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Tanks Overhaul 2.6

A Mod for Helldivers 2
Tanks Overhaul akl_mod_preview_image
Retrofits the TD-220 Bastion and TD-110 Maelstrom with 4 selectable primary profiles: Tankiest, Very Agile, Tankier, and Agile. Each tank may be configured separately.

The tankiest and tankier retrofits make the tank tougher up front and on the sides, but weaker in the rear. The very agile and agile retrofits make the tank much more manoeuvrable, at the expense of overall durability and rear protection.


!!! NOTICE: If you experience significant FPS loss when using a tanky or agile profile, switch to the 50ms version. The 50ms profile is functionally the same for gameplay purposes, but performs less frequent reads. This will help ease CPU overhead.

I RECOMMEND PLAYERS PICK THE 50ms PROFILES BY DEFAULT INSTEAD OF THE STANDARD PROFILES


For the tankiest option, the tank should feel noticeably tankier against conventional enemy fire. Dedicated AT enemy attacks (ie rockets, plasma, harvester beams, cannons, bile, chargers) will still deal significant damage to the tank. In addition, backshots are now extra dangerous. Don't turn your back to the enemy!

As a reference, the theoretical TTK against the front of either tank is now:

  • Harvester beam (lens unbroken): 17 seconds
  • Factory Strider Cannon: 3 salvos
  • Hellbomb: 1
The tankier option retains the tanky buffs but with Main HP unbuffed.


For the very agile option, the tank trades a weakened rear for a much easier time moving around the battlefield. Acceleration and maximum speed overall increase by 100%, while torque and steering response increase by 150%. In-game behavior is unlikely to reach these values due to factors like tank mass, traction, terrain, etc.

The agile option retains the exact same settings as agile, but with a 33% overall increase in potential max speed and acceleration.



Showcase: Tankiest profile's durability


Showcase: Agile and Tankiest profiles side by side


Showcase: Very Agile profile's maneuverability


Made with help from GPT-6 Astra
Requires Bingus Shared Loader v16 or newer





Profiles
Both the Bastion and Maelstrom can independently use any profile​
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There is a 50 ms option for all profiles. These function the same as their regular counterparts but perform locomotion checks less frequently. This should noticeably reduce CPU and frame load. There is a mildly elevated risk of a rare agile call-in that retains the vanilla locomotion settings, but this is not guaranteed and may never happen.​
Tankiest:
Traction:
  • Increases friction coefficient on all 10 tank wheels by 50%
Main Health:
  • 8000 -> 12,000
Lunchbox:
  • All damage transfer to main set at 0%
Frontal + side armor and tracks:
  • AV4 (heavy) -> AV5 (Tank 1)
Rear Superstructure (pilot seat):
  • AV4 (heavy) -> AV3 (medium)
  • Percent to Main (damage transfer): 100% -> 200%
Rear Engine Upper Structure:
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  • AV4 (heavy) -> AV3 (medium)
  • Percent to Main (damage transfer): 100% -> 150%
Rear Engine Lower Structure:
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  • Percent to Main (damage transfer): 100% -> 150%

Very Agile:
Traction:
  • Increases friction coefficient on all 10 tank wheels by 50%
Lunchbox:
  • All damage transfer to main set at 0%
Acceleration and Max Speed:
  • Now 2x original (sounds more broken than it actually is)
Torque and Steering Response:
  • Now 2.5x original (sounds more broken than it actually is)
Rear Superstructure (pilot seat):
  • AV4 (heavy) -> AV3 (medium)
  • Percent to Main (damage transfer): 100% -> 200%
Rear Engine Upper Structure:
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  • AV4 (heavy) -> AV3 (medium)
  • Percent to Main (damage transfer): 100% -> 150%
Rear Engine Lower Structure:
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​
  • Percent to Main (damage transfer): 100% -> 150%
Tankier:
Same values as Tankiest, but with main HP unchanged (8,000)
Agile:
Same values as Agile, but with acceleration and max speed at 1.33x the original
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Latest updates

  1. Even More Optimization

    Further changes the 50ms tankier and tankiest profiles to perform fewer source checks, aligning...
  2. Further Performance Optimization

    Discovered an oversight with the last mod. I added traction improvements to the tankier and...
  3. Major traction improvement and adds a less tanky profile

    Now increases traction on all 10 wheels by roughly 50% across ALL TANKY AND AGILE PROFILES...

Exilia

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Sep 15, 2026
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this is making me wish wed get a mod that adds the agile variant without touching the tank hp, certain things do still shred the tank
 

NiteShade

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Sep 16, 2026
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I think the acceleration is a bit high. Maybe it could be reserved for first gear? Overall though it still needs more mass, or traction. The added top speed makes the tank too bouncy and floaty when it hits bumps. Also it would be amazing if it could turn faster when using the neutral steering.
 

SweetSwallow

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Jul 16, 2026
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I think the acceleration is a bit high. Maybe it could be reserved for first gear? Overall though it still needs more mass, or traction. The added top speed makes the tank too bouncy and floaty when it hits bumps. Also it would be amazing if it could turn faster when using the neutral steering.
Working on addressing traction next:)
 

HoshinoTempura

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Apr 29, 2026
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This mod is incredible dude! would it be asking too much for a version with AP5 armor but still keep the same 8000 HP? I think that'd feel a bit more balanced.

Cheers
 

Ammo875

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Sep 13, 2026
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this seems to make my game lag noticeably more whenever i have it enabled
 

NiteShade

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Sep 16, 2026
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this seems to make my game lag noticeably more whenever i have it enabled
Yes it's cause 40+ fps hits. Did testing on Fronteria and I average 109 without, 35-40 with. Whatever it's doing behind the scenes is extremely bloated and performance hindering.