Patch notes 9.0

- new vehicles: Panzer IV Ausf.A (tier 3), Panzer IV Ausf.D (tier 4), StuG III Ausf.B (tier 4)
- fixed maps: Malinovka, Serene Coast, Steppes, Redshire, Mountain Pass
- added historical battles
- removed the “confrontation” mode I guess that was to be expected.
- added new window of graphic settings
- added the dynamic resolution option (reduction of game resolution while keeping the UI resolution the same)
- added the possibility to manually set your FOV in settings
- added the option to set the “power” (intensity) of color filters
- added turrets being ripped off after ammo rack explosion
- reworked tank exhausts (smoke) effect
- added the keyboard language indicator on the login screen
- added new awards (medals) for team battles: “Recon by combat”, “God of War”, “For the Will to Win”, “Decisive Shot”, “For Tactical Operations”
- fixed some bugs and added improvements in the “Vehicles” section of the Achievement window
- reworked the “Statistics” section in the Achievements window
- changed the wording of the Steel Wall award
- Light Tank Mk.VIc and T7 CC buffed
T7 CC

- maximum forward speed changed from 38,6 to 56 km/h
- maximum reverse speed changed from 16 to 20 km/h
- ammo carried from 1100 to 1350 rounds
- rate of fire from 450 to 550 RPM
- maximum firing range from 350 to 395 meters
- penetration from 22 to 27mm

MK VIc


- maximum firing range from 350 to 395 meters
- penetration from 25 to 27mm

- term “potential damage” changed into “damage blocked by your armor”
- fixed bugs in voice chat
- fixed the bug where the aim circle was displayed incorrectly in replays
- fixed the bug where artillery shells fell outside of the aiming circle in arty mode
- fixed the bug where artillery shells exploded in mid-air
- fixed freezing of the account when quitting the game

World of tanks art 1

Around the internet, I often found a lot of World of tanks related art that was not fitting in the funny section, but was still worth showing.

When I find enough good ones, I will place them in Art posts, just like the funnies.

Patch 8.9 vehicle rebalance

Wot news provided a russian version of the vehicle changes for 8.9 that was soon translated.

Panzerjäger I

• Reworked the collision model.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Panzerjäger I on hard surfaces reduced by 8%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Panzerjäger I on medium surfaces reduced by 7%.
• Turnrate of the chassis Panzerjäger I verstärkteketten changed from 34 to 36 deg/s.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Panzerjäger I verstärkteketten on hard surfaces reduced by 8%.
• Added the radio station FuG Spr. A.
• View range Panzerjäger I changed from 320 m to 330 m.
• Aimtime of the gun 3,7 cm Pak (t) L/47 changed from 1,5 secs to 1,7 secs
• Amount of ammo carried for the gun 3,7 cm Pak (t) L/47 changed from 96 to 160 units.
• Elevation of the gun 3,7 cm Pak (t) L/47 changed from 12 to 10 degrees.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 3,7 cm Pak (t) L/47 after shooting increased by 17%.
• Aimtime of the gun 4,7 cm Pak (t) L/43 changed from 2 secs to 1,7 secs
• Amount of ammo carried for the gun 4,7 cm Pak (t) L/43 changed from 86 to 84 units.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 4,7 cm Pak (t) L/43 after shooting increased by 17%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 4,7 cm Pak (t) L/43 when moving the gun reduced by 33%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 4,7 cm Pak (t) L/43 changed from 0,37 m to 0,35 m.
• Removed the gun 5 cm PaK 39 L/60.
• Traverse rate for the gun Panzerjäger I changed from 44 to 26 deg/s.

50mm PaK 39 was removed, because it was unhistorical. It was replaced by the gun 4,7 cm Pak (t) L/43. We tried to rebalance the vehícle so that its combat capability remained the same.

Marder II

• Reworked the collision model.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Marder II on hard surfaces reduced by 8%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Marder II on medium surfaces reduced by 12%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Marder II on soft surfaces reduced by 22%.
• Turnrate of the chassis Marder II verstärkteketten changed from 36 to 38 deg/s.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Marder II verstärkteketten on hard surfaces reduced by 8%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Marder II verstärkteketten on medium surfaces reduced by 7%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Marder II verstärkteketten on soft surfaces reduced by 23%.
• Removed the engine Maybach HL 62 TRM.
• Added the radio station FuG 8.
• View range Marder II changed from 360 m to 350 m.
• Aimtime of the gun 7,5 cm Pak 40/2 L/46 changed from 2,7 secs to 2,5 secs
• Price of the gun 7,5 cm Pak 40/2 L/46 changed from 28 900 to 30 750 credits.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 7,5 cm Pak 40/2 L/46 when moving the gun reduced by 10%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 7,5 cm Pak 40/2 L/46 changed from 0,42 m to 0,4 m.
• Penetration of the shell Pzgr 40 for the gun 7,5 cm Pak 40/2 L/46 changed from 126 mm to 154 mm.
• Penetration of the shell Pzgr 39 for the gun 7,5 cm Pak 40/2 L/46 changed from 98 mm to 108 mm.
• Aimtime of the gun 7,62 cm Pak 36 (r) changed from 2,9 secs to 2,7 secs
• Price of the gun 7,62 cm Pak 36 (r) changed from 30 750 to 28 900 credits.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 7,62 cm Pak 36 (r) changed from 0,43 m to 0,44 m.
• Damage of the shell Pzgr 40 (r) for the gun 7,62 cm Pak 36 (r), changed from 125 to 115 units.
• Penetration of the shell Pzgr 40 (r) for the gun 7,62 cm Pak 36 (r) changed from 158 mm to 166 mm.
• Damage of the shell Pzgr 39 (r) for the gun 7,62 cm Pak 36 (r), changed from 125 to 115 units.
• Penetration of the shell Pzgr 39 (r) for the gun 7,62 cm Pak 36 (r) changed from 118 mm to 96 mm.
• Damage of the shell Sprgr 18 (r) for the gun 7,62 cm Pak 36 (r), changed from 185 to 165 units.
• Penetration of the shell Sprgr 18 (r) for the gun 7,62 cm Pak 36 (r) changed from 39 mm to 38 mm.
• Removed the gun 5 cm PaK 39 L/60.
• Traverse rate for the gun Marder II changed from 44 to 26 deg/s

