Shredder Tank
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The Shredder Tank is a very large 
Automaton vehicle and variant of the Annihilator Tank that has its main armament replaced with a Quad-linked, Heavy Fusion Cycler turret.
Spawning
Shredder Tanks first appear on 
Medium with a low spawning chance, where it may spawn in specific medium-to-large Automaton Outposts.
When they begin appearing normally starting on 
Challenging, they can spawn from Bot Drops, within patrols, guarding Automaton Outposts, Fortresses, and Minor Places of Interest. They may also occasionally be found patrolling the map on their own.
Shredder Tanks share a spawn chance with Annihilator Tanks, but starting on 
Suicide Mission, they are both occasionally replaced by Barrager Tanks.
Behavior
When encountered outside of a Bot Drop, Shredder Tanks can be found still or moving with patrols. When it notices a Helldiver, it will continuously fire its Fusion Cyclers in one of 2 patterns, With one being a brief, 1-second precision burst and another being a longer 2-second burst where it will sweep its turret across the immediate area whilst firing.
Destroying its tracks will render it immobile. Destroying its back engine or turret will disable the Shredder 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**** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull Main | 3,000 |  Tank I |
 |
100% | - | None | Yes | 0% |
| Fusion Autocannon Turret Main |
2,100 | Tank I |
NO IMAGE | 100% | - | None | Yes | 0% |
| Fusion Autocannon Turret Front & Sides |
2,100 | Tank I |
 |
100% | 100% | None | Yes | 100% |
| Fusion Autocannon Turret Vent |
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.
Weapons Loadout
Quad Heavy Fusion Cyclers
Once tuned to down Aircraft. The Quad Heavy Fusion Cyclers have found new purpose against ground targets. Living up to its name, the Shredder Heavy Tank can unleash blistering amounts of bolts against infantry, often reducing them to messy ribbons.
| Stat | Value | |
|---|---|---|
  Damage
|
60 Ballistic Damage 15 Durable Damage | |
 AP
|
3/3/3/0 | |
 Fire Rate
|
1200RPM (1s Precise Fire) 1200RPM (2s Sweep Fire) 2s (Heat Cooldown) | |
 Spread (Mrad)
|
↔[150.00] ↕[100.00] | |
 Demo Force
|
20 | |
 Stagger Force
|
20 | |
 Push Force
|
15 | |
Ammunition Cookoff
Much like its heavier brethren, the Shredder Heavy Tank is quite vulnerable to Ammunition Cookoffs upon being knocked out, often resulting in a devastating explosion in the surrounding area
| Stat | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| Damage
|
1 Impact Damage 1 Durable Damage | |
| AOE |  Damage
|
100 Blast |
 Inner
|
0.8m | |
| Outer
|
8m | |
| Shockwave
|
25m | |
 AP
|
10/9/10 | |
| AP
|
10/0/0/0 | |
| Fire Rate
|
Death Explosion | |
| Spread (Mrad)
|
Death Explosion | |
| Demo Force
|
20 | |
| Stagger Force
|
200 (Ragdolls) | |
| Push Force
|
500 | |
Tactical Information
Shredder Tanks
- The Shredder Tank's turret is deadly, even at close range, due to its high rate of fire, relatively short reload, and fast rotation speed that can easily track and kill Helldivers.
- Climbing onto a Shredder Tank is ill-advised due to its turret's rotation speed and height; it is only safe to be on top of the turret itself.
- The Shredder Tank's turret vent is vulnerable to
Medium armor-piercing weapons
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-20 Ultimatum can destroy the Tank.
- The rear chassis of a Tank is also vulnerable to weaponry such as the APW-1 Anti-Materiel Rifle, AC-8 Autocannon, and R-36 Eruptor.
- Tanks can be immobilized by destroying its tracks using Medium armor-piercing weapons.
- The Tank's tracks will do constant damage to a Helldiver that makes contact with it.
- A destroyed Tank is a convenient defense position that a Helldiver can 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 turret of the Shredder Tank appears to be based off the real-life Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind.
- The Shredder Tank's turret uses the same model as the turrets in the Anti-Air Emplacement sub-objective. Unlike those turrets, Eagle stratagems are not affected by their presence.
Change History
Patch
Description
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.
- Shredder Tank Turrets
- 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 200% damage to the Tank's main health.
Fixes Undocumented Changes
- Tank hull front explosion resistance decreased from 50% to 35%
1.001.100
2024-09-17
Changes
Undocumented Changes
- Tank main health increased from 1500 to 3000.
- Tank Hull is now 50% Explosion Resistant.
- Turret main health increased from 750 to 2100.
- Turret vents are now 200% to main.
- Turret Front explosion resistance increased from 0% to 100%.
1.000.400
2024-06-13
Changes
- The Tank armor value on the front has been lowered to be the same as the non-vent sections on the rear of the tank. The intent was initially that it was supposed to be more armored in the front, but the visual language did not show that.
- The vents on the back of the Tanks turret will now check for explosion directions correctly.
1.000.301
2024-05-02
Fixes
- Fix for crash which could occur when destroying automaton tanks.
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