Helldivers 2 grunts, your tank awaits: Completely "pancake" Automatons threatening democracy with "new heavy-hitting" Bastion Tank

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"In the wrong hands this symbol of peace would become a weapon of total annihilation – a threat to freedom itself"

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The Automatons have stolen plans for Super Earth's Star of Peace freedom beam, so Helldivers 2 players must now take the march to Cyberstan to stop them from creating their own twisted version.

A few weeks ago the Super Earth government confirmed that it was performing a test of its brand new liberation-producing laser beam by aiming it at one of the Helldivers' greatest enemies. And while the Terminids, Illuminate, and Automatons are yet to be destroyed, a far more pressing matter has appeared, as Automaton forces have seized control of the schematics for the Star of Peace and plan to use it for their own nefarious means.

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"In the wrong hands this symbol of peace would become a weapon of total annihilation – a threat to freedom itself," the Super Earth government warns in its latest transmission. So all Helldivers are now required to make their way to Cyberstan to prevent the Automatons from creating their own version of Super Earth's peaceful superweapon and to "bring democracy to their door."

In order to help the Helldivers liberate the planets on the way to Cyberstan – and Cyberstan itself – Super Earth has supplied us with the new "new heavy-hitting" Bastion Tank which allows us "to pancake the tin-plated tyrants." - we've got a guide explaining how to unlock the Helldivers 2 Bastion Tank here too!

Today also marks the launch of the Helldivers 2 Siege Breakers Warbond which conveniently includes a breaching hammer, which is particularly good against tanks. However, given that there's the threat of a new faction present in the trailer for the Siege Breakers Warbond, we'll need to be prepared when we arrive at Cyberstan.

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Scott McCrae
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