Urban Tactical Maneuver (Colonies City): Vs Illuminate's Rank & File

How to Deal with Illuminate's Rank & File in Urban Environment

Disclaimer

Most of the Tactic are aim toward Voteless[helldivers.wiki.gg] and Overseer[helldivers.wiki.gg].

Introduction

This guide is not about how to fight the illuminate, it more of "what if" situation and how to come out of it while fighting in the urban area of the map.

The typical battle engagement are either "avoid the enemies or destroy the enemies" while trying to doing the objectives.

This Guide is about "What to do when being surrounded?" or "How to overcome the situation while being surrounded?" in the city against the lower rank units.

General Tactic

The Basic

• When surrounded or about to be surrounded you should doing the following when you can

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Retreat

• Fall back, when you are at a disadvantage or about to be overwhelm by their number

Regroup

• Apply only if your in a team; If your teammate can help you
  
• Apply only if your in a team; if you can help your teammate

Reposition

• Move for an advantage, breathing room, and/or firing range/angle

Re-engage

• Apply only if you have the breathing room and/or got rid of the most troublesome enemies

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Urban Environment

• Using anything and everything to your advantage
  
• Try not to destroy every building if you can if you still want to uses them to your advantage

Entrance and Exit

• Entering the City: Always try checking your surrounding and/or radar before entering the city. If there are enemies nearby, try to eliminate them before exploring the city.
  
• Exiting the City: Your exit may not always be the same location you came in as you and your teammate are moving from objective to objective. So knowing where there might be an exit point are important.

City's Wall

• These obstacle are both your friend and enemies, depending on the situation.
  
• These obstacle either are blocking you or your enemies, depending on the situation.
  
• You can destroy these obstacle with "orbital" and/or drop call, but beware of the consequence if you not prepare assuming the enemies will swarm your location afterward.

Building, Structure, and Street

• Building and Structure are your allies, uses them to your advantage.
  
• When Aggro, Retreating, and/or Baiting: Move between building, uses stair, and/or climb structure.
  
• When engaging enemies in combat: Always have an exit route if and when needed. Uses and/or create a "choke point" against your enemies. Try to beware of your surrounding to know where your enemies are coming from. NEVER call reinforcement into the firefight, always try to call them outside the fight zone.
  
• When Traveling in the City: Check your radar and try to avoid unnecessary combat
  
• If you have Jump Pack[helldivers.wiki.gg] or Hover Pack[helldivers.wiki.gg]: Get on top of the building and jump from roof to roof to travel.

Breathing Room

• When surrounded or about to be surrounded you should do the following listed below
  
• Voteless And Overseer Cannot climb vertical, they Can climb if is an angle.
  
• If you climb on top of something, you must be above an Overseer's height to be safe from their attack (melee) by both the Overseer and Voteless.
  
• When you stay and fight from your "climbed" position; be an over-watch as well as causing aggro for your teammate if you are able to.

Ledge and Climbable Stuff

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Guard Post/Outpost

Building's/Structure's Ledge

Shipping Container

Sewage/Water Ditch

• You can also jump into the ditch to uses as foxhole if need to.

Near/On The Objective Area

Other's Location