Explosion

**Explosions** are an event which occurs in *Micro Tanks*. They occur when one of several explosive devices in the game are detonated, and are capable of killing tanks and destroying certain types of blocks. They are extremely common in Micro Tanks, occurring as a big part of normal gameplay.

## Types of Explosions

There are several types of explosions in the game, depending on the source.

### Player Explosions vs Enemy Explosions

Two domains of explosion exist: player-made explosions, and enemy-made explosions. In general, player-made explosions can kill *all* tanks, enemy tanks *and* player tanks. They can also kill Assistants. They can also trigger other explosive devices and break blocks that are susceptible to being destroyed by explosions. Enemy-made explosions, however, do not kill other enemy tanks or assistants. They can still trigger explosive devices and break the same blocks as Player-made explosions, however.

If an enemy bullet causes a source of player-made explosions, such as causing the player's Mine to blow up, it will still produce a player-made explosion. Likewise, the player shooting an enemy's mine will cause an enemy-made explosion to occur.

### "Regular" Explosions

The regular explosion in Micro Tanks is an explosion accompanied with a "BANG" sound, and orange particles that turn grey to show smoke. The effect clears fast, and the explosion is actually only deadly at the moment of detonation. The lingering particles are not deadly. Upon detonation, the explosive range is instantly deadly, but after 0.1 seconds has passed since the explosion, the area is no longer deadly to enter.

#### Different Sizes of Regular Explosion

Depending on the source, regular explosions can have four different sizes. The most common is the medium-sized regular explosion. This is the standard and by far the most common explosion the player will encounter. This is produced by Mines, TNT Crates, Nitro Crates, Bombs, and more. This explosion instantly destroys Wooden Crates, as well as many other types of blocker. The standard explosion size has a diameter of 5.5 blocks, therefore the radius from the source is 2.75 blocks.

A slightly smaller size explosion occurs when a Rose Tank's Bullet explodes. This explosion behaves very similar to the standard-sized explosion, but it can't instantly destroy Wooden Crates, instead changing them into Cracked Wooden Crates. Mahogany Crates are immune to this type of explosion. Other types of destructible blocks are still destroyed by this type of explosion. Its diameter is 4.24 blocks, therefore the radius from the source is 2.12 blocks.

The other commonly-encountered explosion type is the large explosion. This is most commonly produced when a player or enemy's mine has the Range Boost Power-up. It is also produced when a C-4 Crate explodes, and it is the explosion size of the Peach Tank's explosion. Other than the increased radius, this explosion behaves identically to the regular-sized explosion. Its "BOOM" sound is notably louder, however. Its diameter is 7.72 blocks, therefore its radius from the source is 3.86 blocks. The radius is 40% larger than the regular explosion, and the area is essentially twice as large.

The final regular explosion size is the huge explosion. This is very rare, and only occurs when a Peach Tank has the Range Boost power-up (which the tank seeks out), and then explodes. The explosion has the same effects as the medium and large explosions, but with a much larger area of effect. The diameter of this explosion is a massive 10.81 blocks, and a radius of 5.41 blocks from the source. The radius is 40% larger again than the large explosion. This explosion's area is almost four times larger than the medium-sized explosion.

### Incendiary Explosions

Incendiary Explosions are similar to Regular explosions, and come in the same medium and large sizes that the regular explosions come in. However, they are capable of leaving a lingering flame at the site of the explosion. The diameter of the flame matches the radius of the initial explosion. The flame lasts for several seconds. These occur when an Incendiary Mine explodes (they are marked with an orange outer rim, instead of the standard yellow rim). In an enemy-made Incendiary explosion, if the player steps into the flames, they are set on fire for a few seconds, taking approximately half of their health. Enemies are unharmed if they enter an enemy-made fireball. Player-made incendiary explosions are different however. Players are immune to their own fireballs, but if an enemy is set on fire, they will burn indefinitely till death. Player-made incendiary explosions can only be created using the Incendiary Mine Extra Weapon.

### White Phosphorus (WP) Explosions

WP explosions are different altogether than regular or incendiary explosions. Their particles are mostly white, rather than orange, and unlike regular explosions which are instant, the effect radiates out from the source in a wave-like propagation. Once the maximum radius of the explosion has been reached, the effect disappears immediately.

WP explosions are fairly rare in Micro Tanks, but they come from a few sources. The boss tanks Scarlet and Aquamarine are capable of producing such explosions. They will also be encountered during Air Strikes when WP Bombs are dropped. Enemy-made WP explosions, like regular explosions, are occluded by sandbags. However, player-made WP explosions (purchasable only as an Extra Weapon) are not.

Unlike regular explosions, WP explosions do *not* break blocks that would be destroyed by regular and incendiary explosions. They also do not trigger explosive crates or mines, or other items affected by normal explosions.

WP explosions have a number of different sizes, depending on the source. Each source has a different size.

### Nuclear Explosions

The Nuclear explosion is the most powerful explosion in the game. It is produced from only one source: the Uranium-235 Bomb. This explosion is capable of killing the player, even if the player has an invincibility shield. This explosion propagates out similar to a WP explosion, in a wave-like pattern, but this explosion covers the entire screen, meaning it can't be escaped no matter what. This explosion shrouds the entire screen with think dark black smoke. Some particles seen are white, and others are green. This is to show that the explosion is radioactive. When this explosion detonates, it creates a colossal sound of everything breaking.

### Cosmetic Explosions

Rarely, an explosion is seen in the game that is actually just cosmetic, and not a real explosion. A notable case of this is in Mission Spectra, when the Metal Crates in the lower half of the map appear to explode towards the end of the fight. The particle effects of a medium-sized regular explosion appear, but being caught in this explosion does not harm the player at all.