere.
NK Gunship-transport. The most useful chopper in the game.

One particular thing in Mercenaries is the "vehicular disguise". Basically, once you drive around in a vehicle, and no one is around, your faction will become the same as the vehicle's owner. For example, you get into one of the A.N. Hummvees near where you start the game -- provided no one is around, the disguise your merc will have will be that of an Allied Nations soldier.

When disguised, soldiers of that faction will not attack your vehicle (if they are hostile towards your merc). They will pretty much leave you alone so you can drive around and go anywhere in their presence until such a time that the disguise is blown. How? Any of the following actions will result in a dropped disguise:
Honking the vehicle's horn.
Killing a soldier in disguised vehicle.
Ramming another vehicle while disguised.
Attacking while in vehicle disguise.
Having any officer see your disguised vehicle.


Once the disguise is lost, the only way to regain the disguise is to exit the vehicle and re-enter it once there are no other people around (this includes occupied vehicles). The basic rule of disguise is make like a Larch (no. 3 ... the larch ... the larch) and not be seen.

You gain and lose "faction status" by doing stuff for, or against certain groups. Normally, completing missions for a faction will cause them to like you -- you're being "reliable". However, you can also gain faction status by doing the following:
Successfully clear a contract
Killing enemies attacking a faction's forces (must be in line of sight of faction)
Grabbing open bounties (Chinese and ROK only)
Selling a vehicle to chopshop (Mafia only)


Killing people of one faction is by far the fastest way to make them hostile towards your mercenary. If you absolutely, positively need to destroy a factions' vehicle or soldier, you should try your very best to kill only that target to minimise faction status damage. The basic rule is the more people within line of sight when you pull the trigger (or initiate the airstrike) the more you stand to lose.

If you happen to kill a faction's unit within the line of sight of five or more other faction units, you go from immediately from friendly to hostile. For purposes of accounting, "unit" means one soldier or one vehicle (despite how many soldiers are in that vehicle). Press counts as two units for purposes of calculating "units" for faction gain and loss. Having press accompanying you into a battle with DPRK soldiers will increase your faction standing with the AN, but not other factions. Other ways to lose faction status:
Destruction of a faction's vehicle (occupied) or soldier
Killing a civilian (AN, China, and ROK only)
Killing a member of the press (AN, China, and ROK only)
Destruction of key mission objectives (tents, bridges, etc)


Strangely enough, you can sometimes fool the game by doing things either out of order or by thinking outside the box. If you melee bash a soldier, you only stun them, but do not kill him. Using the take down move will reduce the status. Flashbang grenades will also not cause faction loss, but the effect is temporary. So long as there is only one soldier in the area, you can "disable" him (or her) using multiple melee bashes (or kill them with a gun) without damaging faction status. If you lose faction status when the target drops, then another unit came around when you committed your heinous act.

Medical Kits (Clubs, Diamonds) - On the road between Sariwon and Kaeson, there is a dirt road that meets the paved road. A truck parked on the side has three supply crates full of medikits.

Sniper Rifle Crate (Clubs) - In the Chinese held territory of Nampo, there are three crates next to a building with sniper rifles, RPGs, and assault rifles. This changes after the Chinese seizes Nampo later in the game, but the sniper rifle will be there until then. Since you may not survive the trip out once you grab the weapon, consider using a chopper to winch the supply crates to a safe spot so you can inspect the goodies.

ROK Supply Crate (Diamonds) - Right at the door to Buford's HQ in Kaesong. Note, the Carbine weapon is not included in this supply crate, only ammo and grenades.

Vehicle Ammo Crate (Clubs, Diamonds) - Northeast of the DMZ is a helipad with Vehicle Ammo. This was where the Two of Clubs was located earlier on. You will have this available even after the northern province is unlocked in your current campaign. Beware that attempting to winch the ammo supply crate with a chopper -- the fuel tanks next to this power-up may explode and kill you.

Shotgun (Clubs, Diamonds) - Near the Russian chopshop in East Pyongyang, there is an officer with a shotgun. If you want to save money and take down the Russian for his weapon, do it. Beware that aside from the second Russian near the garage officer, there are three more Russians hanging around the backdoor of Sergei's HQ, not to mention the Russian observer on the roof of the garage (only horizontal displacement counts when determining stealth in this game). However, you can also pick up this officer, drive to a lonely road and melee him sight unseen.

DPRK Scout Chopper (Clubs, Diamonds) - On the open bridge between Downtown Pyongyang and Sariwon, several DPRK scout choppers usually pass overhead. Draw their attention and hijack them when they descend to attack. This place is fairly reliable as a source for scout choppers, but the appearance of the choppers is random.