Vickers Mk. E Type B

• Turnrate of the chassis Vickers Mk. E Type B changed from 50 to 44 deg/s.
• Turnrate of the chassis T-26-2 changed from 52 to 48 deg/s.
• Aimtime of the gun 37 mm KwK 36 L/46.5 changed from 2 secs to 1,9 secs
• Reload time for the gun 37 mm KwK 36 L/46.5 changed from 2,3 secs to 2,1 secs
• Aimtime of the gun 47 mm Vickers QF changed from 2,9 secs to 2,3 secs
• Reload time for the gun 47 mm Vickers QF changed from 3,6 secs to 3,3 secs
• Turret turnrate for turret Vickers Mk. E Type B changed from 44 to 24 deg/s.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 37 mm KwK 36 L/46.5 when moving the turret reduced by 14%.
• Aimtime of the gun 40 mm Pom-Pom changed from 2,3 secs to 1,9 secs
• Aim circle spread for the gun 40 mm Pom-Pom after shooting reduced by 14%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 40 mm Pom-Pom when moving the turret reduced by 40%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 40 mm Pom-Pom changed from 0,48 m to 0,45 m.
• Aimtime of the gun 45 mm 20K changed from 2,3 secs to 2,1 secs
• Aimtime of the gun 47 mm Vickers QF changed from 2,3 secs to 2,1 secs
• Aim circle spread for the gun 47 mm Vickers QF when moving the turret reduced by 14%.
• Turret turnrate for turret Т-26 model 1936 changed from 46 to 24 deg/s.
• Hitpoints with turret Vickers Mk. E Type B changed from 150 to 155 units.

B1

• Aim circle spread for the gun from moving the hull B1 reduced by 14%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun from turning the hull on suspension B1 reduced by 14%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension B1 on medium surfaces reduced by 7%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension B1 on soft surfaces increased by 9%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun from moving the hull B1 bis reduced by 15%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun from turning the hull on suspension B1 bis reduced by 15%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension B1 bis on soft surfaces increased by 10%.
• Maximum speed changed from 28 km/h to 30 km/h.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 47 mm SA34 after shooting reduced by 14%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 47 mm SA35 after shooting reduced by 14%.
• Turret turnrate for turret B1 APX 1 changed from 46 to 30 deg/s.
• Reload time for the gun 47 mm SA34 changed from 2,2 secs to 2,1 secs
• Aim circle spread for the gun 47 mm SA34 after shooting reduced by 14%.
• Reload time for the gun 47 mm SA35 changed from 2,2 secs to 2,1 secs
• Aim circle spread for the gun 47 mm SA35 after shooting reduced by 14%.
• Aimtime of the gun 47 mm SA37 changed from 1,7 secs to 1,5 secs
• Elevation of the gun 47 mm SA37 changed from 10 to 18 degrees.
• Depression angle for the gun 47 mm SA37 changed from 10 to 13 degrees.
• Reload time for the gun 47 mm SA37 changed from 2,3 secs to 2,1 secs
• Aim circle spread for the gun 47 mm SA37 after shooting reduced by 14%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 47 mm SA37 when moving the turret reduced by 20%.
• Turret turnrate for turret B1 APX 4 changed from 44 to 30 deg/s.

D1

• Terrain resistance of suspension D1 on hard surfaces reduced by 8%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension D1 on medium surfaces reduced by 7%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension D1 on soft surfaces reduced by 4%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension D1 bis on hard surfaces reduced by 8%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension D1 bis on medium surfaces reduced by 7%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension D1 bis on soft surfaces reduced by 4%.
• Aimtime of the gun 13.2 mm Hotchkiss mle. 1930 changed from 2 secs to 1,7 secs
• Reload time for the gun 13.2 mm Hotchkiss mle. 1930 changed from 5,8 secs to 5 secs
• Aim circle spread for the gun 13.2 mm Hotchkiss mle. 1930 changed from 0,58 m to 0,54 m.
• Reload time for the gun 25 mm Canon Raccourci mle. 1934 changed from 2,1 secs to 17 secs
• Aim circle spread for the gun 25 mm Canon Raccourci mle. 1934 changed from 0,45 m to 0,43 m.
• Turret turnrate for turret D1 Berliet changed from 36 to 24 deg/s.
• Aimtime of the gun 13.2 mm Hotchkiss mle. 1930 changed from 2 secs to 1,5 secs
• Depression angle for the gun 13.2 mm Hotchkiss mle. 1930 changed from 10 to 18 degrees.
• Reload time for the gun 13.2 mm Hotchkiss mle. 1930 changed from 10,3 secs to 10 secs
• Aim circle spread for the gun 13.2 mm Hotchkiss mle. 1930 changed from 0,58 m to 0,54 m.
• Aimtime of the gun 25 mm Canon Raccourci mle. 1934 changed from 1,5 secs to 1,3 secs
• Elevation of the gun 25 mm Canon Raccourci mle. 1934 changed from 25 to 20 degrees.
• Depression angle for the gun 25 mm Canon Raccourci mle. 1934 changed from 8 to 18 degrees.
• Reload time for the gun 25 mm Canon Raccourci mle. 1934 changed from 1,8 secs to 1,5 secs
• Aim circle spread for the gun 25 mm Canon Raccourci mle. 1934 changed from 0,45 m to 0,43 m.
• Aimtime of the gun 37 mm APX SA18 changed from 2 secs to 1,7 secs
• Elevation of the gun 37 mm APX SA18 changed from 35 to 20 degrees.
• Depression angle for the gun 37 mm APX SA18 changed from 20 to 18 degrees.
• Aimtime of the gun 47 mm SA34 changed from 2 secs to 1,7 secs
• Depression angle for the gun 47 mm SA34 changed from 10 to 18 degrees.
• Turret turnrate for turret Schneider Tourelle 2 changed from 30 to 24 deg/s.

