Blazer/Gameplay

Controls

 * Joystick: Use the 4-way joystick to: direct the tank "Vanguard", the helicopter "Maiheriko", and the boat "Maiboto" around the screen. Maiheriko and Maiboto are always moving forward, but you can direct them anywhere; however, they cannot move diagonally because the joystick is not eight-way.
 * Firing Button: Use this button to make Vanguard, Maiheriko, and Maiboto fire bullets at their corresponding types of enemies (ground, air, and sea).
 * Bomb Button: Use this button to make Vanguard fire off anti-aircraft missiles upwards at the air-based enemies if it has its normal shot and to make Maiheriko drop bombs on the ground-based enemies. With Maiboto, pressing this button has no effect (like with Vanguard's 4-way or torpedo shots).
 * 1 or 2 Player Buttons: Push these buttons to begin a 1 or 2 player game.

Vanguard (バンガード)
The player's tank, which appears on the first, third, fourth, fifth and seventh missions of the game. It weighs 56.5 tons, measures 9.88 x 3.6 x 2.71 metres, is powered by a 1500hp V12D V50-ATSH engine spinning at 2500 rpm, possesses a fuel capacity of 1987 litres, and has a top speed of 61 mph; it starts in the game with thirteen squares of fuel, but this amount can be increased to sixteen by collecting "Full Oil" powerups that some of the air-based enemies leave behind when killed. As well as being able to fire bullets at the ground-based enemies to kill them, it is also able to kill them by driving over them - however, doing so drains a small amount of fuel. When Vanguard is down to three squares of fuel, a warning sound effect will start to be heard from the Namco CUS-30; unless it has its normal shot (so it can fire anti-aircraft missiles), and an air-based enemy leaves an "Oil" powerup behind when killed, it is impossible to avoid running out of fuel and the text "FUEL EMPTY" will appear upon the screen, costing it a life as a result. It will also die whenever it is hit by a bullet fired at it by a ground-based enemy, a bomb dropped on it by an air-based enemy, or a miniscule Jirai Car - however, it will receive two extra lives at predetermined point values in the game, typically 50000 and 100000 points by default. ''To the left is Vanguard as it appears when it has its normal shot. To the right is how it appears when it receives its 4-way shot after going through a gate marked "T-2" (it is referred to as "Jason") and its torpedo shot after going through a gate marked "T-3" (it is referred to as "Buster Cannon") respectively.''

Maiheriko (マイヘリコ)
The player's helicopter, which appears upon the second and sixth missions of the game. When Vanguard reaches the end of the first and fifth missions, you will receive 10 bonus points for every litre of fuel it has remaining as Maiheriko rises into the air; it will then start moving forward of its own accord (and does not need any fuel of its own as a result). As well as being able to fire bullets at air-based enemies to kill them, it is also able to kill ground-based enemies by dropping bombs on them - however, it will die whenever it's hit by an air-based enemy or a bullet fired at it by one. Once it reaches the end of the second and sixth missions, it will descend to the landing pad where Vanguard has reappeared as its fuel meter fills.

Maiboto (マイボート)
The player's boat which only appears on the eighth and final mission of the game. When Vanguard reaches the end of the seventh mission, you will (again) receive 10 bonus points for every litre of fuel it has remaining, as Maiboto starts moving forward of its own accord (again, it needs no fuel of its own as a result) and the text "THE FINAL MISSION!" appears on the screen; it is only able to fire bullets at the sea-based enemies to kill them, and pressing the Bomb Button with it will have no effects. It will also die whenever it crashes into a sea-based enemy, a bullet fired at it by one, or a wall.

Powerups
When Vanguard hits air-based enemies with its anti-aircraft missiles, they will sometimes leave these behind.
 * Oil (オイル): Will restore some of Vanguard's fuel.
 * Full Oil (フルオイル): Will increase the size of Vanguard's fuel meter.
 * Shield (シールド): Will make Vanguard invincible for a short period of time.
 * Extend (エクステンド): If Vanguard obtains enough of these, it will receive an extra life.

Ground-based enemies
Brown Tank (タンク・茶色) Ochre Tank (タンク・黄土色) Green Tank (タンク・緑色) Super Tank (タンク・スーパー) Hyper Tank (タンク・ハイパー) Green Artillery (砲台・緑) Ochre Artillery (砲台・黄土色) Bomb Cannon (爆弾連射機) Enormous Tank (巨大タンク) Truck (トラック) Jirai Car (地雷車)

Air-based enemies
Gray Heri (ヘリ・グレイ) Ivory Heri (ヘリ・アイボリー) Large Jet (大型戦闘機) Konkorudo (コンコルド) Hariken (ハリケーン) Kira (キラー) Boingu (ボーイング) Bazuka (バズーカ)

Sea-based enemies
Jirai (宇遊機雷) Submarine (潜水艦)