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The Orbital Laser is an offensive strategem from Helldivers 2. The Super Destroyer fires a high-intensity space laser on a designated area, immolating enemies with an ultra-hot beam of energy.
Tactics[]
- The Orbital Laser has a rapid deployment rate, typically less than a second for the beam to start up. Once it starts firing, it will remain active for the next 30 seconds. The laser leaves a brief trail of fire as it moves around, which can continue to burn both friend and foe alike.
- The laser penetrates all manner of armor, including buildings. It can demolish anything from structures, to superheavies like Bile Titans and Factory Striders. Do note that it may take the entire duration of the beam to destroy a single target such as a Charger.
- Since it operates in a small area, it is also handy for shutting down bug breaches and bot drops.
- The laser will automatically target the largest unit near the stratagem beacon and will focus on it until the target is destroyed or the laser duration expires. When its original target is destroyed, it will seek the next largest enemy within a search radius, burning anything along its path to get to them.
- Note that the Super Destroyer crew does not care who is between their next target, whether its enemies of Liberty, or her servants, like other Helldivers or civilians. Be careful when deploying it near friendly units. If they associate too closely with the enemy, they may be suspected as sympathizers.
- Depending on enemy positions, the laser may wander far from its original call-in position. It may also fail to target large structures that are too far away from each other, such as may happen at Illuminate Encampments.
- The Orbital Laser only has 3 uses per deployment and cannot be replenished once expended. Consider only using them to take out priority targets, or in the most dire of circumstances.
- Although capable of taking out Automaton Fabricators and Warp Ships, it will not target Bug holes and other objectives like Detector Towers. However, should the beam sweep across these objectives between targets, the beam will destroy them.