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The transparent polymer windshield used to seal the cockpit may be destroyed if it sustains enough direct damage.

The Sectopod's rear plasma vents also present a substantial weak point that can be targeted for heavy damage. It is recommended to keep one's team in flanking positions as much as possible to exploit the weaknesses of this particular construct.

Sectopods possess heavy ablative armor that must be worn down in order to destroy it.

Sectopods should be given the same priority as Mutons, due to their capability to deal massive damage to the player and their squad.Ī Heavy Sectopod is identical to its lesser brethren, but sturdier and fires (marginally) more slowly, though each shot deals substantially more damage. Sectopods are tough, and all of them possesses a full set of heavy ablative armor that reduces incoming damage from normal weapons, though not much against explosives. They also have a ground shockwave ability that heavily damages anyone who gets too close. Sectopods are too big to be teleported via a Drop Pod but instead are directly air dropped onto a battlefield, where they swiftly unfold and immediately begin firing at nearby targets with their plasma machinegun. An armored walker created by the Zudjari, a Sectopod is controlled by the hardwired brain of a desiccated Sectoid pilot.

The bureau xcom declassified crash first mission