Ship Modules (Helldivers 2)

Ship modules are permanent upgrades to your ship which affect the performance of stratagems. They can be found in the ship management menu alongside the Destroyer screen and Stratagems screen. They are purchased using samples and Requisition Slips found during missions.

Ship modules
There are currently 6 ship modules which improve different stratagems and visually upgrade parts of your Super Destroyer, each of which have 3 available upgrades.

Donation Access License
Purchases permanent access to ammo provided by the "Support Our Heroes" fund, which allows patriotic family members to donate supplies to their loved ones in the field. Upgrade Effect: Support Weapons deploy with the maximum number of carriable magazines. Affected Stratagems: Stalwart, Railgun, Laser cannon, Grenade launcher, Machine gun, Flamethrower, Anti-Materiel Rifle Sample Price: 60 Common

Streamlined Request Process
Pre-approves the following forms in the Support Weapon Approval Process: Form 99-C (Justification for Munitions), Form 88-1 (Democratic Impact Worksheet), & Form 104 (Collateral Damage Risk Waiver). Upgrade Effect: Decreases Support Weapon stratagem cooldown by 10%. Affected Stratagems: Stalwart, Autocannon, Railgun, Laser Cannon, Arc thrower, Spear, Grenade Launcher, Machine Gun, Flamethrower, Recoilless Rifle, Anti-Material Rifle, Expendable Anti-Tank Sample Price: 80 Common, 40 Rare

Hand Carts
Provides hand carts which can carry multiple backpack stratagems from storage, decreasing both reload time and crew lumbar injuries. Upgrade Effect: Decreases cooldown for all Backpack stratagems by 10%. Affected Stratagems: Shield Generator Pack, Guard Dog, Ballistic Shield Backpack, Supply Pack, Guard Dog Rover, Jump Pack Sample Price: 80 Common, 60 Rare, 5 Super

Superior Packaging Methodology
Authorizes an 8-week crew training course in Superior Packaging Methodology (SPM), resulting in increased supply box capacity. Upgrade Effect: Resupply boxes refill support weapons with the maximum number of carriable magazines. Affected Stratagems: Stalwart, Autocannon, Heavy Machine Gun, Railgun, Laser Cannon, Spear, Grenade Launcher, Machine Gun, Flamethrower, Recoilless Rifle, Anti-Materiel Rifle Sample Price: 150 Common, 150 Rare, 15 Super Requisition Slips Price: 20,000

Exploding Shrapnel
Military watchdog groups have called exploding shrapnel "savage", "merciless", and "well-suited for spreading Democracy". Upgrade Effect: Reduces damage falloff from center of explosions caused by orbital stratagems. Affected Stratagems: Orbital Walking Barrage, Orbital Railcannon Strike, Orbital Airburst Strike, Orbital Precision Strike, Orbital 380MM HE Barrage, Orbital 120MM HE Barrage Sample Price: 100 Common

More Guns
After years of research into improving the Super Destroyer's firepower, the Ministry of Science concluded that the most effective method was adding more guns. Upgrade Effect: Barrage orbitals fire 1 additional salvo(s) per barrage. Affected Stratagems: Orbital Gatling Barrage, Orbital Walking Barrage, Orbital 380MM HE Barrage, Orbital 120MM HE Barrage Sample Price: 80 Common, 60 Rare

Zero-G Breech Loading
Replaces the current method of loading cannons—manual shell insertion down the front of the barrel—with rear loading, which is much faster. Upgrade Effect: Orbital stratagem cooldown time reduced by 10%. Affected Stratagems: Orbital Gatling Barrage, Orbital Walking Barrage, Orbital EMS Strike, Orbital Gas Strike, Orbital Railcannon Strike, Orbital Smoke Strike, Orbital Airburst Strike, Orbital Laser, Orbital Precision Strike, Orbital 380MM HE Barrage, Orbital 120MM HE Barrage Sample Price: 80 Common, 80 Rare, 10 Super

