Halo 1 & 2 for PC
This topic has moved here: Subject: Which guns is best to take down a banshee?
  • Subject: Which guns is best to take down a banshee?
  • Pages:
  • 1
  • 2
  • of 2
Subject: Which guns is best to take down a banshee?
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

I play lot in halo, and the most annoying thing in the multiplayer,is the banshee...it's hard to take em down unless you use a gunner warthog or a tank.but can anyone tell me if you use a gun,which gun is best to take em down and how? (expect rocket and fuel cannon)

[Edited on 3/26/2006]

  • 03.26.2006 9:33 PM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

pistols for long range and shotguns for close range, and learn to throw stickies

  • 03.26.2006 9:39 PM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

I agree with the previous poster... pistol and shottie.

Being a very skilled banshee pilot myself, I know that only a pistol/shottie (or AR) combo can take me down. Don't even try to bring a tank... The only vehicle that is worth something against shees is the chainhog, but then you need a good driver/gunner combo.

  • 03.27.2006 2:54 AM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

I actually disagree, tanks can be effective weapons against banshee pilots. But they absolutely own banshee noobs, where they ram their freaking banshee into the ground tryin to run people over firing into the ground.

Seriously, the banshee is an aircraft! Keep it in the air! It's not the retarded cousin of the ghost!

Pistols and shotguns are very good weapons against the banshee, but shotguns are especially effective against those banshee noobs I mentioned earlier. When some stupid noob tries to run me over, I just jump to the side and give them a buck shot to the head, and give them a mean lecturing on how running people over in banshees is how you die.

  • 03.27.2006 3:45 AM PDT

*I sense a disturbance in the forum*
Jaws on Zanzibar?
Sniper 's Ed 101
my myspace
teh explosion
purchase a leaf blower at any Sears store
After kim saying pc gamers are more mature:
Posted by:ImSpartacus
we r?

pistol or AR for shields to go down, when they fly away whip out sniper. I've taken out 24 shees so far when they have low shields and i whip out my sniper and snipe them at last moment.

  • 03.27.2006 7:18 AM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

Ow yeah, I did... and I have it on video somewhere... I'll see if I can find it and put it on putfile.

  • 03.27.2006 11:19 AM PDT

Don't drink to excess– You might shoot at tax-collectors... and miss

Computer: Power Mac G5 CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (2.2) Number Of CPUs: 2 CPU Speed: 1.8 GHz L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB Memory: 1.25 GB Bus Speed: 900 MHz

ATi Radeon X800 XT Mac Edition
Display Type: LCD Resolution: 1680 x 1050 Depth: 32-bit Color

usually, pistol or sticky nades. I've actually used regular nades against the shee pilots that try to ram you. It works if they try to ram you into a corner against a wall. toss the nade down as they're coming down, try to get out of the way and when they hit bottom, boom. Also used rocket at close, (but not too close) range. Also sniped one after another team mate in a shee took it's sheilds down, but died in the process.

Update:
Last night, Death Island, took out 2 shees ganging up on me.I was in a ghost. Using a ramp-like area near the base, kept shooting and dodging till first shee died, then second shee hit near me with plasma and dumped me out of ghost. He dove to try to kill me by ramming me and I blasted him with a rocket. Fun!

[Edited on 3/28/2006]

  • 03.27.2006 11:42 AM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

Posted by: Marines
I play lot in halo, and the most annoying thing in the multiplayer,is the banshee...it's hard to take em down unless you use a gunner warthog or a tank.but can anyone tell me if you use a gun,which gun is best to take em down and how? (expect rocket and fuel cannon)

Pistol and AR combo
or
Plasma Rifle and Shotgun Combo (my preferred anti hog/shee set up)

Learning to be accurate with plasma nades is a very helpful bonus...
If you're fighting a ground kisser... you can also use frags as well.

The important thing isd learning how and when to dodge, and then basically stay as close as you can to the vehicle.

I like it when inexperienced players come over to your side of the map and try to ram you without backup... they don't last very long.
Free shee!

[Edited on 3/27/2006]

  • 03.27.2006 11:43 AM PDT

http://www.bungie.net/fanclub/106004/Group/GroupHome.aspx
Join this Group now, help us make Halo Source.

Posted by: Spartan_113
you need air dude.............

the weapons i would use is:

shotgun
stickys
tanks
warthog gunner
needler
assualt rifle

if its halo 2 then use all of the above expect use the smg instead of the assualt rifle.

