Naturally, the best defense is a good offense, and there are plenty of toys with which to make war. The mortar can only be wielded by players in heavy armour, but its firepower will level almost anything. My preferred weapon is the laser rifle, which is restricted to players in light armour. This little gadget can kill enemies in one or two shots, from distances extending to about 600 feet. The catch is that it draws a big red line from you to your target.
Scouts are fast single-seaters armed with rockets.
LPCs carry a pilot and two passengers into combat. HPCs perform the same function with two more passengers and better protection, but at slow speed. Ah, yes, speaking of passengers, I can't ignore the most important element of the game, human interaction. In Tribes , we witness the unusual sight of totally anonymous Internet users volunteering help . Uncoordinated teams die quick deaths.