The TD-110 Maelstrom is the newest vehicle in Helldivers 2, an Infantry Fighting Vehicle with twin front-mounted Gatling guns, rear missile silos, and a deployable smoke screen. It arrived alongside the Devoid of Liberty 7.1.0 update, and you do not have to wait for a store page or a Warbond to drive it — prototypes are being handed out for free while a specific Major Order is active.
Quick answer: Accept the Armored Eagle Phase 1 Major Order and deploy to Marfark or Phact Bay. The Maelstrom Stratagem is issued free as a prototype on those planets.
How to unlock the TD-110 Maelstrom in Helldivers 2
The permit’s fine print ties the permanent unlock to taking part in the community objective and seeing it through, so the free prototype is a trial run rather than a guaranteed keep.
TD-110 Maelstrom Stratagem stats
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Vehicle class | Infantry Fighting Vehicle |
| Call-in time | 11 seconds |
| Cooldown | 13 minutes |
| Traits | Heavy Armor Penetrating, Anti-Tank |
| Primary weapons | Twin triple-barrel Gatling guns |
| Secondary weapons | Rear missile silos, smoke screen |
The 13-minute cooldown is the baseline figure without the Morale Augmentation ship module upgrade, which shortens Stratagem cooldowns fleet-wide. Plan your calls around that gap, because a destroyed Maelstrom is not coming back quickly.
What the Maelstrom’s weapons do
The two triple-barrel Gatling guns sit at the front of the hull and handle the sustained-fire job, shredding light and medium targets while the vehicle keeps moving. They are the weapon you will lean on for crowd control.
The missiles at the rear are the reason the vehicle carries Anti-Tank and Heavy Armor Penetrating traits. Their projectiles are laser-guided by the gunner’s turret, so whoever is aiming decides where each missile lands rather than firing blind volleys.
The deployable smoke screen is the escape option. It gives the crew a way to break line of sight and reposition when armor alone is not enough to survive the return fire.
The X-UDE Citizen Edition branding explained
The reveal leans into Super Earth’s advertising voice. The Maelstrom is sold as the “TD-110 MAELSTROM Citizen Edition” under the X-UDE label, pitched to civilians as a personal defense vehicle with the slogans “A Tank in Every Driveway” and “Luxury in Every Detail.”
The spot runs like a car advert, opening with a Super Earth approval card before showing the tank rolling through grassland, a jungle dotted with spore towers, and a desert canyon. It closes on a Helldiver saluting beside the parked vehicle as smoke drifts from the barrels.
Platforms and availability
- PlayStation 5
- PC via Steam
- Xbox Series X|S
The vehicle is live on all three platforms, and the Major Order runs galaxy-wide rather than per-platform, so progress toward the Armored Eagle objective counts no matter where you play.
If the Stratagem Permit is not showing in your loadout, confirm you have selected Marfark or Phact Bay before dropping — the prototype supply is tied to those two planets. No end date for Armored Eagle Phase 1 has been confirmed, so treat the free trial window as limited and take the tank out while the order is still running.
