Helldivers 2 players just unlocked devastating Commando Rocket Launcher after Major Order defense

The current Helldivers 2 Major Order has been an interesting one. For the first few days, it seemed suspiciously easy, with little having to be put in to keep X-45 under Super Earth’s control. Then a Strategic Alert took our attention away and to another sector, which allowed the Automatons to try and regain the new jungle planet. That didn’t last long though and it has once again been successfully liberated.

Following its defense, another Strategic Alert was sent out, revealing a weapons cache containing the Commando Rocket Launcher. This is the quad missile launcher that was leaked following the Viper Commandos Warbond and is based on the iconic weapon used by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Commando movie.

The Strategic Alert revealed that the weapon would be available to use on X-45 for the rest of the Major Order before being released saying,

“Excavation of the Advanced Weapons Lab on X-45 has recovered an intact cache of a lost Support Weapon from the First Galactic War: the MLS-4X Commando Rocket Launcher. These weapons will be immediately put to use in defense of the planet. All operations in defense of X-45 will be augmented with the MLS-4X Commando until the end of the current Order.”

Unfortunately, with X-45 being successfully defended and at 100%, there is no way to use the weapon right now until the Major Order ends. Once it does end in less than 24 hours, the Commando Rocket Launcher will become available to unlock from the Stratagems section of your Ship using Requisition Slips. Until then, if the planet is attacked by the Automatons again, players will be able to jump in to check out the new weapon. Many players will be hoping that the robot army has another fight in them as the Commando Rocket Launcher has been a hit so far.

Players took to Reddit to share their thoughts on the new Commando Rocket Launcher that will be coming to Helldivers 2, with U/Marketplacehero saying “This was a pleasant suprise. Thought they were giving us the spear, but got a brand new weapon instead. Destroys fabricators, but takes two shots to take down towers. I did notice that when I picked up ammo it did not reload. I think it replaces the EAT-17 if you compare the call in times and the number of rockets you get.”

It does seem to do less damage than the EAT-17. But with four rockets it could become more useful and a go-to Stratagem for players as you can use it on multiple targets. This is a reason that I use the Recoilless Rifle but this could be set to replace it.

U/Nami_Makes_Me_Wet shared some tips and strategies for the Commando Rocket Launcher and why it could become part of the Helldivers 2 meta going forward. “The individual rockets seem to do less damage than the Spear but since you can rapid fire four of them and they have a superior lock on (allows to aim for weak spots so you can hit walkers in the face and dropships in the engine) the overall output seems better. The targeting also means you will likely be able hit chargers much more reliably than spear will, same goes for bile titans faces,” they said.

“Four shots is also enough to clear most bot bases, especially since you don’t need to hut vents, and anything up to medium bug hives which means you only need one more teammate or some eagles to do the job.”

It will be interesting to see how the Commando Rocket Launcher holds up when used across a variety of missions against both the Automatons and Terminids, but so far it seems incredibly promising. I’m sure many players are happy that it isn’t the Anti-Tank Mines that Arrowhead Game Studios has been trying to give to the community for many months now. To find out what you should pair with this new Stratagem to complete your loadout, I highly recommend checking out our Helldivers 2 best weapons guide and best armor guide so you can serve Liber-tea to your enemies and spread democracy across the galaxy.