Mountain Base - Spotlight Room Ambush - Part 2

Now you want to get behind the cover of the cage near the campfire as soon as possible, so the men will have a harder time shooting at you from below. You can take a moment to pick up the arrows leaning in the corner and reload your rifle if necessary. Stay alert, though, since the guys downstairs will not wait long before coming up after you.

Fortunately, they usually come one or two at a time, so you can shoot at them as they climb up in the same spot where you did and make their way along the walkway from right to left. You may want to switch to the bow for now to conserve ammo.

Aim through the holes in the cage and try for headshots if possible.

Then if one or two do manage to make it all the way around the corner, you can switch to the pistol or SMG to take care of them.

I'm not sure if the number or type of enemies varies, but in my experience over several playthroughs, there were always 10 enemies in all: the 2 men with axes and machetes who charge at the beginning, the 2 archers on the walkway, 4 more archers with flaming arrows who may or may not climb up from below, another guy with an axe and machete, and a guy with explosives.

They won't always climb up in the same order, and sometimes a few stay down below, allowing you to pick them off when they move out from behind cover.

You just need to watch out for those flaming arrows and Molotov cocktails. If a flaming bottle lands near you, quickly dodge out of the way. Then, if possible, move back into the cage into an area that's not currently burning.

Be especially wary of the demolitions guy (the one with the reddish glow). If he attempts to climb up onto the walkway, take him out quickly. You do not want him to reach the left corner, since he will then be able to pelt Lara with fire and she'll have no place to hide.

If you shoot at him and miss, he may drop down and move to hide behind the junk to the right of the entrance.

Use the bow, to take him out with a headshot. If you can hit him just as he's about to throw a petrol bomb, he'll fumble it and set himself on fire, earning you a 10 XP bonus.