The goldbox notification just showed up. Finally! I have literally died 136 times for this. Those reds were too good. As soon as the notification came up, I quickly got out of my camp spot and started looking around. I immediately got murdered by a hammer. I respawned, drove forward, and saw the drop zone! I couldn't drug and stopped right at the drop zone, which probably isn't wise. The gold was falling incredibly slow and my teammates were trying to go to the zone, but I was in the way. That annoying thunder kept shooting me and I couldn't do anything. He killed me and I was in despair when I looked up and saw that I took it! 120 words

This was an epic battle. However, we reds started to pull away, and soon enough, people on blue were starting to leave the battle after gold fell because they didn’t think it would fall again and because they’re sore losers. With my wasp and railgun, I worked hard to cover the teammates that took the flag. I especially helped the thunder and hornet. The one person left on blue was not showing, so much of my team was afk; except for the one freeze just randomly spinning around and shooting. So when I was about to take the flag, thunder pushed me out of the way just to earn that extra few points. That was the most selfish and dirtiest act I've ever seen. What a greedy player!

A Guide to Hammer: Hammer was recently introduced about a month ago. I would like to make a guide for players who haven’t tried it yet, for those who have it, but are struggling with it, and for those who want to make themselves better. Step 1: Which hull you should choose Wasp: I do not recommend this because wasp has low health and the recoil from hammer might cause you to flip over. However, for those of you that want speed in CTF modes for example, you can pair with it in maps like Sandbox, as 3 shots should be enough to take the flag and go back to capture it. Rate: 4/10 Hornet: Pairing hammer with hornet is actually not bad, as hornet is stable enough to take the recoil. Its speed also allows it to escape from enemies and to fire 3 quick shots. It has good health and this is definitely a good combo in small map capture the flag. Rate: 7/10 Hunter: Hunter is a very balanced hull. It is not too fast and also has average protection. Personally, I do not think pairing it with hammer is good because hunter is too much of an average hull. It isn’t that good for attacking in CTF, and there are better hulls to choose if you want to defend. There are better hulls in DM, TDM, and CP like Viking and Dictator. Rate: 5/10 Viking: This is a very good combo as this hull is very stable and can take the recoil. It also has decent protection and is good for attacking in CTF. This combo is also good because it can be used in DM, TDM, and CP modes. The stability and protection allow hammer to be effective with it. Rate: 8/10 Dictator: Personally, I think this is the best combo out there because of the new auto aim update. Hammer has a high impact force and since pairing it with dictator will allow it to automatically aim for the turret, you can easily cause the enemy to miss or flip over. Dictator has slightly better protection than Viking and paired with the high damage of hammer will make this lethal. This combo is definitely good in DM, TDM, and CP modes, but not CTF because it is too slow. Rate: 9/10 Titan: I do not recommend this because even though titan is very stable and has high health, it is too slow and once you use up all the shots of hammer, the reloading will feel like forever. In addition, you might also not be able to reach certain targets because you are too slow and the enemy is too far. It could be good in DM, but you can only stay in one spot and hammer will quickly run out of shots. Rate: 4.5/10 Mammoth: I also do not recommend this because of reasons similar to Titan. It is too slow, and while it may have more protection than Titan, you will feel like you have no more shots from hammer because the reload time is slow. It might be slightly better in DM than with Titan, but there are better combos out there than this. Rate: 4.5/10 Winner: Dictator + Hammer This combo is lethal and you can easily cause tanks to miss or to flip over. The overall good protection from dictator and decent speed, along with hammer’s high damage and impact force will allow you to rule the game. Step 2: Hammer against All Turrets Against Firebird: Depending on if you have a slower hull or not, you should handle this differently. Most times, people that have firebird will pair it with a hull like Hornet or Viking. This means that you will most likely be slower than the opponent. The trick is to quickly fire 3 shots and to MAKE sure you hit the opponent. Most times, you will already have killed the opponent by now if you both have the same modifications. However if for example, you have m1 Hammer and the opponent has m2 Hornet, you should quickly fire the shots and backup. Like with all short range weapons continue to back up and wait until you can shoot again. Against Freeze: The tactics for freeze are very similar to against firebird. However, if the freeze touches you and you start to slow down, try your best to move sideways, and give yourself that extra second to take one more shot and the enemy. If you are successful at this, then you should be able to kill your opponent. Against Isida: When playing against isida, constantly back up and shoot. If the isida catches you, circle around isida, to try to cause it to miss. Rotate your turret while driving, and you should be able to kill the isida. Against Smoky: Try to use the impact force of hammer and time your shots so that you will cause smoky to miss. If you use a hull like dictator, it will be strong enough to outlast smoky. You should have no problems against smoky. Against Thunder: Go towards thunder and try to be as close as you can because the splash damage will cause damage to the enemy themselves. As with when you’re playing against smoky, try to time your shots, so you cause the opponent to miss. Against Railgun: When you play against railgun, it is very similar as playing against smoky and thunder. Try to time your shots so you cause the railgun to miss. Since railgun takes a long time to reload, if you cause the opponent to miss once, then you should kill the opponent in no time. Against Shaft: Most times, you will not be close enough to shaft. However, if you are close to it, then all you have to do is to attack from the side or behind, and to make sure you always go away from the laser of shaft. Against Twins: When playing against twins, it is a very tricky task. This is because twins has an unlimited firing duration. The trick is to drive and rotate your turret and to use the high damage from hammer to kill the opponent. However, since twins has low damage, you should be able to kill the opponent with twins before the opponent kills you. Against Ricochet: When playing against ricochet, the tactics are very similar to twins. However, since ricochet is difficult to control, you should time your shots to cause the opponent to miss. If you do this, then you should easily be able to kill ricochet. Against Hammer: You should fire the shots first because it will you can knock the opponent off balance and cause him or her to miss. By timing your shots and causing your opponent to miss, you should get away with little damage and your opponent destroyed. Hammer is relatively effective against all turrets if you play it right. However, it could struggle against short range weapons, so I would recommend getting paints that protect against, firebird, freeze, and isida. Paints that are designed for this are Storm, Inferno, Zeus, and Electra. Step 3: Utilizing Hammer Itself Now that you know which hull to pair it with and how to battle it against other turrets, you should learn how to use it. You should use the impact force of hammer to your advantage by timing when your opponent will take the shot and to cause the opponent to miss. If hammer is fully loaded, then you should be able to kill most opponents. However, against the three strongest hulls, dictator, titan, and mammoth, it will take more than 3 shots to kill them. Against opponents with these hulls, you should back up or go away from the opponent until you are fully charged again. Then, you should go and attack and kill your opponent. Conclusion: Hammer is a very good weapon and it will be much more effective if you play with another person with hammer because you will be able to quickly kill your opponent. If you follow my guide, then you should be able to use hammer at its full potential and dominate the game. I wish you all good luck with hammer. Further Information: If this guide is still not enough for you, you should watch youtube videos and gameplays of hammer and see what works and what doesn’t. Then, use your new skills from my guide and combine it with the ones in videos you see, and you will definitely dominate and rule Tanki Online.

