Can we get an in depth explanation on what's an airport? Asking for a friend.

Nah. I think they're worth it.

gotta watch this to prepare for the remaster

short answer: eh.. long answer: it's better utilized as a slightly mobile defensive fortification. slap it onto a choke point with a readily available means of repairing and resupplying it and it effectively becomes unkillable without serious resource commitment. (also: where do you think creed developed his tactical genius?) kanbei answer: why spend so much on one wall when you can instead spam LIGHT TANKS

I just watched a 10 minute long video about a videogame that I've never heard of just because it had "Megatank" in the title

Two things I'd add. They're actually disgusting for Colin because Colin only takes a penalty to firepower, not defense. So the Megatank's biggest strength is entirely intact with Colin's income and discount. Two is they are utterly game-changing on Kanbei, if you can afford them, because of Kanbei's D2D defense increase and his CO power increasing counterattack power. His megatanks are literally untouchable during his SCO.

Friendship ended with FIRE EMBLEM. Now ADVANCE WARS is my best friend.

"Megatank is made for Jess." Javier, you chivalrous piece of a knight.

I am surprised no one has mentioned Andy. He can repair a badly damaged megatank and increase the movement with his super CEO power. A damaged megatank is expensive to repair.

Got into a 1vs1 fog of war match with someone playing Kanbei, and I was playing Grit. For the first few turns it was weird that I was encountering just a few infantry. I thought he was just hiding his build-up for a surprise push, or he was slowly moving cover to cover trying to hide from my artilleries and trying to find them. I was completely caught off guard when one of my recon finally saw his megatank moving towards my HQ. Backed up by a line of infantry, some mechs, and a few recon, he just marched into my HQ, my artilleries unable to do anything. Got steamrolled hard. Megatanks aren't completely not worth it. It depends on who uses them, like Mangs said if Jess, Colin, or Andy was your CO, on the situation at hand, your circumstances, the way the situation is unfolding. and/or how you use it.

I feel like the best use of a Megatank is, as another fanbase might put it, a DISTRACTION CARNIFEX Leaving a Megatank alone is worrisome, but spending your powerful indirect attackers and bombers attacking it, instead of more worrying units like that unassuming Infantry looking to capture, or Light Tank looking to perforate your own indirect attackers, or Rockets that have pulled up to your own tank line is realistically the worse option, between the fact that the Megatank can only kill one unit per turn, and can soak up all of a player's major damage options before going down. They are also nice, because people seem to reliably underestimate just how much damage they can soak, especially if parked on terrain, meaning even after serving its purpose as a distraction, it might still get a shot off. I think this reinforces that it's at its best under Colin's command, since he's paying less for his distraction than anyone else, though defensive boost COs are also nice for making it take that much more damage, or Andy for making tons of effective cash off of it. The fact that the "reliable" counter to the Megatank is itself an expensive, awkward unit also helps. Alternatively, it's great to park on enemy properties, since you get the massive defense, will probably deny building a unit there for at least one turn, and don't pay to repair it. Getting it there is another problem, but, hey. Granted, this requires your opponent to make a suboptimal play, and not just tarpit it with infantry or air units, or leave it alone as it tries to chase something, so this shouldn't be considered reliable, but that just goes into the big pile of reasons it's kind of a shakey unit.

The mega tank is the biggest reason im annoyed max lost his movement boost.

It synergizing with Jess and Javier (who gets a defense against indirects, its only real weakness) actually does make a lot of sense since it was invented in Green Earth. Say what you want about Dual Strike, but damn they put a lot of thought into it.

i think you should have mentioned the slight advantage Javier has when using them since he has extra indirect defense. It's a very small boost but it makes him a cut above other commanders thanks to the extra resistance to artillery and rockets it gives to the already great defense of the mega tank

Despite its shortcomings, it's hilarious to watch a megatank roflstomp any ground that is unfortunate enough to come across its warpath.

I haven't actually played advance wars, but you sure are making me want to try.

