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00:00 Intro
00:55 Patriotic Administration Center
04:28 Orbital Cannons
06:56 Hangar
10:18 Bridge
12:42 Engineering Bay
16:27 Robotics Workshop
18:56 Ship Modules
22:50 Weapons
25:25 Armour

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[@ninjachub5427]

Any body else have there super creds stolen from them every time they login back in

[@yourdadsotherfamily3530]

Missing the fact that the spear can destroy medium automaton production facilities thinning out like 75% of the base pop out the gate from a long range. But I agree it’s lock on sucks and is needing tweaking

[@zacattack32441]

Why do you say the Orbital Airburst is so powerful because it can kill every small enemy, but the Eagle Cluster Bomb doesn't get the same praise? The cluster strike kills all small bugs, can call in 4-5 times, and rearms in 2-3 minutes. The small bugs are what make chargers, and bile titans dangerous because on their own they are simple to kill/avoid.

[@themarlboromandalorian]

Don't sleep on the disposable anti-tank rocket. They send two, short cooldown timer, it's a bullet from space you can use to kill stuff or smash bug holes/automaton factories, and you don't use them to kill chargers. You use them to bust the armour off the leg of the charger, at which point you empty half a mag of breaker into said leg. Orbital gas strike is quick too, and having a quick cooldown on an orbital bullet can help when you got no grenades.

[@liamseven1604]

the recoilless rifle does one shot dropships tho.

[@sfmars4463]

Hey helldivers. Remember that the primary function of the game is to have fun. You don’t need meta sets in every game and there is no wrong equipment. Don’t stop using whatever you’re using. Don’t farm the game. Have fun for once. There’s literally no time limit to the unlockable equipment.

[@Skilebougre]

i got your point, but passing difficulty 5/6 some weapons are just unplayable, lasers won't melt armors and overheats verry quickly, some primaries are very underwelming (i mean some hard to get variants of primaries costing more than 50 medals are even worse than their "vanilla" counterparts) and it's just not fun because you are hard stuck playing the same things to be able to even survive a bit or play at all, i hope arrowhead will buff some so we can play with a bit of everything at higher difficulties and have actual real fun with a fair bit of challenge at the same time.

[@toiletpapermerchant9310]

​@@Skilebougreunfortunately it was like that in the first game. Many weapons are completely useless beyond difficulty 5 or 6. The flamethrower is a great example. Completely useless on higher difficulties even in the first game.

[@kooaid9]

@@Skilebougreso true. Paid 80 medals for a garbage ass gun when the 20 medal breaker is leaps better and remains to be the best gun in the game

[@TwoFeetDown92]

Game? What game? This is the entire universe at stake. Quit playing games and do your part!

[@1m3agle]

Exactly. It’s a game after all, do dumb stuff that really shouldn’t work, play a lower level mission, just have fun. Obviously if you want to you can also go full meta and take on the hardest missions but there’s a place for both. Treating a game like a job is how you ruin it for yourself

[@Helta_Skelta1312]

This is undemocratic propaganda. All Helldiver equipment is viable and 100% effective in its intended use.

[@thee_abstractionist3917]

🫡

[@RealElequist]

I don't think a brit would truly understand

[@ratpoodle2377]

I'm Doing My Part!

[@discordussr6721]

@@RealElequist This is why Britian doesnt exist anymore lore wise!

[@coldwhispers9187]

I'm doing my part with MORTARS!!!

[@kogasoldier9379]

I spent too long ignoring the Eagle strikes thinking they were so limited. I didn’t realize they could resupply.

[@dougpleppen3803]

same, cryin out loud

[@kogasoldier9379]

@@dougpleppen3803 they absolutely need to add some indicator.

[@DamienCloud]

I had the same logic and used orbital laser which I didn't know was limited to 3 uses, smh

[@cesarrivera286]

For real.

[@GameFuMaster]

bad descriptions

[@Cannibuser]

I love how the guard dog can act as an early warning signal. The times it let me know I was being flanked are the times I’m most thankful for it.

[@3nt3rtain]

Best function 💯

[@Slowrath]

I appreciate when teammates have guard dogs for this exact reason. When said teammate runs past me and the dog shaves a huge chunk of my health off? Less so.

[@RiverWilliamson]

I've had it warn me about enemies 100 times, but I've had it saw my head off 4 times. It's not a terrible ratio, but it does tend to TK at the worst times

[@shaneyy__]

When you hit a higher difficulty it just becomes a free bot drop or bug breach imo

[@phamtuan1840]

everything is ok until it attracts half of the map to you.

[@davidlabossiere1905]

the 380 he barrage is incredibly effective at making me need to respawn team mates

[@Eliath1984]

Any time I bring it I always say "Hey guys.... if I say Danger Close...... run... if you think you are safe.. just keep running"

[@NoNonSense117]

@@Eliath1984 There's "watch out guys, I'm using a strike" and then there's "GTFO now!" My buddy uses only one type of warning for ALL his stratagems. After throwing his stratagems, he's usually throwing another one to revive us. He has improved his warnings by saying what he's throwing. "Hey I'm throwing a 380 stratgem" after he throws it while we are STILL IN THE OUTPOST!

[@Eliath1984]

@@NoNonSense117 I normally only throw them at an outpost we haven't been to yet.. it's normally when I'm destroying a bot fabricator and I see that there are a nice chunk of enemies there so that I can't just run in and grenade it with only a few bullets.. but I always double check where my squad is before I throw it.. if one of them is moving towards it I opt for something else.. now what IS fun is when you are trying to throw something midbattle and something hits you and knocks your character over and it falls right next to you.. lol for those moments I am just like "Hey guys........... I'm sorry." then mute my mic for a moment to build suspense..

[@Eliath1984]

the amount of times I've yelled to my squadmates "Guys I'm cutting off the far West end of the base with mines so keep that in mind with your movements" then 30 seconds later it never fails one of them goes over there and steps on a mine..... then act like they have no clue what just happened.. it's like bro... we don't even have any objectives over there.. Bot Reinforcements land there and that's it....

[@koscheithedeathless6653]

When I bring 380 it's usually for a driveby on anything the group isn't going to immediately... Or sometimes because the group is going there immediately.

[@koizumiizumi5426]

No! Screw your Meta, let me have my fun!

[@neXib]

I agree, fun is the most important, but it's nice to unlock the good stuff first anyway. Eventually you can have it all anyway.

