Bait and Switch is the third contract for the Russian Mafia and the first face card contract for the them, it takes place in the first quarter of Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction.
Overview
The contract involves verifying the Jack of Clubs with the optional condition of recovering a FROG-7 missile truck for the Russian Mafia.
Objectives
- Verify the Jack of Clubs
BONUS: Recover a FROG-7 missile truck from the area
Supplies Given
- Russian Supply Drop x1 - Free
The Contract
The contract is worth the value of the face card. In this case, the value is $100 000 alive and $50 000 dead. The bonus is worth an additional $30 000. You start right outside the front door of Mafia HQ. Look to your right and you will see the truck you swiped for the Mafia in "Foothold". Get in the truck and three Magia goons will pile into the rear. Make a hard left and start driving towards Sariwon. When you get there, notice the setup: 2 BMPs, 1 ZSU-57 next to the road and further back are troops, the Jack a Sungri, and some mounted weapons. The deadliest of which is on the main platform in the form of a recoiless rifle. Keep driving towards the FROG-7. When you get there, slow down, but do not stop next to it. Instead, stop next to the Sungri directly behind the FROG-7. Exit the truck and take the Sungri. Back up a bit and then turn hard right to drive away. Try to get disguise and then act like you're trying to drive out of Sariwon, but, as you approach the BMP closest to the treeline, L1 to jump out and charge it. As soon as you take over, swing the gun and take out the second BMP. Pull a bit forward and line up on the ZSU and take it out. Then, use the gun to take out the recoiless rifle on the platform and then start taking out the Sungri and troops. You'll have 44 rounds in all. Once you get down to a lone Jack (armed with an LMG), drive around to the front of the station and take out the Sungri and cargo truck. Drive to the far end of the station and take out the next truck. Drive to the north part, just beyond the front of the train and take out the 3rd BMP and two MG mounts. Swing south and take out the final truck. After all of that, now it's time to take down the Jack. For a final bonus, drive the BMP to the Mafia Garage. You can get up to $15,000 for it. This is optional, but god to do if your arrived at Mafia HQ in a helicopter, so you can recover it for the next thing you intend to do.