Tank Robot
| Tank Robot | |
|---|---|
| |
| Basic Information | |
| Health: | Varies Lowest: 18000 |
| Speed: | 25% |
| “ | We don't know what this thing is, but it's big as hell, looks unstoppable, and it probably runs on human blood. We're just guessing that last part, because it's usually covered in it.
— Day 1 of the Mann vs. Machine update
|
” |
Tank Robots are large bomb-carrying machines that arrive with the robots in Mann vs. Machine modes. They carry no offensive weapons and thus have no direct way of harming the player. They can take an extreme amount of damage before they are destroyed, far more so than any other robot. The Administrator announces the entrance, progress, and destruction of each tank.
After entering the map, tanks slowly travel along a set path to the bomb hatch before deploying their bomb and ending the round. This path is unique to each map and may differ from the path of other robots in the wave, if any. They have their own bomb, independent of the one carried by the other robots, and in waves with tank(s) and bomb-carrying robots, both the tank and the robots must be destroyed to complete the wave.
Tanks cannot be stopped by any means other than their destruction, and they are immune to slowdowns, knockback, ignition, Jarate, Mad Milk, Sappers, headshots, backstabs, and most other status effects, but they are affected by critical hits and mini-crits. Shooting a Tank with the Widowmaker won't give the Engineer's Metal back. Tanks cannot directly cause damage to players, even those standing directly in front of them, but turning tanks may crush players against walls and props, killing the players instantly. They also destroy Engineer buildings in their path.
Tanks have a health meter below the "robots remaining" display on the HUD, and as they are more damaged, they will acquire bullet holes and cracks and lose parts, like the covering on their treads. The final tank of a mission has distinctive white stripes; this does not correlate to any of its properties.
Contents
Elimination
When a tank is the only robot in the wave (excluding support-class robots like Snipers), it should be focused by all players until it is destroyed. Kritzkrieg Medics and Canteens are extremely effective when paired with sustained high-damage classes like Heavies, Pyros, and Soldiers, or when used with Demomen using his Grenade Launchers and Stickybomb Launchers. Wrangled Sentry Guns also deal massive damage to tanks, but may have to be relocated once the tank passes out of their range or if they're on the tank's path.
If a tank arrives with other robots, especially giant robots, consider killing the robots first, as tanks do not deal damage and can usually be dealt with after the regular robots if they have not traveled more than halfway. After arriving to the bomb hole, the tank will take a while to deploy its bomb, so the team still has time to destroy it.
| Machine | Notes | Health |
|---|---|---|
 Tank
|
|
28000 Crash Course: Wave 3 30000 Crash Course: Wave 5 33000 Crash Course: Wave 6 30000 Ctrl+Alt+Destruction: Wave 2 25000 Ctrl+Alt+Destruction: Wave 5 20000 Ctrl+Alt+Destruction: Wave 7B 35000 Ctrl+Alt+Destruction: Wave 7D 28000 CPU Slaughter: Wave 3 30000 CPU Slaughter: Wave 5 20000 Doe's Drill: Waves 3 and 8 25000 Disk Deletion: Waves 6 and 8 25000 Data Demolition: Waves 3 and 4 32000 Data Demolition: Wave 6A 30000 Data Demolition: Waves 6B and 6D 20000 Manouvers: Wave 2 22500 Manouvers: Wave 7 ??000 Machine Massacre ??000 Mech Mutilation |
Related achievements
Mann vs. Machievements
|
|
Update history
August 15, 2012 Patch (Mann vs. Machine)
- The Tank was added to the game.
- Fixed a crash related to server plug-ins spawning a Tank before the game is ready.
Gallery
Lightly damaged
Moderately damaged
Heavily damaged
Final wave skin
External links
- "Machines" official announcement, with the hint of the Tank Robot.
| |||||
