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Rolling Thunder
The first collectible is right behind Fenix at the start of the stage, attached to a wall of the rig you're riding. Grab the Grindlift Notice before a cut scene takes over and a checkpoint hits.
Quickly run up to the turret mounted on a platform on the left side of the rig and man the gun. There's nothing you can do to save your compatriot vessels, so just worry about yourself. At first, there's nothing for you to shoot, though you can practice with the gun. After a rock falls and almost topples your rig, you'll need to start destroying the incoming mortar rounds—get hit three times and you'll have to start over.
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A couple of tips: 1) The turret has to build up speed before it will start firing. Constantly feather the trigger to keep the turret's barrel spinning so that when you need to fire you can simply hold down the trigger and shoot without waiting for the turret to gain momentum; 2) The turret will overheat if you fire a constant stream of bullets for too long. To cool down the barrel more quickly, rapidly tap the reload button. You'll get a chance to lay into the trigger as a reaver pulls up along your left side and tries to ram the rig. Drill it until it goes away.
A cut scene gives you another checkpoint as you hop off the rig and need to defend your position. You can take cover behind the fallen columns on the ground and wait for a few locusts to come from the far end of the yard, though we suggest quickly running to the left to grab some ammo, some grenades and, more importantly, the Munitions Requisition Form.
The locusts come up from an emergence hole, which is the first yet you've encountered in the game. If you played lots of the first game, you know how to take these out: toss a grenade into it. The first e-hole crops up on the left behind the enemy's cover and the second is on the right. Take cover behind the fallen column on the left and drill the enemies until they expire.
Soon, a host of locusts appear on the upper level to your right. Take cover behind something that'll put your back parallel to the enemy fire—we found the end of one of the broken columns easiest for cover and having a good shot. Before long, another quick batch of locusts crop up from an emergence hole behind the first two. You're getting overwhelmed, so when prompted run back to the rig and climb the ladder to the top of Betty.