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How should I fight these little "manhack" things?
1 of 7: Ideally, you'd shoot them down while staying away from their whirring blades.
2 of 7: However, it takes a lot of bullets to kill a manhack, and they're fairly hard to hit. It might be better to back into a corner and whack them with the crowbar as they fly at you.
3 of 7: When three of them burst through the resistance guy's door, help him take them down. (Note that you can often sneak up on one while it's attacking the resistance guy.)
4 of 7: If you didn't blow up the two explosive barrels that you encounter right before you come to the resistance guy's room, you can use one to finish these manhacks off quickly.
5 of 7: Get an explosive barrel and drop it on the floor near the door that the manhacks are going to hack through.
6 of 7: Move back to a safe distance, and as soon as they appear, blow the barrel up with the pistol.
7 of 7: You should be able to take all three of them out in one barrel explosion (and you don't have to worry about hurting the resistance guy).
