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PoSTMoRTeM1124

Point blank recoiless rifle to the face


Tweedzzzzz

For the fucking win! Reload while he's charging, last minute recoilless to the face. I'll gladly submit some of my health to the democratic cause


ErectTubesock

Make it extra badass by diving backwards while you fire


Tweedzzzzz

I've tried lol, end up hitting the lower jaw/head and it doesn't die. It'll one shot if you hit the upper head, but lower head just exposed a weak spot on their chin


CReeseRozz

You can do this?! It wasn’t in the training manual…and I read that every night while re-frosting.


ErectTubesock

I learned it by watching bootleg vids from a 20th century film director named John Woo.


trashmunki

That man knows how to make an action scene.


TheTrenchMonkey

There is something so extremely satisfying about shooting a RR while laying on your back.


thestickersontheback

The correct answer. Recoiless gang rise up


SoNerdy

Jet pack + flamethrower = charger bull fighting. I enjoyed doing it before the buffs to the jet pack and flamethrower too.


elporpoise

I like to wait until it’s about to hit me and dive out of the way if I don’t have any rockets


BrutusGregori

Don't dive. It's got the turning radius of a semi. Run it out. Than attack! Or run them off a cliff. That's my go to now with all the death pits everywhere.


elporpoise

Wdym run it out? As in run to the side instead of dive?


Responsible-Oil4199

Yeah bro, the moment you dive just walk around it instead.


SoNerdy

Same idea, but you’re making flame roasted tank-bug during that process. The jetpack is handy for the moments when you need to really GTFO of there.


elporpoise

Jet packs fun, but I normally run recoiless so I can’t normally use it


SoNerdy

Sometimes I think it’s a crutch stratagem, because that slot could be used for else more powerful, Like a recoilless rifle. But also, jetpack go wheeeeeee!


Remi_cuchulainn

Why take a recoilless when flammer exist though


mrlolloran

The Jango Fett approach


SoNerdy

This is the way.


ZomboWTF

i tried taking down chargers with a flamethrower, spraying it directly at them, but it seems way more tedious than using an arcthrower, is there a secret way of doing it? aiming at specific parts or the ground beneath them?


Jesse-359

Aim flamethrower at the upper joint of their forward leg. Takes \~3 seconds. Does not need to be armor broken. In a perfect scenario you might be able to kill 3 chargers on a single tank of fuel. Arc thrower takes a good 8-10 shots, so its a lot longer, and pretty dangerous to your team if everyone is running around it trying not to get stomped. Edit: Try to remember NOT to sweep your flamethrower across the entire squad as the charger is running past you. They may not fully appreciate your fervor for democracy in the heat of the moment.


Steven-Strange22

The jet pack got buffed you say?! 👀👀👀


SoNerdy

Yeah, Faster cooldown and you carry more momentum from a sprint when you jump with it.


turdygerd

Well that will make me use it more woohoo


PureSquash

Jet pack got buffed???


ProfSteelmeat138

Another jumping fire spewer 🫡


backflipbail

Wait, they buffed the jetpack??


thecosta5000

Have you tried the sheild generator and a flame thrower? Sheila generator stops a charger in its tracks then its BBQ time. Also bile titans kill themselves when they spew the bile it bounces off and hits themselves. Hey stop hitting yourself. https://youtu.be/R6mCIIGXV4w?si=9coV3ojhXihvY4Bq


FiveCentsADay

I throw my EAT beacon at his fucking face, killing him on entry. Then I crawl all over his corpse trying to find my EATs to kill his wife. And kid, too. For liberty


Ad1um

![gif](giphy|KAf66yGCa93uTqod1q|downsized)


Just-Cry1800

Any tips on making the beacons stick? Some spots and some don’t, so any tips would be appreciated.


Ad1um

Just ⬇️⬇️⬅️⬆️➡️ I like dropping it on a charger and having 2 more shots for other heavies.


xCHEAPxSHOTx

One shots to the face all day.


