"Destroy the Special Forces Craft" | |
General information | |
Client | Rubicon Liberation Front |
Stage | Old Bertram Spaceport Environs |
Reward | COAM |
Music | "Unbreakable" |
Real world information | |
Game | ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON |
"Destroy the Special Forces Craft" is a Chapter 3 mission in ARMORED CORE VI FIRES OF RUBICON. It appears as a decision mission alongside Eliminate the Enforcement Squads.
In-game information[]
Combat zone: Central Ice Field - Old Bertram Spaceport Environs Objective: Destroy Enemy Craft
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Walkthrough[]
This mission is a duel between the player and the AAS02: CATAPHRACT, set in a wide open ice-field with little in the way of cover or significant terrain features. As such, mobility is the name of the game as the CATAPHRACT will try and use its surprising speed to protect its weakspot, which is the MT hanging off the front of its body in-between the two tracks.
Unusually enough, a moving CATAPHRACT does not deal significant damage when it crashes into the player's AC, and even when it accelerates to full speed if the player is in front of the MT unit their AC only takes minimal damage as the CATAPHRACT clips over them. This can be used to the player's advantage by sticking in front of the CATAPHRACT: the forward treads will stop the player's AC from being thrown away by sidewards movement as the CATAPHRACT moves, allowing the player to dish out as much damage as possible against the control MT without needing to focus on movement, and because the player is directly in front of the MT they'll be well within the dead zone of the CATAPHRACT's weapons. Once the CATAPHRACT initiates its fast charge and clips away from the player, try to chase them down again and stick to their front.
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Trivia[]
- The ARMORED CORE VI Story Trailer oddly enough provides a clue as to how to more easily defeat the CATAPHRACT ingame, namely by sticking to the frontal MT and firing weapons at point-blank range.