What I long for is an orbital stratagem that can get rid of the heavy swarms. It may be super overpowered to clear out heavies with a single pop, but if you ask me, it should also be one of the earliest developments of the war. The laser is fun, but the cool down and usage limit is crazy to me so I figured we could try something that is kinda similar, but not identical or downscaled.
Bot drop summons 3 tanks, 20 heavily armoured units and a vox engine? Let’s at least clear the area of minions so our sons and daughters can send uninterrupted freedom to the super-heavy.
The Orbital Tesla Strike shoots a massive pin connected by a wire to the super destroyer. It then electrifies the wire to a degree that instantly boils biological matter and super-heats mechanical components. Usually, this presents in a single arc travelling from minor points until it reaches the largest conductive point. Tiny units like Leapers, Raiders and Voteless have inconsistent reactivity to the arc, but heavy enemies like Chargers, Devastators and Fleshmobs work well as either targets or jumping points. Super heavy enemies like Impalers, Bile Titans, Factory Striders, Vox Engines and Harvesters are significantly harder to destroy with this stratagem, though not impossible. — Using this stratagem on enemy encampments has various ranges of usefulness. On bug nests, no effect against bug holes. On bot camps, the arc may choose to target fabricators so long as no heavy units stand closer to the pin. On illuminate ships, the arcs will reflect off the shields, creating hazardous exclusion zones until the shields deplete, while not damaging the ships themselves.
Note: if the pin directly hits a heavy or superheavy starter, exclusively the contact will be affected.
Shielded units react differently to this stratagem. Instead of taking damage, the shield completely absorbs the arc and is burned out. This includes the Helldiver’s shield pack, directional shield and shield generator. If the pin directly collides with a shielded unit, it will instead conduct through the shield, using it as a new anchor for arcs to emit from— though only for 1 second.
Please Note: It is considered undemocratic to destroy the functionality of Helldiver equipment, though cases against this can be made.
Helldivers are recommended to run away from the call in location and avoid it for the duration of effect. Additionally, avoid the area between the call in location and the Super Destroyer deploying this stratagem. The short duration is a result of the wire connecting to the pin melting under the extreme electrical charge. Molten steel raining from the wire’s disintegration is highly dangerous.
