Where DO the bees sleep? Gunship

[Joop]

My RnD level is only 8 so I cant get the rocket launcher, is there any other way to take out the gunship without being spotted? (and without using the honey bee)

[baddude1337]

I haven't actually tried myself, but can you snipe the pilot?

Otherwise, that early on there isn't much you can do but avoid it. Try sneaking in at night, it won't be able to detect you then long as you stay crouched in grass if the spotlight comes near you.

[DiabloMuerto]

No, that's a secondary you have to save until later unless you want to use the honeybee.

Just to mention I think you can fire off a couple of missiles from the Honeybee and still complete the objective. On my first time through I had forgot about the "don't use any ammo" objective and fired off two missiles at the Skulls before I remembered and I still got credit for that objective. Don't know if I just got lucky or if you're allowed to use a couple.

I don't know how many honeybee rounds it would take to down that gunship though.

[Suguri]

Just replay the mission once you unlock something better.

[Klokw3rk]

replay the mission later when you get the anti material rifle getting all objectives in a mission only gives you emblem parts which isnt worth the difficulty early game

[baddude1337]

Originally posted by DiabloMuerto:

I don't know how many honeybee rounds it would take to down that gunship though.

You can actually take heli's down with a grenade launcher, so the honeybee would probably one shot it.

[Joop]

Originally posted by baddude1337:

Originally posted by DiabloMuerto:

I don't know how many honeybee rounds it would take to down that gunship though.

You can actually take heli's down with a grenade launcher, so the honeybee would probably one shot it.

Takes 3 shots with the first grenade launcher, and for some reason you get seen instantly when you fire it, that doesnt happen with the RPG

[baddude1337]

Originally posted by Joop:

Originally posted by baddude1337:

You can actually take heli's down with a grenade launcher, so the honeybee would probably one shot it.

Takes 3 shots with the first grenade launcher, and for some reason you get seen instantly when you fire it, that doesnt happen with the RPG

Ai works in weird ways sometimes. I saw a video where a guy got spotted by the enemy after he ordered a mortar strike, and he was hidden away from them the whole time and wasn't in alert beforehand. Makes no sense really.

Other than their little quirks AI is great though. Love how they clear rooms in large groups using grenades when searching, like in the older games.

[DiabloMuerto]

Originally posted by baddude1337:

Originally posted by DiabloMuerto:

I don't know how many honeybee rounds it would take to down that gunship though.

You can actually take heli's down with a grenade launcher, so the honeybee would probably one shot it.

Not necessarily, on the mission where you raid the mansion for code-talker when the gunship comes at the end I used the killerbee on that and it took 5 or 6 missiles to drop that thing. I don't know if they get more powerful later in the game though. Conversely when I went and replayed the misison the OP is talking about and I used that big launcher that multi-locks it downed the gunship in one shot. So I dunno... :)

[baddude1337]

Originally posted by DiabloMuerto:

Not necessarily, on the mission where you raid the mansion for code-talker when the gunship comes at the end I used the killerbee on that and it took 5 or 6 missiles to drop that thing. I don't know if they get more powerful later in the game though. Conversely when I went and replayed the misison the OP is talking about and I used that big launcher that multi-locks it downed the gunship in one shot. So I dunno... :)

Think the later PMC's do have much better armour, especially helicopters. They definitely look beefier and take more damage to bring down.

The earlier Soviet ones don't take much, however, and the really powerful ones don't appear outside missions, much like armour and gear's (which is a shame, was looking forward to my stealth bungling up in free roam then getting chased by a tank or walker squad).

[Balan214]

hmmm i just snuck by him and disregarded throughout the whole mission, but i did use honey on those dam parasite ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

[ウィッチ（？）]

Better to ignore it. It adds to score if you take it down but not worth the time.

[Masztufa]

do themission without taking it out. then when you have a good RL, then you can redo the mission for that

[No_Quarter]

necroposter, check date

[Luxia]

Not only a necro, a useless necro.
noice

[Xmerwynd]

Originally posted by BOT Phil:

My RnD level is only 8 so I cant get the rocket launcher, is there any other way to take out the gunship without being spotted? (and without using the honey bee)

destroy the raido and they cannot call the helo for support, use a silenced Assault, and tippy toe into the cave system. I recommend that you watch a few Youtube videos on this or any other missions that give you problems. Then utilize those techniques that best suit your style of play. The videos were of tremndous help to me in "S"ing all 5o mussions. Though I had to redo many of them after I had developed superior weapons.