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I thought it was a Leman Russ at first.

>>6619832

Also please vote here!
Decide if you want to move to the EU or stay with the US servers.

http://poll.pollcode.com/AZK

since apparently I'm a moron who doesn't know how to play, what should I be doing in this situation? green = me (e8), red = enemies(tiger, jpz4), blue = ally(is-3). map is karelia in case you can't tell from my drawing.

>>6619855
You're in deep shit because it's a position where they can hit you at the same time. Also one can hit you from the side. Instantly raped.

You need to back up behind that rock so you can only possibly see one at a time through the valley, and so your front is facing them. As they try to pull into the valley, damage them (or track them) and back up. Rinse and repeat until they are totally lured in. Maybe with luck your teammate can flank from behind.
Is this Karelia?

>>6619855
You are overexposed, you should be using the rock to cover ~30% of your tank.

>>6619855
That's a kakoi drawing!

It's so cute! I bet you're 8 years old and female who drew this!

:3c

I'm still deciding if I want Rommel-chan on my tank, or some scanned artwork from my tank-loli card game.

>>6619874
you actually can't be hit if you're positioned right and the enemy is in cover. you can see them in third person mode but neither of you can shoot each other. the problem is what to do after that. if you move out you die, and if you back up and wait for them to come out you still die.

>>6619902
I could explain this in an essay but I'll try and give a general idea: shoot the front of their tank before their turret comes out behind the rock, as they are chasing you. It will track them or kill the driver.
If they camp, let them. Tank it easy and wait behind your rock. There are times to go on the offense and an enemy in cover is a bad time to do so.

>>6619855

no man, you should be parked DIRECTLY in front of your ally so they cant see shit or help you out with any covering fire at all.

Also do this right as they are about to shoot someone, then complain when you get tracked by friendly fire.

That's fuckin' quality teamwork.

>>6619925
>It will track them or kill the driver.
bullshit this never happens

>>6619963
Have you ever played World of Tanks?

>e8

you die because it's an awful tank

>>6619986
have you? I can count the number of times I've tracked someone shooting with the m1a1 on one hand.

wow somehow almost the exact situation I had described just happened. now maybe someone can tell me how versatility, speed, or a high rate of fire gun should have helped in this situation?

How I got my IS-3. Also, stock IS-3 makes me rage so much.

>>6620108
NO FUCK YOU

I'M GETTING THE IS-3 BEFORE ANYONE

>>6620118
Too late BOOF, already riding on it and painfully grinding the BL gun.

>>6620091
It won't. Those don't matter. You need armor and a big gun.

>>6620091

You see that faggot JadgPanther sitting there with no cover? After he shoots your M6 or T1 heavy, whatever that crappy low tier American heavy is infront of you, pop out with HE and shoot him twice then go back if you're using the A2 gun. You'll probably ruin his gun and force him back. Or if you're a faggot as well just sit and let all the allies behind you do something.

>>6620249
>pop out with HE and shoot him twice then go back if you're using the A2 gun. You'll probably ruin his gun and force him back.
but what actually happened was I got tracked and killed as soon as I moved out of cover.

I will fight any KV with that silly 152mm in my Easy8.

So can you only use American, German, and Russian tanks in this game? Any Sherman Fireflys? I can't have a good time unless I'm pretending to be British.

>>6620292

Their is American, Russian, and German. They have regular Sherman. Also, the Russians have a few British tanks.

so i'm in the mumble and the channel and
how the dicks do I actually play with you guys

The upcoming patch's size is too big for two new maps and some stat changes, but too small to include the French tanks.
Perhaps it adds the US TDs?

>>6620292
You can buy a Churchill for about 1,500 gold. You get 150 gold/day.
>>6620917
They are working on tier 9 medium tanks, M26 Pershing, Panther II and T-54. They are also working on the Geschutzwagen series, and Object 212/261.

The Pershing has already been completed, so it's possible they are releasing the medium tanks soonish.

>>6620958
damn I really want it. I don't even have enough exp to get the t23 though even with a reset.

>>6620958
I hope that thing carries at least the 105mm gun, and perhaps even the 120mm gun, but that's wishing for too much

>reset

what do you mean? is everybody gonna be affected by this?

>>6621010
Soft wipe, means everybody loses their tanks but are refunded the EXP and money spent on them..

Its a good thing.

>>6621000
90mm Gun M3
90mm Gun T15E2
105mm Gun T5E1
105mm Howitzer M4

The image is the stats of a fully upgraded Pershing.

>everybody loses their tanks

oh great! guess that will restart my long grind to the king tiger tank once again

>>6620981
Heh, I have enough EXP to get back my m41 and get a t23

>>6621030

You get the XP back and your money back though, so you can just buy back up to where you were.

Or you can go with Russian heavies, but I suspect they'll be getting nerfed (or other tanks getting buffed). I'd still stick with motherfucking King Tiger though personally. It bothers me how Russian tanks are so good in late-game when in reality the vast majority of Russian tanks were paper thin mass produced junk, whereas the late German tanks were the serious motherfucking heavies (that would have been amazing if they didn't break down every 10 meters).

>>6621030
It's like this..

You probably spent about 300k exp getting to the King Tiger. The tanks will be reset but you will be given ALL of that exp you spent getting the King Tiger back in the form of free exp. Which means say you don't like your King Tiger and want a T32 for whatever reason, you can go ahead and grab that instead of reunlocking and buying your King Tiger.

>>6621041
when would this "Soft wipe" happen?

>>6621041
>even considering the possibility of Russian tanks getting nerfed
Not in this universe

>>6621046
First few weeks of 2011, February at the very latest.

>>6621055
hmm, guess I'll just use my exp for some upgrades on my current tank

>>6620958

>Pershing
>Medium Tank

Wat.

Well, whatever, do fucking want.

god dammit, is the last bit of the crew exp training suppose to take longer? In the last 6+ hours of gameplay in my Marder II, I've only gone from 94 or so to 97%.
Anywho, my best match in the Marder out of 210+ games.

>>6621258
It is a logarithmic increase, not a linear one.

>>6621274
So it wasn't just feeling slower. However, I must ask, "why?". Making EXP percentage a logarithmic one seems just silly to me.

>>6621287

Silly? This is an MMO. Hence, there is a grind to be had here.

What does setting a tank as primary or reserve do?

>>6621247
It was reclassified as a medium tank after world war II and since it had engine troubles they redesigned it and made the M46 Patton.

>>6621287
although it's displayed as a percentage, the crew skill is basically the same as leveling in most RPGs, takes more xp the higher level you get. Each percent is basically a level.

>>6621258
Do you have premium? I've never gotten more than 7 kills in anything (done that twice in Wespe) but I have you beat scorewise

>>6621338

So it's going to be America's panther in game?

Basically a heavy tank just not.

>uncle bropurt

>>6621341
Don't have premium, I'm saving up for the 30 days pass.