[@ARod3]

@@neXibI’m just using stuff that’s going to be starship troopers lore

[@MaximumNero117]

I mean you can't have that much fun when you get absolutely annihilated especially on higher difficulties if you run an ineffective loadout so he has a point😂

[@GillemFaster]

DEMOCRACY IS THE ONLY META ILL FOLLOW BROTHER

[@kentsemenuk157]

Arch thrower is best used against bots

[@oceanbytez847]

For those wondering the recoilless rifle and spear reload in steps. You can do one or 2 steps, swap weapons to defend yourself or dodge, then complete the last step to finish reloading. Interuptions don't fully reset reloading. This also applies to the HMG.

[@GestaltKirin]

That's basically all weapons, actually. For normal weapons, the first step is removing the old mag. Step 2 is inserting the new one. You can throw out your mag, call a stratagem, then go back to reloading for a quicker action

[@piotrjackowski1575]

although if u stop it at very end there is a glitch where the ammo disappears

[@tact1calshot989]

He was bitching about the recoil ess which is strong as fuck and reload is 4 sec where as quasar is energy based byputbtakes 3 x as long to reload and when a Titan is on ur ass, u would think 12 secs is so long but it’s pretty fast, 4 sec would seem meta to me

[@TheBrokensaintvxvx]

@@GestaltKirin This is true, and remember if you reload before a big fight (sacrifice one round in the magazine for democracy) you'll reload your gun without priming. Also most HMGs have a giggle switch which you can toggle by holding down the reload button

[@VintageNarwhal]

For the expendable anti tank rocket, it’s not about killing chargers or armored units. It’s about instantly taking away armor from a limb to drop the enemy quickly with just your regular ammo. Not only that, but it only has a minute refresh time, unless you’re doing the higher difficulties you’re gonna find you can’t use these fast enough. And on the higher difficulties they come back so fast you only have to kite for a short time before you get them right back, and it would be one thing if it was one rocket, but you get two.

[@darkreverie3748]

Wait, so let me get this straight, the higher the difficulty you play, the faster the strategums recover? I just bought the game so I'm still fresh on all the mechanics

[@seangallagher9435]

⁠@@darkreverie3748Nah the fights are just longer with the higher difficulties so you’ll get to use the strategem more before you take everything out.

[@seangallagher9435]

It’s insane to me that the game came out a few months ago and we already have people making “definitive” guides to the game when we don’t even know the mechanics of it. He’s just telling people to buy overtuned stratagems that are going to get nerfed like the railgun

[@scottwallbank4794]

​@@seangallagher9435 Well yeah, what do you expect him to be doing other than recommended the current strongest strategems?

[@sparda9060]

@@seangallagher9435 You def want to look up guides when you hit Suicide or higher difficulties. The amount of mobs that spawn at every objective and thats not including patrols groups that walks all over the map engaging into your combat area combining with the squads of mobs you are currently fight off. These suggested stratagems would help your team out if people used them when needed. Or else you will struggle like crazy on these higher tier of difficulties. There is a reason why they have missions for every difficulties to give players option to pick and choose their gameplay styles. This guide is def for harder tier difficulty levels and not the low tier ones which you can play and use anything you want.

[@wonko_the-_-sane]

You dont need to pay for the premium pass, save the credits from the free war bond and find them in game. Buying them is just quicker not essential

[@brmehan84]

My only comment on this is that if you love the game and support the developers, you can throw them a bone and get some decent looking armor and credits for the upgrade. But I agree it’s not needed at all.

[@Prec1sion-Aim]

No pay for the premium and support the developers for making a great game.

[@amberharvey4566]

@ion-Aim i did by buying that game for a upfront fee, you say this like its a free to play and not a fully priced game.

[@Prec1sion-Aim]

@@amberharvey4566 it’s actually not a fully priced game 40 bucks is cheap. A fully priced game would be 69.99 bro. And plus the credit shop is cheap you can get a lot of gear for like 5 bucks

[@biulixer]

Lol i keep buying armor from the store with the stuff i find ingame and from the pass they all look so good!

[@Olddata87]

Maybe you forget some very powerful details about the spear 1- destroy fabricators automaton 2-destroy turrets automaton 3- can one shot a tank 4-can shoot a target at more 150 meters.

[@OneBiasedOpinion]

For a solo, the Spear actually looks decent. Large superheavies in bot territory can just lock you down if you get into a firefight and they aggro on you. Being able to snipe them from a distance is a HUGE advantage before storming a fabricator cluster or objective.

[@douglasdoherty9057]

Spear works super well against the bots, it can even 1 shot titans down if the rocket collides with their head for the perfect shot. At most its taken 3 to bring down a bile since there are times it can miss the sweet spot

[@TyphusVonElder]

You can destory the Machines death turret tower, by landing on it.

[@camowyvern3836]

​@douglasdoherty9057 main problem is the rail gun and the recoiless rifle can also one shot titans with a headshot and have way more ammo. Though not as effective against tanks.

[@HotMonkeyDik]

​@@OneBiasedOpinionits always those hulk rocket guys or flamethrowers smh

[@wungusbill_]

Don't sleep on the jump pack! If you are not using a backpack support weapon, definitely give it a try, it has saved my life so many times. It's also great for climbing up some rock formation to take shortcuts to objectives.

[@rudolfrudi5452]

not only that but you can just get on top of a rock where nothing except bile titans and mortar spewers can reach you which can give you a very needed respite on higher difficulties. with bots that can just shoot you out of the air its not that great but definetly worth a consideration vs bugs.

[@Svoorhout85]

Some extraction points have structures you can climb with it. Wich can give you a great vantage point to shoot bugs or to place a turret. It might not be ideal for bots though since they can shoot you.

[@ThefamousMrcroissant]

Jumppack is total ass. I used it for a while. Problem is simply that you give up your backpack slot for it while you could have had a shield or supply pack instead.

[@koscheithedeathless6653]

@@ThefamousMrcroissant It's shit, yea. But even shit can be useful with enough creativity.

[@sgtbackfisch7498]

@@koscheithedeathless6653 yeah but the other two are way more consistent cause they help you in way more scenarios

[@metarugia3981]

With the shield generator pack, you can even survive being dragged on the ground by a charger. You can survive the acid hits by bile spewers. Without a shield, it's pretty much a one hit kill for you.

[@squeezyjibbs6643]

I assume it will change when they fix the armour ratings. We'll see.

[@danepher]

The shield still has a set amount of charge. You better dodge their attacks.

