Do grunt executions count as pilot executions for unlocks?

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When you stand behind an enemy pilot and hold the melee button, you perform an (interruptible) pilot execution. For multiplayer, there are multiple different animations and to unlock them you need to perform a certain amount of pilot executions.
I realized that you can also perform executions on NPC grunts. Do those also count as pilot executions for those unlocks?
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How do you get pilot executions in titanfall 2?
In Titanfall 2, you can trigger an execution animation by performing a melee attack on any humanoid target from behind. This can be done to Pilots, Grunts, and Spectres.How do you turn off the pilot on a Titan?
If you're near allies, they can shoot off the pilot and a friendly titan can just melee them to insta-kill them. Granted, the best thing to do is not get rodeo'd at all. To do that, try to avoid high buildings/walls, as pilots need to attack from above to rodeo. If they drop down, it's much harder to spot them.Every Titanfall 2 pilot execution in first person
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