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Glitch Reel - Video of Tank Jumping at the 3min 35sec mark

This Spartan Life - Video of a Flying Scorpion at the 25sec mark

Tank jumping, otherwise known as Tank Pinball, refers to two glitches involving Scorpions. One of them can be used to make a Scorpion fly; the other can launch a player.

Instructions[edit]

Launching a Scorpion[edit]

The basic method can be performed by two persons (Person A and Person B) working together.

First, set Scorpions as the Primary Heavy Vehicle in Halo 2's multiplayer map Coagulation. Then, have Person A take a Scorpion and drive up the rock near the Shotgun spawn until the Scorpion flips over, forcibly ejecting A from the driver's seat. Person B should use another Scorpion to drive up Person A's flipped Scorpion, such that B's Scorpion is directly on top of A's.

At this point, Person A should flip the bottom Scorpion, launching the top Scorpion into the air. The Scorpion may stay in the air for a surprising amount of time, bouncing off walls, the ground, the invisible ceiling, and sometimes clipping onto the top of the map (provoking Person B''s death at the hands of the The Guardians).

Launching a player[edit]

The process of launching a player is similar to that of launching a Scorpion. Only one player, however, is needed.

The player should flip their Scorpion over near the Shotgun spawn, as described above. They should then stand on top of the Scorpion and flip it.

An Overshield can be used to achieve higher distances. A player with an Overshield can simply stand at the top of the Scorpion, and then run down the treads, flipping the Scorpion at the last second.

On Delta Halo[edit]

Tank jumping can also occur, with a bit more work, in Campaign mode. In the level Delta Halo, get the Scorpion to the chapter "You Break It, You Buy It." After killing all the enemies in the area, blow up the energy shield right next to the fountain and drive the tank onto the shield emitter. Sit there until the shield turns on. Move or fire your cannon, and you should go flying around, spinning the whole time. This technique was pioneered in November 2004 and hence filmed by Lleyad.com. This is often far more entertaining—and lethal—than the multiplayer version. This can also be accomplished slightly later on in the level, when you come up on the final outdoor structure. If the trick works, the Scorpion will be flung into the air, often exploding. There is a very slight chance that the scorpion will be catapulted over the structure. It is possible to walk on top of the buildings however it is likely the scorpion will explode, killing the player. A way to counter act this is to stand on top of the scorpion, with luck you will be sent flying onto the platform on the left. The damage of standing on the scorpion is less than driving it when it explodes. There is also a possibility of the shields not sending the scorpion flying immediately, in this case the shields go right through the tank and eventually will send it flying anyway.

Wraith and Scorpion[edit]

In any Halo 2 Campaign level with a Zurdo-pattern Wraith and a Scorpion, two players (Person A and Person B) playing Co-op can work to launch the tank. This can also be done in Slayer, if the heavy vehicle settings are set to random on a large map.

Person A should get in the Wraith and Person B should get in the Scorpion. Person A should position their Wraith behind the Scorpion, and boost toward the Scorpion's rear. The boost should send the Scorpion flying into the air.

Zanzibar Windmill[edit]

There is also another neat little trick that will produce almost the same results on the Halo 2 map Zanzibar. First, set the primary heavy vehicle to a Scorpion Tank. During the match, get into the Scorpion and drive it around the windmill. Drive the tank into the windmill, with the front end facing the beach. Keep the tank level as the blade pushes you up the windmill. When the front part of the tank hits the walkway, the tank will start flying through the air.

