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== Recommended Tactics ==
== Recommended Tactics ==
=== When using a turret ===
=== When using a Shade ===
* Buddy Up. While this is good advice in any situation, here it is very true as your rear is completely unprotected. Having a teammate nearby to cover your blind side greatly improves your effectiveness.
* Buddy Up. While this is good advice in any situation, here it is very true as your rear is completely unprotected. Having a teammate nearby to cover your blind side greatly improves your effectiveness.
* Know when to bail out. If you see an enemy tank turning its gun towards you it is typically a good idea to find some better cover until it moves on.
* Know when to bail out. If you see an enemy tank turning its gun towards you it is typically a good idea to find some better cover until it moves on.
* Hiding behind the turret is a very good strategy, since the turret has shields.
* Hiding behind the turret is a very good strategy, since the turret has shields.


=== When facing a turret ===
=== When facing a Shade ===
*Find an explosive to throw at them. A tank, rocket, or Gauss round will do the trick. If you are close by and on foot, try sticking them with a [[plasma grenade]].
*Find an explosive to throw at them. A tank, rocket, or Gauss round will do the trick. If you are close by and on foot, try sticking them with a [[plasma grenade]].
*Find a scoped weapon. A [[Battle Rifle]], [[Covenant Carbine]], [[Sniper Rifle]], or [[Beam Rifle]] will let you take them out with head shots from farther out then they can see you. Of course, if they have a teammate guiding their fire then it would be advisable to eliminate the spotter first and then the gunner.
*Find a scoped weapon. A [[Battle Rifle]], [[Covenant Carbine]], [[Sniper Rifle]], or [[Beam Rifle]] will let you take them out with head shots from farther out then they can see you. Of course, if they have a teammate guiding their fire then it would be advisable to eliminate the spotter first and then the gunner.