Decide to do a few battles in both KV-3 and IS, getting the two guns for the IS with the KV-3 and using the IS to get engine/tracks faster...

First game as IS Lakeville, die and rotate to KV-3.
Lakeville. Repeat
Lakeville.
Lakeville.
Lakeville.
Lakeville.
Oh hey it's finally not Lakeville oh wait this map with the magical forest is shit actually a lot of the possible maps are shit I want my Lakeville loop back.

But I can't have it back ;_;

Russian heavy isn't getting nerfed, actually IS-4 is getting a buff to its front armour next patch

>/jp/ playing world of tanks

Wha...what the devil is happening here?

>>6621370
have you been under a rock?

>>6621370
Welcome to Panzermoe, enjoy your stay. Visit the Mumble, we're nice freaks.

*living, derp.

Also, let's share some favourite tank skins.
http://www.mediafire.com/?nqf8hoh7z8ntgi5
Here's the chocolate coloured, racing stripes sporting Leo.

>>6621370

We've been at it for awhile.

>>6621381

Fucking Wespe. I thought you had two Marder II's for a moment and was being all "What."

>>6621362

Is there any reason to go KV-1S and not KV-3?

>>6621393
>Is there any reason to go KV-1S and not KV-3?
Arty here: No. Go KV-3. You'll last an artillery hit or so longer.

>>6621393
KV-1S has lot's of modules that carry over to the IS.
Other than that, not much I ponder.

>>6621393
Not really.

There's really only one reason to go KV-1S over KV-3 and that is it's cheaper, 600k instead of 1mil. It is a medium tank basically AND it can't mount what is considered to be one of the best Russian guns, the 107mm.

The KV-1S can't even unlock the IDIOT gun for IS which has higher dps than the first 122mm.

SPACY!!!... YEAH!!!

>>6621559
wow, you've really wasted that suspension module for this tank

>>6621559
>vent
>spall liner
>suspension

OHSHITNIGGERWHATAREYOUDIONG.jpg

>>6621720
Trying to make my tank nimble, tough and fart proof...

>>6619855
So, why exactly were you dumb enough to ever get in there? You have a very accurate gun with the added bonus of retaining much of that accuracy on the move. What complete and utter retardiation compelled you to move right into a goddamn short-range deathtrap that completely nullifies all your strenghts?

But then, you'd already have to be brain-damaged to use the Easy Eight in that retarded canyon on the right side of Karelia, no matter what you're doing. Unless it's staying at the far back to plink a bit while constantly relocating.

>>6621397
>KV-1S has lot's of modules that carry over to the IS.
Not really, no.
KV-1S Equipment:
Suspensions never transfer
Engine (V-2IS): Available on KV-3 and KV-1S, Transfers
Radio (10RK): Available since KV, Transfers
Guns:
(Stock) 76mm ZiS-5: Does not transfer
76mm S-54: Transfers to T-34 group, but not to the IS
122mm U-11: Transfers to T-34-85 and T-43, but not to the IS
85mm D5_T: Does transfer and is not available on the KV-3
122mm D-2-5T: Transfers, but is also available on the KV-3
Turrets don't transfer

So that's the whole equipment tree. One module, ONE, transfers and isn't available on the KV-3. And the 100mm D10T available on the KV-3 is demonstrably better than it and further transfers to the IS-3 as well. In return for this one below average transferable gun, you have to spend 7k more exp to get the actual research for the IS and have to deal with a tank that is worse in every aspect except its maneuverability. The only point of the KV-1S is to get to the KV-13 so you can cut over to the Soviet Medium tank line, but it isn't in the game yet, so it doesn't even have that going for it.

So stop saying that, it's incorrect. The only reason to go for the KV-1S is if you prefer mobility over all else (in which case I have to ask why you're going down the heavy tree instead of the medium tree).

>>6622319
Well KV-3 moves at around 1.5 hetzer units.

>>6622329
vs the KV-1S' 1.8 Hetzer units. Which I noted in mentioning its maneuverability. What's your point?

OK... now I'm seriously worried...
What's with the server split and how will it affect us both in game performance and other stuff I might never known?...

>>6622414
The game is originally Russian. There are Russian Servers. They expanded to add US servers (what we're playing on). Now they're also adding European servers.

Performance wise this will make it either faster or slower depending on your location and where the group ends up going to. Currently there's a small edge for staying with the US servers. It doesn't matter too much to me, so long as I can tank it easy with some /jp/ers and obsess over tank skins. We just need to reach a consensus for where we're going so we can stick together when it happens.

If I remember right, the soft wipe will also be happening around the same time.

>>6622490
>We just need to reach a consensus for where we're going so we can stick together when it happens.
See:
>>6619852


>>6619855
I can't believe no one knows how to deal with this situation. I put my 1 billion and a half total exp to explain the correct strategy on that picture.

>>6622490
>We just need to reach a consensus for where we're going so we can stick together when it happens.
See:
>>6619852


>>6619855
I can't believe no one knows how to deal with this situation. I put my 1 billion and a half total exp to explain the correct strategy on that picture.

Cornering and Camping:The Game.

I personally, love it.

>>6620958
>43 tons
>763hp
oh wow.

>>6623622
It makes you zoom.

>FIRE IS OUT I'M STILL USEFUL!!!!1!
>Arty kills me in the instant.

>>6623929
Oh shit mixed up pictures

I hate that.
Really.

I go almost alone on the battlefield, every enemies are either right or left, my team is camping like no tomorrow. I manage to dodge bullets and kill 4 of them while my team assists me now and then.
I finally die.
My team comes out of their base.
The fuck is wrong with them niggers?

>>6623965
That happened to me on Sand River, my team was filled with TDs so they all camped like crazy, I took my DB northwest behind the ridge cover along with an M6. Killed 4 enemies at the enemy base, he killed one, we both died at the flag when the enemy T32 came all the way back to defend. With my team outnumbering them like 12 to 4, they were still camping against nothing since they enemy was falling back to defend.

I bitched that everyone was still camping while I had 4 kills and was sitting at enemy base and I get the response "and you're dead", as if the fact that they're still alive while doing almost nothing justifies their retarded camping.

Leeching. The game.

>>6624043
No wait, someone actually came near me.
>bounced shot
>he doesn't see me
Oh boy, time to have fun
>detrack
>detrack
>detrack
>detrack
Poor guy got shelled to dead by arty

>>6624058
Wrong picture, but you get my point. World of Tank? More like World of Leeching.

I'm using an SU-5 right now and I'm unsure of which gun is better. I keep running out of ammo with the more powerful gun, but I'd just be plinking dudes for <5% with the weaker gun that has more ammo.

>>6623965

I was trying to help, but the stock gun on the KV is so bad it hurts.

I'll regularly have rounds where I hit 7-14 times yet my "damaged" column is totally blank.

I dunno whether to go for the 122m U-11 just to get "something" because my exp gain is so low.

>>6623965
Happen'd once again.
This time with an enemy unicorn making 5 kills. At least we won but goddamnit that we were close to lose because of all that camping.

