That's why the Anti-Tank Emplacement is the craziest stratagem ever.

[@RedStar441]

For a highly advanced race of aliens, their ships make for great target practice.

[@userfromtheinternet]

Guess they aren't advanced enough

[@Gabu_Dono]

It’s possible they can produce ships cheaply and at great quantity

[@dhammanunthd.4387]

Makes me wonder why they don’t put shield on their airborne ships like the tripods and the parking ones. 🤔

[@kyoggaPH]

The faction so far doesn't have the most durability besides Overlords but they make up for it with mass melee. It's like the bugs but without the chargers and they have the Watchers to spawn indefinitely.

[@VioletScarelli]

They're even shaped like big clay pigeons!

[@antoniothegunexpert5955]

They lost 10% of their fleet in that attack

[@vw2rover]

Don’t tell super earth but I kinda feel sorry for them.

[@jordanc1645]

@@vw2roveris that so?… DEMOCRACY OFFICER!

[@vw2rover]

@@jordanc1645My life for Super Earth!

[@km077]

@@vw2rover "Yes, officer, that one!👉"

[@garrygonepostal9063]

@@vw2rover*Turns on Stun Baton* Do you return what you said?

[@RiderKesasar]

"What the hell happened?! We've prepared 100 years for this!!! A century of preparations, gone in mere seconds!" "Grand elder, one Helldiver is now worth an entire air defense force."

[@nullbubble791]

New mission, stop the illuminate from stealing super credits

[@Maennerabend99]

00:35 mad respect for taking a fucking hyperdrive to the face. 👍🏻

[@foxbomber5]

That's the power of Managed Democracy

[@TheGoofiestlilgoober]

Just a little crispy

[@johncannon9885]

The Helldivers in anti-tank emplacement look like those nobles watching the opera of undemocratic destruction

[@Captnspork]

Whoever it was in charge of that Illuminate fleet is mentally insane.

[@tylerm.4878]

Just kept sending their own men into slaughter

[@smokinggnu6584]

Highly advanced space aliens. WW1 tactics. What is this, 40K?

[@mattyh6837]

Illuminate commander: "I sent wave after wave of my own men after them"

[@Mediiiicc]

I would go insane too if I couldn't VOTE!

[@joshuazhao]

They simply made what was already a great weapon from the first game even better with that close up and firepower.

[@cjyoung5635]

It was pretty as in the first because the ball would show up and either instakill you or the emplacement. But I'm sure the ball will now work more like the EDF barriers which is still pretty annoying ngl but not as bad as it was.

[@RenegadeNico]

The many ships coming is cause trying to spawn enemies but the enemies arnt actually there untill they exit the ship unlike how bots are under their drop ship, so when a ship is shot down it still hasn’t spawned anything yet so the game sends another ship

[@christopherm4739]

So when does it stop sending replacements?

[@artuno1207]

Me and three buddies with 4 ATEs cleared a level 10 defense mission with just this. Never had to leave our chairs (except to call in new ATEs). We had Recoilless Rifles for backup just in case.

[@LyonPercival]

ATE and EAT :)

[@AikoiEmil]

defence missions got to easy :(

[@asteroidrules]

I'm starting to see why it took the Illuminate 100 years to come back after the First Galactic War, they're easier to defend against than bots.

[@theofficialbruhfish8094]

Remember, this is only a vanguard fleet. The real illuminate hasn’t come yet

[@field8669]

Bots are hard to defend against because the game master had made them attack so many random planets to the point where no one cares anymore

[@asteroidrules]

@@field8669 I mean the defense missions themselves, where you have to defend a rocket sight from waves of attackers. The bots are the worst because they'll spam tanks and factory striders.

[@Rawbort]

I feel like some enimies in these missions should come in as patrols on the ground

[@James_t_250]

They do?

[@mystr0696]

@james in the defence missions, enemies only show up in waves by their respective reinforcements, like bug holes and robot dropships. But I agree that it would be better if more of the enemies arrived from a distance so you don’t just destroy dropships the whole time

[@James_t_250]

Ah defence missions sorry thought he was talking about illuminate in general

[@башарал]

Absolutely, the automaton and illuminid ships are a joke if you have 2 people with the spear or AT emplacement or some other thing that can destroy them almost instantly.

[@sinteleon]

@@башарал Or have enough AoE to kill everything that does actually land via a mix of crossbow, turrets, and recoilless for the tank-class enemies.

[@bohemianearspoon8493]

That wasn’t a invasion, that was an execution

[@heyj64]

Player: "Mmmaaaybe just a tiny nerf is warrante-" Arrowhead: "We heard you loud and clear, the Anti-Tank Emplacement now deals as much damage as the Constitution!" Player: "DAMMIT!"

[@Dylan781]

If they nerf it it should be to the AOE

[@FullMetalBaldo]

Ahah... No, now face the wall

[@bigbear7076]

I love this stratagem so much. No fixes needed, it is so satisfying

[@antonmakarenko3271]

Imagine the damage to your eardrums everytime it shoots

[@stevenjackson9028]

That's freedom ringing in your ears, not tinnitus.