Hotchkiss H35

• Aim circle spread for the gun from moving the hull H35 reduced by 20%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun from turning the hull on suspension H35 reduced by 20%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun from moving the hull H39 reduced by 21%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun from turning the hull on suspension H39 reduced by 21%.
• Reload time for the gun 25 mm Canon Raccourci mle. 1934 changed from 2,1 secs to 1,7 secs
• Aim circle spread for the gun 25 mm Canon Raccourci mle. 1934 changed from 0,45 m to 0,43 m.
• Depression angle for the gun 37 mm APX SA18 changed from 13 to 16 degrees.
• Reload time for the gun 37 mm SA38 changed from 3,1 secs to 2,6 secs
• Turret turnrate for turret APX R changed from 32 to 24 deg/s.
• Hitpoints changed from 140 to 160 units.

Lorraine 40t

• Turnrate of the chassis Lorraine 40 t changed from 30 to 31 deg/s.
• Turnrate of the chassis Lorraine 40 t bis changed from 32 to 34 deg/s.
• Elevation of the gun 100 mm SA47 changed from 11 to 15 degrees.
• Depression angle for the gun 100 mm SA47 changed from 6 to 8 degrees.
• Elevation of the gun 90 mm F3 changed from 11 to 15 degrees.
• Depression angle for the gun 90 mm F3 changed from 6 to 8 degrees.
• Turret turnrate for turret Lorraine 40 t changed from 38 to 42 deg/s.
• Hitpoints changed from 1550 to 1600 units.

Renault FT AC

• Turnrate of the chassis Renault FT AC changed from 28 to 27 deg/s.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Renault FT AC on medium surfaces reduced by 7%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Renault FT AC on soft surfaces reduced by 7%.
• View range Renault FT AC changed from 320 m to 330 m.
• Elevation of the gun 25 mm AC SA-L mle. 1934 changed from 17 to 15 degrees.
• Depression angle for the gun 25 mm AC SA-L mle. 1934 changed from 6 to 7 degrees.
• Elevation of the gun 25 mm AC SA-L mle. 1937 changed from 17 to 15 degrees.
• Depression angle for the gun 25 mm AC SA-L mle. 1937 changed from 6 to 7 degrees.
• Elevation of the gun 25 mm automatique mle. 1936 changed from 17 to 15 degrees.
• Depression angle for the gun 25 mm automatique mle. 1936 changed from 6 to 7 degrees.
• Aimtime of the gun 47 mm SA-L mle. 1937 changed from 2 secs to 1,9 secs
• Elevation of the gun 47 mm SA-L mle. 1937 changed from 12 to 15 degrees.
• Depression angle for the gun 47 mm SA-L mle. 1937 changed from 6 to 15 degrees.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 47 mm SA-L mle. 1937 when moving the gun reduced by 25%.
• Traverse rate for the gun Renault FT AC changed from 44 to 24 deg/s.

Jagdpanzer IV

• Terrain resistance of suspension Jagdpanzer IV 0-Serie on hard surfaces increased by 9%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Jagdpanzer IV 0-Serie on medium surfaces reduced by 12%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Jagdpanzer IV 0-Serie on soft surfaces reduced by 14%.
• Maximum reverse speed changed from 10 km/h to 12 km/h.
• Maximum speed changed from 38 km/h to 40 km/h.
• View range Jagdpanzer IV changed from 330 m to 350 m.
• Amount of ammo carried for the gun 10,5 cm StuH 42 L/28 changed from 40 to 62 units.
• Depression angle for the gun 10,5 cm StuH 42 L/28 changed from 5 to 6 degrees.
• Depression angle for the gun 7,5 cm Pak 39 L/48 changed from 5 to 8 degrees.
• Reload time for the gun 7,5 cm Pak 39 L/48 changed from 3,5 secs to 3,2 secs
• Depression angle for the gun 7,5 cm Pak 42 L/70 changed from 5 to 6 degrees.
• Reload time for the gun 7,5 cm Pak 42 L/70 changed from 3,9 secs to 3,8 secs
• Depression angle for the gun 8,8 cm Pak L/56 changed from 5 to 6 degrees.
• Reload time for the gun 8,8 cm Pak L/56 changed from 5,7 secs to 5,4 secs
• Traverse rate for the gun Jagdpanzer IV changed from 44 to 26 deg/s.