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Part 4: Heroes We are sprinting down the road, with Boris clutching his arm. We turn the corner, trying to find the right path. “How could you betray our homeland like that, Boris?” I say to him angrily. “I just wanted freedom.” “What do you mean, freedom? How can you not love the excitement of war?” “You don’t understand, I just—” I wait for him to finish, when he just stops. I look up and see a wall. I realize that we’re trapped! “Boris, what should we do? I know you have betrayed me, but please, do something.” “I…I…I don’t know.” I was about to draw my sidearm, when I hear the cry of “Stopp” and I turn around with dread. “Legen Sie Ihre Hände!” I do what they say, when Boris suddenly acts, and tries to take my sidearm and shoot them, only to be shot down. “Bewegen Sie sich nicht, oder du bist nächsten.” Boris is crying in pain, and I want to help him, but I know they will shoot me. The 6 Germans surround me and I drop my sidearm. They escort me, guns drawn, back to where we were, leaving Boris behind. I bow my head in defeat, shame, and most of all, fury. I can’t believe Boris would betray me. I am such a fool for going in to save him. I should have left him to die. I can’t believe I even considered him a brother. Well, I guess I’ll just have to see what my fate is. I see where we will stop, when suddenly; shots rang out from behind us. I see a German fall, and I look behind to see Boris! The Germans are caught off guard and more shots rang out, two more fall. There are still three more Germans, and I realize that Boris might run out of ammo, so I quickly act and pick up a gun of a German. The 3 Germans alive try to stop me, but I am too fast and I shoot one of them. Suddenly, I hear Boris cry out in pain. I turn around and use the butt end of my gun to knock 1 German down. The other German jumps on me and we start wrestling. He is on top of me, but I quickly flip him around. However, he is too strong and flips me over again, this time, pinning me to the ground. He pulls out a pocket knife and I look at his eyes, seeing the hatred in them. I realize, with sadness, that this is how it’s going to end for me. I close my eyes and wait for my death, when I hear a shot ring out. I open my eyes and see the last German collapse. I look up and see Boris on his knees, and then, collapsing. I spring up and run over to him. Blood is everywhere, and I realize there isn’t enough time. “Boris, why did you come? You could have ran off and be free. Why, Boris?” “Nikolai, you were like a brother to me. I couldn’t leave you behind. I wanted to show you that I really didn’t betray you. “But Boris—” “No, listen to me Nikolai, promise me one thing.” “What?” “When you go back, promise me you take care of other soldiers like me. There are more of them. Please help them before they end up like me.” “But, I…I…I don’t know Boris.” “You must Nikolai, you must.” “Boris? Wake up! You can’t die Boris, you can’t. Nooooo!” “Why!!!” ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Epilogue: I am cheering with joy as we have won the war. The Germans have given up. “Boris, I wish you were here, so many great things happened. I did what you asked Boris; I saved the ones you said needed help.” And with that, I finally relax.