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APC Combat Tips
1 of 5: Since the gauss gun is a little scattery at long ranges, move forward as you fire at the APC.
2 of 5: You can and should shoot down its rockets as it fires them so they can't reach you.
3 of 5: When your gauss gun needs recharging, back up all the way to the closed gate to get out of the APC's missile range. (Or stop firing at the APC and just hit its missiles with quick, short bursts until you're recharged.)
4 of 5: Keep shooting the APC until it catches fire and large chunks fly off of it. It won't totally blow up, but it'll still be dead.
5 of 5: ALTERNATIVE: Nobody says you *have* to destroy the APC -- you could just drive quickly past it, using your gauss gun to shoot down the first several missiles that it fires at you. Quick and easy, and you shouldn't get hit even once!
