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How can I destroy this gunship?
1 of 11: One of the resistance members tells you where the local infinite rocket crate is.
2 of 11: He says there's lots of rockets in the lighthouse, so run over there and go up all its little interior staircases.
3 of 11: After stopping off in a room that has some health kits and SMG grenades on a table, continue on up to the top floor, where you'll find supply crates plus infinite ammo crates for the RPG and SMG.
4 of 11: Fill up on rockets, then run up onto the roof of the lighthouse to get a good shot at the gunship.
5 of 11: NOTE: If you used a strategy that took you to the lighthouse roof early in the dropship battle, you'll be in position to start attacking the gunship the moment it arrives. Also, if you're on Easy difficulty and have a full load of three rockets, you can rocket the gunship from down in the base area if you used one of the strategies that had you stay there.
6 of 11: Remember to wiggle your rockets around so it can't shoot them down easily, and use the red metal and central light thingy for cover (the glass can be shot out). You can also run back down the stairs for cover.
7 of 11: The very best spot to both take cover and rocket the gunship from is almost exactly halfway up the stairs that lead from the top floor to the roof. Counting steps, you need to be crouching on the eighth one up.
8 of 11: If you're crouching on the right step (or really near it), it'll be impossible for the gunship to shoot you at all as it circles the lighthouse. (Note that it needs to see you on the roof before it'll start its circling pattern.)
9 of 11: The best time to uncrouch and fire a rocket at it is when it flies right by you.
10 of 11: You'll know when it's doing that because you'll hear a whooshing-air kind of sound in addition to the regular chopper-like sound it always makes. Also, you should be able to see its back end sticking up over the wall you're next to if you're facing back toward the bottom of the stairs, but looking up instead of down.
11 of 11: If you crouch in the right spot and stand up just long enough to rocket the gunship at the right time, you should be able to catch it by surprise every time and end up taking little if any damage during the whole process. (Note that you do need to watch out for the gunship shooting through the little windows when you have to go refill on rockets.)
