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Death From Above

Death From Above

You've destroyed a tank, squashing them like a bug!

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How to unlock the Death From Above achievement in World of Tanks - Definitive Guide

You can get this during normal play by driving off a cliff and landing on top of an enemy tank of any tier. The weight of your tank will crush and destroy the enemy (you need to survive for the achievement to pop). Some tanks are better than others but generally you will have more success with tanks that are reasonably fast but also heavy (for their tier).

Good maps to try this on are from the high ground on Abbey, Cliff (obviously), El Halluf, Karelia, Komarin, Malinovka, Mines, Mountain Pass, Pearl River, Sacred Valley, Sand River, South Coast and Westfield

Here are some examples of how to go about it:



It's possible to do this in any tank if you squash the right enemy but it's generally not a good idea to try this on heavy tanks (unless you're in an even heavier tank) and best to go for anything else (light, medium, TD or artillery but the lighter the better). Some examples of good tanks for this at lower tiers are:

T18
M3 Stuart
M5 Stuart
M4 Sherman
T1 Heavy
Cruiser III
Cruiser IV
Pz. II or III (most variants)
Pz. III/IV
Leopard
T-34
KV-1S
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04 Aug 2015 12:25

13 Comments
Does anyone see anything wrong with this kill to get the achievement? The cheevo didn't pop for me.

https://youtu.be/jcc0fy-0-VE
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By TheLastDon on 10 Aug 2015 13:21
Sorry I misunderstood your conment. I watched your video a few times and it looked good to me. Could be the Xbox One achievements not unlocking (again).
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By Geordie Scout on 10 Aug 2015 18:07
I've landed on and killed an enemy tank multiple times, but everytime I died myself along with it and got no Achievement. :(
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By Sera Di Siah on 12 Aug 2015 16:16
I crushed a guy but drowned 10 seconds later :(
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By HowieX on 09 Oct 2015 16:06
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By CrypticXeno13 on 24 Jun 2017 01:28
My tank was destroyed after falling on the enemy Tiger II, but I got the achievement.
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By Maciek on 14 Nov 2017 11:12
I used a T-150 (Russian tier 6) and crushed an enemy on Overlord (Xbox One), had half my health left so I killed another tank via shots then I died a little while later. The tank I crushed was at half health before I crushed it, does that matter? No unlock. Got tips?
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By MegaManSurvives on 19 Aug 2019 20:54
The key points are...
being completely off the ground
being in contact with the victim's tank
killing the victim's tank.
I listed it this way because I finally got the achievement and didn't land on top of them at all. My light tank was behind the enemy tank, with a rock formation behind me. The enemy kept backing up and instead of pinning me between the tank and the rock, my tank was squeezed up the face of the rock formation until I finally ended up entirely on the back deck of the enemy tank. I was still able to point my gun at him and I when I finished him off, the achievement popped.
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By olde fortran 77 on 26 Aug 2019 18:56
Finally got mine last night!
playing
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By SergeGTS on 17 Feb 2021 00:50
Took me about 8 years but I finally unlocked this
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By CaNadincreeper on 02 Feb 2023 00:37
I did it and it didn't count, even though I survived the crushing. I died about a minute later but that shouldn't have mattered. Really dumb achievement.
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By Colin Mockery on 18 Feb 2023 02:41
Yeah, that is what I was thinking. Maybe it will take a week to unlock like some of my other ones. I wonder if anyone else who has got the achievement on Xbox one could chime in and tell me if they got it immediately or it took a while to pop.
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By TheLastDon on 11 Aug 2015 11:11
You need to survive the impact fot the achievement to pop. I've edited the solution as I had mixed this up with Kamikaze (where you don't need to survive the impact). Sorry for the confusion.

Using a light tank will generally result in your death so maybe try a medium or heavy.
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By Geordie Scout on 12 Aug 2015 19:10
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You need to find a reasonably steep and non-rocky slope in the terrain of the map where you can drive off, to get yourself fully or partially on top of an enemy. Slopes near high-traffic areas increase your chances of finding an enemy there for you to attempt a crush kill. Your target should be a tank that weighs less, has less hit points or is smaller than your tank, to increase the likelihood that you will survive, as both tanks will receive collision damage. Each time you get into a match on a map with a good slope, make your way there and wait until an enemy passes by or waits at the bottom of the slope. It's better for you if a teammate spot them for you so you don't have to expose yourself to enemy fire, but you may have to inch your way over the edge to spot them yourself. Gently edge your tank over the edge of the slope until you're sure it's going in the right direction, then go full speed into the enemy. Take into account the time it will take for you to get over the edge and travel down the slope, as you need to make sure your tank stays on top of the enemy to continue dealing the collision/crushing damage, and not fall or slide off of the enemy. If you did it correctly, the achievement should pop shortly after the enemy tank is destroyed.

I would advise against trying this at any edges of terrain consisting of bare rocks, as these tend to cause your tank to land upside down or on its side, which will almost always destroy it from falling damage.

Here is a game-clip of me getting a crush kill on the map Airfield.



It's possible that in future there may be a special game mode or event that provides easier opportunities to get this achievement, so remember to try these out each time an event is on.

For me it took roughly a month of trying before I managed to do it successfully.
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29 Nov 2023 13:33