Xbox 360 - Halo: Reach - Poppin' & Lockin' Achievement Guide

Site	Xbox 360
Game	Halo: Reach
Achievement	Poppin' & Lockin'
Description	Noble 1: Destroyed a vehicle using Armor Lock in a matchmade game.
Value	25G

The Armor Lock ablility is my own personal favorite armor ability. It makes you invincible, emits an EMP blast, and can give your opposition a nasty surprise. Since the Noble Map Pack came out, giving that nasty surprise awards you with a well earned achievement.



How To:

1. Select the Matchmaking game mode, and on the Competitive Playlist, choose to play a Big Team Slayer game. Big Team Slayer games tend to have more vehicles and faster vehicle spawn times which therefore increases your chances of giving you the opportunity to earn this achievement.
2. Preferably, vote for maps such as Hemorrhage which guarantees much vehicular action. However, most maps should do since they usually have vehicles.
3. When the game starts, select the Armor Lock loadout.
4. Play as you normally would. However, once you see an enemy occupied Ghost, aggravate it by shooting or by throwing grenades. Hopefully by aggravating it, it will attempt to ram you instead of simply shooting you.
5. Either by aggravating it, or if the Ghost just has a personal distaste of you, it will try ram you. When it get's close enough to you to the point where it cannot possibly turn out of your direction, go into Armor Lock.
6. Assuming the Ghost was going at a high ramming speed, it should explode when it reaches contact with you. While you were in Armor Lock.

Tips:

• A very common strategy for players is to get in a vehicle, and simply drive around and ramming players. Be aware of this, and keep an eye on your radar. If a large red circle (which represents an enemy vehicle) starts to approach you very quickly, go into Armor Lock and it just might save your life, and quite possible this achievement.
• Instead of the other vehicles in Reach, Ghosts are very versatile, common, and fast, which makes them easy targets for you to use Armor Lock on. Unlike something such as a Warthog, which is large, and is more armored than a Ghost. Though it is possible to destroy Warthogs by using Armor Lock, they will most like bounce off your Armor Lock or simply shoot you to death. Basically any vehicle can theoretically be destroyed from Armor Lock, the Ghost is probably the easiest to destroy.
• You may not get this achievement right away, or even after several games. To get this achievement you need perserverence and practice.

Warnings:

• Even at high speeds, there's no telling if the vehicle will blow up. It may bounce over you or be critically damaged. Be aware of this and have a backup plan in case your Armor Lock didn't destroy the vehicle.
• Be aware that your opponent may simply decide to shoot you instead of attempting a ram.