Survive endless waves of enemy tanks. Destroy all enemies to advance. Your score and kills carry between waves.

CANNON — High damage, arcing shell. Hold still and wait for the aim circle to shrink before firing for maximum accuracy. Moving and swinging the turret widens spread.

COAX MG — Rapid fire, 30 rounds, auto-reloads. Good for suppressing fast enemies at close range.

Taking hits can disable systems. Watch for alerts at screen center:

• TRACK DAMAGED — Hull rotation blocked until repaired
• ENGINE HIT — Speed heavily reduced
• TURRET LOCKED — Turret traverse blocked

Damage clears after a short time, or grab a repair pickup to restore systems immediately.

Destroyed enemies sometimes drop crates. Drive over them to collect:

• REPAIR — Restores hull HP and clears component damage
• AMMO — Reloads MG and restores cannon charges
• SHIELD — Temporary damage reduction
• SPEED — Temporary speed boost

After each wave you choose one upgrade (damage, armor, reload speed, etc.). Every 5 waves a shop opens — spend score credits on hull repairs, extra lives, or permanent boosts.

• VANGUARD — Balanced in every stat. Good for learning the game.
• BLITZER — Fragile but fast with a lightning-quick turret. Aim charges very fast when stationary, but fires poorly on the move. Reward: stop, snap-aim, fire.
• BASTION — Armoured and powerful. Better stabilisation means you can fire while moving with less penalty, but aim charges slowly. Reward: methodical, deliberate play.

Enemy tactics adapt across sessions — the AI remembers your weaknesses between runs. If you're accurate it flanks. If you're slow it encircles. Watch the AI PROTOCOL panel in the HUD. Reset AI memory in Settings if you want a fresh start. Every 5 waves a boss appears.

• Stop moving before firing the cannon — spread shrinks fast when still
• Use MG to finish low-HP enemies and save cannon charges
• Stay near the center — the map boundary expands each wave
• Rear hits deal 1.5× damage — protect your flanks
• Front armor reduces incoming damage from direct frontal fire