Sweeper shotgun lands
Helldivers 2 added the Sweeper Shotgun — a Super Credit‑locked secondary with medium armor penetration, slamfire, flechettes and a bayonet — reviewers say it’s a potent close‑range buy. Community footage also flags new Illuminate Mech suits and DRONE enemies that push heavy‑weapon synergies (Sentry+Giga) and shows the Quasar Cannon emerging as a high‑risk, high‑reward tool on max difficulty. (fandomwire.com) (youtube.com) (youtube.com)
The SG‑97 Sweeper carries a listed raw damage of 504, a 7‑round tube and a 150 fire‑rate stat in community‑maintained armory pages, and is purchasable from the Superstore for 400 Super Credits. (helldivers.fandom.com) Arrowhead rolled the weapon into the Entrenched Division drop tied to the Premium Warbond that launched March 17, 2026, and the Entrenched Division package itself costs 1,000 Super Credits to unlock in the Acquisition Center. (blog.playstation.com) Several community creators have uploaded full‑clear Max‑Difficulty solo runs featuring the Sweeper within 24–72 hours of the drop, and Steam discussion threads show early player testing praising its close‑range burst and bayonet utility in crowded encounters. (youtube.com) Live footage from community streamers captured new Illuminate mech‑style constructs and hovering “drone” units on the fresh Illuminate missions in the 6.1.0 content window, footage that commentators say increases the value of heavy stratagem pairings. (youtube.com) Multiple creators demonstrated a Sentry + Giga‑grenade tactic wiping the new Illuminate spawn compositions on Max Difficulty, and coverage of the Entrenched Division Warbond confirms the Giga grenade and Gas Mortar Sentry are included in the new item set. (youtube.com) The LAS‑99 Quasar Cannon—already in player arsenals—deals roughly 2,000 damage per charged shot, requires a ~3.0 second charge to fire and carries a lengthy post‑use recovery profile, traits community guides call “high‑risk, high‑reward” on top‑end difficulties. (helldivers.wiki.gg) Arrowhead and platform posts mark this change in the wider March 17–20 rollout as part of patch 6.1.0 (“Machinery of Oppression”), with data pushed in a March 17 update and the Illuminate content unlocked on March 20, 2026, per the studio and patch trackers. (mp1st.com)
