Helldivers 2: How to Defeat Tanks – Complete Guide

In the challenging world of Helldivers 2, tanks pose a formidable threat. These heavily armored vehicles launch a relentless stream of gunfire, making them difficult to approach. However, with the right strategies and loadouts, players can stop these Automaton behemoths in their tracks. This guide will provide combat tips on how to defeat tanks in Helldivers 2.

Where to Find Tanks

Tanks can be encountered in Automaton missions from Medium difficulty all the way up to Helldive. To find an Automaton mission, players need to go to the left side of the Galactic War map and choose a red colored operation. These tanks can be found protecting facilities or roaming around the maps.

How to Defeat Tanks

1. Run for Cover: Tanks continuously fire in all directions, so players must use cover as much as possible when attempting to get close.
2. Utilize Everything: When entering a bot mission, players should have a range of stratagems and weapons that can deal with armored enemies, destroy buildings, and can be regularly called in. Airstrikes, Barrages, and Orbital attacks are effective for swiftly dealing with tanks.
3. Use a Teammate as Bait: In a team setting, it’s advisable to have someone wearing Heavy Armor to draw the tank’s fire, allowing others to unleash a barrage of stratagems on the tank.

One aspect that you cannot forget is to have the best settings to boost your FPS while charging into the land of Automatons.

Stratagems to Use Against Tanks

Stratagems are more effective than regular weapons against tanks. Players should call in Support Weapons like the Railgun, Autocannon, Spear, or Grenade Launcher.

For close-range combat, shields such as the Ballistic Shield Backpack, Shield Generator Pack, and Shield Generator Relay can be useful.

Against Annihilator Tanks, which lack a weak spot, players should aim directly at the tank with their stratagems. However, Shredder variants have a weak spot – the glowing red vent at the back – which should be targeted.

Recommended stratagems include the Orbital Railcannon, Eagle 500KG Bomb, Orbital Laser, and powerful Sentries like a Mortar or Autocannon Sentry. These deliver explosive power and can lock onto targets if upgraded.

As for Stratagem weapons, the Railgun is the perfect choice to defeat tanks. The Grenade Launcher and Expendable Anti-Tank are also effective, especially at lower levels.

Those are the best stratagems to use in the current version of Helldivers 2. We’ll make sure to update this guide if there are new stratagems in the next update and patch notes.

Summary

With the right tactics and loadouts, players can overcome the hardest challenge posed by tanks or Bile Titans in Helldivers 2.

Whether facing Annihilator or Shredder variants, using cover, coordinating with teammates, and unleashing a barrage of powerful stratagems like the Spear, Orbital Barrage, and Sentry guns, players can stop these armored behemoths in their tracks.

By mastering the art of Automaton combat, players can easily defeat tanks in Helldivers 2.

FAQs

• What is the best weapon to destroy tanks in Helldivers 2?
  • Railgun.
• What is the best stratagem to defeat tanks in Helldivers 2?
  • Orbital Railcannon, 500KG Bomb, and Orbital Laser.
• What is tanks’ weak spot in Helldivers 2?
  • The glowing red vent at the back.