^^ That is fantastic! That's definitely a solid win! 8k gold might be coming your way champ!!! Not a lot of people participate in those MVP challenges...They are tough!

6/3/2012 7:05:37 PM

So I wondered to myself how the IS3 space armor works. I've had some pretty darn incredible luck with side ricochets that I wanted to calculate what it really takes to punch through the side armor of an enemy IS3.



As you can see, the top half of the sides have a 30mm plate at a 60* angle to incoming projectiles with a 90mm plate at a 30* angle. Assuming you are perpendicular to the side of an IS3,

1.Check for ricochet. You are at more than a 10 degree attack angle. No ricochet.
2.Shell is normalized. The attack angles is increased by 10. Target is at a virtual 70 degree angle to you.
3.Calculate thickness of armor. Virtual armor = 30mm / cos(90-70 degrees). The result of the spaced armor is 31.9mm.
4. Shell from the initial space armor penetration is at an angle of 20 degrees relative to the side armour (10* initial normalization + 20* armour slope). Shell is normalized. The attack angle is increased by 10. Target is at a virtual 30 degree angle to the shell.
5. Calculate thickness of armor. Virtual armor = 90mm / cos (90-30 degrees). The result of the armor is 180mm
6.Total armor thickness on side (top half) is 31.9mm+180mm = 211.9mm
7.Calculate penetration.

If you angle your IS3 tank at 45* to the enemy, the top half of the size armour rating increases to 258.7mm, which gives you a near 50% chance of deflecting a top teir gun. Decreasing your IS3's angle to the enemy to 35* increases your armor rating to 299.7mm!

The bottom half is the vulnerable spot though.
IS8 and IS7 have similar space armor.

Sorry for the rant. I just felt like doing some late night/early morning calculations and found this to be interesting. The front armor is rated close to 135mm, which is really weak. From experience, I've learned to use my side armor more because the lower 90mm armour exposes less surface area than the nose. After doing the math and seeing how the spaced armour protects the IS from the side, I can say that this tactic is ideal in heads up battles. If engaging multiple enemies around a corner, getting tracked could possibly seal your fate since guns as low as tier 5 can stab their way through the lower section of that side armor and your RoF (especially with the BL9) is too low to be able to handle multiple contacts while you remain a sitting duck.

I hope this helps some of you should you encounter an IS3

The IS8/7 have a thinner 10mm outer plate that is perpendicular to the ground, thus a lack of normalisation unless you are angled from the side.


[Edited on June 4, 2012 at 6:10 AM. Reason : .]

6/4/2012 5:58:04 AM

I just sniped a T-34-85 at a distance of 673m in my JagdPanther on North America. 3 of the enemy made it to our camp from the Town as we approached with 6 from the bridge. I moved up to the bottom left corner of F4 from the bridge in hopes to get a clear shot at the enemy. M37 spotted for me from C6 and I was able to reset enemy cap.

He had ~11hp left after my shot landed. Then the fire I set quickly consumed the rest of the tank Record snipe kill. It took 3 shots. first one hit an enemy carcass he was hiding behind. Second was a miss. Third was a charm

[Edited on June 16, 2012 at 8:02 AM. Reason : .]

6/16/2012 8:01:23 AM

Just logged in to find myself with 1,000 gold I can only assume it's from the MVP contest, but results haven't been officially posted yet. Not the 8k I was hoping for, but I'd like to see the scores of those who beat me out!

6/19/2012 9:18:04 PM

Congrats!!! Some gold is better than no gold!!!

I didn't win the all star event.

Also:

Tankers! It's happening!

The server will be coming down for maintenance while we apply the 7.4 update. The game will be unavailable for six hours on June 20, 2012 from 01:00 PDT (08:00 UTC) until 07:00 PDT (14:00 UTC).




[Edited on June 19, 2012 at 9:24 PM. Reason : .]

6/19/2012 9:21:54 PM

Jagtiger armor stats:

Front Superstructure: 250 @ 15*
Front Upper Hull: 150 @ 50* =195mm
Front Lower Hull: 100 @ 50* = 130mm

Side Superstructure: 80 @25* = 82mm
Side Lower Hull: 80

Rear Superstructure: 80mm
Rear Lower Hull: 80mm @ 30* = 85mm

Now I understand how my IS3 BL9 is able to penetrate the front of the JagdTiger so frequently. Front armour is more like 200mm!

