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Tempest
Unit Type Tank-Metal
Player Level Req. Level 31
Building Required Vehicle Factory level 7
Other Requirements Armor Shop
Immunities StatusEffect-plague Plague
Blocking Blocking
Defense
(Max Rank)
Stat-HP 195
Damage crushing 50%
Damage fire 100%
Damage piercing 75%
Stat-Armor 135
Damage crushing 25%
Damage fire 75%
Damage piercing 25%
"Slow and heavily armored, the Tempest was originally designed as a mobile anti-aircraft battery. But Raiders don’t use many aircraft, and the Tempest’s four massive machine-gun barrels can be aimed at ground targets just as effectively. When you need to lay down a ridiculous quantity of lead, the Tempest should be your go-to vehicle."
1.2 Patch Notes

Overview[]

The Tempest is a heavy vehicle which is available after Level 31. It is essentially a stronger, vehicle version of the Heavy Gunner. Its Damage piercing damage type means it is most effective against infantry groups, but is less effective against armored targets such as Heavy Tanks. The Tempest has a much higher repair cost than the Heavy Gunner, but this is offset by its higher damage and durability, though a Demolitionist can still kill either in 2 shots at the same Rank.

Tempests tend to be very useful in handling the errant Raider attacks, as they are proficient at handling the abundance of unarmored raider units. The player should be cautious when introducing them to Player-versus-Player matches, as they are less likely to be useful against hardened targets like Riot Troopers or other Tanks. Tempests will also mincemeat wholly unarmored formations of boars and raptors found in the Boar Badlands and Raptor Nest respectively. However, at higher levels, some support units will be necessary. 

Unfortunately, once players have reached higher levels, this vehicle is rather outshone by the premium Basilisk. The Tempest's damage may be multiplied by four, but it is still not sufficient to even scratch higher level silver wolves and raider infantry, which means the player must spend Resource-nanopod to acquire a similar unit; the Basilisk.

A Rank 6 Tempest does less damage than a Rank 1 Basilisk. Apparently Z2 Live thought the unit was too strong so they have nerfed it by quite a large margin.

Attacks[]

Ammo: AmmoIcon 5
Reload: 8 Rounds
Tempest WideSpray Damage
Attack Icon UnitAbility ramsey 9wide icon
Targetable Unit Types
Air X mark
LTA X mark
Soldier Yes check
Sniper Yes check
Vehicle Yes check
Tank Yes check
Metal Yes check
Critter Yes check
Civilian Yes check
Sea X mark
Ship X mark
Rank Available 1
Range 1-2
Line of Fire Direct (Fixed)
Ammo Used 1
Cooldown 2 Rounds
Suppression Mod x0.75
Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6
Damage piercing Damage 11-13 (x4) 12-14 (x4) 13-15 (x4) 14-16 (x4) 15-18 (x4) 16-19 (x4)
Stat-Offense Offense 36 36 41 46 56 61
Stat-Critical Crit 5% 5% 5% 5% 5% 5%

Statistics[]

Tempest Ranks
1 2 3 4 5 6
Resource-SP SP N/A 3,415 8,300 18,550 41,000 143,675
Stat-HP HP 130 145 (+15) 155 (+10) 170 (+15) 180 (+10) 195 (+15)
Stat-Armor Armor 90 100 (+10) 110 (+10) 115 (+5) 125 (+10) 135 (+10)
Stat-Armor-HP Total 220 245 (+25) 265 (+20) 285 (+20) 305 (+20) 330 (+25)
Stat-Bravery Bravery 35 40 (+5) 45 (+5) 50 (+5) 55 (+5) 60 (+5)
Black shield Defense 30 35 (+5) 40 (+5) 45 (+5) 50 (+5) 55 (+5)
Stat-Dodge Dodge 15 20 (+5) 25 (+5) 30 (+5) 35 (+5) 40 (+5)
Promotion Cost N/A Resource-time 4h
Gold 11,616
Steel 4,200
Resource-time 12h
Gold 35,536
Steel 5,475
Resource-time 1d
Gold 90,936
Steel 6,875
Gears 9
Resource-time 2d
Gold 221,240
Steel 8,450
Gears 26
Resource-time 2d
Gold 522,045
Steel 10,200
Resource-widget 6
Promotion Reward N/A XP 1,400 XP 2,500 XP 3,700 XP 5,100 XP 6,700
PvP Unit Value 14 17 19 21 23 26
Resource-SP SP Reward 56 68 76 84 92 104
Gold Gold Reward 280 340 380 420 460 520

Cost[]

Training Cost — Vehicle Factory
Level 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Resource-time Time 18h 17h 6m 16h 12m 14h 24m 12h 36m 10h 48m 9h 7h 12m 5h 24m
Gold Gold 22,000 22,000 22,000 20,900 19,800 18,700 17,600 16,500 15,400
Steel Steel 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,375 2,250 2,125 2,000 1,875 1,750
Oil Oil 2,500 2,500 2,500 2,375 2,250 2,125 2,000 1,875 1,750
    Healing Cost
    Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    Resource-time Time 4h 30m 4h 30m 4h 30m 4h 30m 4h 30m 4h 3m 3h 36m 3h 9m 2h 42m 1h 48m
    Gold Gold 14,850 12,375 9,900 8,910 7,920 6,930 6,435 5,940 5,445 4,950
    Steel Steel 1,665 1,388 1,110 999 888 777 722 666 611 555
    Oil Oil 1,665 1,388 1,110 999 888 777 722 666 611 555
    Healing Cost
    Level 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
    Resource-time Time 4h 3m 4h 3m 4h 3m 4h 3m 4h 3m 3h 36m 3h 9m 2h 42m 2h 15m 1h 21m
    Gold Gold 12,870 10,395 7,920 6,930 5,940 4,950 4,455 3,960 3,465 2,970
    Steel Steel 1,443 1,166 888 777 666 555 500 444 389 333
    Oil Oil 1,443 1,166 888 777 666 555 500 444 389 333

    Trivia[]

    • There is a canon conflict regarding the Tempest's creator. In-game, it is said that Zoey invented the tank, just before the Empire fell. Whereas in the release description, it is said that this was used by the Empire as an anti-aircraft unit.
    • This unit may be vaguely based on the German Flakpanzer IV Wirbelwind and Flakpanzer Gepard, the Chinese Type 95 Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Artillery or the Italian SIDAM 25, all of which are anti-aircraft tanks.
    • Despite being mentioned as an anti-aircraft battery in the patch notes, ironically, in the game itself it cannot target air units.

    Updates[]

    2.2 Patch

    • Unit Value reduced: Rank 1: 15→14, Rank 2: 18→17, Rank 3: 20→19, Rank 4: 22→21, Rank 5: 24→23

    Gallery[]

    Animations[]

    Weapon Animation
    Idle MGTank front idle MGTank back idle
    Quad Machine Guns MGTank front attack MGTank back attack


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