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That got him!

That got him!

Use a tow cable to destroy an enemy AT-AT in Walker Assault

How to unlock the That got him! achievement in STAR WARS Battlefront - Definitive Guide

So after a few tries at getting this really tricky achievement I finally managed to down the AT-AT using the tow cable and I've put together a few hints and tricks which should help.

It goes without saying that this needs to be done on the 'Walker Assault' game type and you will need to be playing as the Rebels. There are also a few other factors that come into play, I'll add those on at the end.

Firstly you will want to get yourself in a Snow Speeder. These will only spawn AFTER the second round of Y-Wing bomb attacks - so whilst your team is pummelling the AT-AT's for the SECOND TIME around, you want to be sprinting onward in the map ready to grab the pickups as soon as they spawn. If you don't manage to grab one, don't worry. Take note of its location and be ready to grab it next game (or if/when a teammate dies in one).

Once you're in the Snow Speeder, head towards the edge of the map. That's right, the edge of the map! Any Tie Fighters or other enemy fighters that may be flying around will likely wreck you should they spot you. The same goes for guys on the ground with missiles etc. So get right towards the edge of the map (until you are warned to turn back) and keep out of the way.

Now whilst keeping a low profile keep a close eye on the overall progress bar of the AT-AT at the top of your screen. When the meter is full you will get around a 10 second countdown to when the Y-Wings will come in and bomb the AT-AT's for a final time. (You can only use Tow Cable whilst walker has no shields). It is during this period that you want to use your Speeders 'Speed Boost' ability and get towards the AT-AT. This final approach is vital, so here I would recommend using your Speeders 'Target Lock Jammer' ability to stop enemy torpedoes from the ground and air from wrecking you durn your pass.

Finally, once the bombers have hit and you are flying along side the AT-AT you will be prompted to press 'cn_Y' to start the Tow Cable attack. Hit cn_Y which will launch a sort of mini game in which you do your best to keep the Speeder Icon within the lines to ensure a successful attack. Any damage you receive here will greatly affect your progress and make it difficult to keep within the lines, so you'd find it best using the 'Target Lock Jammer' ability here.

If you manage to stay within the lines, after a few passes the cable will detach and hopefully... That got him!

**I'd strongly recommend having a few practices at taking out an AT-AT using a tow cable offline on the relative invasion mission on Hoth before heading online, as the Icon/Lines mini game thing can be quite difficult first few times around**

Now as I mentioned earlier there are many factors that can hinder your chances of getting this achievement, you must ensure that...

- You play as the Rebels
- Your team don't destroy all the AT-ATs before the last assault
- Your team get at least 1 Y-Wing earned for the last assault
- You get to the power up to use the T-47 Snow Speeder
- You dont get shot down while waiting for the last Y-Wing attack... (hide!)
- Nobody shoots at you whilst you are using the cable on the AT-AT (use target jammer ability)
- Your team dont destroy the AT-AT as you are using the cable

It's a tricky one, but a really satisfying one! Keep to the guide and you should be fine.

May the force be with you.
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16 Dec 2015 10:24

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So this is impossible right? As soon as enemies start shooting at you it becomes impossible...
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By Dislodged Puma on 19 Dec 2015 02:08
@Dislodged Puma - it does make it more difficult, extremely difficult depending on what is shooting at you, but not impossible. Using the missile lock jammer ability right before you assault the AT-AT with the Tow Cable is half of the battle. That way you only have to worry about luckily blaster shots that may come your way from Imperials shooting into the air hoping to hit you. Good luck!
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By BlueEyeJedi on 19 Dec 2015 07:02
So when you use the jammer, it runs out near the second to last spin around which is the hardest part. Is there someway to use it in the middle of the run?
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By Dislodged Puma on 19 Dec 2015 14:50
Would've had it, but the AT-AT destroyed me. You should probably mention that the AT-AT will fire at you while you are circling. Makes this damn near impossible with AI aim.
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By hunterIV on 05 Jan 2016 05:56
It destroyed me on the second attempt. The first attempt, it just shot me enough to knock me out of the attempt even with the jammer enabled.
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By hunterIV on 05 Jan 2016 05:56
This guide was spot on, helped my do it first attempt, the target jammer was vital!
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By PeggyMitchell69 on 08 Feb 2016 18:00
It's really not that hard, I just did this three times in an hour. The first two were from the same speeder in one match. The hardest part is acquiring the speeder. Practice on the tutorial is definitely key here.
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By WookieKiller247 on 28 Feb 2016 21:50
Perfect tips. Got second time ,first time i did not use the jammer. Second time i did . Thank u
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By greenxb on 03 Aug 2016 23:01
Boosting the harder achievements
Gt: MajorLoseGaming
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By Thai Scopes on 29 Sep 2021 00:40
Looking to boost this and other battlefront achievements. Message me on xbox
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By audgatti on 22 Jan 2022 18:35
Being May 4th, I played this game again, and got this on my first try, despite never being able to over the last 7 years xD
I more so just waited on the ground around the area where a pickup was until it was just about time to start the 3rd attack and then that minimized the amount of time risking being destroyed in the air. I crashed into the ground immediately after getting this (on accident) but it popped. A moment of silence for the pilot please.
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By FruitofPassion on 04 May 2022 23:03
Let's gather an army so we have less randoms dm me on xbox incase I'm unaware of your response on here
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By Nazgûl1of 9 on 23 Feb 2023 16:57
Beware: this might not unlock if you’re doing it in 3 set maps. I’ve gotten a succesful takedown on Jundland Wastes, Twilight Hoth or Graveyard of Giants and none of them popped the cheevoangry

