How to get Helldivers 2 Armor Piercing Rounds

Armor Penetrating weapons in Helldivers 2 are useful against Automatons and certain bugs

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Helldivers 2 armor piercing rounds and weapons are essential for getting beyond the mid-game difficulties, with increasing amounts of enemies protecting themselves with armor plating of varying degrees. If you can’t handle armored foes you’re not likely to get very far as a champion of democracy, so we’ll explain Armor Piercing in Helldivers 2 and what weapons can and can’t get through enemy armor.

Armor Piercing rounds in Helldivers 2 explained

Armor Piercing in Helldivers 2 - called “Armor Penetrating” in game - comes in three varieties:

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To be honest, there’s no standard Primary weapon inHelldivers 2that’s got really good armor penetration -it’s far better to rely on Stratagem weapons, airstrikes and explosives instead, while just using a primary you’re comfortable with to fight enemies covered in armor plating.

How to kill armored enemies in Helldivers 2

The more dangerous armored enemies in Helldivers 2 should not be shot with regular weapons - bullets can actually bounce off and ricochet into you or others. The process is as follows:

If you’re having a lot of trouble with armored enemies, here’s some Stratagems we suggest bringing into the field.

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