6/19/2012 10:53:01 PM

I believe I was in a PzIV when I went heads up with a T40.

If you notice in the screenshot, I killed him. But he killed me too. Never thought I'd kill my killer



[Edited on June 24, 2012 at 6:22 PM. Reason : .]

6/24/2012 6:22:39 PM

Anyone still play this?

I'm quite fond of the Pz IV. It makes a pretty good amount of coin and pretty consistently too. It's quite versitile on the battlefield, especially when it comes to picking off near dead enemies. I'll stick around...

I have too many crew members in my barracks, and it's full. I want to transfer my 100% crew from my JagdPzIV to my Ferdinand, but I don't have room. So I'll have to get a KV4 first and transfer 6 crew member from the barracks. I've been wanting the KV4 for some time now anyways, I'm only 400k coin away from obtaining one. Afterwards, buy a Ferdinand (when I bank another 2.5 Million coin) and sell the JagdPz IV, transfer crew, and then sell the T-150 and save the 100% crew it has for the ST-I or the IS-8. It sucks my garage only has one spot left open. I'll be getting rid of the Pz III/IV soon, as well as the Leopard. In most matches, the Leopard is near useless for combat, especially if artillery are absent from the match. I get thrown in T8 and T9 matches 5 times for every match where I'm near the top tier. I was eager about the Vk2801, but I've taken a huge liking to the Pz IV's battle performance.

Just unlocked the AMX 13-75, and as soon as the AMX 13 F3 AM artillery is researched, making the AMX 12t elite, I'll sell it and upgrade to the AMX 13-75.

7/10/2012 7:57:09 PM

I'm still grinding away - not making any money worth a damn because I'm hooked on higher tier battles, but once I gather some cash, I'm going to drop it on a new tank (Patton, T28, GWTiger are all researched) and keep at it.

I've got that 1000 gold from that competition, but I'm holding onto it for now, as I'm not really sure what to do with it

7/10/2012 10:16:41 PM

Make sure you guys have an AMX 12t in your garage!!!!

Quote :

"With the 7.5 addition of a few new tanks the French Tech Tree is in need of some rearranging: With the addition of the ELC AMX, the ??? 12t is going to be moved up to Tier 6. Its place at tier 5 in the Tech tree will be taken over by the ELC AMX. Case 1 AMX 12t isn’t in the garage at the time of the update release, but is fully researched: *Both tanks, ELC AMX and AMX 12t, will be researched *All undistributed experience goes from AMX 12t will be moved to the ELC AMX *Any crew member in the barracks or in a tank, who possesses the tier 5 AMX 12t skills, get the ability to be used in the tier 6 AMX 12t without any changes or losses *Tier 5 AMX 12t combat statistics will be moved to the tier 6 AMX 12t without any losses *All AMX 12t modules in the depot that don’t fit other tanks will be automatically sold at the original purchase price *All AMX 12t modules fitting other tanks will be saved in the depot, the same goes for shells of the respective guns Case 2. AMX 12t is in the garage at the time of the update release. All the rules as mentioned in Case 1 apply along with the following: AMX 12t as tier 5 light tank is substituted with AMX 12t as tier 6 light tank *Ammunition mounted onto the AMX 12t goes to the depot *Consumables and Equipment mounted onto the tier 5 AMX 12t remain on AMX 12t at tier 6. *Players get the light french Tier 5 tank ELC AMX (without equipment, consumables, ammunition) and one slot for this tank for free *Players get a new full crew for the ELC AMX with 100% training *Camouflage mounted onto the Tier 5 AMX 12t is moved to tier 6 AMX 12t and to ELC AMX as well *The expiration date of the camo on both vehicles stays the same as it was for the AMX 12t at the moment when the substitution takes place. "

So basically, if you don't have an AMX 12t, buy one!!! It'll be like buying a garage slot for silver coin instead of gold! Fortunately, I still have my AMX 12t. I have about 42k xp to go until it's elite (gotta research the SPG)

[Edited on July 13, 2012 at 5:44 AM. Reason : .]

7/13/2012 5:44:00 AM

Ferdinand is.... Well, it's nice. Stock engine and the same 105 as the JagdPanther... I've hulled down a few games and the 200mm armor is nice, though still not "impenetrable." Stock engine makes the TD very, very, very slow. Even on the slightest hill, I'm stuck at 10-15 KPH. Rotation is pathetic. I think the lack of maneuverability as well as the lack of the awesome PaK 44 L/55 with 246mm penetration and 490 Alpha has me frustrated with the TD. I've seen them in action plenty of times. I know in the right hands, they are incredible on the battlefield. At this moment, I feel like I've taken 2 steps back from the JagdPanther.

