The Lost City - Helicopter Battle - Phase 2 with Trinity Soldiers

After the chopper has been hit once, Konstantin calls in a large squad of Trinity soldiers. There are some general notes about this (without specific screenshots) in the main walkthrough.

Rise of the Tomb Raider screenshotThe first few soldiers enter the arena on the far left of the original starting position. Others soon converge from both directions. I had fairly consistent success by taking out several of the first wave from the starting position. The rifle works well for single enemies.

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Fire or poison arrows are good for clusters like these guys. Then, when they start throwing grenades...

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...scramble up onto the ledge on the right.

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Use special arrows or grenades to take out multiple enemies down below.

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...or on the other upper ledges.

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Enemies will try to flank you on both sides. So stay alert. When they climb up beside you, quickly switch to the shotgun and blast them with regular or dragonfire shells.

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Then, if any are downed but not dead, move in and press Melee...

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...to use your shotgun finisher—assuming you've unlocked the Shotgun Expert skill.

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If you're overrun, you can move onto the outer ledge and either use the horizontal bars to swing over to the next ledge...

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...or just duck behind the wall and shoot the enemies as they come around toward you. Then you'll at least be partially shielded.

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You may also be able to use the Dodge Kill maneuver you've (hopefully) been polishing during the last several levels.

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If the opportunity presents itself, shoot the Greek fire braziers...

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...to rain blue death on any soldier stupid enough to mess with Lara Croft.

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