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{{about|the tanks first appearing in [[Super Mario Bros. 3]]|the enemies in [[Super Mario Odyssey]] sometimes generically referred to as "tanks" in the Prima guide|[[Sherm]]}}
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'''Tanks'''<ref>{{cite|date=June 1990|title=''Nintendo Power'' Volume 13|page=74–75 & 78–79|publisher=Nintendo of America|language=en-us}}</ref> appear in the [[Super Mario (franchise)|''Super Mario'' franchise]] as large, segmented, and heavily armed land vehicles utilized by [[Bowser]] and [[Bowser's Minions|his armies]] in various games. Tanks are usually equipped with various artillery, such as [[cannon]]s, [[Burner|Rocket Engine]]s, [[Bob-omb]] launchers, and [[Rocky Wrench]]es. In addition, some tanks were just mostly square in shape.

==History==
===''Super Mario'' series===
====''Super Mario Bros. 3'' / ''Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3''====
There are only two tank companies in ''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]'', both guarding areas in [[Dark Land]]. The [[World 8-Big Tanks|first one]] is found in the kingdom's first area, and the [[World 8-Super Tank|second one]] is in the last portion of it. There are 13 tanks (10 in ''[[Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Advance 4]]'') in the first [[level]], and there are two regular tanks and three large tanks in the second level. Their tiles are mostly the same as that of the [[airship]]s and other artillery weapons, though unlike the airship they feature moving details such as treads and upward-pointing propellers.

====''New Super Mario Bros.''====
[[File:NSMB Monty Tank Complete.png|thumb|left|200px|Monty Tank]]
In ''[[New Super Mario Bros.]]'', the boss of [[World 6 (New Super Mario Bros.)|World 6]] is [[Monty Tank]], which is depicted as a [[Monty Mole]] piloting a tank. 
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====''Super Mario 3D World'' / ''Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury''====
[[File:SM3DW Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade.png|thumb|A tank in ''Super Mario 3D World'']]
Tanks in ''[[Super Mario 3D World]]'' and [[Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury|its Nintendo Switch port]] move slowly in the levels [[Bowser's Bullet Bill Brigade]] and [[Bowser's Bob-omb Brigade]]. They have lights and [[Spike Trap]]s on them; the lights are activated only in the latter level, which takes place at night. In both levels, [[Boom Boom]] is the boss.
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===''The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3''===
Tanks appear in "[[Princess Toadstool for President]]" on ''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''; here, several tanks and Rocky Wrenches appear to attack [[Mario]] and [[Luigi]] when they enter Dark Land.

===''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''===
[[File:Tank SMB3 Frosty Fruits.jpg|thumb|The tank in ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'']]
In the level [[Frosty Fruits]] in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'', a tank that resembles the ones in ''Super Mario Bros. 3'' can be seen in a window near the beginning of the level.
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==Gallery==
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Dark Land.jpg|''[[Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
SMB3 Tank.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 3''
SMB3 Treads.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (treads)
SMB3 Propeller tile.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (propeller)
TankMapSMB3.gif|''Super Mario Bros. 3'' (map)
TankCartoon.jpg|''[[The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3]]''
Tank.gif|''[[Super Mario All-Stars]]''
TankIcon.png|''[[Super Mario 3D World]]''
SM3DW Bowser's Bob-omb Brigade.png|''Super Mario 3D World''
EricKozlowsky SMB3Tank.jpg|''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]''
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