Atmospheric Monitoring
Grans subscription to data stream of live weather conditions, allowing for increased accuracy in orbital targeting. Upgrade Effect: Orbital HE barrage spread reduced by 15%. Affected Stratagems: Orbital 380MM HE Barrage, Orbital 120MM HE Barrage Sample Price: 200 Common, 150 Rare, 15 Super Requisition Slips Price: 25,000

Liquid-Ventilated Cockpit
Fills cockpits with breathable liquid perfluorocarbons, which absorb g-forces and thereby enable pilots to conduct tighter turns without losing consciousness. Upgrade Effect: Eagle stratagem cooldown time reduced by 50%. Affected Stratagems: Eagle 500KG Bomb, Eagle Airstrike, Eagle Strafing Run, Eagle Smoke Strike, Eagle Cluster Bomb, Eagle Napalm Airstrike, Eagle 110MM Rocket Pods Sample Price: 80 Common

Pit Crew Hazard Pay
Authorizes hazard pay for pit crews, allowing them to reload the Eagle Fighter in-spaceflight. Upgrade Effect: Reduces Eagle Rearm time by 20%. Affected Stratagems: None. EDITOR'S NOTE: This doesn't affect any stratagems directly. Eagle Rearm sends Eagle back to the ship to refill its deployed Stratagems, so they can be used again a number of times before Eagle needs to rearm again. Eagle Rearm takes 2:30 by default, but only 2:00 with this upgrade installed. Sample Price: 80 Common, 40 Rare

Expanded Weapons Bay
Trim excess leg space in the cockpit, allowing the Eagle to carry additional payloads. Upgrade Effect: Increases the number of Eagle stratagem uses per Rearm by 1. Affected Stratagems: Eagle 500KG Bomb, Eagle Airstrike, Eagle Strafing Run, Eagle Smoke Strike, Eagle Cluster Bomb, Eagle Napalm Airstrike, Eagle 110MM Rocket Pods Sample Price: 80 Common, 80 Rare, 10 Super

XXL Weapons Bay
Further expands Eagle weapons bay by removing unnecessary systems such as fire suppression, ejection, and airbags. Upgrade Effect: Eagle stratagems that drop bombs will drop 1 additional bomb(s). Affected Stratagems: Eagle Airstrike, Eagle Smoke Strike, Eagle Cluster Bomb, Eagle Napalm Strike, Sample Price: 150 Common, 150 Rare, 15 Super Requisition Slips Price: 25,000

Targeting Software Upgrade
Increases orbital targeting speed by updating cannon targeting software to premium version. Upgrade Effect: Reduces deployment time for Orbital stratagems by 1 second(s). Affected Stratagems: Orbital Gatling Barrage, Orbital Walking Barrage, Orbital EMS Strike, Orbital Gas Strike, Orbital Railcannon Strike, Orbital Smoke Strike, Orbital Airburst Strike, Orbital Laser, Orbital Precision Strike, Orbital 380MM HE Barrage, Orbital 120MM HE Barrage Sample Price: 60 Common

Nuclear Radar
Increases the range of the Helldiver Radar by equipping it with a high-powered Plutonium-210 battery. Upgrade Effect: Increases enemy ping radius on minimap by 50 meters. Affected Stratagems: None Sample Price: 80 Common, 40 Rare

Power Steering
Installs electronic actuators that augment the standard method of manual, foot-operated Hellpod steering. Upgrade Effect: Improves steering for Helldivers during Hellpod deployment. Affected Stratagems: None. EDITOR'S NOTE: Due to players exploiting tall rock formations and buildings to avoid Terminids, Hellpods cannot steer when deployed near such rocks, even with this module installed. Sample Price: 80 Common, 80 Rare, 10 Super

Enhanced Combustion
Increased burning temperature of incendiary weapons by lacing fuel with a precisely-formulated compound of thermite, with white phosphorus, capsaicin, allyl isothiocyanate, and 19 other accelerants. Upgrade Effect: Fire damage from Stratagems increased by 25%. Affected Stratagems: Flamethrower, Eagle Napalm Strike, Incendiary Mines Sample Price: 200 Common, 150 Rare, 15 Super Requisition Slips Price: 25,000

