Tanks As Locks

[Radoteur]

I've recently parked a tank in front of the only door to the large scout, and realized that the aliens can't get out. I hear the open door woosh, but they never open the door and fire on my tank. I motion sensored them, and found that all three of the aliens were bunched up next to the door, too.

 

Anyone else find this?

 

But another time, I think the floater opened the door and my tank fired on it, killing the floater, my tank, and a soldier with a stun rod next to the tank. Not sure exactly what's going on, but if it works, I can lock the aliens in the UFO, clear out any that will probably shoot me from behind, then clear the UFO.

[Guest stewart]

Since tanks can't train or be MCed, I use them to hold the door when I lock-up live disarmed aliens, as part of my artificially-extending-a-ground-mission-so-I-can-train tactic.

[DeadEye]

Hmm, this doesn't always work for me. I think it might depend on the alien you're facing. I've seen this work for sectoids who seem to perfer to make you come to them but I've had situations where a tank would sit in front of a door only to have a Muton open it and destory it with a auto shot.

[Guest blaa]

Disarmed aliens, son, I said disarmed. Obviously, things like chrysalids, silicoids, and repears cannot be disarmed.