The Automatons are some of Super Earth’s most deadly foes in Helldivers 2, slaughtering Helldivers with Tanks, Hulks, and now Gunships. Unleashed by surprise as part of an April 2 update, Gunships are a fearsome enemy that commands the sky and rains down death from above. They also spawn infinitely until you’re able to take control of the situation and put them down for good.
Luckily, below we’ve compiled all the intel you’ll need on Automaton Gunships, from where and how they spawn, to how to take them down. Here's everything you need to know about Gunships in Helldivers 2.
How to Take Down a Gunship
Gunships can seem indestructible at first as they have heavy armor and large arsenal. However, like the Dropships of the Automaton air force, you simply need to target the engines with a weapon that deals enough damage.
The Recoilless Rifle, Disposable Anti-Tank, Quasar Cannon, and Spear all fit the bill and can one-shot Gunships. Beyond this, other support weapons that can pierce heavy armor, such as Autocannons and Laser weaponry appears to be able to damage them. However, you’ll quickly find that even with the ability to shoot them down, Gunships will continue to spawn and quickly overwhelm you unless you take out the source.
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Where do Gunships Spawn?
Gunships in Helldivers 2 will only appear in difficulties of five and above (Hard and higher). They spawn from a Gunship Facility. This facility will start hidden on your map, and you’ll have to discover it manually to find out where it is. Visually, Gunship Facilities will look like two huge towers. These are actually the Gunship Fabricators which spawn the Gunships.
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How to Stop Gunships from Spawning
The Gunship Facility needs to be destroyed to prevent Gunships from spawning. This site will be heavily defended, often with its own bot Fabricators, or be close to other Automaton Fabricator Factory locations.
Unfortunately, the Gunship Facility cannot be damaged by Airstrikes, or the majority of Orbital stratagems. Instead, you’ll need to call down a Hellbomb and manually activate. The best Hellbomb spot is in between the two Gunship Fabricator towers. This is a risky, but necessary task to destroy the Gunship Facility.
