Ranger

The Ranger is a Tier 4 Tank upgrading from the Assassin at level 45.

Design
The Ranger features a circular base with a rectangular gun supported with a trapezoidal base. Compared to its predecessor, the Assassin, its gun is slightly longer.

Technical
The Ranger has an improved field of vision from the Assassin and faster bullet speed; however, it has a reduced rate of fire.

Strategy
The strategies for the Ranger are very similar to the Assassin.

As the Ranger

 * The player should use their larger field of view to their advantage. The Ranger's low rate of fire is bad for close quarters combat, so the player should avoid the target by staying as far away as possible. As its FoV is large enough that it can comfortably stay well out of the FoV of most tanks, it should try to snipe most tanks from the edge of its FoV.
 * Ideally, a Ranger should approach its enemy (who does not know that the Ranger is there) stealthily.
 * A good tactic with Ranger is to shoot at where the player’s target will be. The player must always predict their enemies’ movements.
 * When a Ranger encounters another player nearby, it should run away unless it has a clear advantage. If they see the player and fire at them, they should move away from them and if they follow the player, fire at them and watch every direction, as another player, such as one with a rammer build, can quickly move in to kill the player if they don’t see it in time.

Against the Ranger

 * Drone classes like the Cartographer can easily surround and overwhelm a Ranger due to its slow Reload. However, if a Ranger catches a drone tank off guard or while its drones are away, the sniper will almost always kill the drone tank.
 * Player using tanks in the pounder branch can outmaneuver and kill a Ranger due to the increased damage per shot and typically greater mobility at close to medium range.
 * Bullet Spammers like the Triplet, Penta Shot or Sprayer can also overwhelm a Ranger through sheer DPS at close range.
 * Rammers, like tanks in the Propeller and Lancer branches, can charge at a Ranger while dodging the fast bullets, quickly killing it.

Trivia

 * The is the only tank to be used as a form of three separate Animated Tanks; Hybranger, Extender and Ragnar. All three tanks branch directly from Ranger.