World Of Tanks

ShivaX · 2012-07-10T23:35:26.000Z

Playing the M18 like a light was a complete failboat. No idea why they thought they had to nerf things, but they go far too much on W/L records so that was what they went with. Its a powerful tank with its ability to reposition, but honestly I would’ve preferred a tank with a smaller gun and its proper turret rotation in a lot of cases.

Dejin · 2012-07-11T01:04:29.000Z

ShivaX:

Playing the M18 like a light was a complete failboat. No idea why they thought they had to nerf things, but they go far too much on W/L records so that was what they went with. Its a powerful tank with its ability to reposition, but honestly I would’ve preferred a tank with a smaller gun and its proper turret rotation in a lot of cases.

Interesting. I didn’t realize that the nerfs were directly associated with tanks W/L records, although that certainly makes sense now that you mention it.

Supper_s_Ready · 2012-07-11T01:42:06.000Z

ShivaX:

Playing the M18 like a light was a complete failboat. No idea why they thought they had to nerf things, but they go far too much on W/L records so that was what they went with. Its a powerful tank with its ability to reposition, but honestly I would’ve preferred a tank with a smaller gun and its proper turret rotation in a lot of cases.

I’m of the opposite opinion. I could (and did) live with the slow turret traverse as long I had the 90mm. That gun turns the vehicle into something far more useful than a glorified Sherman E8.

AlanSmithee · 2012-07-11T01:50:16.000Z

Poor SU-85, I’ll not be playing you anymore…

gambrinous · 2012-07-11T02:40:19.000Z

How disappointing. Two of my superpimped tanks to be gimped. My T-28 and SU-85 with rammer, vents, GLD + supercrew both to be binned :/

Dave47 · 2012-07-11T11:51:32.000Z

Fishbreath:

Noooooo! My SU-85!

I mean, I haven’t been playing much World of Tanks lately, and I certainly can’t see myself spending much time on it at all once Mechwarrior Online is done, but still! The SU-85 was good because of the 107, not because of anything else.

Lazy Shiftless Bastard:

Wait what? NOOOOOOOO! I love my SU-85 because it can use what I came to call The Russian Gun. I stopped in the russian TD tree at it because it had the 107 and I hate all the SU-100 guns in comparison. The other day I got 7 glorious kills with it (and my team still lost)! I also still have my T-28 for occasional lols just because of its gun. I guess this means I’ll have free slots in my garage after the next patch.

Peter Frazier:

Poor SU-85, I’ll not be playing you anymore…

gambrinous:

How disappointing. Two of my superpimped tanks to be gimped. My T-28 and SU-85 with rammer, vents, GLD + supercrew both to be binned :/

You know, having thought a little more about this, I think this has the opportunity to be a really positive change. The T-34-85 and SU-85 are both named after their historic primary armaments, yet no one with any sense fields them this way.

I’ve been playing long enough to stop caring, but it has always been a little silly how most of the game’s tanks carry ahistoric guns. Fixing this would be good thing. And given the indications that the tier spreads will be changed and the 85mm gun will be rebalanced, it may not even end up being a nerf.

schurem · 2012-07-17T13:14:50.000Z

All the way down to page four? tsk!

I was at the Imperial War Museum in London today, had a good look at a real life jagdpanther, a T34-85 in conspicuously pristine condition, a churchill and the tank we know as the M3 lee. The latter is huge. Like a big mobile house. also looks eminently impractical as a fighting vehicle, but what do i know, they did awesome in the desert against pz2 and pz3’s.

The most striking thing about the jagdpanther is how big it is. its even larger than the M3, and dwarfs the T34. Another thing that struck me is the width of its tracks, about as wide as the T-34’s, showing the jerries were quick to adapt things that worked. The gun was massive. that breech block looks every bit as heavy as the one on a comparable naval gun. Impressive sight. The three small holes in its lower side right where its ammo was stored formed a subtle yet stark reminder of this things’ terrible past.

