Ways to Destroy Illuminate Harvesters

[yourcomrade]

A simple post about the methods I find so far to handle Harvesers, and please feel free to share yours.

[yourcomrade]

The problem with Railcannon is the lack of a proper scope. And the hand-reload mechanism makes it way slower than AMR in killing Harvesters and basically any other targets. The only advantage I see in Railcannon is its ammo efficiency.

[yourcomrade]

I guess many has pointed it out, but why not. To remove a Harvester's shield, an Eagle Strafing Run can reliably destroy any shields in its way, whether Harvesters or Warp Ships. The stratagem can also moderately damage the walkers, making your kill shots with AMRs a bit easier.

[JuX]

Some orbital autocannon fire does the trick too.

Thou i do like throwing thermite on them while wearing arc armor to negate it's close range one-shot arc. Downside is that it's inconsistent and it doesn't seem to attach on the armor plating portions.

[yourcomrade]

Also, AMRs and Railcannon are both mildly good against Illuminate Overseers and drones, thus serve a more versatile role than AT weapons. I would say AMR is a bit better than Railcannon now, as they can both one-shot Overseers in the head, while the former has way better DPS.

[[GS] Lemon Raptor]

Hello helldivers i haven't played this game for a long time i only remember that commander was good and laser rifles. I'm going to play it soon and remind myself of these sometimes ordinary and sometimes... strange techniques of playing this game. So see you in HELL

[yourcomrade]

In case you haven't noticed. The jet pack of an Elevated Overseer is also a weak spot, which can be one shot by an AMR. So next time those flying f*** dare to expose their backs to you, you know where to shoot at.

[yourcomrade]

Back to Harvesters. Flame weapons are also a somehow viable option against Harvesters. The flame can bypass shields and directly damage the walker's body, thanks to its heavy armor penetration. But the process can take some time. I managed to kill several Harvesters with Torch, and each one took about a full canister. Sadly I couldn't tell if I hit the Harvesters weak spot. Just get as close as you can and unleash hell at its general direction, which usually works in any scenario in this world.

[yourcomrade]

One thing to notice is that Harvesters will try to electrocute you with an Arc-like weapon if you get too close, which is hard to dodge and can potentially one-shot a player. So better pair this flame tactic with an lightning-proof armor.

[DaS]

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Back to Harvesters. Flame weapons are also a somehow viable option against Harvesters. The flame can bypass shields and directly damage the walker's body, thanks to its heavy armor penetration. But the process can take some time. I managed to kill several Harvesters with Torch, and each one took about a full canister. Sadly I couldn't tell if I hit the Harvesters weak spot. Just get as close as you can and unleash hell at its general direction, which usually works in any scenario in the world.

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One thing to notice is that Harvesters will try to electrocute you with an Arc-like weapon if you get too close, which is hard to dodge and can potentially one-shot a player. So better pair this flame tactic with an lightning-proof armor.

FT is great if you pack the anti shock armors to resist it's arc weapon. Just remember your not wearing "i'm hot stuff" armors so you may have a bad day if you forget

[bouncyhunter]

heavy MG, quick hit the shield to deplete it, If no AT able to hit it, Hit left/right leg joint to bring it down

[Mr.Slaps]

a quick burst of the heavy MG will do the trick

[LoveTruffle]

I started with aiming for the leg joint with an AT weapon or laser cannon (which is effective) but now I just drop the shield and switch to an HMG and mow them down while aiming for the middle. They'll die before you need to reload as long as you have a full box of ammo.

The new AT gun emplacement can also take them down in one or two hits once their shields are down.

[yourcomrade]

İlk olarak LoveTruffle tarafından gönderildi:

I started with aiming for the leg joint with an AT weapon or laser cannon (which is effective) but now I just drop the shield and switch to an HMG and mow them down while aiming for the middle. They'll die before you need to reload as long as you have a full box of ammo.

The new AT gun emplacement can also take them down in one or two hits once their shields are down.

If you are using an AT launcher, anywhere in the leg will be a kill shot. No need to aim for the joint.

[yourcomrade]

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a quick burst of the heavy MG will do the trick

Yes, HMG is also viable against the walkers, especially given how fast it removes shield. Although the bad gun handling can make it a bit hard to track your target, better pair it with a peak physique or engineer armor.

[yourcomrade]

I see no one has mentioned Spear so far. I haven't tried it personally, but I see my teammates one-shot Harvesters every time they fire that launcher, without the need to aim for weak spots. Of course, you still have to remove their shields before dealing the killing blow.