DPRK Scout Chopper (Clubs, Diamonds) - The $ symbol southwest of the DMZ, very close to the Ten of Clubs. This is not the same symbol as the AN Transport Chopper. You can reach that chopper simply by following the railroad leading south into the badlands; once there, you just need to snipe the pilot out of the chopper cockpit and claim it for yourself. Watch out flying forward -- the restricted zone is right in front of your new ride.

DPRK ZSU (Diamonds) - These AA tank units are found in the backroads fortress area west of the NK Artillery Base and Farmland (northwest of Haeju). The shells are weaker than actual tank guns, but since you can fire 8 of them in rapidity, you can destroy light jeeps quickly for money.

DPRK BMP-1 (Diamonds) - These IFVs are usually parked near the tunnels which spawn North Korean troops. They have decent armor against anything except anti-tank missiles and tank guns. They can be used for your North Korean jeep killing sprees if you find one. BMP-1s are great to use for the AN mission where you need to rescue three or four downed allied airmen near the North Korean Fortress. Just make sure you fire your BMP cannon first on the enemy BMPs, or you won't be going anywhere in about five seconds.

DPRK BTR APC (Diamonds) - These IFVs are usually parked near the tunnels which spawn North Korean troops. Many of them are roaming the roads near the North Korean Fortress in the northeast area of the game map. They are fairly tough, unless you are facing off a tank; disguising yourself as North Korean is worth it for the most part if you are trying to get to an objective and facing a mass of North Korean troops. The APC is faster than the BMP-1 and handles more like a "normal" car than a tank (which uses the joystick to move).

DPRK Type 54/55 Tank (Diamonds) - These North Korean tanks are usually parked near the tunnels which spawn North Korean troops. Many will appear in the northeast where the NK Fortress is. If you get one, consider blasting the immediate forces around your area, especially North Korean jamming vehicles, SAM carriers, and other vehicles. Once you're done with it, you can always sell it to the Russians. Note that non-combatants such as reporters, civilians, and privileged white doctors (i.e., Monica Bellucci in Tears of the Sun) will not occupy the gunner's spot on tanks and similar vehicles -- to get them anywhere, you will need a vehicle that can carry passengers -- not just gunners.

ROK LHX Chopper (Diamonds) - After the South Korean (ROK) Round 2 Diamonds Contracts is completed the LHX chopper will be in Inchon airport. You will also need to load/reload the map by accepting and cancelling a mission. Get in by using a South Korean vehicle; the ROK officer at the gate can be summoned into your vehicle as a passenger and dropped off far away so you can infiltrate the area in peace. This little bastard can make some missions a walk in the park.

ROK Transport Chopper (1st ROK Contract, Clubs) - When the reinforcements arrive after the second North Korean attack on the northern checkpoint, you can quickly commandeer one of the arriving choppers before they take off. Listen for the "Here comes the cavalry!" line (subtitles help). Head to the center of Kaesong and the arriving choppers are rather obvious.

ROK APC (Diamonds) - Several APCs will be near the Inchon airport control tower; they appear at the same time as the LHX chopper. Get in by using a South Korean vehicle; the ROK officer at the gate can be summoned into your vehicle as a passenger and dropped off far away so you can infiltrate the area in peace. The ROK APC is quite a devastating tank destroyer, but it is vulnerable to tank guns and other anti-armor munitions.

Chinese Type 89 APC (Clubs) - Head south of the Chinese held area in Nampo and an APC is usually parked in the shadow of one of the buildings. It's handy when you're exploring the map early in the game, but rather underpowered once the Ace of Clubs contract is cleared.

Chinese Type 89 APC (Diamonds) - Head into the Chinese held area of Nampo port and two flank the landing ship used by the Chinese earlier in the game.

Chinese Type 89 APC (Diamonds) - The Chinese held area of Pyongyang airport has several of these machines patrolling the Chinese held area; jack one if you need one.

Chinese Type 80 Tank (Diamonds) - The Chinese held area of Pyongyang Airport will have several of these vehicles when the Diamonds tier starts. Get in by using a Chinese vehicle; the officer at the gate can be summoned into your vehicle as a passenger and dropped off far away so you can infiltrate the area in peace. Alternately, use any tracked vehicle to crush the fences leading into the airport and drive off in your new tank.

Chinese WZ9 Missile Chopper (Diamonds) - The Chinese held area of Pyongyang Airport will have several of these vehicles after the Chinese Round 2 Diamonds Contract is cleared. You will also need to load/reload the map by accepting/cancelling a contract to get this vehicle to appear. Get in by using a Chinese vehicle; the officer at the gate can be summoned into your vehicle as a passenger and dropped off far away so you can infiltrate the area in peace. Alternately, use any tracked vehicle to crush the fences leading into the airport and fly out in your new ride. This chopper is not much better than the LHX, but it has 30+ missiles (unguided) you can use for the Jack of Diamonds contract involving the artillery.