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-</div>This is a neat little way to make tanks go flying.  First, go onto [[Coagulation (Level)]] (must have [[scorpion]]s as primary tank) and grab a scorpion.  Then drive up the rock near the [[shotgun]] spawn until the tank flips over.  Then have the other person drive up the flipped tank with another scorpion so that one is completely on top of the other (stay in the tank).  Then flip over the bottom tank and the top tank will go flying across the map continuously spinning.  I once kept it in the air for a good 20 minutes (most of the time it lasts for a minute or two) and finally ended up out of the level where I got killed by the [[guardians]].
-There is also another way.  In the level Delta Halo get the scorpion tank to the place where it says "You break it you buy it".  Take care of all the enemies in the area.  Then, blow up the energy shield right next to the fountain and drive on top of it(make sure you're centered).  Sit there until the shield turns on.  Move or fire your cannon, and you should go flying around, spinning the whole time.  You will get hurt every time you touch something or spin too fast, and you will die a lot of the time, but it's fun for quite a while.You can also do this in the later part of the level Delta Halo where you get marine reinforcements and where the Pelican dropship  drops weapon pods.
+'''Tank jumping''', otherwise known as '''Tank Pinball''', refers to two glitches involving [[Scorpion]]s. One of them can be used to make a Scorpion fly; the other can launch a player.
-. Drive your scorpion up the ramp till you see the stationary energy shields.
+== Instructions ==
+=== Launching a Scorpion ===
+The basic method can be performed by two persons (''Person A'' and ''Person B'') working together.
-. Destroy the shields with your cannon.
+First, set Scorpions as the Primary Heavy Vehicle in ''[[Halo 2]]'''s [[multiplayer]] map  [[Coagulation (Level)|Coagulation]]. Then, have ''Person A'' take a Scorpion and drive up the rock near the [[Shotgun]] spawn until the Scorpion flips over, forcibly ejecting ''A'' from the driver's seat. ''Person B'' should use another Scorpion to drive up ''Person A''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s flipped Scorpion, such that ''B''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Scorpion is directly on top of ''A''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s.
-. Drive on top of the shield generators.
+At this point, ''Person A'' should flip the bottom Scorpion, launching the top Scorpion into the air. The Scorpion may stay in the air for a surprising amount of time, bouncing off walls, the ground, the [[Invisible Walls|invisible ceiling]], and sometimes [[clipping]] onto the top of the map (provoking ''Person B''<nowiki>'</nowiki>'s death at the hands of the [[The Guardians]]).
-. Get out.
+=== Launching a player ===
+The process of launching a player is similar to that of launching a Scorpion. Only one player, however, is needed.
-If the trick works, the scorpion will be flung into the air and blow up. This trick is hard to do as it varies on the position the scorpion tank is parked.
+The player should flip their Scorpion over near the Shotgun spawn, as described above. They should then stand on top of the Scorpion and flip it.
-It can also be done on Zanzibar by driving the tank into the bottom of the wheel, near where the light vehicle spawns. As soon as the spoke touches your tank, start driving toward the water. If you are far enough off the side of the wheel, the front of the tank will catch on the bridge support and you will be sent flying and, with an overshield and luck, get a tank onto the wheel.
+An [[Overshield]] can be used to achieve higher distances. A player with an Overshield can simply stand at the top of the Scorpion, and then run down the treads, flipping the Scorpion at the last second.
-You can also do it by getting a [[Wraith]] and a [[Scorpion]]. And crashing the Wraith into the Scorpion at a certain angle, if you do it right it will send the Scorpion flying. Sometimes if you do it good enough, the Wraith will get launched also.
+=== On Delta Halo ===
+Tank jumping can also occur, with a bit more work, in [[Campaign]] mode. In the level [[Delta Halo]], get the Scorpion to the chapter "''You Break It, You Buy It.''" After killing all the enemies in the area, blow up the energy shield right next to the fountain and drive the tank onto the shield emitter. Sit there until the shield turns on. Move or fire your cannon, and you should go flying around, spinning the whole time. This technique was pioneered in November 2004 and hence filmed by [http://web.archive.org/web/20050829015708/lleyad.com/videos.html Lleyad.com]. This is often far more entertaining—and lethal—than the multiplayer version. This can also be accomplished slightly later on in the level, when you come up on the final outdoor structure. If the trick works, the Scorpion will be flung into the air, often exploding. There is a very slight chance that the scorpion will be catapulted over the structure. It is possible to walk on top of the buildings however it is likely the scorpion will explode, killing the player. A way to counter act this is to stand on top of the scorpion, with luck you will be sent flying onto the platform on the left. The damage of standing on the scorpion is less than driving it when it explodes. There is also a possibility of the shields not sending the scorpion flying immediately, in this case the shields go right through the tank and eventually will send it flying anyway.
+=== Wraith and Scorpion ===
+In any ''Halo 2'' Campaign level with a {{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}} and a Scorpion, two players (''Person A'' and ''Person B'') playing [[Co-op]] can work to launch the tank. This can also be done in [[Slayer]], if the heavy vehicle settings are set to random on a large map.
-== Double Tank Jumping ==
+''Person A'' should get in the Wraith and ''Person B'' should get in the Scorpion. ''Person A'' should position their Wraith behind the Scorpion, and boost toward the Scorpion's rear. The boost should send the Scorpion flying into the air.
-First you need two people for this glitch, you need to get a [[Scorpion Tank|Tank]] and flip it by driving it up a courner of a building. then get the other person to drive a second Tank on top of the first then they stay inside of the tank, the first person then flips the first Tank sending the the first person, the second person and the second Tank flying.
-[[Category:Tricks and Cheats]]
+=== Zanzibar Windmill ===
+There is also another neat little trick that will produce almost the same results on the ''Halo 2'' map [[Zanzibar]]. First, set the primary heavy vehicle to a Scorpion Tank. During the match, get into the Scorpion and drive it around the windmill. Drive the tank into the windmill, with the front end facing the beach. Keep the tank level as the blade pushes you up the windmill. When the front part of the tank hits the walkway, the tank will start flying through the air.
+{{Glitches}}
+[[Category:Tricks and cheats]]
+[[Category:Glitches]]
+[[Category:Halo 2]]
+[[Category:Halo 2 glitches]]