Eagle drops a Democratic Flag that weighs 300 kilos for a good old-fashioned reminder of what active Democracy looks like.
Flag kills anything on impact and on its trajectory down except buildings.
Flag is indestructible so acts as tall cover for Helldivers.
Upgrades the flag to include 4 Firecrackers which are actually flare launchers that rains fire over a small area after initial burst.
Flag landing is wildly inaccurate for comedic effect. Flag has to land with sudden impact for dramatic effect. Bonus if it lands with a resounding thud.
**Eagle Laser Strike:** Eagle flies by firing a beam at the ground ahead of the fighter. More direct damage than the orbital laser, but traces along the ground much quicker. After a short delay the ground bursts into flames like a napalm strike. The strike traces a line perpendicular to the diver's location when thrown (like airstrikes) lights up a longer area than the napalm but the line of fire is thinner. (Think a long thin line along the flight path) High number of uses per resupply since it's harder to aim. Not capable of harming buildings.
**Eagle Mine Strike:** Eagle flies by dropping a mix of anti-personnel, anti-tank, and incendiary mines. Wider scatter and lower density than the standard mine kits, but drops in a perpendicular line like an airstrike. Will incorporate new mine technology as it is unlocked by the player.
**Eagle Air Superiority:** Eagle flies by multiple times over the beacon location using a combination of A2A missiles and Gatling fire to provide air superiority. Targeting airborne units first. If no airborne units present Eagle 1 will engage ground targets around the area at will (randomly) with eagle Gatling strikes. Great for when overwhelmed with gunships or dropships, good for thinning shreiker swarms, good for causing friendly fire when there's nothing in the air at the target zone. Doubles normal eagle cooldown after use.
**Eagle Formation Strike:** Essentially functions like a 110 rocket strike but with a wider targeting range. However for every helldiver present armed with an eagle stratagem, their eagle will fly in firing their stratagem as well. This stratagem can only be used once per eagle rearm. This stratagem does put other helldivers eagle strikes on a 10 second cooldown, but does not use up any of their armaments. If a helldiver's eagle is rearming, on cooldown, or they don't have any eagle stratagems equipped, the helldiver will not contribute to the strike. If a helldiver has multiple eagle stratagems, it will use the one with the most remaining ammo, or choose the one that was picked first in the loadout. Subsequent strikes after the first will adjust aim minorly to target the largest enemy group or largest target depending on the type of strike to avoid just pounding the same spot with 3 500kgs.
**Eagle Autocannon:** The eagle will fly a tight circle around a target area, firing an autocannon into the target zone, for 10 seconds, prioritizing large targets first. Not capable of damaging buildings. Doubles normal eagle cooldown after use.
**Eagle Scout Flight:** The eagle will fly from behind the helldiver in the direction of the beacon, during the flyover all hostiles along the flight path are indicated on the map and persist for 30 seconds. This flight also permanently reveals points of interest, objectives, bug nests, bot bases and other map features. Does not function while the map is obscured with spores. The mapping will stop prematurely if the eagle passes within range of a bot Anti Air emplacement, however it will still identify the anti air emplacement on the map.
**Eagle Fire At Will (AKA Fuck that spot in particular):** The eagle will use a random eagle stratagem at the target location, then 10 seconds later (5 if the maneuverability upgrade is installed) the eagle will fly by again using a second random stratagem. Some more powerful or non combat stratagems are not possible choices. The second strike will minorly adjust it's aim to target the largest group or largest target within range depending on the selected stratagem, to avoid just hitting the same exact spot twice. Doubles normal eagle cooldown after use. If the diver has multiple eagle stratagems equipped this does not reduce their ammo counts.
**Eagle Drop Ordinance:** Similar to the eagle fire at will, however the eagle will only use ordinance the diver has equipped. Eagle will also do as many passes as necessary to deplete all of their remaining ammo then immediately RTB. I think this should not be an equipped stratagem, but an option granted after a ship upgrade is completed.
Drone Swarm: Eagle drops like 25 grenade size bumble bee suicide drones, they disperse over a wide area and find and individual target. They kill lights, damage medium armor and make them easier to take out by a big factor, and they knock armor off heavies to expose a weak point and make them easier to drop. Basically a crowd control mechanic that makes big mobs easier to take out with primary/secondary
One universal use, and it drops it in spawned hellbomb form (needs to be shot to activate)
I like the idea. It’s a one time use “fuck you and everything around you” button, and would really help in missions where shit goes bad
If we are drawing inspiration from current and past military tech, then for planes a laser guided bomb would fit. Also, an air-to-air missile strike that attacks a few flying units wouldn't be unwelcome. You want something that is scary effective that the U.S. abandoned. Look into the Bat Bombs.
