{"id":1063975,"date":"2026-01-20T23:31:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T23:31:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gMPTXRkaCpPQwbo5V7YzGe"},"modified":"2026-01-20T23:31:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T23:31:52","slug":"how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to find a Fast Recon Vehicle in Helldivers 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>The really big news in <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/helldivers-2\/\">Helldivers 2<\/a>&#8216;s surprise <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/illuminates-invade-helldivers-2s-biggest-update-yet-drops-today-with-a-new-alien-faction-and-four-person-vehicle\/\">Omens of Tyranny update<\/a> is the Illuminate invasion, but another exciting addition has come with those mind-controlling aliens: a car. Specifically, Helldivers 2 now has a four-person Fast Recon Vehicle inspired by the off-road antics you see in PUBG. There&#8217;s a mounted gun on the top, and players can also lean out of the windows to shoot. If the driver takes a bump poorly, though, your squad may end up ragdolling across the rocks\u2014and that&#8217;s no way to defend democracy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>FRVs are not yet available as a Stratagem<\/strong>. You have to find one on the map for now. Here&#8217;s where to look, and what to know about driving them.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"where-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-6\">Where to find a Fast Recon Vehicle<\/h2>\n<p>For now, FRVs can be found <strong>in the new urban districts<\/strong> added in the Omens of Tyranny update, called colonies. You&#8217;ll encounter these in Illuminate missions, currently on Calypso. I found my first FRV at the corner of an unassuming city block, and they appear on the map as a little car icon with a machine gun.<\/p>\n<p>In the future, FRVs will be available as a Stratagem so you can call one in on demand in any mission type. We&#8217;ll have to complete a Major Order in the near future to unlock that ability\u2014&#8221;Keep following the Major Orders issued by Super Earth High Command and you will get the keys to your very <em>own <\/em>FRV,&#8221; the studio says. Once they&#8217;re available to all, expect the unlock to cost at least 20,000 Req points, maybe more.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:2560px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:56.25%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"V7r4bCzDZWzouGQhyS5u2n\" name=\"HELLDIVERS 2 Screenshot 2024.12.12 - 21.21.37.89\" alt=\"An FRV in Helldivers 2.\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2.png\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Arrowhead Studios)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"how-to-drive-the-fast-recon-vehicle-6\">How to drive the Fast Recon Vehicle<\/h2>\n<p>A gear selector appears at the bottom of the screen when you get in the vehicle, and if you want to, you can manually swap between Reverse, Neutral, Drive, 1, or 2 using Control and Shift (or L2 and R2 on a controller). As far as I can tell, though, you don&#8217;t have to mess with the automatic gearbox right now.<\/p>\n<p>Holding the gas (W on keyboard, or RT on a controller) moves the car forward, while holding the brake (S on keyboard, LT on a controller) puts it into reverse after a moment. You can see the gear selector changing as the FRV changes direction, and don&#8217;t have to manually set it.<\/p>\n<p>In a preview session before the patch dropped, I was sure that the FRV was more difficult to drive: I had to manually put it in reverse and then hit the gas if I wanted to go backwards. It&#8217;s possible I misunderstood it, but I&#8217;m also not sure why there are controls for the transmission if they don&#8217;t do anything, so I&#8217;ve asked Arrowhead for clarification.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/third-person-shooter\/helldivers-2-fast-recon-vehicle-location\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The really big news in Helldivers 2&#8216;s surprise Omens of Tyranny update is the Illuminate invasion, but another exciting addition has come with those mind-controlling aliens: a car. Specifically, Helldivers 2 now has a four-person Fast Recon Vehicle inspired by the off-road antics you see in PUBG. There&#8217;s a mounted gun on the top, and players can also lean out of the windows to shoot. If the driver takes a bump poorly, though, your squad may end up ragdolling across the rocks\u2014and that&#8217;s no way to defend democracy. FRVs are not yet available as a Stratagem. You have to find one on the map for now. Here&#8217;s where to look, and what to know about driving them. Where to find a Fast Recon Vehicle For&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1063976,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[748,787],"class_list":["post-1063975","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-games","tag-third-person-shooter"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to find a Fast Recon Vehicle in Helldivers 2 | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The really big news in Helldivers 2&#039;s surprise Omens of Tyranny update is the Illuminate invasion, but another exciting addition has come with those\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to find a Fast Recon Vehicle in Helldivers 2 | Arcader News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The really big news in Helldivers 2&#039;s surprise Omens of Tyranny update is the Illuminate invasion, but another exciting addition has come with those\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Arcade News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-01-20T23:31:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cropped-arcader-1.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"480\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"320\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Arcade News\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Arcade News\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Arcade News\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839\"},\"headline\":\"How to find a Fast Recon Vehicle in Helldivers 2\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-20T23:31:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":469,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2.png\",\"keywords\":[\"games\",\"Third-person-shooter\"],\"articleSection\":[\"PC Gamer\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\\\/\",\"name\":\"How to find a Fast Recon Vehicle in Helldivers 2 | Arcader News\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-01-20T23:31:52+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839\"},\"description\":\"The really big news in Helldivers 2's surprise Omens of Tyranny update is the Illuminate invasion, but another exciting addition has come with those\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/12\\\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2.png\",\"caption\":\"How to find a Fast Recon Vehicle in Helldivers 2\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to find a Fast Recon Vehicle in Helldivers 2\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/\",\"name\":\"Arcade News\",\"description\":\"Free Arcade News from the Best Online Sources\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839\",\"name\":\"Arcade News\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Arcade News\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/cricketgames.tv\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/arcader.org\\\/news\\\/author\\\/arcade-news\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to find a Fast Recon Vehicle in Helldivers 2 | Arcader News","description":"The really big news in Helldivers 2's surprise Omens of Tyranny update is the Illuminate invasion, but another exciting addition has come with those","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to find a Fast Recon Vehicle in Helldivers 2 | Arcader News","og_description":"The really big news in Helldivers 2's surprise Omens of Tyranny update is the Illuminate invasion, but another exciting addition has come with those","og_url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\/","og_site_name":"Arcade News","article_published_time":"2026-01-20T23:31:52+00:00","og_image":[{"width":480,"height":320,"url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/cropped-arcader-1.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Arcade News","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Arcade News","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\/"},"author":{"name":"Arcade News","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839"},"headline":"How to find a Fast Recon Vehicle in Helldivers 2","datePublished":"2026-01-20T23:31:52+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\/"},"wordCount":469,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2.png","keywords":["games","Third-person-shooter"],"articleSection":["PC Gamer"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\/","url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\/","name":"How to find a Fast Recon Vehicle in Helldivers 2 | Arcader News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2.png","datePublished":"2026-01-20T23:31:52+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839"},"description":"The really big news in Helldivers 2's surprise Omens of Tyranny update is the Illuminate invasion, but another exciting addition has come with those","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2.png","caption":"How to find a Fast Recon Vehicle in Helldivers 2"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/how-to-find-a-fast-recon-vehicle-in-helldivers-2\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to find a Fast Recon Vehicle in Helldivers 2"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/","name":"Arcade News","description":"Free Arcade News from the Best Online Sources","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/8460f5e5076b52fb2369f2f7ce6f2839","name":"Arcade News","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3fea48a614d86edd987bc7bb25f4707c69546d4b1f78ad4aa20b26316bad1f9d?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Arcade News"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/cricketgames.tv"],"url":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/author\/arcade-news\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1063975","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1063975"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1063975\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1469205,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1063975\/revisions\/1469205"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1063976"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1063975"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1063975"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1063975"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}