Daverino
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Any enemy tank that is spotted can be seen by your tank up to the maximum view range which is about 650m.
Spotting, however, is a different beast. It basically works like this:
Take your tank's spotting range. Add in any bonuses from binocs, optics, and crew skills. Subtract off any penalties, such as the target's visibility (low for TDs, high for heavy tanks), the target's camo and target's crew skills. This will give you the spotting range for that tank. If the enemy is within that range AND within 500m he will be spotted. The important thing here is that having a spotting range of OVER 500m is still a good thing. Let's say after bonuses you have a spotting range of 600m. However, the target has modifiers that reduce it by 50%. That means you spot him at 300m. You'll never spot a tank beyond 500m, but having a high spotting range helps you burn past camouflage and will spot low visibility tanks at greater distances.
Spotting, however, is a different beast. It basically works like this:
Take your tank's spotting range. Add in any bonuses from binocs, optics, and crew skills. Subtract off any penalties, such as the target's visibility (low for TDs, high for heavy tanks), the target's camo and target's crew skills. This will give you the spotting range for that tank. If the enemy is within that range AND within 500m he will be spotted. The important thing here is that having a spotting range of OVER 500m is still a good thing. Let's say after bonuses you have a spotting range of 600m. However, the target has modifiers that reduce it by 50%. That means you spot him at 300m. You'll never spot a tank beyond 500m, but having a high spotting range helps you burn past camouflage and will spot low visibility tanks at greater distances.