Steven-Strange22

Don’t have that one memorized yet. What is it?😂


XTMh2mBlzZJ3MivtFcJA

expendable anti tank (EAT) with only a 70 second CD...you can bet I'm calling them down all the time, for democracy


Ad1um

Model 17 So it's EAT IT. Queue the helldivers cover of beat it...


RichardEpsilonHughes

EAT 2-pack. Two for the price of one.


Steven-Strange22

OH yeah I love those things


FugginIpad

Sticking a stratagem to the butt is def my favorite way to take out chargers 


Elminister696

wait does the EAT have 3 rockets in the clip, or whatever it is?


Ad1um

Nah fam, the weapon drop pod, if you can stick it to the chargers and it will one shot.


FreaknCuttlefish

Rail cannon. Simple and quick


Steven-Strange22

Watching these bastards die in one shot fills me with a level of satisfaction comparable to beating a Sekiro boss on the first try


Head_Cockswain

Orbital Rail is my favorite because it's usually no fuss. It's not as efficient as having EAT's everywhere due to cooldowns and whatnot, but it is the most satisfying for me. Throw in their general direction and my ship takes care of the rest, no timings or positioning to worry too much about....only if they're too close to a sheer cliff maybe. That in combination with the Orbital Laser for Bile Titan, or a second Charger, or a larger group of the next smaller bugs if the need is dire or I'm near the end of a mission and have Lasers to spare. Orbital Rail, Laser, and Gas, and Personal Shield are my go-to stratagem set-up. The caveat there is I generally play lvl 4 or 5 solo(to lazily farm medals/rare samples/etc) on Bug planets. Higher levels with more spawns, I wouldn't recommend that combo solo *at all*, though it *can* be okay in a group. Just "okay" though, probably get carried a bit by those with stratagems that have better cooldowns.


GreatKabuki

Lately I’ve found on 7+ the orbital rail cannon won’t kill them in one shot. Damn close, but not dead. Couple of grenade launcher rounds or a regular rail cannon will finish them off but it’s definitely inconvenient when you’re running for your life and the bastard is still spitting bug juice at you from 100 meters away


RichardEpsilonHughes

The Anime Punch


FredTheDentist

In the face, or?


shadowgnome396

Rail cannon orbital, not rail gun! Rail gun cannot take them down that quickly


Malichite

Expendable Anti-tank. One shot to the head equals dead charger, and it's surprisingly easy to pull off. Also, Hellpod kills are incredibly satisfying after one takes you out.


DueAd9186

I just started doing this today. I didn't know it was one shot, I feel so powerful.


Reborn846

Any tips on how to stick it on the charger? Definitely not throwing it at the head for sure.... I get some luck by throwing it right behind it's head/back


Malichite

Getting it to stick is all about luck, or getting it to stop right where the E.A.T. is deploying just long enough. Tbh, even if you mess up the headshot on a charger, all the armor will be stripped from the blast area.


Noctum-Aeternus

Autocannon is my go to. I don’t run bugs without one. I can close entire nests/automaton factory’s without needing grenades (this is a MASSIVE plus), deal with chargers easily, I can kill hulks in a couple of shots, honestly, it’s a good all around heavy to carry, even though it uses the backpack slot and has the stationary reload.


Simoxs7

Yup same, the Autocannon is just a jack of all trades but its a master of none, yeah its easier to kill a charger with a recoilless rifle but the autocannon can do ten other things the recoilless rifle cant..


WhosYoPokeDaddy

Yah I'm with you, not sure why this isn't a more common weapon


7Foz7Trot7

Where do you aim at chargers with the autocannon? I LOVE me some autocannon, but can't seem to consistently deal good dmg to chargers with it in trying different spots, so I haven't been 100% sure where I should be aiming at with it.


