Unlock and cost
BULKHEAD’s Season 1 changelog moved it twice in one stroke: “Artillery Tank: level 55 to level 90” on the Career track, and its track cost from $400,000 to $500,000. After that one-time payment, the game files list it at $8,000 per life — what you lose each time it is destroyed.
What the files record
From wardogs.zone’s extraction, read 10 October:
| SPH-2 (Artillery Tank) | |
|---|---|
| Class | Land, tracked |
| Crew | 3 seats, 3 crew |
| Armament | L52 cannon, M249 machine gun |
| Small arms | Immune |
| Top speed | 65 km/h |
| Fuel | 105 L, about 13 km of range |
| Trunk | 20 slots |
| Hull | 650 HP; engine 150, fuel tank 100, each track 125 |
| Role XP | Support |
| Ordnance | Two 155 mm HE shells, blast radius 7.5 m and 10 m |
Why it dies, and who hunts it
Small-arms immunity does not make it safe. A player on 9 October: “An armored 155mm platform that is blown up by 2 rockets is pretty crazy in this game,” adding that 50 rounds from its M249 into a rocket Little Bird’s cockpit did nothing. Others treat it as a glass cannon whose defence is range and team support. Hunting artillery is a recognised job: one player on 6 October described buying a helicopter, parachute, three C4 and a detonator to fly at the other teams’ guns, and the fan Field Manual (7 September, before launch) puts destroying an artillery tank at $14,000 — the highest vehicle bounty it lists.
Shells take space
Season 1 made heavy ordnance a loadout decision: “155mm, 122mm and flare deployables now take up more room in your loadout.” The files list two 155 mm HE shells — both “High-explosive Shell, very large area of effect”, one described as highly effective against infantry — at $120 to $200 each depending on the entry.
What is not documented
BULKHEAD has not published how the Artillery Tank is aimed — whether it fires on a map marker as the L81 mortar does, its maximum range, or its reload time — and this site has not crewed one. Players also reported a glitch on 8 October where a freshly spawned SPH-2 began “uncontrollably flying around HQ”. For indirect fire you can build yourself, the mortar is documented.
Common questions
How do you unlock the Artillery Tank in WARDOGS?
At Career (WARDOG) level 90, with a one-time $500,000 payment — both set by BULKHEAD’s Season 1 changelog. The game files then put it at $8,000 per life.
What is the SPH-2 in WARDOGS?
The game files’ name for the Artillery Tank: a three-crew tracked 155 mm gun with an M249, immune to small arms.
How do you kill the Artillery Tank in WARDOGS?
Not with rifles — it is immune to small arms. Players report two helicopter rockets destroying it, and use C4 dropped from helicopters to hunt it.
How much do you get for destroying an Artillery Tank?
A fan extraction of the game files, dated before launch, gives $14,000 — the highest vehicle bounty it lists. BULKHEAD has not published it.
Sources & verification
The unlock level and cost are BULKHEAD’s Season 1 changelog. Per-life price, crew, armament, speed, fuel, hull values and shells are wardogs.zone’s extraction of the game files, read 10 October 2026. How it plays and dies is players on the Steam board, 6–10 October. BULKHEAD has not published how its fire is aimed.
| Source | Type | Read |
|---|---|---|
| BULKHEAD · Pre-Load Live & Season 1 Changelog, 9 September 2026Published 22:46:09 UTC. Records server-browser, voice, stability, progression and economy changes from beta to Season 1. | Publisher stated | 2026-09-11 |
| wardogs.zone · SPH-2 (land-tracked-tnk_01-artillery), read 10 October 2026Fan extraction of the game files: $8,000 per life, $500,000 unlock at WARDOG 90, 3 crew, L52 cannon and M249, small arms immune, 65 km/h, 105 L fuel (~13 km), 20 trunk slots, hull section HP, Support XP, two 155 mm shells (blast 7.5 m and 10 m). | Unverified | 2026-10-10 |
| wardogs.zone · Field Manual, “Cash & The Economy”, updated 7 September 2026Destroying an artillery tank $14,000. Dated before launch; not measured here. | Unverified | 2026-10-10 |
| Steam · “Artillery lacks survivability”, 9 October 2026Opened 20:19 UTC. Two rockets destroy it; its M249 does nothing to a rocket Little Bird. | Unverified | 2026-10-10 |
| Steam · “ARTILLERY SPH2”, 6 October 2026A reply describes hunting artillery with a helicopter, parachute, three C4 and a detonator. | Unverified | 2026-10-10 |
| Steam · “Glitch with SPH”, 8 October 2026Opened 19:41 UTC. A freshly spawned SPH-2 flew uncontrollably around HQ on official server 902267. | Unverified | 2026-10-10 |
