🚀 go-pugleaf

On Sun, 2 May 2004 12:00:34 +0100, "DervMan" <dervman@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>"RandallW" <flippetyfloo@fake.com> wrote in message
>news:109976r6lgibg5a@corp.supernews.com...
>>
>> "Raille" <raille@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:99795e415d15351eaaffd5579be0a108@news.teranews.com...
>> >
>> >  I fought a shipping attack once vs lobstermen using gauss rifles and
>> > grenades.
>> >
>> > After what was a rather LONg battle I ended up falling back to the ship
>> and
>> > leaving.  with each soldier having 1 extra clip and each lobsterman
>taking
>> > almost a full clip to knock down I was running out of ammo and had zero
>> > chance of completing the first stage of the mission, let alone stage 2.
>> Now
>> > once you use Sonic Pulsars, one of thos weakens them to the point that 3
>> > hits from a guass rifle can knock them down.  But once again your
>stepping
>> > into the Sonic research tree.  :(
>> >
>> > I think regular grenades just tickle them, but you do get some
>> satisfaction
>> > in throwning the grenade and they do provide some smoke cover.
>> >
>> > Raille
>> >
>> Since Lobstermen do have some 'armor', i'm wondering how often the Dart
>> Pistol or Jet Harpoon actually penetrate the armor.
>>
>> *plink plink plink*
>
>
>I'm going to have to try some of the concentional X-Com weaponry, 

Conventional weaponry is only useful for increasing your marksmanship
scores versus lobstermen.  

because
>right now I'm using Gauss, and nothing stops them...  I'm still researching
>into proper Sonic weaponry, and Sonic Pulsars only slow them down.  

I usually throw 6 Pulsars or High Explosives at each lobsterman.