Player Tank Guide
2nd May 2018
Light Tank
Not the strongest thing to ever grace a Battlezone, but it's fast and
manoeuvrable when you need it. It'll get in, do its thing, and get out
quickly, if the Pilot's up to it.
- Favours manoeuvrability over armour.
Medium Tank
It's a good all-rounder, a big favourite of our most celebrated
veterans. The Medium Cobra is not too fast, not too slow, and handles
well.
- Balanced strength and agility.
Heavy Tank
This heavily armoured Cobra variant can transmit signals that make one
tank look like several, thus convincing AI-driven enemies to give it
priority over other targets.
- Tough and heavy but lacks speed.
Stop and Pop Tank
Comes equipped with an EMP and artillery, allowing its Pilot to freeze
enemies in their tracks and then hammer them with a wide-spread
area-of-effect bombardment.
- Effective for range targets.
Classic Tank
A Cobra tank loaded with the most commonly used weaponry, for ease of mission set-up.
- A great vehicle for Battlezone Gold Edition beginners.
Sniper Tank
A unit with significant range. Despite its parrallels to the heavier
slow moving tanks, the Sniper Tank can deal one shot, massive damage
from range.
- An ability to take out foes from range.
Medic Tank
A crucial survival unit on the battlefield. The Medic Tank is a quick
moving vehicle capable of delivering much need health regeneration to
damaged allies.
- Does what it says on the tin!
Resupply Tank
A unit that replenishes ammo and is designed to resupply itself and
other allied vehicles during their voyage across the Hex Map.
- Essential for prividing much needed sustenance for depleted units on the battlefield.
Hacker
A Light-grade Cobra variant with much enhanced hacking capabilities.
Useful for disrupting enemy units and structures with its virus ability.
- Virus ability overrides enemy circuits.
Recon
A fast variant with enhanced radar capabilities right from the get-go.
Used to shout out enemy locations to allies, not to directly engage by
itself, though it can do in a pinch.
- Primarily used for scouting.
Mine Clearer
A Heavy Cobra variant with built-in mine detector function and
rapid-fire spray cannon. Uses the cannon to clear out minefields before
faster units charge into the fray.
- Prevents unecessary additional damage to allied units.
Aggro
This heavily armoured Cobra variant can transmit signals that make one
tank look like several, thus convincing AI-driven enemies to give it
priority over other targets.
- Able to draw and survive enemy fire.