A list of skills and devices that are used by base faction NPCs in Tom Clancy's The Division 2.
NOTE: This is not including skills used by Rogue Agents or Hunters, as they use identical skills as The Division.
Shields[]
SWAT Ballistic Shield[]
Used By: Hyena Shields
Appearance: A full-body shield made of polyethylene, with a viewfinder window for the user and with 'SWAT' emplaced on the front of the shield. Was made specifically for SWAT teams to help counter small-arms fire.
Tactics[]
- The shield can be destroyed if it takes consistent gunfire, especially from high damage or high RPM weapons.
- The shield doesn't protect the user's feet, especially if held at an angle.
- The viewfinder window is not protected, so it is possible to aim and snipe the user through it.
Police Riot Shield[]
Used By: Cleaner Rushers
Appearance: An upper-body shield made of polycarbonate, with 'POLICE' printed on the front in bold white font in front of a rectangular black background. Was made for Riot Control units to deal with public riots and protests. Looks to be based off the Paulus BS-9 Riot Shield.
Tactics[]
- Shoot at the user's lower-body areas, as those areas are not protected.
- The shield can be destroyed if it takes consistent fire.
- The shield does not protect the user's sides properly, especially if the user is standing at an angle.
Prison Support Shield[]
Used By: Riker Snipers
Appearance: A mid-body shield made out of thin polycarbonate and fabric, with 'POLICE' printed on the front in bold white font and a weapon mod for rifles. Was made to help support prison guards during small-scale prison riots. Looks to be based off the Paulus BS-7 Riot Shield.
Tactics[]
- The shield is more fragile than most shields and can be easily destroyed by most kinds of gunfire.
- Using grenades will force the user to stand up and run away, exposing their entire body.
- Sniping the user is tricky, but not impossible.
- Explosives can easily bypass the shield.
Prison Ballistic Shield[]
Used By: Riker Tanks
Appearance: A full body shield made out of a heavy form of polycarbonate, equipped with viewfinder windows covered with bulletproof glass and tactical flashes. Was made to help suppress large-scale/violent prison riots.
Tactics[]
- Shooting out the flashes will cause the user to blind himself, and prevent him from using the flashes on others.
- Destroying the bulletproof glass will expose the user's head.
- The shield can be destroyed, but it takes a lot of fire before doing so.
POLICIA Ballistic Shield[]
Used By: Riker Tanks (Bounty), James Dragov
Appearance: A full body shield made out of a heavy form of polythylene, equipped with a viewfinder window and POLICIA emblazoned on the front. Made for police officers to counter violent riots and small arms fire.
Tactics[]
- The shield does not protect the user's shoulders, especially if held at an angle.
- Destroying the bulletproof glass will expose the user's head.
- The shield can be destroyed, but it takes a lot of gun fire before doing so.
Homemade Shield[]
Used By: Ambusher Rushers
Appearance: A metal trashcan lid that has been modified to be stronger than it previously was.
Tactics:[]
- Shoot at the user's lower body and head.
- The shield is very easy to destroy with very little gunfire.
Steel Shield[]
Used By: True Son Shields***
Appearance: a large large shield made out of heavy steel from the United Ironworks factory. This shield covers up most of the user's body. These shields are used to protect Lieutenant Gray during the raid on the True Sons-controlled factory.
Tactics[]
- The shield can be destroyed, but it takes a lot of concentrated gunfire to do so.
- While the shield protects the user's entire body, there is no viewfinder, forcing the user to peek their head out of the side in order to see; this makes the user a target for snipers.
***NOTE: This True Sons skill and archetype is only seen during the Operation: Iron Horse raid. They are not seen in DC or the Summit.***
Turrets[]
Sniper Turret[]
Used By: Hyena Engineers, True Sons Heavy Weapons (Named), True Sons Snipers (Named), True Sons Immobilizers (Named), True Sons Assaults (Named), True Sons Throwers (Named), Riker Leaders (Named), Riker Snipers (Named), Riker Throwers (Named), Outcasts Assaults (Named), Outcasts Snipers (Named), Outcasts Heavy Weapons (Named)
Appearance: a tripod-mounted turret with a long barrel and a laser-sighted scope.
