Gang Attacks

Gang Attacks are a type of side mission in Grand Theft Auto Online. They are found and played within Free Mode. Gang Attacks are unlocked at rank 18 via an introductory phone call from Martin Madrazo, in which he requests that the player wipe out his enemies in their hideouts, and encourages the player to keep whatever loot is found.

In total, there are over 50 Gang Attacks located throughout San Andreas. There are many types of enemies fought in Gang Attacks; these range from the Ballas gangsters to the Merryweather Security mercenaries. Defeating the same gang in 5 Gang Attacks during one session may result in the gang's leader sending the player a threatening text message, and placing a bounty on them.

Description

On the radar, there will be a large red circle encompassing a certain location at certain times of the day. Each Gang Attack zone is only active between one of the following times:

• 04:00 and 12:00
• 12:00 and 20:00
• 20:00 and 04:00

If the player walks into the middle of the red circle, enemies will come towards the player and if the player pulls out a firearm and starts shooting, the Gang Attack will be triggered. This can be noticed easily as the icons on the radar will disappear, indicating a Gang Attack will occur.  Some attack zones have a more sensitive trigger event and simply walking into the edge of the zone will be sufficient to start the attack. Sandy Shores Airfield and McKenzie Field Hangar events are prime examples of this.

The player must defeat several enemies, usually 15, in order to complete the Gang Attack. There can be as few as 10 and as many as 30 enemies. A counter will appear in the lower right corner of the HUD to show how many enemies there are.

Weapon crate in Gang Attack.

Merryweather weapon crate variant.

During a Gang Attack, there will be several supply crates located around the area. These crates contain weapons and ammo, snacks that restore health, and usually $500 per crate. The number of crates will usually be relative to the number of enemies in the attack. This is useful for players if they need supplies quickly during the battle. Some crates contain weapons that unlock at high level, particularly the Combat MG and Carbine Rifle and the player will be able to collect and keep these for the duration of the current Free Mode session only. Shooting at a crate can also trigger the attack if no enemies are immediately visible at the start.

Enemy strength and weapon loadout will depend on the rank of the player that initiated the Gang Attack, so a player over rank 120 will result in enemies spawning with heavy weapons including the Minigun.

Players involved in a Gang Attack will still appear on other players' Free Mode radar, however their icons will turn completely white (regardless of their current Mental State status) and they will not be able to be killed by other players until the Gang Attack event is concluded.  

The player is free to leave the Gang Attack zone during the event and will receive an on-screen warning that they are leaving the area. There is no penalty for leaving, however the RP will be forfeited.

Upon completion of the Gang Attack, the player will gain 500 RP. If there are other players in the Gang Attack, the RP will be increased. The RP can be increased if the player obtains more headshots or point blank kills during the battle. When a Gang Attack is over, money and weapons from the crates will be left behind for a short period to allow collection, collecting all of which should equal between $1,000 and $2,500 plus whatever petty cash the enemies have dropped.

Gang Attack events can be replayed as often as wanted, however upon completion of each attack zone, the area will be marked with a green tick icon so the player can keep track of which ones they have already completed. Freshly completed zones will not re-activate with a red circle until the next start time is due (minimum 18 hours in game time).

Enemies

• The Lost MC
• Merryweather
• The Professionals
• Rednecks
• Carson Avenue Families
• Los Santos Vagos
• Ballas
• Armenian Mafia
• Los Santos Triads
• Altruist Cult
• Marabunta Grande
• Madrazo Cartel

