Helldivers 1:Orbital Laser Strike

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An orbital laser strikes from the skies and tracks targets on the ground. The beam does massive damage against soft targets but is unable to penetrate armor.

— 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

The Orbital Laser Strike is granted to the player as a reward for completing all the missions on its associated planet (typically a medium-high level planet - difficulty 7 to 9).

Upgrades

Upgrade		Cost	Effect
	Mk1		Basic variant, no upgrades.
	Mk2	2	Improved capacitors extend the duration of the beam.
	Mk3	3	Improved focus lenses increase the tracking speed of the beam.

Stratagem Stats

Orbital Laser Strike Detailed Analysis
Stratagem Info				Additional Notes
Planet Reward	Difficulty: 7 to 11		Illuminate
Stratagem Category	Offensive
Statistics
	Base	Upgraded		Additional Notes
Cooldown	180 s
Number of Uses	Unlimited
Activation Time	2 s
Explosion Info
Blast Radius	1.5 m
Blast Power	90
Center Radius	1.5 m
Center Power	350
Ignores Armor?	No
Ignores Shield?	No
Force	100
Activation Info
Activation Type	Homing
Duration	5 s	10 s †		† Requires Mk2 upgrade
Explosion Interval	0.2 s			How often the laser hits.
Targeting Radius	15 m
Targeting Interval	0.1 s
Untargetable Units	IFV, Behemoth
Max Velocity	3	4 †	6 ‡	† Requires Mk2 upgrade, ‡ Requires Mk3 upgrade
Acceleration	6
Deceleration	2

Gameplay Tips

• The beam is capable of destroying Bug Tanks and Impalers when focusing on their weak points.

• The Orbital Laser Strike will track nearby enemies, which can make it very dangerous to any Helldivers that happen to be within its turning radius or standing between the laser and its target.

Gallery

• Melting some robots and cooking some squid

Notes

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Stratagems

Supply Stratagems

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EXO-44 Walker Exosuit – EXO-48 Obsidian Exosuit^♦ – EXO-51 Lumberer Exosuit^♦ – M5 APC – M5-32 HAV – TD-110 Bastion^♦ – MC-109 Hammer Motorcycle^♦

Defensive Stratagems

A/AC-6 Tesla Tower – A/GL-8 Launcher Turret – A/MG-11 Minigun Turret – A/RX-34 Railcannon Turret – Airdropped Anti-Personnel Mines – Airdropped Stun Mines – Anti-Personnel Barrier^♦ – AT-47 Anti-Tank Emplacement^♦ – Distractor Beacon – Humblebee UAV drone^♦ – Thunderer Smoke Round

Offensive Stratagems

Airstrike – Close Air Support^♦ – Heavy Strafing Run – Incendiary Bombs – Missile Barrage^♦ – Orbital Laser Strike – Railcannon Strike – Shredder Missile Strike – Sledge Precision Artillery^♦ – Static Field Conductors – Strafing Run – Thunderer Barrage – Vindicator Dive Bomb

Special Stratagems

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