>>6624072
>Doesn't even get "damage target achievement" because all my shells bounces or just detrack
Feels bad man.

>>6624105
At least you proved useful for once.

>>6624105
At least you proved yourself useful for once.

>Charge with two IS-7 and other allies.
>Get hit, 55hp left, go behind my team.
>Kill one tank, damage many other.
>I'm the only one surviving.

Feels great, too bad we failed the rush.
Fucking forest.

>>6622291
so where would you go? the other side and the middle have even less room to move around in without getting blown up by invisible enemies.

>>6622665
and you solution is to camp? so much for versatility and mobility being useful factors.

>>6624766
My solution is not to die and be rather useful. It's not like he could do something with his small tank.
You know, strategy and not Counter Strike.

>>6624792
the point I was trying to make is that "versatlity" or "mobility" don't get you shit 9 times out of 10 and that lots of hp and a bigger gun would be far more useful. everyone seems to have these fantasy scenarios where a medium moves out and kills their heavies by driving in circles so I posted a situation that happens all the time wanting to know how exactly I was supposed to do that.

4chan can't into tanks.
USSR late tanks were superior due to their innovative structure (for late and post WWII time) and German tanks in late WWII like Kenigstiger were paper, because of insufficiency of nickel wich made well-made armor of Tiger I and low-nickel armor of Tiger II (even with better tilt angles) equal.
Russian heavy tank КВ (KV in english version) was made when german constructed their middle-weight Panzer kampfwagen IV and don't even thing about something as heavy as their future Tiger.
German's heavy tanks was heavy only on their scheme and designs.
USA in WWII perios hadn't any heavy tanks. Just like Britain. Pershing? It's totally medium-class tank. T-30? T-34? T-32? Yeah, they were heavy tanks. With around 100 mm lower armor (don't know how "корпус танка" in English, sorry). Very heavy-armored machine indeed.
Sorry for my "bad russian english".
Russian militaryfag in waiting of japanese tanks and especially O-I. Yeah, they are crap, but they are kawaii :3

>>6624828
>4chan can't into tanks

Fucking A. Not so sure I entirely agree on the tanks, though you're quite right; German armor quality went to shit in late-war.

I'd still peg the T-34 as a Medium, at least the early-mid war ones. In weight class, at the very least. And German tanks were plenty "heavy," the Germans were the only ones to call the Panther a "medium."

Though I guess they'd all look small to a Russian. Considering that fucking super-long LAND BATTLESHIP, the T-35, the Czar tank, and other related ginormo-scale horrors. The flying tank and the TB-3 + 5 parasite fighters... well let's not get into that.

tl;dr Russian do eet BIGGAR

>USA in WWII period hadn't any heavy tanks

THANK YOU, SOMEBODY WHO UNDERSTANDS THIS

Uguu~

Hooray a tank game, with armor and guns and realistic

>HP

FUCK

>>6624907
Dwarfs drive it?

>>6624818
Yea, that's why you have to "camp".

You thought Hotglue was bad? Chat is the most unbearable thing to look in. Link spam and /b/ level conversations.

>>6624962

Yeah, it's pretty bad. Most of emote users seem to have gotten bored of it, at least.

>>6624962
>>6624991
People with social expectations? On /jp/?
Well I'm quite surprised now.

>>6624962

oh christ, give it a rest. If it was truly /b/ tier people would just fucking spam DESU or PUDDI or something.

Clearly you just don't know how to tank it easy.

...though LilyBlack does say "nya~" an awful lot.

>>6624818
>so I posted a situation that happens all the time
So your playstyle is one befitting a heavy. So play a heavy. Medium and light tanks shouldn't be in that position in the first place. If the camp gets stale, a medium could move around the backside of the tank behind the rock if it gets lucky enough to dodge a shot from the heavy behind the peninsula, but you intentionally chose a scenario which is skewed against mobility and asked why mobility doesn't work. It's like asking why long walks don't do well on short piers or why Heavy Tanks don't do well in wide open fields.

>>6624962
Quit bitching this is the only time i've seen links being posted in chat. Usually its pretty laid back and informative.

>>6624962
>nobody talking tanks
>nothing being posted
>unrelated conversation starts
OH GOD THEY'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT TANKS! /B/ IS IN MY TANKIN' GAME!!

well it was a talk about firefox vs chrome in the first place..

>>6625139
Then it was a /g/ parody.

>>6625049
>Medium and light tanks shouldn't be in that position in the first place.
the point is that there is no better position. on that map you're either there, hiding behind a rock, or out in the open. if you're in the open you're obviously going to die. if you're behind a rock you're vulnerable to anyone gutsy enough to push out and drive up to your hiding spot. in that spot you at least have an escape route.

Derp.
The SU-14 was alone against the VK4502 and the SU-152. He then killed alone the VK4502 and it ended in a draw, the SU-152 did not even try to cap.

Is there any chance of the M48 Patton being playable in this game?

>>6625210
It was produced after WWII so I guess no.

>>6625319
a lot of tanks in the game were made after ww2 ended

>>6625348
Arn't most of them prototypes or projects from WWII?

>>6625210
First prototypes of the M48 Patton were in 1951 and it didn't see service until 1953, so no.

People thanked me for killing the JagdTiger enemy that made 7 kills.
Manly tears.

So... So cute...

HGNNNNNNNNNN

genius new strategy for komarin: right at the beginning a fast tank like a leopard has to drive to the far side and block the bridge. then someone with a camo net just has to drive up to the flag and park in a bush. the other team basically has no way of stopping this.

>>6625148
Or you're way at the back. Or at the other side of the map, flanking into their base as they commit into the canyon. Or back at your base watching for a flanking maneuver like that. Or ANYWHERE THAT'S NOT IN THAT FUCKING RETARDED CANYON. Contrary to popular knowledge, Karelia consists of more than the canyon on the right side of the map.

So again, confirmed for retard who cannot into mobility.

Sorry I kinda left you there Mayhem.

Had to do some last minute preparations as I've learned there will be an icestorm tomorrow. I'll likely be without power for tomorrow and maybe longer.

>>6626044
>Karelia consists of more than the canyon on the right side of the map.
yeah there's the giant death trap valley in the middle and the other death trap camping lane on the other side. I don't know what you fags think medium and light tanks are capable of but driving out in the open without getting killed isn't it.

>>6626081
It's okay bro. Stay dry and safe.

Oh god how do I play the T-28. Its worse then I thought it'd be.

>>6626289
cannon is inaccurate as fuck past 50 meters, i've actually driven up rammed somone and fired only to miss and get blown up as i reloaded

>>6625022

Nya~

>fire heavy HE round at enemy after I rammed him/he rammed me
>damage my gun, my driver and possibly one or both of my tracks with my own shot

>Me, two arties, a Ferdinand, a JagdPanther and a KT are still alive.
>Move near the house right IN FRONT of their base/castle.
>damage/kill the IS-4 and JagdTiger with the help of arties.
>KT moves on to kill a PzIII and gets killed.
>arties finish the The other tanks.
>I damage the KV, then kill the Grille from supah far with my supah accuracy.

