Helldivers 1:Railcannon Strike

“	A ship in orbit picks the largest target in a very close proximity to the beacon and fires a high velocity railcannon round at the target's predicted position.	„
	~ Armory Description

Stratagem Code[]

Players must enter the following sequence, using the controller d‑pad, in order to call down this Stratagem during a mission:

Unlock Requirement[]

The Railcannon Strike is granted to the player as a reward for completing all the missions on its associated planet (typically a medium-high level planet - difficulty 7 to 9).

Upgrades[]

	Cost	Effect
Mk1		Basic variant, no upgrades.
Mk2	2	Upgraded sensors allows the Railcannon Strike to select targets in a much wider area.
Mk3	3	An upgraded autoloader increases the fire rate substantially and reduces the time between shots (cooldown reduced from 120 seconds to 60 seconds).

Gameplay Tips[]

The Railcannon Strike does have a small splash damage area of effect at the impact point, but the splash is rarely noticeable because it tends to strike large targets (such as large Bugs or Cyborg IFVs), whereby the splash radius will not extend beyond the edges of these large targets. However, if there are no large enemies present, it will target a smaller enemy, in which case small splash effect may beneficially kill several small enemies, or detrimentally incapacitate a Helldiver that is very near to the target.

Consistently destroys Cyborg IFVs and Bug Tanks in a single shot, but Bug Behemoths sometimes survive with very little health left.

The Railcannon Strike ignores any enemy armor, which means it can kill Illuminate Obelisks even in their "closed" state. This is one way of unlocking the Knock Knock, Who's There? Achievement/Trophy.

Railcannon Strikes can destroy mission targets (Cyborg AA Guns, Bug Nests or Illuminate Beacons) instead of the standard-issue NUX-223 Hellbomb.
- It can be difficult to actually hit AA Guns or Beacons in the right place. Try to gently roll the beacon as close as possible to the base of the structure. In the case of Bug Nests, dropping the beacon inside the nest is reliable as long as there are no enemies nearby for the Railcannon to home in on.

Gallery[]

A railcannon strike destroying a retreating Obelisk

Notes[]

Helldivers Stratagems
Supply Stratagems	Resupply – REP-80 – AD-289 Angel^♦ – AD-334 Guard Dog^♦ – LIFT-850 Jump Pack – Resupply Pack – SH-20 Shield Generator Pack – SH-32 Directional Kinetic Shield^♦ MG-94 Machine Gun – MGX-42 Machine Gun – AC-22 Dum-Dum^♦ – LAS-98 Laser Cannon – FLAM-40 Incinerator – TOX-13 Avenger^♦ – Obliterator Grenade Launcher – MLS-4X Commando^♦ – RL-112 Recoilless Rifle – EAT-17 Expendable Anti-Tank – REC-6 Demolisher^♦ – M-25 Rumbler^♦ EXO-44 Walker Exosuit – EXO-48 Obsidian Exosuit^♦ – EXO-51 Lumberer Exosuit^♦ – M5 APC – M5-32 HAV – TD-110 Bastion^♦ – MC-109 Hammer Motorcycle^♦
Defensive Stratagems	A/AC-6 Tesla Tower – A/GL-8 Launcher Turret – A/MG-11 Minigun Turret – A/RX-34 Railcannon Turret – Airdropped Anti-Personnel Mines – Airdropped Stun Mines – Anti-Personnel Barrier^♦ – AT-47 Anti-Tank Emplacement^♦ – Distractor Beacon – Humblebee UAV drone^♦ – Thunderer Smoke Round
Offensive Stratagems	Airstrike – Close Air Support^♦ – Heavy Strafing Run – Incendiary Bombs – Missile Barrage^♦ – Orbital Laser Strike – Railcannon Strike – Shredder Missile Strike – Sledge Precision Artillery^♦ – Static Field Conductors – Strafing Run – Thunderer Barrage – Vindicator Dive Bomb
Special Stratagems	Emergency Beacon – ME-1 Sniffer Metal Detector – NUX-223 Hellbomb – Reinforce