Flintlock

Not to be confused with, a similarly-named tank that also utilizes traps

The  is a Tier 4 tank that upgrades from at level 45.

Appearance
The Flintlock looks like a shortened Basic with a shrunken Trapper barrel placed at its end. However, it doesn't fire normal bullets nor fire normal traps.

Technical
The Flintlock fires Grenades that are shaped similar to Trapperang's traps. These grenades do a lot of damage to anyone it touches. However, unlike Shrapnel, the bombs do not explode on their own. In order to cause the C4s to explode, you have to right click or press shift. When reload is maxed, a Flintlock can shoot its bombs around one bomb per second. Weapon damage and penetration do not need to be maxed in order for a Flintlock bomb to deal massive damage to enemies.

As the Flintlock

 * Flintlock are strong against almost any tank.
 * Slow rammers with full HP don't stand a chance against the Flashbang (unless the player using Flashbang is inexperienced), and slow rammers with low HP are good as dead.
 * Any rammers with low HP most likely will succumb to the Flashbang, but professional fast rammers with low HP will run away and come back once they have full HP.
 * The Flintlock's bombs can also penetrate the pellets of tanks such as Pelleter and Storm. Even though Triploid has higher ROF than most Pelleter tanks, Triploid barely stands a chance against Flashbang even if they both have full health.
 * You can also try "sideswiping" tanks without cannons all around, such as the Twin Flank branch, though in order to do this you must get very lucky. You can also try killing Sanctuaries, but only Triangle and Square Sanctuaries, as killing a Pentagon Sanctuary will spawn a Leviathan, which are some of the few enemies of the Flashbang that do stand a chance.

Against the Flintlock

 * The Flintlock usually can't get its traps to hit high ROF tanks with larger bullets, such as Mini Gunner, Sprayer, Twisted Hybrid, or mostly Triplet and its branch.
 * They're also weak against large amounts of drones, so Tetrators and Inoculists are great for fighting Flintlock.
 * Fighter-H and Dumper are also ideal matchups for against Flashbang, but only when they're using a bullet build.
 * Unless choosing Launcher, the Pounder branch is somewhat good against Flashbang, but the best for fighting Flintlock are Hybrids Annihilators and Donuts (including their branch).
 * Even though Flintlock is strong against Storm itself, an army of Storms or Hurricanes (along with their branch, specifically Monsoon and Cyclone) can fight off and, if lucky, even kill a Flintlock.
 * It's also weak against fast bosses such as the Comet or the Fallen Booster. However, it's mostly weak against drone bosses such as the Guardian and Leviathan.

Trivia

 * Flintlock is one of the only two tanks with controllable trap explosions.
 * The other one is the tank it upgrades to, Flashbang.