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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

Earning credits in a CHI-RI

4:03 pm, October 20, 2014 So I have been familiarizing myself with the Japanese 犬.... the Chi Ri.  It is big… it is somewhat slow.  It is an awkward medium since it is basically a light [..] View

Looking for advice on playing the (nearly) stock IS-8

5:03 am, October 12, 2014 I say nearly stock because I'm using the BL-9 for the obvious reason that I don't want to make myself suicidal before I've unlocked the IS-7. Anyhow I recently unlocked this tank and I'm having real t [..] View

The Chi-Ri's "Low" Penetration

5:03 am, October 9, 2014 After what I thought was a mostly pleasant grind through the Chi-Ri (2535 WN8 over 91 battles), I've noticed a lot of people talking about how it has such low pen. It's definitely right in the middle [..] View

The A-44 is excellent as a ramming tank

5:03 am, October 5, 2014 Now, the A-44 has many drawbacks, including a frontal mounted engine that gets damaged every other shot, slow aim and reload times, awful gun depression, easily damaged tracks, but hell, it can ram. [..] View

Help me decide: T-62A or Obj140 for Random?

4:03 pm, October 4, 2014 OK, I am milling over this for a week now. I have the Obj140 but drive it mostly in CW / Ultimates and like it fine. I also have an Obj268 with a monter crew gathering dust. I have the T-62A unlocked. [..] 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

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

I need a medium line. Can I get some opinions?

5:03 am, October 2, 2014 I am already on the T-54 before you say russian :) My options are americans, british, or japanese. Mainly because I want gun depression. Out of the three I am not to fond of the americans, the tier 8 [..] View

FIX TIER 6!

5:03 am, September 29, 2014 congrats on strongholds. its a good idea. unfortunately,9.3 just gutted T6. the KV 1S restructuring didn't work out, the KV85 is NOT a suitable replacement, most players already hate it.(diminished gu [..] View

The full run down on the 9.3 changes to the tanks...

4:03 pm, September 25, 2014 So you don't have to look it up....   M24 Chaffee (tier V American light tank): fully rebalanced Players who had previously researched the M24 Chaffee get 43,340 experience points for this v [..] 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

An idea for the rebalance of Artillery

5:03 am, September 24, 2014 Okay, we all know how annoying it is to be one-shot by artillery from across the map. The gameplay provided via artillery DOES help reduce camping in open areas, which, as SerB would say, is "Wor [..] View

Some T-34-3 buff analysis

4:03 pm, September 21, 2014 Yes, there is already a topic on this, but since I'm an idiot and I'm making my own thread on it anyway.   Anyway, according to FTR, here are some tentative buffs.   - DPM increased [..] View

Oake's T-34-85 Review

4:03 pm, September 20, 2014 My review of the T-34-85, the Russian tier 6 medium tank. Wasn't sure at first as the armour isn't so hot and the gun depression is...depressing! But I stuck with it and learned a slightly different p [..] 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

So what's great about a-43 and 34-85 lines?

5:03 am, September 20, 2014 I'm debating to get one of them and carry on, had a 34-85 LONG time ago(like 2 years) and now there is a new line. Decided to grind out both heavy lines as my T-150 is elited and just need cash for KV [..] 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

Malinovka south cap defense

4:03 pm, September 16, 2014 So I think the general consensus is that the best defense of Malinovka south spawn is to flee the cap area, correct? But then how best to defend the cap once your team has left the cap area? &nbs [..] View

Is the type 61 just an inferior centurion 7/1?

5:03 am, September 15, 2014 I honestly cannot figure out why someone would choose to play a type 61 over a centurion 7/1. The centurion has a better gun and better armor all around, and less speed and mobility than the type 61. [..] 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

9.3 Lights - How would YOU rate them?

5:03 am, September 7, 2014 On a 1-10 scale, how would you rate the new lights?     1- awful 2- bad 3- meh 4- neutral 5- decent 6- good 7- very good 8- excellent 9-  overpowered 10- gamebreaking & [..] View

WG going nuts with too much bush removal?

4:03 pm, September 6, 2014 Watching Jingles review of map rework.... Almost no soft cover anywhere. Just shallow depressions and slightly elevated plateaus. Bushes pretty much all gone. Where there are some, just tiny ones. See [..] View

17.26 sec :(

5:03 am, September 6, 2014 is the new reload speed  on KV85 122mm  100 % crew Vents and rations bring it down to 16.6 sec    but that not what is horrible about the tank ( it does have a 100 [..] View

IS-2 Gun Change?

4:03 pm, September 5, 2014 I enjoy playing the IS-2.  I play it like a KV1S on steroids and have a 56% win rate on it and sometimes it just crushes.  Seldom does it disappoint except in tier 9 matches. &nb [..] View

Rename dicker max to its proper historical name

4:03 pm, September 3, 2014 When I researched German tanks of World War Two, I found that the dickermax was part of the the Pz slf 4 series, including the 4a, 4b, and 4c. The 4b and c in the game are the tier 4 half turreted art [..] View

RU-251 10 degrees depression to the side, yum?

4:03 pm, September 2, 2014 I was off put by the 5 degrees depression, but according to FTR, will be 10 degrees to the side. This good enough to be used properly, or too hard to get your side to a ridge without exposure? View

Convince me the A-44 isn't one of the worst tanks in it's tier.

2:01 am, August 30, 2014 Rear mounted turret, horrible aim time even by russian standards, terrible depression even by russian standards, moderate speed, no armor. What does this tank have going for it that compensates for al [..] View

Jesus H. Christ I hate this tank

2:01 pm, August 29, 2014 I feel like I need to vent. The m5a1 easily takes the top spot of the worst ******* tank I've ever played. Sure, it's the third best t4 scout, but that's compared to how absolu [..] View

Good tanks, bad tanks, fun tanks

2:01 am, August 24, 2014 Interesting article. Here is the link: http://wotlabs.net/articles/best-tank-lines-world-tanks/ Here is the copy/paste: Best tank lines in World of Tanks By RBS - 10/30/13 What tank line [..] View

M4 Sherman VS Panzer 4H(FLEXIBILITY)

2:01 pm, August 23, 2014 I saw an arguement today in the NA server chat ebetween people who like the M4 and the Pz4. So I decided to send those guys the link for this thread. I personally like the M4 Sherman because it has b [..] View

What are some tanks that you should hate but actually like/do well in?

2:01 am, August 19, 2014 What are some tanks that you should hate due to some overall design of it but actually like or do well in? For example for me i hate low gun depression prefer at least -8, low penetration guns like th [..] View

Most "flexible" medium tank.

2:01 pm, August 18, 2014 Now a good understanding player in World of Tanks, I would say (in my honest opinion), that medium tanks are the best "flexers" or "adapters", "situation shifting" that a [..] View

M103 Guide

2:01 am, August 17, 2014 I think this is thetank I've reviewed on the forums that has changed the most since I bought it. A few (unrelated) tanks that really don't change all that much when you upgrade them are the Type 5 [..] View

T-62A Deep Comparison between Obj. 140

2:01 pm, August 16, 2014 So I replied to someones post about him not sure about choosing the Obj. 140 or the T-62A. So I spent literally 30 minutes pampering this reply and thought that it would be good enough to create a top [..] View

Chieftain Mk2, FV215b potential replacement

2:01 pm, August 15, 2014 Wargaming has mentioned that it is considering replacing the FV215b with the Chieftain Mk2.1 Supposedly this will happen around the end of the year, but this might not even go through, and they might [..] View

Lego T95 Super Heavy Tank 1/20 (RC)

2:01 am, August 13, 2014 This was a fun build and it's the first T28/T95 Super Heavy Tank thats RC with removable outer sponsons. It features fully sprung suspension on all 64 road wheels, gun traverse and elevation/dep [..] View

How To: Pershing?

2:01 pm, August 4, 2014 DPM so far for me: 2016. Okay, not THAT bad. What is the fastest I can get the reload without vents or BiA(100% crew will be the bench line)? 7.5 seconds right? Why such a slow reload when the T32 has [..] View

...advice needed on hulldown spots

2:01 am, August 2, 2014 It's kind of embarrassing. I've been playing for a while, 9k games, 1400 WN8 for the last 60 days (not a good player by any means, but not a tomato, either), and I do know the fundamen [..] View

[DISCUSSION] Is the 4502B the new E 75?

2:01 pm, July 31, 2014 With the 9.2 buff it seems the 4502B has become a real threat to the battle field. What was once seen as a weaker E 75 now has some serious game changing potential. Lets compare the E 75 to its rear-t [..] View

Help. Jagdpanther II.

2:01 pm, July 31, 2014 Upon completing the Jagdpanther (amazing beast of a tank) I had the choice of two lines, the Ferdinand, and the Jagdpanther II. Looking at those, I clearly saw the capability differences. The Ferdinan [..] View

FV 4202 Switch

2:01 pm, July 30, 2014 According to Evilly, via FTR, the owners of the FV 4202 will get it as a tier 8 premium tank... Block Quote recently (27.7.2014), there has been an interview with Anton Evilly Pankov, main op [..] View

British Tanks Final Decision: Action X Centurion, Chieftain Mk. 2

2:01 pm, July 30, 2014 Final Decisions for the British Tier X changes are:Action X Centurion, Chieftain Mk. 2 Tier 10 medium tank will be Action X Centurion (read about it more here) with 105mm L7A1 (it had a 20pdr in re [..] View

Tier 8 prems yum

2:01 pm, July 30, 2014 So with some current money I have I want to get a tier 8 prem that is both fun and makes a ton of cred due to this I have narrowed this down to three tanks a crew trainer also wouldn't be bad. T34 [..] View

M103 Gun Depression

2:01 am, July 24, 2014 M103 has one of the weakest gun depressions for the American heavy line. It's especially abysmal for what is supposed to be a standoff mountain-top tank. Add the other -2 degree depression to give thi [..] View

Leopard PT A help

2:01 pm, July 21, 2014 I got the Leopard PT A recently, and I'm currently grinding the upgrades for it. My issue is that it completely lacks any form of gun depression. I'm looking for suggestions on how to [..] View

please help me with the is-6

2:01 pm, July 13, 2014 so i bought this tank a while back and i have just been doing ABSOLUTE **** in this thing. its gun is awful, can't pen anything unless i'm hugging their face, and even then its 50/50 [..] View

T-34-3 drivers, I request your advice!

2:01 am, July 12, 2014 With this tank going on sale soon I thought I would try it on the test server. I actually like the way it feels and against all previous advice intend to get it. When I look at this tank this is what [..] View

Does anyone else think the Dicker Max is a bit... OP?

2:01 am, July 10, 2014 I was just wondering if anyone thought it was a bit overpowered, I mean the gun depression is fairly good (-15,+10). The gun is nice as long as you get in tier 6 & 7 but you can still pen tier [..] View

Daigensui's Rescript: Damn the Armor, Full Penetration Ahead!

2:01 pm, July 9, 2014 This is Part 2 of the Japanese Tank Destroyer Series, dealing with the concepts and prototypes of thinly armored tank destroyers developed by the Japanese. Due to the rather sprawling nature of the de [..] View

STA-1 Discussion

2:01 am, July 4, 2014 Pros: The DPM is (tied with Indien) for the third highest of any medium tank at tier 8, only being surpassed by the Object 416 and Panther 2. Decent gun handling, especially with Vertical Stabilizers [..] View

Object 261, Bat Chat 58, or M53/55

2:01 am, July 4, 2014 I'm trying to decide on an artillery piece... I'm not a particularly experienced or dedicated arty player so if someone with more experience with these tanks could give their input, I& [..] View

Why the hate against the T-34-2?

2:01 pm, June 30, 2014 I really don't get it. Looking at the stats tells me it is a Type 59 with better hp/ton, better terrain pass-ability, better camo, and a slightly faster firing gun. The trade it makes for thes [..] View

Which non-American tanks have great gun depression?

2:01 pm, June 28, 2014 Because I [edited]love gun depression View

kv 13 question

2:01 pm, June 27, 2014 I recently bought it and quite frankly I don't know why I didn't earlier it is awesome. Easily the best tier 7 medium I have played. Only down fall is gun depression but I can live with it. quick q [..] View

Trying to decide between US or Japanese mediums. Halp.

2:01 pm, June 26, 2014 So i like gun depression a lot for mediums as uneven terrain becomes your territory, I also want something mobile as I have been playing mostly heavys and td's. Tiers 8-10 are my main concern, [..] View

1930 AEM CHAR DE CHASSE - a low tier French tank destroyer?

2:01 pm, June 26, 2014 (I'm aware that Wargaming isn't planning to add in any new tanks for a period of time, but I still like to discuss changes even if they wouldn't be implemented for a while even if they actually did pr [..] View

According to the 183 I am getting banned for life.

2:01 am, June 25, 2014 I guess my choice was poor when I alllegedly enabled my illegal Gun depression mod. Replay says it all. http://wotreplays.com/site/959375#self I was just about to say, there's the [..] View

Whats your warm up tank?

2:01 pm, June 19, 2014 So you finally got time to play your favorite game. World of Tanks is logging on. Before you is a mine field of fail platoons, horrible MM, map shafts, your inner potato wanting to burst forth like Al [..] View

Sturer Emil grind and bitching general

2:01 am, June 15, 2014 Hi guys, first off, I'm an uber noob cause of WR. I will be posting a link to a replay so you can help me out with some tips and such. I got the Sturer Emil not for long and god damn, I&#3 [..] View

STA-1, No Gun Depression or Elevation. wth? Does it Improve?

2:01 am, June 11, 2014 I am having a hard time with this tank. I am someone who is used to medium tanks. I am a monster with the Panther. However, I am currently grinding this tank since I just got it. I got the 90 MM rifle [..] View

9.1 RNG/MM Testing

2:01 am, June 9, 2014 Link to RNG Testing Wikia (Outdated):http://official-rng-testing.wikia.com/wiki/Official_RNG_Testing_Wiki After much deliberation with WoT friends, past RNG Testers, and simple thought, I have deci [..] View

Question on the M103 US Heavy

2:01 am, June 7, 2014 Going down the US Heavy Line. Enjoyed the T29 and the T32 wasn't too bad (that gun being the primary drawback). However, I'm having trouble playing the M103 effectively. The hull armor [..] View

Mountain Pass is Broken

2:01 am, May 29, 2014 I notice that every time when I play this map that the right side of the map is frequently contested. However, by getting to the east, a tank must pass these areas: These parts are practically a hu [..] View

Review of T8 TDs

2:01 am, May 26, 2014 I want to talk about my experiences with the T8 TDs I've played so far. T28P JPII RHM SU-101 AMX 48 Let me start with my favorites. The JPII is my all time favorite TD with the RHM being secon [..] View

Any tips on playing tanks with 0 gun depression

2:01 am, May 25, 2014 I'm on the a-44 ATM and almost to the 416 and I'm having a horrible time with the 44 because of its lack in gun depression, it's rather depressing (haha get it? I know I&#3 [..] View

Please Buff the Pz Sfl V

2:01 am, May 24, 2014 The stock Pz Sfl V is very painful to grind. Couldn't the armor or the gun traverse be increased even by a little? The speed is a pitiful 20-25 kphon flat ground, and max 30 kphdownhill. I would've ex [..] View

Back after a break from the game

2:01 am, May 20, 2014 I am back from taking a long break from the game. I am just checking to see what is out there as far as clans. I am a very laid back kind of player. I do not have the best stats, but I am a team playe [..] View

My new love

2:01 pm, May 17, 2014 I elited the Centurion mk I last week. I was waiting to grind the 48k free XP before buying it. But this weekend there is a special on retraining. So I jumped on that and used the saved gold to conver [..] View

What T6 Heavy for me

2:01 pm, May 9, 2014 Hey guys What T6 Heavy is noob-friendly asI'm that good with heavies. I want a solid gun, good armour, okay mobility and some gun depression. Thanks View

More Q&A via ftr

2:01 pm, May 9, 2014 Not sure if this was already posted, search failed on me. info via http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/05/08/8-5-2014/ Todays QA will be mostly about patch 9.1 you probably already saw the preliminary p [..] View

[Xbox] Update 1.2

2:01 pm, May 8, 2014 And so, the 1.2 update was released a few hours ago and for those Xbox tankers out there, it brings us the turreted 'Murican TD line, a couple new maps and some quality of life improvements su [..] View

T34 mission - List of recommended tanks to use

10:05 am, May 5, 2014 With the mission starting soon I hope this list of suggested tanks helps everyone towards completing the T34 mission. Anyways a few months back I finished the IS6 mission and currently elited every ti [..] View

Good Old Classics

10:05 am, May 3, 2014 Hello again, Well now that I am back into playing WoT on a irregular basis, I figured that I would dust off a few classic tanks from a few months back. I took my crew out of my Jagdpanzer E-100, sear [..] View

Is it possible?

10:05 am, April 30, 2014 So, over time I have realised something about my play-style and which tank classes I can use to increase my K/D and D/D ratios + WR. There's been so far 3 classes I used to do this. They are: Me [..] View

Obj 416 vs T-69 for 7/42 Battles

2:01 pm, April 29, 2014 I was surprised to see that the Obj is so rarely used in these battles. I think it is an excellent - if odd - tank and excels at its tier, and moreso than the T-69 in pub matches. So why is it less [..] View

If only Soviet Tanks had decent gun depression....

2:01 am, April 29, 2014 submitted by hadonis [link] [2 comments] View

Jagtiger 8.8 vs T34 vs Lwe vs E25 - looking for fun money machine.

10:05 am, April 28, 2014 I need some or another way creds ( 3 tier 10 tanks waiting for budget), and I do not want to buy creds rather would have prem tank instead. So which one should I choose to get maximum amount of creds [..] View

Russian gun depression problems

10:05 am, April 27, 2014 submitted by LeIzzy [link] [7 comments] View

My Tank Reviews

2:01 am, April 25, 2014 I am going to write a review of some of the tanks I have played here and add more later as I play new tanks. I am an average player with a good understanding of game mechanics as well. I am an older p [..] View

What tank did you sell but now regret it?

10:05 pm, April 24, 2014 Its not the tank...its the crews! Its possible to buy back tanks, I know that, but its not so easy to find a crew for them. For me, the tank I miss the most is the mighty T20. Its the first medium whe [..] View

How do you play the elc amx?

10:05 am, April 23, 2014 I'm a regular heavy tanker. I've managed to branch out successfully into tank destroyers and mediums (as well as arty though the fv304 doesn't really count as arty in my book). [..] View

What heavy line?

2:01 pm, April 22, 2014 Hey guys, Just wondering what Heavy line suits me because I have a Medium and Arty line. What I am looking for: Hard hitting gun Average pen Decent armor Ok mobility Some gun depression Sloped [..] View

(Poll) Worst map in current rotation: Severogorsk or Komarin?

