Steelhead



The Steelhead is a clever, calculating and powerful strain of Chimera which are believed to be a superior engineered version of the Hybrid variant. In Resistance: Fall of Man, they appear to be more or less, Sgt's for hybrids. However in Resistance 2 this role seems to be filled by Ravagers. In Resistance 2, the Steelheads' purpose could be for scouting, to back up this claim, their gear includes a visor in which they can see through walls and such, making them perfect scouts. In Resistance: Fall of Man their gear did not have such abilities.

These Chimera possess heavy armor which allows them to be the forefront of any battle where they lead Hybrids and Hardfangs in combat. They are capable, and willing, to endure any form of punishment in order to spearhead the Chimeran invasion of the world.

In combat, the Steelheads make use of Auger Rifles which are capable of tunneling through walls which make an assault by Steelheads almost unstoppable. It is known to be one of the toughest enemy infantry types. They are first encountered in Manchester, The cathedral.

Tactics
Steelheads often attack with a squad of Hybrids, and they can prove to be very problematic, so they should be your primary target. Their Auger Rifles will become incredibly annoying, but you can see where they're tunneling through the wall from, so move before they get through to your side. Continuously moving and shooting with the Carbine or Bullseye will prove effective. Another way is to equip the L23 Fareye and use the concentrate ability on their head for a quick and easy kill. Another good tip is to use their weapons against them, this can be extremely useful when taking out Steelheads with the Auger Mark 2. because of their size and apparent slowness, it should not be very hard for you to nail one of these bad boys with a grenade or rocket, sure enough this amount of force will take these annoying Chimera down.