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Borderline Mission Walkthrough
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Borderline is a campaign story mission in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (MW2). Read on for a complete walkthrough of Borderline including tips for beating the mission on Realism Difficulty, a list of achievements, as well as a list of weapons you can find & use.
| ◄ Previous Mission | Next Mission ▶ |
|---|---|
| Tradecraft | Cartel Protection |
List of Contents
Borderline Overview
Mission Information
| Borderline | |
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| Description | Laswell tasks Alejandro to stop Hassan from crossing the border. |
| Place | US / Mexico Border |
| Date & Time | 29 October 2022, 2200 |
| Character | Rodolfo Parra |
| Completion Reward |  Chainlink Calling Card |
Starting Weapon Loadout
 X12
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Players will begin the mission with an X12 pistol equipped with the suppressor and red dot sight attachments.
Borderline Walkthrough
Borderline Realism Difficulty Video Playthrough
Complete Mission Walkthrough
| 1 |  Take out the 3 Cartel members near the border wall. |
|---|---|
| 2 |  Upon arriving at the first house, Aim your weapon at civilians to de-escalate the situation. |
| 3 |  Follow Alejandro to the house at the corner. |
| 4 |  Enter and clear the house. Watch the end of the hallway as a civilian emerges wielding a pipe against you. Aim your weapon at him to get him to back off. |
| 5 |  Head into the alley. 2 white pickups with Cartel guards will ambush you. Follow Alejandro and help him kill the 4 Cartel guards riding the pickups to proceed. |
| 6 |  In the next house, you'll find 3 civilians which you can interrogate. Hit the ADS button with your pistol and aim at them to prevent them from drawing their firearms. |
| 7 |  Follow Alejandro and confront the police. Conceal your weapon before approaching the deputies with your hands up. A cutscene will play after this. |
| 8 |  Kill the 2 Cartel guards near you and Alejandro before taking cover behind the flaming police cars. Make sure to pick up the Kastov 762 as you take cover. |
| 9 |  Kill the Cartel guards stationed at the house. There will be a total of 9 guards pushing you. |
| 10 |  Once the guards are dead, approach the house and breach the front door. Do not kill the lady behind the front door as she is surrendering. Killing her will fail the mission. |
| 11 |  There are a total of 2 guards in the 1st floor. Kill them before heading to the 2nd floor. |
| 12 |  There are 2 guards on the 2nd floor as well. One will be waiting for you at the top of the stairs, and the other will be inside the bathroom (first door to your right). |
| 13 |  Head inside the door next to the bathroom. Confront Hassan to end the mission. |
▶ Next Mission: Cartel Protection
How to Beat Borderline in Realism Difficulty
| Realism Difficulty Tips |
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Shoot the Truck's Headlights
After leaving the first house, you'll need to head down a path where you will encounter cartel members on 2 pickup trucks. The 1st pickup truck will just pass by you but the 2nd one will have members shooting at you.
The truck's headlights can diminish your line of sight and, while you can pre-aim and shoot above the truck, there's a chance you won't kill them. Shooting the lights out can significantly help your chances as you can get a better look at the cartel members.
Alternate Aiming Between the Two Men
In the second house you'll find 3 civilians, Alejandro will talk to the woman and follow her into one room leaving you with the other 2. During this time, make sure to ADS your pistol and aim at them to keep them at bay. Make sure to pay attention and alternate between them as they will slowly try to reach for a firearm.
During this time, Rodolfo interrogates them and they eventually give up Hassan's location. Alejandro will come out of the room to remove the shotgun on the wall and take the man's pistol and you can stop pointing your gun at them.
Fight Behind the Police Cars
After you get mistaken by the police as cartel members, an RPG will be fired from the house across the street. At this point, there will be cartel members heading your way. You will be able to reach for a pistol and kill one of the cartel members but there will be more to come.
Pickup the Kastov 762 in front of you and use the police cars as cover as you fight them. Wait behind the car and shoot them as they come.
Use a Flashbang to Get Up the Stairs
In the last house, there will be a Flashbang on the table. Pick this up and use it on the stairs as there will be a cartel member on the 2nd floor. This reduces any unnecessary peeking and allows you to shoot him as he gets disoriented.
Borderline Achievements
| There are no obtainable Achievements in Strike. |
Weapons Found in Borderline
All Weapons in the Level
| All Weapons | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Bryson 800
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 Kastov 762
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 M16
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 MX9
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 P890
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X12
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X12
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (MW2) Related Guides
All Campaign Missions
| List of Campaign Missions | |
|---|---|
| 1 | Strike |
| 2 | Kill or Capture |
| 3 | Wetwork |
| 4 | Tradecraft |
| 5 | Borderline |
| 6 | Cartel Protection |
| 7 | Close Air |
| 8 | Hardpoint |
| 9 | Recon by Fire |
| 10 | Violence and Timing |
| 11 | El Sin Nombre |
| 12 | Dark Water |
| 13 | Alone |
| 14 | Prison Break |
| 15 | Hindsight |
| 16 | Ghost Team |
| 17 | Countdown |
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Borderline Mission Walkthrough
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