[@ma9net204]

If you need to wear a shield, you aint no helldiver

[@squeezyjibbs6643]

If you need to tell others what to use and what not to use, you aint no helldiver.@@ma9net204

[@Jibril_UwU]

True If you have no skill and suck at playing the game lad 😅

[@VortexMagus]

When using the expendable anti-tank (EAT) against chargers, you need to fire it at the armor plates on their front legs. If you blow off one of the armor plates, they take huge damage multipliers from the flesh inside. One EAT and a mag of normal weapon ammo from the breaker or the diligence or what have you is enough to kill a charger and you get two. Its still not as good as the railgun but before you get the railgun its a legitimately decent buy. Especially if you're comfortable exploring on your own, because there will be random support weapons scattered around the map and you can just shoot your EATs off quickly and then go explore to find another support weapon to use, occasionally dropping more EATs down whenever you see some heavies in the distance.

[@johnkerr1882]

Imo it's one of the best stratagems even late. You can use it with another support weapon as a drop for when you walk up on 3 bile titans getting busy in a hive. 70s cool down(base, better upgraded) means it's available more than once in a big fight. Saw someone running it with spear and holy crap that dude demolished all heavy armor coming at us. I stopped watching the video when he said it takes 3 to kill a charger and then proceeded to shoot the charger in the face instead of the leg. Not just that, but it's literally the best support weapon for getting up the difficulty ladder as a noob because otherwise if everyone is low level chargers are so time consuming that everything else kills you while you're diving around them. So yeah people aim for the legs on chargers. With the rail gun too. 2 shots with railgun, 1 with EAT removes the armor. I legitimately think about bringing it on every suicide mission bc we already have 2 railguns minimum

[@FredFredBurger92]

If you do it right, you don't even need to *use* the EAT, just hit the charger with the beacon, and it gets squished by a big-ass bullet from outer space. And if it's still going, hey, rockets. :)

[@OnlyGrafting]

Fun fact, the railgun in unsafe mode can decapitate a charger in 2-3 shots if you can hit just under its chin.

[@Gurfi28]

On the bare leg of the charger it takes only 4-5 shots from a breaker. I ran EAT and breaker a lot and chargers were only an issue if there were more than two at the same time.

[@kooaid9]

Two well placed railgun shots do the same thing maybe 4 at most but the advantage is you’re not a sitting duck im a game where movement is your best friend lol

[@IsilZhaSB]

I think something really important to note about napalm and the gas: You don't rely on it to outright kill everything, especially heavier things, but it does *soften them up* quite substantially. Anything that walks out of the gas or fire is much easier to kill. Furthermore, they persist longer. So the standard eagle strike may kill everything that first comes out of a bug breach, napalm or gas will inflict heavy damage on several waves as they emerge. I'm not suggesting that the napalm and gas are better than the standard eagle strike, but that they don't serve the same role; persistent effects that can damage multiple waves vs a once-off high damage attack. E: and the cluster is more wide area smaller horde killing tool with a lot of charges. (Works better on bots than bugs.)

[@TheRaiden1110]

Really? I would argue it's better against the bugs than the bots. With the bugs it will clear all small ads leaving me only to worry about the bigger bugs and maybe some hammerhead bugs, when it comes to the bots the eagle airstrike is preferred because of the rockets that penetrate armor

[@BackwardsPancake]

20:05 Another upgrade like this that has an increase way larger than most others and which gets slept on a lot is "Power Steering". It basically triples the effective radius of the area where you can land your pod, and makes the response to adjustments much faster - Very useful for sniping heavy enemies, or for not landing in terrible spots when your teammates throw the call-in beacon randomly.

[@rogumann838]

I haven't watched the video, but just from the title I want to say something to every new player here: Unlock and use whatever the hell you want. Try out different things, see what you like, test them all out. Don't necessarily follow the meta right away, you want to have your fun exploring the game before you tryhard. I have 50 hours in the game now and the novilty of it is pretty much over, I use the same loadout every game because the high difficulty kind of forces it. I'm so thankful I started this game blind and tried out the things I found fun before I had to use the meta loadouts

[@messedupperfect9367]

This is not a game. We are losing the war, Soldier. Pick up a railgun or stay in the ship.

[@Manofwar701]

@@messedupperfect9367 I hope they nerf it again

[@KoiKoy56]

Welcome to video games.

[@Yoder023]

​@messedupperfect9367 Freedom has never lost! Use what you want, and weapon have been Democratically tested and approved!

[@nenadpaldrmic]

They will never change our demented leftism cuckery!

[@adamerickson2206]

USE THE SPEAR ON BOT MISSIONS. It can one shot fabricators, turrets, and pretty much every other type of bot emplacement except the mortar emplacements those will need a barrage or eagle strike. Don't sleep on the spear. Also this thing let's u Crossmap all of the listed targets. Crazy range

[@_ExTitus]

the lock-on is painfully inconsistent.

[@Saber_fgc]

I would if the lock on actually worked

[@adamerickson2206]

Agreed the locking seems bugged or something

[@adamerickson2206]

Great when it works tho

[@Horde334]

When they fix its lock on i'll consider it until then i don't like using a support weapon that randomly decides "i don't want to work right now".

[@Fourthaboveall]

The shield relay should definitely recharge just like the backpack does, and if multiple teammates throw one down next to each other. They should be able to boost themselves into a stronger shield. Possibly with 4 being placed and it becomes almost impossible for smaller enemy ammunitions to take down.

[@janehrahan5116]

90% agree. a few details. 1. The cluster bomb is better for swarm clearing due to dealing full damage across the area rather than several radial blasts. Also 2 more charges. At low levels where tough enemies are rarer it's better. Same with say the stalwart vs the railgun. Second. I disagree that the efficiency ratio is 1-2 for armor vs speed/Regen. I think even when it's working both of those stats will be better still because, what's better than being shot and living? Not being shot. XD

[@Dust394]

Shield pack is a must have if one of your teammates is using that dang rover. That thing LOVES friendly fire. Rocket sentry is designed for heavies and titans, but is usually best against bots. It can take down a dropship and is good against bile titans. It isn’t good for swarms, but is great on nests and bases if well placed. Also, don’t sleep on mines if you play guerrilla tactics. They are also great for defending and when running from a swarm.

[@Sorain1]

I've never seen a rocket sentry shoot down a dropship before, but if so I know what I'm trying out later on!

[@cjpanlaque6128]

I think you meant guerrilla tactics hehe. (Might be wrong and gorilla tactics is actually a different one hahaha)

[@caseyreed1106]

In order for you to have stealth, you have to have a scout on your gear. Just because you're wearing light armor doesn't make you more stealthy.