A few interesting mechanics that weren't mentioned. Infantry have a hidden multiplier towards building up your power meter.this means that in alot of maps infantry spam is the dominant strategy. This means two things for the mega tank. 1. The tank is alot easier to budget for than you might initially think. 2. The downside is that this means that any power that does damage(Rachel, Drake, Olaf, Hawk, etc) will be spammed alot which renders the tank next to useless when going up against said COs. Of course the COs mentioned in this video will also get their power more often as well. I think with how powerful infantry spam is, whether or not the mega tank is worth it is almost entirely dependent on the match up.

0:17 Mangs: Or just a very slow funny meme unit *Doga intensifies*

0:00 That’s A BIG TANK 0:35 What is it’s price? 0:54 How does it move? - slowly 4:34 2:54 It Is An Iron Wall - Super Defense 5:12 Jess is a great match for the Megatank 6:00 The Black Bomb - Megatank’s nemesis 7:33 Are They Worth It? When are they worth it? • In the center of a big battle 9:05 They are niesh (niche?) (nitche?)

Reminds me of something like Ultralisk in Starcraft. It's far from the bread-and-butter of almost any build, but if you get into an awkward spot where you're approaching the unit cap and have enough resources to re-fill that with any unit you want, you'll consider hatching some mass Ultras.

Not gonna lie with you being better at the game so you think you might be remaking your advance wars duel strike tier list. I would love to see how your opinion has changed over the years.

Commenting to say that Mangs made me get into AW, started playing the first one on GBA and I'm having a blast so far (campaign map 8). Recommend it for any FE fan burnt out on FE but who wanted something similiar but fresh at the same time.

I got to admit, all these recent AW videos are itching me to play through the series from the beginning. I've been getting burned out from Fire Emblem as of late.

Me, watching a dissection video of a game I haven't played with my friends in roughly a decade: ＩＮＴＥＲＥＳＴＩＮＧ

Mangs "Hope you enjoyed a theorycrafting about a 20 year old game." Me "yeah, it's a while since... HOLY SHIT HE MEANT THAT LITERALLY!"

Dude I love Colin. Mech spamming for 3 turns to save funds then multiplying my money and then neo tank spam priceless.

It’s nice to see Advance Wars getting some love in 2020. I have hope someday IS might surprise us with an Advance Wars collection (the two gba games) for switch but with each year that seems unlikely to happen.

Another thing unmentioned is that full hp infantry can cost effectively kill mega tanks because they can do a point of luck damage. The luck based ceos can do even more.

Its essentially a linebreaker tank. If you must attack a well defended chokepoint held by neotanks and supported by rockets and somesuch, you can use it to breach the first and second line and allow for deeper penetration.

I'd say the tank is really good in the right situation. Such as holding the line and breaking stalemates. However, I'd say it is better in Days of Ruin where units don't cost nearly as much. War Tank is basically a discounted Mega Tank. Less firepower but 10k less in cost. Still can do what a mega tank does best and break stalemates.

8:16 technically there is one unit that can completely shut down a Mega Tank aside from the Black Bomb. The Oozium can one shot it.

I see MegaTanks as defensive power houses. Their offensive capabilities are lacking due to lack of movement, ammunition and fuel (they need a lot of support for prolonged offensives).

I think the only purpose of these units is to end stalemates. If the game takes long enough and nothing is happening aside from you cash growing, an expensive roomba unit is the way to sweep up.

Personally I've found that Javier and Grit benefit from mega tanks as well. On maps with a narrow choke point Grit parking a mega tank in it backed up by Artillery and Rockets make it almost impossible for a ground push and Javier's are extra unkillable thanks to the defence buffs. If there's com towers on a map and Javier gets a mega tank out that thing is probably never dying lol

Like the Stealth Fighter and Black Bomb, Megatanks are almost solely intended to break stalemates. Use them carelessly and you just wasted a ton of credits. Use them well and they will singlehandedly change the match's outcome. Kanbei or Javier (with at least 2 Com Towers) using them on a property makes them borderline IMPOSSIBLE to destroy unless you rush them with at least 2+ Bombers.