Tactics[]
- Shooting out the laser sight on the turret will disable it temporarily.
- The turret is built poorly, so it can easily be destroyed.
- The turret is slow to aim and fire, so use this to your advantage.
- Eliminating the controlling Engineer will make the turret go haywire, and cause it to fire openly before it destroys itself.
MG Turret[]
Used By: True Sons Engineers, Riker Heavy Weapons (Named), Riker Snipers (Named), Hyena Shields (Named), Hyena Assaults (Named), Hyena Snipers (Named), Hyena Throwers (Named), Outcasts Assaults (Named), Outcasts Scorcher (Named)
Appearance: A tripod-mounted turret with a short barrel, a regular scope, and a machine gun magazine connected on the right side.
Tactics[]
- Shooting out the ammo belt connected to the turret will render the turret inoperable indefinitely.
- The turret is not accurate at farther ranges, so keep your distance.
- Eliminating the controlling Engineer will make the turret go haywire, and cause it to fire openly before it destroys itself.
Napalm Artillery Turret[]
Used By: Cleaner Engineers, True Sons Heavy Weapons (Named), True Sons Snipers (Named), True Sons Medics (Named), True Sons Throwers (Named), True Sons RPG (Named), Hyena Engineers (Named), Hyena Shields (Named), Hyena Snipers (Named), Outcasts Scorchers (Named)
Appearance: A tripod-mounted turret with a grenade-like barrel, an elevated platform, and a canister of sticky napalm connected to the top.
Tactics[]
- Shooting the canister will render the turret inoperable and cause anyone nearby to be stuck and set on fire by the napalm.
- The turret can not fire at very close distances.
- The turret is slow to aim, reload and fire, so it's advised to move fast.
- Eliminating the controlling Engineer will make the turret go haywire, and cause it to fire openly before it destroys itself.
Drones[]
Suicide Drones[]
Used By: Black Tusk Drone Operator, True Sons Throwers (Named), True Sons Assault (Named), True Sons Immobilizers (Named), True Sons Medics (Named), Hyena Tanks (Named), Hyena Shields (Named), Hyena Snipers (Named), Riker Tanks (Named), Riker Leaders (Named)
Appearance: A simple designed single-use drone that is used to deliver an explosive payload from the air. Elite versions move quicker and have a more powerful payload. These drones are often released in pairs.
Tactics[]
- Shooting the drones the moment they are released can heavily damage - or even kill - the drone operator.
Recon Drones[]
Used By: Black Tusk Sniper, True Sons Assault (Named), True Sons Thrower (Named), Riker Tanks (Named), Riker Heavy Weapons (Named), Outcasts Tank (Named)
Appearance: A simple designed drone that has a camera attachment on it. The drone hovers around the user, giving them a clear Field of View from the air. These drones also have the ability to target and fly over to a player and shoot them with a ballistic dart before flying back to their user.
Tactics[]
- Destroying the drone will cause the user to expose themselves more often.
Reviver Drones[]
Used By: Black Tusk Medic, Colonel Antwon Ridgeway
Appearance: A military-grade drone with an AED attached to the bottom and a large battery attached to the rear. Elite versions can revive their allies much quicker than normal/veteran drones.
Tactics[]
- Killing the controlling Medic will cause the drone to fall apart, preventing it from fully reviving anyone.
- Shooting the battery in the back of the drone will shock anyone who is underneath it, as well as cause it to fall apart.
Fire Bomber Drones[]
Used By: Cleaner Controllers, Cleaner Throwers (Named), Cleaner Tanks (Named)
Appearance: A commercial-grade drone that is jury-rigged with a special attachment that drops firebombs once it gets to its confirmed location. Elite versions can move much faster and have more bombs equipped.
