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Black Swan

“Black Swan” is a Mechanic task in Escape from Tarkov. Requires level 12. Reward: 10,000 XP. Objectives: Locate and mark the first heat exchanger with an MS2000 Marker on Factory; Locate and mark the second heat exchanger with an MS2000 Marker on Factory. Required for the Kappa container.…

Mechanic — briefing

I don't understand why nobody notices the obvious patterns in the platinum price change. We're facing a total crisis but I'm the one they're calling pessimistic! Well, let's see how they buy up platinum at the overprice. By the way, we have old heat exchangers under the plant, they have those old corrugated tubes from Soviet times with platinum inserts in them. At times like this, you always want to be prepared for a possible crisis. Can you help me stock up? Just mark the heat exchangers with strobes.

Objectives

• Locate and mark the first heat exchanger with an MS2000 Marker on Factory
• Locate and mark the second heat exchanger with an MS2000 Marker on Factory
• Locate and mark the third heat exchanger with an MS2000 Marker on Factory

Tactical notes

• The MS2000 marker is consumed: 3 marks need 3 markers.
• The whole task stays on one map: Factory.
• Unlocks only at trader loyalty: Mechanic to LL2.
• This task is part of the Kappa container chain — do not skip it.

On completion

Mechanic: You sure you didn't miss any? Alright, good. Still, it's a shame that complacency prevents some investors from seeing real change. Everyone will then say that the platinum crisis took everyone by surprise and could not have been predicted... Yeah, right.

Data

• Where it happens: Factory
• Trader: Mechanic
• Mechanic loyalty level 2 required
• PMC level (for reference): 12
• EXP: +10,000
• Objectives: 3
• Kappa: Yes

More from this trader

Mechanic

• Gunsmith - HK MP5 (lvl 12)
• Ill-Wisher (lvl 12)
• Rat Hunting (lvl 12)
• Scout (lvl 12)
• Insider (lvl 12)
• Playing the Market (lvl 12)

Rewards

• +10,000 EXP
• Mechanic Rep +0.02
• 35,000 Roubles
• 36,750 Roubles with Intelligence Center Level 1
• 40,250 Roubles with Intelligence Center Level 2
• 2× Pressure gauge
• 2× Radiator helix

On the map

• Factory — 3 points