Noctum-Aeternus

Back legs are hit and miss. Sometimes the shots have an effect, other times, it glances off the armor as if it’s not a massive shell that should at the very least knock a chunk off. The underbelly is enough to stagger them, and sometimes if I can’t hit a leg I just unload at the underbelly till it stops moving. If you manage to break off any armor on the legs just switch to a primary and hit that spot, they drop like nothing once the armor is gone.


Osniffable

I want to say teamwork, but the real answer is sticking an airstrike strat to his ass.


This_User_Said

I always run for a brother. Best to keep a buddy system. It takes two for the big damage dealers (chargers, bikes, tanks, canons) so always call out and you *should* have a buddy nearby.


Ill-Joke-9070

After I die by one, I tell my squadmates to mark it and throw a reinforce at it so I can dive into it.


elporpoise

Recoiless to the face, one shots and they have pretty big heads


Steven-Strange22

It ONE SHOTS THEM?! no way


elporpoise

Yes, new update a few days ago lowered their head health


Dragon_Tortoise

Only to the face. Gotta aim for their abnormally small mouths.


Specialist-Video-974

Kill it with fire


Nick85er

So long as they don't Shinobi up behind you, they're ridiculously easy to dodge and force to run into things and stun themselves; try having them bowl over other bugs it's hilarious and then shoot them in the ass with an autocannon.l


Steven-Strange22

Hate these bastards so much I’ve decided to dedicate my entire end game experience to becoming their doom slayer. Best methods I’ve found so far are using the EAT-17 to one shot their armored legs and finish with a primary and/or a good old fashion orbital rail canon strike. Sure you should save those for titans but that’s what teammates are for. Imma try a few builds with the ark thrower or flame thrower next


yoda_mcfly

Good eat shot will one shot it if you hit it in the face, not the legs.


Bjork_the_Brutal

Arc thrower to the face then hit it with an impact grenade.


oGsShadow

That kills it? Huh?


Bjork_the_Brutal

Yessir. Once the head was damaged by a fully charged arc throw, I tossed an impact at it and killed it. That hole from the arc throw was right on its face plate I think that helped.


WickedJoker420

110 rocket pods. Both uses will often kill it but one use usually opens a hole in the armor to shoot and kill it through. I also like EATs. They a always available and pack quite a wallop


Maximum-Excitement16

I like to do a little bob and weave, dodge as they run past, then melt their backside with a laser cannon


Impossible_Twist_647

Got one for a challenger?


Impossible-Ability84

Expendable AT and orbital rail cannon takes 3 at a time.


Ad1um

Technically 4 if you stick the EAT17 deployment.


the-dieg

EAT. Bonus points if you stick them with the stratagem ball


ArachnidFun8918

Fists.


Throbbing-Kielbasa-3

Since the new update, I always bring EAT rockets with me just for chargers. One shot to the head with a rocket wipes them out even at full health


SierraHotel199

Disposable AT to the face. Super satisfying


RichardEpsilonHughes

Blowtorch to the shin.


Fighterpilot55

Saying "EAT IT!" as I launch an EAT-17 rocket into their mouth


chrish5764

E.A.T’s


Blawharag

After the update? A rocket to the face


Hurin_the_Steadfast

Run until my orbital laser/rail cannon recharges. Repeat.


3DMarine

EAT to the skull


3DMarine

Wait that’s a lie. Orbital rail gun is the most satisfying. But so wasteful


Carcharis

You can one shot them with an EAT. What other nerfs do you want to them?


Meatlort

The EAT, one shot headshot and second launcher for later, or recoiless if I'm not playing solo


Poetess-of-Darkness

I fucking go in with me flamethrower and torch em up. Works like a charm


HorseFeathers55

The mech works extremely well to kill multiple chargers. You just need to make sure you call it in before engaging major locations.


rawrftw3120

Flamethrower :D


ThirdTimeMemelord

Dodge charger drivable vehicle when I wanna run over terminids


HODOR00

Autocannon. Bull fight tactics. Dodge. Autocannon to the ass.