[@theonewhoslost]

Aren't like the only 2 lights scout anyway? Or am I just blind... if I am please tell me the page where a non scout light is because I'd love to have one non ironically

[@ziokalco]

​@@theonewhoslostlight armour doesn't increase stealth, you need the effect. It could even be a heavy armour (tho I don't know of one)

[@Jake-ky4yj]

They cycle through the super credit shop. Right now, there's a light that give 30% on crouch recoil and 50% on explosive resistance if I'm remembering correctly. Im holding out for the light +2 grenades though if it exists. And No, you don't need to pay for ANY super credits. I haven't seen this in any video but if you're wanting easy credits and samples go do bugs on trivial setting (with 2 players if possible for the 2 man doors) and just run around and collect everything you can. I did 2 runs doing that just so I could mess with settings and I got 25 samples and 200 super credits and I did that solo missing 4 of the 2 man doors.

[@Someguy6571]

You most certainty do not need the scout armor to stealth. All it takes is crouching or prone and paying attention to the map.

[@resignator]

​@@Someguy6571 You dont need it but it basically turns you invisible if you use it. Since armor rating is broken atm it is 100% best in slot.

[@timick1991]

Great video! wish that was in the description tho for summary. Recommendations made: Patriotic admin. center: Recoilless rifle, Autocannon & Railgun HM: expendable anti-tank & Spear Orbital Canon: Airbust Strike, Laser & Railcannon strike HM: 120&380mm HE barrage Hangar: Eagle Airstrike, rocket pods, 500 kg bomb HM: Napalm airstrike & cluster bomb Bridge: Orbital gas strike & shield gen. relay Avoid Tesla tower Eng. Bay: Supply pack, Grenade launcher, shield gen. pack & guard dog rover avoid arc thrower Robot Workshop: Autocanon sentry, mortar & EMS sentry. Avoid machine gun sentry, guard dog & rocket sentry Ship Modules: get all lvl 1's. If like sentry: get High-quality lubricant asap! else, hangar upgrades asap. Weapons: #3: page 3. SMG-37 defender #2: page 4. SG-225 Breaker #1: page 8. SG-8S Slugger

[@Pachesx3]

I would like to clear some stuff up for the uninformed. The tesla tower says in its description if you stay proned it won't attack you, very useful for holding a point or extracting. I also want to clear up that the tesla gun is the best weapon in the game, it can strip armor and does a base damage to anything it hits. It one shots most mobs, can two shot the head off brood comanders, can strip the armor from the side of a charger in 3-4 hits, can do the same to a bile titan, and can if lucky, one shot a bile titan when they go to puke on you. The arc gun can also be quick fired, it doesn't need to be fully charged to get a shot off, and can chain to two other enemies, wiping out squads like nothing. It also shreds bots, even killing tanks in less then ten shots. All in all the arc gun is highly underrated and misused, I straight carry my squad with it.

[@Myder_Dragon]

I've used it and it seems like trash to me. Can you explain?

[@GineuEpine]

@@Myder_Dragon It's very much not trash. It can clear massive waves and lock down positions to easily defend whilst allowing you to worry on bigger more heavily armored targets. Me and a group of friends coordinate our towers and can pretty much finish a Evacuation mission in about 5 minutes with 50 guys then we just run and collect stuff around the map with the spare time.

[@Myder_Dragon]

@@GineuEpine Is it better when everyone is using one? When I'm solo and trying to use arc I'm always wishing that I had a MG or Auto Cannon or something

[@GineuEpine]

@@Myder_Dragon nah even solo it's pretty effective so long as people don't walk into it you should be good to hold down a choke area with it solo for a good chunk of time (lasts like 2-5 mins). you can effectively lock the area down if you bring Anti armor things too for things like chargers or Bile titans. it'll kill all the small stuff and you can focus on the big things or anything that gets past it. it's superb for defensive but ya offensive your better having the autocannon or a orbital.

[@Myder_Dragon]

@@GineuEpine I'll practice with it. I've been a AC enjoyer for a while so I'll have to learn how to do other stuff

[@eddeh0772]

Things I learned today: three auto cannon shots in the underside of a charger’s tail (which they expose briefly just when they finish their charge) is enough to break the tail and make it bleed out. Also, shooting the front leg with the recoilless will shatter the armour, and then it’s easy to put down with your primary weapon. It makes it WAY more viable to run if you haven’t unlocked the auto cannon yet, even without a friend helping you reload

[@Ace11Sky]

3:20 That's your stim count not your ammo count. The scythe and laser cannon have some good synergy, but you need some teamwork. You can go entire matches without needing to resupply while near constant shooting (unlikely on hot worlds). You simply fire 90% of your ammo in the power cell for the laser cannon then swap to your scythe and do the same. Swap back and repeat. This is good for people using weapons like the scorcher or other high ammo consumption weapons. Also remember that you can pick up a laser cannon off the ground that hasn't been used to reset the heat as well. Definitely worth trying out early on and even up to t7. I haven't tested it too much above that since the breaker is just too good.

[@Someguy6571]

Laser cannon is comparable to the heavy machine gun in terms of damage output, except it doesn't need to be reloaded so long as you watch the temp gauge. It also has medium armor penetration.

[@guster489]

and just like that, rip this mans credibility lol

[@Canis.Lupus.Arctos]

I didn't notice @ 1st cuz I was just listening not watching... LOL but yeah... stims don't even look like rockets IMHO as for the laser weapons.. nah, won't work for me, I don't enjoy laser pointing enemies, is not nearly as rewarding than hitting enemies w/ projectiles... even the scorcher is more satisfying to use, even if considered an energy weapon... XD

[@Canis.Lupus.Arctos]

@@guster489indeed LOL

[@Someguy6571]

@@Canis.Lupus.Arctos Thats because lasers act more realistic. Lasers wouldn't have any impact because they dont have any recoil. Also once the better versions of the laser are introduced such as the Trident from HD1 IT was Massively powerful. Also eventually I am assuming the suppressed weapons from HD1 are going to make a return as well.

[@gotindrachenhart]

Grenade launcher is the best all rounder for mobbing IMO. One grenade one shots the AT-ST/chicken walkers most times and if two are next to each other will one shot both. It lets you frag factories and nests at range (aim for the open factory doors when bots pop out btw). It rules for trash mobs that are packed tight and has good range to boot. I've not tried it yet but I've watched people use the autocannon to 2-3 shot charger legs. And I think the first shotgun you unlock doesn't get enough love. It works vs spitters just as well as the slugger in my experience, requiring about the same amount of shots to the fact. It's slower than the semiauto, sure but you get a big mag and it doesn't discard rounds on a reload like a weapon with a box mag does.....which can be clutch. You can hit things at medium to medium/long distance and still take out most weaker mobs though at longer ranges the spread means you have to expend extra shots but for small mobs this isn't so bad. The launcher and base shotty are carrying me through until I unlock further items.

