The Patriot Exosuit is a heavily-armed weapons platform that players can pilot in Helldivers 2. It rivals Automaton Hulks in both stature and firepower, carrying around some of the most awesome guns Super Earth can mount on a medium-sized vehicle.
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After almost a month since the release of Helldivers 2, these lumbering mechs have finally become available to the playerbase. Unlocking these new weapons might take a while for most, however. If you're excited to pilot one of these exosuits, here are a few things you need to know about it first.
How to Unlock The Patriot Exosuit
Much like other Stratagems in Helldivers 2, the 
Exo-45 Patriot Exosuit is unlocked by purchasing it from the Requisitions terminal aboard the Super Destroyer. It costs 20,000 Requisition to unlock, and players must be at least level 25 before they can do so. The mechs became available immediately after the liberation of Tien Kwan, an almost two-day battle that saw over 300k Helldivers fighting behind enemy lines simultaneously.
Players who haven't quite met the criteria can still pilot mech suits of their own. As of writing, the EXO-45 Patriot is available as a free stratagem in certain planets. All Helldivers get one Exosuit to deploy per mission — if it runs out of ammo or gets destroyed, they won't be able to get another one until their next mission, or until they randomly find another one parked in a POI somewhere in the map. Those who unlock the Patriot via the Requisition terminal get two mechs per mission, and this can stack with the suits from the free stratagem to get a total of three.
The EXO-45 comes with a rocket pod on its left shoulder and a minigun on its right arm. You only get 14 rockets and 1000 rounds of ammunition per mech, and there's currently no way to replenish their reserves. Don't expect to finish a long mission with just one Exosuit. Heavy enemies in Helldivers 2 like Hulks and Bile Titans can still destroy mechs, and they aren't immune to friendly fire either.
As of Patch 1.000.101, only one variant of the Patriot Exosuit is available. Previously, dataminers discovered two more variants — one with dual rocket pods and another armed with twin autocannons. It's unknown when these mechs will become available (if at all), though community members speculate that these may be part of a future Warbond, assuming they don't get added as just free additions to the Requisition terminal.
