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Clay Pigeon achievement in Halo 4

Clay Pigeon

In Crimson DLC matchmaking, shoot an enemy who’s airborne from a Man Cannon.

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How to unlock the Clay Pigeon achievement

  • The Dawn of DonThe Dawn of Don
    11 Dec 2012 11 Dec 2012 11 Dec 2012
    Please Note - The description of this achievement is deceiving. You must kill your target while they are mid air after being launched by a man cannon or gravity lift, not just shoot them.

    This achievement can be completed on any of the Crimson maps where there is a man cannon or gravity lift, but the easiest place would be on Wreckage.

    Wreckage has two man cannons that converge to a single location that have roughly a 2 to 4 second airtime when launched out of them. So using any precision weapon can get the job done with a steady aim.

    Harvest and Shatter have gravity lifts that take less than a second to go through. Using the sticky detonator or a plasma grenade (or a well placed rocket or railgun shot) would work on these maps, but means the achievement is more of a hit or miss as there is latency in other player’s connections to consider.



    If you choose to try and complete this achievement on Wreckage as I did, here are some things to note.

    1.) The platform that both man cannons converge at is located in front of the initial spawn for the energy sword. The energy sword spawns here only at the beginning of the game, so take note of its location before someone picks it up.

    2.) The energy sword and landing platform is closest to red team’s initial spawn meaning they have the advantage of taking this position first. This also means blue team is more likely to go through their man cannon as it is more in their direct path at the start of the game and after re-spawns in a CTF game.

    3.) Red team spawns and re-spawns facing their man cannons launching end, so getting a kill on a red player for this achievement is less likely unless playing King of the Hill as there is a hill point at the platform landing. King of the Hill would force red team to re-spawn at locations that would put the man cannons right in their paths.

    4.) DMR, BR, and LR can get the job done, but require hitting every (or most every) shot. Sniper rifle, binary rilfe, or railgun would be the easiest precision weapons for this kill. Using the energy sword (as it is up there already) could work as well if you jump at the right time and location to get the kill.

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    Chaotic FiascoI was able to get it on Harvest by luring somebody up the lift and shooting a sticky detonator at the top. Easy peezy.
    Posted by Chaotic Fiasco on 09 Sep 14 at 22:34
    Solario32As of 2/19/15, playing just one or two Crimson maps will automatically pop all of the Crimson DLC achievements.
    Posted by Solario32 on 18 Mar 15 at 12:49
    J ROLL 1998GT: J The Altruist

    Looking to boost Halo 4 achievements and some of the other games before the server shutdown
    Posted by J ROLL 1998 on 05 Mar 21 at 16:46
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  • Flash IncarnateFlash Incarnate
    11 Dec 2012 13 Dec 2012
    This one is very simple all you need to do is camp near a Landing Zone of a Man Cannon and kill them in Mid-Air. It is easier if you use a DMR since it is more accurate than a Battle Rifle.
  • WackFiendWackFiend
    11 Dec 2012 11 Dec 2012
    I got this while playing on Harvest. The lifts that take you to the bridge area near the middle of the map (I was playing King of the Hill, it was hill A) count for this achievement. I threw a Plasma Grenade as an enemy was coming up. It stuck him, killed him while he was in mid-air, and the achievement popped.
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    Uber Old Accgunna give this a try tomoz, will give feed back when i get it.
    Posted by Uber Old Acc on 11 Dec 12 at 21:47
    BardenphoI got this on Shatter with a plasma grenade. The lifts in the bunkers with the flags (or where they're kept) worked.
    Posted by Bardenpho on 13 Dec 12 at 17:58
    GorillaBuddhaThis could be a separate solution, but because it is the same map and lift I'll leave it as a comment here:

    Use the lifts in the middle of Harvest. There is a shotgun that spawns on this map nearby on ground level. Wait at the top of the lift and blast an enemy as they come up the lift - and it's done. Quite easy this way. If camping on that middle lift doesn't work out, it can be done very easily in a boost session. It is simple to reset and repeat over and over by bouncing in and out of the lift. Found this to be far quicker/simpler than trying to use the snipe, DMR, sticky det, etc.
    Posted by GorillaBuddha on 28 Dec 12 at 16:37
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