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Originally posted by rlbell@Mar 27 2006, 03:46 AM
The heavy cannon is a very useful weapon, even given its weight. Many aliens are killed by near misses and it does knock holes in walls. Blowing open buildings is among its uses, as it is difficult to kill an alien firing through a window, but the heavy cannon will make the window bigger for follow up shots. I only load HE into heavy cannons.
I also see only limited use for the autocannon, as they do not pack enough HE power to blast open brick walls, but they are very useful for clearing obstacles in the jungle, or firing illumination/incindiary rounds at night. However, I may be biased by my fondness for the combination of HE and autofire.
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I agree with your post on the heavy cannon. I use it for the same reason.
I find that an alien likes to linger on the top floor of a farm building just at the top of the stairs. It is to risky to send a squaddy up there as he won't make the first step. Instead I fire a couple of HE's through the windows to clear the room out. If the alien does'nt die he sometimes drops to the bottom level if the floor gives out from the explosion.
I tend to only use the auto cannon on terror missions as the HE ammo is less devastating than the heavy cannons. I try not to kill what I have gone in to protect.
Early in the game, these two weapons are your best friend and I will use them to their full advantage.