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Man vs Tank
Single-handedly kill a Tank.
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How to unlock the Man vs Tank achievement in Left 4 Dead - Definitive Guide
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You must kill the tank without assistance. You will need 3 players with you who will not shoot it or use other weapons against it. Bots will attack it and ruin your chance for the achievement.
Your best shot is do it on easy with other players and I recommend that your loadout be a molotov cocktail to sap it's HP and the hunting rifle, as it does the most damage per shot (shotgun requires you to be too close and reloads too slow).
I found it most helpful when the Tank focused on another player allowing me to get in close with the auto-shotgun I had.
The attached video has a guide on how to do it in single player (but it's always more fun with freinds ;) ).
Another strategy to use is play Death Toll level 5 on easy and get to the end. Have everyone (all human players) get on the rock at the far end of the beach. When the tank comes you throw a cocktail at it and shoot it until it dies. If it tries to throw a rock at you have everyone shoot the rock, not the tank.
Your best shot is do it on easy with other players and I recommend that your loadout be a molotov cocktail to sap it's HP and the hunting rifle, as it does the most damage per shot (shotgun requires you to be too close and reloads too slow).
I found it most helpful when the Tank focused on another player allowing me to get in close with the auto-shotgun I had.
The attached video has a guide on how to do it in single player (but it's always more fun with freinds ;) ).
Another strategy to use is play Death Toll level 5 on easy and get to the end. Have everyone (all human players) get on the rock at the far end of the beach. When the tank comes you throw a cocktail at it and shoot it until it dies. If it tries to throw a rock at you have everyone shoot the rock, not the tank.
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I did just like the video, It took a while for the tank to spawn, but it did 3 times in a row and I finally got it. Still, it's not easy to kill him, that bitch is fast and when he hits you, you can get stuck in a corner somewhere in the street
By Tanelorn82 on 13 Apr 2010 13:27
obviously, best done on easy, but possible to get the tank stuck on harder difficulties
(i nearly got it by trapping it below a ledge, until a team member ran close and it jumped up and wiped 3 of the team on expert D= )
(i nearly got it by trapping it below a ledge, until a team member ran close and it jumped up and wiped 3 of the team on expert D= )
By Madlmax120 on 01 Dec 2008 01:42
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For those of you looking for a solo or local multiplayer solution to Man vs. Tank, here you go...
Load up Death Toll Chapter 3: The Church with a friend (or just a second controller) and go through the train yard. Just before you go up the stairs, switch the difficulty to expert and kill off your computer allies. Switch the game back to Easy and continue through the this section until you run into a tank. I found that this chunk of level always resulted in at least a Witch or a Tank (and sometimes both), so it's a good choice when boosting Cr0wned or Man vs. Tank. If one doesn't show up, just switch back to expert and have the remaining two players off each other so that you can begin again from the start of this section rather than having to go back to the menu.
As for taking on the Tank, I found the Assault Rife to be the best weapon. Hit the tank with a Molotov and and just unload from a safe distance. The shotgun requires you to be far too close to a reliable option in my opinion, but almost anything should work.
This CAN be done alone, but I recommend a partner because they are useful in distracting the Tank and preventing a random special undead, like a Smoker or Hunter from ending your run.
Good Hunting.
Load up Death Toll Chapter 3: The Church with a friend (or just a second controller) and go through the train yard. Just before you go up the stairs, switch the difficulty to expert and kill off your computer allies. Switch the game back to Easy and continue through the this section until you run into a tank. I found that this chunk of level always resulted in at least a Witch or a Tank (and sometimes both), so it's a good choice when boosting Cr0wned or Man vs. Tank. If one doesn't show up, just switch back to expert and have the remaining two players off each other so that you can begin again from the start of this section rather than having to go back to the menu.
As for taking on the Tank, I found the Assault Rife to be the best weapon. Hit the tank with a Molotov and and just unload from a safe distance. The shotgun requires you to be far too close to a reliable option in my opinion, but almost anything should work.
