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Hornet is a light hull in Tanki Online, which is unlocked at the rank of Corporal. Since update 114, Hornet is slightly slower than Wasp. It has a tendency to drift around corners.

Characteristics

Hornet is the second fastest hull in the game. Its speed is very close to Wasp's, but it is packed with extra protection. Despite being a lighter hull than Hunter, it is slightly heavier and has more power.

When using Speed Boost, maneuvering the hull in sharp corners can get the tank flipped if the player is not careful enough.

In addition to all of that, Hornet also has its own Format Battle- the XT mode- for the combination of Hornet and Railgun.

As of 2015, Hornet is also the most used hull in the game, used roughly by 50% of the players.[1]


Pros and Cons

Plus Pros:

  • Very cheap- the cheapest hull to buy and upgrade to M3, and the only one that requires less than 300,000 crystals for doing so
  • Second fastest hull in the game
  • Good for capturing flags in CTF
  • Good for parkour
  • Its small dimensions make it a smaller target, and allow it to go through narrow places
  • Does not complete trade off armor for speed

Minus Cons:

  • Lacks decent armour
  • Unstable in corners, especially when using Speed Boost
  • Can be flipped relatively easily
  • Its M1 upgrade is the second most expensive (after Hunter)
  • Flips over when driving too fast.
  • Armor is somewhat weak

Uses

Being just a little bit slower than Wasp, yet having more protection, gives it a range of applications when speed is crucial, but survival is still essential. One of them is tanking the enemy's flag in Capture The Flag- the high speed allows the player to return to safe zone with no procrastination, and thereby reducing the chances of getting hit by fire; catching up with and escorting teammates with Isida and Hornet, and healing them; using Firebird or Freeze with it, which perform very well with light hulls, and the extra protection of Hornet allow the player to last longer.

It also plays a major role in the map Monte Carlo, where it can be used to jump off the map's ramps over the abyss and to safe ground on the other side, allowing it to make shortcuts, which is especially useful good in the CTF and CP modes.

In addition, its high speed makes it popular for parkour. When used with a high recoil turret, and then accelerating and turning to the direction of a nearby, Hornet can climb on top of that other tank, which is also useful for catching Gold Boxes.

Table of characteristics

M0 M1 M2 M3
Rank available Corporal Warrant Officer 2 Warrant Officer 2 Second Lieutenant Second Lieutenant Major General Major General
Price Crystal400 Crystal23,100 Crystal70,500 Crystal225,050
Accumulative price Crystal350 Crystal23,450 Crystal93,950 Crystal388,300
Protection 1000 1,323.53 1,470.59 1764.71
Speed 9.8 10.35 10.6 11.1
Turning Speed (Deg/S) 120 129.71 134.12 142.94
Weight 1,100 1,455.88 1,617.65 1,941.18
Power 850 1,027.94 1,108.82 1,270.59
Appearrance
Hornet M0
200px-Hull hornet m1

Hornet M1

200px-Hull hornet m2

Hornet M2

200px-Hull hornet m3

Hornet M3

Micro-Upgrades

Hornet M0

Step Protection Maximum speed Turning speed Weight Power Step cost Delay time Speed up cost
0 1000 9.8 120 1100 850 10 1m 20
1 1016.18 9.83 120.49 1117.79 859 130 13m 260
2 1032.35 9.86 120.97 1135.59 868 250 25m 500
3 1048.53 9.88 121.46 1153.38 877 370 37m 740
4 1064.71 9.91 121.94 1171.18 886 490 49m 980
5 1080.88 9.94 122.43 1188.97 894 610 1h 1m 1220
6 1097.06 9.97 122.91 1206.76 903 730 1h 13m 1460
7 1113.24 9.99 123.4 1224.56 912 850 1h 25m 1700
8 1129.41 10.02 123.88 1242.35 921 970 1h 37m 1940
9 1145.59 10.05 124.37 1260.15 930 1090 1h 49m 2180
10 1161.76 10.08 124.85 1277.94 939 1220 2h 2m 2440
11 1177.94 10.1 125.34 1295.74 948 1340 2h 14m 2680
12 1194.12 10.13 125.82 1313.53 957 1460 2h 26m 2920
13 1210.29 10.16 126.31 1331.32 966 1580 2h 38m 3160
14 1226.47 10.19 126.79 1349.12 975 1700 2h 50m 3400
15 1242.65 10.21 127.28 1366.91 983 1820 3h 2m 3640
16 1258.82 10.24 127.76 1384.71 992 1940 3h 14m 3880
17 1275 10.27 128.25 1402.5 1001 2060 3h 26m 4120
18 1291.18 10.3 128.74 1420.29 1010 2180 3h 38m 4360
19 1307.35 10.32 129.22 1438.09 1019 2300 3h 50m 4600
20 1323.53 10.35 129.71 1455.88 1028 - - -
Total: +323.53 +0.55 +9.71 +355.88 +178 23100 1d 14h 30m 46200


