Retaliatory Strike

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Retaliatory Strike

Retaliatory Strike missions are a part of a free content update Democracy Strikes Back released on 26th October 2015. These missions require Helldivers to drop into a hazardous, arena-like area to exterminate as many of the enemies of democracy as possible before being allowed to extract.

During a Retaliatory Strike, a large kill counter (with progress bar) will appear at the top of the screen.

Retaliatory Strike Arenas

There 108 handcrafted arenas in total. Going left to right, Bugs, Cyborgs, and Illuminates previews appear in columns of four. City Event arenas appear as a row separately at the bottom:

Difficulty

Retaliatory Strikes are available from Medium up to the Helldive Difficulty, for each faction. High in-game knowledge and skills are required from the Helldivers to successfully complete the mission.

Difficulty	Description	Enemies to Kill
		Bug	Cyborg	Illuminate
4	Medium	200	200	180
5	Challenging	225	225	200
6	Very Challenging	250	250	220
7	Hard	275	275	240
8	Very Hard	275	275	260
9	Hard as Hell	300	300	280
10	Suicide Mission	325	325	300
11	Impossible	350	350	350
12	Helldive	400	400	400

Retaliatory Strike Hazards

The Retaliatory Strike arenas usually they do not stand out, but a few of them are extremely dangerous, not only because they are filled with enemies - Arenas are arranged with hazards such as:

• Water
• Snow
• Magma Eruptions

Gameplay Tips

• The AT-47 Anti-Tank Emplacement is very effective on the Retaliatory Strike mission-type, especially against Cyborgs or Bugs, and many players consider this Stratagem to be overly powerful against any enemy race. For new recruits especially, the AT-47 can turn a seemingly impossible endeavour into an easy experience. One or two emplacements defended and/or healed by other players with additional defensive items is a commonly found set-up for RS missions.
• Another effective tactic is to set up defenses such as Airdropped Anti-Personnel Mines or the A/AC-6 Tesla Tower in the center of the map. If (or rather when) the enemy swarms your position, reposition by skirting around the defenses (or by using a Jetpack to jump over them), escaping the enemy and simultaneously leading them back through the kill zone.
  • The Airdropped Anti-Personnel Mines or/and A/AC-6 Tesla Tower is only effective against Bugs and Illuminates, bringing this loadout on the higher Cyborgs Retaliatory Strike missions is not recommended.

Notes

• The Retaliatory Strikes frequency has been lowered to max one per planet and approximately one occurrence on every third planet in Patch 4.01.
  • When playing solo in Retaliatory Strikes you will start with 2 Auto-Reinforces and a Shredder Missile Strike will clear the area when you respawn.

Gallery

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