It feels great to turn the whole game in our favor, but a bit more support would be great sometimes.

this game was so great

>>6626096
I always go north side on Karelia in a medium (if I'm scouting I either go north or just right down the middle). If the enemy decides to go north in force you're fucked, but more often there's only a few enemies there and you can make a dash at the right moment to get against the enemy's own rock. Then you're in great shape especially if there's TDs (I don't know why the fuck TDs ever bother going north, you can't go back and forth behind the rock with your gun turned sideways in a TD, and you're utterly fucked if a pair of mediums get in close like that.)

Of course with the way tracking is so out of control, more likely some tier 5 will manage to track you with one shot halfway to the enemy rock and you get torn apart out in the open. But anyway the north side and flanking enemies hiding behind rocks SHOULD be the best way to go with a medium

For Karelia, mediums should go to the open side. Dash from rock to rock and hang behind if you are being targeted. Lure people into coming out and get nailed by your support behind your.

Also most important thing about driving a medium: everyone know how to advance, but you have to also know when it's better to retreat.

Karelia canyon is designed for heavy tank with high alpha gun, if you're not one of those you don't belong there.

>>6626549
>Dash from rock to rock
haha people really think this is possible? of course campers are going to be looking for anyone moving out so the second you leave cover you'll be tracked and killed.

the problem with medium tanks is that since they're faster you want to go ahead, but they get chewed up by campers unless there's heavy tanks advancing with them to draw fire. it's too bad heavy drivers are too preoccupied with camping to increase their k:d ratio to bother with anything like coordinated movement.

I hate the light tanks that hide in bushes, I'm in a KV or T1 and tell the group to start swarming as I go ahead and draw fire, I charge around the corner and get shot 10+ times and blow up while all the faggots still don't move from their bushes.

>>6626683
It is possible, if you can't dash from rock to rock then you need to L2P medium or go heavy. The trick is you have to feel who the enemy team have the guns trained on and only go out when they can't retrain on your before you reach next cover

>Tiger, TigerII, IS4 rolling around the corner infront of me
>follow behind in a STUG
> blow up as soon as I go around the corner while the 3 heavies infront didn't take any hits.

>>6626827
>The trick is you have to feel who the enemy team have the guns trained on
sure thing obi-wan. that really works when the two sides can't even see each other and everyone just has their guns pointed at where they think the enemy is, waiting for someone to actually drive out.

>>6627022
You can tell, zoom out as far as you can in 3rd person for example allows you to lift your view point above the cover and sometimes you can see where the enemy's focus is. Also around the rocks people tend to want to peak out and plank at corners, so from that you can get an idea where they think your important tanks are.

>>6627057
you realize that tanks are actually invisible when no one has sight on them right? like you could be looking right at the spot but the model won't appear until someone gets close enough.

>>6627180
Yeah but you know where they are, so you should work out which rocks have line of fire from how many enemies. And you know people tend to have their gun pointed in the direction of the last person who peeked out

>>6627237
it's invisible for both sides so they can't tell where your big allies are either

here's another example of what I'm talking about. how does the medium tank make use of its mobility in this situation?

>>6627382

Is this Komarin? Island map in middle? Anyway, you should take advantage of the island in the middle and try and spot the enemy for your team. Either way, mediums are heavily nerfed and useless in this game. You should be grinding for a heavy or artillery.

>>6627421
>mediums are heavily nerfed and useless in this game
Not if they pretend they're heavies too.

>>6627382
Drive back all the way around and attack from the direction of your flag.

Frontal assault on Komarin is stupid, attacking across your own flag gives you much more room for maneuver

>>6627499
you know the other side is going to be exactly the same situation but in reverse right?

>>6627456
so then how are mediums supposed to play then?

>>6627505
No it's not in reverse, the defending side have the advantage in cover and ambush so it's easy to mop up many attackers (particularly impatient medium tank drivers like yourself). By which time you have a general idea how the enemy team is split up and then if their offense side is weak, the defending team can then cross the river and advance into the town + woods behind.

Best strategy in game currently is almost always to lure enemy into attacking your strong point, beating them off using your defensive advantage then launch a counterattack from your strong point.

>>6627505
Like you would play a heavy, only taking more attention to cover instead of just CRUISE CONTROL FORWARD TOWARDS THE ENEMY

>>6627538
you're a fucking moron who obviously doesn't even play the game. komarin is exactly the same on both sides. everyone camps outside of sight range and nothing fucking happens unless someone gets impatient or someone in the middle gets through. 10 times out of 10 the side that gets bored and moves out first loses.

>>6627560
>taking more attention to cover
you mean hiding behind a rock the entire game? so much for mobility being an advantage

>>6627579
No people who are actually stupid enough to go straight for the enemy flag are also stupid enough to rush head first in to flag defenders. So after you eat up these free kills your defenders often seriously out number their attackers so you can just roll them.

If they don't come immediately then just wait, the fact that they picked offense side tells you enough about how their mind works. They will always lose patience before you do.

>>6627607
you're missing the point. the flag you happen to be in front of doesn't affect who's defending and who's attacking. there's no division between offense and defense, only campers and people who don't want to waste 15 minutes on a shit map. I usually just go to whatever side I spawned closer to.

>Get the high ping I usually get.
>Try to move, fire, refill ammo, anything really, has a 5 second lag.
>This never happened before, just suddenly.

Help?

>>6626683
The north side of Karelia doesn't have bush cover, therefore the enemy will be ducking back behind the rocks after shooting, that's when you move, especially if they just got hit hard and are probably scared to pop right out immediately. If the enemy is just sitting there waiting to shoot you then obviously you don't dash then, you and your team keep shooting and hiding until you force them to take cover. If they get really scared and stay behind their rock forever sometimes you can get all the way there without them even realizing you've moved.

>>6627456
City maps are about the only maps where mediums can actually be as useful as a heavy of equal tier, due the maps allowing you to get behind opponents easily and their speed lets them get safely around a corner before the enemy can reload. On most maps speed is next to worthless though, especially since tracks fall off if you get sneezed on.

>>6627579
Actually that was the standard strategy on Komarin before, when you could actually scout and spotting wasn't so fucked up (and the river sides were easier to stop scouts because they have to cross the bridge). But yeah, as it is now, either way you try to attack you have to deal with invisible opponents, and making the reverse direction attacks your arty has to deal with buildings getting in the way. There really isn't a good way to attack on Komarin anymore until they fix spotting.

>>6627626
How high?
I usually get 200 ping, but I can still fight. The thing that really kills me, however, are the suddenly framerate dips.

>>6627647
It was 300 before actually, before it boosted to 400-500, but without the 5 second lag. Now out of the blue it's just like that now. Sucks to be living in the east I guess.