[@sirPOOPZalot]

I don't know what the age cut off is, back. I was a kid, video game guides were rare, and had to be bought as a full book. The games before that, there was no guide at all. It was up to you, and your friends to figure it out. I like that. Hell diverse doesn't spoon feed you everything. It leaves it up to you how you want to play, and it leaves it up to you to figure out how things work. With the sub story line, that hell diverse are expendable and poorly trained soldiers

[@timothygibson4596]

That's all well and good, get to difficulty 5-6 and wonder why you keep smacking the wall with the load out that no longer works. It's not fun lol games were meant to be played for fun, dying and not understanding why your weapons became junk is infuriating. You're free to hate on the video, just telling you that your wrong is all.

[@thenorrisrogersshow9927]

The HMG emplacement is one of the best turret-style stratagems: -It is a mounted turret, so you control it. -The armor pen on this absolutely sheds all of the bots, even hulks, the only thing it cant kill on the bot side are the tanks and towers. -For bugs it is not as good, the chargers and titans are unaffected by the armor pen, and the swarm can quickly surround you. However, there are some tricks that can be used that still make it viable against bugs. (more on that later) -The HMG will never time out, it only disappears when the ammo is out or it is destroyed. -Placement is key. Using the HMG, I have learned certain surfaces cause stratagem drops to bounce. This is really annoying, but it teaches you which surfaces are "safe" to drop on. Most mountains, for example, are not safe to drop stratagems, they will bounce. However, some mountains are safe. (more on this later) Mounted HMG tactics: -On most missions where the leader drops you onto extraction at start, you can drop an HMG at the extraction and simply leave it, when you return to extraction at the end of the mission your HMG will be waiting for you. You can now drop another HMG for an ally to mount, or for when your first one is empty. With good placement, two of these mounted turrets can easily defend the extraction against the bots. -When fighting bugs, once you learn which surfaces are "safe" and do not bounce your stratagem, you can take a jetpack and HMG. Climbing mountains with the jetpack and dropping a mountable HMG turret at the edge allows you to shoot down at the horde from the safety of a mountain. It also puts you eye level with bile titans. If you can get head shots on a bile titan it will die with the use of 2/3 of the HMG mag. Its not ideal, but it sure is satisfying. Ideally, your team will take care of the titans while you are on the HMG. -Throwing landmines in front of your HMG at a close, but safe, distance can provide a nice defensive barrier, keeping the swarm at bay should they get too close. Both the HMG and land mines share a 180 second cool down. You can shoot mines to damage targets when they are near, ideally mines they would not step into on their own. Landmine Tactics: -I like to use landmines with orbital ordinance and eagle strikes to create enhanced explosions. The idea is simple, once the mines are down, you drop anything onto the minefield that will detonate it, creating the enhanced explosion. I typically use the orbital airburst or gatling barrage to detonate the mines, I've gotten a x64 killstreak counter using this,

[@sillyrunner1]

That’s an incredible tactic I’ll have to try thank you

[@thestormblades7385]

You can also bring an Autocannon to blast a hole in some ground surfaces to entrench yourself against bots

[@thenorrisrogersshow9927]

-Using the HMG emplacement more, when fighting the bots I have found the tanks and the towers can be destroyed very quickly by shooting their weak spot (the glowing area at the back of the cannon), only takes about 3 to 5 seconds of constant fire. The only trouble is getting the tank/tower to not look at you. My buddy distracted 4 tanks on difficulty 9 and I destroyed all the tanks by dropping an HGM and shooting the weak spot. -I have also implemented smoke grenades to make smoke screens for the HMG emplacement, and for motor turrets. This helps when you drop it in an open area and need some extra cover. If the smoke covers it, the enemies cannot see it immediately, this applies to the bugs as well. But be careful, I don't think the auto turrets can see through the smoke either. So just place the smoke screen tactically. With the HMG and smoke, I usually place the smoke behind me to prevent being flanked, while still having a clear line of fire on my targets. When throwing smoke grenades, I like to use at least 2 or 3, so I will wear armor that provides +2 grenades for this build, and take the resupply pack.

[@Robisme]

I am leaving a like to support my HMG people.

[@Krosis_]

Bro literally typed "more on this/that later" in a youtube comment. Twice

[@swift-pawedteif386]

The arc thrower can put out insane numbers. Try this setup Guard rover, arc thrower, rail cannon. Something for chargers, And you can easily drop over 500 kills. Against the bugs. I just use railgun on bots so I don’t know if it preforms over there.

[@petethelich9987]

The arc thrower is definitely good for mid/long range as long as you dont get swarmed you can just casually clear whole bug breaches because they 1-2 shot most bugs

[@molenat9973]

My only issue is the potential for friendly fire from the arc thrower. I don’t mind staying in front or behind to kill bugs, but if a teammate runs even next to me, ZAP

[@Damglador]

Arc Thrower is incredible for solo wandering, it can quickly kill waves of enemies and any bug in the game, be it charger or bile titan (for bile tho its better to hit it with something big like orbital raingun first) with Rover bugs in point-blank range shouldn't be a problem

[@bradr2567]

It often misses what you aim at, ignoring enemies close by to either do no damage or hit enemies far away, it is really horrible and inconsistent.

[@Damglador]

@@bradr2567 it is inconsistent, but far from horrible

[@pheebs8451]

For new players I recommend the following Supply pack with grenade launcher anti swarm and bug base, kills up to chargers. Supply pack, MG43 & reduced recoil armour, shreds up to chargers at range or close up. It’s surprising still at high level how many players ignore small mobs, but generally these are the guys you can’t dodge and get you killed. Orbital air burst great for area control/crown control but watch your teammates position. It will also sometimes chip chargers armour. To make them vulnerable to small arms fire. Eagle air strike, good for base killing and area control. Machine gun turret and Gatling gun turret for swarms up to chargers but throw them far away and lead mobs into them so they don’t get swarmed. Auto-cannon turret , set from distance, this stratagem dominates the battlefield and obliterated all units if you use it right. Defend it with a mcg of GG turret which you would lay down first. Autocannon / Recoilless rifle. Great support but unless your team has anti swarm covered this isn’t a priority. Autocannon in particular is very useful, you can one shot bug bases with it and it will kill most medium armoured mob in 1-2 shots. Also kills chargers if you shout their bums or stripped armour spots with a few hits. To kill chargers, think like a bullfighter. Let them charge you, move (not dive) to the side and turn to shoot their orange pink bums, rinse and repeat. For requisitions, take all weapons and mods but aim for the breaker shotgun, grab the scythe for missions where you think you may run out of ammo and time. . Grab all the team buffs

[@bkbenelli]

Very helpful! Knowing which upgrades pack the most punch has saved me huge amounts of resources.