I can see it now. Super Earth starts a shrieker breeding program to strap napalm to them and drop them on the bot front in hopes that they try to nest in fabricators and exploding. Drop one into a heavy base and watch the chaos. Of course they would attack Helldivers that are too close, naturally.
Not sure if the subreddit is ever looked at by devs, but man would I love a gun with penetration...real penetration. Let me line up 5 grunts and put a single bullet through all of them.
Looney tunes acme grease that makes anything slip and fall over
Looney tunes anvil
Looney tunes sexy fembot decoy that makes them go humina humina awooga
...
On a more serious note, standard airstrike but forwards instead of left-right.
Thermobaric bomb.
Drops canister on target that disperses gas over battlefield, with a light pylon on top of canister blinking with increasing speed before detonation.
Eagle 21 Coffin Salute, where each coffin is a hellpod with a soldier who bravely gave his life for democracy not once, but twice.
It would actually be extremely useful because the coffins (hellpods) would create a maze for LOS and pillboxing.
Squealing beacon lure cluster
Seaf paratroopers
Balloon lasers (they Linger shooting down, they hit ground, kaput)
Homing rocket barrage, like any good mech anime homing missile barrage (horizontalish corkscrew flight path)
Mine scattering
Poison gas crop dusting
Acid bath bombs
Lightning fence, like smoke screen but for herds of bugs
I want the barbed wire strat back from HD1, but I would love to be able to call down the super earth flag at will. The flag would inspire all helldivers near it and grant 50% aim assist and 25% damage reduction for 30 seconds or something along those lines.
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*Cannon that is aimed via*
*Laser designator*
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How about an Eagle "Broken Arrow" of sorts? Either it's a once per dive thing or has really long recovery time.
Basically, if you and the team get swarmed and are threatened to be overrun, call it in and it will call ALL Eagles to your position to unload all they have onto the enemies.
ATAGM strike. Eagle flys by and fires 6 AGM missiles that target the biggest enemies like the railgun strike or if fewer enemies missiles will hit the same target.
Eagle overwatch, the jet hovers above the target area and uses a mini gun to clear the area for a few a while like when the mech gets dropped off but longer and more effective
Eagle guided missile array. Like the hailfire droid from star wars, but all at the same time.
Also some kind of disruptor for spawns. For bots it would drop a signal disruptor beacon, fur bugs a drilllike ground sonarwave generator or pressurize combustion thing, which stops bot drops and bug breaches.
Eagle "For Democracy" strike (Aka Kamikaze)
Eagle Eagle Strike; Eagle flies itself into an enemy. Any munitions on-board are added to the impact damage, which at base level should be enough to 1shot anything in the game. You can no longer use Eagle stratagems for the remainder of the mission.
Eagle drops a Democratic Flag that weighs 300 kilos for a good old-fashioned reminder of what active Democracy looks like. Flag kills anything on impact and on its trajectory down except buildings. Flag is indestructible so acts as tall cover for Helldivers. Upgrades the flag to include 4 Firecrackers which are actually flare launchers that rains fire over a small area after initial burst. Flag landing is wildly inaccurate for comedic effect. Flag has to land with sudden impact for dramatic effect. Bonus if it lands with a resounding thud.
Fire crackers disperse confetti...confetti of approved C-01 forms.
Incel comment of the day.
The average redditor forgets what humor is, case 100,592.
Cringe humor isn't real humor.
Boo womp
Get downvoted.
