To carry this out, click on the Minimize
window icon in the top left of the Combat
window. The Sub Icon (with a pictorial
representation of the Sub plus its X-COM
registration number) appears in the top left of
the Geoscape, and time can be advanced or
slowed as normal.
When the Alien Sub gets over the water, click
on the Sub Icon. The Combat window
appears, ready for you to carry out your
attack.
Note: You can also use the Minimize window
icon to give other Interception Subs orders to
attack the Alien Sub. There can be up to four
Interception Craft attacking a single Alien Sub
simultaneously, maximizing the chance of
success against a larger Craft.
The Message Box
The Message Box is in the bottom of the
Combat window and displays messages from
the pilot of the Interceptor to you. These
messages either confirm your orders or
inform you of what the Alien Sub is doing.
Shooting Down an Alien Sub
Click on the Standard Attack button. The
message Alien Sub Crash Lands! appears if
you successfully cause the Sub to crash land.
The display automatically returns to the full
screen Geoscape with a white cross marking
the crash site.
Investigating Alien Crash Sites
The Alien Sub is now vulnerable to armed
assault, so you should send out an X-COM
squad to investigate it and to recover any
available Alien Technology.
Click on a base or use the Intercept Menu
Option to select a
Triton Sub
Troop Transport
Sub (just as you did previously with the
Barracuda
) and assign the Alien Sub crash site
as the target. The
Triton Sub
takes off and
makes its way to the Alien crash site.
Note: Only Subs which contain Aquanauts or
Coelacanth Tanks are allowed to intercept
Crash Sites or landed Alien Subs.
When the
Triton Sub
arrives at the crash site,
the Alien Sub Crash Recovery screen appears.
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