[@CatNosa]

The arc thrower has been really reliable for me, it can deal with almost all the bugs even the bile titan the only thing it struggles on is the charger, it will kill them but it take way longer than the railgun does but other than that it kill every bug with ease. I use it like a mobs clearer that can kill a Bile Titan faster than it kill a charger. I haven’t tried it on the bots yet so I don’t know on that front. Oh and when the enemies is up close to you just switch to 1st person and it will hit every time at whatever you are aiming at

[@Crusnik777]

I've also had luck with just hip firing when they're right on me. No idea why he didn't even attempt it.

[@dracoslayer16]

Don't sleep on the Arc Thrower. It is a beast at mid range. For one, you don't have to full charge it to fire, you can fire it off at only 50% to put shots down range significantly faster. It will normally find a target to hit on it's own if they are at mid range however if something is right up in your face you have to aim directly at the target to hit them, though it's usually better to just melee stun the target and back up to get a better shot. As for friendly fire, just don't fire it if a friendly is ever in front of you, just like you wouldn't want to stand in front of a turret, don't stand in front of an arc thrower.

[@bonehed1]

You have to fully charge the first shot I believe

[@jrowe567]

Is it less powerful of you half charge it?

[@tunakann7629]

Does it bypass armor? I'm starting to think that might be it's point but I haven't tried

[@bonehed1]

@@jrowe567 no it seems to be the same amount of damage regardless

[@bonehed1]

@@tunakann7629 yeah it bypasses armor, though it doesn't do that much damage vs tanks or titans, it can kill chargers or hulks decently well

[@kakDeluxe]

Please ignore the arc thrower comment. The arc thrower is one of the greatest support weapons in the game. You just need to know how to use it to avoid friendly fire. The arc thrower melts hoards of bugs, like no other gun can. But unfortunately it’s useless to bots.

[@pasqualedeluca1311]

this. absolutely this. I always use it against bugs and it never disappointed me

[@TheWagn156]

Wonderful super helpful vid! I was scratching my head as to what to upgrade in this game.

[@korreaction7296]

Use whatever you want, the game is meant to be fun. So have fun!

[@IXxStereo]

Reporting you to the Ministry of Truth for the lack of faith in the weapon systems they provide.

[@mindyhooksyarn]

I am so glad i ran across this video! I dont get a whole lot of time to play video games as much as i want. I love Helldivers but sometimes get overwhelmed with all the choices of weapons/strategems available. I need to maximize my loadout when i can play. My gaming time is precious and i dont want to waste on failed missions. This is what i needed so thank you!!!😊😊❤❤

[@bonkyouded]

I actually find the arc thrower to be extremely good agaisnt the bugs, i can hold off a breach alone with it as you do not need to fully charge it after a couple shots of full charge. Making you shoot 2 arc every second instead of 1, and it seems to do deal same amount of damage. It really good against chargers also and you can strip armor off with it, the biggest draw back is that its ineffective at close range and that you need to make sure none of your teammates are in the arcs pathway. I do this by positioning myself infront of my teammates, having them clear the ones close to me while i deal with the big breach/bug

[@ariaa.9428]

I'll use whatever spreads democracy the way I like.

[@phinebula]

🥹🫡

[@mcbane2552]

Same here!! 😂💯🔥

[@Tr3kf0ut]

Set video to 1.25 or 1.5 play speed, thank me later

[@ratgobbler]

Thanks (later)

[@RobinTheBot]

"I'll keep this as snappy as possible"

[@clownofwar]

I love the Arc thrower its great agains highly armoured targets like hulks and chargers and bile titans, and not in the way you think. the reason i love it is that it will always damage highly armoured targets, it ignores all armour values, it will take a age to take down a titan or a hulk but it comes with one great bonus. It stagers hulks since you are damaging them and biletitans can be interupped when they try to spit at you since you are damaging them. I love it its best used with your team behind you or as a rear guard for when you get attacked by enemies from the rear, in short keep your friends away from you don;t try to cover them with this weapon it will kill them immidiately since the last target in the chain recieves the most damage.

[@Black-Coyote5.0]

My go to loudout in high end games from suicide mission to helldiver are the 1- orbital railcannon 2-Eagle cluster bombs 3-Backpack sheild 4-railgun Primary weapon is the breaker/scorcher. Secondry i use the auto pistol, i forgot the name. So basically for the eagle stratagem i use to clear all the small targets anything above chargers it wont kill. But the rest it can wipe them all out. The rail cannon is to one shot chargers. Sometimes i Don’t use it if there is one or two. I mainly use it only chargers. The big titans are easier to deal with but dangerous when you are close to them. For the backpack shield its very helpful when the swarm all attack you and sometimes they keep jumping at you.

[@sanjoku4052]

U can keep sweating I’ll keep enjoying the weapons I enjoy. Playing with meta weapons over and over gets repetitive and boring.

[@melancholy314]

This is a huge video, thank you!!!

[@nalicore2129]

Amazing tips!!!thx for work

[@Rexraptor04]

As a lvl 6 on the bugs frontline, I find this very helpful! Thank you!

[@sean78745]

I cant wait to see this game progress, expansions and updates will make this a game to keep playing for years

[@timothyosborn637]

A note about expendable anti-tank and charger. Shootting a leg will strip it's armor allowing you to shoot the leg with any weapon and killing it very quickly.

[@gamefreez3r317]

The anti material rifle may be something that is slept on a lot for the robot planet as it can oneshot up to the hulk (including the hulk) with well aimed shots and being cheap with a lot of ammo. You may call it a discount railgun if you will. The recoilles may work well against hulks and chargers, but the issue with it seems to be that a group of hulks or chargers will end you very fast as you do not have the capacity to kill them fast enough on top of missing options to take out a lot of armour fast. Probably the better idea for insects, even though you have one less ability, is taking the grenade launcher and the disposable anti tank guns and two other abilities, as long as there is no ability unlocked which can just nuke a charger or something as the grenade launcher can work absolute magic, deleting 10 enemies in a hit and just being able to deal insane amounts of splash damage to smaller armoured stuff, taking 3 grenades sometimes, the disposable anti tank will cover the missing anti heavy armour department. Also good for beginners that combo, as it will cover anything you will see in the lower difficulties (3-4). But again, the anti material rifle is slept on I believe.

