Harpoon - Far Cry 6 Guide - IGN (2024)

This page of the IGN Far Cry 6 guide contains a complete walkthrough of the El Este mission; Harpoon.

Harpoon

This operation can be picked up from Yelena Morales in the La Moral hideout in Concepcion, El Este.

Talk To El Tigre To Launch The Attack

The operation will begin far to the southwest of Concepcion, on the southern part of Vacia Coast, which is in the far southeastern corner of Sierra Perdida.

You can take a vehicle, but selecting Air Drop from Hideout Bolero and flying with your wingsuit is also a very fast way to get there.

Once you arrive, speak with El Tigre to begin (and grab the FND Crate nearby, if you haven’t already)

A cinematic will trigger, after which point you’ll be on the fortified island. The key is to stick with Karlito, the tank.

As you approach the fort, there will be groups of enemies to the left and right of the main gate. Take them out with Soft-Target rounds and Armor Piercing rounds, respectively, and walk behind Karlito as it drives forward.

Once Karlito approaches the main gate, it will blow it up, so follow it through, repairing Karlito if it gets damaged as you take out targets to reach the second gate.

Once you pass through the second gate, the Anti-Aircraft Site will be destroyed and Karlito will approach the third gate.

As the third gate is blown up, a cinematic will trigger, after which Dani will be trapped inside the complex.

Find Admiral Benitez

A series of doors, from left to right, will open and close in sequence. Unfortunately, we weren’t able to summon an Amigo during this section, so we opted to use the Medico Supremo to make sure we stayed healed, even while we were the sole target for enemy fire.

You’ll want to use close-range weapons in this section, due to the small rooms and cramped corridors, so SMGs, auto-pistols, and Unique Weapons like Blood Drunk are excellent choices, particularly with soft-target or fire rounds (as this area will have several poison-sprayer enemies).

Wait for the doors to open, then kill the enemies and rush through. On the other side, you’ll find some resources and a door into the prison area.

Through the door, you’ll find a group of soldiers, so take them out and the room will start to fill with poison.

Drop down to ground level and use the valve to cut off the poison at Station 4, then move to the pile of boxes in the middle of the room and climb on top of them.

Use the boxes to reach the pipe lining the wall of the second level and turn the valve on Station 3.

Once that’s done, turn right and climb the ladder to reach Station 2. Once that’s done, turn right again and either walk along the extremely thin wooden plank (it won’t look like there is enough room for you to walk there, but there is) or duck under the pipes on the left and follow the path along the wall to reach Station 1.

Turn the crank to cut off the poison completely and the special Poison Officer will come out of the locked office.

From your perch at Station 1, use Blood Drunk, or another fire weapon, to take them out quickly, then loot their body to get the Northern Area Key.

Once you have it, return to the lowest level and use the key to open the door. Head through the hallway to find Benitez in the security office.

Equip armor-piercing weapons and circle around the room to find the door to the control room.

Head inside and Benitez will escape. Lay some Proximity Explosives by both of the control room doors and then hit the switch on the main console to let the guerrilla captives loose.

Head back out to the room where the guerrilla captives were being held and take out the two flame troopers with armor-piercing rounds, then return to the control room and finish off the Officer, who should be significantly weakened by the explosives you planted.

Loot his Southern Wing Keycard and continue through the control room door. Head up the stairs and you’ll reunite with Jonron and Yelena.

Clear the enemies from the room, loot the ammo and resources, then continue through the doorway to reach the courtyard outside.

Assassinate Admiral Benitez

Once you reach the outdoor area, enemies will approach from the stairs on the left, so take them out, then plant explosives by the gate on the right, which will take out a group which will appear soon.

Next, head up the staircase on the left and throw grenades across the roof to hit the soldiers hiding behind cover, then take out the rest with your Soft-Target weapon or La Varita and Triador Supremo.

Use Armor-Piercing rounds on the final trooper guarding the gate and the fight will come to an end.

NOTE: Before proceeding, head to the far side of the roof to find a Croc Crate containing the El Florecer pistol.

Defend Yelena As She Hacks The Cannons / Defend The Cannon

Yelena and Jonron will attempt to open the door, but it won’t work. For this next section, head up the stairs next to the Croc Crate and hop into the turret.

You’ll need to keep Yelena safe through this next section and avoid taking damage yourself, but the strategy for this is very straightforward.

Soldiers will approach alone and the bottleneck at the top of the stairs will funnel them together. Keep your sights trained on the area in front of Benitez’ office and wait until enemies are grouped up, then fire to take groups out at a time.

This will help you a great deal, because the reload time on the cannon is considerable. Be sure to keep an eye on the balcony to your left, because RPG troops will pop out there occasionally, and they’ll need to be killed quickly to avoid losing the cannon.

Once the hacking is done, Yelena will call out to you, so take aim at the door and fire to destroy the gate, then hop out and run for the door.

Once you breach the door, you’ll only have a moment to shoot Benitez, so make it count and bring an end to the Admiral (and the operation).