Can't beat machine gun zombie at church of resurrection?

[Chyllstorm]

I'm on about my 15th try? Nothing kills the single machine gunner at the end of the wave. I have 2 dynamite, 2 grenades, and a panzerfaust.

I've hit him with 8 sniper shots to the throat, all 5 explosions listed above, and two trip wire mines. Still lives, still kills me.

Any tips on killing these guys in solo play? This guy seems invincible. Starting to ruin the game for me. >_>

[EagleWatch]

More headshots. It's the only thing that will really finish him. Just keep shooting until he's dead. His head will explode, you even might get a bullet cam if it's enabled.

Using explosives on Elites won't kill them, but it can wound them severely enough, requiring less headshots to kill them.

I'm telling you, keep your distance, don't miss and make his head explode with this lead.

[Chyllstorm]

Ah, ok! I've been approaching it from the "big thing, blow it up" perspective. I'll shoot it this time first and foremost. Thanks- was wondering why this one suddenly became so difficult!

[SuddenDeath]

I have blown up elites several times, mostly with dynamite, but everytime me and my teammates had also shot them in the head quite a lot.

Just wanted to tell you that you can blow them up, but shooting them in the head repeatedly is the best way.

[Nejco]

explosives are pretty weak against them. headshots are the best

[Nocturnal]

I just started playing and find these kinda annoying. The game tells you to take cover but that can be tricky sometimes and I guess use the rifle as the other weapons don't seem to do much particulay to elites. I would like to know what works best on these guys too.

[Cheefin]

just had some trouble myself with this its pretty easy to just kite him up and down both of the stair cases, i hit hit with all my explosives shot him a few times finish him off witha dyanmite

[fb||warfrog60]

i typicaly can sometimes get away with using myself as cover ofr the sake of getting focused cuz i am agresive and knolageable enough to exploit the ai flaw i predect you ... if he is predicting me... he can fail.....i have enough know how even if ai with sniper rifle has that much up on me he is not in good health... that is a game.. but the fact is if with friends you can bluff him to follow and meanwhile as long as you are close he will walk to you even if ha cant see you ... shooting usualy is a mix of do i have aggro or am i getting lead even tho he is walking outa range... while that happens headshot um... alot of repeated guns i keep seeing here in these... but ... really .... so many attribute the m1car haveing rof advantage is "good" it can be annoying its worth especily checking out boltaction.... if you have not played the other games all handle kinda wierd.. but popcorn aganst much more then some ppl annoys ppl ... but a simple shot gun persistant to focus will out do all other ppl if he is hitting... all ppl know i have learned that logic with a soft hitting but sharp curvy droped in the begining ... they said they improved it... but my trusty m1 had more then thumbs up... for same reasons as svt... favored slow aimed prepers then you could dump when ya knew what you were doing..... if you dont know where you are shooting it can pay to watch when you see the wind where the bullet hits... so you know drop... preferably when you cant miss... mosin is my first round pick sniper B-A r hands down.. outa all wwII... i will 6 outa 9 get kills of steals just sitting aware calling out danger.... and have to shoot because im looking ... and am saying look out... it can be annoying.. but if ya play cool like the legit base version... you will do best when you learn what is the worst that can possibly happen with my gun... ask that every time and you can set really hard hits no preacher needed.... unlikely as it sounds my fav weapon is the shotgun... and the mosin... or the k98k speed is not a good option for sniping.. it lowers all good things.... and gives ya alot back in bad.. and se3 kinda.. with waht this will teach is good to learn first... devs are doing good... just good.... wish they would try a bit higher ...for the goal of realism not for gore but for the fact 4 seconds of planet and bullet not gettn along can be ... a red faced moment

[RaeKLuDeR]

The above post gave me cancer.

[Chyllstorm]

I followed EagleWatch's "shoot him in the face a bunch" strategy and it worked perfectly- although I did manage to get off a great right-at-his-feet dynamite explosion too. I was defiitely focused too much on blowing him up than I was shooting. Shooting works! Thanks, Eagle!

[blessthefall]

only headshots, explosives don't doo too much

[Mercy]

what ever you do dont let him corner you in a room

[Anelyn]

You first need to take off his helmet with a headshot. Then depending on your rifle (more powerful rifles - higher velocity bullets will do more damage, the ones with 8+ magazine will normally have lower velocity bullets - less dmg - require more shots) you have to headshot him again w/o helmet (1-2 or many more times).

I've 2 shot mg-42 elites on marksman with a Mosin (1 bullet to take off helmet, 2nd one headshot clean) w/o any explosives or environment damage (gas canisters etc). But with SVT-40 I have a hard time, I need like 4+ more headshots after helmet is off.

[Nejco]

Those guys as strong explosives as they said are weak. Keep running around, stay near cover, shoot him few times in the face and move foward. Takes around 17 headshots to kill him solo not sure how that scales with more players

[Lemo]

I Agree With Everyone Else. The Best Way To Take Him Out Is With Well-Placed, Well-Timed Headshots. Hes Wearing A Helmet That I Believe Acts As A Barrier, As You Have To Take That Out Before Really Doing Any Damage To Him. Once Thats Done, You Can Steadily Pick Him Off--Im Not Sure If The Helmet Absorbed The Damage Given, So I Cant Really Say If Explosives Do Much. You Should Do All The Damage You Can At The Last Bit, So You Can Take Him Out Without Any More Problems--Besides Zombies, That Is