Barrager Tank
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The Barrager Tank, also known as the Rocket Tank, is a very large 
Automaton vehicle equipped with a multiple rocket launcher (MRL).
Spawning
Barrager Tanks first appear on 
Suicide Mission, having a chance to replace Annihilator and Shredder Tanks. They can spawn from Bot Drops, within patrols, guarding heavy Automaton Outposts, Fortresses, and Minor Places of Interest. They may also occasionally be found patrolling the map on their own.
Behavior
When encountered outside of a Bot Drop, Barrager Tanks can be found still or moving with patrols. Based on where a Helldiver is when it spots them, Barrager Tanks will either fire its MRL directly at Helldivers at close range, or point it upwards to act as artillery at medium-long range. In both firing modes, Barragers will fire a three rocket volley.
Destroying its tracks will render it immobile; however, Helldivers must move further away from Barrager Tanks to take advantage of this state. Destroying its back engine or turret will disable the Barrager Tank, followed by it exploding. Significant amounts of damage will immediately cause it to explode.
Anatomy
| Part Name | Health* | AV** | Durable** | % To Main*** | Bleed | Fatal | ExDR**** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turret Main | 2,100 |  Tank I |
 |
100% | - | None | Yes | 0% |
| Hull Main | 3,000 | Tank I |
 |
100% | - | None | Yes | 0% |
| Missile Housing | Main | Tank I |
|
100% | 100% | None | Yes | 100% |
| Launch Tubes Front |
750 |  Medium |
 |
100% | 200% | None | Yes | 0% |
| Launch Tubes Rear |
750 | Medium |
 |
100% | 200% | None | Yes | 0% |
| Hull Front | Main | Tank I |
 |
100% | 100% | None | Yes | 35% |
| Hull Side | Main | Tank I |
|
100% | 100% | None | Yes | 35% |
| Hull Rear | 750 | Medium |
 |
100% | 150% | None | Yes | 50% |
| Tracks | 750 | Medium |
|
100% | 100% | None | No | 100% |
* Parts with their HP listed as "Main" do not have their own individual health. All damage dealt to these parts is transferred to the enemy's Main health pool.
** Refer to armor values and enemy durability as defined in Damage.
*** The percentage of damage that is applied to the enemy's Main health pool. At 0 HP, the enemy dies. Unless the enemy has constitution, then it will bleedout and die.
**** ExDR means explosive damage resistance, this is a percentage between 0 and 100. If this value is 100%, the part is explosive immune, meaning explosives cannot damage it.
Explosions will only directly damage Main health if it is internal.
Tactical Information
Barrager Tank
- The MRL may oddly clip through the Tank's hull, causing it to shoot lower than expected.
- It uses the same rockets as the Reinforced Scout Strider, potentially dealing lethal damage on direct hit and causing significant knockback in a large radius.
- Similar to Mortar Emplacements, Helldivers should prioritize destroying Barrager Tanks, as their artillery mode can greatly disrupt combat and reduce hard cover's (such as terrain) effectiveness.
- The turret features weak spots at the front and back, each with 750 Health and
Medium armor.
Tanks
- Recommended stratagems to use to dispatch Tanks are Eagle Airstrikes, Eagle 110mm Rocket Pods, Eagle 500kg Bomb, Orbital Precision Strike, Orbital Railcannon Strike or Orbital Laser.
- The Eagle 500kg Bomb and Orbital Precision Strike both need to be direct hits to destroy the tank.
- A single G-123 Thermite or one shot to the hull from the FAF-14 Spear, GR-8 Recoilless Rifle or GP-31 Ultimatum can destroy the tank.
- The rear chassis of a Tank is also vulnerable to weaponry such as the APW-1 Anti-Materiel Rifle and AC-8 Autocannon.
- Tanks can be immobilized by destroying its tracks using Medium armor-piercing weaponry.
- The Tank's tracks will do constant damage to a Helldiver that makes contact with it.
- Once destroyed, there is a short delay before the Tank explodes, which can deal damage and knockback Helldivers.
- A destroyed Tank is a convenient defense position that a Helldiver an briefly utilize.
- Destroying a Tank by a landing on it with a Hellpod will give little time for Helldivers to escape the explosion.
Trivia
- The Barrager Tank was first revealed in the Escalation of Freedom Announcement Trailer on July 23rd, 2024, and began appearing in-game on the update's release on August 6th, 2024.
- The Barrager Tank is called the "Rocket Tank" in the patch notes and promotional material for Escalation of Freedom.
- The Fusion Repeaters on the Barrager's hull do not appear to shoot.
- The Barrage Tank appears to most closely resemble the real-life Soviet MRL TOS-1 Buratino.
Gallery
Barrager Tank preparing to fire its rockets into the air.
Change History
Patch
Description
1.002.200
2025-03-18
Changes
- Resolved an issue introduced recently where the armor value was incorrectly set to 0. Now has the correct armor value of Tank I
- Additionally, the turret now features weak spots at the front and back, each with 750 HP and an armor value of Medium
Undocumented Change
- Launch Tubes are 200% to Main.
1.002.003
2024-12-18
Undocumented Changes
Unintended Change
- Barrager Tank Turret
- Armor decreased from Tank I to
Unarmored I - Decreased durability from 100% to 0%
- Turret is explosion immune now
- Armor decreased from
1.001.104
2024-10-15
Changes
- Front armor reduced from
Tank II to Tank I
- Our previous tweak didn't have the intended effect on gameplay that we expected so we’ve reverted this back.
- The rear weak spots of the Tank's body now have their own health pool, which matches the Tank's previous total health. Once this health pool is depleted, the Tank will be destroyed. Additionally, these weak spots also deal 150% damage to the Tank's main health.
- Engine is now 750 health.
- Barrager Tank Turret
- The Turret is now destroyed if the Tank body is destroyed
Undocumented Changes
- Tank hull front explosion resistance decreased from 50% to 35%
1.001.100
2024-09-17
1.001.002
2024-08-06
Addition
- Added variant to the game: Barrager Tank.
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