[@dragonfable66]

A thing to note. For Hulks you can actually snipe out the eye on the front using the auto cannon. A few well placed shots and they go down relatively fast allowing my team mates with the Recoiless to go for the Tanks (on automaton worlds)

[@xXOOXx-bi9cq]

Expendable AT is nice because you can destroy the armor off charger legs and shoot them with your primary. And you can call one down nearly every minuite, while running and gunning. No stopping to reload

[@RanterGMR]

The guard rover is absolutely insane. I bring it for most of my missions and it does so much work. I completely agree, it doubles my kill counter. This, combined to the new quasar cannon for heavies, and good strategem usage, can effectively allow you to solo fight off 5+ difficulty bug missions easily. I wouldn't recommend this over the shield generator backpack against bots though. Good video, keep the quality content up :)

[@ethanandrews7228]

I will use whatever democracy supplies me with, thank you very much.

[@chaffychaffinch]

When the devs eventually come around to balance things, I hope they focus on buffing the weaker weapons and allowing them to be used at higher levels, rather than nerfing the stronger ones and making the game unenjoyable to play. If something is so bad that you question to yourself, "Why even use this?" then it probably shouldn't even be in the game. Everything should have a purpose and it's for every player to try to figure out what that purpose is. I love Helldivers 2 and I want to see it become a good game that encourages experimentation rather than one that punishes players for not using what everybody considers "meta."

[@PoXAzraelis]

I use the Arc thrower on nearly every bug mission. Headshots on chargers, if I can dodge right, I can drop one in 4-8 hits. I've also noticed that knocking the Charger on the head makes it's charging attack slower and in a straight line, where it doesn't pivot into your dive--meaning heightened survival rate while your popping off shots. The additional arcs, from my experience, only happen IF the target you hit is dies. The inaccuracy I've found is with the terrain. In sort, don't shoot over a hill, it will hit the ground or other dead bodies, seek a higher ground. Also, make sure you are the speer tip and take out the smaller targets first to avoid getting swarmed, maximizing the weapon use and not hitting allies.

[@ryanjohnson2213]

Awesome video thank you so much

[@blackdeath4]

Great info bro👊👊👊. Just Subbed, keep up the good work bro,👊👊👊.

[@joeghormley5460]

Great job. Thank you!

[@RLStine-dk3ux]

@27:39 "Plus it prevents bleeding from hemorrhoids" Damn, that's some bloody good stuff!

[@Hunterlp2022]

I love the expendable rocket. Short resupply. It’s like what a minute? If that, comes in handy in a pinch.

[@intellectic9155]

The Recoiless is the only way to go until you get the rail. The trick is to have two people on a team w/ it. That way you can do the quick reloading if you're able but you can also be split up and still hammer armored units w/ rockets.

[@qwertyg3666]

Glad you highlighted the legionnaire. Hands down my favourite armour too

[@joelwoodward3663]

Thanks for the tips

[@Aaronfoo7]

I love your content so much. i just subscribed your channel!

[@Oridian22]

I feel like the meta conversation only serves to increase the amount of idiots who kick people based on loadout.

[@lostbutfreesoul]

The thing to keep in mind about some of these 'deadly' turrets: Solo Players exist, a lot of these 'team killers' are very useful in solo play. That being said: One of my divers placed a mine field on top of a spire once, not thinking on how it would scatter further. All the way over the console they where meant to be looking for. The Princess of Family Values lost eight recruits just clearing out our own mine field. Unfortunately the fool that placed them was one of the casualties, so we couldn't execute them for harming Democracy. (placed the next few further out, they worked wonders as early warning devices too!)

[@asaleger6009]

You will have all the stratagems very quickly. You have a cap on requisition slips (referred to here as money) at 50,000 so spend them. A quasar canon is infinate and can kill a charger in one head shot. The Anti material rifle will two shot a hulk in the eye. I dont feel like this guy has a better grasp than anyone else in this game. Rail canon orbital is great but it does not one shot everything, at least not anymore.

[@Xariann]

Expendable anti-tank takes 2 shots at the leg of a charger, then you can use anything to finish it off. Unless there is something I missed about the railgun, I have to do the same thing with the railgun. So far I found it could kill anything the railgun could kill, and it is helpful for people who want some extra fire power but are running something else to complement group comp and/or are carrying a backpack so something like the autocannon cannot be brought. Also don't forget that they have a 1 minute CD, and if you cannot run back to your Railgun immediately because of some big swarm that killed you, they are more useful in that case.

[@tylercarter9965]

another things about the eagle airstrike is that it can destroy automaton fabricators and bug holes. so if you’re out of nades or not running a auto cannon/grenade launcher, it’ll work to destroy those objectives. those medium to large automaton camps can just get one shot with a single air strike hitting both fabricators. you don’t even need to step into the camp.

[@Joeyfield0]

thank you for this guide, this has made my experience playing better.

[@diamondcreepah3210]

Not knowing how to use a stratagem is not a good reason to write it off. The arc thrower is *very* efficient at two things: hordes and bots. A little known fact is that the arc actually stuns every bot up to a hulk, and does this to every target it hits. With the gun needing no ammo, it's very easy to stun lock targets, allowing a teammate to get to their weak spots. And as for friendly fire, use common sense. Don't fire at enemies when a teammate is near them, or stands between you and your target. Remember, you still have a primary.

[@darkabyss9923]

Awesome video thanks bro!

[@oceanbytez847]

the expendable anti-tanks short cooldown combined with proper use (you missed the armored leg in the clip) it makes quick work of heavies. I hit the chargers leg then finish it with less than 1 full mag of my secondary.

[@Voodoomancer]

Unmentioned benefit of the Rover: Since it's a big glowing beam, it'll pinpoint enemies for you that are dangerously near, but obscured by foliage or the like. Makes snap firing at close dangers a breeze.

[@andreac2064]

My usual setup: Vs bugs: cluster for hordes, airstrike for closing holes and medium targets, 500kg for titans, railgun for chargers/titans. Vs bots: the two mortars, personal shield, railgun. EMS is far more effective here as it literally stops bots in their tracks (bugs are slowed down), that's why is so effective in defense missions. Impact grenade and the 6 grenade capacity armor. One more thing: you can switch the railgun to unsafe mode which will allow more charging for more dmg but be careful: fully charge it and 💥

[@gasmaskdude2687]

I love the mine field strategem, seeing both enemies and unaware friends get blown up is hilarious.