Megatank late game with some cities to heal is so op, definetly worth

Maybe seeing new tier lists on the Advance wars CO's would be interesting.

Though there is a special place for MegaTanks if you want to flex on your opponent though don't forget about that.

It'd be great if you did some analysis for the Days of Ruin exclusive units, or even a comparison of the same units and how they fare in each game. Good to have you back, Mangs.

All this advance wars stuff came out of no where and i love it

Anyone rewatching advance wars videos after the switch reboot?

My husband got me into this game, so I fell in love with the game fast. Watching these videos, I'm trying to learn to get better at the game, so when he gets home from long days of work, I'm hoping to beat him one day.

MEME TANK!

seriously, Advance wars is one of my favorite series of games from the GBA/ Vanilla DS era and I love how youre giving it love in 2020

glad you are back to making advance wars content bro

Never expected a video explaining something "casual" so good like this one, that's a lot of creativity :) good job

3:50 the good old soviet tactic against big ass tanks

Feels like a "use in one of these 3 situations only" kind of tank, or if your commander synergiesses particularly well and even then it's a "use in only on of theses 7 specific scenarios"

Really wish Nintendo would make a new Advance Wars or port them all in same fashion that Square did with the Mana and SaGa series, all in a Compilation Package.

This makes me really want to try Advance Wars. It seems like I would enjoy it!

Next: Are stealth fighters worth it? Are black bombs worth it? Nope! Don't think about proposing piperunners for obvious reasons... PS: I don't like the fact that the tank crews of the megatank don't change when built by a different nation, they're just OS crews. Thanks, Jess is my favorite GE CO because tanks are tanks. Showing Andy being an idiot as usual? Never saw him going on a rampage... Yea, he *definitely* didn't conquer the entire (insert name here) world. And just make *moor* AW content, it's basically my favorite game series.

1:48 Oh, man. This actually happened in one of my games in the AWBW Global League. My opponent locked down my airport with a Carrier. Leaving it alone wasn't an option, because they built a Stealth Fighter, and they made sure that it was cloaked as soon as possible. I was going to lose unless I could get rid of it, which meant destroying the Carrier as quickly as possible. The map was almost entirely land-based, so their port was unreachable by my naval units. This left me with only two options to unlock my airport. My opponent was playing as Javier, and we each had a Comm. Tower. So, his Carrier, which was on his seaport, had 60% defense against my indirect units. That left me with one course of action, and I took it. I built a Megatank. Within 3 turns, my Megatank had taken a shot at the Carrier, and it took 1 damage from a full-HP Artillery. My opponent's Carrier proceeded to be an income inhibitor (with a whopping 6,000 funds spent repairing it every turn). I won. I downloaded the replay, and it's on the AWBW Discord server if anyone wants to see it for themselves.

So, seeing this, I think there's a few COs that can really make great use of Megatanks, as said. Jess: The obvious one, courtesy of her powers. She helps keep Megatanks supplied, allowing them to become more mobile and threatening without worry. Javier: His Megatanks are extra-tough courtesy of his bonuses, and if he gets comm towers, it becomes next to impossible to shift them. Andy: What's worse then a giant brick of guns and armor? A giant brick of guns and armor that can heal itself. Andy's powers make Megatanks very scary. Grit: Grit's Megatanks have one job: to sit in a chokepoint and block off access to the real star players, Grit's indirects, all while chewing up anything dumb enough to fight it. Max: This one's self-explainatory. It's a tank. Max likes tanks. Go vroom and shoot all the things. Colin: Another obvious one. Colin gets his Megatanks on the cheap, which makes them a good bit more practical to field, and he barely even notices the reduction in performance. Sonja: In Fog of War, hiding Megatanks in forests is a great way to scare the bejeezus out of your enemies. Sonja performs best in these conditions, and with her powers, she can make the most of them even when they're discovered. Adder: Megatanks have low movement. Adder fixes this, and he gets his powers incredibly often. However, there is one CO that should never, ever use Megatanks unless he's trying to style: Kanbei. The prospect of fighting Mighty Kanbei's Megatanks may be brick-shittingly terrifying, but they're also entirely too expensive to be practical.

