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Helldivers 2features bugs and bot factions that are fixated on destroying Super Earth. While the former was initially used for farming E-710 elements, the latter aims to destroy all life forms. Likethe Termind shriekers, gunships are aerial threats that appear while fighting bots.
The gunships are a new enemy type added to the Automaton faction. These flying ships, which closely resemble Pelican One, arrive in groups and relentlessly attack Helldivers as they complete objectives. They chase and fire a few types of arsenal at you. This guide breaks down how to find and destroy gunships and the fabricators that make them.
How To Find And Defeat Gunships
The gunships aremainly found near the fabricator buildingsthat make these. Sometimes you will even find them patrolling the nearby areas.
These can only be found if youplay the Automaton faction missions on Suicide difficulty or above.You cannot find the gunships if you fight the robot faction at a difficulty level below Suicide.
If you spot one gunshipas you go about completing the main objectives, chances areyou will encounter a few more in the same area. That is because theynever strike alone and always roam the airspace in a pack.
Light armor-penetrating primary weapons are useless against gunships. They have thick armor that only the support weapons, the blue stratagem ones, can penetrate and destroy.
Therefore, the best method to take down the gunships quicklyis to usethe best weapons, such as theEAT-17 Expendable Anti-Tank,GR-8 Recoilless Rifle,Autocannon,FAF-14 SpearLauncher, andLAS-99 Quasar Cannon.
Always target the enginesof the gunships as they are weak spots similar to the bot dropship. One EAT, or three to five Autocannon shots fired directly at the engine, will blow its engine, causing it to crash on the ground.
You should also clear the area before a gunship comes crashing at you. If you find yourself below one, you will die immediately from the impact.
Thehardest part of facing the gunships is the blinding red lightat the front. It always points at you if you are spotted andblinds you as you try to find the enginesto hit. Approaching the gunships from the left or right side gives you complete visibility of the engines, and you can hit those easily compared to firing from the front.
Thegunships usually fire a high rate of fire plasma lasersat you. However, these ships will sometimes switchweaponry and fire rocket barrages,too. Using theSH-32 Shield Generator PackandFX-12 Shield Generator Relaystratagems will save you from incoming attacks for a short duration before you find the weak spot and take down the targets.
How To Destroy Gunship Fabricators
The gunship fabricators are tower-like structures placed adjacent to each otheron Automaton planets. They have twored lights on either sidewith metal pipes running from top to bottom and agunship parking space at the top.
Destroying the gunship fabricators is a side objective, so alwayslook for red spots on your mapto find them. If you see these tall, towering structures, make sure to approach them with at least two more squadmates, as the place will be crawling with gunships.
Unlike bot fabricators, gunship fabricatorsdo not have an openingto throw a grenade. The only way to get rid of them is toblast them using the highest damage stratagems.
Thedefault method for destroying the gunship fabricators is to call down the Hellbombmission stratagem, which becomes available as you approach them. You can also use theEagle 500Kg Bombto take down the towers, but that will waste your Eagle charge since you already get a free mission stratagem for this task.
TheHellbombs have little AoE, and their blast radius obliterates anything in them. However, you need toposition the stratagem properly. Otherwise, you will require multiple Hellbombs to eliminate the entiregunship facility, which usually has two or three fabricators.
While theEagle Airstrike is second to the highest damaging stratagemin the game,this offensive stratagem does not even put a dentin the fabricators. If you think this could blow away the facility, you will waste two or three Eagle Airstrike stratagems.
Before you call the Hellbombmission stratagem, make sure youeliminate any gunships guarding the fabricator. Otherwise, these flying foes will target the Hellbomb and break the device before it explodes, taking a fabricator with it.
Once you havecleared the airspace by destroying the roaming gunships, it takes some timebefore the fabricators make more. This gives you enough time to make your move and get one step closer to destroying the gunship fabricators and completing this side objective in the game.
