Golden rule for beacon defusing... Kill the man first.If the guy is still alive then you are gonna get killed defusing it. That doesn't help anyone. A good way to kill him is by throwing prox mines at him with your tech. Usually it takes 2 or 3 at the head, and you take some damamge, but then you can work on that beacon in peace.
If you are GDI, look carefully around first, he is probably a stealthed black hand you can often see him and mine him while he thinks he is still hidden :*)
Have fun
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Horseman of the Apololypse
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