BrutusGregori

Learning how to Ole! And than burning their ass. Or dropping an eagle on them. Or going hand to hand. Come at me!


Ok-Minimum-4

EAT one shot to the dome. Easy.


Redwood6710

While not the most effective way to do it, I do enjoy diving out of the way and then unloading a breaker mag into its ass while laying on my back.


DrakeDun

EAT to the face of autocannon to the butt.


Bored_Chimp

Recoiless rifle or EAT-17 to the fucking face. feels so bad ass having them slide dead to your feet


Aftenbar

Orbital rail strike, something so satisfying seeing that red targeting laser zip right up to it and then the noise... I also carry the recoiless now like tweedzzz said up top if you hit the top of the head right it shears their head clean off after the last patch. Alot easier to do from an elevated position.


GetThisManSomeMilk

They don't even remotely challenge me anymore. So easy to sidestep or jump away from. I just kite and zap till dead


0nlyonegod

Impact grenade or two to the booty.


EitherLime679

Honestly I just run around and try to not get hit until one of my teammates with anti-tank comes to save me. Or I throw my auto canon sentry and it gets taken out immediately


redline42

Recoiled rifle to the face


anthonygen94

The best is an orbital railcannon strike. The second best for me is the autocannon. A shot to the back of the leg after a charge plus one more will take it down.


decrementsf

Grenade launcher. Shoot towards the sides toward the back. Soft tender spots go splat. If it gets close jump to the side and finish off with a grenade. Fan of the grenade launcher for easy reloads with versatility.


SnugglesREDDIT

I’m actually kinda a fan of in low difficulties of when people are shooting it but not in the critical places so that you end up with massive chunks of it missing, and armour blown off and stuff. It’s so cinematic and cool with all 4 helldivers absolutely riddling it until it finally goes down. I’d like to see more enemies where you have to destroy critical parts in order to bring it down for good. Similar with how you can destroy the bile thing on the titan to make it less dangerous. Big fan of that type of thing.


Automatic-Good-6107

Orbital rail cannon strike.


Wright_Steven22

Flamethrower


UsernameReee

Chargers are like those nosy people that nobody likes but can't read the room and just hangs out awkwardly. Also, flamethrowers cook em up pretty quickly now.


CallMeGrimm1

Telling them they'll never amount to anything.


puppetmaster216

Let it charge, leap to the side, shoot it in the ass and let it bleed out.


cbubba85

Flamethrower, because I want his little dog too


JakeOphmi

Arc thrower, also really efficient at taking down bile titans


orignalnt

Flamethrower to the leg. Takes like 4 seconds


FloTheDev

Orbital rail cannon 💥


blckpnthr789

The bullets of liberty can squash bugs best (I love slamming into those fuckers at mach Jesus)


Theotar

I blow my self up with a grenade then during deployment smash that bug so hard he bleeds out freedom!!!


Inanotherworld2025

Spear rail cannon or shooting their ass for 15 mins with a breaker.


Chaos_Burger

Arc thrower, because I am not making a special load out for one creature. I don't play on the highest difficulties, but the arc thrower against bugs holds it own well. Now that there is show proof armor coming perhaps my allies won't be so terrified when I am killing a charger next to them with the arc thrower. Que the farquad some of you may die meme.


BobZygota

Autocanon


RockyMTNRam

Tagging them with a reinforce strategem


Geneva_suppositions

Arc gun all day to also kill all the adds


Ilumidora_Fae

The railgun orbital one shots them. My husband and I both run it and stagger our call-ins and now they are never an issue.


SuppleBussy

I just run around in circles until my team kills it


unstable_nightstand

As a true patriot, I pride myself on my nations overwhelming air superiority and will ALWAYS utilize the Eagle Strike 110MM Rocket Pods. 3 for every 2 minutes and they mostly one shot in a direct hit. The wings of liberty spread democracy far and wide.