AN Transport Chopper (Clubs, Diamonds) - The $ symbol southwest of the DMZ. It is the one across the small bridge near the secondary dirt road. Ignore the challenge and get a free Blackhawk. Don't head directly west on take off however, or you'll really have "Blackhawk Down". Avoid the SAM sites by heading to the DMZ and then going around the SAM riddled southern area.

AN Transport Chopper (Diamonds) - Northeast of the DMZ is a helipad where the Two of Clubs was at the start of the game. A free UH60 chopper is on the pad there after several Round 2 Diamonds Contracts are completed. Unlike the challenge chopper, this chopper doesn't respawn until the map is reloaded by entering a mission (then completing or cancelling it); it's usually better to take the constantly respawning $ symbol chopper (above) instead.

Anti-material Rifle (Five of Hearts) - At Unsan Village, there are anti-material rifle men near the number card. Once you incapacitate the Five of Hearts, you won't have them available anymore so make a decision if you want to keep the rifle or not. Unless you are really good with your sniper scope, the normal sniper rifle is a much better choice since you have double the ammo, and you may kill chopper pilots using either rifle (both rifles need to shoot through the canopy to be effective).

Vehicle Ammo Crates (Spades) - Various spots in the Chemical Complex and NK Garrison have vehicle ammo crates, presumably to refill your tank when your merc goes on a killing spree to pad ExOps' bottom line. If your NK Gunship-transport needs ammo, this would be a good time to take up the free ammo while in disguise. It saves you $6000 in operating costs.

Prototype Rifle (Spades) - Near the Chongju Farms area, several ROK female special forces soldiers will be milling around taking pot-shots at passing DPRK forces. Take one down (try luring one into your car with a promise to take her someplace exotic -- like Toledo -- then subduing her on a stretch of lonely road to avoid faction status damage) and nab a $16,000 weapon. The Prototype Rifle may behave like the Light Machinegun, but it can also fire while zoomed in. Don't let go of the sniper rifle though -- the prototype rifle's shots cannot pierce the canopy glass on choppers and does less damage.

Anti-air missile (Four of Spades) - This number card will have an Air-to-Air missile launcher to use against mercs who fly in without disguise or in the wrong chopper. If you want to keep this weapon, now would be a good time to pick one up for free.

DPRK Gunship-transport (Three of Hearts) - This unit is linked to the Three of Hearts; once you incapacitate him, this unit will not appear anymore. You may consider leaving the Three of Hearts last and verify him right before the Ace of Hearts contract. Go north of the Kusong MASH to the Sinuiju Farms. He will be on the field with several tanks and gunships. By far the easier of the pre-set choppers to hijack.

DPRK Gunship-transport (Seven of Hearts) - This unit is linked to the Seven of Hearts; once you incapacitate him, this unit will not appear anymore. You may consider leaving the Seven of Hearts last and verify him right before the Ace of Hearts contract. Go north of Yongbyon Station and head directly east of the Industrial Zone to the Seven of Hearts. A gunship is sitting next to him; simply head into the area from the south and hijack the gunship. Repair it for free by cancelling any contract and opting not to retry.

DPRK Gunship-transport (Hearts, Spades) - East of Changsong Train Station, there is an eliptical road. Go to the east section of the loop and look for an alarm tower east of the road. One of the gunships can be seen; nearing it will cause the SNS Radar to be jammed. Go up the slope and take any of the gunships there.

DPRK Transport Chopper (Hearts, Spades) - Locate the eliptical road near Changsong Train Station and drive along the north section. North of that road, near the restricted red area, is a small airbase with a transport chopper, a tunnel, and a tank.

DPRK Scout Chopper (Hearts, Spades) - Between Taechon Battlefields and the dirt road immediately east of Taechon, there are two small airbases with Scout Choppers on their pads. You're required to hike up to those bases

DPRK Scout Chopper (Spades) - East of Farm Valley, a small base is nestled in an equally small valley. Several ZSU and SAM carriers are around, as well as a tank. Probably too much work for a simple scout chopper.

DPRK Type 62 Tank (Hearts, Spades) - Near the North Korean garrison on the southeast, there are several tanks patrolling the area. If you want a tank for infiltration, snag one here or near the Taechon Reactor in the west. If you simply want firepower, stick with a Chinese Type 96 tank.

