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I need an explanation on this

5:03 am, October 24, 2014 I was hull down against an IS-3 in my T29 and he decides to shoot HE. It pens my turret roof once and kills my both my loaders and my gunner, which sucks. But I look again and see that there are two h [..] View

The Grind - T37 Light review

5:03 am, October 24, 2014 This is my new way of reviewing tanks, including the grind from stock (albeit I only play a few games while stock) to help people that do not like to use free experience. Beware, as this is m [..] View

the 112

4:03 pm, October 23, 2014 hello reddit, i bought the 112 a few weeks ago a friend of mine recommended it and i thought wel i am looking for a new tank so why not. but now i do like it its frontal armor is strong but is it just [..] View

how to play well.

4:03 pm, October 23, 2014 1. understand the roll of your tank and its strongpoints and weaknesses. a t-34 should not be up on a hill sniping , and a toaster should not be up at the front of a charge. don't ******* if your a sc [..] View

Not sure what this battle result means

5:03 am, October 23, 2014 Game was winding down, we had tanks capping, I'm getting lots of near misses on my arty. I sight Rats73 (Hello fellow redditor) and he fogs, I shoot, shell is in the air and the game ends before impac [..] View

E75

5:03 am, October 23, 2014 can a tank be more rng biased?   with my T110E4, t30, rhm with the big gun firing gold. I have bounced his lower plate shooting shells with over 300mm of pen (average) and I always bounce th [..] View

Do people really think arty is OP, or do you think it is just an emotional reaction?

5:03 am, October 22, 2014 For tiers 6-10: 12.2% of vehicles average over 1 ****/game, only 3.8% amongst arty. 41% of vehicles have over 50 percent winrates, only 38% amongst arty. Arty represent 13% of the tanks in these tiers [..] View

A writeup on light tanks [AMX12t edition]

5:03 am, October 22, 2014 Ok, to address the kind of awkward pacing and formatting of this post, I actually wrote it as one 15,318 character post, but obviously that doesn't work too well with Reddits format. I'll link to the [..] View

Punish People Bumping Into You

5:03 am, October 22, 2014 Two days in a row I have had to shoot someone for bumping into me while I was focusing fire and covering team members.  I would normally tell them off in chat but I'm perma'ed in chat. So I n [..] View

Arty as a game mechanic

4:03 pm, October 21, 2014 As a relatively casual player of Tanks but a big video game fan and someone that like to analyze things I just do not understand how arty functions in the game as it stands now. They have some super f [..] View

Is premium really all that better than standard AP?

4:03 pm, October 19, 2014 I had one of my best games ever yesterday in my Cromwell.  I forget the exact number but I did dang near close to 2,000 in damage.  I loaded only AP.  I have been loading 2 [..] View

Need help with Some tanks

5:03 am, October 19, 2014 Hey all, I need some help with some tanks. Thanks for any reponses M3 Lee- play it as a Medium or TD? The Pen on its gun is shocking so not quite sure what I'm meant to do Hetzer- I play it with derp& [..] View

Ughh, just had a teammate fail at trying to TK me

5:03 am, October 19, 2014 After calling out an allied KV-5 for camping by telling the enemy team that KV-5s are the best sniping platform in the game, he started talking smack and did the usual "ur bad" and "now [..] View

Why arty cannot be removed

4:03 pm, October 18, 2014 To start off, I'm not saying arty makes me think rainbows and butterflies. Most of the time, arty is just that annoying brat, the one who hits you but you can't hit back. I don't even play arty. But, [..] View

Fury armor fail not worth the $$

5:03 am, October 18, 2014 Everything shoots holes in me.  The fury is a Tier VI tank and Tier III's and IV's shoot holes through my frontal armor as though it was paper thin.  The fury armor needs a buff or I [..] View

Spoiler alert: Fury tactics

4:03 pm, October 17, 2014 If you intend on seeing the movie and haven't, please don't proceed down this thread.  That said.......         ......   did anyone else think th [..] View

Leo On Track: Guide+Replays

4:03 pm, October 15, 2014 Preface: My stats in the leo, http://i.imgur.com/JyNeD1L.jpg A wonderful (very generous) benefactor on reddit is gifting me a fury e8 if I do a leo 1 guide as well as guide him a bit in game, so here [..] View

Can someone explain to me how the TK system works?

4:03 pm, October 14, 2014 Had a matilda earlier today shoot everyone in my platoon at spawn so I turned on him and ****** him before he turned blue. it's the first teammate I've ****** blue or not blue on my team in probably 1 [..] View

So what's mods are you running... ?

4:03 pm, October 13, 2014 There was a lot of chat in game last night about mods. I'd SWEAR some were using mods to autorepair. Or they are spending a mess ton of gold. Track off/ Fixed. Shoot again... Track off/fixed... then a [..] View

Solo Pubbing T10

4:03 pm, October 12, 2014 As a medium player, recently I've been in the struggle. Playing T10 mediums solo feels so underwhelming. Time and time again I run into situations where doing 4000 damage in my 140, bat, leo, etc. get [..] View

Malinovka rush

4:03 pm, October 12, 2014 Hello rddt, so everyone is familiar with K3 for the north team and H1,J2 for the south team rushes. Now my problem is that south team really doesn't know how to deffend against it.Game after game when [..] View

Nothing Worse Than These...

4:03 pm, October 12, 2014 Fellow Tankers,   So it is the weekend, we all know what that brings to the table. Nothing much to say on that subject, but for the first time I've witnessed something odd, and it pissed me o [..] View

That One Bounced

5:03 am, October 11, 2014 Hey, guys....   Is there any advice that can help with penetration? I have many games where I get 6-10 or more bounces in a row. Last night I got another Sharpshooter Medal [..] View

SU-152

4:03 pm, October 10, 2014 So, if you all remember my previous thread, I had a hard time deciding what I wanted to do, since I had enough exp to get into a Tier VII tank. I chose the SU-152. I chose Derp. I chose well. It's not [..] View

upgrade T-150 and su-100

4:03 pm, October 8, 2014 the kv-85 got a major upgrade with the 100mm gun. it fires fast and accurate, however, the su-100 and T-150 seem to be left behind.   su-100 has a small upgrade in penetration and ac [..] View

Upcoming 6th Sense change will destroy what's left of passive scouting.

5:03 am, October 8, 2014 - Storm confirms that the Sixth Sense rework (its transfer to the radioman, activated when radioman training hits 100 percent) will happen in medium future (SS: that usually means cca 6 months)- devel [..] View

News of "Aimbot" cheat has surfaced

4:03 pm, October 7, 2014 I'm not going to quote that FTR article, I'm assuming most informed WOT players have already read it. What's disturbing about this news is the fact that it is not possible for WG to [..] View

[WoT UNI]Training Sessions and Results- Shoot Without Being Shot

4:03 pm, October 6, 2014 [WoT UNI]Training Sessions and Results- Series This is the first filmed training session for World of Tanks University. The training session are non compulsory and are kept short and sweet. Afterwards [..] View

I hate it when...

4:03 pm, October 6, 2014 one player on your team ruins your game!   Examples: Bumping into you and messing up your aim non-stop Jumping out into your shots and parking there non-stop Will not leave you alone even [..] View

Is there any reason to ever not fire gold in CW? (excluding weird stuff like HESH)

5:03 am, October 6, 2014 I'm in a pretty bad clan but we do do CW and some of the players have said that you shouldn't use HEAT against sloped armor, or that there are times where its better not to use gold. I know that each [..] View

Churchill VII Weakspots?

4:03 pm, October 5, 2014 I was having some trouble penning a Churchill VII in the front while driving my T150 and was wondering where you shoot it to pen easiest at close-medium ranges.  I was trying to hit the area [..] View

T15 and other lower tier premium tanks desperately need BUFFS

4:03 pm, October 4, 2014  Thanks WG for the credit and crew buffs to lower tier tanks, but the main reason I don't play them is because they ****.  Look at the T15.  There is no comparison between t [..] View

done

4:03 pm, October 3, 2014 reasons why:   broken MM   soul-crushing grind to upgrade tanks      (cmon fer crying out loud - 70k xp needed to upgrade the chi-ha to the m5a1 s [..] View

How do you play Prokhorovka in a heavy?

5:03 am, October 3, 2014 I hate seeing that map over and over, especially when driving a russian heavy. When I see that map my options are: Go 1-2 line and get destoyed by scouts and tds Go down the center along railroad trac [..] View

Password forgotten reset problem

4:03 pm, October 2, 2014 I have difficulties resetting my password since i have forgoten it, i enter mail, and it says sending confirmation mail to number *****, now its my number still, but i do not recive confirmation code. [..] View

The typical high tier (IX & X) battle...

4:03 pm, October 2, 2014 most the team goes to one choke point the one or two lowest tier tanks complain about MM (then die within a couple/few minutes) the remaining 3 or 4 tanks go to other choke point the tanks at first ch [..] View

There should be more Chaffee race rewards

4:03 pm, October 2, 2014   Because I think I deserve something when I get 200 base defense points while the two other tomatoes only try to shoot at the one tank they were focused on from the beginning (and bounce all [..] View

If Gun Barrels couldn't move through solid objects.

4:03 pm, October 2, 2014 If they brought in this element of realism, how would it effect game play. Side scaping, you would need to rotate turret 90 degrees to the wall, back out and straighten up shoot, rotate and move back [..] View

[Tank Rally] Finally! - How to circumvent the glitches.

5:03 am, October 2, 2014 After what feels like forever I finally completed the mission 'Long-Distance Run'. Now, let me just say this - I have a love-hate relationship with this map now. The rewards: http://puu.sh/bVx1Q/b19b8 [..] View

Module weight question about the Rally tanks...

5:03 am, October 2, 2014 So, I feel like I drive pretty well, but I'm looking for a bit of an edge. Toward that, I'm considering mounting a Vertical Stabilizer on the Rally Chaffee, for better wild shooting. The question: wi [..] View

Tier list of tanks for tier 6 strongholds

5:03 am, October 2, 2014 Lately I've been doing quite a bit of tier 6 strongholds and encountering a lot of teams that seem to have no idea what they're doing. I'm hoping to write some guides maybe when I have more experience [..] View

did japan have any arty in ww2?

5:03 am, October 2, 2014 if they don't could they add one as a off-shoot from one of the med tanks    sort like in french tree with amx 12t going to the tier 6 something arty View

Arty vs Light in TD mode.

4:03 pm, October 1, 2014 I was doing daily achievements missions in light tanks, and I have an interesting feeling that I trust. :) I suspect that RNG is rigged for arty shooting light tanks in td mode. I was ****** in a ligh [..] View

Sneek peek at Havok Engine and New Motion System

4:03 pm, October 1, 2014 said On ftr this video was taken down from russian portal due to mistakes and profanities on the video. http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/10/01/havok-and-motion-physics-video/ At 0:25 you can see what havo [..] View

An discussion regarding "Corridors" topic on FTR.

5:03 am, September 30, 2014 Warning: Very long post ahead, and please read the article on FTR before posting, thank you! http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/09/26/corridors-really-such-a-problem/   So SS basically stated that [..] View

Done with this Lag

5:03 am, September 30, 2014 I can handle MM, Gold Ammo, Tank imbalance, experience imbalance and general poor decorum by many players. However I am done with this lag.  My tank is taking off in random direction [..] View

So I played the Chaffee Race Event

4:03 pm, September 29, 2014 And it's all about the cap. Don't bother trying to shoot your opposition, you can't do enough damage to bother them or even have an effect on the game. Just keep your head down and race to the cap. Th [..] View

Rally - melee at the end - explain?

4:03 pm, September 29, 2014 It's too quick for me - I only just noticed the reason I can't shoot half the tanks is coz they're GREEN!   Waht happens at the end I have no idea - i just track onto someone and try to put a [..] View

I really enjoy my Aufklärungspanzer

5:03 am, September 28, 2014 Took me a while to figure it out (even after it was fully upgraded). It has high top speed but is sluggish so you cant rely on it's acceleration. So you have to pickup your speed out of sight. Right [..] View

Some help with shooting safety in lights?

5:03 am, September 28, 2014 I know this is a lot of work to ask, but is there any way someone could throw together a little mock up mspaint or something of when it might be considered to be safe to shoot in a light assuming a ta [..] View

New epic awards comming in 9.4 - SPOILERS! (updated)

4:03 pm, September 27, 2014 After these great awards release in 9.3, new ones are comming soon....   I AM NOT A BOT Award! - Leave the flag circle at battle start! This epic award was created for General BotSu [..] View

Need Training and Partner Players

5:03 am, September 27, 2014 I am sick of playing Pubs and getting snowballed playing by myself. I am looking for a clan that offers platooning, company play, and training. I am available most days from 9 am to 3 pm CST [..] View

Spin Bug on New map Murovanka

4:03 pm, September 26, 2014 Near 12" i park above a car (map object) to shoot an enemy tank when a wanted to advance i make a few crazy spins then i keep playing normal. i let u the replayhttp://wotreplays.com/site/1196527# [..] View

A New Arty Suggestion

5:03 am, September 26, 2014 Everybody loves arty, right? No? Exactly the opposite, you say? Hang out on the forum long enough and you'll probably notice terms like "skycancer" and "clicker" being thrown aroun [..] View

Out of all the things I see ruin the game.... chance of win predictions...

5:03 am, September 26, 2014 Cry about the post all you want but the one thing that stands out and really only see negative from its use is mods that predict the outcome.  They use it to blame people before the game star [..] View

Math is hard. 0 must be the answer!

5:03 am, September 26, 2014 Anyone see what's wrong with this image?   Just thought it was weird, and thus I'd share it with you. I would assume that I actually got the XP from the battle and that it was just XVM forget [..] View

How much should i be making in a tier 8 premium heavy tank?

5:03 am, September 25, 2014 I use an IS-6 I see people writing that they make 40k regularly shooting gold and 100k shooting AP. I on the other had am making 100k on a very very good game and only 40k average shooting AP. I dont [..] View

Why the SU-100M1 isn't that bad

5:03 am, September 25, 2014 I've played the SU-100M1 all the way through (and a little more), and I am one of the few that actually really likes it. Everyone's complaining that it sucks, but I will try to help and let people see [..] View

How to improve: Know your tanks and maps. (Not a basic guide)

5:03 am, September 25, 2014 Let's face it. Most of the people on this forum are not bad. They know the mechanics. They know all the weak spots. Map positioning. Spotting. Crew layouts. And all the other stuff. Those threads help [..] View

Why do people do this?

5:03 am, September 24, 2014 Just had a game where I was covering our flank, Cent 7/1 hurr durrs and reveals himself to a Rhm, and a couple other tanks. When backing up, BEHIND the hill covering us from the rhm and co, he bumps i [..] View

Japanese Medium Line?

4:03 pm, September 23, 2014 Reasons why I went down the Japanese medium lime: Extremely bouncy armor Best speed in game Highest damage per shot To shoot the ground in front of me Blue camo   Seriously though, I real [..] View

Dud shots?

4:03 pm, September 23, 2014 I have noticed in some games the audio on some shots is different and they always seem to miss.  A normal shot with a bigger gun has a bit of a rumble and the sound sort of trails off. &n [..] View

Why is crew skill level so ridiculously important for camo?

5:03 am, September 23, 2014 Experiment: Take a 100% crew (without camouflage training), and a 50% crew, and play the same tank using as much camo cover as possible. The difference is astrofuckingnomical. Like, I never, ever expe [..] View

Ah yes that's fair...

4:03 pm, September 22, 2014 So a friendly guy starts shooting randomly at the start of the game, nearly hitting me a few times. after about a minute of near misses the guy hits me for 1/4 of my health, so i turn round and attemp [..] View

Tournaments WGLNA Hunt The Pros Mission-Tier Cliff Dropping

4:03 pm, September 22, 2014   Today I am very upset with the WGLNA HTPM and their tier cliff dropping on the Match Maker Program, it seems that when Tiers 1-4 enter into any of those missions WE GET RAPED AND M [..] View

How I came to love the B1:A True Story

4:03 pm, September 21, 2014 Few more battles until 2k with my loveable B1...It is wrong to get emotionally attach to a tank and giggling like a girl every time I think of it? That tank emotionally help me get back into WOT, I fe [..] View

Scouting OP?

4:03 pm, September 21, 2014 Just look at how close they go and they didn't ever know I was there. Yes, I was very tempted to **** the T57 Heavy and E5, but I waited till they got further to my base to just shoot them in the& [..] View

How do I find some in-game buddies?

5:03 am, September 21, 2014 Where I live, not a lot of people play WoT, which kind of disappoints me. Quite a really nice game if you get past all the toxicity in chat and the difficulty curve. I do have a couple of other PC gam [..] View

Getting better & how I'm bad at this game. I love it tho.

4:03 pm, September 20, 2014 I'm trying to get better, I swear I am. I have tank inspector and I spend more time in that than in the game. I come to /r/worldoftanks several times a day. I love FTR and wotlabs. I have played on th [..] View

Sherman with GIAT oscillating turret and French autoloader?

4:03 pm, September 20, 2014   Ran into this image on Wikipedia and thought it was interesting.  Apparently the Arab nations were experimenting with Sherman variants at the same time as Israel had its Super She [..] View

9.3 Community Night for NA

4:03 pm, September 19, 2014 Welcome tankers to the 9.3 Reddit Community Night. The activities will be starting at 9pm Eastern, 6pm Pacific. As I don't know the release date for 9.3 is yet, just expect that this community night w [..] View

Decision making process

5:03 am, September 19, 2014 I've done a few of things in the past, and a few guys messaged me after this battle (from both sides) saying gg, and wondering how I did it.    http://wotreplays.com/site/1175387#sel [..] View

Damage Farmer, **** Stealer, Idiot... I have been called all 3 of these lately

4:03 pm, September 18, 2014 I don't know why. All I am doing is trying to push the team to win by trying to do as good as I can on my own. Had a game in my KV-1 and was called a Damage Farmer because I pushed hard, driving the e [..] View

Some Prem tanks that need penetration buffs

4:03 pm, September 18, 2014 Yes i realize that prem tanks are not supposed to be OP and roughly equal to a a tank of its tie.  But some prems these days need to shoot gold to be effective and even then can be underwhelm [..] View

HARDCORE mode (Think DayZ meets WoT!)

4:03 pm, September 18, 2014 I have been brainstorming about what is missing from my WoT experience.  Thought of the solution this morning while distracting myself by dreaming of TANKS during a 2 hour ruck march!&nbs [..] View

Sturer Emil is the best WN8 padder I've ever played.

4:03 pm, September 17, 2014 Worst tank in the game? The Sturer Emil was pretty brutal to grind through. The stock gun and totally different style of gameplay was pretty rough for me. I like to give a tank at least 40-50 games b [..] View

Please Help, My Teams Are Always Bad

5:03 am, September 17, 2014 Bad teams 60% of the time!!!! whywywywyywyyy whyw hwy why I pley reelly goud too!!!! LIOKE REEALLY GOODOOOD And these stupid idiots. I swear. Is there anyway to stop this kind of thing from happening? [..] View

[Arty] I'm doing some research that necessitates having a good understanding of SPGs. I have a few questions to ask and if you own a Tier 10 SPG, I could use your help.

4:03 pm, September 16, 2014 This post comes in two parts: a favor to ask, and a few questions in regards to SPGs. As I'm sure some people are aware, the German Sturmpanzer branch (including tanks such as the Brummbär an [..] View

Rhm whine :)

4:03 pm, September 16, 2014 Sometimes, it doesn't go well...   Game 1: 4.5K damage, lose Game 2: 4.2K damage, lose Game 3: 4.6k damage, lose   wait for it....   Game 4: 72 damage, win.  Yes, 7 [..] View

Moronic Mondays #2: Armor Angling, Sidescraping/Wall hugging and Face hugging

5:03 am, September 16, 2014 For the second installment, we'll go over armor angling and sidescraping (also called wall hugging, not to be confused with actively bumping enemy tanks up close so they miss shots). SIDESCRAPING In e [..] View

Target?

5:03 am, September 16, 2014 I am trying to break a losing streak so I downloaded QuickyBaby's XVM, haven't used it yet. It says players of different WR levels get different colors and if that is true doesn't it paint a target on [..] View

Pop quiz: How well do you know the camouflage / spotting system?

4:03 pm, September 15, 2014 The situation:     Two identical tanks, A and B. Both have 350m viewrange and 10% innate camo rating. They're 75m apart. There's a building in between them like in the image. Neithe [..] View

Awful Panther not so awful

5:03 am, September 14, 2014 Why all the hate for this tank? I really enjoy it, arguably one of my favourite tanks atm. Decent gun, fairly quick and maneuverable, heavy as **** so ramming other scouts and roombas and **** for all [..] View

Need Help with Bat Chat and IS-7 Play Style

5:03 am, September 13, 2014 I first started out in WoT playing scouts. I saw my ex playing and decided to give it a shot and when he asked what I wanted to do I just said "go fast". So the first tank I went after was t [..] View

Anyone remember the term "Tanker!"?

5:03 am, September 13, 2014 If you have played online First person shooter games in the past, you may of ran into the term "Tanker" in game a lot.   i remember those good old days when you fire at someone arou [..] View

Equipment and Skills question.

4:03 pm, September 12, 2014 Hi! Firstly if I have the Snap Shoot and Smooth Ride skill the Vertical Stabilizer equipment is useless? Secondly if I have a full crew with Camouflage skill is useless the Camouflage Net? I am lookin [..] View

Funny TK

4:03 pm, September 12, 2014 So im in a battle last night on Ruinberg.  4 go city, 2 stay AFK at spawn, and the rest go field.  The city gets pretty heated quick because there simply are not enough tanks there.& [..] View

Friendly repeatedly tracking a tank and the Friendly Fire system

5:03 am, September 12, 2014 I was just in a match with a tanker named Lazzor and in the match he tracks my t62a as I crest a hill. Whatever maybe he accidentally shot. Nope it happens two more times. He keeps me perma tracked in [..] View

IS-6 VS T34, I can't freaking decide.

4:03 pm, September 11, 2014 Hello reddit, I need a prem moneymaker because I'm not 16 years old anymore and I need to also grind real money, so my gaming time is running low, and from this situation I need something that's fun t [..] View

IS-7 HD model size difference

4:03 pm, September 11, 2014 So one of the changes in 9.3 is more HD models. But you only see the HD model for your own tank. Which is normally ok, but the IS-7 is actually getting wider with the HD version. So how will it be han [..] View

I really **** at the AMX 50B. =(

4:03 pm, September 10, 2014 Holy fucknuggets reddit. I'm so frustrated right now. I really hate the AMX 50B. Here is why: http://i.gyazo.com/d896ecfcfb552fb1178828a086792349.png I can't hardly even type this because I'm so infur [..] View

Ensk bug

4:03 pm, September 10, 2014 I don't have a replay, but just fought on Ensk and this happened.     At C7 on the map there is a brick building.  One of the red tanks (a Cromwell) somehow got INSIDE this [..] View

Fun Clan Wars Match

4:03 pm, September 10, 2014 So last night was a fun experience for me in clan wars.  I loaded up the game fired up vent.  I was able to play 5 matches before clan wars started. Clan Wars special battles popped. [..] View

I got suspended for not killing a tank!

4:03 pm, September 10, 2014 "Your account has been locked until Thursday Sept 11, 2014 12:23:52 AM. Reason: Team ****." Please help me understand this... I did shoot a tank M4 for cutting off our Tiger tank. I did trac [..] View

Confused About Penetration (Not *that* kind!)

5:03 am, September 10, 2014 Obviously a relative newb, but I'm familiar with WW II tank battles and the guns/armor.  I've been playing around with various Tier 1 and 2 tanks just to work into the game play.   I [..] View

"Intentional Self-Destruction" Flaw

5:03 am, September 8, 2014 Screenshot of warning message I played a match as arty (9.3 test server), face hugged a heavy that attacked me, and then blew both of us up when I fired my HE shell. Afterwards I got this message. The [..] View

Against A Centurion Mk.1

4:03 pm, September 7, 2014 I've seen a lot of Centurions lately. I drive my IS3 a lot. But I can't penetrate Centurions when they are hull down.How do you PENETRATE ITS TURRET IN AN IS3? With the lousy aimtime in the BL-9, you [..] View

Teamkilling punished too harshly?

5:03 am, September 6, 2014 So I'm tired and half-drunk, trying to do my triples in the Pz Soufle V, and I keep losing. During the last battle I have a perfect shot lined up for a Chiri, and a stupid Tiger literally drives into [..] View

Noob alert: Please teach me about the Object 416

4:03 pm, September 5, 2014 So the other day I made a post about how I was loving the A-44 and even believed it had been buffed recently. A few of the responses alluded to the fact that if I enjoyed the A-44, I would enjoy the O [..] View

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