I did ammo rack a JagdTiger from my Ferdi today That was pretty epic.

Double Income on the PzIV was phenomial. I was routinely earning 45k-50k coin, getting top gun a couple times as well. In one match I finished off 4 tanks in the first 90 seconds of the match. Pz IV is incredible, though my nemesis in that tank is the easy 8. Damn front sloped armor gives me so many richets it's unreal, and that's while I'm trying to hit their turret! I know the E8 is a tier higher, but it never fails that one will hunt me down or force me to go heads up mid to late game. Quite frustrating.

7/13/2012 7:49:20 PM

50% discount on the following tanks this weekend:
M7 Priest
M4A3E2
M4 Sherman
M5 Stuart
M10 Wolverine
PzKpfw IV
PzKpfw V Panther
PzKpfw VI Tiger
Stug III
Grille

Credit income bonus: 2x
Grille
M7 Priest
Crew experience rate increase: 2x

50% discount on a garage slot


Gonna get me another slot and rebuy the M10 Wolverine so I can get the M18 researched.

7/27/2012 4:49:16 AM

3GB download!!! taking forever. also. I hope I can play this in China.

7/28/2012 6:03:47 PM

yep. it's tanks. all tanks. no Stormcows or Sturmoviks to hide from. no people to run over. no APC's.

It's just silly grinding with artificial inconveniences to try to get you to spend money.

It's a bit fun but I am right on the verge of quitting.

I like how my French light tank has more armor than anything else in tier 2 or 3, lol.

8/3/2012 2:23:59 PM

^I don't play it that often anymore. It is fun in short runs, but I am nowhere near as hardcore as Hiro or jcdomini and can only take a few rounds at a time now. Got too many other things to do and games to play then grinding on this.

8/3/2012 2:29:04 PM

LOL thanks... I don't see jcdom on hardly anymore :/

Quote :

"Got too many other things to do and games to play then grinding on this."

I haven't played much lately. 2 jobs and school kicking back in on the 16th will deprive me from the majority of 7.5 I'm sure. By the time December rolls around, 7.6 will probably be out and I'll have to spend 15 out of the spare 30 minutes I have downloading the update.

It's a fantastic game, especially for a potentially FREE game. I like the rpg style and it's simple/quick. It's rewarding when I can get on a roll, like the other day when I was top tier in my Pz IV and I killed 8 enemies all on my own. Map was Himmelsdorf and we started in the south. I was the only one who went to the Castle, as the other 13 teammates of mine got decimated by the other 7 enemies. In the end it was 4 enemies vs a 38t and myself at 230hp. They were capturing our base. I died trying to reset cap and that's all she wrote. It was an adrenaline rush. Having moments like those keep me interested in the game.

8/3/2012 3:53:16 PM

Heh, I've been on here and there, but also not nearly that often with having a job this summer and getting back into classes in two weeks. It certainly is fun in short bursts however - speaking of fun, I just got the ELC AMX with the latest patch, and that tiny tank is a monster! Ridiculous speeds/maneuvering, a mean gun to go with it, and incredibly small. Granted, it takes ~10-12sec to reload, but it's still a great arcade-ish tank.

8/3/2012 7:51:14 PM

^ Yeah. It's a pretty insane tank. Very, VERY fast. Goes from 0-30kph in about half a second. I've had trouble hitting them because they are so low. I had one come up on my PzIV and because of an ever so slight uphill grade I was on, I couldn't aim down low enough to shoot it. I was pissed!

I played 1 or 2 rounds in mine and though 'meh'. I should really give it a chance.

Can't wait to see you around town again Dom! I hope the summer treated you well.

8/3/2012 8:07:28 PM

Today was great!

Got the VK3601(h) and Vk2801 both on sale, half off!

I had to use ~25k free xp in the Leopard to get the Vk2801. I was just done with the leopard's extremely pathetic gun. Today, I put 27 rounds into the side/rear of a KV1, and did 0 damage. I used HE and AP rounds. Nothing. Zilch. Everyone LOL'd. I circled it for 4 minutes, and finally I messed up and got shot in my engine and tracks. couldn't repair both, so there I died. At that point. I had enough of the Leopard. I didn't want to TRY to grind another 20k xp in that POS scout in the next 3 days to take advantage of the sale.

