How to complete the Abandoned Vehicle mission in DMZ

Another DMZ season means there’s another set of faction missions for you to complete to earn some sweet loot and XP. This time, it’s the Shadow Company requesting assistance as they need to secure a very important, very beefy new vehicle—the MRAP.

How to complete the Abandoned Vehicle faction mission in DMZ

The Abandoned Vehicle mission is a tier-one Shadow Company mission with two requirements:

• Acquire the key to the MRAP by finding it or purchasing it at a Buy Station.
• Unlock and secure the MRAP.

We recommend completing the Abandoned Vehicle mission on Al Mazrah thanks to the MRAP’s multiple spawn locations. Completing the mission itself isn’t hard: All you have to do is find the key to the MRAP, find the vehicle itself on the map, then enter it with the key and start it and you’re done. But this is easier said than done as the key takes quite some effort to acquire.

How to acquire the MRAP key in DMZ

While it may be possible to find the MRAP Key anywhere in the world, it’s extremely rare to come across. If you really want to try and find it, check in areas with high danger levels, Active Combat Zones, or enter locked points of interest. But still, these were very hard to find.

The MRAP Key is available from most Al Mazrah Buy Stations for a cool $200,000 in cash. That’s right, you’re going to need a lot of cash to purchase the MRAP Key. Ideally, drop in with a team, bring in a chunk of cash from your Wallet, and pool the money together. If you’re completing this solo and can’t carry enough cash, look into upgrading your Wallet first.

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If you find yourself short, completing a couple of nearby contracts might get you the cash you need to purchase the key. I personally find Radioactive Material and Signal Intelligence contracts to be worth my time if I ever need some extra money to spend.

Once you’ve found it—or most likely bought it—your next task is to find the MRAP itself.

How to find and secure the MRAP

You can find the MRAP by opening your tactical map and searching for its unique icon. There are only a few MRAPs that spawn in on Al Mazrah at any one time, so rush straight to the vehicle once you’ve got the key.

It is possible to enter the MRAP and use its mounted turret and grenade launcher, as well as activate its missile deterring smoke grenade, without the key. But to complete the mission, you or a squadmate must enter the driver’s seat and start the engine.

How to bring down an MRAP under enemy control

So you’ve found yourself caught between a rock and an MRAP? The vehicle is an absolute beast to bring down and a squad of six that manages to secure one for themselves will prove very difficult to challenge head-on. But with a bit of heads-up, it is possible to bring down an enemy MRAP.

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• Use a faster vehicle. No, we don’t mean the dirt bike or the ATV. A major drawback of the MRAP is its top speed. As an armored truck, it can only go so fast, so most medium-sized vehicles can evade its fire.
• Bring along some rocket launchers. The PILA and RPG-7 are fine, but the JOKR is the true MRAP killer. A single aerial launched rocket can destroy an MRAP, so long as it doesn’t deploy its smoke and sit in it. If the truck’s on the move, the smoke won’t save it, so ensure you or a friend brings a JOKR in the stash just in case.
• Stick behind it at a safe distance. If you’ve brought down the Bullfrog on Vondel, you’ll be familiar with this strategy. Stay at a distance and whittle away at its armor from the backseat of your vehicle of choice. Ideally, keep tabs on whoever gets into their rear turret as they can be easily targeted and downed. Just stay out of range of the grenade launcher as that’s what will kill you.

Now that you know how to complete the Abandoned Vehicle mission in DMZ, it’s time to get out there and recover that MRAP!