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Contribution from <jpc@netscape.com>:

Good Mech to use: Marauder
Weapons config suggestion:
2 PPC's in chain fire
7 small ER lasers and some hefty heat sinks
Maybe a small or medium pulse laser too

I group the PPC's and the Small ER's into seperate groups. The ER lasers
produce very little heat, yet cause 5 pts of damage per hit, so with 7
lasers, you are only getting 14 heat but have 35pts of damage per hit! A good
combo for close range fighting which is what this mission is all about.

The problem with this mission is that the Limo is almost as quick as your
Mech, so it is hard to stay ahead of him. You must stay ahead of him or
enemy mechs will literally stomp on the little guy.

I have found that the best way to get ahead of the limo is to take shortcuts.
In the first stage of the mission, you rendezvous with the limo, but before
you get there, you detect an enemy and have to take a left turn to face him.
Don't go too far down that alley to meet up with that guy 'cause it will take
you too long to get back. Just go a little ways down and time your PPC shots
to hit him when he comes around the corner. After the PPC's hit, hit him
again with either PPCs or lasers. He won't last long, but try to get him
quick 'cause he has a PPC too and it will cause you considerable damage if he
hits you.

After you toast this guy, head back out onto the road and follow the limo.
The limo goes down and takes a left and then another left, but you want to get
ahead of the limo, so you take the first left you see when you get back on the
road, run to the end, and take the next left and an immediate right.

If you haven't done this quick enough, you might have the damned limo right
under your feet, so be careful not to step on it! Hopefully though, you are a
few steps ahead and you will soon hear "enemy powerup...", "enemy powerup..."
as a MadDog and a Nova powerup and blast their way through a wall to get into
the open area you are heading into. These guys are not too tough, just start
blasting their legs with PPC's. Sometimes they get stuck in a corner and you
can just fry them while they are tripping over each other. Keep an eye on the
limo though 'cause he keeps going ahead.

Now you leave this little courtyard to the the far right and go down a little
road. The limo takes a right, but you want to go straight and squeeze between
the two buildings at the end in the corner. This way, you have a chance to get
at the other Marauder who's shooting PPC's at your buddy in the Limo! Jump in
between and start blasting his legs with those small ER lasers in group fire
mode. As soon as you take him out there is a long straight road that the limo
starts heading down. It is imperative to the success of the mission that
that you get ahead of the limo at this point. Get as far ahead as you can.
What happens is that these two assault vehicles come screaming out of matching
side alleys and block the path of the limo - just like in that movie with
Harrison Ford - Clear and Present Danger. They will block the path and start
blasting the limo.

But, if you get there first, these assault vehicles are easy to kill,
a few shots from the ER lasers (grouped) take care of each one. You have to
blast them quickly though. Another assault vehicle and a mech show up one
block later. If you blast these too, you are golden and the mission is pretty
much done. You just have to find your way back to the Mech hanger.

Good hunting!

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