Shantytown - Combat in the Courtyard

I personally like to take out the guy manning the siren on the upper level each time he respawns. If nothing else, it makes it easier to concentrate without the extra noise.

If you don't kill any of the other men in the first group, they continue to rain dynamite down on Lara but will not cross the stream to your side. This is a good opportunity to go after the Boom Goes the Dynamite Achievement/Trophy. The goal is to shoot a bundle of dynamite out of the air. This involves a bit of trial and error, and you can use any weapon but I had good results with the shotgun.

Notice how each bundle of dynamite leaves an arcing smoke trail as it falls. Try to anticipate its path based on the arc and shoot it as it falls.

Don't worry if Lara gets killed; the game will reload at the start of the battle and you can keep trying. Once you've unlocked the achievement/trophy, do not kill the remaining enemies. This triggers a checkpoint. Instead, reload and start the fight over with all your original ammo.

This time, shoot the men on the other side of the gap as quickly as you can. The SMG and fire arrows are better at long range.

With good timing, you can shoot demolitions men just before they throw their dynamite...

...causing them to drop it and blow themselves up.

Now that you're not trying to shoot incoming dynamite, when you see some headed toward you...

...scramble away and take cover behind a different set of metal crates.

Also notice how the enemies use cover. The sheet metal barriers are solid, but you can destroy the wooden barrels and the wood-and-cloth barriers, giving the bad guys fewer places to hide.

When you've killed several men on the enemy side, a brief cut scene interrupts showing one of them shouting orders to the others to get down there and deal with you. This is also a checkpoint. A second wave of enemies now appears.

Some of them begin to slide down the zip lines toward you. Again, if you're into Trophies and Achievements, you can try to shoot some of them off the lines as they descend. You'll need to do this 10 times during the course of the game to unlock the Deadeye Achievement/Trophy. The timing for this is also a little tricky. Try aiming a little bit ahead of the sliding enemy, then fire.

You can also attempt to pull a few enemies off the ledges with rope arrows for the Get Over Here Achievement/Trophy. Aim your bow at an enemy not behind cover and shoot a rope arrow. Lara will pull automatically, and if all goes well, the enemy will tumble off the ledge. You need to do this 5 times for the award.

If any of the bad guys manage to flank Lara, use the shotgun or one of your special skills like Dodge Counter or Axe Strike to take care of them. And, of course, continue to move from cover to cover as the dynamite rains down.

When you've killed nearly everyone, a few stragglers run off talking about going for reinforcements. Don't worry, though, when Lara stands and puts her weapon away, you're safe for the time being.