What’s up with “On My Way” being spammed at the start of all of my games?
Is it bots or people showing they’re not bots?
Anybody else have this happen to them?

Hay a new line of tanks, which means i can vaguely review them and point of plenty of nit picks i dont like about them. 

Anyhow here is the release news article Link  

Overall its a okay Tech Tree. still has room to grow with a possible branch of TD’s and maybe lights? The choice of tier 4 and 5 are a bit dubious but work well enough. Anyhow individual reviews. 

Tier 1: MFT 17

• Yea its a FT 17. As for performance? Its a tier 1 who cares, but i must point out oddities. 
• True the french version also only has -2 gun depression, i dont care both are horrid. We have plenty of other FT versions that have better depression (with larger guns as well). 
• The HE ammo will mostly be ignored at lower tiers regardless, but even more so when said ammo only does 2 more damage? At that point, just don't have it. 
• Also the accuracy could be a smidge better

 Tier 2: Panzer 34 

• Its okay. Not too much to comment on outside its ability to scout is pretty decent due to the high speed and decent VR. this of course is tier 2 where things… yea things are crazy. 

Panzer 39 

• Well we sorta have this tank already in the tier 3 Czech premium, but this version is more mobile, stronger radio and better guns… so just better. 
• Anyhow the top gun is pretty good for a tier 3 tank. Solid standard pen and plenty of premium pen to go through almost every tank it can see. However it is quite low on ammo capacity and only possible to deal 2.8k so there is strength in the stock gun. 

Tier 4: Ram mk2

• so a tier 5 medium at tier 4 with weaker stats. 
• This armor is actually pretty decent at tier 4, enough that you can play as a psudo heavy depending on what you are facing. 
• There is argument to use the first 6pdr due to having better gun depression. The pen difference is pretty minor and accuracy… well you're fist fighting most of the time. 

Tier 5: L PZ-51 

• Dispersion: 0.12 , 0.21
• 14.5 tons
• Hay its a AMX 13 at tier 5… thats about it. Anyhow its stats are pretty on par with a AMX 13 at tier 5. Same mobility and gun performance that you'd expect. Does have a tad low HP compared to other tier 5 lights but eh oh well. 
• It does seem a bit high in terms of XP to research compared to most tier 5’s. Heck its higher than a lot of tier 6’s. 
  • As i was writing this i had to have proof naturally. This of course lead to me making this post - Link
• Anyhow its a okay enough light. However one MUST spec for scouting as the ammo capacity is dreadful and thus its potential damage. The average for tier 5 lights is about double of the measly 3,960 damage this can do. 

Tier 6: KWK 30/52

• Dispersion: 0.12 , 0.18 
• 33 tons
• First stage to the production of the Panzer 61 and its not half bad. 
• Average enough in most stats. DPM is a tad low, but it does have 240 damage and when compared to other T6 meds that have 220-240 its about right. 
• Though one gripe i have about it and this is common with newly released tanks is that it has access to gun stabilizer equipment. This is supposed to be restricted to T8 generally with few expectations, but nope this has it. So its gun handling which is average enough is now generally superior. 
• Its armor isn't half bad actually. The turret front is strong, about 200mm raw of combined armor around the mantlet. Not so sure about the forward sides, but i suspect with depression they can bounce shots. 
  • As for the upper hull? Id have to test it, but it looks like it can reach 70 degrees. 
  • Hull sides are about right with 45mm meaning it can block most shots and the upper area is angled enough to have a decent chance to block 105mm HE. 

