Do the AT-ATs, once their shields are taken down, take part-based damage?
If I shoot the head or neck, will I inflict more damage than if I shoot the body? Or do all parts take hits equally?
Damaging AT-ATs on Hoth
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By default, you have to press 4 (PC) or Y (Xbox) ∆ (PS) (this is the special action key, the same used to activate the speeder powerup) as you fly past the AT-AT.
After that, it will bring up a form of quicktime event, where you have to push the mouse/control stick up or down to "keep the speeder stable". Visually, this is depicted with a bar that shows whether you need to push up or down more. If you do this for long enough, the AT-AT will be destroyed.
Note: you can only do this during a Y-Wing run, when the shields on the AT-ATs are disabled.
UPDATE: Your stability is also affected by how much your speeder is attacked while you are cabling the AT-AT; too much fire from the enemy will destabilize you and possibly cause the cabling to fail. (thanks @Mufasa for this)
The AT-ST has a weak spot on its back, try to target this when attacking one and defend it when piloting.
Shoot those exhaust ports. Always the weak spot in imperial tech. :-) But seriously, anywhere in the back panel (back of the "head") is the "weak spot."
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Yes, there is a weak spot, on the underbelly of the AT-AT. But just the very narrow cylinder going along the center underside of it. You pretty much have to be standing right underneath it to hit it.
The safer option is probably to stock up on Ion Grenades, Ion Torpedoes, and Ion Shots. Or go for the difficult but quick T-47 take down.
(Note: This was a change from the beta, when it did not have a weak spot.)