>>6627635
>that's when you move
move where? up to the other side of their rocks where I still can't hit anything and am almost guarunteed to die within the next 30 seconds? behind their rocks where I'll die even faster?

>>6627659
Time to put those precog skills to work, bro.
Or wait for the server split. If you are living in Europe, it will make life easier for you.
Unfortunately, that also means we will not see you anymore ;_;

>>6627659

I was having the same problem today, and a few others were complaining as well. Maybe a botched stealth update to the coding or something.

>>6627681
I live in China. American servers in other games gives me way better ping than European servers. Don't worry, I'll still be there with all of you.

>>6627664
yes, the other side of their rocks, how are they going to kill you there unless they rush out and around, leaving them out in the open for your team to kill?

This obviously doesn't work well if the entire enemy team is there, as I already said way back the first time I posted about Karelia. Usually the north side only has a handful of people there though, and you can eventually drive around one side and shoot the guy trying to peek out around the other side in the back.

>>6627703
I've tried that before too and I always get killed either by artillery or a tank shooting from a weird angle.

>drive around one side and shoot the guy trying to peek out around the other side in the back.
and then what? my gun only does 100 damage so it's probably not going to kill him, and now I'm stuck in a bad position.

>>6627714
ok, your problem seems to be that you're expecting to be able to do too much by yourself against a superior opponent. If you're the only person on your team there then obviously you're fucked; if not, you have to coordinate with your team when doing rock-circling games. Maybe you blow up his tracks while he's exchanging fire with your team and leave him stranded out in the open. Or a teammate moves up too and you each go a different direction around the rock. If a base camper starts shooting you when you try to go around, you can abort and exchange fire with him (using the rock for cover, while he's probably sitting in the open) instead of going around the rock, and let your team continue dealing with the guy behind it. Usually it's lower tier guys sitting back at the base (KVs and such), he'll very possibly be an easier opponent than the guy behind the rock.

>>6627714
You can also shut the fuck up and learn how to play mediums yourself. It didn't take me long to realize the 'correct' way to play mediums when all I get is shell in my arse. Medium tanks aren't powerful. Medium tanks aren't easy. It's a way of life wherein you need to hide your autism for a while to learn. Easy 8? Please. It's just as the name implies. You've been playing easymodo for a while now, going the US tree. Learn your place. Just as the Hetzer can mold a german TD tanker into the perfect TD son of a bitch, pretty much any low tier german medium puts a medium tanker in his place.

>>6627768
>you're expecting to be able to do too much by yourself against a superior opponent.
but even 1 on 1 I lose to tier 5s in my tier 6 half of the time

>Or a teammate moves up too and you each go a different direction around the rock.
my team never wants to do shit but camp for 15 minutes. once every 20 games I'll have an awesome round where everyone drives across the field on malinkova or whatever it's called, but most of the time I get bored and kill myself hoping to get ensk or himmelsdorf next time.

it doesn't bother me that much and I'm almost up to 800 games played, but I what I can't stand is faggots here constantly dickwaving with their heavies and tank destroyers and then acting like I'm a retard who doesn't know how to play because I can only get one or two kills a round in my sherman.

>>6627799
and what is the correct way to play? what's the secret that makes up for having underpowered guns and weak armor? what are you doing that keeps your tracks from falling off every time you get dinged?

>You've been playing easymodo for a while now, going the US tree.
>implying the lee isn't the worst tank in the game
oh I get it you're just a faggot shitposting to make me angry. good job I got trolled hard.

>>6627819
Tell me about it. I do my job as a light tank by spotting 3/4 of the enemy team and I get declared as a noob by chucklefucks who don't understand the purpose of scouting and spotting for Artys and the like.

>>6627828
Lee really does suck, but really, other tier 4 heavy tree tanks aren't much better, imho.

>>6627828
You don't ASK how to play it. You LEARN how to play it. Nobody can tell you how to play it because it's IMPOSSIBLE. A medium tanker needs to learn it himself, or stay off the medium tree. And seeing as how autistic you are, you're probably better suited to a heavy, so you can prance around with your thick armor and take as many shell dickings as you want without dying instantly.

>>6627974

To be honest he is right. Medium tanks each have thier own various traits which makes them better or worse for the various roles than can be. Some are better at running around and some have better turning speeds. There is no 'perfect' guide to learning medium tanks.

>>6627988
>>6627828
Indeed. Take the Lee, for example. Without that turret, the only way to play it is a TD-ish style. The same isn't true, for, say the PzIII, which is a very effective scout. Event anks int he same tier should be played differently. Panzer IVs are slow with the Schmalturm, making them pseudo heavies since their biggest gun packs a very good punch. On the other hand, Panzer III/IVs are faster, and has some sloped armor, but it's gun is weak, and it's frail, compared to its tougher brother. There's one style you'll probably never play with a medium, though, and it'd be SPG style, obviously.

>>>6626683

Experience tells that this hyper-competent mass of campers is a product of your imagination for ~99% of all games.

>>6627382
By NOT BEING A RETARD WHO GETS INTO THAT KIND OF SITUATION IN A FUCKING LIGHT TANK.

All your vaunted situations will only ever happen if someone is fucktarded enough to think his Panzer III counts as a heavy tank.

>>6628031
Pazer III's seems to have the most funniest drivers. Not sure why a lot of them think they can go toe to toe with heavies and Marder II's with thier 'GG' cannons. Most don't even try to circle strafe, they just sit there in front of you.

>>6628051
Panzer III. My bad.

It's amazing how a thing as simple as leading a shot shortens enemy scout's utility and lifetime.
It's similarly amazing how many people just lock on, fire and hope for the best

>>6628108
It gets even better when they lock on, fire, hope for the best and hit your tracks or turret. Don't forget 'FIRE! FIRE! FIRE IN THE TANK!'

>>6628146
That really wrecks your day. Specially if the scout slips away, HATERS GONNA HATE style, and spots the artllery. Cue them getting destroyed by enemy artillery.

>>6627382
What's next? Malinovka with the medium in the middle of the field?

>>6628161

I remember doing that with my Panzer III before the softwipe. Malinovka was epic. Just driving along the enemy front while half their team tries hitting me. And at the same time, my own team plus arty ripped their frontline apart. Sure, sometimes someone was smarter about it and shot me up, but the damage was often already done.

I soooo wanted a horn on my tank, with an extra-annoying spound to it, just to troll the other team even more.

>>6628175
I agree. Definately need a horn. Pic related.

Mind you though, I rage quite a bit when I see scout tanks sitting in the base and 'suddenly' coming to life when all other tanks are blasted into the ground.

Speaking of horns/noise, does anyone happen to know if non-spotted enemy tanks still make noise, or are they mysteriously and magically silent when not spotted? If you had on a headset or had the volume turned up, could you hear where they might be through the tracks creaking/engine noise?

I know spontaneously exploding fences and falling trees is a dead giveaway (PS, STOP FUCKING KNOCKING OVER TREES YOU IDIOTS) but that would be cool if there were at least noises coming from these invisible tanks.

