SUMMARY
- Helldivers 2 is currently on fire in the good sense considering the servers have been fixed.
- The game has several types of enemies and each of them require different strategies to kill.
Players wanting to chip away at the Terminid and Automatons in the latest hit game, Helldiver 2, are advised to understand the smallest details for the best results. Helldivers 2 weapons can be one’s most important companion, along with your fellow teammates.
Helldivers 2 is being considered as one of the best games of 2024 so far. In the game, it’s important to know oneself, and one’s enemy, and choose the right weapon to ensure no enemy of freedom will defeat you.
What do armor-piercing rounds do in Helldivers 2?
Armor-piercing rounds in Helldivers 2 specifically target the armored enemies by penetrating their defenses and hitting them to cause flesh damage. All the weapons available in Helldivers 2 come with armor-piercing rounds. These decide the damage output of each primary or secondary weapon against the armored enemies in the game. Currently, the primary weapons in the game offer only light and medium armor-piercing rounds.
The Terminid and Automaton factions have enemy types with medium to heavy armor. Although every weapon is decent enough to take down the smallest and weakest of enemies, this is not true in the case of fully armored forces.
These weapons and their piercing armor capabilities do not have a lot of balance between them. Instead, it is advised that players look for weapon stats and playstyle while selecting their loadout. Some weapons feel heavier and stiffer to use, which makes them not a great option for a light build. Almost all weapons have armor-piercing, and most of them are obsolete against heavily armored enemies such as the Charger, Brood Commander, and Tank.
Armor-piercing weapons in Helldivers 2
As mentioned, all weapons have armor-piercing rounds, most are capable of penetrating only light armor. This makes them great against low-tiered enemies. However, against full-body armor, they stand weak.
The Liberator Penetrator and Jar-5 Dominator are the only primary weapons in Helldivers 2 which have medium armor-piercing rounds. Besides, every enemy type comes with their strengths and weaknesses. Each of them requires a different strategy to kill.
In such situations, the best armor-piercing weapons to use are:
- Breaker: This weapon is great for close-quarter fights wherein armored enemies have exposed weak spots.
- R-63 Diligence: This is suitable against automation forces with exposed weak spots.
- R-63CS Diligence Counter Sniper: This weapon has good bullet penetration that can incapacitate enemies and reveal weak spots.
- Railgun: This one is perfect for penetrating through armor for critical damage.
- Recoilless Rifle: This weapon uses accuracy to pick off chunks of armor on enemy limbs to reveal weak spots.
- Expendable Anti-Tank: This weapon obliterates armor to reveal weak spots.
Players must be aware that primary weapons must be avoided against heavily armored enemies unless they have previously exposed weak spots using support weapons to cause critical damage. It will take way too long to bash down a Charger, Tank, or Brood Commander using the Breaker or Diligence alone.