The Strahov Fortress - Second Warehouse with Gun Turrets

After taking out the first 3 guards and stealing the STRAHOV LOW SECURITY PASS, as shown in the previous section, Lara goes through the green door in the far right corner of the FIRST WAREHOUSE.

In the next small anteroom, swipe your pass in the card reader and quick-save before going through the reinforced metal door. There are more enemies ahead.

SHORTCUT: If you don't have the patience for stealth, you can take a shortcut here to finish up the "Silent as a Mouse" achievement/trophy without confronting the next 3 soldiers. You'll either need to sacrifice a few pickups or save the game, use the shortcut, then reload and play through this area without worrying about stealth. Details are on a separate page.

Two soldiers (counted below) patrol the catwalks in the next large room. Ignore them for now. Also avoid the lower level, unless you're using the aforementioned shortcut. If Lara climbs down, mounted machine guns will kill her.

Turn around and grab onto the ladder beside the door you just came through.

Climb up just far enough to see a third soldier (4) in the CONTROL ROOM above but not so far that he spots Lara. Wait for him to turn around and move to the right.

Then climb up, activate Stealth, move in close, and subdue him.

He drops the MAG VEGA (5). Use the controls he was guarding.

This unlocks the CRANE CONTROL ROOM door on the other side of the room. It also alerts one of the soldiers (5), who comes to investigate.

Taking him out stealthily can be a challenge, thanks to the fixed camera and the inability to use Photo Mode here. So as soon as the short cutscene ends, quick-save again. Stand to the left of the doorway, out of the soldier's line of sight. Wait about 30 seconds.

Then move onto the ladder and drop to the catwalk. This gives the soldier time to approach, turn around, and head back along the catwalk. (If he notices Lara, reload, wait a few seconds longer, and try again.)

Roll, run forward a little bit, then activate Stealth before you get too close to the soldier.

Sneak up behind him and knock him out. Pick up the Mag Vega ammo (6) he drops.

The machine guns below are still active, and the third soldier (6) still patrols the catwalk, but as long as you don't move directly in front of him, he won't spot Lara. We'll deal with him shortly. For now, climb the long ladder on the far wall to reach the UPPER LEVEL.

At the top of the ladder, head to the left.

Follow the walkway around to the CRANE CONTROL ROOM, avoiding the gaps between walkways. Go down the stairs...

...and open the crane room door.

Cutscene: Lara uses the electromagnet to destroy the gun turrets.

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