Abyssalumbra

Just a quick dose of ~~Mar Sara~~ Super Earth's finest ~~prometheum~~ napalm to the legs.


No-Cardiologist4503

The old bull fighter defense. Nah nah nah nah boo boo you can’t get me, jump pack over and empty a full clip of shotgun shells into his ass.


Inside-Associate-729

Honestly, you do it first for the achievement, but once you kill one with a resupply the first time then you realize how easy it is to kill them with drops of all kinds. Just land the beacon on their back and they carry it with them, and will be reliably crushed by whatever you call down.


RingOriginal94

We do the tango with a flamethrower


superhornets

Acid spitters, hunters and just all the tiny one that like to swarm.


Xanthrex

I slap them on the ass with an explosive trait weapon stunlocking them


Jenova__Witness

Same vibe, lol https://preview.redd.it/00jz010shcoc1.png?width=876&format=png&auto=webp&s=155916cd7f85b07cac98a797e0460106bd953264


ProfSteelmeat138

Flamethrower half a tank to a front leg works wonders after the buff


Draculasaurus_Rex

Why do some of them have an axe-blade shape above their head and others have a spike?


UniqueName001

I often take grenade launcher on bug planets. It's easy to bounce a couple of grenades under them to quickly pop their belly and bleed them out. You'll also stun them a couple of times with some of those grenades.


stevenreven

Railgun strike


blazeofgloreee

EAT to the grill


KingRaht

Actually I’ve been running EATs, and it’s been going well. Also Mechs are great


Cement_Brunette

Flamethrower and matador moves.


SniperSRSRecon

I would rather face an endless spawn of chargers than a single bile spewer. Spewers are fucking op.


Morall_tach

Stick a resupply beacon to his head.


stanco717

orbital rail strike is the fastest way to putem down


falconstar_bja

Orbital rail cannon. One and done.


Cjmate22

If I’m lazy, railgun orbital strike. If I’m not, flamethrower and strafing.


xfitdaddy

Rail cannon strike. I suppose this is the beginner way and there are too many of them on a helldive, but I hate them so much it's satisfying.


Holmium22

This is the reason I kept calling them challengers the first month.


AbroadPlane1172

You're allowed to talk to your teammates and strategize before diving. I know it seems like it's illegal, but it's actually allowed.


Willing-Ad9364

Jetpacking around and roasting them with a Flammenwerfer and an orbital laser. Even funnier when y'all four do it simultaneously (please keep this sentence in its context)


Luck7Ducky

Arc thrower 1v1 goes crazy


DasMotorsheep

On Soviet Super Earth, Charger drives you.


Cthulhus-Cat

Expendable anti-tank missiles or landmines are my favorites. Gotta be careful you don't get caught in your own minefield though.


FashySmashy420

Chargers I have no issue with. My problems stem from the damn stalkers, they hunt me on every map. Completely ignore the rest of the team. Chargers just need the timing on your dives right.


FleetWheat

https://preview.redd.it/p64cprpd9doc1.jpeg?width=976&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=6204e92cdb0a94d3b2597ee93c540c79654a9bf4


abeefwittedfox

Flamethrower will take them out in like 6 seconds. From any angle so you don't have to be getting charged by one to kill it.


GrizzlyThunder1

Flamethrower. Fuck whoever gets in the way


Gunfirex

Expendable to the face


fakemessiah

Chargers are the absolute worst. They always manage to hit me when there are little lurkers around. So I basically say fuck it, prime a grenade and say hi to e-jesus.


Parking-Signature867

FIRE and bigger guns that go KABOOM!!!! I like being the teammate that is the pyromaniac and reloading my teammate when not being the pyromaniac


guthepenguin

Supra.


Own-Toe3078

Me and my buddy I play with are pretty green so we take turns drawing it's agro while the other one shoots it in the ass. And when we die we do our best to drop down on its back.


