Helldivers 1:Sledge Precision Artillery

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An artillery strike fired in a tight cluster with top modern homing rounds able to alter their trajectory. The strike will target the largest enemy in range and make sure to land on it if possible. Sledge Precision Artillery is part of the Precision Expert 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

Sledge Precision Artillery is a DLC stratagem, available at any rank to those who purchase the Precision Expert Pack.

Upgrades

Upgrade		Cost	Effect
	Mk1		Basic variant, no upgrades.
	Mk2	2	The homing rounds are more able to alter their trajectory.
	Mk3	2	The homing rounds are even more able to alter their trajectory.

Stratagem Stats

'Sledge' Precision Artillery Detailed Analysis
Stratagem Info				Additional Notes
Planet Reward	N/A			Unlocked by Precision Expert Pack
Stratagem Category	Offensive
Statistics
	Base	Upgraded		Additional Notes
Cooldown	120 s
Number of Uses	Unlimited
Activation Time	3 s
Explosion Info
Blast Radius	4.5 m
Blast Power	650
Center Radius	3 m
Center Power	2000
Ignores Armor?	No
Ignores Shield?	No
Force	900
Activation Info
Activation Type	Targeted Strike
Removal Time	10 s
Targeting Radius	10 m	12 m †	15 m ‡	† Requires Mk2 upgrade, ‡ Requires Mk3 upgrade
Targeting Priority	Size			Only enemies are valid targets.
Follow Time	0.2 s │ 0.2 s │ 0.2 s			Applies to the homing of the three rounds.
Round Delay	0 s │ 0.32 s │ 0.65 s			Delay between each round respectively.
Min Offset	0 m │ 0.5 m │ 1 m			Seems to be about position offset of each round.
Max Offset	3 m │ 3.75 m │ 4.5 m			Seems to be about position offset of each round.

Gameplay Tips

• The targeting algorithm used by the Sledge is very similar to the Railcannon Strike, but with a much larger range.

• While it can destroy Cyborg IFVs, the Sledge needs to hit the vehicle's rear to do so.
  • In order to effectively destroy or disable the Cyborg IFVs cannot move back. The IFVs must stand still or follow the player.

• Sledge Precision Artillery can destroy mission targets (Cyborg AA Guns, Bug Nests or Illuminate Beacons), instead of the standard-issue NUX-223 Hellbomb, although it is difficult to actually hit AA Guns or Beacons in the right place. Try to gently roll the beacon as close as possible to the base of the structure. In the case of Bug Nests, dropping the beacon inside the nest is reliable as long as there are no enemies nearby to attract the Sledge's homing projectiles.

Gallery

• Hiding from the beacon won't save you

Notes

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