edit: got it to pop on twilight hoth on the last y-wing wave but i was shot out of the QTE on the 4th spin (it still unlocked for some reason tho)
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By The S bot 9000 on 30 Jun 2021 01:37
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not so much a guide but extra info missing from other solutions that will help

I just got this achievement after spending a good solid 3 days trying for it alone. I can tell you now that I failed the mini -game circling the ATAT at least 8 or 9 times and that's not including the times I got blown up by tie fighters and AT-ST and when I didn't even get the chance to attack due to comm links not active...

You can see the snowspeeder icon through the terrain from 30-50metres away when they spawn.(use jet pack to reach them quickly)
They are usually at the start spawn area,(learn locations) and only spawn on 3rd attack
Attack AT-AT as soon as you see message Y wing incoming, dont wait, use LB and right up on thumbstick then slow down along side AT-AT (icon will appear on screen prompting you to press Y ).
When AT-AT shields are down,it has a big red circle on it
The mini game is pretty easy IF YOUR NOT BEING SHOT, if your being attacked/shot at it makes it impossible to control
Don't press RB (jammer) until you have done at least 1 revolution of AT-AT,otherwise it will run out.
Once locked on with tow cable, concentrate on mini game only,its right stick to control balance
Best done on dessert map as there is only 1 AT-ST to worry about

If someone is kicking ass in a tie fighter or AT-ST,dont expect to be successful. Its all about waiting for the gods to align and for other players to be distracted while you go for it. If you can get to the mini game, you will be successful after many many attempts and of course you only get 1 attempt per game as Rebels so will take forever.

hope this helps.
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31 Aug 2016 21:23

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just helped a buddy get this achievement and have twice managed to do this myself since I unlocked it. With my buddy we both had snowspeeders and when Y wings were incoming I went first and flew straight into the AT-ST destroying it on impact. This left my buddy to activate RB jammer and pull down the AT-AT. Since the AT-ST was gone and jammer enabled all he had to worry about was tie fighters and there were none about.
Best done on Dessert map as only 1 AT-ST spawns
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By Diesel Foley on 10 Sep 2016 02:32
Use a tow cable to destroy an enemy AT-AT in Walker Assault



The video is related the beta , now it's a little bit different, i just won it but unfortunately i cannot show you because my Game DVR sucks !
It's recommended to know where the snowspeeder token spawn and to try this with an undefended AT-AT because if you get too many shots from the enemies, your tow cable attack will stop.
You have to wait until an Y-wing bombing run temporaly disable the AT-AT, so reach it as close as possible on a side and slow down, when you see on the screen push cn_Y (on the video it says to pus the 2 bumper buttons) to fire the tow cable . Now you have to keep the snowspeeder in level , going up and down with the right analog stick cn_RSucn_RSd (don't worry about the other buttons, just focus on keep the vehicle icon inside of the bar, that becomes more and more little), After 4 turn around the AT-AT you will be awarded with 40G Points and can be proud to revive one of the most epic scene of Star Wars!
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19 Nov 2015 11:20

Hi guys,

this is not a solution how to destroy an AT-AT, but a rather a hint how to find the snowspeeder power ups on Hoth(Outpost Beta)/Walker Assault.


