After releasing them they fight their way into the cave to reach Kravchenko. Mason finds captured American soldiers and Reznov in holding cells. Mason and Woods then reach the compound, located inside a large cave and fight their way in. Mason acts as pilot and gunner of the Hind as they proceed up the river valley, wreaking havoc on the Ho Chi Minh Trail below, destroying SAMs, an Mi-8 HIP, sampans, NVA PT boats, armored AAAs, ZSUs and emplacements, guard towers that fire RPGs, radar tower, bridges, oil pipelines, and two Soviet Hinds before landing somewhere not far from Kravchenko's compound. Mason and Woods find a Spetsnaz platoon guarding a Russian Mi-24A Hind in a jungle clearing. The 2nd part of the mission begins just outside the cave. As the Russian falls Woods says "For Bowman!" to which Mason replies "For Bowman." They shoot him down, and climb up the hatch outside. Mason and Woods pursue him through the cave, fighting off Viet Cong, until they find him trying to escape through a hatch. He grabs the bookie's loaded pistol and, while using the bookie as a human shield, takes out the rest of the VC, but not before the Russian escapes.
Mason informs Woods of the position of the enemies behind him ("6 and 8'o'clock") and then grabs and shoots the bookie point blank with the Python. Thus, he informs Mason they need to execute the plan now. Woods, putting the gun down, sees the gun's barrel and the bullet in the next chamber. The gun dry-fires, and the bookie passes it to Mason. The bookie spins the gun which lands on Woods, who reluctantly pulls the trigger. Woods asks Mason what the plan is, while the VC Bookie is getting impatient. Bowman's body is dragged away, and the player sees Woods struggling as VC force him into Bowman's seat. The Soviet tells Bowman that he must play or die, to which he refuses and insults the Soviet, who beats Bowman to death via blows to the head using a steel pipe, followed by him saying "next". Mason sits down with Bowman sitting opposite. The Vietcong then takes them to a room in a cave with VC and a Soviet Interrogator, with a table in the center, to play Russian Roulette. The mission begins with Mason and Woods in wooden cages, half underwater. Last known location Laos - Vietnam border