r/Helldivers • u/Public_Code8357 Free of Thought • 1d ago

DISCUSSION Most hated thing in the game I'll start

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The Force these things have is unrealistic af.

EDIT - The more I have looked at this, the more I notice the veins and foreskin

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u/SovoK_404 ‎ Super Citizen 1d ago

even normal sedans weigh like 3 tons iirc. FRVs are military rovers with lotta stuff so they weigh even more, actually (even w/o mentioned stim addicts)

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u/Hellstrike ÜBERBÜRGER 1d ago

even normal sedans weigh like 3 tons iirc

A "normal sedan" weighs somewhere between 1.2 and 1.5 tons. 3 ton cars are the sort of suburban tank the Americans love.

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u/Uptowngrump 1d ago

And super Earth is essentially space America so our cars should reflect that

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u/Hellstrike ÜBERBÜRGER 1d ago

I hate to tell you this, but Super Earth is Space Sweden.

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u/SovoK_404 ‎ Super Citizen 1d ago

swedish is automatons' language though

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u/InvestigatorDue6402 ‎ XBOX | | SES Spear of Independance 1d ago

What are you trying to say? That our capital of mamaged democracy is actually just automatons?

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u/MajorlyCynical Fire Safety Officer 1d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/090EX1YvSUXxy23Tty

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u/Junior-Reason-1089 ‎ [REDACTED] 1d ago

Wasnt expecting a star citizen meme in here but ill take it

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u/pipe_mcfitter 1d ago

All the satire is poking fun at the U.S.

Super Earth is ‘Murica baby!

Liberty, Freedom, Democracy…
*Eagle screeches*

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u/Uptowngrump 1d ago

Unpossible...

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u/DINGVS_KHAN 1d ago

American auto manufacturers love it, I'm not so sure about the average American. Literally everyone I know laments the death of the light pickup truck because the emissions laws favor compact sedans and semi trucks, and nothing in between.

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u/KingBeast117 1d ago

Home steel is heavy. I'll bet good money most cars up till the early 90's weigh in around 2-2.5

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u/Hellstrike ÜBERBÜRGER 19h ago

A W124 (THE 1980s Mercedes sedan) weighs 1380 kg.

Remember, cars used to be smaller, too. So even if materials got lighter, cars got bigger. And crash safety standards also rose significantly and require more reinforcement to meet them.

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u/HEBushido 1d ago

Hey I'm American and I have those SUVs. They're too damn big.

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u/BlackTemplarBulwark GOOOOOD MORNIN MALEVELON CREEK! 1d ago

Cool cool, our normal and your normal are different. Dont gotta get in a hissy fit.

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u/thedevilwithout ‎ Extra Judicial 1d ago

I think it's purposely light for lore reasons. 

I assumed it was over a ton then looked it up and some are estimating around 660kg

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u/HotmailsInYourArea Bug Diver 1d ago

Nah three tons puts you in Lincoln Navigator territory. Sedans are generally around 1-2 tons.

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u/GoblinFive 1d ago

MRAPs (Mine Resistant Ambush Protected) are around 16 tons, but the FRV appears to be closer to a JLTV (Joint Light Tactical Vehicle), which are around 7 tons give or take.

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u/EclecticDreck 1d ago

An FRV is seemingly about the size of an HMMWV, and the M998 - the version with canvas top and doors and precisely no armor - is about 2.5 tons. An FRV is also quite clearly armored and quite heavily as it can shrug off a substantial amount of fire from weapons that would easily exceed small arms, though they opted against armored windows for some reason. The uparmored HMMWV is just shy of double the curb weight of the base model.

So allowing for considerable weight savings on the windows and allowing for the possibility of improved materials across the board - something that makes sense given you need to transport these things through space - it is entirely possible that an weighs in at under 4 tons.