Bring the best loadout and shred Automatons to pieces.

All three enemy types have metal heads as a common weak spot.

It is also exposed, so landing direct hits with a few rounds of SMGs will dismantle the bots.

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A well-aimedSniper Rifle headshot will instantly kill theseenemies in the field.

How To Beat Commissars

TheCommissaris a much more aggressive foethan the foot soldiers of Automaton factions.

Hecan even vertically climb to reach diversusing the jet thrusters found on its back.

a player destroying Automaton destroyer in Helldivers 2

Commissar’s left hand is equipped with a glowing yellow metal steel sword that it uses for melee attacks.

On the other hand, there is a quick-fire gun that the Commissar engages at divers from a distance.

How To Beat Scout Striders

Scout Striderand the walkers from Star Wars look similar.

Marauder Automaton enemy in Helldivers 2

Both have along-legged mechanized bot with a manned turret at the top.

The only difference here is a bot uses Scout Strider.

This enemy jot down has a much slower walk speed than Trooper, Marauder, Raider, and Commissar.

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From the front,hitting legs with primary weapons will immobilize the vehicle.

Whereasat the back, killing the exposed bot pilot will disable Scout Striderimmediately.

Afully charged Railgun weaponfired at the front of Scout Strider will instantly destroy it.

Marauder Automaton enemy type in Helldivers 2

The overallarmor integrity of this enemy jot down is much higherthan the casual grunt.

Or a fully charged Railgun shot discharged at the glowing red chest piece will instantly kill the bot.

Thisbehemoth has a bigger exposed back and a smaller glowing head,which are two weaknesses.

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The thick armor on Hulk makes any primary and secondary weapon fire useless, and all bullets ricochet.

Alternatively, two well-aimed Railgun shots at Hulk’s chest will also kill it.

Hulk is immune to defensive stratagems such as MD-6 Anti-Personnel Minefield andMD-14 Incendiary Mines.

Scout Strider Automaton enemy type in Helldivers 2

Using these will have little to no impact on its armor as the weakness is located on its back.

How To Beat Dropships

Dropshipsare the carriers that drop Automatons near divers in the game.

It can potentially dropall enemy types.

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Theonly way todefeat dropshipin the game is to hit its left or right engine with an RPG.

How To Beat Tanks

Thesturdy and very hard-to-kill Automaton is the Tank.

The Tank fires laser blasts from a distance and shoots a laser cannon from its primary weapon.

Berserker Automaton enemy type in Helldiver 2

Theglowing part is the only visible weakness at the back of its rotating cannon.

Hitting this with a Railgun or Autocannon a few times will instantly kill it.

Fortified Cannon has the same weakness as the Tank.

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Defeating this becomes absolutely necessary while doing the 40-minute missions and clearing out bases full of Automatons.

Main Missions such as Eradicate Automatons are defensive in nature.

On the offensive side,equipping Railgun is an absolute requirement to beat Automatons at any difficulty.

Devastator Automator enemy type in Helldivers 2

A fully charged round penetrates the thick armor of Scout Strider, Devastator, and Hulk.

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Hulk Automaton in Helldivers 2

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Automaton Dropship carrying more bots in Helldivers 2

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Tank Automaton enemy type in Helldivers 2

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A player shooting Fortified Cannon mounter on top of tower in Helldivers 2

a player shreeding automaton with SMG in Helldivers 2

A screenshot from Helldivers 2 showing the Hellpod, which is shaped like a bullet, catching fire as it enters the planets atmosphere. A starry sky can be seen behind it.

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