/As a side note, I think knocking over a tree should make you immediately visible to everyone within clear sight range of that tree.

>the tracks creaking/engine noise?

I'm not sure about this, but I know you can hear it if they bump against a dead tank or if you track them with splash damage.

>>6628175
>>6628223
I personally wanted to see landmines implemented...

though that will screw gameplay and textbook WoT map specific battleplans.

The rumor of infantry being planned for WoT is probably a double edged knife. Sure you now have that almost WWII feel but at the same time you now have to deal with large amount of processing power due to graphics card having to display all that glorious roadkill or perhaps GTA style tankjacking... who knows

...oh and

Artillery can double as slow moving, clumsy Tank Destroyers... in one match, I got 6 kills with two of them being close range...

>>6628419
No you won't hear them until they appear to you.

How do I not suck dicks at this game?
Pic related, it's me getting buttdevastated in the KV.

>>6628503
Try not to die and get better modules.

>>6628510
I just got the 700 damage per hit gun and I know how to use it. It's the "try not to die" bit that gives me trouble.

>>6628547
Think of it as WWII, people were not scouting like "hey I'm going to scout until I die, so arties get ready" and stuff.

>>6628547
Go behind a bigger tank. Shoot, hide for 30 seconds, shoot again. And pray that no one kills you.

>>6628547
Best bet with the KV is to literally stand back. If a fast tank begins to circle you then you are pretty much stuffed if they have Arty, especially if they begin to hit your tracks.

Once the scouts, usually on both sides, begin to bite the dust, start moving forward. KV's can take quite a few shots from TD's unlike the scouts, so usually you meatshield while your arty/other TDs take out the enemy one.

That or blow the TD yourself, your frontal armor makes it a bane for TD users like me to kill you >.>.

>>6628633
> >.>
Fuck off.

>>6628503
>>6628648
Fact still stands though regarding the KV. Slow bastard that should hide and hold back. If you are going into the open then scouts are going to detect you and allow thier happy slappy Arty to trash you.

Apparently the trick is to pretend you're a tank destroyer.
By the way, this gun is amazing.

>>6628732
Pretty much. Just be careful if you end up against Stug III's and above. Seen them blow a KV in 2 shots or less.

I hereby present to you "how to tank it easy"

>>6628806
It's shit.

>>6628806
You forgot to add in the essential factor named 'shit teammates.'

>>6628814
Shit, right?

>>6628822
there's nothing you can do about that, though. This is things YOU can do to get better.

>>6628831
Wish I could. Really hate it when I blow the enemy rushcarts yet for thier 3 I killed, we lost 7. So eventually we get overwhelmed and promptly killed.

Why is there only 4 people on the /jp/ channel?
Where are you guys? ;_;

Anyone up for tanking it easy with me? Throw in your name and I shall invite you to my platoon.

>>6629075
I never joined the /jp/ channel because I've read a couple of these threads and you guys are all fags, only good for answering questions which can be done here without having to interact with you any more than necessary!
Also I don't have a mic so yeah.

You're fucked...

>implying the lee isn't the worst tank in the game

because it's not and only godawful players think this, the only time the PZ3 is superior if it's fully fucking upgraded with the best engine and gun, or if the t-28 has the 88mm.

>>6629488
85mm, thou basterd. 85мм Ф-30, also the stock-included gun for КВ-3.

>>6629093
>acting all tough like he doesn't afraid of anything, and yet still comes here for these threads and doesn't have even a $5 mic

12 year old spotted

>>6629663
The one who says 12 year old is the 12 year old.

>>6629663
Did you just insinuate that I come to /jp/ for the World of Tanks threads and that I'm twelve?
Because that's wonderful,man.

>>6629488
>implying there's any real meaning in comparing non-upgraded tanks, especially at lower levels where the upgrades come fast.

And the Pz3 should always have the best engine it can use anyway because you research them on the Pz3a. In any case, the Lee is screwed by lack of a turret, so a Pz3 can just drive circles around it. Only way the Lee wins 1v1 is if it tracks the Pz3 as it approaches

>>6629740

Don't forget that the Lee's lack of turret also makes it a complete fish out of water when it gets tracked.

For it's tier, if you play it as a medium tank, its a fucking joke. However, it is actually reasonably on par with Tier IV TD's as far as damage and penetration, and actually probably has a bit of an edge in the armor department. The only big disadvantage is it's tall profile.

The obvious solution? Play it as a TD. Problem solved.

Meanwhile somewhere in Russia...

This is going to be a lot of fun...

That works too.

Guten abend, I'm a czech-based, russian-speaking and russian-server-dwelling random passerby, reporting. What's going on this thread, why in the hell is it in /jp/ and do americans play on american tanks more then russian players do? They are a rare thing to see on the russian server, around 15% of the players touch them at all.

Long gun is long.

and those 3 ferdis are in a platoon, they formed a mobile wall and capped.

>>6630161
That see-through thing on the top right; is that something for mumble?

>>6630161

>>6630168
yes.

also,
>balance

I am my fortress.

I wish I didn't lagged for the first 3/4 of this battle.

Note to self: flatten before saving the .dds... though the results are interesting.

This is me giving a fuck.

Guys, hey guys

I found out how to glitch into buildings without destroying them.

Shit just got real.
We won by capturing their base, like any medium-tier battle would do...

>>6630288
Much as I like my idea about giving the "Magic Leopard Slopes" a literal skinning, I think I need some better source material before making another attempt. This attempt is just coming out too pixelated after the stretching and transformations to fit it into place. (Source material only ~300x450).

(Bonus points if any of you can guess the source image)

>>6628419
IIRC, sound is built into the spotting mechanics. Allows you to "see" another tank on the other side of a building you're next to, for example. That includes your crew hearing better if your tank isn't moving etc.

>IS-7 vs Maus
>Maus bounces each shot
>IS-7 wins with 93% hp

>>6630773

Don't mind that, it's just Russians being faggots over not making the most badass tank in history. With armor like 1.5x as thick as the IS-7's it's questionable if any goddamn tank in the game would be able to penetrate it from the front in the real world. However that wouldn't make for a very fun game if you were invincible in a Maus, even though that's basically what should have been the case.

>>6630929
IS-7 can hold shots from it's own 130мм С-70 gun without penetration. Yeah, in the real world.
In WoT Maus has only 12.8 cm gun with lower penetration and damage than IS-7's gun. Nuff said.
And Maus' prototype hull was made of low-quality steel, don't forget about it. In the real world.
And hey, Maus is the most gay tank in history. The most badass tank is Ratte, FYI.

>>6630986
I lol'd.

10/10 troll in that post.

Finally I got my T29!
Now, to the excruciating grind of getting the suspension, the 105mm gun, both engines, the turret and the T32. At least 220000 to get it to Elite status.
Oh boy!

>>6630773
0/10 troll in this post.

