Quick Facts

Series

1.	Taking a Trip to the Top of the Tank
2.	A Taste of Iron

Storyline
Escape From Tanaan Taking a Trip to the Top of the Tank A Taste of Iron The Home Stretch The Home Stretch

Screenshots

Videos

Comments

Comment by Luckystar

I spent some time looking for the "chains" you're supposed to climb; was expecting to find a chain/rope that you click and it hoists you up.

Instead, what the dwarf means is that you can literally just walk up the chains towards the top of the tank.

Just in case someone else is having one of those moments.

Comment by Dayta

Quest Video ( YouTube Link )
Showing the Quest being done from start to end
English - Taking a Trip to the Top of the Tank
German - Eine Reise zum Dach des Panzers

Comment by Googla

Easy pic

Comment by scharky

The guy you need to talk to is standing beside the dynamite plunger from the previous quest. He's got the Repair Anvil mouseover thing.

Comment by Sabbykins

Not getting quest credit? Go back and make sure the dwarf is with you.

Comment by 1062708

The wheeled cart behind the quest giver is NOT the tank. The actual tank is very large.

Just follow the quest indicator to where it points you. This is not one of those quests where you get into the tank and then go kill something the arrow points to.

Comment by cayleb

Do not run up the chains while mounted. It seems if you make the dwarf run too fast he gets all Scottish and doesn't let you turn in the quest.

Comment by teddybambino

after killing Gogluk you walk up the chains as it says.

I ran around finding something to click on. just walk up the chains that are behind Gogluk.

Comment by deathbybunnies

To find the tank: follow the iron path up the hill from the quest giver. You will see a huge, molten-red, iron star-type spinning wheel. This is the tank. You'll likely need to fight two grunts and the giant Gogluk. Run up the massive chains behind Gogluk (a la old Blackrock Mountain style). When you arrive at the top the quest giver will point you to the controls and be available for turn in. Next, you will fight in a turret and see a small cut scene.

Comment by Eilonthay

Upon accepting the quest:

Thaelin Darkanvil says: You do the fightin' and I'll do the fixin'. Now let's get up on that tank!

He will fight with you, but there probably won't be much to kill, other than Gogluk. You can mount up with him in tow as you go up the chains, a la Blackrock Mountain style, but pausing a couple times to allow him to catch up might be advised, in order to keep him from bugging and not giving you quest credit.

Upon reaching said chains and then running up one:

Thaelin Darkanvil says: Look back there. I think we can climb up those chains.
Thaelin Darkanvil says: I see the controls!

Next quest - A Taste of Iron.

Comment by RayCrowl

Hah i get it blizzard... Trip - Tank hah i loved that show
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0SpRZ295Xg

Comment by varenne

"Assault on the Dark Portal" Quest chain
Welcome to Draenor(A) Welcome to Draenor(H)

Blasted Lands
1. Warlords of Draenor: The Dark Portal video
2. Azeroth's Last Stand video
3. Onslaught's End video
4. The Portal's Power video
5. The Cost of War video
6. Blaze of Glory video
7. Vengeance for the Fallen(A) Vengeance for the Fallen(H) video
8. Bled Dry(A) Bled Dry(H) video
9. Altar Altercation video
10. The Kargathar Proving Grounds video
11. A Potential Ally(A) A Potential Ally(H) video
12. Kill Your Hundred video

Umbral Halls
13. Masters of Shadow(A) Masters of Shadow(H) video
14. The Shadowmoon Clan(A) The Shadowmoon Clan(H) video
15. Yrel(A) Yrel(H) video
16. Keli'dan the Breaker(A) Keli'dan the Breaker(H) video

Blackrock Quarry
17. Prepare for Battle(A) Prepare for Battle(H) video
18. The Battle of the Forge video
19. Ga'nar of the Frostwolf video
20. The Gunpowder Plot video
21. The Shadow of the Worldbreaker video
22. Polishing the Iron Throne video
23. The Prodigal Frostwolf video
24. Taking a Trip to the Top of the Tank video
25. A Taste of Iron video
26. The Home Stretch(A) The Home Stretch(H) video

Comment by 1440987

Taking a Trip to the Top of the Tank http://youtu.be/NEhH4aek_yQ

Comment by 1374013

Taking a Trip to the Top of the Tank https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02PHInzjX8c

Comment by Aurleis1

Video Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noj0LYOKPZI

Travel down the path to coords 48.6, 14.2 and accept the quest Prepare for Battle from Vindicator Maraad.

1. Prepare for Battle - (Video) - Continue down the path and loot 30 Blackrock Weapon from the Iron Horde Weapon Rack, and off of mobs in the area.

• Travel back to coords 48.6, 14.2, and turn in the quest to Vindicator Maraad.
• Accept the quest The Battle of the Forge, from Cordana Felsong (coords: 49.5, 14.1)

2. The Battle of the Forge - (Video) - Travel down the path and kill 15 Blackrock Grunt and 3 Ogron Warcrusher.

• Turn the quest in to Farseer Drek'Thar (coords: 43.0, 26.5). After the cut-scene accept the quest Ga'nar of the Frostwolf.
• Accept The Gunpowder Plot from Hansel Heavyhands, and The Shadow of the Worldbreaker from Thaelin Darkanvil.

