Double-edged Sickle won't damage Harvesters

[Night FM]

The description says that it pierces heavy armor, but I tried using it against an Illuminate Harvester, and the icon appeared saying that my shots were being deflected.

I'm unsure if this is a glitch, or if the weapon description is wrong.

[LegPuller]

The weapon only does AP4 when you are burning, or when the coil is almost maxed out.
The harvestors body parts you need to aim for are the joints, as they are only medium pen and result in death. Laser weapons don't do a lot of durable damage, and the harvestors have a decent amount of durability everywhere besides a few weak spots.

Edit: https://helldivers.wiki.gg/wiki/Harvester#TableRef2

Look at Tactical information and anatomy for all the info.

[Logen Neuf-Doigts]

the armor penetration of the double edged is dependant on your heat level , meaning if the weapon is cold you are in light penetration. it means you have take damage to augment your penetration ( and damage )
the effectiveness of the weapon heavily relies on 3 things , an armor with fire resistance, the vitality booster and your stimm supply
with a full build you'll start taking chip damage when you hit AP3 ( medium armor penetration ) and hit AP4 when you start catching on fire ( pro tip : being prone will smother the flames )
practically against harvester it means you hit AP3 shortly after taking the shield down , aim for a leg joint

[SIRSAM]

I tried this as well, flame proof armor, supply backpack to constant supply for meds, i went whole minutes at max fire, it doesnt feel like its working. IDK numbers, im just a humble diver but i did feel off for most of that major order.

[Crunchy[Daz]]

AoA is a thing in this game.

[Logen Neuf-Doigts]

Originally posted by SIRSAM:

I tried this as well, flame proof armor, supply backpack to constant supply for meds, i went whole minutes at max fire, it doesnt feel like its working. IDK numbers, im just a humble diver but i did feel off for most of that major order.

what exactly isn't working ? and what does the major order have to do with it ?

[Void]

aim for the joint, be in fire gear, have vitality, and lay prone... DE destroys harvesters.
Was doing this multiple times a mission yesterday...