Helldivers 1:Close Air Support

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A low flying run from an Eagle fighter jet, where it strafes the area with its main cannon and fires two missiles that home in on targets. It has both great anti-tank and anti-personnel applications and represents the versatility of Helldivers air power. The Close Air Support stratagem is part of the Specialist equipment kit.

— Armory Description

Stratagem Code

Players must enter the following sequence, using the controller d‑pad, in order to call down this stratagem during a mission:

Unlock Requirement

Close Air Support is a DLC stratagem, available at any rank to those who purchase the Specialist Pack.

Upgrades

Upgrade		Cost	Effect
	Mk1		Basic variant, no upgrades.
	Mk2	1	Upgrades the Eagle's main cannon to 30mm, increasing damage.
	Mk3	2	The Eagle now fires four missiles.

Stratagem Stats

Close Air Support Detailed Analysis
Stratagem Info				Additional Notes
Planet Reward	N/A			Unlocked by Specialist Pack
Stratagem Category	Offensive
Statistics
	Base	Upgraded		Additional Notes
Cooldown	75 s
Number of Uses	Unlimited
Activation Time	0.1 s
Projectile Info (Main Cannon)
Power	220	320 *		* Requires Mk2 upgrade
Critical Power	280	400 *		* Requires Mk2 upgrade
Fire Rate	1800
Spread	1.8 °	1.6 ° *		* Requires Mk2 upgrade
Armor Piercing?	Yes
Unstoppable Rounds?	Yes
Explosive Rounds?	No
Activation Info (Main Cannon)
Activation Type	Strafing Run
Weapons	1
Weapon Separation	0 m
Fly-by Delay	2.4 s
Duration	2.4 s
Distance	40 m
Start Length	-12 m
End Length	12 m
Angle	45 °
Explosion Info (Homing Missile)
Blast Radius	2.5 m
Blast Power	550
Center Radius	1.5 m
Center Power	1500
Ignores Armor?	No
Ignores Shield?	No
Force	100
Activation Info (Homing Missile)
Missiles Launched	2	4 *		* Requires Mk3 upgrade
Activation Type	Homing
Targeting Initial Delay	0.3 s			Verification needed.
Targeting Radius	15 m
Targeting Interval	0.35 s
Starting Velocity	15
Max Velocity	35
Acceleration	80
Deceleration	0
Start Velocity Random Amount	2			Verification needed.
Target Downward Acceleration	40			Verification needed.
Force Downward Acceleration Delay	1.5 s			Verification needed.
Explosive Trigger Distance	1 m			Verification needed.
Explosive Trigger Consider Height	true			Verification needed.
Ignore Explode On No Target	true			Verification needed.
Rotate With Velocity	true			Verification needed.
Auto Target Random	false			Verification needed.
Remove Targets Behind	true			Verification needed.

Gameplay Tips

• Close Air Support strikes are always perpendicular to the direction of the throw.

• This and Strafing Run are the only stratagems that are not affected by the 1-second activation time reduction from Precision Call-In Perk. There is no way to activate these stratagems faster than 0.1 second.

• Close Air Support is fast, deadly and reliable, effective against most targets. However, exercise caution as the missiles may end up homing in on enemies in close proximity to Helldivers, potentially catching them in the blast.

Gallery

• Mowing down a pair of Tripods

Notes

• Close Air Support's homing missiles are identical to those fired by the MLS-4X Commando and they work exactly the same.
• Close Air Support missiles are counted as a shot and they will most likely boost your total accuracy at the mission results screen.

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