10:05 am, April 21, 2014 I'm rather curious as I personally have found the adjusted Severogorsk somehow even worse than the dreaded Komarin now. There's just no where to go if you play a TD or light tank now. [..] View

Raising the bar

2:01 am, April 21, 2014 After recently purchasing the Obj. 416, I didn't think anything special of it. The gun is fantastic, the speed is ok, the traverse is good, and the gun depression is non-existent. However, after this [..] View

Chinese Mediums and Covered Optics

10:05 am, April 20, 2014 Ive been running a standard equipment loadout on my T-34-1 and its been working fine. However has Ive played it more, and looking at how the medium line plays out for the Chinese, Im starting to wonde [..] View

I love my post buff T7 car

10:05 pm, April 16, 2014 Over 20% extra penetration makes a huge difference. Top speed is more than 1.5x as high, better RoF for faster damage output, and ever since Winter Himmelsdorf was implemented, it sees a lot more himm [..] View

Mines map , subtle change...

10:05 pm, April 14, 2014 G/3.. for the south , there used to be a nice depression right at the base of the cliff,to get hull down and watch the island... Its flat now, Any one know when this happened ?? the island still has [..] View

T25/2 Needs a serious BUFF!

2:01 pm, April 12, 2014 Except for gun elevation and depression, this thing is HORRIBLE. Bad pen Bad alpha Ok reload speed moderate ammo count Horrible camo ok view range decentspeed Bad armor Slow turret It's b [..] View

My good deed of the day, back to the basics guide for all those noobs buying into high tiers......

9:05 am, March 4, 2014 So you just signed up and blew $30 on up on that fancy new Premium medium or heavy tank. After buying into a tier you never earned your way into, you are thinking: "I'm ready, man. Check it [..] View

AMX 50 120

9:05 am, February 28, 2014 I just got my first t9 a few days ago, and I'm quite dissapointed. Not in t9 battles, I knew what that was about, but about my "upgrade" tank. Right now It's stock, so i really can't judg [..] View

Why all the hate for the su-101?

9:05 pm, February 27, 2014 I've recently obtained this tank and I love driving with it. It just plays as a real sneaky medium tank. It has an excellent camo rating which can give you a lot of spotting damage if you hide [..] View

100mm on the WZ-120?

9:05 pm, February 26, 2014 What do you guys think of the 100mm gun on the WZ-120? I does not compare so badly to the 100mm on the T-54, but the tank is less manouveralbe, can the WZ- 120 work as a flaker like the T-54? Tank com [..] View

How the hell do I T-34?!

9:05 pm, February 24, 2014 Just want to start out by saying that I'm not really a new player, I'm an envious greenie and I more than know my way around the game. Stats to the right. So on that note, the T-34. I& [..] View

Gun depression

9:05 pm, February 24, 2014 Realizing you have 60k to go just to get out of your stock gun. Or worse, you have to get new suspension to get new hull to get new gun. Gun depression. View

Would make a nice tier 8 premium

9:05 am, February 22, 2014 In order to perform factory trials of the S-70 gun and the loading mechanism, LKZ was scheduled to provide NIIAV MV with a production IS-2, equipped with an IS-7 turret, with the 130 mm gun and loadi [..] View

Fix the M6A2E1 Please.

9:05 am, February 21, 2014 Alright here is another one. topic v.8.11 first off. this is just a summery of some of the things that needs a fix on the M6A2E1. including opinions and a few charts from a new system of WR by WR = P [..] View

My guide to the mighty T32!

9:05 am, February 19, 2014 The T32, under estimated by most. It sits at T8 after the T29 looking like a **** compared to the beast at T7. In reality, this thing is a monster on it's own level. It can wreck havok on the enemy if [..] View

challenge -- break down WoT "skill" into 7 independent competencies

9:05 am, February 19, 2014 There have been a lot of discussions about how to measure WoT "skill". In my mind, this is a very broad term that is composed of different (and some independent) competencies. The challen [..] View

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