Tactics[]
- Shooting the attachment can cause the drone to drop the firebombs prematurely, causing anyone underneath to catch on fire.
- The drone is not that hard to destroy with gunfire.
- Killing the controller will cause the drone to fall apart.
Other Deployables[]
Support Station[]
Used By: Black Tusk Support, True Sons Thrower (Named), True Sons Immobilizers (Named)
Appearance: A black box with red indicator lights that gives off an area of effect, shooting healing micro-drones at hurt allies with the AOE. Veteran stations recover armor. Elite stations shoot out its micro-drones in a faster succession and gives out overheal.
Tactics[]
- Shooting the Station will disable it.
- Killing the controlling support will disable the Station and drop one Armor Plate.
Special Ammo Box[]
Used By: Outcast Support, Cleaner Thrower (Named), Cleaner Snipers (Named), Cleaner Engineers (Named), True Sons RPGs (Named)
Appearance: A small black ammo box that contains special ammunition for others to pick up and use. Normal and Veteran Support drop Incendiary ammo boxes, while Elite Support drops shock ammo boxes.
Tactics[]
- Killing the Support before he drops the Ammo Box denies everyone the usage of the special ammo.
- Shooting at the Ammo Box after the Support dropped it destroys it, denying everyone the usage of the ammo, and causes those nearby to be placed under its status effect.
- Killing the Support after he drops the Ammo Box and all other hostiles cause the Box to release the special ammo, allowing the player(s) to pick it up.
RC Car[]
Used By: Outcast Controller, Hyena Controller, Cleaner Sniper. Hyena RC Car: Riker Tank (Named), True Sons Medic (Named), Riker Assaults (Named) Outcast Controller (Named). Cleaner RC Car: Outcast Assault (Named), Outcast Controller (Named), Outcasts Sniper (Named)
Appearance (Hyenas): A small remote-controlled car with an orange indicator light rigged with an explosive payload. Elite versions have teargas and gasoline instead of regular explosives.
Appearance (Outcasts): A large remote-controlled car rigged with spinning saw blades on the front.
Appearance (Cleaners): A miniature remote-controlled car with an orange indicator light rigged with an explosive payload. This car jumps at players who get within proximity of the user. Elite versions have teargas and gasoline instead of regular explosives.
Tactics[]
- Hyenas: Shooting the car as soon as it is deployed can cause serious damage or death to the controller and/or anyone else around it.
- Outcasts: Destroying the car as it is around others will cause the sawblades to fly in the air, causing anyone nearby to bleed.
- Cleaners: Shooting the car if it is seen in an exposed position around the user can cause serious damage or death to the user and/or anyone else around it.
MG Nest[]
Used By: Riker Heavy Weapons, True Sons Heavy Weapons (Named), True Sons RPGs (Named), True Sons Assault (Named), True Sons Engineers (Named), Hyena Engineers (Named)
Appearance: A portable Heavy Machine Gun attached to a frontal shield. Elite versions of these Nests use a slower firing Machine Gun that does higher damage per hit. The shield is rigged with forwarding shooting explosives.
Tactics[]
- Throwing a grenade or a skill close to the Nest will not only get anyone on the HMG off it, but it will be enough to trigger the explosives, destroying the Nest completely.
Other Special Abilities[]
Leader Buff[]
Used By: Riker Leaders, True Sons Medic (Named), Hyena Sniper (Named)
Appearance: A special ability which assist other enemies by giving them overhealth. If the NPC that is providing this Buff die, all other enemies will lose overhealth.
Spice[]
Used By: Hyena Rushers, Hyena Shields (Named), Hyena Controllers (Named), Hyena Thrower (Named), Hyena Assaults (Named), Hyena Snipers (Named), Riker Thrower (Named), Riker Tank (Named)
Appearance: A Spice dose, which using at the start of the battle, and giving the user overhealth.