Locations

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Notes: Location names/order

List of Gang Attacks in GTA Online as at 1.28 DLC

#	Location/Description	Map	View	Time Active	NPC enemies*
1	Del Perro Pier (underneath)			20:00 - 04:00	The Lost MC
2	Vespucci Canals			12:00 - 20:00	Marabunta Grande
3	Vespucci Beach alleyway	Removed		20:00 - 04:00	Marabunta Grande
4	Rogers Scrapyard, La Puerta			12:00 - 20:00	Merryweather
5	Chamberlain Hills, South Los Santos			04:00 - 12:00	Carson Avenue Families
6	Tractor parts warehouse, La Mesa	Removed		20:00 - 04:00	Merryweather
7	Los Santos International Airport warehouse			20:00 - 04:00	Merryweather
8	Pacific Allied Shipyard, Elysian Island			12:00 - 20:00	Merryweather
9	Walker Logistics warehouses, Port of Los Santos, Elysian Island			04:00 - 12:00	Merryweather
10	Los Santos Naval Port, Elysian Island			20:00 - 04:00	Merryweather
11	Terminal railyards			04:00 - 12:00	Merryweather
12	The Daisy Lee, Terminal			12:00 - 20:00	Merryweather
13	Central Milling Company, Cypress Flats			12:00 - 20:00	The Professionals
14	Car scrapyard, El Burro Heights			20:00 - 04:00	Los Santos Vagos
15	Refinery, Murrieta Oil Field	Removed		04:00 - 12:00	Los Santos Vagos
16	Grand Banks Steel Foundry, Cypress Flats			04:00 - 12:00	Los Santos Vagos
17	Storage for Lease warehouse, La Mesa			12:00 - 20:00	Merryweather
18	Homeless camp, under Olympic Freeway, Strawberry	Removed		20:00 - 04:00	Ballas
19	Mile High Club construction site, Pillbox Hill			12:00 - 20:00	The Professionals
20	La Puerta Apartments construction site, Little Seoul			04:00 - 12:00	The Professionals
21	Mirror Park Rail Yard, Textile City and East Vinewood	Removed		20:00 - 04:00	The Lost MC
22	East Vinewood railyard warehouse	Removed		12:00 - 20:00	The Professionals
23	Pillbox Hill subway construction (underground)			20:00 - 04:00	The Professionals
24	STD Contractors building site, Alta			04:00 - 12:00	The Professionals
25	1001 North Rockford Drive, Richman			12:00 - 20:00	The Professionals
26	Mansion construction, Dunstable Lane, Rockford Hills			12:00 - 20:00	The Professionals
27	"Cherry Pie" farm, Great Chaparral			04:00 - 12:00	The Lost MC
28	Harmony 24/7	Removed		20:00 - 04:00	The Lost MC
29	Foreclosed farm on Baytree Canyon Road, Grand Senora Desert			12:00 - 20:00	The Lost MC
30	Stoner Cement Works, Senora Road, Grand Senora Desert			04:00 - 12:00	Los Santos Triads Armenian Mob The Professionals
31	Palmer-Taylor Power Station			20:00 - 04:00	The Professionals
32	Trailer park, RON Alternates Wind Farm			12:00 - 20:00	The Lost MC
33	Davis Quartz quarry			20:00 - 04:00	The Professionals
34	Thomson Scrapyard, Grand Senora Desert			04:00 - 12:00	The Lost MC
35	Farm opposite Yellow Jack Inn, Grand Senora Desert			20:00 - 04:00	The Lost MC
36	Trailer park, Smoke Tree Road, Sandy Shores			12:00 - 20:00	Rednecks
37	Sandy Shores Airfield			12:00 - 20:00	The Professionals
38	Derelict Motel, Sandy Shores	Removed		20:00 - 04:00	The Lost MC
39	The Boat House, Sandy Shores			12:00 - 20:00	The Lost MC
40	Stab City, Alamo Sea			12:00 - 20:00	The Lost MC
41	Foreclosed North Alamo pier, Calafia Road, Alamo Sea	Removed		04:00 - 12:00	The Lost MC
42	Millars Boat Shop, Galilee, Alamo Sea			20:00 - 04:00	The Lost MC
43	Grapeseed R L Hunter & Sons	Removed		04:00 - 12:00	The Lost MC
44	McKenzie Field Hangar, Grapeseed			12:00 - 20:00	The Lost MC
45	Cape Catfish, San Chianski Mountain Range			20:00 - 04:00	The Professionals
46	Braddock Farm, Braddock Pass	Removed		04:00 - 12:00	The Lost MC
47	Dignity Village, Procopio Beach			20:00 - 04:00	Los Santos Triads Armenian Mob The Professionals
48	Mount Chiliad - dirt road tunnel			20:00 - 04:00	The Lost MC
49	Altruist Camp, Chiliad Mountain State Wilderness	Removed		12:00 - 20:00	Altruist Cult
50	Fort Zancudo construction site			04:00 - 12:00	The Professionals
51	Railyards, Cypress Flats			04:00 - 12:00	Los Santos Vagos
52	Palomino Highlands, beach south-east of NOOSE Headquarters			12:00 - 20:00	The Professionals
53	Lago Zancudo beach	Removed		20:00 - 04:00	Merryweather
54	Rancho Projects, Rancho			20:00 - 04:00	Los Santos Triads Armenian Mob The Professionals
55	Island - southeast of NOOSE HQ, Pacific Ocean	Removed		12:00 - 20:00	Rednecks
56	El Gordo Lighthouse			12:00 - 20:00	Los Santos Vagos
57	Chumash beachfront			04:00 - 12:00	Los Santos Vagos
58	Broker Park, East Vinewood			12:00 - 20:00	The Lost MC
59	Utopia Gardens construction site, Mirror Park			20:00 - 04:00	The Professionals
60	La Fuente Blanca, Vinewood Hills	Removed		Removed?	Madrazo Cartel ?
	Story Mode business attacks
i	Hookies			n/a	The Lost MC
ii	Pitchers			n/a	Ballas
iii	Tequi-la-la			n/a	Vagos
iv	The Hen House			n/a	Kkangpae

