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Message Edited by anubis1134 on 05-10-2005 01:23 PM

Since this one is probably chasing you, take out the engine so it can't move any more. There is a rather large blind spot underneath, sit there and shoot it until it blows up. For gunboats that are going in a straight line, you can do this without being hit if you're careful.

- Alirc

I just saw your edit. Use your level 8 reward shield. You might have to reduce your firepower a bit to do so. That'll let you take an extra hit or two while you try to knock out the engine.

- Alirc

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anubis1134 wrote:

I thought there was a gun underneath on the gunboats?

If this is the case I guess coming in from the front belly would be the best so the one on the back doesn't blast me in a few shots?

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There is a gun on the nose than can shoot down and back a bit. I circle around out of range and head for around the rear 1/3 of the belly. I hit the num-lock key to check my position to make sure I'm lined up right.

Good luck.

- Alirc

The blind spot of the gunboat is beneath and aft. The chin gun cannot fire aft of about straight down and the rear gun's arc of fire is only about 20 degrees down. Take out the engine to stop it moving by whatever method is most effective. With it chasing you it is going to be difficult. If you can get a buddy to help you, you can play tag with it. Get it to aggro on one of you and chase you, the other person gets behind it between 530 and 540 meters (just outside the rear guns range but within yours) and targets the rear gun (#2). Get rid of the rear gun and you're all set.

Once it is stopped, take out the #2 gun (rear gun) and just sit behind it and pound it to pieces.

The best way I found was to grab one other person, preferably a master pilot, have them attack first to draw aggro, you fire a couple of missles to grab it's attention then you boost away while the master kills it from behind. Once I had aggro the gunship didn't bother attacking the master pilot as far as I could tell but he was able to kill it fairly quickly and I didn't see him take any damage.

I'm guessing that after dispatching the escort firesprays you could simply follow in missle range with matched speed, fire two missles at the engines, hope you take them out since the ship will pursue you. Once disabled simply sit in missle range and fire away. Hopefully a set of 10 missles is enough to destroy it or most of it's weapons.

Message Edited by Whirr on 05-10-2005 02:07 PM

SpaceBomb............sometimes 1 is enough to take out an engine!