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res06qct - 03 Mar 2004 17:28 GMT

Hello all!
I was wondering if anyone had a good method for taking out a banchee when
equipped with just the basics, assault rifle and pistol?
TIA

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Inglo - 03 Mar 2004 18:48 GMT

On 3/3/2004 9:28 AM res06qct brightened our day with:

>Hello all!
>I was wondering if anyone had a good method for taking out a banchee when
>equipped with just the basics, assault rifle and pistol?
>TIA
>
>

Find some plasma grenades.

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Somebody - 03 Mar 2004 21:32 GMT

> Hello all!
> I was wondering if anyone had a good method for taking out a banchee when
> equipped with just the basics, assault rifle and pistol?
> TIA

Run towards him and strafe away from him. When the shots start getting
accurate, begin to jump continuously as you do this. Don't shoot yet (you
want full clips for when it matters). Don't panic.

When he's close enough for good pistol accuracy, start with that. If you
keep strafing he won't run in to you as he closes in. Take a few measured
shots, they won't do much anyway. Don't panic.

If he tries to squash you but misses, then stops on the ground and pivots,
keep strafing around him, and fire the AR into your "circle", jumping all
the time. Stay close and he won't be able to get a bead on you. Style
points if you can get a grenade into the circle without walking over it
yourself. Don't panic.

If he stays high, run under him. If he misses you and files past, turn
around. If he disappears, stop, watch the enemy tracker, and turn towards
that direction. Don't panic.

If you see his backside at any time, this is your opportunity to do some
real damage. A lot of times when somebody comes in from very high hoping
to squish you, if you run towards him, he ends up landing right behind you.
Listen for the impact and turn around tah-dah! A present for you. If you'd
saved a nice full clip on the AR and he's very, very close, you can take him
out now. Empty it into his butt. If he's farther, the pistol may still do
it. But a close range exposed backside is your best chance to knock him out
of it.

When he turns and runs for the hills, his sheilds are gone. Zoom in with
the pistol and take measured shots at him. You may knock him out from great
distance in this case.

So... keep jumping, keep strafing, and watch your ammo loads. If he's out
of good clean shot range, keep moving but take a second to reload your
clips, don't take more potshots until he comes around again and gets in good
range. And did I mention... don't panic?

Eventually you may get to think of an incoming Banshee as the "Banshee
delivery service"

-Russ.

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res06qct - 05 Mar 2004 00:36 GMT

Thanks Russ, I'll try that. Most of the time it seems as if I'm just
throwing lead up into the air for effect.

> > Hello all!
> > I was wondering if anyone had a good method for taking out a banchee when
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> -Russ.

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hammett19 - 19 Mar 2004 11:45 GMT

Okay that is too long of an explanation, too confusing, and too much
to remember when you need to act quickly. Also, plasma grenades are
not in inventory most of the time. The way to take down a banshee is
simple, as long as you have a pistol and either an assault rifle or a
shotgun. If you have a shotgun it may work better than the assault
rifle. To take the banshee down, as it is coming toward you, unload
the assault rifle at it as effeciently as possible (meaning try to
make every bullet count- don't fire too far away). The trick is to
dodge the plasma shot when he shoots it, and try to go under the
banshee so that he flys over you. As soon as he flys over, or as he is
flying over, turn around, take out your pistol, and finish him off
with the clip. Zoom in as he flys off and try to make the most
accurate shots possible.
If done without flaw, you should kill him only about 3-4 seconds
after he flys over. I have done this probably over 50 times, and I
only fail when my assault rifle and pistol clips are not full. Good
luck.

-hammett19

Oh yeah, another good strategy- when you have a rocket launcher and
want to take out an overhead banshee, here is a nice trick- shoot the
banshee with a small firearm, and when he thinks you are a sitting
duck and comes at you, take him down with your launcher.

>Thanks Russ, I'll try that. Most of the time it seems as if I'm just
>throwing lead up into the air for effect.
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zim - 22 Mar 2004 19:21 GMT

My preferred method is to use a plasma rifle and a shotgun. When a banshee
is closing in, keep circling towards and around it. Fire the plasma rifle at
it until it overheats. At this point the smacktard usually tries to run you
over, but if you're nimble you can dodge out of the way while he scrapes on
the ground. Switch to shotgun and blow the b*stard away with 3-5 shots.

pk

> Okay that is too long of an explanation, too confusing, and too much
> to remember when you need to act quickly. Also, plasma grenades are
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