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Re: My First Lobsterman Mission

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From: Raille
Date: Mon, 03 May 2004 14:06
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"DervMan" <dervman@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c72ku9$he8vj$1@ID-136275.news.uni-berlin.de...
> "RandallW" <flippetyfloo@fake.com> wrote in message

> > Since Lobstermen do have some 'armor', i'm wondering how often the Dart
> > Pistol or Jet Harpoon actually penetrate the armor.
> >
> > *plink plink plink*

Well with 100++ Hits and a Dart gun going something like 16, you are going
to need tons of ammo, a Lobster without any weapons and a position to fire
from where the lobsterman cannot use the inherent hands attack.

An excercise in PAIN

>
> I'm going to have to try some of the concentional X-Com weaponry, 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.  Shoot,
> everything I have only slows them down.
>
> I finally managed to take one down yesterday, and was in the middle of
> cheering when his buddy came at me like a tank, and *cough cough sudden
> power failure cough*.
>

Which reminds me.  Tanks!  the cannon rounds are effective vs lobstermen,
although you still need to hit em 2-3 times.

Raille
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