Metal Slug Tactics Vehicles Guide – Combat Tips

Vehicles in Metal Slug Tactics play a crucial role in battlefield dominance, offering firepower and mobility but demanding strategic placement. Mastering their use can often define the outcome of intense skirmishes and boss battles, where understanding each vehicle’s strengths can turn the tide in your favor.

Metal Slug Tactics All Vehicles

Each vehicle in Metal Slug Tactics brings unique tactical advantages. Knowing when and how to deploy them effectively ensures you maintain control in every mission scenario.

The Metal Slug tank stands out with its devastating main gun that causes 12 HP damage across a broad 9-tile radius, complemented by Vulcan cannons that fire twice per shooting action. Its fuel management requires attention, as movement and weapons consume resources quickly, making initial deployment choices critical.

Powerful tank with a main gun that inflicts 12 HP damage on a 9-tile radius, and Vulcan cannons that hit twice when fired. Moderate fuel capacity means you need to be choosy about initial placement if it isn’t already on the map to conserve fuel for firing the weapons as “ammo.”

Key Vehicle Stats for Metal Slug Tank

• Armor: 25 hit points
• Fuel Capacity: 100 units
• Fuel Cost per Tile Movement: 4 units
• Main Gun Fuel Usage: Variable
• Vulcan Cannon Fuel Usage: 10 units per shot

Main Gun Specifications

• Damage: 12 HP per tile
• Area of Effect: Affects targets within a 9-tile radius

Vulcan Cannon Details

• Damage: 8 HP total, delivered in two hits of 4 HP each
• Target Range: One tile per shot

Use on Boss Levels

Desert Zone Boss Battle

The Metal Slug tank excels against the battle ship boss, but it must be placed on the platform directly to the right (east) of your starting position to avoid terrain gaps that block its movement.

Jungle Zone Boss Battle

Movement restrictions severely limit the Metal Slug’s effectiveness here due to terrain gaps and elevation changes. Its weapons cannot target enemies on higher or lower platforms, making it less suited for this encounter.

Prefer using the Slugnoid suit if available, as its mobility advantages counter these environmental challenges effectively during boss fights.

Slugnoid

The Slugnoid combines hover mobility reminiscent of sci-fi power loaders and jet boots with twin rotary cannons, allowing for swift and flexible combat options across varied terrain.

Slugnoid Vital Stats

• Fuel Capacity: 200 units
• Armor: 20 hit points

Fuel Consumption Breakdown

• Movement Fuel Cost: 4.67 units per tile
• Vulcan Cannon Consumption: 10 units per shot

Slugnoid Vulcan Cannon Weapon Stats

• Damage: 8 HP total, delivered in two hits
• Targeting Range: One tile

How to Obtain Slugnoid

Slugnoid is most commonly acquired as a reward asset after completing missions, enhancing your tactical options moving forward.

Occasionally, it becomes available for purchase as a Resupply item within the Shop at the hub following a region’s missions and boss fight.

Some missions pre-place Slugnoid on the map, such as during the Escort Rumi mission, letting pilots use it immediately.

Advantages of Slugnoid

Its hovering ability permits seamless navigation over gaps and elevation, overcoming terrain challenges that limit the Metal Slug tank’s movement.

With a fuel tank twice as large as the Metal Slug, the Slugnoid offers significantly greater operational endurance on the battlefield.

Each of its twin Vulcan cannons only consumes 10 fuel per firing, enabling sustained offensive pressure without quickly depleting resources.