Best method to take down an Illuminate Ship's Shield? And Reinforcement Ships?

[Glimmer]

I've been using the Eagle Airstrike, but it doesn't seem to have a guaranteed success rate, and in urban maps, a lot of the bombs just hit buildings instead.

As for my second question: I fired off an EAT at a reinforcement ship, but it was still standing. Is there a weak point like Automaton dropships, or a better way to take them out?

EDIT: Thanks for all the help, guys, I didn't know that regular guns could break down the shield, I thought I needed something big to knock it out.

I've been taking both docked ships and reinforcement ships out with (nearly) no issue! Everyone who suggested a weapon/stratagem and told me the weakness of the reinforcement ship: You're great! I hope you get plenty of big Super Credit drops!

[Trig_Zero]

Observe, Improvise, Adapt, Helldiver!

[Glimmer]

Originally posted by Trig_Zero:

Observe, Improvise, Adapt, Helldiver!

That isn't helpful at all. This isn't a roleplay post, this is asking for genuine information about the game.

[Creatures Lie Here]

Originally posted by Glimmer:

I've been using the Eagle Airstrike, but it doesn't seem to have a guaranteed success rate, and in urban maps, a lot of the bombs just hit buildings instead.

As for my second question: I fired off an EAT at a reinforcement ship, but it was still standing. Is there a weak point like Automaton dropships, or a better way to take them out?

SPEAR.

[Glimmer]

Originally posted by Creatures Lie Here:

Originally posted by Glimmer:

I've been using the Eagle Airstrike, but it doesn't seem to have a guaranteed success rate, and in urban maps, a lot of the bombs just hit buildings instead.

As for my second question: I fired off an EAT at a reinforcement ship, but it was still standing. Is there a weak point like Automaton dropships, or a better way to take them out?

SPEAR.

I'll give it a try next mission, thank you!

[Muzz]

you can fire an explosive into one of the glowing blue doors to instant kill, but shield needs to be down first

[Trig_Zero]

Originally posted by Glimmer:

Originally posted by Trig_Zero:

Observe, Improvise, Adapt, Helldiver!

That isn't helpful at all. This isn't a roleplay post, this is asking for genuine information about the game.

ok fine, have u tried burn damage?
either from incen.breaker, flamethrower
or arc weapons?
beam weapons don't seem to do much
i tried laser cannon as well, takes kinda long
(note, just for the shield)

[Glimmer]

Originally posted by Trig_Zero:

Originally posted by Glimmer:

That isn't helpful at all. This isn't a roleplay post, this is asking for genuine information about the game.

ok fine, have u tried burn damage?
either from incen.breaker, flamethrower
or arc weapons?
beam weapons don't seem to do much
i tried laser cannon as well, takes kinda long

Burn damage? To take down a space ship?

[Glimmer]

Originally posted by Muzz:

you can fire an explosive into one of the glowing blue doors to instant kill, but shield needs to be down first

the very title of the post is asking for the most reliable way to take down the shield.

[Hammer Of Evil]

stalwart is a kingly shield buster. can also take down the tripods by attacking the glowing laser eye.

mg43 is an ok shield buster, minus points for stationary reload, but you gain in higher dmg per round.

railcannon, artillery walking/120/380 will all do the trick for shield busting & finishing.

arc thrower is absolutely brilliant for removing shields, stunning, and swatting annoying flying pests too.

recoilless is good for the UFOs, i hit it in the glowing engine bits but idk if it took multiple rounds at the time. spear did it in a single shot.

i like this because all the weaker weapons that didnt have the best use vs cyborgs and aliens are now quite useful to slap the shields on the illuminate.

napalm is not good, won't destroy the ships, only clear the cthulian monstrosities, and not the flying pests. friendship ended with orbital napalm, stalwart is now my best friend.

[dimi]

autocannon sucks massive ♥♥♥♥ still tho

[DaS]

Las cannon pretty solid vs tripods, not great but decent if your spear guys is faffing around having a cuppa tea

[Goatmanpig]

Just treat it the same as bot fabricators before they nerfed them to be one shot for all the rocket launchers. The only thing you need to remember to do before throwing a grenade into the door is to drop the shield

[Alfred -CD-]

been using strafing run to take down the shields. as for illuminate drop ships ive found that shooting the center right below the ship where the beam comes from takes it down in oneshot with the recoilless.

[Lightninglash]

Hit directly with Precision one hits it

[The Dess 2023 GOTY Edition]

Originally posted by Glimmer:

Originally posted by Trig_Zero:

Observe, Improvise, Adapt, Helldiver!

That isn't helpful at all. This isn't a roleplay post, this is asking for genuine information about the game.

Figure it out, watch what others do if you can't. Learn, adapt, survive.