LSA Operation – Direct Action

Giver
Charlie Reed
Location
Charlie Reed's call after you request an LSA Operation from your upgraded Avenger; you start in the Avenger, then head to Rooster's office and fly out with him.

Charlie wants a submersible Pegassi Toreador that Merryweather seized and stored on an aircraft carrier. You parachute aboard, find the right containers, get a key card from the control tower and drive the car out to the LSA Lockup.

Before you start

Bring a suppressed weapon. Staying quiet in the hangars keeps the fight small.

Armor and a good carbine make the long walk through the carrier easier.

In a team, spread out in Hangar Bay A so you can find all three containers faster.

The job has a 30 minute limit, so do not waste time on side fights.

Objectives

  1. Go to Rooster’s office.
  2. Contact Rooster.
  3. Parachute onto the aircraft carrier.
  4. Go to Hangar Bay A.
  5. Search Hangar Bay A for the containers.
  6. Go to the control tower.
  7. Search the control tower for a key card.
  8. Steal the key card.
  9. Open the containers.
  10. Steal the Toreador.
  11. Destroy the generator.
  12. Deliver the Toreador to the LSA Lockup.

LSA Operation – Direct Action walkthrough

Meet Rooster and jump

Charlie sends you to Rooster’s office. Go there and use the prompt to contact him, and he flies in to pick you up in his helicopter. He takes you out over the Pacific Ocean toward Merryweather’s carrier, but stops short because of its missile defenses. When he tells you to, parachute in. You also receive the Infiltrator outfit, which suits sneaking around the carrier.

Running toward Rooster's helicopter on a sandy beach
Flying toward Rooster's office in the helicopter
Parachuting down toward the aircraft carrier at night

Hangar Bay A

Land on the deck and head for Hangar Bay A on the lower deck. Charlie texts a photo that shows what the containers look like. Guards patrol the hangar, with vehicles and weapon crates for cover. The operation bonus asks you to plant three tracking devices on Merryweather shipment crates, and the crates are along the way. Use the green crates as cover and take out the guards one at a time.

Aiming a rifle across Hangar Bay A past parked vehicles
Moving along the hangar wall past a roller door
Crouching behind green crates while planting a tracking device

Find the containers

Search the hangar for the three containers holding the Toreador. Each one you find is marked with a message on screen. They are locked, so Charlie tells you to look for a key card in the control tower. Doors on the way can be opened by destroying the control panels beside them.

Beside a locked container with the counter showing two of three found
Looking across the hangar deck from an upper walkway

Get the key card

The control tower is up on the upper decks, and the route runs through red-lit corridors and stairwells where guards wait around corners. Move slowly and clear each room before you step in. In the tower itself, defeat the crew and take the key card from the room, then go back down to the containers.

Peering out of an exit door in a dark corridor
Climbing a stairwell while firing at an explosive hazard
Inside the green-lit control tower after clearing the crew

Open the containers and escape

Use the key card on the containers, then steal the Toreador. Destroy the generator nearby to drop the security posts, then drive out of the hangar and into the sea. Hold the submarine button to dive and use the boost if you want speed. The car runs underwater so you can escape the carrier’s missile defenses quickly, then drive along the coast to the LSA Lockup in El Burro Heights, where Charlie is waiting.

Walking past a parked jet beside the hangar stairs
Driving the Toreador out of the hangar after destroying the generator
Driving the Toreador across the surface of the sea
Driving the Toreador across dry land at night

What fails this mission

Besides dying or being arrested, the mission ends if any of these happen:

  • the Toreador is destroyed
  • the time limit runs out
  • the team runs out of lives

After the mission

You earn the leader payment plus any Operation Bonus, and the Infiltrator outfit is added to your wardrobe. Charlie thanks you at the LSA Lockup and you can start another operation from the Avenger.

Operation complete summary with payment breakdown