  • 03.27.2006 12:04 PM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

Of course it's not in Halo 2, this is the Maw, not Zanzibar, or New Mombassa. And I disagree with you, the needler (Halo 1 or 2) and the SMG are very bad choices against banshees.

But I use stickies too if those stupid noobs try to ram me.

  • 03.27.2006 12:21 PM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

Posted by: Master Kim
Seriously, the banshee is an aircraft! Keep it in the air! It's not the retarded cousin of the ghost!


LOL!

  • 03.27.2006 1:02 PM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

Ok, I can't find the sniping video anymore but I did found one while I'm pistoling a shee to death.

Be sure to choose "Original Quality" at the bottom, or it will suck.
Link: Shee got owned

Who needs stickies *gg*

[Edited on 3/27/2006]

  • 03.27.2006 1:29 PM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

Stickies. Using a gun is useless when you can just use a PG.

  • 03.27.2006 2:26 PM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

Posted by: SpiderTard
Stickies. Using a gun is useless when you can just use a PG.

Ya better learn how to use a gun when you don't have stickies...

  • 03.27.2006 3:17 PM PDT
  •  | 
  • Exalted Legendary Member

Pistols are great against Banshees. If you have some decent teammates who know how to aim then the Banshee goes down in a heartbeat. Two clips of pistol fire takes one down so if you have two players or more shooting at it then it's toast.

  • 03.27.2006 4:02 PM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

Shotguns and Pistols are the best .

  • 03.28.2006 7:10 AM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

The chaingun on the back of the warthog is designed especially for taking down banshees. Just make sure you have a driver, because if your a sitting duck, the shee driver is just gonna land a big green blob on you.

  • 03.28.2006 7:12 AM PDT
Subject: Which guns is best to take down a banshee
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

I prefer:

shotguns ==> close encounters
pistols ==> long range ecounters
assault rifles ==> to lure them to me
rocket launcher ==> when they try to ram you into the ground when you are shooting with AR, quickly switch to RL. If you can aim a bit, he should be fried.

  • 03.28.2006 10:32 AM PDT
Subject: Which guns is best to take down a banshee?
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

Stickies are mostly effective on stupid shee noobs who try to run you over. Although just because someone enters a banshee doesn't mean he or she is a noob who will try to run people over, many times it is a stupid noob who enters shees. A good pilot is one who doesn't try to run you over.

But even at medium range the shotgun is quite effective. The pistol rules too.

  • 03.28.2006 6:53 PM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

I like the rockets but I also use a plasma pistol/shotgun combo or plasma pistol/AR.

  • 03.28.2006 8:57 PM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

As a half decent shee pilot, I run over a lot of people, without being in much danger. The trick is, attack from behind, and don't bother shooting them, just run them down. It works incredibly well for people not paying attention to sound (or possibly motion tracker). This has happened to me as well a helluva lot, so pay attention to the *banshee whistling noise effect*.

Pistols @ medium/close range, shotguns/rl @ close/collision range and sniper only if it's flying away.

Plasma grenades only if it's trying to run you down, tanks @ long range and you can get far enough back so you can hit it if it goes over your head.

One very fun way to go is try to hit an idiot hovering in midair with a couple of fuel rod bursts... that's always fun. If you don't have anything better, use a plasma pistol burst then any human weapon...

Oh, and one funny thing to do is on Geyrophobia, go through one tele, and snipe an enemy banshee. Then when it flies towards you, go back through the teleport and snipe him from the other side. Rinse and repeat for extreme annoyance...

  • 03.29.2006 4:16 AM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

I took down 4 banshees in a row once with a driver in a rocket warthog, i was in the rocket gunner,it was sooooo cool to take em down like that : )

  • 03.31.2006 11:55 PM PDT
  • gamertag:
  • user homepage:
  • last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT

Yep. Rockets and fuel rod cannons are great weapons against banshees too, but Marines said not to mention them in this topic.

As a half decent shee pilot, I run over a lot of people, without being in much danger. The trick is, attack from behind, and don't bother shooting them, just run them down. It works incredibly well for people not paying attention to sound (or possibly motion tracker). This has happened to me as well a helluva lot, so pay attention to the *banshee whistling noise effect*.Shame on you. I would never do such a reckless thing.

Unless it happened to be an accident as I was dive-bombing, LOL!

[Edited on 4/1/2006]

  • 04.01.2006 3:55 AM PDT

  • Pages:
  • 1
  • 2
  • of 2