here's some tips iv told other new players,
probly the most important thing is to 
keep ur tank moveing.
a still tank is a dead tank!
if ur trying to shoot other tanks in your missing alot 
it's probly lagg and theres not much you can do about it.
i just learn to play with it unless it's real bad.

for medium to far away targets 
throw a nade first then follow with a nuke or 2.
when close fighting use 2 or 3 nades.
when ur enegry gets low
switch to a rocket for the final kill.

always chargeing the other player is not the best stratigy
learn how to do a nade retreat. 
you have the advantage if your running from ur oppenent when throwing nades.
learn how to skillfully use the [ctrl]key to lay a patern down on the ground while also useing the [ctrl]key at the same time to double fire ur ammo twice as fast.

use ur radar a lot! 
steal kills from others players with ur radar by, 
1 nadeing from behind the terrain 
2 nadeing long distance shots that can only be seen with
ur radar
3 use ur radar with nukes to hit targets you cant see
that are still in a strait line from where you are
the desert op is good for this.

some places in the classic op have some good strait line shots where you can't see ur target too. 
snow has some good places to make out of sight radar shots.

mars is not to good for rockets or nukes 
to many craters to hide in.

know ur enenmy if you see him runnig for ammo or energy 
shoot it first then shoot him.
and know the layout of the terrain of the op ur in
there are good places to be in each op and bad places. 

a lot depends on who ur playing
a good player may out think you.
a skillfull player wont be making a lot of noob mistaks.
no when to break off the fight and get more ammo and energy.
dont become a power up noob in the long run power ups keep you weak.
learn to play by skill.
and lastly dont forget to have fun. 

I`m impressed cubey    good advice    will you be my Daddy ?  lol  

Good Write-up - good advice.
I have some more specific questions & How to questions:

How to start an operation with Options:
no power-ups
no privates
Mars
Desert

Functions Definitions:
Comm. Off
Ally
Comm Off Privates
Comm Off Non Army Members
Assembly Call
Be Right Back ( this did not seem to do anything )

Arrow keys stop funtioning:
..and then are refreshed by
using the graphic arrow keys.
How to avoid this.

How to establish quick left-right
motion to avoid getting shot:
(I know about Ctrl to point out a path
but that takes too long - guess that's just me )

lmfao @ con 

to make differant ops with different Options you have to pay for the game.

Functions Definitions

Comm. Off>to mute a player, if you dont want to hear another player it only works for you 

Assembly Call>
when its green it lists players in the room ur in 
when its red it lists players in the room ur in and in the ops

Comm Off Non Army Members>players who pay for the game can mute players who dont pay

Be Right Back>you have pay to use it 

ally>for players who pay ,on the radar map they can give allys one color and enemys another color

Comm Off Privates>dont know ,privates cant talk
 
Arrow keys stop funtioning:<<<<cant be avoided ,its a game flaw
..and then are refreshed by
using the graphic arrow keys.
How to avoid this.

How to establish quick left-right
motion to avoid getting shot:
(I know about Ctrl to point out a path
but that takes too long - guess that's just me )
you just have to practice useing ur mouse quickly with [ctrl]

hope this hlps:)


 

Mark   A lot of the how to`s you asked about can only be accomplished if you have bought a subcription to Tanx. Once subscribed it gives you more options like creating Mars, no power ups, ect. Cost is about $20.00 US per year or shorter times for less money. You also will have to download the Tanx version of the game from flyordie.com  Many different ways to pay.  hope that helped

Cubey,
Thanks for the info !
I guess I'll have to buy-in.
This is one cool, but pain in the a-- game !
What did the other guy write ? "..will you be my daddy.."
..funny

Yes-good info-thanks !

cubey likes me   when he does`nt he throws a missle or 2 at my head

I think the best way is to practis without focusing on your score ( as you can see I don't lol) . Plaing with the high scorers is the only way to improve and learn...I belive.

best,
stug1