This CAN be done alone, but I recommend a partner because they are useful in distracting the Tank and preventing a random special undead, like a Smoker or Hunter from ending your run.
Good Hunting.
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Nice solution. I tried the other ones but I guess I was just unlucky. Yours worked the first time for me, single player.
By TheRickMoranis on 06 Jun 2009 18:24
Very nice, worked the first time for me as well.
By kenshinesca on 05 Feb 2010 20:42
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The way I did this achievement, which worked really easily and well, was on the Crash course - part 2.
I set up a local versus game with 2 players (can also just easily be done on your own using two controllers) and the one who wants the achievement should be a survivor and the other one should be infected. The way I did this is just play on until the generator and activate it. Then after a few ways of zombies the one playing as infected will become tank. When he is the tank you just have to shoot him down together with your other survivors until he has about 500 health left. Then the one playing the tank should hide somewhere so the other NPC surivivors don't hit him anymore. Wait until the one playing the tank loses control and then ran to him and quickly and easily shoot his last health away. And then, Bling! achievement unlocked.
I set up a local versus game with 2 players (can also just easily be done on your own using two controllers) and the one who wants the achievement should be a survivor and the other one should be infected. The way I did this is just play on until the generator and activate it. Then after a few ways of zombies the one playing as infected will become tank. When he is the tank you just have to shoot him down together with your other survivors until he has about 500 health left. Then the one playing the tank should hide somewhere so the other NPC surivivors don't hit him anymore. Wait until the one playing the tank loses control and then ran to him and quickly and easily shoot his last health away. And then, Bling! achievement unlocked.
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This is a great tip. I tried it on versus before but it only works if it the Tank becomes computer controlled again. I followed the solution but I was the only one to damage the tank and it worked perfectly twice.
By Raptor 2000 on 12 Mar 2011 01:26
I used this method works like a dream, but i will add one thing before starting the generator the first time use up all the med packs and then shoot your team mates down to the red zone. when the tank spawns down all of your AI mates so they cant move then shift the tank around using the rest of this method. this will stop any of the AI following you into your dark corner and interfering when the tank looses control.
By Gloss666 on 07 Apr 2011 22:23
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I did this on Death Toll, Boathouse Finale. Start single player on expert. Leave the saferoom and go to door leading outside. Open it and you will see a hummer in the street with a pipe bomb on the hood. Grab it and chuck it right away to keep the zombies out of your way. When it is beeping quickly kill all your teammates (they die super quick on expert).
Once they are dead change difficulty to normal (tank might not spawn on easy). Go back into garage and get ready to face a horde on your own with a smoker, hunter, and boomer mixed in. It sounds harder than it is, trust me you can do it. Once you've taken care of them go back out to street and to the house across the street to the left. Inside you will find ammo and pain pills heading towards the back door. Go to back yard and kill any zombies you see and head out to the field.
Here is where you will usually encounter the tank. If he doesn't spawn try again. It took me a few tries but he appeared the third time or so. Once he spawns switch the difficulty to easy. The damage he takes will still be on normal I believe but the damage he does to you will be on easy. You have a big field so you can run around backwards and pepper him with shots from a distance. If need be use the pain pills you picked up and you should have this one wrapped up.
Credit goes to Rooster Teeth and their video on youtube. Check it out if you would like to see a visual. I would add link but youtube is firewalled at my work ;-). Hopefully they will never hear of this website...
Once they are dead change difficulty to normal (tank might not spawn on easy). Go back into garage and get ready to face a horde on your own with a smoker, hunter, and boomer mixed in. It sounds harder than it is, trust me you can do it. Once you've taken care of them go back out to street and to the house across the street to the left. Inside you will find ammo and pain pills heading towards the back door. Go to back yard and kill any zombies you see and head out to the field.
Here is where you will usually encounter the tank. If he doesn't spawn try again. It took me a few tries but he appeared the third time or so. Once he spawns switch the difficulty to easy. The damage he takes will still be on normal I believe but the damage he does to you will be on easy. You have a big field so you can run around backwards and pepper him with shots from a distance. If need be use the pain pills you picked up and you should have this one wrapped up.
