M-105 Stalwart

The Stalwart is a support weapon specializing in disposing of large amounts of unarmored targets. Being a sidegrade to the MG-43 Machine Gun it sacrifices individual bullet damage and medium armor penetration for a higher rate of fire, a larger ammo pool, and the ability to reload on the move.

Role: The Stalwart is designed to clear lightly armored enemy troops quickly and efficiently. Unlike other weapons such as the Arc Thrower, Flamethrower, and Grenade Launcher, the Stalwart has a much lower chance of friendly fire making it perfect in chaotic group fights where your fellow Helldivers are spread around amongst the chaos.

Gameplay Tips

 * While it lacks the penetration power of other support weapons, its also a lot more flexible than most. Compared to the other machine guns, its reasonably accurate even firing while on the move and reloads fairly quickly without having to stand still and has by far the most total ammo per magazine. All of these make it a very handy tool to mow down Terminid swarms, perhaps as a backup for a more precision-based Primary weapon.
 * On the other hand, these qualities are less desirable against Automatons, who field fewer units and more armor, though it can still function somewhat effectively as a backup against melee troopers and even Berserkers closing in on the player. For the latter, its best used to shoot off their arms first.

Trivia

 * The Stalwart is based on an identically named gun from the first game. Unlike the first game, it is no longer a primary weapon, and has instead been changed to a stratagem.