Close Air Support

A low flying run from an 'Eagle', where it strafes the area with its main cannon and fires two missiles that home in on targets. It has both great anti-tank and anti-personnel applications and represents the versatility of Helldivers air power. The Close Air Support stratagem is part of the Specialist equipment kit.

Stratagem Code
Players must enter the following sequence, using the controller d&#8209;pad, in order to call down this stratagem during a mission:

Unlock Requirement
Close Air Support is a DLC stratagem, available at any rank to those who purchase the Specialist equipment kit.

Gameplay Tips

 * Close Air Support strikes are always perpendicular to the direction of the throw.


 * This and Strafing Run are the only stratagems that are not affected by the 1-second activation time reduction from Precision Call-In Perk. There is no way to activate these stratagems faster than 0.1 second.


 * Close Air Support is fast, deadly and reliable, effective against most targets. However, exercise caution as the missiles may end up homing in on enemies in close proximity to Helldivers, potentially catching them in the blast.