Credit goes to Rooster Teeth and their video on youtube. Check it out if you would like to see a visual. I would add link but youtube is firewalled at my work ;-). Hopefully they will never hear of this website...
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For my way to do this, you have to be a little cold to your AI buddies. But first, go into the Options menu, Audio/Video, and change the Closed Captions to Full Captions.
With Full Captions on, you hear them before you see them. Just take it nice a slow. When you see 'Tank growl' in the caption box, change the difficulty to Expert (here it comes) and kill your buddies (provided there are no other zombies around). Change the difficulty back to Easy and kill the Tank.
With Full Captions on, you hear them before you see them. Just take it nice a slow. When you see 'Tank growl' in the caption box, change the difficulty to Expert (here it comes) and kill your buddies (provided there are no other zombies around). Change the difficulty back to Easy and kill the Tank.
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start up a local versus match with an extra dead controller. have your account that you want to get the achievement with be a human and the other controller infected. start up level sacrifice the first part. at the start of the level go ahead and kill off the AI, continue on until you get to the part where you have to open the railcar where the tank is by this time your dead controller should become the tank. take control of the tank with your second controller with your primary account shoot the tank until it has about 200 left in health that should put it into the red. now walk away from the tank and let the computer take back control of the tank, once the computer has control of it go ahead and finish it off shouldn't take to long and if your low on ammo the is an ammo dump on the ground close to you and you can go get some while the computer is taking control of the tank, takes about 5-10 minutes to knock it out
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i did this achievment in death toll me and 3 friends got on top of the glitch rock where he couldnt hit us lit him on fire and used a hunting rifle to take him down soooooooo much easier if u need any help hit me up on live
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this method might take a while, but i thought i would post so people could have another alternative.
Solo, turn on full captions, on no mercy, sewers (1-3):
1. expert team-kill the AI team
2. change to easy and run through the alley and cafe into the open area.
3a. if there is no tank notification, change to expert and die to restart the level. go back to 1.
3b. if there is a tank notification, run straight back to the safe room and close the door. the tank will come and you can shoot it through the door at your leisure. stand away from the door.
Solo, turn on full captions, on no mercy, sewers (1-3):
1. expert team-kill the AI team
2. change to easy and run through the alley and cafe into the open area.
3a. if there is no tank notification, change to expert and die to restart the level. go back to 1.
3b. if there is a tank notification, run straight back to the safe room and close the door. the tank will come and you can shoot it through the door at your leisure. stand away from the door.
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I managed to get this by accident on a playthrough on expert, but it worked so well it could easily be replicated. You need 3 human team-mates who agree not to shoot the tank. When he appears, throw a molotov at him, and than run as far away as possible! Have your friends take it in turns to get close to the tank and distract him from you. I managed to get all the way back to the safe house whilst running away. With the tank on fire, he dies after about 40 seconds, so providing nobody shoots him, and he doesn't catch you up, you get the achievement.
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this method is easy but might take a while, i thought i would post so people could have another alternative.
Solo, Easy, on Dead air, Terminals (3-4):
As soon as you leave the safe room there is a wall of rubble. look at the wall there is a hole to the left. Tank will spawn in front of the door behind wall, if not then im sorry to say you must exit and repeat until he's there. then you can just unload on him. he will throw rocks but i never got hit. if you have a Molotov it will help kill him.
good luck to all who try it these way!
please feel free to leave comments.
Solo, Easy, on Dead air, Terminals (3-4):
As soon as you leave the safe room there is a wall of rubble. look at the wall there is a hole to the left. Tank will spawn in front of the door behind wall, if not then im sorry to say you must exit and repeat until he's there. then you can just unload on him. he will throw rocks but i never got hit. if you have a Molotov it will help kill him.
good luck to all who try it these way!
please feel free to leave comments.
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The way to get the achievment realy easy.
Start up an survival match and load no mercy the drains.
