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# Reverse speed

How fast a vehicle can back up, which decides whether it can retreat into cover after firing.

Also known as backward speed, reverse.

Reverse is capped far below [forward speed](/glossary/top-speed.md), often between 12 and 20 kilometres per hour. It is the number that decides whether a [peek-a-boo](/glossary/peek-a-boo.md) shot ends behind cover or in the open.

Vehicles with poor reverse have to turn around to retreat, exposing their sides, which is why a slow reverse is treated as a genuine weakness rather than a detail.

## Related terms

[Peek-a-booRolling out of cover to fire a single aimed shot and reversing straight back before the opponent's reload finishes.](/glossary/peek-a-boo.md)[Top speedThe highest speed a vehicle is allowed to reach, which it only attains with enough engine power and forgiving ground.](/glossary/top-speed.md)[AccelerationHow quickly a vehicle reaches speed from a standstill, which matters far more in practice than its top speed.](/glossary/acceleration.md)

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