External image

(thx Odinasteroid for telling me, that the previous link was broken)

I hope this might help you.


Edit:
In the game as I got his cheevo, the Snowspeeder Power-ups appeared when the shields of the AT-AT's went down.
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13 Nov 2017 17:19

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Link is broken (404 not found).
This map shows it pretty well, doesn't it? http://i.imgur.com/Vk5ftTh.jpg
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By OdinAsteroid on 17 Nov 2017 18:13
thx Odinasteroid for Updating,. Indeed, its the same map.
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By Chris Hirschy on 17 Nov 2017 19:16
I played a while before getting this. It's a bit annoying.

- Play walker assault.
- Play as a rebel. Keep going in and out until you are rebel.
- About half way through the game, try to grab the speeder power up.
- When you get one, stay out of range so dudes don't attack you. You also want to avoid rebel fighters in the air. Stay away. It's boring but you don't want to die or you'll have to play another match.
- When the walkers can be attacked, go in and use your radar blocker, then press Y and finish the mini game.
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23 Jan 2017 19:50

The Speeders which have the tow cable ability spawn in the 3rd stage of Walker assault if you are on the rebel side. As soon as the 3rd stage begins lay low and keep an eye out for speeder spawns. It's a good idea to have a jet-pack so you can get the spawns before anyone else.

From there I found that the best tactic was to go the the very edge of the map, and stay quite low so enemy interceptors/tie-fighters don't come and kill you. Then make your way over to the walkers once the bombing run begins as they become vulnerable. As you get close activate your radar jammer and then press y when prompted. Now just make sure you stay inside the grey bar and the achievements going right in your basket.

This achievement is still a lot of trial and error though. There's a training mission you can do if you want to get used to pulling down a walker. You can also easily get killed while towing a walker so keep in mind it can be very luck based and may require a few tries. For me it took several attempts until one game where I pulled down both walkers.
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27 Feb 2016 22:17


Ok so on www.trueachievements.com (much bigger community there) there are a few guides on this trophy and people seem to be struggling a little with it because of all the variables that need to be taken into account:

The idea is to find a pickup for a snow-speeder, and then after the Y-wing bombings you need to take down an AT-AT whilst they are defenseless.

Problem is:

You have a limited window as to when they are vulnerable
AT-ST's regularly guard the walkers whilst their defenses are down
There will be TIE fighters *& Interceptors trying to shoot you out of the sky
There probably be other people trying to do the exact same thing as you!
Even if you can get to the walker in time you still have to win the mini-game and take him down!

So!... here's how I did it after several failed attempts.

Keep playing... don't give up, if you don't manage it then just go straight into the next game. If you JUST want to try and get this trophy then keep quitting to the menu and keep trying until you come into the game on the rebel side.

Memorize the locations of the snow-speeder pickups... if someone else gets it or if YOU are shot down, there is about a 15-20 second delay before it re-spawns. If you can get there before anyone else, you'll be in the sky all the time!

Once you're in the air just try and stay alive. I was amazed at how easy this was, maybe I just got lucky but my method was to stay on the rebel side of the map and to literally hug the border. Fly as high as physically possible and stick to the edge of the map, this way you'll be harder to spot and people are less likely to try and attack you.

OK so once the up-links are activated and the Y-wings have bombed the walkers, it's time to swoop in! So... fly as fast as you can towards the AT-AT's when prompted, if one of them looks more vulnerable due to AT-ST locations then go for that one instead. When you get close try to fly alongside them (being careful not to fly INTO them) and reduce your speed. Now you'll be prompted to hit triangle which will fire a grappling hook at the AT-AT. Now your job is to keep the snow-speeder stable.

You'll have to use the right analogue stick and move it up and down to keep the little snow-speeder icon in between the lines whilst it travels around the walker long enough to trip it up. If the line breaks, don't worry you can try again providing you can survive that long.

If you get it right the trophy will pop and the walker will fall to its knees.

Just keep going for the snow-speeder pickups as often as possible, try to stand over where they spawn so you collect them straight away, and try not to engage in battle when airborne so you can survive longer. Check out my footage above for the guide.

Good luck!
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29 Nov 2015 19:04

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Worth adding that activating the jammer with R1 prevent people locking onto you making it a lot easier
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By Cloakedvengeance on 27 Dec 2015 16:21
It is! :-) i forgot about that well mentioned
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By adonbilivit88 on 27 Dec 2015 18:07