You must do a glitch here so you can walk all the way back to the saveroom. (watch youtube link)
When your at the saferoom close the door and keep walking to the door,
Make sure you are crouching though.
Take the best shotgun wait for the tank tell all your friends to not fire at the tank and just kill em yourself
Make sure you are crouching and walking to the door the whole time or the tank will brake the door.
You now have the man v.s. tank achievment
Have fun Beeruzzz026
Start up an survival match and load no mercy the drains.
You must do a glitch here so you can walk all the way back to the saveroom. (watch youtube link)
When your at the saferoom close the door and keep walking to the door,
Make sure you are crouching though.
Take the best shotgun wait for the tank tell all your friends to not fire at the tank and just kill em yourself
Make sure you are crouching and walking to the door the whole time or the tank will brake the door.
You now have the man v.s. tank achievment
Have fun Beeruzzz026
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Simply start a campaign on expert with 1 other person on Death Toll, chapter 2. Now kill the AI allies, then switch to easy. Now go outside the safe room, take a right, and go through the small tunnel. Now you should be on a balcony with a ladder going to the bottom.
The person getting the achievement should stay on top, and the other person should go down the ladder, and down the hall. Now you should be able to turn right at the end of the hall, and if you look down from the sewer pipe you are in, look right and there is a tank. Now run quickly back and go to the top of the ladder.
Both of you should wait at the top of the ladder, and when the tank starts to climb the ladder, the person who is not getting the achievement should go down the ladder only a few steps. If you did it right, the tank should be stuck on the ladder, unable to move or attack. Now the other person can easily kill it, without being attacked.
You can also get the achievement for killing a tank without it doing any damage in this spot.
The person getting the achievement should stay on top, and the other person should go down the ladder, and down the hall. Now you should be able to turn right at the end of the hall, and if you look down from the sewer pipe you are in, look right and there is a tank. Now run quickly back and go to the top of the ladder.
Both of you should wait at the top of the ladder, and when the tank starts to climb the ladder, the person who is not getting the achievement should go down the ladder only a few steps. If you did it right, the tank should be stuck on the ladder, unable to move or attack. Now the other person can easily kill it, without being attacked.
You can also get the achievement for killing a tank without it doing any damage in this spot.
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For this achievement, I recommend going to no mercy chapter 2 - subways on Expert. Kill your AI partners and vote to return to easy difficulty. If you have a friend helping you escape the other special infected but if you dont have anyone you can still get the achievement. To help I put a video from my youtube channel in the link. IT IS MY VIDEO
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If you are alone, and only have bots to work with, I have an alternative idea. What I did, was....
Start the Death Toll finale (Boat House) on easy and playthrough as you normally would until the boat arrives. all of the bots will head straight for the boat, and get on it even if you aren't with them. Next, hide on the side of the house so the bots cannot see you, then wait for a tank. You will be attacked by common infected, and preyed upon by special infected, so watch out for them. Sooner or later, a tank will charge you, then you hit it with all you've got.
Hopes this helps someone out, and best of luck!
Start the Death Toll finale (Boat House) on easy and playthrough as you normally would until the boat arrives. all of the bots will head straight for the boat, and get on it even if you aren't with them. Next, hide on the side of the house so the bots cannot see you, then wait for a tank. You will be attacked by common infected, and preyed upon by special infected, so watch out for them. Sooner or later, a tank will charge you, then you hit it with all you've got.
Hopes this helps someone out, and best of luck!
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Hey guys i have a solution for this achieve that can be done with the bots still alive.
The 1st vid is from our expert guide (see "something to prove" ahievement) so will be easily done on easy. however it does require 2 players or controlers. In the vid watch from 6.48 to see how it is done. the angle that the tank is to the bots means it will not be able to be shot by them. this area is part 2 of the death toll campain.
the 2nd vid is not a guide but well worth a watch. It is also taken from our expert guide and takes the sence man VS tank to the extreme! 1 man on expert and only 10 heath! when doing it i was so surprised that not only did i win but also finnished the level.
