GTA Chinatown Wars: Operation Northwood Walkthrough

GTA Chinatown Wars walkthrough · The informant hunt

Follow Heston’s dealer in Operation Northwood. Fit the mission car bomb, maintain the chase and park at the hideout before IAD arrives.

Guide number
35 of 58 in this route
Contact
Wade Heston
Starting location
North Holland, Algonquin
Mission type
Main story mission

Story progress: The Fandom Menace. Check incoming PDA messages after completing the required branches.

Huang following the dealer’s car at night
Operation Northwood — GTA Chinatown Wars

Mission walkthrough

  1. Prepare the mission car

    Obtain a fast car and take it to the indicated garage for the bomb installation. Heston covers this mission fitting. Drive fully inside and wait for the operation to complete before travelling to the bar.

  2. Watch the dealer leave

    Stake out the bar until the marked vehicle departs. Follow immediately and keep it within range. The target fires during the chase, so leave room to dodge without losing the route.

  3. Keep the lead vehicle in sight

    Match its turns and avoid collisions that trap your car. Do not destroy the vehicle before it reveals the hideout. The pursuit is a means of finding the location, not a simple elimination objective.

  4. Park and move clear

    Place the prepared car at the marked hideout before IAD arrives. Get out and move beyond the blast area when instructed. Finish the scripted operation rather than remaining beside the vehicle to watch.

Key point

Keep the fitted car for the whole operation. Switching to another vehicle during the tail abandons the equipment needed at the hideout.