Panzer I

• Terrain resistance of suspension Pz.Kpfw. I Ausf. A on hard surfaces reduced by 8%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Pz.Kpfw. I Ausf. A on medium surfaces reduced by 12%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun from moving the hull Pz.Kpfw. I Ausf. B reduced by 3%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun from turning the hull on suspension Pz.Kpfw. I Ausf. B reduced by 3%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Pz.Kpfw. I Ausf. B on hard surfaces reduced by 9%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Pz.Kpfw. I Ausf. B on medium surfaces reduced by 7%.
• Aimtime of the gun 2 cm Breda (i) when using stock turret changed from 1,7 secs to 1,6 secs
• Reload time for the gun 2 cm Breda (i) when using stock turret changed from 3,7 secs to 3,5 secs
• Aim circle spread for the gun 2 cm Breda (i) after shooting reduced by 7%.
• Turret turnrate for turret L.K.A. 2 changed from 40 to 24 deg/s.
• Aimtime of the gun 2 cm Breda (i) when using elite turret changed from 1,6 secs to 1,5 secs
• Reload time for the gun 2 cm Breda (i) when using elite turret changed from 3,3 secs to 3,1 secs
• Aim circle spread for the gun 2 cm Breda (i) after shooting reduced by 8%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 2 cm Breda (i) changed from 0,53 m to 0,51 m.
• Turret turnrate for turret Pz.Kpfw. I Breda changed from 42 to 24 deg/s.

Cruiser Mk.I

• Turnrate of the chassis A9 Mk. I changed from 30 to 31 deg/s.
• Turnrate of the chassis A9 Mk. II changed from 32 to 34 deg/s.
• Aimtime of the gun QF 2-pdr Mk. IX changed from 2,3 secs to 2,1 secs
• Reload time for the gun QF 2-pdr Mk. IX changed from 2,5 secs to 2,4 secs
• Aim circle spread for the gun QF 2-pdr Mk. IX when moving the turret reduced by 17%.
• Aimtime of the gun 40 mm Pom-Pom changed from 2,3 secs to 2,1 secs
• Aim circle spread for the gun 40 mm Pom-Pom after shooting reduced by 14%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 40 mm Pom-Pom when moving the turret reduced by 12%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 40 mm Pom-Pom changed from 0,48 m to 0,45 m.
• Turret turnrate for turret Cruiser Mk. I changed from 44 to 36 deg/s.
• Reload time for the gun QF 2-pdr Mk. IX changed from 2,5 secs to 2,4 secs
• Aim circle spread for the gun QF 2-pdr Mk. IX when moving the turret reduced by 20%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 40 mm Pom-Pom changed from 0,48 m to 0,45 m.
• Turret turnrate for turret Cruiser Mk. III changed from 46 to 36 deg/s.
• Hitpoints with turret Cruiser Mk. I changed from 150 to 155 units.

Vickers Medium Mk.II

• Aimtime of the gun OQF 3-pdr Gun Mk. I changed from 2,9 secs to 2,7 secs
• Aim circle spread for the gun OQF 3-pdr Gun Mk. I when moving the turret reduced by 14%.
• Aimtime of the gun QF 6-pdr 8 cwt Mk. II changed from 2,3 secs to 2,1 secs
• Aim circle spread for the gun QF 6-pdr 8 cwt Mk. II when moving the turret reduced by 14%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun OQF 3-pdr Gun Mk. I when moving the turret reduced by 33%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun OQF 3-pdr Gun Mk. II when moving the turret reduced by 33%.
• Elevation of the gun QF 6-pdr 8 cwt Mk. I changed from 12 to 16 degrees.
• Depression angle for the gun QF 6-pdr 8 cwt Mk. I changed from 5 to 7 degrees.
• Reload time for the gun QF 6-pdr 8 cwt Mk. I changed from 3,8 secs to 3,6 secs
• Aim circle spread for the gun QF 6-pdr 8 cwt Mk. I when moving the turret reduced by 12%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun QF 6-pdr 8 cwt Mk. I changed from 0,48 m to 0,47 m.
• Reload time for the gun QF 6-pdr 8 cwt Mk. II changed from 3,8 secs to 3,6 secs
• Aim circle spread for the gun QF 6-pdr 8 cwt Mk. II when moving the turret reduced by 33%.

Churchill VII

• Terrain resistance of suspension Churchill IV on medium surfaces reduced by 7%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 75 mm Gun Mk. V when moving the turret reduced by 20%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 75 mm Vickers HV when moving the turret reduced by 20%.
• Turret turnrate for turret Churchill IV changed from 32 to 30 deg/s.
• Depression angle for the gun 3.7-inch Howitzer changed from 5 to 3 degrees.
• Depression angle for the gun 75 mm Gun Mk. V changed from 4 to 12,5 degrees.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 75 mm Gun Mk. V when moving the turret reduced by 20%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 75 mm Vickers HV when moving the turret reduced by 12%.
• Depression angle for the gun QF 6-pdr Gun Mk. V changed from 6 to 12,5 degrees.
• Turret turnrate for turret Churchill VII changed from 32 to 30 deg/s.
• Hitpoints with turret Churchill IV changed from 800 to 860 units.
• Hitpoints with turret Churchill VII changed from 880 to 960 units.

