Freeze is a very popular weapon. It is currently unlocked at Corporal. At M0 it's already very powerful. It is best used with Hornet (best if M2 of M3) Viking and Mammoth. It deals 30 damage per second at M0 which makes it very powerful with the added effect of freezing and slowing down your opponent. The best tactics are to wait and camp and wait for flag rushers. Or find an opponent and fire while circling around them so they can't attack, move, or turn their turret fast enough. But professional Ricochet and Thunder users with a medium or a heavy hull can easily make a contra-attack, so it is more likely to find noobs.
The worst opponent if you are using Freeze M0 or M1 are Isidas, and at your rank the Isidas will probably be M0 or M1, which is very strong so avoid them if possible. You can, however, take down extremely fast tanks like Wasp and Hornet. If you freeze an Isida from behind they will not be able to get you in time. It slows your enemy. It is better to use this at short range maps, in long range maps, it could be destroyed by long range weapons like Shaft, Thunder, and Railgun.
It is profitable to upgrade Freeze, as we can even say that it is the cheapest turret. However if the Freeze is able to sneak up on them they become unable to fight back especially because Freeze slows them down. The freezing of this weapon is a huge difference when used on you, it can overpower firebird when they are fighting each other circling. They are very easy kills if not guarded by other team members.
Drug Wars
Like drug wars? Need a tank for taking gold boxes? Choose Mammoth and Freeze and you wouldn't be disappointed. Moderate speed when under Nitro and the largest bonus from Double Armor and First Aid kits makes this combination perfect for both DM and CTF modes, plus that when you see a gold box and someone is running for it you can slow him down with Freeze and take the gold box.
Freeze in higher upgrades
Freeze M1
Freeze is a strong turret, even at M1. So you will be satisfied if you upgrade the Freeze, as it will still continue to be able to freeze and kill enemies. It gets a few performance and power tweaks to increase amount of damage, freezing and swing speed. There is not much to wait for M2. Just from Warrant Officer 1 to Warrant Officer 5.
Freeze M2
Freeze gets a bigger upgrade, this time it's power goes a lot higher than before. It freezes tanks in mere seconds and is deadly in the battlefield. However it is prevented from killing newbies by the rank at which M2 is unlocked at. In short this monster cannot kill newbies. ( Warrant Officer 5 can fight minimumly Sergeants, they are still low ranked though) So new players are safe and can progress their game without interference. It get's an engine replacement and a few other changes which all totals into even more damage, faster freezing and higher swing speed.
Freeze M3
This time Freeze gets a massive upgrade, it gets huge amounts of power and doesn't need to use up an entire reserve of energy to kill a tank. It is unlocked at Major General which itself is a high rank, but not from the elite class ranks. The turret is changed inside and out. The only recognizable parts of the tanks are the nose and the back. It is very powerful like almost all other turrets in Tanki Online. It gets massive power, extreme freezing and quick swing speed. Although Firebird M2 has almost the same damage as Freeze M3, remember that the circulating tactic is Freeze's bonus.
Table of characteristics
М0 | М1 | М2 | М3 | |
Available from | Corporal | Warrant Officer 1 | Warrant Officer 5 | Major General |
Price of modification | 600 | +22 600 | +61 400 | +171 500 |
Full price | 600 | 23 200 | 84 600 | 256 100 |
Damage per second | 30 | 38 | 44 | 56 |
Turret’s rotation speed | 98 | 119,7 | 132,4 | 161 |
Cone’s angle | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Range | 16,4 | 17,5 | 18,1 | 19,4 |
Reloading (seconds) | - | - | - | - |
Speed of freezing | - | - | - | - |
Consumption (seconds) | - | - | - | - |
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When to use it
- Freeze is a great weapon for guarding flag so take a good position and freeze your enemy before he takes the flag.
- When you shoot with Freeze the best tactic is circling around your enemy while shooting.
- Use freeze with light armour, e.g. Wasp and Hornet. Mammoth is not the best choice unless it is M3 with N20(Nitrous).