Synthetic Supplementation
Integrates moderate dosses of amphetamines and androgenic steroids into diet of loading crew, leading to increased pace, focus, & stamina, among other effects. Upgrade Effect: Reduces cooldown time for Sentry, Emplacement, and Resupply stratagems by 10%. Affected Stratagems: Shield Generator Relay, EMS Mortar Sentry, Rocket Sentry, Gatling Sentry, Tesla Tower, Mortar Sentry, Anti-Personnel Minefield, Machine Gun Sentry, Autocannon Sentry, Incendiary Mines, HMG Emplacement Sample Price: 60 Common, 10 Rare

Advanced Construction
Reinforces sentries with state-of-the-art cyanoacrylate adhesives, greatly increases their durability under fire. Upgrade Effect: Increases the health of Sentry stratagems by 50%. Affected Stratagems: EMS Mortar Sentry, Rocket Sentry, Gatling Sentry, Tesla Tower, Mortar Sentry, Machine Gun Sentry, Autocannon Sentry Sample Price: 80 Common, 50 Rare, 5 Super

EDITOR'S NOTE: As of release 01.000.103/12329 (2024-03-24), this Ship module lists Tesla Tower as an affected Sentry stratagem, even though it's an Emplacement. It's unknown if this in intentional.

Circuit Expansion
Augments electric weaponry by safely connecting multiple interior arc extenders into one long linear chain. Upgrade Effect: Lightning arcs, fired from weapons and turrets, jump to one additional enemy. Affected Stratagems: Arc thrower, Tesla Tower Sample Price: 200 Common, 150 Rare, 20 Super Requisition Slips Price: 20,000

Rapid Launch System
Jump-starts Hellpod firing with an immediate TNT detonation at the time of launch. Upgrade Effect: Removes deployment time for Emplacement Stratagems. Affected Stratagems: Shield Generator Relay, Tesla Tower, Anti-Personnel Minefield, Incendiary Mines, HMG Emplacement Sample Price: 80 Common, 80 Rare, 10 Super

EDITOR'S NOTE: As of release 01.000.103/12329 (2024-03-24), this Ship module is bugged, and has no effect.

Dynamic Tracking
Repurposed surveillance technology allows the Sentry Deployment Cannon to closely track the user at all times, no matter where they go or what they do, ready to find at any second. Upgrade Effect: Reduces deployment time for all Sentry stratagems [by 3 seconds]. Affected Stratagems: EMS Mortar Sentry, Rocket Sentry, Gatling Sentry, Mortar Sentry, Machine Gun Sentry, Autocannon Sentry. Sample Price: 60 Common, 20 Rare

Shock Absorption Gel
Lines Sentry pods with shock-absorbing hydrogel, allowing extra ammunition to be packed in the space previously occupied by shock-absorbing springs. Upgrade Effect: Increases ammo for all Sentry stratagems by 50%. Affected Stratagems: EMS Mortar Sentry, Rocket Sentry, Gatling Sentry, Mortar Sentry, Machine Gun Sentry, Autocannon Sentry. Sample Price: 80 Common, 40 Rare, 5 Super

High-Quality Lubricant
Applies the near-frictionless lubricant known as Super Jelly to sentry ring mounts, facilitating extremely smooth mechanical operation. Upgrade Effect: Sentries rotate toward new targets more quickly. Affected Stratagems: EMS Mortar Sentry, Rocket Sentry, Gatling Sentry, Mortar Sentry, Machine Gun Sentry, Autocannon Sentry. Sample Price: 80 Common, 80 Rare, 10 Super

Blast Absorption
Reinforces sentries with expanded polystyrene pieces (peanut-shaped variety), which absorbs thermal and blast energy. Upgrade Effect: Sentries take 50% less damage from explosions. Affected Stratagems: EMS Mortar Sentry, Rocket Sentry, Gatling Sentry, Tesla Tower, Mortar Sentry, Machine Gun Sentry, Autocannon Sentry Sample Price: 150 Common, 150 Super, 20 Rare Requisition Slips Price: 25,000