MGSVPP: Mission 48 Extreme Code Talker - Eliminating The Skulls Made Easy

Eliminating whole Skull Sniper Squad is extremely easy but also a tricky one. The whole point is to isolate skulls from each other and take them out one by one while anticipating their next move. They will use a specific pattern - accordingly to your position.

To complete all side objectives you only need to take down just one sniper skull. But it's extremely satisfying to take out the whole squad without a hassle :D

For weaponry: use Brennan LRS-46 sniper rifle to deal more damage. Usually you can kill a skull with three headshots. To workaround the slow start take a four wheel drive or D-horse or Raiden suit or ninja suit. As for buddy you can take D-Dog over the D-Horse.

In this video I'm using a Quiet skin mod - it's only cosmetic :) I'm actually wearing Sneaking Suite with Balaclava head gear under the cosmetic model.

===== WALKTHROUGH IN WORDS =====

First Skull: Very easy and fast. You get to headshot her twice and she is down by the third shot. Approach her from a dead angle. Make sure you shoot from a distance (60-70 meters). If you're too close she might take another sniping point: when you make your shots the sniper skulls will change their advantage points accordingly where they think you are. And this is what we are aiming for.

After the first headshot you need to run: follow the narrow path to top of the cliff where you can headshot her again. Finish her when she swaps to her main sniping point. If you cant kill her by then, she will toss a grenade and re-appear in a short moment to the same spot. This means that you can camp and take her out with time. Just watch out for those grenades.

Second Skull: This stunt is tricky: There is two skulls sitting next to each other. From your point of view they are located in a dead angle -- in more advantageous position compared to you. You need to crawl over a small ledge to get closer. If you run over the ledge, they will spot you and might take a shot or take a sniping position we don't want them to take. To separate them from each other you need to aim and shoot carefully behind a cover and not to get yourself killed.

Aim and shoot to the skulls shoulder. This triggers them to move to their secondary sniping points and you can focus on a single individual. The other skull will spawn on the narrow path we previously went up so you don't have to worry about her. If the skull we are after doesn't move and stays on the cliffs edge, shoot her once. After she moves her pattern is simple: she swaps between two sniping positions. At this point you have to wait and anticipate and take your shots.

The tricky part here is that it's kind of random that which advantage point she will chose for her first sniping point: either she will appear between two trees (usually) or she might appear at the top of the distant cliff. If you chose a wrong spot to aim, you will enter in high-speed camera mode. If this happens dodge the bullet and immediately shoot towards her. After you have landed a shot on her she will move to the next point which you can anticipate.

If you fail with the second skull you can start the game from a checkpoint or you can restart the whole mission. This time you know exactly where she will spawn first.

Third Skull: Unlike the other skulls this one will swap rapidly between two sniping positions - the cliffs edge and the narrow path. Best part is that there is no other skull disturbing you so you can take your time with her. If you sneak up on her secondary sniping position (narrow path) from a dead angle, you might be able to headshot her. Otherwise she will jump rapidly from a sniping point to another. When she's on the cliffs edge (the primary spot) carefully try to shoot her legs from a cover. After the shot you need to rush towards the narrow path and make your main shot. In between she might toss a grenade but this isn't problem cause you are running from point to another and usually she just misses with her grenade.

Fourth skull: Extremely easy - like with the first skull you get to headshot her at least once. She swaps between two spots. You can take your time with the first shot. Otherwise just anticipate. She is located near the edge of the jungle.

Have fun taking the skull squad down :)

When skull squad is eliminated you can continue with the original mission which might be a challenge: without skulls the enemies wont turn as wandering puppets. They will stay as normal enemy soldiers. You can use checkpoints without affecting on S-rank.

Here is the night version where the second skull takes her first sniping point at the top of the cliff:
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