It’s just a problem with close range attacks, for now it’s not worth decipher the formulas. If you are headbutted and refuse wait have some SR paralyze, lower all armor parts of a Sylla side and then try again with attacks from this side.
Another possible trick is position at a diagonal, lower armor of legs at this diagonal and try again.
It is literally not a matter of disagreement. It is reality and the basic meaning of English words. It is you making something up. I dislike when people put words “in my mouth” - when there is clear and written proof that you are lying a few inches above the page. Whether it is a misunderstanding of English, or something more “malicious”, I don’t care. I just am going to call it out.
The Athena is unlocked from reaching 50% alignment with Synedrion. It is a sniper rifle. It deals a mere 10 damage, but does 15 paralizing damage with 40 penetration. Which should be enough to penetrate a Syclla in her head or legs (or after you’ve reduced the armor on one spot).
And as mentioned earlier, there is a pistol that does paralyzing damage as well, although if the issue centers around aiming at a specific spot, and penetrating scylla armor, I’d wager that the athena sniper is the best way to go (since “I think” the pistol has less penetration, and certainly less accuracy).