AN Gunship (Hearts, Spades) - This requires a sniper rifle or anti-material rifle and the ability to lose $25,000. Head to the east entrance of the Kusong MASH and climb the local hillside. This places your merc at the height of the choppers, allowing a clean kill through the chopper canopy. It will take patience for you to line up the perfect shot; the sniper rifle's bullets will only penetrate the canopy (and hit the pilot's head) from the side (the front is armored).Snipe the pilot (you may want to hang back and let the mountain block the line of sight of AN troops) and the resulting "accident" usually results in the gunship being in barely serviceable condition. The act of killing an AN pilot will also deduct $25,000 from your current funds. Faction status is only reduced if another AN soldier or manned vehicle witnesses your act of aggression. From there, you may repair the gunship and take your new ride for a spin. Note that if you miss and strike the aircraft, the AN pilot will most likely turn and fire on your merc, killing him or her instantly.

Russian Coaxial Gunship (2nd Russian Mission, Spades) - During one of the Russian missions in the Spades tier, a Kamov coaxial gunship is available in the North Korean Village north of the Industrial Zone. You can only get this gunship once per game (unless you decide to keep that contract around so you can get that vehicle). It is weaker than the DPRK gunship and cannot carry passengers, but carries more anti-tank missiles and uses cannons instead of machineguns. It is definitely more manueverable and smaller than the AN gunship (which is fairly small to begin with).

Russian SUV (Hearts, Spades) - This is the $ symbol vehicle in Yongbyon, south of the Russian HQ. If you need to enter the Mafia Outpost for exploration, try grabbing this constantly respawning vehicle.

Chinese Type 95 AA Tank (Spades) - The Chinese base of Dandong has at least three of these babies in their base. Once the Dandong bridge is destroyed however, the ability to move these units anywhere is impossible, except through the Russian Mafia shop.

Chinese Type 96 Tank (Hearts, Spades) - Near the Chinese base at Dondang. At least two of them are available near the bridgehead leading to the Chinese HQ. Later on, several will be patrolling the Dandong base. Once the Dandong bridge is destroyed, this unit is still available since it is at the bridge head. Some may be fighting the ROK or DPRK forces down near the Sinuiju, Taechon, and Chongju areas; hijack one if you need them.

Chinese Transport Chopper (2nd ROK Contract, Spades) - An S70 Chinese slick will be available on the hill overlooking the HQ at Dandong. It is probably a getaway vehicle for mercs who head into the Chinese held area on the ground; nevertheless, you can hijack it easily during this mission.

ExOps has three good candidates for the Song Contract. Each one will really affect how hard (or easy) a time you will have, so pick carefully. Once chosen, the operative cannot be changed unless you start new game, so pick wisely.


Chris Jacobs (aka., The Black Guy)
Languages: English, Korean
Strengths: Toughness. Has 100% more "life" than normal, allowing this merc to take more damage.
Strategies: Use toughness to suck up hits and to take out hordes of enemies. Toughness allows this merc to survive explosions and falls that will kill other mercs. (*I recommend playing as this merc the first time through -- it's not just that I think Phil Lamar is a funny guy, but this merc lets you tough out a lot of situations where you simply get killed from big explosions.*)
Recommended Weapons: Light machinegun and sniper rifle.
Play Style: Up front and no nonsense. Hijacking hostile tanks and choppers is not a problem for this merc. The damage sustained is often not enough to put him out of action. Equipment can be sparse and airstrikes are only used in the most dire emergencies.



Jennifer Mui (aka., Token Asian Chick Who Talks British)
Languages: The King's English, Cantonese, Mandarin
Strengths: Stealth. Can get closer to enemy soldiers from behind without causing alert. Stealth covers being detected when firing sniper rifles (which are unsilenced for range).
Strategies: This merc must use sneaking to take out enemies; she cannot withstand damage like the black merc. Carrying two sniper rifles or a sniper rifle in her kit is recommended.
Recommended Weapons: Light machinegun and sniper rifle, or prototype rifle and anti-material rifle.
Play Style: Slow, methodical approach is best. Stealth must be used more for this merc than other operatives. She cannot approach hostile tanks and choppers without sustaining lethal damage, so she needs a sniper rifle to take out the operators of light vehicles and choppers, and airstrikes to destroy tanks and heavy amor.



Matthias Nilsson (aka., Krezzy Swedish Guy)
Languages: English, Swedish, Russian
Strengths: Speed. This merc runs at a better speed than his other co-workers. This means he can outpace pursuing foot soldiers and catch up to slow moving vehicles.
Strategies: Plays mostly like the black merc, but with less "life". Cannot take much punishment so avoiding head-on confrontations with tanks and heavy vehicles are a must.
Recommended Weapons: Light machinegun and sniper rifle, or prototype rifle and anti-material rifle.
Play Style: Slow and methodical is best for this merc. Stealth is even more important since this merc is not a s stealthy when crouched. Approaching hostile tanks and vehicles is a recipe for disaster, and heavy support with vehicles stolen prior to the start of a contract and airstrikes are necessary to take out the most dangerous opposition prior to this merc heading into the fray.