How to kill Janissaries

Question

Is there an efficient way to tackle these guys? I've tried quite a few things and have resorted to running away and hitting them with throwing knives or bombs.

I can't seem to find the tutorial on how to beat them.

http://assassinscreed.wikia.com/wiki/Janissaries

Answer 1

There are a bunch of different ways:

1. Switch to unarmed, counter-steal, and then attack them.
2. Dodge then attack while unarmed.
3. Dodge then attack with a fast weapon, like your dagger.
4. Poison dart them and hten get out of the way before they start flailing.
5. Let them draw a bead on you with their gun and then call in a recruit to backstab them.
6. Bomb them from a distance before you get into melee range

Answer 2

I tended to do one of a few things:

• Using the hidden blade, counter their attacks. Although this isn't a one-hit kill, it does damage them, and if you can consistently get the timing down, after a few counters they'll go down.
• Toss poison bombs (or other lethal bombs) at them. If you're far enough in the game, you've probably got plenty of materials, and you can craft more bombs from the weapon selection screen. It's not infinite, but usually you've got enough in reserve to handle as many as you're likely to encounter on a given mission.
• Certain non-lethal bombs will make them vulnerable to one-hit kills. I seem to recall smoke and caltrop bombs both working for this.
• Call for backup. Although it's a bit risky, and you might occasionally lose an assassin to them, calling in your assassins to distract or murder them tends to be a quick way to resolve combat.