I still play this mission, even now. Earlier today I started it again, for the umpteenth time.
This time I thought I might try to Rambo the whole thing, bypass Vigny, go direct to La Trinité, pick up some decent gear, and then trot over to the airport to whack Andropov without bothering to meet up with my cousin and the insurgents. Looks like my sneaky attempt to avoid the mission's scripting was predicted... heh heh heh.