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Subject: Which guns is best to take down a banshee?
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Posted by: Master Kim
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!
True....very True...but still....it's pretty hard to kill banshees even you got shotgun and pistols...i tried that once and i shot multiple times but i end up dead : (

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  • 04.01.2006 4:53 AM PDT

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Flame Thrower for me or pistol/AR combo. Usually if you tell your whole team just to shoot at them they go down pretty quick.

  • 04.01.2006 8:52 AM PDT

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Ok yes all those weapons are good but if the rocket launcher could lock on it would be the best.

And if shrimps had lips perhaps they'd whistle.

That's why it does not lock on. A devastating explosive combined with a lock on it's target would make it own everything in the game, no skill needed.

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  • 04.02.2006 9:32 PM PDT
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Yeah. And Halo PC multiplayer is all about vehicle combat too. So whoever had the rocket launcher would dominate the map, not unlike Halo 2...

  • 04.03.2006 4:02 AM PDT
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Not really....a guy with rocket laucher would dominate the map *all the time*...anyone skilled in pistol kill em easily,or gang bang that person....

  • 04.03.2006 6:07 AM PDT
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Plasma rifles eat up shields really quick...and human weapons tear through armor very quick
so Plasma/Shotty combo for fighting a shee
If you aren't fighting a shee but you are trying to take on down at range (like one that is attacking a team mate) then the pistol is the best.

  • 04.03.2006 8:37 AM PDT
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Got a tank? line up and BOOM! Otherwise, pistol for far off, rocket launcher for up close.

  • 04.03.2006 8:45 PM PDT
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  • 04.03.2006 9:02 PM PDT
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Ok well taking down a banshee is a pretty hard thing to do, but here are some tips.
Well depending on your skill lvl or what you feel your skill lvl is these are what I think the best ways are. Also another factor on weapon choice is the lvl you are in. Since the banshee is only in 3 lvls on the bungie cycle. Here are effective ways on the bungie severs to take em down.

1) Gero-Well if u feel u have good skills with the sniper rifle, i reccommend the sniper/pistol combo since on gero usually the shees will be a good distance from you, it takes 6 sniper shots to take out sheilds then if u bust out that pistol on em as they fly away. Bang bang bang 5 or 6 hits should take em down as they run away from your awesome power.
2) Gero-Well if u have one of those shee dudes who likes to run everyone over the best combo i like is the shotgun/flamer combo, but there is a trick to it. You must keep that shotgun in sight until the last couple seconds so the shee guy who comes in to run u over does not know you are hiding that flamer from em. If not that then stick em with plasma nades.

2) Death Island-The best way I like on this map would have to be the shotgun/pistol combo since the banshees will most of the time be fighting close to the top of the map.

3)Infinity-Best way here is to load up that sniper rifle and walk down one of the sides, hide behind a rock or tree close enough for pistol range on the shee camping the middle, but hidden enough so u are not seen.......

  • 04.07.2006 5:07 AM PDT
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learn to stick dude

  • 04.07.2006 2:43 PM PDT
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Posted by: SimonJester753
Also used rocket at close, (but not too close) range.


whell actualy, some times in ctf. I might sacrafice myself fore the sake of the team if the shee is asulting the base. when it tries to ram you, hit with a rocket. High chance youll kill yourself, but its worth it if your team is geting pwned by an expirienced banshee pilot.

edit: the tank is good against the banshee at long range. but at short range shees pwn tanks, espesialy if they get over them.

[Edited on 4/7/2006]

  • 04.07.2006 6:53 PM PDT
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If you have more than one decent player on a team then multiple players with pistols ont eh banshee will have them runnign quick smart. every one aim and fire. running or hiding form a banshee usually leads to death. all team members must unite to destroy the lowly scum.

  • 04.10.2006 3:29 AM PDT

I would say... AR for shields, and Flammy for after, but in Campaign i would use PR and stickys or AR and P. i know this is the wrong forum but in halo 2 ce i would use BR and SMG, or Duel SMG's or Plasma Rifle and SMG combo.

  • 04.11.2006 2:53 PM PDT
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in halo 2 shouldnt you just use the lockon roket

  • 04.11.2006 3:08 PM PDT
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I agree about the pistol and shot but tank stinks!!!!!
All good shee pilots know the good position to kill a tank.
For those who dont know then i am not telling!

  • 04.11.2006 5:46 PM PDT
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Posted by: cute grunt
I agree about the pistol and shot but tank stinks!!!!!

Not completly true, you just have to know how far below the parallel triangles on the reticle the shell drifts. I've actually "sniped" banshees with a tank using that knowledge.

Posted by: cute grunt
All good shee pilots know the good position to kill a tank.

And there is a fatal flaw in the design of the tanks that make them vulnerable to aircraft.
But for popular belief, the pistol works well for me, but stickies are even better if you're good a tossing them. But if you want to do it the old fashioned way, just pick up a rocket launcher.

And if possible have your team work with you and use automatic weapons. All you have to do is say "help me take this shee out." And I'm sure one or more of your allies will be happy to lend you a few clips of AR ammo. Then, next thing you know you have an ex enemy pilot with a banshee on a crash course.

  • 04.12.2006 5:39 PM PDT

I'd say the nuke sniper. On the other hand, it would probably blow you and everything else in that half of the map up...

  • 04.12.2006 6:44 PM PDT
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I just throw stickies.

  • 04.13.2006 10:43 AM PDT

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