All Ship Modules in Helldivers 2 & what they do
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There are all sorts of ways to better your Helldivers in Helldivers 2, one of which is to unlock Ship Modules for your Destroyer.
Ship Modules power your Destroyer and allow it to provide greater aid to Helldivers on their Missions, but with over 20 Ship Modules to choose from, it can be difficult to decide which ones to invest your hard-earned Samples into!
This primer overviews all the game's modules, including everything you need to know about equipping them and what they do.
How to equip & use Ship Modules
To equip and use Ship Modules, access Ship Management on your Destroyer to customise it and purchase both Stratagems and Ship Modules.
Ship Modules are permanent, passive upgrades to your Destroyer, so once you unlock a Ship Module, it'll go into effect automatically! They're personal, though, so they won't benefit your squad like Boosters.
All Ship Modules in Helldivers 2 & what they do
Patriotic Administration Center
Click to enlargeDonation Access Licence
- Upgrade Effect: Support Weapons deploy with the maximum number of carriable magazines
- Affected Stratagems: Stalwart, Railgun, Laser Cannon, Grenade Launcher, Machine Gun, Flamethrower, and Anti-Material Rifle
- Price: 60 Common Samples
Streamlined Request Process
- 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, and Expendable Anti-Tank
- Price: 80 Common and 40 Rare Samples
Hand Carts
- 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, and Jump Pack
- Price: 80 Common, 60 Rare, and five Super Samples
Superior Packaging Methodology
- 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, and Anti-Material Rifle
- Price: 150 Common, 150 Rare, and 15 Super Samples, plus 20,000 Requisition Slips
Orbital Cannons
Click to enlargeExploding Shrapnel
- Upgrade Effect: Reduces damage falloff from centre of explosions caused by Orbital Stratagems
- Affected Stratagems: Orbital Walking Barrage, Orbital Railcannon Strike, Orbital Airburst Strike, Orbital Precision Strike, Orbital 380MM HE Barrage, and Orbital 120MM HE Barrage
- Price: 100 Common Samples
More Guns
- Upgrade Effect: Orbitals fire one additional salvo(s) per barrage
- Affected Stratagems: Orbital Gatling Barrage, Orbital Walking Barrage, Orbital 380MM HE Barrage, and Orbital 120MM HE Barrage
- Price: 80 Common and 60 Rare Samples
Zero-G Breech Loading
- 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, and Orbital 120MM HE Barrage
- Price: 80 Common, 80 Rare, and ten Super Samples
Atmospheric Monitoring
- Upgrade Effect: Orbital HE Barrage spread reduced by 15%
- Affected Stratagems: Orbital 380MM HE Barrage and Orbital 120MM HE Barrage
- Price: 200 Common, 150 Rare, and 15 Super Samples, plus 25,000 Requisition Slips
Hangar
Click to enlargeLiquid-Ventilated Cockpit
- 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, and Eagle 110MM Rocket Pods
- Price: 80 Common Samples
Pit Crew Hazard Pay
- Upgrade Effect: Reduces Eagle Rearm time by 20%
- Affected Stratagems: N/A
- Price: 80 Common and 40 Rare Samples
Expanded Weapons Bay
- Upgrade Effect: Increases the number of Eagle Stratagem uses per Rearm by one
- Affected Stratagems: Eagle 500KG Bomb, Eagle Airstrike, Eagle Strafing Run, Eagle Smoke Strike, Eagle Cluster Bomb, Eagle Napalm Airstrike and Eagle 110MM Rocket Pods
- Price: 80 Common, 80 Rare, and ten Super Samples
XXL Weapons Bay
- Upgrade Effect: Eagle Stratagems that drop bombs will drop one additional bomb(s)
- Affected Stratagems: Eagle Airstrike, Eagle Smoke Strike, Eagle Cluster Bomb, and Eagle Napalm Strike
- Price: 150 Common, 150 Rare, and 15 Super Samples, plus 25,000 Requisition Slips
Bridge
Click to enlargeTargeting Software Upgrade
- Upgrade Effect: One-second reduction in call-in time for all Orbital Stratagems
- 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, and Orbital 120MM HE Barrage
- Price: 60 Common Samples
Nuclear Radar
- Upgrade Effect: Increases enemy ping radius on the minimap by 50 metres
- Affected Stratagems: N/A
- Price: 80 Common and 40 Rare Samples
Power Steering
- Upgrade Effect: Improves steering for Helldivers during Hellpod deployment
- Affected Stratagems: N/A
- Price: 80 Common, 80 Rare, and ten Super Samples
Enhanced Combustion
- Upgrade Effect: Fire damage from Stratagems increased by 25%
- Affected Stratagems: Flamethrower, Eagle Napalm Strike, and Incendiary Mines
- Price: 200 Common, 150 Rare, and 15 Super Samples, plus 25,000 Requisition Slips
Engineering Bay
Click to enlargeSynthetic Supplementation
- 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, and HMG Emplacement
- Price: 60 Common and ten Rare Samples
Advanced Construction
- 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, and Autocannon Sentry
- Price: 80 Common, 50 Rare, and five Super Samples
Rapid Launch System
- Upgrade Effect: 100-second reduction in call-in time for all Emplacement Stratagems
- Affected Stratagems: Shield Generator Relay, Tesla Tower, Anti-Personnel Minefield, Incendiary Mines, and HMG Emplacement
- Price: 80 Common, 80 Rare, and ten Super Samples
Circuit Expansion
- Upgrade Effect: Lightning arcs, fired from weapons and turrets, jump to one additional enemy
- Affected Stratagems: Arc Thrower and Tesla Tower
- Price: 200 Common, 150 Rare, and 20 Super Samples, plus 20,000 Requisition Slips
Robotics Workshop
Click to enlargeDynamic Tracking
- Upgrade Effect: 100-second reduction in call-in time for all Sentry Stratagems
- Affected Stratagems: EMS Mortar Sentry, Rocket Sentry, Gatling Sentry, Mortar Sentry, Machine Gun Sentry, and Autocannon Sentry
- Price: 60 Common and 20 Rare Samples
Shock Absorption Gel
- Upgrade Effect: Increases ammo for all Sentry Stratagems by 50%
- Affected Stratagems: EMS Mortar Sentry, Rocket Sentry, Gatling Sentry, Mortar Sentry, Machine Gun Sentry, and Autocannon Sentry
- Price: 80 Common, 40 Rare, and five Super Samples
High-Quality Lubricant
- Upgrade Effect: Sentries rotate toward new targets more quickly
- Affected Stratagems: EMS Mortar Sentry, Rocket Sentry, Gatling Sentry, Mortar Sentry, Machine Gun Sentry, and Autocannon Sentry
- Price: 80 Common, 80 Rare, and ten Super Samples
Blast Absorption
- 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, and Autocannon Sentry
- Price: 150 Common, 150 Rare, and 20 Super Samples, plus 25,000 Requisition Slips
With the launch of the Democratic Detonation Warbond, Helldivers 2 got six new Ship Modules. We'll update this guide if more Ship Modules become available in the future!
Check out our Helldivers 2 homepage for more guides, from the best Automaton and Terminid loadouts to weapons to Stratagems, which will help you decide which Ship Modules are worth grabbing!
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