The 1st vid is from our expert guide (see "something to prove" ahievement) so will be easily done on easy. however it does require 2 players or controlers. In the vid watch from 6.48 to see how it is done. the angle that the tank is to the bots means it will not be able to be shot by them. this area is part 2 of the death toll campain.
the 2nd vid is not a guide but well worth a watch. It is also taken from our expert guide and takes the sence man VS tank to the extreme! 1 man on expert and only 10 heath! when doing it i was so surprised that not only did i win but also finnished the level.
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I know this may sound really strange but...try running ahead of your team. It worked for me, I got to the point of "Blood Harvest where you jump that gap but I missed and fell on the tracks where there was a tank. Make Sure you have a molotov to throw at it, tanks apparently die 30 seconds after being set on fire by a molotov.
EASIER SOLUTION: Start up a private game with a friend on chapter five of the No Mercy campaign, when you have spawned in the saferoom, change the difficulty to expert and kill off the AI survivors, then change back to easy.
There is usually a tank in the elevator shaft on this level, if there is, alert him and when he's coming through the vent, throw a molotov (two in the saferoom), when he's on fire, just keep running backwards and shooting him, the reason for a friend helping out is to save your ass from common and special infected, and also not to sabotage the achievement like bots do. Pretty soon the achievement will pop up.
EASIER SOLUTION: Start up a private game with a friend on chapter five of the No Mercy campaign, when you have spawned in the saferoom, change the difficulty to expert and kill off the AI survivors, then change back to easy.
There is usually a tank in the elevator shaft on this level, if there is, alert him and when he's coming through the vent, throw a molotov (two in the saferoom), when he's on fire, just keep running backwards and shooting him, the reason for a friend helping out is to save your ass from common and special infected, and also not to sabotage the achievement like bots do. Pretty soon the achievement will pop up.
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This is an easy and safe way to get this achievement with 1 player in a solo campaign.
Setup: Death Toll - The Boathouse Finale
1. Fight your way though the chapter on easy until you reach the docks.
2. Switch to expert, kill your teammates, and switch back to easy. They will respawn after you call the rescue vehicle but only with 50% health.
3. Grab a molotov and a hunting rifle or assault rifle.
4. Call the rescue vehicle (AI will respawn).
5. Run along the water to the exploit spot (see video). If you can find a gas can or gasoline tank place them in front of the rock for later.
6. Hang out there until the boat arrives. The AI will draw all the hordes/Tanks and their health will dwindle. Just make sure you pay attention since zombies CAN climb up into this spot. It is just very easily defendable and makes for a perfect holdout spot.
7. After the boat arrives, the AI will board. Continue to stay on the rock until AI players are killed.
8. After all AI players are killed, all focus will be on you. Kill the oncoming hordes with your pistol. If any manage to climb up, melee them back and they will fall off.
9. Tanks will continue to respawn and charge at you. They can climb up the rock but this is VERY RARE. They will often be stuck right in front of the rock. Also, objects thrown by the Tank rarely hit you. If you managed to set up gas tanks/gasoline shot them when the Tank is within range. Hit the Tank with your molotov and continue to shoot the Tank until you get the achievement. It doesn't matter if you fail the chapter.
Good Luck!
Setup: Death Toll - The Boathouse Finale
1. Fight your way though the chapter on easy until you reach the docks.
2. Switch to expert, kill your teammates, and switch back to easy. They will respawn after you call the rescue vehicle but only with 50% health.
3. Grab a molotov and a hunting rifle or assault rifle.
4. Call the rescue vehicle (AI will respawn).
5. Run along the water to the exploit spot (see video). If you can find a gas can or gasoline tank place them in front of the rock for later.
6. Hang out there until the boat arrives. The AI will draw all the hordes/Tanks and their health will dwindle. Just make sure you pay attention since zombies CAN climb up into this spot. It is just very easily defendable and makes for a perfect holdout spot.