*Some attacks may have randomly generated NPC enemies. *The number of enemies and crates are randomly generated.

Gallery

Start.

Risking leaving the zone.

Loot in a crate.

A previously completed attack ticked on the player's Radar.

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Icon can be found in the games files. Icon is used in King of the Castle.

Soundtracks

Main article: Gang Attacks/Soundtracks

Trivia

• Several things can happen when defeating certain gangs 5 times in one session.
  • If you defeat The Lost MC in five Gang Attacks in one session, they will place a bounty on your head. A man called Al Carter will send a threatening message prior to placing the hit: "We're gonna take you down asshole!"
  • If you defeat The Professionals in five Gang Attacks within one session, they will put a bounty on your head. A man, presumably their leader, who goes by, "The Boss," will send a threatening message prior to placing the hit: "You won't even see them coming."
  • If you defeat the Los Santos Vagos within five Gang Attacks in one session, it will result in a price on your head. A man, named Edgar Carlos, presumably a shot-caller in the gang, will send a threatening text message prior to placing the hit: "What the fuck do you think you're playing at, Puto! You'll pay for this."
  • Defeating the Marabunta Grande in five Gang Attacks within one session will result in a bounty being placed on your head. A threatening text message from an unknown person will appear: "You're in trouble now. Bitch!"
  • If the protagonist defeats The Families in five gang attacks, within one session, a presumable shot-caller or OG who goes by "The Boss" (not to be confused with the Professionals gang leader) will place a bounty on your head and send a threatening text message: "Damn bitch. We gonna get somebody to bust a cap in yo ass."
• The Varrios Los Aztecas and Kkangpae are the only gangs that don't take part in Gang Attacks.
• The Vagos gang attack in the alleyway between Vespucci Beach and La Puerta may be a reference to the mission Repossession, which the shooting takes place in that exact area.
• After completing all Gang Attacks, Martin will no longer angrily call the GTA Online Protagonist.

See Also

• Gang Warfare in GTA San Andreas
• Empire Building in GTA Vice City Stories
• Gang Warfare in The Lost and Damned
• Drug Wars in The Ballad of Gay Tony