You guys want pics?

Supper_s_Ready · 2012-07-17T13:17:27.000Z

schurem:

You guys want pics?

Hell yes!

Nathan_Phoenix · 2012-07-17T20:12:19.000Z

I second the hell yes!

I was playing some Company of Heroes earlier today and got a jagdpanther out. My british opponent tried to counter it with several tetrarchs. I couldn’t help but think, “you noob, you can’t take out a tier 7 with a bunch of tier 2’s, they’re just going to bounce.” Which of course, they did.

Dave_Markell · 2012-07-17T20:17:37.000Z

The more the better–bring on the tank pr0n!

pyrhic · 2012-07-17T20:25:59.000Z

schurem:

All the way down to page four? tsk!

I was at the Imperial War Museum in London today, had a good look at a real life jagdpanther, a T34-85 in conspicuously pristine condition, a churchill and the tank we know as the M3 lee. The latter is huge. Like a big mobile house. also looks eminently impractical as a fighting vehicle, but what do i know, they did awesome in the desert against pz2 and pz3’s.

The most striking thing about the jagdpanther is how big it is. its even larger than the M3, and dwarfs the T34. Another thing that struck me is the width of its tracks, about as wide as the T-34’s, showing the jerries were quick to adapt things that worked. The gun was massive. that breech block looks every bit as heavy as the one on a comparable naval gun. Impressive sight. The three small holes in its lower side right where its ammo was stored formed a subtle yet stark reminder of this things’ terrible past.

You guys want pics?

It’s a pretty nice museum, and I remember the jagdpanther well - there was one hole in its armor that kinda left me speechless - to think of the force necessary to blow such a clean hole through the armor…

schurem · 2012-07-18T12:03:27.000Z

K guys, here you go:

Look ma, toy tanks!

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Impossibly well made, i find it hard to believe this thing is real, the welds and cuts are so fine and precise. A very far cry from the IS-2 I photographed at Overloon

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random chick with huge pussy

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the drivers’ windscreen

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BamBamBam (this baby got outflanked bad)

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schurem · 2012-07-18T12:06:18.000Z

everybodies’ favorite tank (i wonder if they trundled across north africa going “exterminate! exterminate!” lol)

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I love these two :) (a churchill and my better half posing for scale)

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Dave_Markell · 2012-07-18T12:32:33.000Z

Awesome pics–the jagdpanther in particular looks truly fearsome. I wonder what weapon(s) made those four penetrating hits?

RichVR · 2012-07-18T13:35:16.000Z

It doesn’t matter. They went right through and did no damage.

schurem · 2012-07-18T14:25:12.000Z

Dude they were criticals straight in the F’ing ammo rack. That thing cooked the F off.

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Look closely and see the semicircular cartridge holders. Right where the holes are. 88mm huge bastard cartridges as well lol. Dude that shot it shure knew exactly where to hit. Kinetic penetrators for shure, no evidence of the sort of melting you’d expect from a shaped charge (HEAT) round. Probably a sherman, maybe a firefly?

Supper_s_Ready · 2012-07-18T14:37:21.000Z

Great pics, Shurem. Thank you.

That JagdPanther looks absolutely beautiful from the front. And I have to agree, that T-34/85 looks like a toy - almost certainly touched up more than a bit.

And now I’m wondering if the M3 Lee really was the inspiration for the Daleks. :)

playingwithknives · 2012-07-18T14:56:10.000Z

Oh, tank pics. This is the Desert Rats War Memorial. A Cromwell, perfect for flanking that Jagdpanther above.

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Fishbreath · 2012-07-18T15:04:47.000Z

A SU-100 in its natural habitat (at the St. Petersburg Artillery Museum).

RichVR · 2012-07-18T15:29:23.000Z

schurem:

Dude they were criticals straight in the F’ing ammo rack. That thing cooked the F off.

Dude, it was a joke. Zero damage crit? Man if I have to explain it…