You should use this method if:
1) You have quite a lot of free space to move around.
2) You don't have fire to burn tank down.
3) Your ping is low (green) and internet connection is stable.

Better would be to shoot him down from a distance with your teammates.

For comfortable training subscribe to the following 2 addons:

https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=214630948
https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=574484797
When in game, you should open console. If you can't, then activate it here: settings -> keyboard / mouse -> developer's console.

Copy the following command and paste it in the console: bind i "show_menu Menu"

Instead of "i" you may write any button you want, but it must be unbinded.

Start campaign or realism in Singleplayer mode. Open admin-menu, disable Director and kick bots, so that nothing disturbs you. Now we can start the training.

I won't write too much here: take fast weapons. The fastest melee weapon is tonfa. Katana, machete and golfclub will also be perfect for killing tank. I recommend to start training with machete and tonfa. In campaigns, where you can't find them, take golfclub and katana.

Css knife is faster, than katana, but slower, than machete or tonfa. Nevertheless, I don't recommend taking it, because it is short and you will probably miss the second hit to tank and thus, you will have to attack tank more.

You can also take a frying pan, baseball and cricket bats, but with them it's a little more difficult, since they, although not significantly, are slower, and the milliseconds you lose are quite important.

I don't recommend taking an axe, a crowbar, a pitchfork or a shovel, but you can still go into battle with them if you have already mastered the basics and feel the timings on your subconscious.

Forget about the electric guitar.

Important: you should do everything when your hp is above 39.

As soon as the tank appears, he will throw a rock at you. It is necessary to dodge it. This can be done quite easy: after the tank has picked the stone up, you need to start moving in one direction and at the moment when he throws, run exactly in the opposite direction.

Timecode: 0:00 — 0:04


After successfully dodging the stone, you have to start moving towards the tank. Then, being fairly close to him, but not very close, you must dodge his first punch. It is quite difficult, but after mastering it will no longer be a problem. I have no idea how to describe where is this "close, but not very", but offhand, three steps from the tank. At this moment, you need to start moving back and to the side, and also turn the camera so that it looks at the tank. This is necessary in order not to lose sight of him and to have enough time to run up to him as quickly as possible.

Timecode: 0:04 — 0:06

Once you dodged his punch, you need to run up to him quickly from the front side. Front side. It is important. Not from the back. If you run up from behind, then you will have to run away from him again and wait until he throws a rock. Otherwise it won't work.

So, you ran up from the front side and you have to hit 2 (!) times. After the second hit, run back with a jump immediately. If you did everything correctly, the tank will make a punch while you are running back and he won't get you. After that, run up to him again, do 2 hits and run back with a jump. Repeat until he dies.


Timecode: 0:06 — 0:29

Now a little more about running back from tank
I can't give any exact information when it is necessary to run back, since everything here really depends on your ping, luck and skill. I will only say that if you use tonfa or machete, you need to run back immediately after or at the end of the second hit. If you start moving later, the tank will hit you. Using a bat, axes and so on, you need to experiment. After the second hit, it will be late to run back, because the hits take more time than from fast weapons.

About the jump
Actually you can run back after two hits without a jump, but I got used to do it. If you jump too early, then you will not gain maximum speed and the tank will punch you. The player's maximum speed is reached offhand one second after the start of the movement.

About the hits
Hitting 2 times is optional, but this is the limit. If you ran too far back from the tank, then run away and wait for him to throw another rock, because the time between tank's punches expires very quickly.

You can also combine this tactics with fire and bullets. While you are shredding a burning tank, your teammates can safely shoot at him (preferably from the side, not from behind, otherwise they may hit you).

If this guide was helpful, then like it please. I will be very grateful.

Thanks for reading.