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How can I survive the area with two APCs?
1 of 6: You need to take them on one at a time.
2 of 6: Before you get to where you can see either of the APCs, you pass by a large red-and-brown beached boat to your left.
3 of 6: Why not verrrry slowly edge past the boat until you can just barely see the first APC on its ledge over to the left?
4 of 6: If you want to be able to shoot it without it firing back at you, get up on the narrow, slanting bit of land between the red-and-brown boat and the water, then slowly move forward until you can see a small black piece of the APC to the right of the wooden ramp that's just past the boat. Once in position, keep shooting at that small black APC piece until the thing blows up.
5 of 6: To repeat the easy-kill routine with the second APC, go back a ways and then move forward slowly while on the land to the *right* of the water (the side across from the one you were on before). When you can see a small part of the second APC above the wood ramp and to the right of the ship's big rudder, start firing!
6 of 6: NOTE: It's a slow and painstaking process to maneuver your boat into just the right position for safe shooting, and once you're in position, it can be even harder to stay there since the boat will slide around a bit on the slanty ground. Be ready to quickly retreat behind the cover of the boat (or restore a save you made right before trying this) if the APCs start rocketing you.
