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Dock Combat Tips
1 of 9: You'll hear a bit of radio chatter when the soldiers appear, which should be when you're approaching the white shed that's near the top of the wooden ramps that lead up from the sand.
2 of 9: Equip the shotgun and rush the soldier who's standing in the area to the right of the white shed.
3 of 9: After he's down, run on into the shadows under the upper walkway and watch for another soldier to appear nearby.
4 of 9: If he doesn't, then he must've gotten distracted by antlions, and is probably shooting at them from on the wooden platform on the other side of the shed.
5 of 9: Either sneak up on him with the SMG or just wait for him to stupidly go down onto the sand to fight antlions close up.
6 of 9: The next two soldiers are up on the higher walkway that you're hiding underneath. (Note that you might have trouble with these two while sneaking up on the previous one.)
7 of 9: Try to shoot these two soldiers from on the lower level next to the shed so you'll have more cover to duck into if you need it (though you may not since they're probably distracted by antlions).
8 of 9: The fifth and final soldier that you need to take down now is on the upper level of the magnetic crane platform.
9 of 9: He also should be shooting down at antlions, making him an easy target for your long-distance pistol shots.
