((Sigma has given me permission to auto this one post, due to previous misunderstanding - otherwise however awesome this is, it wouldn't work at all. Also, apparently DARTS are great for killing shields, and BOLTS are good for killing what isn't shielded.))
Henry had been on the run from the Nekovalkyrja. His initial beating and the fact that his leg had siezed up, coupled with his drained shields meant that he had to use the rest of his abilities to evade his pursuers. He couldn't fully focus on hitting back ... however, there was an even bigger fish to fry as the Ravager started to hammer the squads back, destroying. He had to find a weakness in the gargantuan frame-like monster. Thanks to his erratic dodging and akward positioning, he found himself behind the Ravager and Rippers and cut off from the squad.
His mind went into a state of analysis within and without, looking at the Ravager and considering his inventory. The size of the thing, coupled with the sheer number of armaments, including two gatling guns on the shoulder, a back mounted missile and laser suite, plasma throwers on arms for up close and a second set of arms for other handheld weaponry - this thing was going to be a difficult bet to take on. But, one thing stood out to the Engineer - there was a flaw somewhere in this intimidating design from Henry's point of view.
Machine gun on tail. Currently cutting everyone to bits and clearing the brush, making concealment useless. Its causing the Cavaliers to take hard cover, allowing the Rippers to flank and charge, shredding them to bits. Simple, but deadly strategy. Henry summarised the tactics as he saw from behind.
But... the machine gun itself is in an exposed area, but nobody dares get in front of it, and a Sniper is useless from a frontal position - nullifying Phaedra's offence: The only other option is to come in from the cold. He broke it down, looking at the tail-mounted, and very Freudian gatling cannon. His arsenal wasn't great, but he had to make do, Missiles to the joints could destroy its feed mechanisms, effectively ceasing its ability provide suppression fire - giving the others an opportunity to close in and fight back.
He made another quick inventory of what he had. His HPAR required a reloading, his DARTS were on half-capacity, his BOLTS were similarly limited, and his SMG and Vibro-Knife would be as useful as tickling it. His best bet were his minimissiles - DARTS first to disrupt the shields, followed up with BOLTS to hammer the part into submission - and to get there and get out, he'd have to do something that was calculated in planning and completely Pavonine in execution.
"I think I have this figured out, Phaedra. Pardon me,"
Once he got his lock-on to the tail mounted gatling gun, he fired his DARTS and he held up his Push-Pull system. As the DARTS made contact with the shield surface and disrupted them, Henry pulled himself towards the Ravager in a vertical position, twisting his body with thrusters so the BOLTS on his left thigh were conceiveably pointing towards the gatling gun once he was in position.
"I'm coming through."
He passed between the Ravager's legs, and fired his BOLTS through the gap of shielding the DARTS had made, and they collided with the gatling gun and smashed the mechanisms apart, exploding as the bullets cooked and the barrels flew off in many directions. Henry kept on flying and made a push against the ground to sustain his flight, and went over the heads of Rippers, and landed on his back in the middle of the Cavaliers. During the course of his flight he'd taken a few stray shots from friend and foe alike and his shields had been rattled back down to zero. There was no risk without reward after all.
"Sorry I'm late," Was all Henry had to say as he picked himself up and took his position next to Phaedra and raised his HPAR. There was still plenty more Ravager to deal with, and Henry had just spent another quarter of his minimissiles and gone through a lot of effort to knock out one gatling gun, just one - but a vital one.