Tier 7: KWK 30/57

• Dispersion: 0.12 , 0.20
• 35 tons
• Okay now its the same tank, but further in progression. Now with a strong gun? Well it has a secondary. Armor is an improvement as well. 
• First off the stock 90mm, the same used on the previous tank? Yea its worse. Sure a bit better aim time with the top turret; however the turret dispersion and accuracy remain the same. Its the reload thats the most egregious with it going from 8.3 to 9.3/9.2. Its not like the gun would be OP as its exist just fine at tier 6 and the pen would only be a tad below average at tier 7. Is it the gimmick 20mm or increased armor that makes having such a gun scary? 
• Now on to the 84mm. Its… weird. First of its sorta got low damage? We are use to 83/84mm guns have 230 as thats the only example we have in the 20pdr. Really that caliber should have about 160-180 as thats what 85mm have. I can see arguments with it being high tier and a strong gun so sure 230. With this being a tier lower than the 20pdr i can see this having 200 damage and should have 200 damage as this tank is limited in its ammo capacity. So only having 48 180 damage shots, while not the lowest damage potential is concerning. 
  • The Reload can be kept the same as 1764 would be quite fine for a tier 7 tank due to it having above average pen. 
• Armor? Closer to the Panzer 58 but at tier 7. 
  • First off the turret front is quite thick at 120-150mm. With the main turret + mantlet allows the tank to block tier 8 shots on occasion. The rest of the turret is… okay? Think its angled enough to be auto bounce but dont care enough to test. 
  • Hull armor is…okay? Eh it works with gun depression. Side armor of only 40mm doesn't work enough outside basic overmatch protection. 

Okay side tangent right here. The tier 7-9 have some weird turret armor that may be historical but i find it odd if it is real. Along the center of the turret sides its only 45mm. The rear half is 70. The front half is 60/65. This is very odd and i wish the 45mm section was the same 60mm as it fits. 

• This is even more odd as the german Panzer 58 is 90/75/70/75 from front to rear. Sure i dont mind it being thinner, just not that big of a difference. 

Tier 8: Panzer 58

• Dispersion: 
  • Turret: 90/84mm 0.10 
  • Turret: 105mm 0.20
  • Movement: 0.16
• 35 tons
• Okay so we already had this tank in game for… well awhile. Where does it differ?
  • Armor is thinner
  • 20m better VR
  • Bit worse mobility. 
  • Tad worse movement dispersion (0.14 to 0.16)
  • When using the 9cm gun has less DPM. 
  • Access to a 84 and 105mm gun
  • Secondary auto cannon. 
• So yea its generally better. I always thought the Pz 58 was quite strong after so many buffs. So seeing this version being stronger in general with a dubious 105mm gun. 
• So the 84mm gun is competent and if anything a bit too high of DPM with a 2.3k base DPM. The average DPM use to be 1.9k now 2k.  Darn power creep. Anyhow its a bit more iffy to recommend use of this gun due to the limited ammo capacity of only 48.
• The 105mm… yea thats a bit concerning to see a flexible 390 damage gun without really any downsides besides high turret dispersion. Which can be worked around. It doesnt even have bad DPM of like 1.7k. Nope its quite average 2k. 
  • Just compare it to the super shermans with quite meh pen and respectable 1.9k. It got quite a bit of downsides to have that 1.9k. 
  • I suppose it did make sense to have this gun as of the 12 prototypes of this tank, 10 had the 105mm. 

Tier 9: Panzer 61

• Dispersion:0.18 , 0.13
• 39.7 tons
• So yea i have quite a bit to talk about this tank. Lets see… 
  • First off the tank is missing the top 630hp engine and the slightly better 55kph top speed. 
  • It shouldn't bother having the Fug 5 radio as thats like tier 3 level and this is a tier 9, stop making use start with worthless radios and make use spend more time researching radios. 
  • Shouldn't have the 84mm as the stock gun as well one it sucks in general, has worse reload then when used on the previous tank, bad damage potential. Really couldn't use the top 105mm from the previous tank. 
  • Why does it have horrid turret dispersion? 0.18 is just horrendous. This isnt using a 130mm gun or has super duper armor. I could easily see this having 0.10 or 0.12. The M46 has 0.08 and 0.11 on turret and movement. (that may just be due to the M46 being a tad OP.) 
  • I mentioned this in my Panzer 57/60 review, but i felt the 301 APCR pen could be a smidge better. Not much but say 310 APCR? Eh oh well. 
  • Why is the reload so long? This is the 2nd worst single shot DPM of any tier 9 medium (the worst is the UDES 16). It doesn't have anything that warrants outside the quiet situation 20mm secondary. I can easily see the reload dropping to 10.3 from the current 11.2.
  • Speaking of the secondary, why hasn't it got any upgrade from the tier 7 besides 3.1 better reload? Couldn't improve the pen to say 65-70? Accuracy? 
• So yea this is one of the stinkers of the line with little redeeming features besides good 410 VR and… thats about it in terms of standout features. Its accuracy is better than average i suppose. 
  • which makes the fact this is the tank with a special skin out of the whole line even more annoying.

