I HATE CHARGERS!!!!

[Venex]

WHY THE heck do chargers have so much health and a SHOTGUN point blank does nothing in 20 FKN MAGS why. also why do they have armor on their tail? it stupid i hate them so much they are not fun to play against and they make no noise when they are next to you so you get killed out of nowhere

[Austrasto]

u're suposed to use cannons and stratagems on them, not fkin shotguns wtf

[Daliena]

Crack the armor on one of the legs with a recoilless rifle/EAT shot

Apply shotgun to fleshy leg

Another victory for democracy.

The reason their butts take so much shooting is that they have 90% damage resistance - unless you use a weapon with the Explosive tag (grenade (launchers), JAR-5 Dominator, etc, I believe). Their actual HP is pretty trash, it's just the massive damage resistance of the spot you're shooting that's the primary issue.

[Caduryn]

Imagine thinking a Shotgun should be able to kill a Charger...

[VoiD]

Because you got baited into thinking the butt was the weak spot. It isn't.

The butt is weak to explosive damage, you CAN deal damage to with with any gun, but the damage is greatly reduced, and that part has a ton of HP.

If you have an EAT, auto cannon, impact grenades, etc... Then sure, you can pop it's butt, otherwise aim for the legs.

Many weapons can pierce it's leg armor, all rockets strip it's armor in 1 shot, 2~3 charged railgun shots do the same, then you can finish it off with just about any weapon.

Or you can take the king of charger killers, the Flamer, and just do this:
https://youtu.be/Q4Yt333xK3M?si=HzONaEk03O9wkNrX&t=60

Check his 2nd kill, the charger doesn't even have time to attack before it's dead. If you're going to do this, keep in mind burning yourself eventually is inevitable, so be prepared to hit that stim buttom ASAP, and you might want to use a medic armor for the 2 extra stims and longer durations. Shield backpack is also probably a good idea.

You can also kill it with medium armor piercing by targetting it's rear legs, but you need to know how to move around them with ease, like in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60EYF3FgemI

Also, pay attention to how he moves around the charger. Once you realize this is what you should be doing you won't have a problem dancing around 6+ of them and watching as they bump heads, yes, they do damage each other.

[Aldain]

The problem isn't the Chargers, it's the number of them appearing at the same time.