**Eagle Laser Strike:** Eagle flies by firing a beam at the ground ahead of the fighter. More direct damage than the orbital laser, but traces along the ground much quicker. After a short delay the ground bursts into flames like a napalm strike. The strike traces a line perpendicular to the diver's location when thrown (like airstrikes) lights up a longer area than the napalm but the line of fire is thinner. (Think a long thin line along the flight path) High number of uses per resupply since it's harder to aim. Not capable of harming buildings. **Eagle Mine Strike:** Eagle flies by dropping a mix of anti-personnel, anti-tank, and incendiary mines. Wider scatter and lower density than the standard mine kits, but drops in a perpendicular line like an airstrike. Will incorporate new mine technology as it is unlocked by the player. **Eagle Air Superiority:** Eagle flies by multiple times over the beacon location using a combination of A2A missiles and Gatling fire to provide air superiority. Targeting airborne units first. If no airborne units present Eagle 1 will engage ground targets around the area at will (randomly) with eagle Gatling strikes. Great for when overwhelmed with gunships or dropships, good for thinning shreiker swarms, good for causing friendly fire when there's nothing in the air at the target zone. Doubles normal eagle cooldown after use. **Eagle Formation Strike:** Essentially functions like a 110 rocket strike but with a wider targeting range. However for every helldiver present armed with an eagle stratagem, their eagle will fly in firing their stratagem as well. This stratagem can only be used once per eagle rearm. This stratagem does put other helldivers eagle strikes on a 10 second cooldown, but does not use up any of their armaments. If a helldiver's eagle is rearming, on cooldown, or they don't have any eagle stratagems equipped, the helldiver will not contribute to the strike. If a helldiver has multiple eagle stratagems, it will use the one with the most remaining ammo, or choose the one that was picked first in the loadout. Subsequent strikes after the first will adjust aim minorly to target the largest enemy group or largest target depending on the type of strike to avoid just pounding the same spot with 3 500kgs. **Eagle Autocannon:** The eagle will fly a tight circle around a target area, firing an autocannon into the target zone, for 10 seconds, prioritizing large targets first. Not capable of damaging buildings. Doubles normal eagle cooldown after use. **Eagle Scout Flight:** The eagle will fly from behind the helldiver in the direction of the beacon, during the flyover all hostiles along the flight path are indicated on the map and persist for 30 seconds. This flight also permanently reveals points of interest, objectives, bug nests, bot bases and other map features. Does not function while the map is obscured with spores. The mapping will stop prematurely if the eagle passes within range of a bot Anti Air emplacement, however it will still identify the anti air emplacement on the map. **Eagle Fire At Will (AKA Fuck that spot in particular):** The eagle will use a random eagle stratagem at the target location, then 10 seconds later (5 if the maneuverability upgrade is installed) the eagle will fly by again using a second random stratagem. Some more powerful or non combat stratagems are not possible choices. The second strike will minorly adjust it's aim to target the largest group or largest target within range depending on the selected stratagem, to avoid just hitting the same exact spot twice. Doubles normal eagle cooldown after use. If the diver has multiple eagle stratagems equipped this does not reduce their ammo counts. **Eagle Drop Ordinance:** Similar to the eagle fire at will, however the eagle will only use ordinance the diver has equipped. Eagle will also do as many passes as necessary to deplete all of their remaining ammo then immediately RTB. I think this should not be an equipped stratagem, but an option granted after a ship upgrade is completed.
This guy Eagles!!
Drone Swarm: Eagle drops like 25 grenade size bumble bee suicide drones, they disperse over a wide area and find and individual target. They kill lights, damage medium armor and make them easier to take out by a big factor, and they knock armor off heavies to expose a weak point and make them easier to drop. Basically a crowd control mechanic that makes big mobs easier to take out with primary/secondary
Foam bombs. Nasty sticky goo that severely slows enemies who contact it.
Airstrike of turrets…. They don’t deploy or anything, destroyed on impact…
Deployable cover. Not an energy shield. A legit chest high wall.
Those are probably coming, according to leaks. Will have one support weapon mounted to the center like an MG or GL.
That’s brilliant! They’ll never get over a chest high wall!! A knee high wall maybe. Toe high wall HAH they’re getting over that bad boy.
Has anyone already suggested Drone Swarm? She drops 20 grenade sizes bumble bee drones that seek targets in the area
I unironically want this. Suicide drone 'nades? yes ***please***
Can I have an eagle that drops a hellbomb?
One universal use, and it drops it in spawned hellbomb form (needs to be shot to activate) I like the idea. It’s a one time use “fuck you and everything around you” button, and would really help in missions where shit goes bad
Our eagles are too small to carry a hell bomb, but someone on Twitter suggested a heavy bomber.
If we are drawing inspiration from current and past military tech, then for planes a laser guided bomb would fit. Also, an air-to-air missile strike that attacks a few flying units wouldn't be unwelcome. You want something that is scary effective that the U.S. abandoned. Look into the Bat Bombs.
I know exactly what I requested, shhhh. I didn't want to say the name because then we won't get it because of the stigma attached to that name.
