Rainbow Six Siege Tachanka Rework Overview and Gameplay Revealed

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Those playing Rainbow Six Siege for quite some time and wanted Tachanka to be changed drastically in how he plays, rejoice! Ubisoft has shown off the Rainbow Six Siege Tachanka rework gameplay and what his new gadget can do!

Check out the gameplay clip as well as a summary of what’s in the said clip (via Reddit).

Rainbow Six Siege Tachanka Rework Summary:

  • Now carries the DP27 LMG as a primary weapon
    • Can easily open hatches and walls
    • 48 damage @ 550 RPM
  • New gadget: Shumikha incendiary grenade launcher
    • Shoots incendiary grenades that spread fire in a small area
    • Grenades bounce off of walls
    • Two magazines with five grenades, ten grenades in total
  • New passive ability: Withstand (as seen on Zofia)
  • Loadout:
    • Primary: DP27 or 9x19VSN
    • Secondary: PMM or GSH-18
    • Secondary gadgets: Barbed Wire or Proximity Sensor

This Operator change will be taking place on the Test Servers this Thursday, October 8 (tomorrow) for further testing.

In other Rainbow Six Siege news, the Y5S3.2 patch notes have been revealed, with console gamers getting this next week as the Y5S3.3 patch.

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