Universal Carrier 2-pdr

• Terrain resistance of suspension Universal Carrier Mk. I on hard surfaces reduced by 7%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Universal Carrier Mk. I on medium surfaces reduced by 12%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Universal Carrier Mk. I on soft surfaces reduced by 3%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Universal Carrier Mk. II on hard surfaces reduced by 8%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Universal Carrier Mk. II on medium surfaces reduced by 7%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Universal Carrier Mk. II on soft surfaces reduced by 4%.
• View range Universal Carrier 2-pdr changed from 320 m to 330 m.
• Reload time for the gun QF 6-pdr 8 cwt AT Gun Mk. I changed from 3,2 secs to 3,1 secs
• Aim circle spread for the gun QF 6-pdr 8 cwt AT Gun Mk. I changed from 0,46 m to 0,45 m.
• Reload time for the gun QF 6-pdr 8 cwt AT Gun Mk. II changed from 3,2 secs to 3,1 secs
• Traverse rate for the gun Universal Carrier 2-pdr changed from 44 to 26 deg/s.

BT-7

• Turnrate of the chassis BT-5 changed from 48 to 50 deg/s.
• Terrain resistance of suspension BT-5 on hard surfaces reduced by 10%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension BT-5 on medium surfaces reduced by 8%.
• Turnrate of the chassis BT-7 changed from 50 to 54 deg/s.
• Terrain resistance of suspension BT-7 on hard surfaces reduced by 11%.
• Maximum speed changed from 66 km/h to 65,4 km/h.
• View range of the turret BT-7 obr. 1935 г. changed from 260 m to 280 m.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 45 mm 20K when moving the turret reduced by 17%.
• Turret turnrate for turret BT-7 obr. 1935 г. changed from 44 to 36 deg/s.
• View range of the turret BT-7 obr. 1937 г. changed from 280 m to 300 m.
• Aimtime of the gun 23 mm BJA changed from 1,6 secs to 1,5 secs
• Aim circle spread for the gun 23 mm BJA after shooting reduced by 7%.
• Aimtime of the gun 37 mm ZiS-19 changed from 1,9 secs to 1,7 secs
• Aimtime of the gun 45 mm 20K changed from 1,9 secs to 1,7 secs
• Reload time for the gun 45 mm 20K changed from 2,3 secs to 2,1 secs
• Aim circle spread for the gun 45 mm 20K when moving the turret reduced by 20%.
• Turret turnrate for turret BT-7 obr. 1937 г. changed from 46 to 36 deg/s.
• Hitpoints with turret BT-7 obr. 1935 г. changed from 200 to 210 units.
• Hitpoints with turret BT-7 obr. 1937 г. changed from 220 to 230 units.

VK3001P

• Elevation of the gun 7,5 cm Kw.K. 40 L/48 changed from 18 to 20 degrees.
• Depression angle for the gun 7,5 cm Kw.K. 40 L/48 changed from 6 to 10 degrees.
• Elevation of the gun 10,5 cm Kw.K. L/28 changed from 18 to 15 degrees.
• Depression angle for the gun 10,5 cm Kw.K. L/28 changed from 6 to 8 degrees.
• Elevation of the gun 7,5 cm Kw.K. 40 L/48 changed from 18 to 15 degrees.
• Depression angle for the gun 7,5 cm Kw.K. 40 L/48 changed from 6 to 8 degrees.
• Elevation of the gun 7,5 cm Kw.K. 42 L/70 changed from 18 to 15 degrees.
• Depression angle for the gun 7,5 cm Kw.K. 42 L/70 changed from 6 to 8 degrees.
• Elevation of the gun 8,8 cm Kw.K. 36 L/56 changed from 18 to 15 degrees.
• Depression angle for the gun 8,8 cm Kw.K. 36 L/56 changed from 6 to 8 degrees.

Added the 88mm KwK 36 L/56 gun (historically, the first turret could house this gun), depression and elevation were made historical. All in all it’s a buff.
AMX 50 120 and AMX 50 Foch engines were changed from engine to diesel, their fire chance dropped from 20 percent to 15 percent
Pz.Kpfw. V/IV and Pz.Kpfw. V/IV Alpha

• Visual and armor model were changed to historical, vehicle was rebalanced
• Turnrate of the chassis Pz.Kpfw. V/IV changed from 29 to 38 deg/s.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Pz.Kpfw. V/IV on hard surfaces reduced by 13%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Pz.Kpfw. V/IV on medium surfaces reduced by 4%.
• Terrain resistance of suspension Pz.Kpfw. V/IV on soft surfaces increased by 7%.
• Horsepower of the engine Maybach HL 230 P30 changed from 870 hp to 700 hp
• View range of the turret Pz.Kpfw. V/IV changed from 320 m to 350 m.
• Aimtime of the gun 7,5 cm Kw.K. 40 L/48 changed from 1,71 secs to 2,3 secs
• Amount of ammo carried for the gun 7,5 cm Kw.K. 40 L/48 changed from 92 to 124 units.
• Elevation of the gun 7,5 cm Kw.K. 40 L/48 changed from 17 to 20 degrees.
• Depression angle for the gun 7,5 cm Kw.K. 40 L/48 changed from 3 to 10 degrees.
• Reload time for the gun 7,5 cm Kw.K. 40 L/48 changed from 4,28 secs to 3,8 secs
• Turret turnrate for turret Pz.Kpfw. V/IV changed from 53 to 30 deg/s.
• Hitpoints changed from 870 to 820 units.