Hornet M1

Step Protection Maximum speed Turning speed Weight Power Step cost Delay time Speed up cost
0 1323.53 10.35 129.71 1455.88 1028 100 30m 200
1 1338.24 10.38 130.15 1472.06 1036 1640 8h 12m 3280
2 1352.94 10.4 130.59 1488.24 1044 3190 15h 57m 6380
3 1367.65 10.43 131.03 1504.41 1052 4730 23h 39m 9460
4 1382.35 10.45 131.47 1520.59 1060 6280 1d 7h 24m 12560
5 1397.06 10.48 131.91 1536.76 1068 7820 1d 15h 6m 15640
6 1411.76 10.5 132.35 1552.94 1076 9370 1d 22h 51m 18740
7 1426.47 10.53 132.79 1569.12 1085 10910 2d 6h 33m 21820
8 1441.18 10.55 133.24 1585.29 1093 12460 2d 14h 18m 24920
9 1455.88 10.58 133.68 1601.47 1101 14000 2d 22h 28000
10 1470.59 10.6 134.12 1617.65 1109 - - -
Total: +147.06 +0.25 +4.41 +161.77 +81 70500 14d 16h 30m 141000


Hornet M2

Step Protection Maximum speed Turning speed Weight Power Step cost Delay time Speed up cost
0 1470.59 10.6 134.12 1617.65 1109 100 30m 200
1 1500 10.65 135 1650 1125 5080 1d 1h 24m 10160
2 1529.41 10.7 135.88 1682.35 1141 10060 2d 2h 18m 20120
3 1558.82 10.75 136.76 1714.71 1157 15040 3d 3h 12m 30080
4 1588.24 10.8 137.65 1747.06 1174 20020 4d 4h 6m 40040
5 1617.65 10.85 138.53 1779.41 1190 24990 5d 4h 57m 49980
6 1647.06 10.9 139.41 1811.76 1206 29970 6d 5h 51m 59940
7 1676.47 10.95 140.29 1844.12 1222 34950 7d 6h 45m 69900
8 1705.88 11 141.18 1876.47 1238 39930 8d 7h 39m 79860
9 1735.29 11.05 142.06 1908.82 1254 44910 9d 8h 33m 89820
10 1764.71 11.1 142.94 1941.18 1271 - - -
Total: +294.12 +0.5 +8.82 +323.53 +162 225050 46d 21h 15m

450100


Hornet M3

Step Protection Maximum speed Turning speed Weight Power Step cost Delay time Speed up cost
0 1764.71 11.1 142.94 1941.18 1271 100 30m 200
1 1776.47 11.12 143.29 1954.12 1277 2130 10h 39m 4260
2 1788.24 11.14 143.65 1967.06 1284 4170 20h 51m 8340
3 1800 11.16 144 1980 1290 6200 1d 7h 12400
4 1811.76 11.18 144.35 1992.94 1296 8230 1d 17h 9m 16460
5 1823.53 11.2 144.71 2005.88 1303 10270 2d 3h 21m 20540
6 1835.29 11.22 145.06 2018.82 1309 12300 2d 13h 30m 24600
7 1847.06 11.24 145.41 2031.76 1316 14330 2d 23h 39m 28660
8 1858.82 11.26 145.76 2044.71 1322 16370 3d 9h 51m 32740
9 1870.59 11.28 146.12 2057.65 1329 18400 3d 20h 36800
10 1882.35 11.3 146.47 2070.59 1335 20430 4d 6h 9m 40860
11 1894.12 11.32 146.82 2083.53 1342 22460 4d 16h 18m 44920
12 1905.88 11.34 147.18 2096.47 1348 24500 5d 2h 30m 49000
13 1917.65 11.36 147.53 2109.41 1355 26530 5d 12h 39m 53060
14 1929.41 11.38 147.88 2122.35 1361 28560 5d 22h 48m 57120
15 1941.18 11.4 148.24 2135.29 1368 30600 6d 9h 61200
16 1952.94 11.42 148.59 2148.24 1374 32630 6d 19h 9m 65260
17 1964.71 11.44 148.94 2161.18 1381 34660 7d 5h 18m 69320
18 1976.47 11.46 149.29 2174.12 1387 36700 7d 15h 30m 73400
19 1988.24 11.48 149.65 2187.06 1394 38730 8d 1h 39m 77460
20 2000 11.5 150 2200 1400 - - -
Total: +235.29 +0.4 +7.06 +258.82 +129 388300 80d 21h 30m 776600

See also

Sources and references

  1. Was confirmed in one of the V-Logs (around 50)- needs the correct link though
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