Since watching your Olaf video I started playing advance wars again and I have to say AW dual strike is way more fun then I remember it being.

Putting a mega tank on your hq is the big brain move

Dual strike is my childhood game my first DS game since 2006. keep it up I really enjoy your videos. I still play it in drastic emulator sometimes when I am bored. You are correct people think that they are better because they had easy wins againsts hard core campaign or in war room but when playing against a human being they will be destroyed, Since enemy AI has a major flow especially with the bait and switch strategy.

Just when i was looking for Advanced Wars content on your channel this morning and came back, thanks bro

I`m so glad that Mangs uploads so much Advance Wars Content

I love how it feels like a proper "capital tank". Needing smaller tanks to screen is such a good idea

But are Infantry units worth it?

too pricy but can break stalemates.

Next up: is the apc worth it?

Another great video mangs keep it up! I'm still so happy to see you in my sub box again.

I agree that mega tanks need a lot of support from other units in order to function to its full ability, but the same could be said for all unit types. You can't rely on mega tanks in the same way that you can't only rely on only building regular tanks. Having the right balance of support/niche units that support your play style is one of the reasons why advance wars is so replay-able and fun in the first place.

I know I’m late, but I’m so glad you’re back, your content helps so much ❤️ Thank you so much mangs :)

Yay! More advance wars content! I wouldn't mind it at all if this channel took a more advance wars shift

Congratulations. Thanks to Re-Boot getting announced, your videos are getting noticed by the Algorithm again.

Theoretically the tank itself would be ironically great for defense since it requires investment to take down... if you place it on one of the 4 sides of the map the enemy will likely avoid that area... meaning that you can funnel enemies into locations. If they see you not using it as a weapon they will avoid it even more. It provides map control and costs a lot for the enemy to counter something just sitting there... but this can also leave them vulnerable to flanks or weaker but mobile units using the tank as cover. It is less of a weapon and more of a shield.

Mangs I would love to see you do a let's play of Andy's adventure hard campaign it's so funny it always made me laugh I'am really intrigued in how hard it is compared to normal campaign PS: Love your videos man keep it up they always make me laugh and smile

My answer: Depends on the situation, and if you REALLY need to break through a formation.

Second video that KZfaq recommends me from your channel, both speaking about Advance Wars. You got a new subscriber sir!

Next Are stealth fighters worth it? Seriously Its nice to see some Advance wars content. Good going Mangs

I cannot for the life of me figure out how having what is virtually a small mobile fortress leaves the visual range that pitiful. Other than that, in the video about Neotanks I earnestly believed in them over the Midtanks 10/10 because their parameters, and by proxy their strategic use, are superior in every regard for general purpose use unless you're being extra finicky with how the funds are being spent. But this one definitely sacrifices too much for my tastes in exchange for having the toughest offense and defense. Even the favorable situations are _very_ situational and prone to easy counters. Considering their comparable price to Battleships, I would want to use them with a similar philosophy in mind to how I've used those, at least defensively: Defend key areas prone to be charged in by direct assault and force the _enemy_ to get creative on how to approach you rather than how you approach them. Otherwise, I feel they need too much babying and give the enemy extra time to set up for it. By the time it arrives on the enemy's side of the field, it's likely to be full of things ready to lay a pounding on it. It's movement and ammunition issues are just too restrictive, the latter especially. Having the sacrifice of roughly 12000 to completely disarm a unit worth more than double that by forcing it to shoot at the jeeps as a viable strategy to either take it down or take everything down around it is something you would never see happen against the Neotank's 9 shots, or even the Midtank's 8. They really should have given it at least 5 shots to make it harder to cheese so pitifully; Even the Battleship is effectively a superior-ranged and tougher Rocket unit whose only real weakness is being restricted to water, but it otherwise loses nothing in terms of combat effectiveness and staying power with its default fuel and ammo supply.

