Gunship

Gunship

First encountered during Operation: Swift Disassembly, these nasty buggers the SEAF troops like to call "Avvoltoio" are amongst the Automatons newest of toys. Serving as the primary aerial asset for the Automatons, they are often found emerging from specialised Fabricators, or patrolling in groups across the skies. Being so well armed, using rocket pods and fusion autocannons, it is no surprise those of the Ministry of Defense put such a high priority for the destruction of these flying abominations. Fortunately, they are by no means invincible. The Ministry of Defense have identified their thrusters as their primary weakpoint, though they are still generally armoured enough to resist small arms fire 

• There is often a large delay between their fusion autocannon, and the rocket barrage. Learning when to prepare for the barrage is vital for fighting Gunships. 

• They heavily lead their missile barrage when firing, meaning a smart helldiver can "trick" a Gunship even as it's firing to send a salvo of rockets in a safe direction, giving the Helldiver room to breathe and counterattack.