Try harder.

Check my nine kill game.

I killed the Is7 from 50%. He took three shots at my front from 30 meters away, didn't penetrate. I hit his front twice and his side once, and killed him.

>>6629899

No, not really. And most play American tanks for the glitched T-29 and T-32 armor. So once that's fixed it'll go down even lower.

>>6630986

Russia also liked to fluff up their numbers a bit to sound better. Of course the devs take this as their "Historical accuracy" but leave the rest.

>>6631115
"На испытаниях бронезащита ИС-7 показала невероятную для того времени баллистическую стойкость. Она выдержала попадания из немецкого 128мм орудия и даже собственного 130мм. В годы войны 128мм орудие поражало любой танк на любой дистанции в т.ч. ИС-2. Собственное орудие ИС-7 имело калибр 130мм и начальную скорость снаряда 900м/с и имело бронепробиваемость свыше 185мм на дистанции 1,5км. "
Translation: "In tests armor IS-7 showed incredible for that time ballistic resistance. It withstands hits from german 128mm gun and even from self 130mm gun. During the war, 128mm gun could penetrate any tank at any distance including IS-2. IS-7's own 130mm gun had the initial velocity of the projectile 900 m/s and armor piercing over than 185mm at a distance of 1,5 km."
Sorry bro, no trolling today.

>>6631139
You honestly threatened to ban him from the mumble server if he posts pictures of IS-7s?

Your butt must be practically designating.

>>6630773
>>6631139
It's all about random, guys.

>>6631214
>Your butt must be practically designating.

Wait.. what?

v.0.6.2.7 preview:

- Added new medium tanks: Т-54, Panther II, Pershing.
- Added new TD "Object" 704.
>Prepare your anus for the most overpowered Russian tank ever.
- Added new SPGs: "Object" 212, G-Tiger, G-Panther, M12, M40/M43.

- Increased reverse speed for tier 7, 8, 9 medium tanks.
- Rebalanced characteristics for all guns and ammo for current SPGs tiers 3, 4, 5, 6.
- Increased hit points for tier 7, 8, 9 medium tanks.
- Increased the visibility for tier 8, 9, 10 heavy tanks by 25% during movement and at rest

- Reworked match-making system.
- Fixed bug with not saving status of ammo-resupply checkbox.
- Fixed incorrect messages on recieving achievements in service channel.
- "Not ready" button now unlocked for platoon leaded in waiting line before battle.
- Corrected unobvious descriptions of new achievements.

>>6631293

>- Increased the visibility for tier 8, 9, 10 heavy tanks by 25% during movement and at rest

why.jpg

Unless that's saying you can spot them easier. Then good, no more invisible IS-4 bullshit.

>- Added new TD "Object" 704.
>Prepare your anus for the most overpowered Russian tank ever.

Great. So the Russians own the TD tier now as well? Whats left? There really isnt a reason to play anything else but the Russian tree.

>>6631323
The Russian TD's primary drawback is LOLARMOR. I can punch through an ISU-152's front armor with a T4 tank. Unless the new one changes that, the Ferdi and jtiger will still kick their ass.

>>6631323
Not really, Russian TD's are only good at close range and have shit hp/armor and bad accuracy; where as glorious German TD's have great accuracy and good armor.

>>6631323
According to the model, the 704 is starting with the best gun the ISU-152 can get.

- Increased the visibility for tier 8, 9, 10 heavy tanks by 25% during movement and at rest

- Reworked match-making system.

bison yes.wav

>>6631337
I bet the last gun is a 704mm one.

>>6631293
>Increased hit points for tier 7, 8, 9 medium tanks.
like it wasn't annoying enough already taking 8 shots to kill a t-44

Panther II? I'd rather bet on the T-54

UAV activated.

>first match of the day!
>Ensk
>alt-F4

>let's try with another tank
>first match of the day!
>Himmelsdorf
>alt-F4

>this better work now, another tank!
>first match of the day!
>Ensk again

Three times is enemy action. I wish there was a way to remove those maps from the rotation.

>>6631824
why do you want to remove the best maps in the game?

>Himmelsdorf
>alt-F4


get out of /jp/.bmp

I tried going to the north side to see if it was better. I spotted a t-44 and 4 other tanks driving up into camping positions. I got behind a rock and tried to peek out to get a better look. I'm instantly killed by the su-14. I'm sure if I play a few hundred more games I'll learn how to play medium tanks like you guys though.

>>6631824

>alt-f4

Wow, even though I hate Malinovka I at least scout or something to help my team if I want to quit early, you're just a douche. Besides, at least you get exp and cash for it. Quitting like a bitch nets you nothing but a repair bill.

Himmelsdorf and Ensk are the best maps.

>>6632095

su-14 is a horseshit spg that doesnt even need to hit anything to kill it. you were fucked the moment it knew you were there regardless of your tank.

wow heavy player sure are self-entitled pieces of shit. I'm going around the right side on cliff with a 4502 and even though it's obvious that everyone is on the other side of the lighthouse he refuses to move forward until I go first to prove no one's there. then he gets mad when I start capping their base because he wants to kill the last guy on the other side of the map.

>>6632095
>sherman

man my m41 can 1 shot a sherman you don't need a su-14

also

the m4 sherman is the best all round t5 medium tank, the PZIV can outgun it at the expense of a shitty turret and the M7 is much faster

>>6632003
>>6632027
>>6632190
I don't hate Himmelsdorf or Ensk. I think they are awesome maps, in fact.
I alt-F4 out of them because I know they will not load on my piece of shit computer, and I'd rather not play in those maps than become a burden to the team.

>>6632533
what tank is the m7? I think the sherman is better than the t-34 because you can put the big cannon on it, but it seems slightly worse than the pz4. the easy 8 is terrible though compared to the other tier 6 mediums. the t-34-85 and the german prototypes all get tier 7 guns, but the e8 is stuck with a tier 6 gun that's barely better than a tier 4 one.

>>6632595
The PZIV has more front armor, but less sides and rear, and if you mount the second turret your traverse speed with it is fucking awful compared to the shermans 42, also it's engine has the same horsepower but it's a heavier tank, so it maneuvers worse. The 10cm is pretty much a carbon copy of the 105 except it can also load AP ammo.

The M7 is the other t5 American medium you get from the American light tree

>>6632595
The M7 is the tank after the M5 Stuart and behind, if I recall, the Easy 8

>>6632595
> I think the sherman is better than the t-34 because you can put the big cannon on it

I don't know, there is something to be said for the ZiS-4 on T-34. It is probably the best counter to lights or light mediums in the whole game. Taking into account the 2 second reload time and the ability to punch through even a Tiger's glacis and I'll accept the trade any day.

Also the accuracy.....mother of god.

>>6632719
low damage fast shooting guns aren't that good because you have to constantly expose yourself to shoot them. it's a lot more useful to have a big damage gun that you can shoot while coming around a corner or going between rocks.