AMX 13 105 AM mle. 50

• Aim circle spread for the gun from moving the hull AMX 13 105 AM mle. 49 reduced by 10%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun from turning the hull on suspension AMX 13 105 AM mle. 49 reduced by 10%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun from moving the hull AMX 13 105 AM mle. 55 reduced by 11%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun from turning the hull on suspension AMX 13 105 AM mle. 55 reduced by 11%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 105 mm obusier mle. 1950 changed from 0,7 m to 0,69 m.

G.W. Tiger

• Aim circle spread for the gun from moving the hull G.W. Tiger reduced by 5%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun from turning the hull on suspension G.W. Tiger reduced by 5%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun from moving the hull G.W. Tiger verstärkteketten reduced by 6%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun from turning the hull on suspension G.W. Tiger verstärkteketten reduced by 6%.

G.W. Tiger (P)

• Aim circle spread for the gun 21 cm Mörser 18/1 changed from 0,9 m to 0,88 m.

M40/M43

• Elevation of the gun 155 mm Gun M1A1 changed from 45 to 55 degrees.
• Elevation of the gun 8-inch Howitzer M1 changed from 45 to 55 degrees.

M41

• Aim circle spread for the gun 155 mm Howitzer M1 when moving the gun reduced by 4%.

212А

• Aim circle spread for the gun from moving the hull 212А reduced by 5%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun from turning the hull on suspension 212А reduced by 5%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun from moving the hull 212А “improved” reduced by 6%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun from turning the hull on suspension 212А “improved” reduced by 6%.

S-51

• Reload time for the gun 203 mm B-4 changed from 56,8 secs to 55,5 secs

SU-122А

• Aim circle spread for the gun 152 mm howitzer D-1 when moving the gun reduced by 8%. Aim circle spread for the gun 152 mm howitzer D-1 changed from 0,86 m to 0,85 m.

SU-14-2:

• Aim circle spread for the gun 203 mm B-4 changed from 0,87 m to 0,86 m.

SU-14-1:

• Aim circle spread for the gun from moving the hull SU-14 reduced by 10%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun from turning the hull on suspension SU-14 reduced by 10%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun from moving the hull SU-14-1 reduced by 11%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun from turning the hull on suspension SU-14-1 reduced by 11%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun 203 mm B-4 changed from 0,9 m to 0,88 m.

SU-8:

• Aim circle spread for the gun from moving the hull SU-8 reduced by 5%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun from turning the hull on suspension SU-8 reduced by 5%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun from moving the hull SU-8 Bis reduced by 6%.
• Aim circle spread for the gun from turning the hull on suspension SU-8 Bis reduced by 6%.

World of tanks patch 8.8 notes

0.8.8 patch notes
- new Soviet medium branch added: A-43 (T6, starting from T-34), A-44 (T7), Object 416 (T8), Object 140 (T10)
- VK3001H moved to tier 5 and redesignated as a heavy
- VK3601 redesignated as a heavy
- added new German vehicles: T4 – Durchbruchswagen 2, T6 – VK3002M
- added for supertesters only: tier 6 Type 64 light tank, tier 5 Chi-Nu Kai medium tank, tier 7 T-44-85 and tier 7 T-44-122
- added two new Chinese premium tanks into store: 112 and T-34-3

- Superpershing rebalance (changed the frontal armor), added the possibility to sell it for gold, SP returns to the shop
- Chinese tanks: the penetration of gold HEAT shell Po-471 (122mm) lowered from 300 to 250
- rebalanced the engines and general parameters of tanks E-50, E-75, Jagdpanther, Jagdpanther II, Jagdtiger, Panther II, Panther, Tiger, Tiger II, VK 28.01
- rebalanced Soviet 100mm guns (LB-1, D-10T, D-10S, LB-1S – increased alpha, decreased rate of fire)
- added new Soviet map “Tundra”, 800x800m, stone/wood terrain
- return of the map Serene Coast and Komarin (both heavily reworked), Swamp (slightly reworked)
- added encounter to Mountain Pass

- greatly improved the functionality of “quests”, added ingame interface with current active quests and their status
- added special protection from accidental sales of tanks and crewmembers
- significantly improved the FXAA antialiasing
- completely reworked the player statistics and achievements interface page, changed the player rating
- added national voiceovers
- fixed some of the MM problems, that emerged in 0.8.6 and continued thru 0.8.7
- returned the “Iosef Stalin, Stalinec, For Stalin” inscriptions
- aiming UI improved: added reloading time indicator in seconds, added new aiming reticle (a dot)
- improved torsion bars (all types of this equipment) will reduce damage taken by the suspension and the tank itself from falling and collisions
- when losing a battle, players, that recieve a “battle hero” award, epic achievement or platoon achievement, will recieve as much XP, as if they actually won (1,5x)
- fixed bugs and made improvements within the game tutorial


It seems there will be more reward tanks coming on. Oh and 8.9 will likely bring us the first true japanese tank. So far so good. Many of the items listed are nice to have.

Endless war trailer

Wargaming launched another CGI trailer for World of tanks. Maybe the population growth of WoT has dropped a bit? Not enough super peshings around here?(which will be removed from store by the way)

Second version of 8.6 test is up by the way. I doubt there will be a 3rd so patch day will be probably next week. I'd say stock up on gold shells people - HEAT and APCR WILL get more expensive for a number of tanks. It will hurt your credit income a lot. For some tanks using prem shells for silver will actually kill any chance for profit if you shoot more than 1-2...True there are things that might help - the increased income for high tiers and the so called "missions" might make using prem ammo more valuable...however let's buy cheap NOW rather than be sorry later.

