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.

Cooldown with Stratagem Priority is 6 seconds.

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: