Wardaddy bags his first Tiger and gets Ace+Fury review
Like the title says, I just got ace in my brand new fury tank and brought home my first Tiger pelt.
1988 damage done
1694 assisted
3 ******
6 more damaged for confederate
41,451 credits on Standard account, 36,187 after taxes.
Oh, and yes, The crew is themed after the movie crew. My commander is Don "Wardaddy" Collier.
Now for my thoughts on the tank.
MM
The most common question seems to be "does it get pref MM?" No, it does not. Its very close to it's Elite Easy 8 counterpart, so pref MM would be uber pay2win.
Firepower
It has the 76mm M1A2 which is the top gun for the Easy 8 and Jumbo as well as the Wolverine. With Vents and rammer it has a reload of 2.78 seconds which puts it DPM at nearly 2500. However, at only 115 damage per shot, you are whittling away for that entire minute to deal that much. The pen is pretty mediocre as well. You can still pen tier 7 heavies frontally if you know where to aim and RNG is willing to work with you a bit, but flanking is your best bet.
Mobility
I would put it about on par with the tier 5 M4 Sherman. A little slower than it's brother The Easy 8, but not as sluggish as the Jumbo. Not bad, but workable.
Armor
Its and Easy 8, so there really is none. You can catch a lucky bounce here and there, but that's all it is, luck. With 750 hit points, you should be avoiding getting shot.
The little things
It has the same 370 view range as the other elite Shermans, so not bad. Camo is probably on par with the others, too. Its about on par with the rest of the Americans as far a accuracy and aim time as well. Not as good as the Germans but not as bad as the Russians.
Income
On a standard account, if you do your own hp in damage, you can expect about 15-20k credits. Very respectable for tier 6. As you can see above, with 2k damage or more, you can pull in 40k.
Buyer's remorse
Nope. I was worried they were going to bundle it with a bunch of premium time, which I don't like to pay for, but they didn't. For 30 bux I got the tank with 2600 gold and a 100% crew which is already at 50% on their 1st perk after 12 battles. I'm pretty happy with the purchase.