[@H_elios]

Helldivers don't live long enough to worry about tinnitus.

[@redpolska]

Your hearing loss is not service related. - Super Earth Veteran Affairs

[@Fluoman_]

Nothing a stim can't fix.

[@omanus197]

that's why you got a helmet and placed a bit away from the turret

[@alurfest5441]

I'm starting to see why Super Earth, despire being only one faction, is able to hold off 2-3 at once. Just one Helldiver is easily equal to 50+ enemies. Sometimes 100+, or even more than that.

[@ethanduncan1646]

Calypso had a KD of over 100 squids per Helldiver...

[@tylerhall3860]

you have to keep in mind who trained every helldiver and the impact helldivers have ive seen some dismantle 100s if not over 1000 enemies single handedly they are a walking disaster of enemy carnage and here i am only managing about 700-800 myself

[@alexanderserikov3182]

This stratogem was epic in the 1st Helldivers as well

[@mangasaint]

There needs to be an Eagle Sweat emote and a cup holder attachment for the emplacement for times like these.

[@saymyname6726]

Honestly, I was laughing watching this 😂 you guys look so relaxed on those chairs while those UFO's were crashing

[@maxwell7470]

this is why we developed AA multi layered defense grids in a front line, other than gameplay reasons idk how the helldivers are waging a war without tanks or AA emplacements like flak

[@cry0genic52]

Because most of the time they're the ones in the offensive, running about behind enemy lines

[@braydenshafford342]

Literally 4 helldivers with AT emplacements holding back the entire force that attacked Calypso.

[@SIMULACRA37]

Super Crack: Can't destroy Dropships: Can destroy Illuminate: Can destroy, but spawns another, only delays

[@Sebastian-m8m]

bro just established a new scrapyard

[@IttyBittySquiddy]

Bruh, the stopping power on those things is insane. I cant wait to unlock it

[@Simat_0]

that reload animation is so good, it just make sense

[@xinguan2681]

0:18 But oh, it looks like there’s no end in them!

[@Yogowafel]

Anti-Air emplacement

[@D87ify]

Aliens: earth is so backwards we can rule them in few hours. Earth forces: wow these aliens have zero survival instinct.

[@bennyvasquez6872]

Anti-Tank Emplacement. A.K.A The howitzer turret.

[@vidicuss3933]

We had three guys on the new cannons and we had an issue of where to keep all the illuminate ships, they kept piling up

[@agent_mc]

This is a great example on how flawed the base defense missions are. They need to figure out a way to have enemies attack in different ways besides using ships and tunnel breaches (bugs).

[@MrBogi44]

ye it was late night i joined for one game into an random group and it was the same mission 2 people just having the anti tank out and i just run around wondering where all the enemys are because we shooting them all out of the sky not even 1 thing attaacked us was quite a show for me

[@MICROKNIGHT3000]

0:08 and they just keep coming and they just keep coming and they just keep coming

[@Anglomachian]

3-4 anti-tank cannons, a few sentries, and an arc thrower just in case. EZ

[@sinteleon]

Just do double sentry, double emplacement loadout.

[@ahmarcamacho8404]

Memes aside, the illuminate need a slight buff, specifically the harvesters and the way they main forces spawn. Spawning Drop ships are super vulnerable, I remember months ago when we got illuminate leaks that they would have portals to call reinforcements. As it stands right now, destroying drop ships counters them real hard. Since they only have a few units, the patrols aren't that strong unless the rng spawns 5 overseers with jetpack bridgade. Harvesters I think they should be a little more deadly. Imo both the average hulk and normal charger are more threatening than a harvester. Even with multiple ones, a group of hulks and a grouo of chargers are absolute cancer. The buff i would like to see for the harvesters is a bit more accuracy with their laser, a few more seconds firing (plus 3-4s) and the beam leaves a fire trail for a bit of environmental hazard.

[@sinteleon]

Note that harvesters are hulk/charger tier enemies (based on the mission introducing them being at difficulty 3, the same as hulks and chargers). It's not that they need buffs, it's that we've yet to see the real heavy class enemies of the illuminate faction

[@Jesusesfanboy]

I shall remember this when I enlist to protect super earth

[@BigSneed404]

Hm, they better add the rest of the difficulties up to 15 soon if these are the kinds of toys we get

[@agps4418]

funny thing is, it cant even penetrate a devastator's shield

[@Nerthos]

Artillery wins wars

[@sesshomaru1321]

Pov of a marine corps on the marianna islands

[@abrahamalviarez5870]

im still spechless about how the devs left us had "fun" with a overkill stratagem. I hope we get more of those

[@chrisR-B]

It’s going to get nerfed. But it honestly should. Makes the defence missions trivial. Likely lower ammo count or lower cycle rate. Or both.

[@RiqCrow]

are you betting that those are better than recoilless guy with ammo pack + reloader guy, and supply drops close in hand?

[@jeremy6647]

It's like shoot skeet..💀

[@foxtrot570]

Yeah, wether it's the Automatons or the Illuminates, they are so fckd with their only advantage, Airdropspam. This thing behaves like a old german AA. Oversized, slow, but when it hits, it hits like a train.

[@Acers2K]

needs a libertea cup holder!

[@b-17theflyingfortress]

Close enough, welcome back Battleship (2012)...😭🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@frederickspeller8117]

Automatons get bodied pretty hard as well.

[@channa8318]

How do they fit so many shells in it?

[@payne124]

In the drop pod I reckon, you can see a lever feeding the cannon after shooting

[@agedgouda8809]

Just had someone on Reddit tell me stratagems in the war bonds aren’t a problem because they aren’t putting meta defining or OP stratagems in them. Then I see this. What a moron.

[@MegaDragonNest]

I got a feeling that this stratagem gonna get stealth nerfed but still hoping I'm wrong forever. (Cuz I'm gonna try this on my next deployment)

[@qwertyq2884]

Listen, theres a reason they lost the war and went 100 years into hiding

[@frosty489]

Yoo what are your specs bro?

[@dnakatomiuk]

The spawn rate is a little bit far fetched isnt it But 4 of these 4x gatling 4x machine gun 2x mines 1x emp mortar 1x motor Wow should be a decent defence

[@ArthurEverling]

Sweet, more tech to salvage from all these ships.

[@AGuyStoleMyWaffles]

For a advanced race, the illuminate are kinda ass at fighting

[@AryanSingh-xn4pe]

Autocannon WHO?

[@teemuhella1511]

Dropships need more health. 4 antitank placements makes it possible to play through missions without enemy troops ever touching ground.

[@Rashed1255]

It’s even better vs bots.

[@trumediamix1]

I can't help but lmfao about 0:36 . 😂 If the game's physics are ever well-tuned enough, I can VERY well imagine that hyperdrive yeeting someone like this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jmWZpamOeMqVhaMsi=GRwR9cyGl05FQbkm&t=20s

[@baJeeken]

where do u shoot the dropships?

[@Soupthemann]

The bottom of the ship where it opens up

[@TheStewieOne]

Nerfing Incoming.

[@theodale1710]

Are the ships weak when they open to warp?

[@jarluhtraed9725]

The warp area is the weak spot but inly when opened otherwise you need 2-3 shots

[@smokinggnu6584]

This is gonna get nerfed for sure

[@j_mall4846]

Hope theu dont nurf it

[@emissarygw2264]

does peak physique work on this?

[@kaidenb.7299]

Honestly what does peak physique do? I use the heavy armor like 80% of the time for the looks and with the hmg but I’m not sure I see an effect

[@emissarygw2264]

@@kaidenb.7299 Try a weapon like AMR or HMG or eruptor without it, when you aim around the gun takes like a full second or two to actually swing around to where you're trying to aim. Peak physique makes that a lot snappier.

[@adrianbyg5553]

Are the ships glitching or what?

[@Nikoli420]

does it have unlimited ammo? Cause if so, that is getting nerfed real quick

[@aunazune]

it only has 30 shots, why on earth did you think we would have unlimited ammo

[@Nikoli420]

@@aunazune A. because i have not unlocked ityet, and B. because it looks like they are just continuously firing without the turret despawning/running out of ammo.

[@tako6340]

I mean, this is way oo OP to play and would make the game less fun, but I hope the devs can find a way to balance it and make it a "Good" strategem instead of a "Broken" one

[@Asverge98]

Nah, leave it

[@pole8740]

in defence mission, every green strats are op

[@yrenren9740]

It's an anti-air strategem to be primarily used against the illuminate, you try this against the automatons or terminids without some EXTREME support from teammates and you'll find out why people use it for the illuminates only.

[@humanbeing7966]

@yrenren9740 it is absolutely not an anti-air stratagem, it 2 shots bile titans and 1 shots bulks

[@yrenren9740]

@@humanbeing7966 Wait until bro realises that enemy air vehicles are also heavily armoured 🤯

[@mariaslamat4999]

Mmm yes feed us more slop that we already know

[@prizim]

hahahahaha

[@nicojokelin5547]

is this even fun at this point

[@mrwelding4149]

pay to win much

[@johnfletcher6814]

I hate to be the first one to be negative. But it is too OP. Makes level 10 missions like this trivial to complete. AH is probably scared to nerf anything. But this one needs it. When I play level 10 I encourage experienced players to leave this stratagem on the ship. Otherwise everything is easy mode. Let everyone have fun with it now. But, IMO it’s ruining the excitement of the game. Just one of these eliminate any drop and no bullets are necessary.

[@Кто-то-й6з9к]

Everyone plays the way they want to Just have fun:)

[@DarkCatfish]

Or they can buff the enemies/add more

[@GalaxyEdgeStudios]

Defense missions aren't exactly the most exciting mission type as is, I love chilling with a friend or two in the warcrime gamer chair.

[@ax4855]

I mean this respectfully, but you can alway just not use it too

[@EricWulfe]

super earth's flak 88