Helldivers 2 Supply FRV Guide: How to Unlock, Key Stats & Tips

The new Supply FRV in Helldivers 2 won’t roast your enemies or level objectives in a spectacular explosion. Instead, it does something arguably more valuable: it keeps a squad supplied, mobile, and fighting long after most teams would have run dry.

Built on the same Fast Recon Vehicle platform most Helldivers are already familiar with, the M-103 trades firepower for utility. Between its automated turret and onboard supply rack, it is essentially a rolling support station that can keep an operation moving without constant Resupply calls, especially during objectives where calling in stratagems isn’t possible or practical.

On that note, here’s how you unlock the Supply FRV, what it can do, and a few tips every driver should know.

How to Unlock the Supply FRV and What It Does in Helldivers 2

Before you start handing out ammunition like Super Earth’s most overqualified delivery driver, you’ll need to know how the vehicle becomes available and what separates it from the standard FRV:

How to Get the M-103 Supply FRV

At the time of writing, the Supply FRV is available to all Helldivers as a Temporary Stratagem Permit following the liberation of Basquine VIII as part of the ongoing Census Thunder Galactic Campaign. For now, you can simply input the stratagem code and call it down in any mission without needing to purchase it first.

But, much like previous stratagems earned through Major Order campaigns, the Supply FRV is expected to enter full production once the campaign concludes, at which point it should become available for purchase through the Ship Management terminal’s Hangar section using Requisition Slips.

To unlock the Supply FRV once it becomes permanently available:

• See the ongoing Census Thunder campaign to its conclusion by helping complete the relevant Major order objectives.
• Receive the Stratagem Permit reward.
• Purchase the vehicle through the Hangar section.
• Equip it like any other vehicle stratagem in your loadout before diving into a mission.

Supply FRV Stats and Breakdown

Under the hood, the Supply FRV is effectively identical to the standard FRV. It shares the same health pool, armor values, durability profile, handling characteristics, and overall performance, meaning veteran drivers can hop behind the wheel without needing to learn a completely new vehicle (via Helldivers Wiki):

The biggest difference is what sits behind the passenger compartment. Instead of the standard FRV’s rear-mounted MG-206 Heavy Machine Gun, the M-103 carries an eight-charge supply rack alongside an automated defense turret that functions similarly to the one attached to Armed Resupply Pods (Booster).

The supply rack itself restores ammunition, grenades, and stims much like a standard Resupply, helping squads stay stocked without relying as heavily on stratagem cooldowns, while the turret provides passive defensive fire against nearby threats.

Broadly speaking, the turret behaves much like an AR-23P Liberator Penetrator mounted to the roof of a speeding logistics truck:

Naturally, all that utility comes with a few trade-offs, and knowing when to use the Supply FRV as a resupply station rather than a combat vehicle is the key to getting the most out of it.

The Best Supply FRV Tips Every Driver Should Know

Super Earth’s most practical vehicle yet. | Credits: Arrowhead Game Studios/FandomWire

The Supply FRV isn’t particularly complicated to use. If you’ve driven a standard FRV before, everything from the handling to the controls will feel familiar. The challenge comes from deciding when to spend its limited supply charges and when to save them for a more important fight:

• Treat the supply rack as the vehicle’s primary weapon system. The automated turret is useful for clearing weaker enemies and providing covering fire, but the real value comes from carrying eight resupplies wherever your squad needs them.
• Be selective about reloading the turret. It only carries around 120 rounds before running dry, and every reload consumes one of the vehicle’s supply charges. In other words, every magazine fed into the turret is one less resupply available for your team.
• The Supply FRV shines during extended objectives where stratagem access is restricted, unavailable, or simply inconvenient. Having a mobile source of ammunition, grenades, and stims nearby (especially when tackling underground missions, for example) can save a surprising amount of time over the course of a mission.
• Unlike traditional Resupply stratagems, the vehicle’s charges cannot be replenished. Once all eight have been used, the only way to restock the vehicle is to call down an entirely new Supply FRV.
• Resist the temptation to use it as a frontline assault vehicle. While the automated turret can handle smaller threats, the M-103 lacks the stopping power of the standard FRV’s Heavy Machine Gun and is far better suited to supporting teammates armed with dedicated support weapons.
• If you’re planning to shoot from the back seats, be prepared for certain angles to be blocked by the large supply cache (aka several hundred pounds of Super Earth logistics).

Beyond that, the Supply FRV is exactly what it appears to be: a mobile logistics platform disguised as a recon vehicle. It may not attract as much attention as the Incinerator FRV, but squads that learn to manage its supplies properly will quickly discover that staying stocked up is often more valuable than bringing yet another gun.

Have you had the chance to deploy the Supply FRV yet, and do you prefer it over the standard FRV or the new Incinerator variant? Let us know in the comments below!