Strafing Run

A fighter equipped with two heavy machine guns strafes the target area, causing massive anti-personnel damage. The Strafing Run is always perpendicular to the direction of the throw.

While the Strafing Run is of limited effectiveness against high-level Cyborg and Bug forces due to its inability to damage armoured targets (such as IFVs and Behemoths), it is extremely effective against all Illuminate units; taking two or more stratagem slots of Strafing Run will easily clear the Illuminate forces, even at high difficulty levels.

This and Close Air Support are the only stratagems that are not affected by the 1-second activation time reduction from Precision Call-In Perk. There is no way to activate these stratagems faster than 0.1 second.

Unlock Requirement
The Strafing Run is granted to the player as a reward for completing all the missions on its associated planet (typically a low level planet - difficulty 1 to 3).

Stratagem Code
Players must enter the following sequence, using the controller d-pad, in order to call down a Strafing Run during a mission: