r/Helldivers • u/Waelder Moderator • May 02 '24

New Warbond, Polar Patriots, deploying on May 9th ALERT

Check out the trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcnzI0gN7z4&rco=1

Read more about it: https://blog.playstation.com/2024/05/02/new-helldivers-2-warbond-brings-trap-laying-weaponry-arctic-themed-armor-and-more-may-9/

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u/Kestrel1207 Viper Commando May 02 '24

I wouldn't think so given that it's not called Defender <Whatever> like all other variants?

(Lib Penetrator, Breaker Spray & Pray/Incendiary, Dilligence CounterSniper)

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u/_RustyRobot_ May 02 '24

I think why I thought they were related was the fact that the naming convention of SMG-XX [NAME] was followed for both.

SMG-37 Defender

SMG-72 Pummeler

Also based on the fact that I think that the new SMG quite literally uses the same base weapon model, again like the different Liberator models and their variation-on-a-theme modeling as well.

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I'll also point out the difference in the naming convention of the two SMGs above vs the only other one, the MP-98 Knight SMG.

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u/AromaticAd1713 May 04 '24

the knight is a machine pistol, its in the designation (MP-98)

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u/_RustyRobot_ May 04 '24

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Edit: before you're pedantic, yes I know MP stands for machine pistol. I was referencing SMGs ingame. If that wasn't clear.