A/MG-43 Machine Gun Sentry
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“An agile automated machine gun turret. Will fire at targets even if Helldivers will be caught in the crossfire.
— Ship Management Terminal
The A/MG-43 Machine Gun Sentry is a defensive stratagem capable of laying down sustained fire for a long duration.
Stratagem Statistics
General | ||
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Call-in Time | Standard | 7.75 seconds |
Upgraded | 4.75 seconds | |
Uses | Unlimited | |
Cooldown | Standard | 90 seconds |
With Morale Augmentation | 85.5 seconds | |
With Synthetic Supplementation | 81 seconds | |
With All Upgrades | 76.95 seconds | |
Sentry | ||
Fire Rate | 660 RPM | |
Ammo | Standard | 175 |
Upgraded | 263 | |
Turn Rate | Standard | 96 °/s |
Upgraded | 160 °/s | |
Health | Standard | 200 |
Upgraded | 300 |
Detailed Weapon Statistics
A/MG-43 Machine Gun Sentry | |
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Main Health | 200 |
Main Armor | ![]() |
Cooldown | 90 sec |
Call-in Time | 3 s |
Attacks | |
Rifle 8x60mm Full Metal Jacket | Projectile |
Rifle 8x60mm Full Metal Jacket | |
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Projectile | |
Caliber | 8 mm |
Mass | 11 g |
Initial Velocity | 820 m/s |
Drag Factor | 30% |
Gravity Factor | 100% |
Penetration Slowdown | 25% |
Damage | |
Standard | 90 |
vs. Durable | 23 |
Penetration | |
Direct | ![]() |
Slight Angle | ![]() |
Large Angle | ![]() |
Extreme Angle | ![]() |
Special Effects | |
Demolition Force | 10 |
Stagger Force | 20 |
Push Force | 12 |
Tactical Information
- It is effective for thinning crowds of enemies, allowing Helldivers to focus on more threatening targets.
- Laying prone is an easy way for Helldivers to avoid being caught in the sentry's crossfire.
- Alternatively, Helldivers can stand on top of the MG-43 Sentry.
- Like most direct fire sentries, the MG-43 Sentry has a range of 75m, requiring a direct line of sight to valid targets. Note that enemy corpses can block line of sight.
- The MG-43 Sentry will prefer to target small and medium sized enemies but will still target heavily armored enemies if there are no other valid targets.
- The MG-43 Sentry will keep shooting its current target until it is destroyed. This can cause significant ammo wastage if the sentry fires on a target it cannot penetrate such as Chargers and even destruction objectives like Anti-Air Emplacements.
- The MG-43 Sentry is able to target aerial and flying units.
- Compared to its faster firing counterpart, the A/G-16 Gatling Sentry, the MG-43 Sentry can be deployed more often due to its 60 second shorter cooldown (before upgrades).
- This makes the MG-43 Sentry an effective getaway tool, notably for Helldivers that prefer to fight at range or in stealth. Deployed sentries do not alert patrols to the Helldiver that deployed them provided the Helldiver is not seen. Take care as the sentry can still trigger Bug Breach and Dropship Reinforcements onto itself. As sentries are classed as a utility stratagem (blue beacon) - they do not attract the attention of enemies prior to sentry deployment.
- Heavy enemies will often prioritize attacking sentries, so the quicker cooldown may make it more attractive to use an MG-43 Sentry to distract them despite being ineffective against heavy armor.
Applicable Ship Modules
The following Ship Modules affect the A/MG-43 Machine Gun Sentry:
Department | Ship Module | Effect |
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Bridge | Morale Augmentation | Reduces cooldown time for all Stratagems by 5%. |
Engineering Bay |
Synthetic Supplementation | Reduces cooldown time for Sentry, Emplacement, and Resupply stratagems by 10%. |
Advanced Construction | Increases health of Sentry stratagems by 50%. | |
Robotics Workshop |
Dynamic Tracking | Removes deployment time for Emplacement stratagems. |
Shock Absorption Gel | Increases ammo for all Sentry stratagems by 50%. | |
High-Quality Lubricant | Increases the rotation speed for Sentry stratagems. | |
Blast Absorption | Sentries take 50% less damage from explosions. |
Media
Change History
Patch
Description
1.001.104
2024-10-15
Changes
- Magazine capacity increased from 125 to 175
- Cooldown reduced from 120 to 90 sec
- Life time reduced from 180 to 150 sec
1.001.100
2024-09-17
Changes
- Stagger force increased from 15 to 20.
1.000.402
2024-06-18
Fixes
- Sentries now have a higher destruction value so most explosions do not instantly destroy them regardless of the damage amount.
1.000.400
2024-06-13
Changes
- Reduced cooldown from 180 seconds to 120 seconds.
- Increased durability* from 0% to 80%.
- Increased projectile damage from 80 to 90
- Increased projectile damage against durable* body parts from 7.5% to 25%
1.000.300
2024-04-29
Changes
- Increased health to match other Sentries.