Now the Vk2801 is no money maker, but it is hella fun to roll around in, ESPECIALLY with the 105. I've gone heads up vs AMX13-90 on 3 seperate occasions and was able to defeat them while taking only 1 or 2 hits during each brawl. Because of the low penetration, I do use HE primarily, but I also carry some AP just in case I can get to the rear of a TD/SPG and need that extra 10-15mm of penetration to do some serious damage (350 AP alpha). Running binoculars, camo, vents. ~8.2 second reload with 84% crew.

Got to flank and kill a premium 8.8 Pak JagdTiger in the Vk28. It was pretty epic. As far as fun factor goes, Vk2801 is awesome. Extremely fast tank with a relatively big cannon that's accurate enough for 300m and closer encounters. I just wish it were a bit more agile. It is self sustaining on victories, rewarding maybe 2k-5k cash monies. Lose the match, however, and it'll hurt your wallet like a Tier 7 tank would. Ammo is very, very cheap, but the repair bills are pretty hefty.

haven't touched the Vk3601(h). Gotta finish grinding the last 1k xp to elite my Pz III/IV, after which I'll sell the adequate Pz III/IV and transfer crew over to the Vk3601(h).



On a side note. I thought I'd be a stug lover for life. I don't know what's changed. Perhaps I'm used to higher tiers dealing significantly more damage per round? Anyways, gonna sell the stug III soon (to make room in garage) and transfer that crew over to a JagdPanther II.

Contemplating buying a Churchill. I've been told it'll make 20k per round after repairs/ammo consistently, even on loses. With a near impenetrable frontal armor and tiny turret silhouette, it looks like a hellavu fun cash grinder. I've got 1,750 gold burning a hole in my pocket.



[Edited on August 13, 2012 at 7:52 PM. Reason : .]

8/13/2012 7:44:54 PM

Sounds like you had a few slick rounds, and from your post time, it looks like I just missed you online! I just dumped ~750 gold from my MVP winnings into free XP so I could hurry along to the 120mm on the - wait for it - T28 Tank Destroyer! I picked that sucker up yesterday and had enough free XP saved/bought enough with my gold stash that I could top her out with the best equipment! That 120mm is wicked, but it's a slow beast

8/13/2012 9:32:52 PM

And that frontal armor is near impossible to penetrate for anything tier 8 and lower, and quite difficult for T9 and T10 armed with anything less than a T9 cannon. Awesome and good job Dom! I hope you enjoy the T28

It's going to be hard... I was playing earlier thinking to myself, "Damn, I really want to play Diablo 3." So I started playing Diablo 3 and I thought to myself, "Damn, I really want to play World of Tanks..."



I'm down to <4k Free XP. I'm so sad watching it drop from 30k. I feel broke

8/14/2012 1:20:47 AM

I got rid of smite and stopped playing Diablo III.

8.0 Comes out today. New physics for some maps!!! YAY

Been playing some clan matches. they are fun, but my clan WWIII is pretty lacking in strategy, and it shows in how the "team leader" coordinates. I make suggestions, but I don't have a Tier 10 tank so what do I know I'm thinking about disbanding just on that principle alone.

Ferdinand is really showing it's true colors. The 128 cannon is no joke. Accurate and VERY deadly, doing about 500 alpha per hit, and penetrating just about anything. (I can finally go heads up against the T28!!! lol). I can't wait to get the top engine, it's a boss of a TD for sure. Otherwise, I'm slowly moving up the tiers... Just need time, and money. unfortunately, grinding higher tiers means less silver generated

9/26/2012 10:01:39 AM

^Nice. I just got Battlefield 3 and have been playing that a lot lately, but I got my new U-Verse modem yesterday and my service kicks in this evening with faster connection speed, so I may have to set 8.0 to download tonight and try it out tomorrow.

9/26/2012 10:15:58 AM

Hey look, this topic! I've been playing on and off the past few weeks - usually get a few rounds in pretty regularly. I don't think much has changed in my lineup other than picking up a T1-HT to pursue the American heavy line, but I got burned out pretty quickly on that crap tank

I've got a ton of tanks researched, but I'm playing so much high-tier stuff that I struggle with the lack of silver as well. Still prefer my Pershing over anything else I own, but I try and get the E8 and ELC out for some cash pretty regularly too.

9/26/2012 10:22:07 AM

OH man the physics is fun. Perhaps some of you recognize this location... there's a rock you can swing around and hide behind now from the south side of the bridge. I saw a ledge on the right and opted to tuck down in it. and it was awesome!

I later went down the mountain side. I opted to go at an angle. If i lost one track, oh well. And sure enough, I almost rolled the ferdinand. Left track was destroyed, but it repaired over time and I was on my way. Oh lord this is fun.

You have to get used to the small things. Like running over objects now make your reticle bounce. You'll notice that the world isn't so smooth anymore, possibly making running and gunning harder for those LT. And the sounds. Oh all the sounds now are awesome. Like the creaking in the suspension, etc. I really dig the update, although I'm torn on the graphics. Graphics are more detailed, but I'm having trouble adjusting to the gamma. Everything seems, brighter, and adjusting in game gamma still doesn't hit the spot for me. Tanks look too shiney too. I want my tank to look like it's been in a war, not off a factory showroom floor!





[Edited on September 26, 2012 at 1:04 PM. Reason : .]

9/26/2012 1:04:09 PM

who is ncstate12? I saw you in battle but u were on teh other team

10/1/2012 7:21:36 AM

Not sure if anyone's interested in trying World of Warplanes, but if so, they're giving away beta keys at: http://www.mmorpg.com/giveaways.cfm/offer/376/World-of-Warplanes-Beta-Key-Giveaway.html

I'm downloading it now to check it out, but we'll have to see if it's any good.

10/2/2012 9:34:30 PM

Im downloading the beta as well

10/3/2012 2:58:03 PM

So y'all played the beta yet? I am in right now and having a lot of fun. Using a joystick though and not the mouse controls.

10/4/2012 6:21:03 PM

[Edited on October 4, 2012 at 6:21 PM. Reason : Double post fail]

10/4/2012 6:21:03 PM

So after a shitload of rounds where people kept running into me I FINALLY got through a round without dying. I had shot 1-2 max in a round down, and my teams had won some after I died, but that was the first time I completed a map intact. I was going to call it a night, but wanted to do one more round. At this point I had all 6 of the Lvl II aircraft and was working on the Lvl III. I was tinkering with the weapons on the Tsh-1 (first USSR ground attack plane) and stripped it of bombs and rearmed it with cannons instead. I have 10 total.

So I went out and was fighting on that desert map. Don't remember the name. Anyways I chased a couple of other ground attack guys and opened up with my 10x7.62 guns. This plane is a lumbering beast, but when I could open up on them, it ripped aircraft to shreds. I took out 3 ground attackers, and then proceeded to assist some of my comrades who were in low level dogfights. I would basically do hit and run attacks and just blindside the opposing aircraft with a bullet storm. Knocked out 2 more like that. Got down to it and we had the numerical superiority, 3v2. Then one of my guys rammed one of theirs, and the other guy shot down my last wingman. 1v1 against a fighter who was at 83% health and a LOT faster, whereas I was lumbering along at around 55%. I kept circling low under him, unable to climb, and basically on ground level. He was afraid to get down to me because if he got in front of me, he was swiss cheese. Resolution came from my upgraded back turret, which slowly drained his health away as he circled above and tried to get in position behind me. I never even got to shoot him from my main battery, but knocked him dead with my tail gunner. Ended up with 6 fucking kills!

Definitely glad I played one more round!

10/4/2012 9:36:13 PM

IS8 researched, just need the monies...

So close to getting the top engine for Ferdinand...

And a bunch of other stuff.

Applied for beta key for WoW. Hope I get one! I don't have a joy stick. This is going to blow.

10/4/2012 11:30:37 PM

transfered to SEA (southeast asian server not the world of navyfags) waiting for the huge download. if it's like other online shooters, my american gaming skills should motherfucking dominate. azns r only good at grinding.

speaking of azn grinders, in my explorations here in Shanghai. I has wandered into huge basement complexes of sweatshop gamers. it is smokefilled incredibly creepy dismal. surreal.

i make a viedo if ppl express interest


also i think i can has britian and japanese tanks!!! eat it northamerifags and eurofags

10/5/2012 6:37:23 AM

I just got the t110e5, fuck this shit, i thought it was supposed to have armor!