[@kaollachan]

i love how the gatling turret is pretty easy and fast to call too. thing that i feel are still good is the basic precision orbital strike , sure it doesnt cover much even with the shrapnel upgrade but can still do pretty good againt big target ( tank and hulk) if they hit. the single use Rocket are pretty good as you can call them pretty often ( other weapon takez like 3 or 4 more time). grenade launcher is just a MUST when needing to clean bug hive. the laser drone is pretty nice EXCEPT if you want to sneak around as it will target any ennemy close enough even if they didn t spot you

[@orksniper2542]

Couple things about the arc thrower: 1. You can spam shots with it. After the first shot, you only need to charge it to something about 70-80% and not to full. 2. Don't use it in close range, run a shotgun as a backup. 3. The arc chains to anything behind the initial target, so don't shoot if your teammate is there. 4. It can strip armor and it does target individual body parts. 4-6 shots will strip a chargers leg. 2 shots to cut off a brood commanders head. 5. Never use it against Automatons. This baby has infinite ammo, frequently hits multiple target with one shot, strips armor, has 30-40 meters of range and let's you use a backpack. It 100% is a sleeper pick for bugs.

[@DocBorzy]

Good video thanks man !

[@titusfortunus2916]

I'm a fan of the precision strike specifically for taking out bot factories and bug nests. Short cooldown and I don't have to perfectly nail a grenade, so if I see the back of a bot factory that's good enough I can just plop it down next to it and run away, job done. The incredibly short cooldown lets you stay mobile and hit up lots of the smaller objectives. It won't save you when SHTF but it certainly can get you out of dodge before it gets to that point.

[@fishremastered]

Amazing video this is so helpful 😭

[@15thTimeLord]

Ive had success in team cooridination to have one Spear brought in when landing in a hot area on a bot planet. You can remove factories and various buildings VERY far away, can reduce the 'to-do' list or difficulty of sites very quickly. Can be useful for planned team split-ups, removing obsticals, heavies, or small sites. Mid-fight, a nightmare and a desperate attempt to survive. Keep enemies off the guy using it or give up and run.

[@Carolineplayz186]

Loved your vids when you were first doing Elden ring guides, great to see you back in action!

[@Ryu-369]

Imho, If you just started this game and not sure what to use, then unlock the grenade launcher and supply pack. It doesn't take out chargers or bile titans, but you can still take out a bunch of enemies, nests, structures, and even the tanks. And with supply pack you can be valuable asset even with higher level players, and it's just awesome you have a lots of ammos, stims, grenade so it's fun. And I'd say don't save you requisitions. Just unlock whatever you want to try and have fun with it. Once you start playing on higher difficulty missions you will be getting paid a lot more.

[@kobrraful]

update to this for new players, when you hit level 18 you can get the Quasar cannon. it can 1 tap chargers, and 2 tap bile titans, as well as 1 or 2 tap hulks / tanks. and 1 tap ships, super worth pick up!

[@spencertaylor-mrliltay]

Can confirm, “Democracy protects” passive armor is insane! Switching from any other armor to that the next game makes it unbelievably obvious how many times that passive ability saves you!

[@Tommogonzo12]

Tip: the 120,380, and walking barrage don't use them to take out one big target like a charger, I use them as a wall to soften up and attacking force, and gives me time to think and deploy against what survives

[@MrGrimsmith]

I adore the autocannon for both its ammo capacity and sheer flexibility. While it's lacking against titans and chargers it still takes out tanks and turrets happily and you can drop hulks with a headshot. Yes, you give up a backpack slot but I believe you get 90 rounds for that sacrifice. That means that in conjunction with the SMG you have the highest ammo efficiency so resupply goes a lot further for the rest of your team. As long as *someone* has a railgun I'll always go autocannon. As others have said though, the MG turret doesn't overkill as much and generally lasts longer as well as shooting further. If my team has one gatling I'll bring an MG so we get the best of both worlds as the MG kills the squishies before they're in gatling range so that then lasts longer too.

[@xenonnati]

I really pumped all my points into defense and support, i call down rovers ammo turrets and shields for my friends 99% of the time so they can stock up on bombs and weapons. The autocannon sentry is worth more than anything, it solos bile titans, it messes up chargers, it takes bot drops out of the sky its insane, IF you position it right, if you don’t in instantly gets merkd. A few tips: it has insane range, place it higher up and far away from the fight. If you drop it in the middle of the fight it will die instantly! If you are running away throw it in front of you, it will nullify anything coming for you. On automaton missions if you call down a shield on it, it will probably out last you! Call it down behind the chargers or out of their way, and try to keep aggro, a few good hits and they are done, i had one single turret take out 3 chargers in a matter of seconds, and they couldn’t get to it up on a small ledge 😂 Make it so its right under the bile titan, as it walks towards you its gonna deal considerable damage if not kill it outright.. Or put it high up, for me it consistently got the titan in the face and dropped it instantly.

[@Evallandercomingsoon]

The majority of the level 1 modules require 60-100 common samples, but a few also require 20-40 rare samples on top

[@zackhopkins5185]

The airburst strike is awesome for bug breaches. If you can time it right it will kill 90% of the bugs that pop out of the ground. On level 5 and under that is

[@ClaytonCarmine-nu6hn]

I like this its pretty good the only things all add is. 1. the walking barrage is great, hit right on top of enemy's and can wipe bases and bosses 2. Scout is a really good perk to run on armor, the you avoid patrols and don't agro enemies as much in fights. I've walked past bot patrols on helldive like 20 meters away from me. Other then that this pretty spot on.

[@aerundel]

You can take advantage of the 500KG's small radius to throw it close, run through the strike zone, then dive away from the blast. Throw a strike under or in front of a Bile Titan, run through its legs, then dive past to ensure it wastes time turning around while in the blast zone.

[@GodlyJudgment]

The arc thrower is absolutely amazing. Spend a few missions practicing your aim as it really does still go pretty much straight. For long range just shoot.. if it misses you don’t lose anything.. infinite ammo. It can kill chargers without worrying about its weak spot and finally, it closes bug holes in a pinch. Plus it’s fun democratically approved bug slaying.

[@michaelheinst6716]

The anti tank is actually really good. 1 shot on charger, 1 shot on bot drop. Fast recharge and you can share them with fellow helldivers

[@briancottle3086]

I'm going to rep for the Expendable Anti-Tank. It's 1 shot to strip the armor from the front leg of a charger then you can finish it off with your primary weapon once it's vulnerable. One call down can easily take out 2 chargers -- and if you stick the call-down to a charger it can kill another charger as well. With a 70s cooldown you can just drop these things all over the map -- even if you don't need them right away they may be nearby when you find yourself in need. The Railgun is consistent and has plenty of ammo, but my experience is that the EAT takes out chargers quicker as long as you're ready for them.

[@aaronrodriguez6952]

Get a good steady headshot with an EAT on a charger and it will one shot them every time. I use it often. Crouch shots while aiming down sights will give u all the steadiness you need

[@RBRSC]

Autocannon can pierce the charger btw. You just got to hit straight on so it doesn't deflect. And basically the same as railgun at that point, two taps breaks open a weakpoint.