Tank

Tanks are armored vehicles capable of withstanding large amounts of damage as well as dealing great amounts in return.

Appearance

The tanks featured in Crysis are large, heavy-armored attack vehicles. US tanks have a silvery-green wooden camouflage pattern while KPA tanks have a tan wooden pattern and are easily recognizable by the large gun barrel protruding from the turret.

Specifications

The tank has an advanced armor that can withstand around 2 to 5 direct hits of a tank cannon, depending on which type and the location that it is hit, 1 to 2 well-placed Gauss Cannon shot again, depending on which type of tank, while a TAC Cannon shot can destroy several tanks in a single shot. The tank moves at a speed of around 30mph, but can reach near 40mph if Nitro is used. The tank is about 3 meters tall and around 8 meters long, suggesting its weight to be more than 50 to 60 tonne.

T-108 with 20 mm machinegun mounted on the top, the background is the M5A2 tank.

Armaments

Tanks have a single, large-caliber cannon fired from the turret as well as a coaxial machine gun attached below that can fire high-powered rounds up to one mile. Certain tanks have been upgraded with Gauss cannons, causing more damage. Some also have a smaller pintle-mounted Gauss Rifle. Another variation is upgraded with a TAC cannon to cause miniature nuclear explosions. Other tanks are upgraded with Alien technology and have a Singularity cannon.

Usage

M5A2, Gauss variant.

Tanks are used both defensively and offensively and can easily defeat infantry and most vehicles.

In singleplayer, tanks are scarce and are used primarily in Onslaught as US forces push against KPA defenses. There is only a single instance of a Gauss tank, which is a US tank in Onslaught.

In multiplayer Power Struggle maps, TAC and Singularity tanks are also featured, both of which are highly devastating.

Combat

C4	Placing C4 on a patrol route can prove an efficient way of destroying a tank. Cloaking and waiting for the tank to come near and laying the C4 on the tank will also work.
Mines	Using mines is straightforward so long as the Tank's path is known.
Missiles	It will take several missiles to destroy a tank. The side and engine are usually more vulnerable.
Tank cannons	The most effective way to destroy tanks is with another tank's main gun. 2-5 hits will destroy one at any location, depending on the type of both tank and cannon.
MOAR	Like most vehicles, though seemingly unrealistic, the MOAR will instantly freeze the Tank, which allows any damage to shatter it.
Gauss Rifle	Shooting the tank's treads with a Gauss Rifle may cause them to break, minimizing the tank's movement.
Under Barreled Grenade Launcher	Using the Grenade Launcher will also damage the tanks treads and will slightly damage some of the tank's other components.
Grenades	Tanks are mostly resistant to grenades, execpt for the engine and treads. Surpisingly, they are more vulnerable than APCs.
Gunfire	Tanks are invulnerable to gunfire.
Punches	Strength punches will do nothing.

Trivia

• M5A2 is composed of several parts from some real world tanks. Its hull is based on British Challenger 1, plus extensive amount of explosive reactive armor on the hull front. Its frontal parts of the turret are based on the Merkava III, while its turret bustle resembles M1 Abrams', the same applies to its engine. Its overall appearance however, can make it even resemble the unrelated Black Eagle tank.