3. The Shadow of the Worldbreaker - (Video) - Kill Blackrock Laborer and Blackrock Machinist until you have looted the Worldbreaker Schematics from their corpse.

4. Ga'nar of the Frostwolf - (Video) - Travel south to coords 41.9, 41.8 and turn in the quest to Ga'nar, and then accept the quest Polishing the Iron Throne.

5. Polishing the Iron Throne - (Video) - Travel north and enter building on the right (entrance @ coords 43.8, 38.0), and go downstairs.

• Kill Overseer Gotrigg and loot Ga'nar's Shackle Key from his corpse.
• Go back up the stairs, exit the building, and travel southwest to Ga'nar at coords 41.9, 41.8, and turn in the quest Polishing the Iron Throne. Accept the quest The Prodigal Frostwolf.

6. The Gunpowder Plot - (Video) - Travel north and enter the second building on the right (entrance @ coords 45.5, 31.7).

• Click the Blackrock Powder Keg, exit the building, and turn right to travel to coords 44.1, 29.6.
• Turn in the quest, The Shadow of the Worldbreaker, to Thaelin Darkanvil.
• Click the Makeshift Plunger next to Thaelin Darkanvil.
• Turn in the quest, The Gunpowder Plot to Hansel Heavyhands.

7. The Prodigal Frostwolf - (Video) - Travel north to Farseer Drek'Thar (coords 43.0, 26.5), and turn in the quest.

• Accept Taking a Trip to the Top of the Tank from Archmage Khadgar (coords 43.1, 28.7).

8. Taking a Trip to the Top of the Tank - (Video) - Speak to Thaelin Darkanvil (coords: 44.0, 29.6), and select "Yes. I need you to help me operate that enormous tank."

• Follow the stone-paved road to the large tank (coords: 37.2, 47.8), and kill Gogluk.
• Travel up the tank's "ramps" and chains (coords: 37.4, 49.2), turn in the quest to Thaelin Darkanvil at the top of the tank and accept the quest, A Taste of Iron.

9. A Taste of Iron - (Video) - Click the Worldbreaker Side Turret to take control of it, and use the Turret Blast (button #1) to kill 200 Iron Horde mobs below.

• Ignore any tanks that are firing at you, as these can't hurt you.
• Click the Main Cannon Trigger up by Thaelin Darkanvil and, after the cut-scene turn the quest in, accepting The Home Stretch next.

10. The Home Stretch - (Video) - Travel down off the Worldbreaker and take the stone-paved path to the south, heading for the docks (coords 44.3, 80.7).

• Turn the quest in to Archmage Khadgar.

Comment by WoWGnGP

I made i playthrough of this quest if anyone wish to see how to do it :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubYcKxxiuyk

Comment by Boxofbeer

Taking a Trip to the Top of the Tank http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpXrihrgG9Q

Comment by toppjubei

If you can't find the quest giver, he is Archmage Khadgar.

He had no ! above his head for me. Ran around for ages.

Comment by Kaerfemagsh

any1 else getting a glitch where this quest doesn't appear after completing "prodigal frostwolf"?

Comment by pumba2988

If your here and cannot find the quest from Khadgar after reloading ui, hearthing out then zoning back in, turning on trivial quests etc and have tried everything --

Just walk up to the tank and kill the big guy then run back to Khadgar and the quest should be there.

Comment by LeonBlack

i don't know since when this has been happening, but as i was leveling my character on patch 10.2.5, i don't remember how, probably got into a dungeon, the ! for the quest above khadgar's head did not appear, and when talking to him he didn't give me any quest, i left it for the day, went back, nothing, went back to orgrimar and back there, nothing, then for some reason as i was looking the answer on the web, the ! spontaneously appeared, so if this happens to you, i guess be patient ._.

Comment by WokkaD

Note that the chains you run up are on either side of Gogluk.
It doesn't matter which side you run up.
When you get to the top of the tank, Thaelin starts banging away on the tank.

Links

Taking a Trip to the Top of the Tank

Speak with Thaelin Darkanvil, then escort him to the top of the Iron Worldbreaker.

	Speak with Thaelin (1)
	Gogluk slain (1)
	Climb the rear chains of the Iron Worldbreaker (1)

Description

We cannot risk the reactivation of the Dark Portal. Now is the time for the deathblow.

Thaelin should have figured out how to get that tank working by now. Take him with you, and turn that tank against the Dark Portal itself. We will follow behind you.

Completion

Rewards

You will learn:

	Tier 4 Talents Unlocked

You will also receive:

Gains

Upon completion of this quest you will gain:

See if you've already completed this by typing:

/run print(C_QuestLog.IsQuestFlaggedCompleted(35747))

Guides

Guide to Questing in Pre-100 Tanaan Jungle