10/7/2012 9:50:02 AM

Just saw something on Reddit about patch 8.1 - there was talk about premium shells being available for regular credits at a rate of 400credits/1gold. Sounds like they'll be expensive as hell, but for the right gun and moment, it could be interesting.

10/11/2012 2:31:41 PM

Anybody else ever play any of the WoP beta? I am playing the hell out of it myself. I have currently advanced all of my aircraft to Lvl III and have a Lvl IV American fighter, the P-36, and I am just about to jump to Lvl V on it.

My gaming on this has gotten so much better than my previous rounds were. I still get run into occasionally, but it is not the continuous clusterfuck that the Lvl 1 dogfight rounds were. I have also developed a strategy for running the heavy fighters/bombers, and have been quite successful in doing bombing runs of the enemy bases. My dogfighting skills have gotten a lot better too. Might wear out my joystick slamming it around jinking and turning, but I am having a ton of fun with this game. Honestly, a lot more than I was having on WoT.

10/11/2012 2:46:16 PM

^^ All of a sudden, if you are bottom tier of a battle, just switch to your Premium shells and now you can sufficiently aid in the destruction of enemy tanks.

But with a lot of higher tier premium shells costing 15-20 gold, that's ~ 6,000 to 8,000 credits per round!!!! You may win, but you won't make any money that round! I don't see it being economical, except for clan wars. Stock up on gold rounds for clan wars using credits..

[Edited on October 12, 2012 at 7:11 PM. Reason : .]

10/12/2012 7:11:37 PM

I had 253 gold leftover from my MVP winnings, and with the +70% E8 earnings this weekend, I just splurged on a day of premium and DEAR GOD it's paying off way more than I expected! In the last ~2-2.5hrs, I'm up a million credits! Fortunately I don't have much going on this evening

10/12/2012 7:15:17 PM

I'm getting a $20 gift card from Newegg, which I am promptly using to buy a joystick. I've always loved flight sims, and though it sucks right now using a mouse and keyboard, I can't wait to start dominating when my joystick arrives...

WoW is going to steal me away from WoT forever.

10/13/2012 2:39:34 AM

8.2 South East Asia Server: can i has the big gun on the Lorraine40t before I put on the upgrade suspension?

also did u hear they plan to combine all the World of's to make a battlefield like game? i guess it will just be missing the infantry.

12/21/2012 11:52:43 AM

I haven't played in months. I got on when they had their Thanksgiving Black Friday sale to purchase some equipment, but I didn't play then. Needless to say, i'm rusty and broke. lol.

12/22/2012 11:35:48 AM

Can you buy a DLC airstrike in this game?

12/22/2012 4:30:54 PM

Started playing again... I've forgotten how awesome this game is...

1/3/2013 12:07:07 AM

now that i got up to teir 9 and started to experience genuine credit starvation. imma say this myth is busted.

1/3/2013 5:12:41 PM

Had a WONDERFUL day playing today.

Lets see... I was on a heads up match vs another Stug III with a derp 105. I've got the top 75. I was able to get by his gun (remember, stug can't look to the left as far as the right ) by flying past his left side at the right moment. Then we got into a circling war. I've got 100% crew + vents, and if I had to guess, he had close to 50-60% crew because he seemed sluggish. Maybe had damaged tracks/drivetrain from when I hit him once. He bitched that I was a hacker because there's no way two "equal" tanks would end with one out circling another... lol..

In my Vk3601(h), I charged a T-32 and a T49 head on. They were both so focused on a Lowe that they ignored me when I was shooting at the T-32. I literally pulled up within 25 meters on from the T49 and destroyed the T-32 who was about 50 meters away. That's when the T49 noticed me and backed up to a cliffedge to get his gun pointed at me (Map was sandriver, we are near the north on C1/C2 line) He was about to fire when I decided to tap him just a little, enough to send him down the cliff. That was hillarious. He was stuck down there and eventually picked off by me and another teammate.

Then the last one was in my vk3601(h) again, where i got a few lucky shots on a T26-E4 Super Pershing; a couple on the side when I ambushed him and two on his turret. I was severly outgunned, but I kept bounching his shots and 4/6 of mine penetrated him! He claimed I was using gold ammo. HAHA. I admit, those 2 turret shots were LUCK (as would any shot that has a really small window requiring near bullseye aiming accuracy). Most of the front of the turret is protected by the space armour, but if you look there's some of the turret exposed that the front armor doesn't cover. Dude was ragin' pissed that my Vk3601(h) was hurtin him and he didn't pen me once (3 hits were on the gun mantel, one richochet off my front armour because I was turned to about 60 degrees to him (amplifying my armour to about 2x thickness).

damn awesome.

