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[–] Shir0a@lemmy.world 13 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Every attempt to land on a tank has resulted in the tank not dying in my experience. This is however a double edged sword, as it means you can plant a hellbomb on top of them.

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 3 points 6 months ago

Aim for the heatsink

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Wait, you can plant hellbombs near any tank?

[–] Shir0a@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

No no, the tanks don't enable hellbomb drops, BUT, if they happen to be near an area that does you can deploy them on top of the tank. Since the initial impact doesn't kill the tank usually.

[–] AgentGrimstone@lemmy.world 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Fabricators and mushrooms are my personal favorite targets

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 8 points 6 months ago

I'm also a big fan of smashing the cannon turrets.

[–] marine_mustang@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago

I’m always calling in reinforcements, resupplies, and even the SOS beacon on top of fabricators. They re like free strategems!

[–] JoYo@lemmy.ml 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's why I always bring an EAT for the hellpod.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It took me like 7 hours to realize you meant that you use the hellpod of the EAT offensively, taking advantage of its short cool down.

[–] JoYo@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 months ago

yah, but like, im going in for those EATs.

[–] Davidchan@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Tanks are one of the few enemies NOT damaged by hellpods. They are effectively mobile terrain, you can mount sentries and supply drops to them. If you cover the red 'eye' on the mantlet (plate the cannon sticks out of) you actually blind them and they basically can not attack you save driving over you when they hear footsteps.

[–] aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

They take damage from them. Two hellpods landing on the turret will kill a tank

[–] khab@kbin.social 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah well I tried this yesterday… it did not go well. I somehow clipped through the tank and merged inside it from my pod, the tank unharmed. I couldn’t hurt it from the inside, so I had to try and wiggle myself out. That didn’t work, so I tried calling in my support weapon on the tank in the holes that that would kill it.

It didn’t. It stuck on TOP of the tank (my teammates were laughing heartily at my situation at this point, and gleefully told me this). Finally I gave up and asked my team to kill it. It took a first hit, and I then got out somehow! And then I was immediately crushed beneath its treads.

I made sure to land well away from it the next time.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like a great game of Helldivers

[–] khab@kbin.social 2 points 6 months ago

Oh yeah, it was awesome!

[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Oh, I just did this like 10 minutes ago. It worked OK.

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Just ok? You get murdered immediately after?

[–] Telodzrum@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago

There were three next to each other. One shot got killed by the other two, one I grenaded, the last one spun me off and shot me across the map. highly recommneded

[–] exocrinous@startrek.website 3 points 6 months ago

Feet first into hell?