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{{Infobox video game
|title = Tank Wars
|image =
|developer = Kenneth Morse
|publisher =
|released = [[1990 in video gaming|1990]], [[1991 in video gaming|1991]], [[1992 in video gaming|1992]]
|genre = [[Artillery game]], [[Strategy game]] 
|modes = [[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]]
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| Lob & Shoot
| Act as Rifleman if walls are rebounding; otherwise, acts as Lobber
|-
| Windless Wit
| Uses physics to calculate perfect parabolic shots but does not compensate for wind
|-

| Windmaster
| Same as Windless Wit, but compensates for Wind flawlessly
|-⏎
| Twanger
| Fires using the ceiling and walls for bank shots. If the walls are non-rebounding he is the same as Rifleman
|-⏎
| Wind Master
| Same as Windless Wit, but compensates for Wind flawlessly
|-

|}

==Versions==

Tank Wars is 320x200 256 colors only.  It prefers 286 and 386 computers, but is playable on 486s and slow Pentiums as well.  Versions 2.0 and 2.5 seem to be optimized for the 286 PS/2 computers that were handed out to schools in 1988-1991.  Versions 3.0 and 3.2 are optimized for slower 386 machines. Tank Wars runs under [[Windows XP]], but the game runs almost unplayably fast and there are graphical glitches that prevent one from seeing the angle/power settings.
You can manually edit settings.cfg and tweak the keyboard settings.

The [[DOSBox]] emulator is used on newer computers to allow the game to slow down enough to be playable.

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.download-central.ws/DOS/Games/T/Tank-Wars/ ''Tank Wars'' review and download]
* [http://cd.textfiles.com/gameempire/SOFT/ADV/SECRET/BOMB.DOC ''Tank Wars'' Instructions & Tips]

[[Category:1990 video games]]
[[Category:Artillery video games]]
[[Category:DOS games]]