How to beat the Vox Populi on Comstock's airship

[ponedandcloned]

Here's your chance to show that you're a much much better gamer than me :)
I cannot get past the stage where I need to defend the blue energy core aboard the Hand of the Prophet airship. I've tried several different techniques. The only weapon I've upgraded is machine gun, so I use that with RPG. I've been using the Posession, Ram, Devil's Kiss and sometime Murder of Crows vigors (none upgraded). I think I need to use the most lethal vigors because gunning down intruders even quickly and running/sky hooking around like mad don't help. I sick the songbird on the Vox airships pretty much as soon as they show up.
Can anyone please give a short desription of their approach and what weapons and vigors they used?
Thanks very much.
Game on.

[Chunkarock]

I only used RPGs and possession and beat it in 1999 mode for the achievement. But if you're having a hard time, I suggest that you:

• Destroy the zeppelins firsts when Songbird is available
  
• Possess the Lincoln machines

That's what I did and that's what helped me finish the game.

[Brooklin]

Use possession on the patriots. devils kiss on the soldiers.. and always use song bird on the ships as soon as you can. took me about 4 tries to finally beat that mission.
also, set a bunch of traps near the energy core, and farther out.
Also, if you search in other discussions, there is many more tips on how to complete this mission which were very helpful.

[ponedandcloned]

Thanks Centurio, Thanks Brooklin!
As I said you're better than me :)
I'll give those a go. I know I'm getting closer to winning but so far frustrated.
I just watched a playthru someone posted to steam which gave me good ideas.

[El Banquero Carmesí]

When you start the mision jump fast to the rail and get closer to the first little aeroship. Use possession on the soldier with rpg that stands on that ship and songbird on the soldiers that are on ground. Then you will have a little time. Use songbird just with zepelins and when there are a lot of soldiers together. Use possession always on the soldiers with rpg because they have a lot of hp and using it you make them suicide. When the patriots come, undertow one and shoot him till it dies and then go to the other one (they always come in couples). Kill the cannons by shooting them instead of using songbird.
Changing equipment during the battle according to aerorail equipment or ground equipment helps too.

[⛥ Binli die Schreckliche ⛥]

A lot of "Return to Sender" traps in front of the ship core (full upgraded vigor!).
Possession on the soldiers with the barnstormer (RPG).

[Tito]

How come you have only upgraded the machine gun? Didn't you explore and scavenge troughout the game? You should have two or three weapons maxed out by now.
The best weapons are the carabine and the sniper rifle, cause you can one shot the weaker enemies with them.
Lay down eletric traps around the ship and use undertow to push enemies out of it. Specially the RPG ones.
Songbird the ships, always.
Use the skylines to atack them from behind, since they will focus primarely on the core, you won't have any trouble.

That was my strategy for beating in the 1999 mode. My first playthrough was on normal and it was very easy without any thoughts on how to do it. But i always had at least two weapons maxed out and a lot of vigors upgraded, specially shock jockey, the undertow range, possession...

[Brooklin]

Originally posted by Tito:

Use the skylines to atack them from behind, since they will focus primarely on the core, you won't have any trouble.

I forgot about attacking from behind, that was also very helpful because they just focus mostly on the core, and also patriots are killed faster when shot in the back.

[ponedandcloned]

Thanks ALL!! You peole rock. :)
I've been doing some of these things already but obviously not the most important.
I haven't really found my groove with the Infinite weapons. I really made some favorite choices on Bioshock 2.
I've also been taking turns playing with a friend, so I feel kinda lame taking too long pondering the choices at the vending machine. Still have lots of money :)
My friend tries to fight the whole game with the sniper rifle with the shotgun as a backup. He barely uses the vigors. I've only started to use them more effectively. Getting out of the graveyard was a job.

[stretchh3o]

Originally posted by Binli:

A lot of "Return to Sender" traps in front of the ship core (full upgraded vigor!).
Possession on the soldiers with the barnstormer (RPG).

That is actually key in making this REALLY EASY, rather you use posession or not spamming Return to Sender on the core will make this easy on even 1999 Mode.