So megatanks are technically more desirable than neo tanks. Never would have guessed. Probably pretty nasty if you plant one on the hq in a high city low base match I figure

The Megatank, in my opinion, is essentially a flagship unit. It's absurdly powerful, but only for a short time if without support. This unit in particular is why I responded to the video about Neotanks as I had, that it depends on how you use it, because similarly, Megatanks are exactly as you state in THIS video, it's a very niche unit, it heavily relies on support to be the powerhouse that it is, and a damned good one at that. Simply put, it's MADE to not end a battle on its own, no matter how you use it. Meanwhile Neotanks are technically more independent and therefore slightly more ideal if you're not a huge fan of relying on support units. That's more having to do with playstyle, though.

From my experience, they generally aren’t because they have to rely too much on APCs or getting on buildings. That and, they can’t outrun snails.

Megatank: I am inevitable! Neotank: Aight imma head out. Megatank: Why are you running? Megatank (out of fuel): angry screeching

thought the mega tank is a black hole weapon so that is a green earth weapon etc. intresting how the hell did green earth pull that off?

White beard Olaf is the only Olaf!

My experience in Dual Strike basically showed them as a requirement to use. They completely destroy pretty much any unit that they can attack if they hit first, capable of one-shotting way more units than a Neo tank could ever hope to do. They make a great distraction against AI as they will throw whatever they can at it wasting multiple units' turns. Because of how tough they are the enemy has to waste multiple units even getting decent damage on it leaving your other units unscathed and free to attack. And, if the enemy has them (which they will) your own megatanks are about the only thing worth hitting them with to avoid the exact same things I mentioned above (wasting multiple units for 1 target, etc). I like the megatank well enough even if I see it as a bit of powercreep. Then again, for me at least, it was that way in the previous games. Advance Wars was spamming Medium Tanks, Advance Wars 2 was spamming Neotanks, etc.

Will you continue the Vision Quest series? It was really great and got me into the hack. It's a well made hack and I'm sure you'd love it too.

This video deserves all the likes and subs.

Good stuff Mangs. I subbed a little while ago and have enjoyed all your Advance Wars walkthroughs. These games defined my childhood and I still play them to this day. Good day sir.

Randomly coming across this video was how I learned AWBW exists. Just played my first game. Very happy to see people playing in 2023.

I haven't played AW in 15 years. This is so nostalgic.

Hmmm, because of the E3 Nintendo direct giving such wonderful news, this video has found it’s way to my recommend, thanks KZfaq algorithm

Depends on how important the single tile of land its on, and how many factories you have at your disposal.

_"And yea, though I pass through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil, for I drive a house-sized mass of 'FUCK YOU'"_

YOU'RE BACK!

Would love to see some advance war Panzergaf streams. I just beat 1 and started Advance Wars 2 again. Never played dual strike but it’s after 2 lol.

1:57 this happens ridiculously often at maps like Kita Straight, were the AI will only send units in ones or two's, and so I often find myself with nothing left to shoot at after the landing force has been destroyed. 😂

I think there is only one use for mega tank if there is no fog of war on the map. Putting it on HQ will prevent SamiEagle players from their usual shenanigans. For fog of war games there is more strategies for mega tanks, but it's all depend on situation.

It is just me always use megatank with kanbei

hey I love your video they makes me smile

It's a good base defense tank for sure . Reminds me of German *De Tiger* .

As long I'm not fighting Neotanks or Megatanks I probably wouldn't be using Megatanks.

Hey mangs, when are you going to andy adventure hard campign?

I see advance wars content I give thumbs up! Keep it going Mangs!

I love how the devs saw the T-28 and were like, "Yeah, let's do that."

I subbed because of your Neo Tanks video 😀 And for being such a good sport with Mekkah😂