WoT funnies 5

Most jokes about T95 are made by T95 drivers themselves. They have plenty of time. 

random fight

Arty: - Gentlemen! I'm willing to sell my teammates positions for 500 gold apiece!

T-34 - He's on K8, no need to send gold! 

Random fight

A: - Recruiting for clan Bla bla bla,

18+ 2xT10 and TS3!

B:- and whats the pay rate?

C: - Perhaps you want summer vacation too huh? 

Detailed info on the First global map campaign.

After the grand announcement with trailers and all - new info has come out for the grand campaign.


The first stage is called "Landlords"



Here's the WG announcement. I'm marking points of interest.

Ahem - to quote.

"

1.At the start of the first campaign’s initial stage the global map will be temporarily locked, starting from 08:50 to 13:00 CEST (GMT+2) on the 10^th of June.
 2. At this time, a full wipe of the Global Map will be performed:

• All provinces will become neutral
• All scheduled battles will be cancelled
• All chips will be returned to clan reserves and made available (their cooldown will be reset)
• All spies and counter-spies will be removed from the map
• Riots will be disabled. This also includes riots that have already started
• Ransacks will be disabled
• The income of ransacked provinces will be restored

3. The ‘Re-division of the World’ mode will be enabled. All provinces available on the Global Map will receive the status of landing province and will be available for landing applications.
4. All battles during ‘Re-division of the World’ will be performed on Tier I vehicles.
5. During ‘Re-division of the World’ the maximum number of applications for each landing tournament will be limited to 32. Every hour, the system will randomly shuffle last turn’s applications and add them to the end of the accepted applications. Once the limit is reached, all applications beyond 32 clan-participants will be cancelled. All chips used for such unsuccessful applications will be sent to the clan’s reserve without additional penalties (no cooldown).
Please note that NPC’s (neutral province owners) will lose in the case of a draw in the final battle with the landing clan.
6. The colour of the province background will chang from grey to pink and red, as available landing slots are filled. More clans applying for the same tournament will result in the colour changing to a darker red.
7. The global map will be closed for players on June 11^th for one hour in order to start the  stage.
8. The ‘Re-division of the World’ mode will be turned off. All standard provinces will lose their ‘landing’ status and all chips that have not participated in landing tournaments will be returned to the clan’s reserve without additional penalties. The number of applications for each landing tournament will be extended to 256.
9. Victory points will be credited to all clans that have conquered at least one province during ‘Re-division of the World’. Clans will receive 1000 Victory points for each province owned.
10. Victory points will be credited to all clans that own provinces when the ‘Re-division of the World’ mode is disabled. All key provinces will have a 6 000 Gold daily income and have a special icon: 

• 5 000 Victory Points for each regular province
• 15 000 Victory Points for each ‘key’ province

A List of ‘key’ provinces may be found below:

• Arkhangelsk Region (East)
• Tatarstan
• Stalingrad
• Najaf
• Southern Finland
• Kiev Region
• Transylvania
• Thrace
• El Alamein
• Finnmark
• Stockholm
• Mazovia
• Brandenburg
• Central England
• Switzerland
• Lazio
• Castile-La Mancha
• Mascara
• An Nuqat al Khams
• Western Al Wahat
• El Aaiún
• Western Adrar
• Louga
• Centre-Ouest Region
• Bauchi
• Northern Agadez
• Fada
• Eastern Cameroon

11. Automatic Victory Points distribution is enabled for each step until the end of the stage. Rules are as follows:

• Capturing a regular province grants 5000 Victory Points
• Capturing a key province grants 15000 Victory Points
• Losing a regular province takes away 5000 Victory Points
• Losing a key province takes away 15000 Victory Points

12. During the first stage Tier limits will start at Tier I and will be gradually increased during the stage. The schedule for these changes:

• 10th of June. ‘Re-division of the world’. Tier I limit
• 11^th of June. Tier II limit
• 12-13^th of June. Tier III limit
• 14-15^th of June. Tier IV limit
• 16-17^th of June. Tier V limit
• 18-19^th of June. Tier VI limit.

13. After the first stage ends, Clan Wars will be locked in order to prepare for Stage II.
14. All clans that have owned at least one province during Stage I will receive 500 Victory Points. This amount does not depend on how many provinces the clan owned or the length of time they owned them.
15. Players of the clan that received the highest amount of Victory Points by the end of Stage I will receive a ‘By Iron and Blood’ achievement. To receive this medal, the player has to have participated in at least 5 battles in the first stage of the Campaign.
16. Players of clans that have the Top 5 Victory Points scores for the first Stage will receive a special clan tank (M60). To receive this tank, the player has to have participated in at least 5 battles in the first stage of the Campaign.
We would like to draw your attention to the fact that all special clan tanks will be credited after the Campaign ends.

17. Special achievements will be given to players of clans that are owners of specific territories by the end of the ‘Landlords’ stage. To receive one of these achievements, the player has to have participated in at least 5 battles in the first stage of the Campaign.

"


Ahem. 2 main points - one - the tier limits. We fight with tier 1 to 6! Awesome. I can dust off my hellcat and associates.

And also - the bit with the special tanks. I am not sure...but as far as I can see you need to be part of the clan, take part in battles AND stay as part of the clan for the whole campaign to get an M60.  That means the "hoppers" who'd join (or pay to join) a big clan to get an M60 will be limited. We don't know how many stages there are and a clan can't afford to pick a lot of average and bad players and let them play all the time. That could risk the entire enterprise.