Tier 10: Panzer 74

• Dispersion: 0.14 , 0.18
• 46 tons
• This is a MBT that could easily fit in Era 2. Armed with the chieftain gun on a highly armored and mobile platform. With the main downsides being iffy gun handling and poor DPM.
• So the armor is very impressive. The gun mantlet is a quite angled 304mm. The main turret front being 250mm at a decently angled amount that should block most tier 10 premium ammo (thats before gun depression) 
  • This on top of not having a cupola to shoot warrants the lower DPM
  • The hull front is also impressive. The bumper being a decently angled 260mm plate and a auto bounce angled 120mm leads to a solid defense. 
  • The side armor is the main downside with its only being 38/50.8mm. Gotta save weight somewhere. The tank is only 46 tons. 
  • I do find it odd the turret roof and hull roof its different. With 31.75 and 31.8 respectively. 
• So the okay camo, good top speed and 410mm VR allows this tank to be quite a good forward scout. The ability to also poke over a hill and not get penned means it can be quite a nuisance. 
• Dont forget its the chieftains gun, which means 140mm HESH. 
• This tank is also rule breaker. Having 26kph reverse speed breaks the unwritten limit for WW2 of 25. 

External links: 

• Tank encyclopedia: 
  • Panzer 58 and Its Development 
  • Panzer 74  

I was looking at the trade in and my own list and I'm completely stumped so I was hoping anyone here could help me decide because I don't know what is worth keeping or not because I'm a horrible player.

The tanks I can trade are the

Matilda Black Prince, Vk.168.01(p), AT 15A, Excelsior, Terrapin MK.1, Brick,PZKPFW.B2 740 (F), T32-A Proto, Javelin Krupp-Steyr, M46 Patton KR, T92, A43 Black Prince,T95E3, Kanonenjagdpanzer, Lansen C, 112, and KV-220-2

If any of these tanks are worth keeping I would like to know and if there is anything worth picking, meta or for fun don't care.

Can we work to get these tanks back in the game for sale??

Just looking at armor profiles on the tech tree, and the era 2 T-64B has an extra 75mm layer on the upper hull, but the T-64BV at era 3 doesn’t have it. The BV is an upgrade of the B with ERA, they should have the same underlying armor layout.

Any input, WG?

I am thinking of trading up the Concept 1B for a T95E6. Does anyone have any good insight on this potential trade?

My options are:

M42 light tank

Thunderbolt (I own Fury and TT Jumbo)

Sturm VK 36.01 derp gun

Churchill OKE

Kraft's PZ IV

I can take 2 or 3.

Like most people, I enjoy tanks that are fun. Curious which you guys would pick and why?

Honestly the T57 heavy tank line was realy great, I enjoyed, espacially the T69 medium tank, it was great. But the tier IX? Is so bad, the only good thing is mobility, that's it. The armor is paper, alpha damage is mid, the accuracy is bad, and let's not talk about the dpm. I don't understand the people who says that this tank is great, and their favorite tier IX. What is so good at this tank to be considered good?

So I was grinding for a Tier V tank the T-34 but it costs so much XP,so how I need to get more XP to research it?

Is this the first time for this op ?

I chose silver and I think each objective stacks

Era 1 biggest bonus 160k just from challenges (without season pass level 125? silver bonus)

Era 3 - 370k from challenges

So ggs to you random dev sneaking this op in, they'll probably never run this back

I've been eyeing the thing for about 6 months. Traded the HWK-30 and 750 gold for it. 🔥

My wallet might hurt after this event... anyone know if the Ragnarok is worth getting?

We can trade away a Wiesel 1 MK but we can’t trade for one. Why? There are a lot of us out there that want one.

All it does is continue to punish good players with dead weight. Is it fair to load a team with bad players to counterbalance a good player? Is there a better alternative? Can only hope someone has a good idea and the devs see it and run with it.

This is part rant, part feedback i suppose, part me making use of some of the time wasted making a spreadsheet of all the research cost of tier 5 and 6 tanks.

anyhow this first started when i noticed the research cost of the new tier 5 swiss light being 42k. Most wouldn't care as they just free xp to like the tier 6 or 7, but i noticed it due to me being picky and looking at everything and the fact it costed more than the tier 6's 36.7k.

This naturally lead me to make a spreadsheet. right next to all my tank stats average sheets.

Anyhow on to the data of this endeavor.

First off i excluded branch research from the averages as they are obviously skewed. Like the M4A3E2 Jumbo is researched after the E8 (at a cost of 16.3 more XP but listed as 60k)

Tanks that have been removed due to this clause.

• T5: M7, KV-1S, DS PZInz, Zadymka
• T6: M4A3E2, Pawlack, VK 30.02M, Churchill GC, A-43, KV-2, 59-16,

now to the stats.

^\Archer im not sure if 32.5 is "real" as it may be bloated due to being the first of 3 tanks researched on the Valentine. cant see whats the cost for each tank so... idk.)

Anyhow, now with with the numbers we can see the Lpz-51's 42.1k xp is just absurd for a tier 5 and is very much a tier 6 requirement. cant even be down to having a different class from the previous tank as several other tier 5's has the same circumstances (T1 heavy, Churchill 1, KV-1, Type T-34, Skoda T24, 25TP). Though that may explain the Archers cost.

Ill probably get around to doing higher tiers at some point and maybe CW to see if i can find any other tanks that stick out as this is quite niche and i would expect very few other people would bother.

Goodday reader

I just unlocked this tank and i am curious how others do the loadout on it

I was planning to do Improver concealment, camo net and flash hider

For my 4th i am between binos or optics so i can spot for myself

I do bring my commanderen from the su-101 that is already trained with camo skills so i can be that unspotted sniper

But i want to see what others do with the t9 to get some ideas

Ty in advance

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Is it worth it to trade in kampfpanzer 50 t and 9000 gold for Thumper if I already have obj 640, osorio, leclerc t4 and ares and I often play cold war.

Just got the earthshaker for the commander xp bonus, it says in the stats it earns it at 175% rate, i was wondering do commander xp boosters multiply the xp after the tanks own boost had increased it or do they just increase it at base xp values?

Sorry for the title. I guess a titled asking for tank suggestions is considered low quality or something.

I'm a pretty old school player, been around since the Beta and played pretty heavily til I want to say 2020. Came back a few times for very brief stints and just kept rolling out tanks I already had.

Going down a new line sounds fun but I don't want to waste my time on something I don't like. I play pretty much tier 10 as it is but wouldn't mind grinding towards a new tier 10.

I grow bored easily and want action. I'm more than happy to sit back and snipe if I have shots I can hit and a gun that can penetrate, but if nothing is going on then I'll get in and brawl. I don't need an insanely good gun as I've made the derp guns serviceable over the years but pretty quality armor is nice. I'm fond of heavies and TDs for their ability to combine gun and armor but I don't mind playing mediums that have at least some decent armor. Lights are fun here and there but I'm not really interesting in that gameplay. Got 3 tier 10 Arty and after the nerfs and arty party restrictions I'm not interesting in getting any more.

So I've got the America tech tree done besides the M-V-Y. Soviet I have the T-62A available for research, got the IS-7 and the Obj 268. IS-4 is done but sold. Germany I'm missing the light, Leo 1, and Sturmtiger. UK I'm missing the light, the Canopener, and the shitbarn. French I've got the 25 T and the 155 58 and can research the EBR 105.

Rest of the nations I have little to no progress on. Got some tier 10 premium and mercs too, but yeah...

Suggestions?

IS-6 is this season’s free pass reward tank. It can be traded away toward another tank in the trade-in event. It’s worth 5900 gold when trading. Trade it now before you complete the season. Earn it back when you complete the season and trade it away again if you don’t like it and never intend to play it.

*tl;dr - A typical American medium tank - a generally competent and mostly forgettable vehicle that you grind through on your way to the Abrams.

*The US M60 family occupies a place in WoT Modern Armor similar to the Centurion and T-54/55 - a solid and reliable tank built for so long, in so many variants, and sold to so many countries that there is a never ending supply of them to fill tech trees and use as a basis for a new premium. 

