SMG37 Defender

v1.0.0·Updated 2025-06-22

A steady and dependable high-caliber submachine gun, the SMG-37 Defender from Helldivers 2 chugs away with the smug certainty of victory.

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About this mod Author’s original text

SMG-37 Defender (from Helldivers 2)

While somewhat limited in armor penetration, submachine guns remain an important arm of the SEAF weapons collection. The most popular is unquestionably the SMG-37 Defender, thanks to its punchy 12x28mm rounds, steady rate of fire, controllable recoil, and high capacity. Additionally, with a folding stock and the choice between a short 35rnd, standard 45rnd, and massive 75rnd drum magazine, the Defender can be outfitted for any occasion or fighting environment.

Features

  • SMG-37 Defender (Hose 'em down! Found under submachine guns in the item spawner.)
  • 12x28mm SEAF FMJ (a punchy, yet somewhat slow, cartridge)
  • SMG-37 35rnd, 45rnd, and 75rnd magazines
  • RX-12 "Steadfast" Reflex Sight
  • FL/LAS-4 "Duplet" Attachable Laser/Light

Attributions

All assets from Helldivers 2* are property of Arrowhead Game Studios.

Thank you to Ganzo from the Helldivers Archive Discord server for ripping various Helldivers 2* models!

Install & use Install: BepInEx plugin

  1. The archive from playbuff is the mod itself — usually a BepInEx plugin (a .dll or a plugin folder once unzipped).
  2. Recommended: use a community mod manager (such as r2modman) — pick this game, import the mod, and the manager sets up BepInEx and its dependencies for you.
  3. Manual route: install the BepInEx loader in the game folder, then drop the unzipped .dll or plugin folder into BepInEx/plugins/.
  4. Launch the game — the BepInEx console logs every plugin it loads; seeing this mod in the log means it is installed.

Mods with listed dependencies need those installed too, or they will not load. Options are usually changed in-game or in the plugin's config file.

Dependencies

Install these first, or the mod will not work:

devyndamonster-OtherLoaderShermanJumbo-Helldivers_2_Ammo_and_Optics

File & checksum

Filename
SMG37_Defender-1.0.0.zip
File size
16.5 MiB