Still - I find it decent at least. Its not impossible to win a landing in these circumstances and even hold it. A lot of small clans might get their first taste of global map gold. Don't forget that the event is, as far as schedule goes, staged to go AFTER patch 8.6, and in 8.6 its said a lot more global map regions would be open. Time will tell. There is barely 2 weeks until then.

World of tanks 8.5 T-60 light tank review

Right then, after playing some fights in the T-60 in the live server I believe I can give it its due.

Right now my verdict is...mediocre.

So, what do we get with the T-60? As we all know a good tank is a blend of armour, firepower and speed. Let's see how it fares in those 3.


First things first - in terms of speed and maneuverability its not impressive. The engine gets you there yes, but mostly at speed of 30 kmph. The tank loses speed quickly when maneuvering. The low ground clearance (30sm) rears its ugly head when you are faced with obstacles - even railroad tracks can stop you dead better than tank traps. Basically, you are not going anywhere  in a hurry and that will hurt you a lot.

In terms of defensiveness things are a bit better. The tank is very small, and hard to hit, especially at distance. The extreme slope of the UFP and the gun mantlet make you all but immune to autocannons from the front - a lot of ordinary guns will have issues penetrating as well, unless they hit below the gun shield or in the driver's hatch. The overmatching of the UFP that so many people were worried about was not an issue, at least for me. Only things with 75mm guns(read T18 and AT-2) could manage it, but its not as if any tier 2 tank can withstand those in the first place.

Finally we come to firepower.


In the firepower department things are less than impressive. Gun depression is very poor. So is the choice of guns. You have two options - the 20mm TnSH or the 37mm Zis-19. The Zis gun is a nerfed version of the one in the BT-2 and the T-26(I believe that's because the devs are trying to represent the fact that its a 1 man turret) You get  low RoF - 22 rpm, compared to the 26 for the other two soviet tier 2s and poor aiming time - 2.5 seconds. Combined with the fact that there is no separate gunner(who's skills would be enhanced by commander bonus in the BT-2 and T-26) it means that the T-60 aims very slowly, in addition to the lack of gun depression and low RoF.

The TnSh on the other hand is like a watered down version of the Mauser gun on the Pz I C - half the ammo in a clip, half the shots per burst, 50% bigger aim time...but you get a bit more damage per hit so its working in close combat. However, the T-60 often gets in fights with tier 3 tanks, where 28mm penetration is way too little.

To conclude - The T-60 is simply not impressive, and inferior to its rivals in the Soviet line. It needs either a buff, or the Pz I treatment - that is limit it to tier 2 battles. Giving it an improved 23mm VJa autocannon might be a good step - it will certainly make it distinct and give it a spot. Right now it lacks one.

Edit.

Let me rephrase what I said by lacking a spot. Its not just that its inferior to its mates. Its a technological dead end - there is no candy at the end of that line, you are tossed right back in the main tree. Pz I has the improved MM and the Pz I C as said candy. The T-60 has nothing on the table.

WoT funnies 3

There are several types of tankers.
The pessimist sees nothing but the endless dark forest of Murovanka.
The optimist sees the light at the end of it.
The realist is aware that the light probably spotted him already.

A Wot player is allowed a mistake only twice in a battle.

The repair kit will fix the first. 

A Stalin 3 brings a Su- 26 to a high level battle.

Mid combat the enemy T-54 asks.

- Su-26 are you shooting gold?

- You can't prove anything! 

An unnamed unicum from a big clan joins a random fight. T95 asks him:

- Dude, do they send you here as punishment or something?

World of tanks update 8.4 - tier 3 german light tank Pz.Kpfw. II Ausf. G or Panzer II G

In addition to the race car known as Panzer I C, update 8.4 will bring us the Panzer II ausf G, a machine that is by tactics, a polar opposite of the I C.

How and why?

First things first, let's describe the Pz II G. Standing at 11 tons when elited, with a crew of 3. Armour wise its similar to the Pz I C, though a bit bigger in size. In terms of speed and maneuverabilty though, the Panzer II G is nothing to brag about - the 65 kmph top speed is not something it can achieve by its own power.

To demostrate how it handles, here is a video of it.

The video brings us to the one specific point of the PZ II G - the gun. You will first encounter the 3cm M.K.103 gun on the Pz II G so you'd do best to learn its quirks now, because you will see it on the new Luch and leopard as well.

The 3cm is an autocannon, with a 3x2 magazine allowing for 180 damage per mag, and the quite impressive 95mm penetration(!) This is topped by poor accuracy, poor aim time and very long reload - 17-18 seconds.

Needless to say -95mm is quite the overkill for tier 3 and you will have no problems penetrating. The damage output however, combined with the slow reload mean that your offensive abilities at tier 3 are not very adequate. In comparison the 40mm Bofors on the Cruiser IV can dish out 200 points of damage every 5-6 seconds with better accuracy and aim time. Ok, so if you can't fight other tier 3 tanks, what CAN you fight? The answer is in the video as well - you fight big fish. 95mm is enough to punch through KV1, T-1 Heavy as well as Panzers, shermans and t34-s frontally. Thus where other tier 3 tanks can only grind their teeth in anger when placed in a tier 5 game, the Panzer II G, simply locks and loads. In this matter its a polar opposite of the Panzer I C.