Helldivers 1:M5 APC
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“The M5 is a 4-seat armored personnel carrier equipped with a double barrel light auto-cannon and two smaller support weapons. It traverses snow and shallow water with ease.
— Armory Description
Stratagem Code
Players must enter the following sequence, using the controller d‑pad, in order to call down this single-use Stratagem during a mission:
Unlock Requirement
The M5 APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) is granted to the player as a reward for completing all the missions on its associated planet (typically a medium-low level planet - difficulty 4 to 6).
Upgrades
| Upgrade | Cost | Effect | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Mk1 | Basic variant, no upgrades. | |
 |
Mk2 |  2 |
Increases on-board ammunition supply and adds a laser sight to the main gun. |
 |
Mk3 | 3 |
Improved speed, handling and turret rotation speed. |
Detailed Statistics
For a detailed overview and comparison of the statlines for Helldivers, their equipment and all enemies, check the Detailed Statistics page.
| Health | Constitution | Armor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Base | Decay | Base | Decay | Location | Min | Max |
| 1000 | 0 | 1000 | 150 | default | 20 | 2000 |
| Attacks | Power | Crit | AP? | Effects |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crush | n/a | n/a | no | explosive |
| Gun | 65 | n/a | no | n/a |
| Cannon | 180 | n/a | yes | n/a |
| Area/Explosive | Anti-Personnel | Direct | Ignore | AP? | Effects | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radius | Power | Radius | Power | Armor | Shields | |||
| Crush | 1.5 | 100 | 1.5 | 100 | no | yes | no | n/a |
| Vehicle Exploding | 3.0 | 200 | 4.0 | 200 | no | no | no | n/a |
| M5 Autocannon Detailed Analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon Info | Additional Notes | ||
| Weapon Category | Autocannon | ||
| Fire Mode | Full-auto | ||
| Damage | |||
| Base | Upgraded | Additional Notes | |
| Damage | 180 | 250* | * Requires Mk3 upgrade (no mention on the upgrade, is this really the case?) |
| Center Mass Damage | N/A | N/A | No damage bonus |
| Status Effect | None | None | |
| AP Ammo Armor Reduction | -15 | -15 | |
| Statistics | |||
| Base | Upgraded | Additional Notes | |
| Cyclic Rate of Fire (RPM) | 300 | 300 | |
| Capacity | 180 | 180 | |
| Spread | 3° | 3° | Fixed firing pattern |
| Max Range | 100 m | 100 m | |
| Bullet Spread Simulation | todo | ||
| M5 Support Weapon Detailed Analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon Info | Additional Notes | ||
| Weapon Category | Machine Gun | ||
| Fire Mode | Full-auto | ||
| Damage | |||
| Base | Upgraded | Additional Notes | |
| Damage | 65 | 65 | |
| Center Mass Damage | N/A | N/A | No center mass bonus |
| Status Effect | None | None | |
| AP Ammo Armor Reduction | 0 | 0 | |
| Statistics | |||
| Base | Upgraded | Additional Notes | |
| Cyclic Rate of Fire (RPM) | 1500 | 1500 | |
| Capacity | 750 | 1000* | * Requires Mk2 upgrade |
| Spread | 4° | 4° | Fixed firing pattern |
| Max Range | 100 m | 100 m | |
| Bullet Spread Simulation | todo | ||
| M5 APC Detailed Analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Stratagem Info | Additional Notes | ||
| Planet Reward | Difficulty: 5 to 7 | Any Faction | |
| Stratagem Category | Supply | ||
| Statistics | |||
| Base | Upgraded | Additional Notes | |
| Cooldown | 0 s | ||
| Number of Uses | 1 | ||
| Activation Time | 3 s | ||
| Activation Info | |||
| Activation Type | Vehicle | ||
| Vehicle Type | APC | ||
| Spawn Time | 2 s | ||
| Top Speed | 5 | 7 * | * Requires Mk3 upgrade |
| Forward Acceleration | 4 | 5 * | * Requires Mk3 upgrade |
| Forward Deceleration | 6 | 7 * | * Requires Mk3 upgrade |
| Sideward Deceleration | 12 | 14 * | * Requires Mk3 upgrade |
| Obstacle Response Friction | 5 | 5 * | * Requires Mk3 upgrade |
| Turn Speed | 55 [°/sec] | 70 [°/sec] * | * Requires Mk3 upgrade |
| Collision Area Offset | 1.5 m | Offset of explosion (area damage) from center | |
| Collision Area Min Speed | 0.5 | Min. driving speed to deal collision damage | |
| Collision Area Interval | 0.1 s | Max. rate of area damage by moving vehicle | |
| Number of Seats | 4 | Driver (Front); Gunner (Back); Sponson (Left); Sponson (Right) | |
| Seat Enter Time | 2 s | Same for every seat | |
| Seat Exit Time | 0.9 s | Same for every seat | |
| Turret Rotation Speed | 0.4 [?] | 0.3 [?] * | * Requires Mk3 upgrade; [?] unknown formula |
Gameplay Tips
- Compared to the more heavily armed and armored M5-32 HAV, the M5 APC has better acceleration and top speed.
- The sponson-mounted machine guns have a magazine capacity of 750 rounds each (1000 when upgraded); the turret-mounted double-barrel autocannon has a 150-round magazine (300 when upgraded).
- Compared to the Helldiver-portable MG-94, vehicle-mounted machine guns have a 50% faster rate of fire.
- Vehicles and Exosuits will take a small amount of damage while passing through a deployed Anti-Personnel Barrier. The M5-32 HAV (when upgraded to Mk3) and the TD-110 Bastion are immune to this, however.
- Vehicles are larger than Hellpods, requiring more space to deploy. They can land anywhere within a fairly wide radius of the beacon that called it in. In rough terrain, this can lead to the vehicle being deployed on top of unsuspecting Helldivers.
- When calling in multiple stratagems, it is advisable to deploy any vehicles only after all equipment-bearing Hellpods have arrived. This is because Hellpods will instantly destroy any vehicle they land on.
Gallery
M5 Armored Personnel Carrier
Up to three crewable weapons
M5 APC sponson machine gun firing
M5 APC autocannon turret firing
M5 APC close model view
