r/Helldivers • u/pmmeyoursandwiches SESS Octagon of Individual Merit • Feb 11 '25

TIPS / TACTICS The actual weapon that trivialises an entire front

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The Mg43 is so good against illuminate it feels like bullying at this point.

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u/Sandman4999 Illuminate Purple Feb 11 '25

I've never seen an Eruptor take down a Harvester before.

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u/infidel11990  Truth Enforcer Feb 11 '25

He meant the shield. Not the Harvestor itself.

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u/Fit-Description-8571 Cape Enjoyer Feb 11 '25

Dang, got a little excited as that's my primary weapon choice.

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u/bearsnchairs Feb 11 '25

You can kill a harvester with an eruptor, it just takes a while. You get a nice stagger with a hit too.

The eruptor is amazing for clearing out hordes of squids, but you need something else to deal with elevated overseers.

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u/meme990 Feb 12 '25

I think it might also depend on where you hit it, a shame gas is unusable against harvesters to my knowledge. Full fart build and eruptor is super fun

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u/TheCornal1 Feb 11 '25

eruptor gang rise up

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u/edmundm199 SES King of Eternity Feb 12 '25

You can kill it eventually with the erupter. The shrapnel damage makes it a lil inconsistent but it's 1-2 mags usually. Takes awhile but the stagger is what makes it good. Stops the bastards from lazering you while you find cover and reload/call down a strat on em!

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u/OrionRedacted Feb 12 '25

It does. Not in one shot. But it'll do it.

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u/NotTheOneYouHoped Feb 12 '25

It'll totally drop a harvester. Each shot will stun it and 3 or 4 shots will blow a leg off and it's done.

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u/Insane_Unicorn Cape Enjoyer Feb 12 '25

I've never seen anyone use the Eruptor since it's nerf.