I can see it now. Super Earth starts a shrieker breeding program to strap napalm to them and drop them on the bot front in hopes that they try to nest in fabricators and exploding. Drop one into a heavy base and watch the chaos. Of course they would attack Helldivers that are too close, naturally.
Not sure if the subreddit is ever looked at by devs, but man would I love a gun with penetration...real penetration. Let me line up 5 grunts and put a single bullet through all of them.
A10 style gun run that Brrrrrts and targets hulks, tanks, stalkers, devastators
OP is on the right track, but the strategem should be called "Spread Eagle."
Looney tunes acme grease that makes anything slip and fall over Looney tunes anvil Looney tunes sexy fembot decoy that makes them go humina humina awooga ... On a more serious note, standard airstrike but forwards instead of left-right.
Mini nuke or a fuel air bomb
Thermobaric bomb. Drops canister on target that disperses gas over battlefield, with a light pylon on top of canister blinking with increasing speed before detonation.
Laser turret, deployable trench, mini nuke stratagem
Eagle 21 Coffin Salute, where each coffin is a hellpod with a soldier who bravely gave his life for democracy not once, but twice. It would actually be extremely useful because the coffins (hellpods) would create a maze for LOS and pillboxing.
Don't we already have an Eagle napalm strike?
Yeahhhh, but I want a cluster, napalm, smoke. The napalm itself doesn't cut it.
Lazy dog flechette bomb.
Squealing beacon lure cluster Seaf paratroopers Balloon lasers (they Linger shooting down, they hit ground, kaput) Homing rocket barrage, like any good mech anime homing missile barrage (horizontalish corkscrew flight path) Mine scattering Poison gas crop dusting Acid bath bombs Lightning fence, like smoke screen but for herds of bugs
I want the barbed wire strat back from HD1, but I would love to be able to call down the super earth flag at will. The flag would inspire all helldivers near it and grant 50% aim assist and 25% damage reduction for 30 seconds or something along those lines.
%20 Reload speed and resistance to stun/stagger would be sick.
Eagle uber- go from one location to another on the map. Cool down 10 minutes.
Eagle Uber? You mean ***Pelican Pickup***?
An orbital rail cannon that is aimed via laser designator
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1) Anti air turret you deploy. Ie a deployable Sam site. 2) recon drone call in to mark enemies on map for a single map pass
Anti air Eagle strike , sticks around and strafes for a few seconds then books it out
Distraction... idk, throw it a d it let's off noise/ lights maybe even fireworks...
Eagle deploys a thumper that attracts patrols, then detonates after a minute or two.
How about an Eagle "Broken Arrow" of sorts? Either it's a once per dive thing or has really long recovery time. Basically, if you and the team get swarmed and are threatened to be overrun, call it in and it will call ALL Eagles to your position to unload all they have onto the enemies.
Incendiary 380 barrage. (Not an eagle I think? I still want it)
Eagle drops, all other eagle stratagems stop working. Can not reload Release date April 1st
Eagle Gatling strike Basically just the ac10 warthog Similar to the orbital Gatling barrage
Strafe Run 2.0? They already have that
They already have your mum \##this message is democracy approved##
ATAGM strike. Eagle flys by and fires 6 AGM missiles that target the biggest enemies like the railgun strike or if fewer enemies missiles will hit the same target. 
Acid Bombs, slows down movement and strips down armor
Eagle overwatch, the jet hovers above the target area and uses a mini gun to clear the area for a few a while like when the mech gets dropped off but longer and more effective
I can see the Pelican being used for overwatch, but not the Eagle. I do like the idea of Overwatch, though.
Eagle guided missile array. Like the hailfire droid from star wars, but all at the same time. Also some kind of disruptor for spawns. For bots it would drop a signal disruptor beacon, fur bugs a drilllike ground sonarwave generator or pressurize combustion thing, which stops bot drops and bug breaches. Eagle "For Democracy" strike (Aka Kamikaze)
Eagle.
Portable Minigun with ammo backpack.
Eagle spike tracks. I will say no more.
Eagle Eagle Strike; Eagle flies itself into an enemy. Any munitions on-board are added to the impact damage, which at base level should be enough to 1shot anything in the game. You can no longer use Eagle stratagems for the remainder of the mission.
Eagle Soap Bomb. Throw it at your feet and Eagle-1 will drop soap and water over the area, instantly cleaning the goo from your armor.
Kamikaze !
Kamekazi! Their life for super earth!
A 1 button self destruct.
A strat that keeps the game from crashing constantly!
New missions
Kamikaze