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Helldivers 2

How to Unlock Expanded Weapons Bay: Affected Stratagems and Effects

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Expanded Weapons Bay is a Ship Module you can purchase in Helldivers 2. See what Stratagems are affected by this Ship Module, as well as the cost of obtaining it!

Expanded Weapons Bay Overview

Information

Expanded Weapons Bay Info
Category Hangar
Effect Increases number of Eagle stratagems uses per Rearm by 1.
Description
Trims excess leg space in the cockpit, allowing the Eagle to carry additional payloads.

How to Unlock Expanded Weapons Bay

Purchase Pit Crew Hazard Pay

Unlock Requirement Pit Crew Hazard Pay
Cost
Common Sample 80 Common Samples
Rare Sample 80 Rare Samples
Super Sample 10 Super Samples

Expanded Weapons Bay is unlocked by purchasing the prior ship module, Pit Crew Hazard Pay, from the Hangar Category. Purchasing this ship module costs 80 Common Samples, 80 Rare Samples, and 10 Super Samples.

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Affected Stratagems

Hangar Stratagems

The Expanded Weapons Bay Ship Module, as part of the Hangar category, affects most Stratagems under the same category, and sometimes Stratagems from other categories. See below for a list of all affected Stratagems:

  1. Eagle Airstrike
  2. Eagle Cluster Bomb
  3. Eagle Napalm Airstrike
  4. Eagle Smoke Strike
  5. Eagle 110mm Rocket Pods
  6. Eagle 500kg Bomb

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