The DSS Planetary Bombardment Really Isn't That Bad

Could it have better targeting? For sure. Should it have kills attributed accurately like the Eagle Storm? Absolutely. Is it an unredeemable blight on democracy that makes missions an unfun, unplayable, and unwinnable mess? No.

Mix up your loadout a little bit and put on a shield backpack. You will be amazed how non-threatening the barrage suddenly becomes. And if that wasn't assurance enough, don some Democracy Protects armor so that even if you do get hit while your shield is down you still have a 50/50 chance of living. If you're feeling extra, bring a shield generator to double down with the free one we get.

I literally have not died once to the barrage since adopting this loadout. I'll go entire operations without it even proccing Democracy Protects. Funny enough, this is a build I would never do otherwise as my usual automaton loadouts never include the shield backpack, Democracy Protects armor, or shield generator, but I'm considering trying it on normal missions because the amount of survivability this build provides is kind of insane.