[/rant]

1/10/2013 11:10:14 PM

JCDom and I tearin' it up today, per status quo.

I love my Vk2801 oh so much. I can't wait for my crew to be finished with the Brothers in Arms perk...

[Edited on January 19, 2013 at 7:04 PM. Reason : .]

1/19/2013 7:03:24 PM

Are Dom and I the only ones who still play this ?

2/4/2013 9:55:19 PM

I still do, still no where close to a T9 tank though

Tanks

American T1E6 (that free premie tank)
American T25/2 (VII)
British Matilda (IV)
German Hetzer (IV) Maxed...I will never sell this tank.
German Jagdpanther (VII)
French Amx 38 (III)
Chinese Type 2587 (III)

[Edited on February 4, 2013 at 10:11 PM. Reason : a]

2/4/2013 10:08:10 PM

^ My recommendation with the German TD line; go JGPII. Seriously. The Ferdinand is a great TD, however, I find that you depend on your teammates a lot to hold flanks or spot for you so you can snipe. The JGPII is maneuverable and quick, so you can run more independently and react to situations much easier; with the same Tier X gun as the Ferdinand it packs a mean punch! The JGPII gun Mantel is VERY tough too, and with such a smaller frontal silhouette compared to the Ferdinand, you'll naturally take less hits when you snipe.

However, the Ferdinand crew is the same for the JagTiger and JagPzE100. so you can transfer the Ferdinand crew to the higher tiers and be complete, whereas the JagPantherII's crew will only partially man the T9 and T10 TD's. Something to think about, unless you plan to keep your T8 German TD.

Quote :

"German Hetzer (IV) Maxed...I will never sell this tank."

I LOVED my Hetzer. It's an AMAZING TD. I felt like it got nerfed to shit when they patched the game and nerfed HE damage mechanics. The TD never felt the same with the derp and I sold it to make room for other tanks. But I make no mistake; Hetzer is a solid TD for the tier and the 105mm derp is not to be taken lightly. At first I didn't like the Stug III as much as the Hetzer, but now I've got to say I'm Stug III 4 Life.

I have:
Light Tanks
T1E6 (II)
PzKpfw 35 (t) (II)
Type 2597 Chi-Ha (III)
VK 2801 (V)
ELC AMX (V)
AMX 12t (VI)

Medium Tanks
M3 Lee (IV)
VK 3601 (H) (VI)

Heavy Tanks
PzKpfw VI Tiger (VII)
KV-2 (VI)
KV-3 (VII)
IS-3 (VIII)
IS-8 (IX)

Tank Destroyers
StuG III (V)
Jagdpanther (VII)
Ferdinand (VIII)
M36 Jackson (VI)

Self Propelled Guns
GW Panther (VI)
SU-5 (IV)


I know that JC Dom has more tanks than me and a couple Tier 10's.

I just got my IS8. It's stock with reserached parts from the IS3 transfered to it (ie: BL9). So right now, It's a T9 IS3... :/ I've noticed more bounces from enemy T8's, but I don't feel any more powerful vs other T9's and 10's. Hopefully that'll change once the IS8 is elite. I have a feeling I'll enjoy it.

Just about to get the JagTiger. I love the Ferdinand, but I think I'll transfer the crew to the JagTiger and then finally to the JagPzE100. I don't want to sell the Ferdinand cause it's a great tank and cost me a pretty penny, but I think the JagPanther II will replace it on the field if ever I choose to play with a T8 TD. I'm not sure I'll have room to just let it sit there with no crew just for nostalgia. I play with all my tanks... I absolutely adore my PzKpfw 35 (t) and Stug III. I had to grind the Stug III before I got good with it, so the stats are misleading, but I repeatedly beast the matches in both the PzKpfw 35 (t) and the Stug III.


[Edited on February 4, 2013 at 11:32 PM. Reason : .]

2/4/2013 11:15:50 PM

i still play this. my highest thing is Lorraine 40t. coulda had a batchat 25t by now but ended up getting a M12 SPG for my GF to play with. She can't drive but she can shoot okay.

2/5/2013 12:36:18 PM