Tanks A Lot!

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Type	MISSION
Tanks A Lot!
Appears in	Grand Theft Auto 2
For	Jerkov (Russian Mafia)
Location	Brown-Eye Sewage Plant, Pravda, Industrial District, Anywhere City
Target	Zaibatsu Tanks
Requirements	Moderate Respect for the Russian Mafia
Mission Objectives
Find and destroy the Zaibatsu Tanks.
Conditions of Mission Failure
Wasted Busted
Rewards
Rewards	$60,000 +1 Score Multiplier Russian Mafia Respect
Unlock Requirements
Unlocked by	Officer Down! or Karma Assassins!
Technical Information
Time of day	In-game time

“Comrade! It's me, Jerkov! Last night Zaibatsu Executives lost everything at my poker table and now they want revenge. THREE Tanks have been sent to crush my precious Kovski Cars.”

— Jerkov

Tanks A Lot! is a mission in Grand Theft Auto 2 available during Area 3: Industrial, given to the protagonist Claude Speed by the Russian Mafia boss Jerkov. The mission is available from the yellow phones at the Brown-Eye Sewage Plant in the neighborhood of Pravda in Industrial District, after the completion of Officer Down! or Karma Assassins!

Moderate Respect for the Russian Mafia is required in order to unlock this mission, indicated by the yellow light icon below the gang's respect-o-meter on the HUD.

Description

Having lost big gambling against Jerkov, the Zaibatsu Corporation has invaded the streets of Russian territory with three Tanks, each flanked by six Z-operatives. Claude is sent to destroy all three of the tanks.

Reward

The reward for completing the mission is $60,000, +1 Score Multiplier, and increased Russian Mafia Respect level.

Gallery

Walkthrough

Answering the phone, Claude Speed is warned by Jerkov that some of the Zaibatsu Corporation members are coming in Tanks to Pravda to destroy Jerkov's cars as revenge for losing a lot of money in a poker game against him.

A Rocket Launcher and an ElectroGun are provided for this job.

Jerkov claims that the Zaibatsu Tanks can be easily destroyed with the weapons he provided.

Locating one of the Tanks en route to Pravda.

Killing the Zaibatsu members protecting the Tank.

While also avoiding the Tank's missiles.

The two other Tanks arrive.

Destroying the first Tank.

Destroying the second Tank.

Destroying the third Tank.

Job Complete!

Video Walkthroughs

GTA2 - Job 53 Tanks a lot!

Trivia

• The mission's name is similar to the phrase "Thanks a lot".

Navigation

Navigation

[ v • e ]Missions in Grand Theft Auto 2 Downtown Introduction Tutorial! Johnny Zoo (Yakuza) Get ZitZaki! | Bank Robbery! | Happy Gas Smash! (Destroy Happy Gas!) | Get Gama Rei! | Follow That Traitor! (Follow Traitor!) | SWAT Van Swipe! (Steal SWAT Van!) | Stop the Tank! Trey Welsh (Zaibatsu) Cop Car Crush! | Wheeler-Dealing! (Drug Dealing!) | Lick Those Loonies! (Kill Loonies!) | Yutes Must Die! | Big Bank Job! | Armored Car Clash! (Armored Cars!) | Bank Van Theft! Elmo (Loonies) Radio Za-Za! | Pizza Cake! | Who's Mad? (Who's Behind You!) | Destroy J-Lab! | Dimentia To Go! (Getta Isetta!) | Taxi Drivers Must Die! | Gang War A-Go-Go! (Start a Gang War!) Ending The Final Job! Residential Billy Bob Bean (Rednecks) Double-Cross Crush! (Gang Car Bang!) | Blow Job! (Blow-Up!) | Benson Burner! | Greatest Hits! (In Too Deep!) | Tanks-Giving! (Second Hand Tank) | Gang Car Bang! (Gang Land Nonsense) | Penal Ties! (Alma Mater Return!) Dr. LaBrat (Scientists) Sink or Swim! (Pickup 'N' Drown!) | Fake Truce! | LaBrat's Plan! | Gran'pa We Love You! (Race 'N' Kidnap) | Redneck Attack! | Taxi Traitor Test! (RC Taxi!) | Water Carry On! (The Dam!) Red Valdez (Zaibatsu) Fire Truck Fun! (Flame-It!) | Science Friction! (SRS Destruction!) | Operation Z! | Valdez Alert! | Law Enforcement Larceny! (Cop Stealin') | Murder in the Mall! (Mall Murder!) | Distraction Action! (Decoy Trailer!) Ending The Final Job! Industrial Sunbeam (Krishna) Deconstruction Yard! | Cop Car Scrap! (Police Car Scrap) | Cossack Conversion! | Conversion Evasion! (De-Con Labs!) | Sunbeam Contract! | Rooftop Rescue! | Power Station! Uno Carb (Zaibatsu) Grand Theft Auto! | It Was an Accident! | Payback! | Lock-Out! | Gang War! | I'd Like A Tank Please, Bob! | Army Base Alert! Jerkov (Russian Mafia) Hot Dog Homicide! (R.S. L. Bows!) | Mmm, Russian Sailors! (Russian Sailors!) | Officer Down! | Karma Assassins! | Tanks A Lot! | Vedic Massacre! | Super Grass Rescue! Ending Final Job!* Side Missions Kill Frenzies | Wang Cars List | Bonus Stages Demo GTA2 Demo v8.9 Missions in GTA 2 (Category) | Side Missions * denotes the final story mission.