7. After the boat arrives, the AI will board. Continue to stay on the rock until AI players are killed.
8. After all AI players are killed, all focus will be on you. Kill the oncoming hordes with your pistol. If any manage to climb up, melee them back and they will fall off.
9. Tanks will continue to respawn and charge at you. They can climb up the rock but this is VERY RARE. They will often be stuck right in front of the rock. Also, objects thrown by the Tank rarely hit you. If you managed to set up gas tanks/gasoline shot them when the Tank is within range. Hit the Tank with your molotov and continue to shoot the Tank until you get the achievement. It doesn't matter if you fail the chapter.
Good Luck!
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Can't be won unless all survivors are human controlled. Hit it with a molotov and RUN. As long as noone attacks it. It will burn to death in about 30 secounds.
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an easy way to do this is play survival on the crane, i think the campaign is dead air, but once you start the round go to the left of the crane (assuming your facing it) jump on the ledge and crouch and move slowly so you land on the smaller ledge once there, walk towards the crane all the way, once here the bots should be infront of you or else were, now when the tanks spawn theres a chance of them going under you in the alley way, once this happens throw a molotov as soon as possible, because if you leave it to long itll die randomly, once on fire shoot everything you got at and itll be at a angle the bots cant shoot, the only thing you have to worry about is smokers spawning in the apartment building because they can grab you and ruin everything, if the bots have died and cant save you. common infected will have a hard time getting to you, unless on your left (crane being behind you) there is a chance of them running along the edge but its usually only a couple so its nothing to really worry about, and another you have to watch for is hunter pouncing the bots when they are infront of you because if its close enough it will stun and push you back enough to knock you off the edge, in most cases youll grab the edge and can be saved but some times youll fall right off and die.
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If you play versus on dead air you can lower the player tanks health then put the tank where only the survivor player can see, let it go ai and kill the ai then it should pop up (can also be done on split screen
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Haven't seen anyone else post this solo method so I thought I'd add it.
On the finale on Crash Course, the escape vehicle entrance (the truck's back door) pretty much faces a wall, so wait for the AIs to get in, then run off tank hunting - they won't follow you and have an extremely limited field of fire.
Usual tank kill then (molotov & run!). Getting the AIs out of the way is the main thing.
On the finale on Crash Course, the escape vehicle entrance (the truck's back door) pretty much faces a wall, so wait for the AIs to get in, then run off tank hunting - they won't follow you and have an extremely limited field of fire.
Usual tank kill then (molotov & run!). Getting the AIs out of the way is the main thing.
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I got it by standing on the rock to the far right of the boat finale (if you're facing the house in front) Kill two AI allies, and have a second player up on the rock to save you from hunters/smokers. If you crouch just right on the indention on top of the rock on the side facing the water, the tank can't reach you nor can he hit you with thrown rocks. Take double pistols should you run out of ammo. And also take pills because you can't jump on the rock with yellow or lower health. To get on the rock, run and jump just before you reach it whilst hugging the wall (it may take a few jumps)
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I recommend doing this with 3 other players because the computer controlled players will shoot the Tank, thus ruining your achievement chances. Or you can just start on No Mercy in the Subways on normal. When the game starts, kill the AI players and just go through the chapter until you run into a Tank.
They appear very randomly and you will feel them coming. When you do run into a Tank, tell your fellow survivors to let you take him one on one, it should take a few shotgun shots, but if you are playing on normal, it won’t take long. Throwing a molotov on him will make his health go down very quickly also.
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This guide was translated automatically.
Easy difficulty level, M16 and Molotov cocktail. First, throw the bottle, then, while sitting, fire at him. The clip should be enough.
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They forgot to indicate that there should be no bots, because... if someone from the AI deals at least 1% damage to the Tank, the achievement will not be given. As soon as we hear the grunting of the tank, we bring down the bots (for speed we switch to the Expert level) and go to extinguish the thug alone (change the difficulty level to Easy, the Tank will only have 4000HP). The best weapon is the Benelli M4 Super 90 (automatic shotgun).
By So1idus on 26 Oct 2012 15:28