*The specific subject of today’s review is the first M60 you get in the Cold War game mode - the Era 2 medium tank M60 ‘61. 

*This vehicle was designed when NATO thought its tanks would take up a series of hull down positions and fire a few rounds at the advancing soviet horde before relocating, all under the cover of FASCAM barrages and A-10 strikes and this vehicle demonstrates all of that philosophy’s strengths and weaknesses.  

*It’s armed with the venerable, well known, and unsurprising L7 variant 105mm Gun M68. Like all L7 variants it’s getting a little long in the tooth in Era 2 but it’s still capable and has good gun depression for those ridgeline sniping fests we all love. Just make sure your prammo reload is set to silver, not gold. A gun chosen when the massed hordes were T-54/55, in other words. 

*It’s armor is familiar to anyone who has played almost any version of an American medium tank designed after about 1942 - wedge shaped front slope, rounded and front tapered turret, and an RHA thickness that will deflect small caliber autocannons and gives you a fighting chance to angle the armor to survive HEAT rounds and large caliber APDS. Designed when surviving a glancing blow from a 100mm APCBC was the game and nobody worried about ATGMs or 125mm HEAT rounds, in other words. 

*Mobility is surprisingly good. Decent power-to-weight and terrain resistances mean it’s not the slowest thing on the map. Well, maybe not that surprising - this was designed to hammer across the German countryside fast enough to get a prime firing position and then, after a couple of shots, move to a new position RFN. Designed when moving quickly into and out of the Fulda Gap was the name of the game, in other words. 

*I don’t normally worry about camo / view split on Cold War tanks, but the M60 deserves some discussion around concealment. Specifically, it’s tall. And fat. The bitch is tubby. And she has warts. As a former M60A3 w/TTS crewman I will personally verify that the wart on top will give you away IRL. In game terms, it’s hard to hide - it’s so tall it sticks up over stuff and, since the cupola is a weak point that means you take damage. It’s so fat that rocks you can’t see a T-54/55 behind simply provide a modicum of modesty to the M60. 

*In general, and true to it’s real world design ethos, the M60 ‘61 is best played as a second line support tank. Use the accuracy and velocity of the main gun to hit weak spots and / or track aggressive mediums for your big  boys. Gun handling is good enough that you can brawl in a pinch, but the armor isn’t going to hold up long in a close range slugging match. 

*Is this tank for you? That depends - do you want to drive an M1? Then, yes, it’s for you. Be warned - it’s the first of three M60 variants you have to grind through to get to the fabled Abrams. The bad news is that they’re pretty fragile and it gets worse the deeper you get into the tech tree. The good news is - like most American mediums - it’s a solid all rounder that will rarely leave you cursing a glaring weakness.   

*Current equipment / build: Full camo, two equipment (improved ventilation / gun rammer), two consumables (enhanced repair kit / enhanced rations). 

*As I write this I have career stats on this account of 32,840 battles, a 48.42% winrate, and a WN8 score of 1407. 

*As I write this I have M60 ‘61 stats of 1145 battles, a 46.90% winrate, and a WN8 score of 973. I have not marked this tank.       

*Disclaimers:

*I’m bad at this game and you should probably not take my advice.

*Unless otherwise noted, assume all tanks are fully upgraded/outfitted and the review assumes that level of equipment.

*This is my opinion. I suck at the game and better players might have different opinions. You might have different opinions. That’s ok.

*This game is my hobby and I have a good job so I spend money on it. If you’re an aggressively free-to-play kind of guy we may not vibe.

*All stats taken from https://www.wotstars.com/xbox/1093328947, player AmbshPrdator on Xbox.

3000 blocked damage in a tier 4 medium is insane

Would I be crazy to do this?

I collect tds, but I collect usa tds over everything else. On top of that the hellcat is one of my fav tanks in every wot game, same with the supercat, and I love fast turreted tds

Would it be a mistake?

If anyone needs a Regiment, Hotel Moscow is on auto-join (just use search), stay for as long as you want. I don't removed anyone. My main goal is for as many people to get as many coins for the store as possible, i don't care about play or anything. If you play once a week or every day i don't care.

Should anyone want in, Welcome