I just heard from one of the players that tomorrow will be the wipe? is it true

>>6632766
I wouldnt know, could an enlightend soul inform us?

>>6632766

The devs have said themselves that the wipe, -IF- it even will, will come when the servers split and that wont be until next year.

>>6632766
If someone ingame says there will be a wipe, you are being trolled. Unless a mod says so on the forums ignore all of it.

>>6632935
oh thanks, I'm relieved now, guess I'd better be careful about trolls there

BTW, I am using the 3601(H) in the game and used that big 105mm gun, I found this accidentally when I equip the same caliber gun on the Hetzer, and from my surprise not only I can damage heavies and screws up their module, but I manage to one shot a medium and SPG with it, so even that HE shell there is quite useful if its properly handled right?

whether there's going to be a wipe or not is it worth spending 1000 gold converting exp so I can get my next tank 50 games or so sooner?

>>6632998
premium is always better than converting EXP

or buy a premium tank, they're pretty cool

>>6633021
I already have premium for another 2 weeks and I don't want any of the gold tanks

>>6633038
Spend max 600 golds and you should be fine.

>>6633171
why 600

>>6633443
1000 +14x150 = 3100
3100 - 600 = 2500
If you spend 600 golds you will haveenough for your next premium month.

>>6633503
I already have 2000 right now though. I'm just debating if I would be better off using it on crew training or heat ammo.

>>6633682
Save for a few more days, premium makes a huge difference in the grind. 600 gold after that will train 3 crew members, gunner/driver/commander.

>>6633682
Get your new tank then retrain its crew with the gold.

They are releasing new pictures of maps and stuff, I guess the patch will come really soon.
Pic related, it's the Panther II.

>>6635208
The new tanks are probably in the patch after next. Keep in mind the Russians already have the patch that we're waiting on.

>>6635218
No they are already planned for the upcoming patch. see: >>6631293
and: http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php?/topic/19394-beta-062x-update/

I love the T-26.

It´s a piece of shit but it can fire 3 shots and moveis pretty fast for a low-tier

Useless A-20, only good for target practice.

Seriously, why getting in that? What awesome tank does it lead to that warrants being a light tank in games of Tier 7s and up?

>>6635460
Russian medium tree.

>>6635460
dude, the A-20 gets fucking speedhax.

>>6635481
Useless if you know how to lead a shot

SOVIET TANKS ARE THE BEST DESPITE BEING PIECES OF PAPER-THIN SHITS

They´re just like Zakus.

In a way.

Are we over the bump limit?

>>6635668
>275 posts and 66 image replies omitted. Click Reply to view.
Nope.

>Go up the mountain.
>Enemy starts rushing our base.
>Kill an IS-3, a T1.
>Our team at the base is getting raped.
>Some of us go back to defend our base.
>That feel when you save your base and make your team win.

>>6635674
I thought it was 250.

>>6635784

7 tier LT.

>>6636016

Is that a Tier 4 heavy, too?

I'm actually looking forward to seeing these French tanks, and how they'll fit in on the battlefield.

>>6636016
>Tier 7
>Light Tank
Weight 14.5 t (32,000 lb) combat
Engine 250hp
Power/weight 15 hp/tonne
Speed 60 km/h (37 mph)
Slopes 60°

Yeah, this will be taking the Leopard's Magic Slopes and blowing them out of the water.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMX-13

>>6636040
The Tier 4 Heavy is the B1, which was a pretty poor tank.
Armor 40 mm
Primary armament 47 mm SA 34
Secondary armament 75 mm ABS SA 35 howitzer
Speed 28 km/h
21 km/h off-road

Judging by the real life stats it will be more of a heavy medium than an actual heavy tank. Though the developers aren't the most historically accurate.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Char_B1

Yes. LTs are green, MT are blue, HT are grey, SPG are red and TD are yellow.
"Немецкая САУ" means "German SPG" and "Трофейный" means "Trophy".
French tank tree would be rather strange comparing to others, because french tanks can be divided into two periods: those, which were built before WWII and those, which were built after. While occupied, french resistance used british tanks, but developers don't want to add british tanks into their tree.
So the first half of the tree will be shit tier even comparing to equal USSR, German and USA tanks. While the second half will be really interesting including the best LT in game.
Also, look at this little cute thing http://secondeguerremondiale.s.e.pic.centerblog.net/1lf7cier.jpg :3

LTs are green, MT are blue, HT are grey, SPG are red and TD are yellow.
"Немецкая САУ" means "German SPG" and "Трофейный" means "Trophy".
French tank tree would be rather strange comparing to others, because french tanks can be divided into two periods: those, which were built before WWII and those, which were built after. While occupied, french resistance used british tanks, but developers don't want to add british tanks into their tree.
So the first half of the tree will be shit tier even comparing to equal USSR, German and USA tanks. While the second half will be really interesting including the best LT in game.
Also, look at this little cute thing on picrelated :3

>>6636123
how is that tank supposed to be 3 tiers higher than the Leopard? I wonder if it's just that the AMX-13 has larger diameter guns (75, 90, 105mm).

>>6636220
It has 90 mm gun. Poor SPGs.

>>6636123
>light tank
>derp guns

excellent.jpg

Don't be too excited. French tanks will be awailable in russian server in Q1 2011. But not in next 2-3 patches.

>That feel when the hummel didn't go cap from middle.
>That feel when you miss the last shot that could have made you beat your highest kills in one battle record and make the battle end in a draw.

I mad.

>>6636220
>3 tiers higher than the Leopard?
1) It uses more gun.
2) 60° slopes. The Leopard's 30-45° slopes are small time.

>>6636395
The 60 degree slope seems to take up only a small portion of the tank, and the tank is lighter and slower than the Leo, with probably less HP (guessing from its weight). Since it's tier7 though, the devs will probably make it appropriately better than the Leo.

>>6636016
The medium tank tree line is all over the place.

Tier 4 heavy? I bet it'll be like the T1 heavy, that is, a medium tank disguised as a heavy one.
Tier 7 light tank? Medium tank disguised as a light one.

>>6637409
The Tier 4 heavy has already been described.

>>6636146
>>6636207

It's a heavy like the T-28 was.

As for the Tier 7 light, it really is a light. With a gun on par with high-level mediums, but barely any armor and shitloads of agility. The IRL AMX-13 was first armed with a high-velocity 75mm similar to the german L/70 and later upgunned to 90mm and even 105mm high-velocity guns.

>>6637748
105mm armed light tank? Damn, talk about glass cannon.

Get out of page 13.
I love my waifu, pic related.

5xIS-4.
Combo!

>Implying IS-4s are any good.
Slavshit.

>IS-29
Incidentally, this is the battle I made the most exp ever on my jTaiga.

>>6643630
For the amount you did 1,689 is......very low. Actually.. 1,500+ is rather natural for heavy tanks on a good game, even for KV's. What you did should have been worth 2k or more.

Does the Tank Destroyers have some sort of botched exp multiplier?