Tanks will spawn 0:40, 1:55, 2:55, 4:25, 5:25, 5:35, 7:05, 7:45, 8:25 (there is a continuing pattern but this is all you need to keep in mind to get to the 10 minute gold mark. LEFT 4 DEAD 2 - Mutation TANK - L4D2 (parti 1) Kyrie Syd. LEFT 4 DEAD 2 - Mutation TANK - L4D2 (parti 2) Kyrie Syd. Boomers attract Tanks - Left 4 Dead 2 (Boomer Peril Mutation) Teo. The problem you're likely having is that you're not taking them down fast enough and this compounds your problem when another tank will spawn up before you've killed the last one. M60s VS TANKS - Left 4 Dead 2 (Tank Rush Mutation) Part 2. If you focus the tanks down you can take them down before the next one will spawn and get to gold fairly easily. Survival is designed to be played as a team, so you'll find you'll have a much easier time of it if you have all human players and 3 people focus the tank and 1 person clears horde/si so the team doesn't get caught up when fighting the tank. They, along with witches, are the most powerful infected in the left 4 dead series. They can throw military tanks, busses and even slabs concrete by ripping the ground apart. That in mind, as far as raw dps and effectiveness, if you have the option take the AK>Sniper>m16/scar (scar and m16 have similar dps and effectiveness). Watch 02:40 The Last of Us Trailer Dropped - The Loop The Tank A tank is a gigantic zombie with a little head and no jaw. so using the sniper with explosive ammo would do 135 damage per shot. His numbers are a little off though, the ak does 58 damage a shot so it only takes 69 shots, and the scar does 44 damage a shot so it only takes 91 shots (sniper does 90 damage per shot -but the math is right for that). Originally posted by trash:45 rounds from sniper = dead tankĪ good survival team will kill a tank in under 15 seconds As trash said, you can actually take tanks down relatively quickly, but that requires 3 or 4 survivors focusing on the tank (although they are designed to be taken down in a team effort).