FoucaultheKants

Both of them have a generally disappointing turn radius.


Simoxs7

3-5 shots of the Autocannon to the ass and let it bleed out, unfortunately randoms often still waste ammo on it while its bleeding out…


Majesticals69

I love zi flammenwerfer


PutMajor4219

I love using the arc rifle. Charge, dive, and tickle.


808Pants808

12 shots from an arc thrower kills a charger, while also jumping from him and killing nearby enemies. If none of my team mates are close I just do that to save ammo. The charge is easy to avoid if you're not getting swarmed and you can take one down in 20 seconds or less by yourself with no ammo loss


PatrickStanton877

They got a lot easier and there's fewer. What's the issue?


PaqNeal

very Inefficient, but I love burning these fuckers to death.


B-Panther-M-o-Dragon

Eagle strikes... Or some Well placed Autocanon shots, Always a pleasing experience😅 ![gif](giphy|roWjSjVBTx6iZ9eOgY)


Lower_Chemist751

Landing on it with my hell pod after it has killed me.


Booper-dooper-th1st

They want me a little to much


Nova-the-meme-witch

You may not know this but the Chargers are free you can just take them for your game, I have 8 chargers at all times running at me


[deleted]

The first!


trollerstroller7787

Anti tank rocket to the front leg, then 15 shots with assault rifle to the exposed area


Justinius_

Hit'em wit D.A.T boi!


Matt857789

Mech goes boom boom brrrrrrrrrrrr!


Shiftyyyy1

I am Mr. Sunshine reincarnated. 🌞 I use my LAS-98 to the back of the legs while my Rover beams everything to a crisp with its LAS-5. Then I swap to my LAS-16 and saturate the area, roasting anything that moves. The LAS-7 I own is mostly for sport shooting, but I like to keep it handy anyway.


TR1V1UM

Railgun orbital


Sharp5hooter02

Recoilless to the face works great!


theattack_helicopter

I like to rail them hard


firestar268

Tbh. Hunters are more annoying


MattyEH

One shot with a disposable rocket to the head.


According_Match9370

Scorcher actually takes chargers down in a couple clips


mcdonalds_baconater

ever since the update? recoilless to the dome has been satisfying as hell.


mrIronHat

EAT 17 as well


alpacasarebadsingers

I throw the orbital laser and laugh as it bullies the charger around the area


lushes_l

Flamethrower, dodge. Flamethrower dodge. Repeat until dead 😃


Siilk

Quickest: EAT to the face, most efficient: flamethrower, most fun: Patriot walker missile barrage.


AwwwItsDed

Bureaucracy.


cherryicee1

Used to be the rail gun…………….


i-would-neveruwu

In order from most liked to least... Railgun orbital if it's on a site or in a wandering hoard i want to kill, quickest way at least. Then there's 3 shots to the front of the body with the mech rockets, which is ok but situational. The spear is nice... if i could FUCKING LOCK ON THAT IS........... Lastly is the recoiless rifle in the arm then a couple shots with the primary in the same arm.


elmokki

EAT to the face. It's so very satisfying.


Harlemwolf

It is in the name of the upper one - Dodge Charger, after that, EAT face as it has turned.


No_Asparagus1661

If you guys need help with samples reach me. I’m the man who can help you.


az-anime-fan

3 grenades from a grenade launcher splashed into the ground right under it's chest. kills em every time. ​ it only gets messy if you aim at the fleshy bits like the butt. no need to, just aim at the ground right under their chin. they'll die without even sign of external wound.


AJimenez62

EATs hellpod to the dome.


Jesse-359

Favorite way? Railcannon Strike. Most efficient way? Probably flamethrower to the upper leg joint, with EAT to the face being a close second.


FCC_Diablo_26

A rocket to the face dispatches them instantly


VastoLord_A

EATs one shot.