I thought the same, then I bounced a few rounds on an E-75's lower glacis which got me killed.
Free exp'd the gun (had enough for the turret) and man it makes a world of difference. I can pen IS7s fairly regularly with no issues... but the accuracy is very american. Meaning it'll hit stuff beyond 300m whenever it feels like it.
Highly recommend the gun though for how long you'll be playing this tank. With it being as big of an arty magnet as it is, you'll need all the help you can get.
So I've been playing with a VK3601H the past week or so, working my way to the Tiger and Tiger II.
I miss my VK3601H, that was one sweet ass tank. I have tired of the whinny people in the high tiers.. and the super slow match's.. I restarted and am having way more fun then I did in the high tiers. Though i must admit.. stuff like the Churchill (stock) can really sap you.. way to slow.. and most the stuff the MM puts with ya can pen you .. while you cant pen anything in the front. I did play the low levels for awhile on my original account but when the exp is needed for high tiers its just to hard to grind that way and you eventually go back to a big boy to grind.. new account.. nothing out of reach even with slow grind.. until i reach those upper tiers again i guess.
E-50M is probably the best pubstomper in the game. I'd get it asap if you have the credits.
I am fine with using gold when needed. I played with the E75 and the 128's pen is only 4 more. So what I couldn pen reliably with the 128, I cant reliably pen with the first 120 on the M103. My issue is having to grind out the turret + gun which would be about 80 games. I'd rather take those games and apply it towards the T110E5.
Difference is the 128 is a high velocity shell and is much more accurate. The 120 is a medium velocity shell and from my experience, has a REALLY wonky spread. The final gun has the same weird spread but at least you won't be firing on too many weird angles.
I'm close to 5 mil credits and trying to decide what tank to buy. I have the following unlocked:
E-50M
T-54 (played it tons in beta)
Obj 268
T-28 proto
and I'm very close to the 110E5 and the first patton. I'd like to play the patton (love the pershing) but not too sure if that's a good idea given the other choices.
If I'm buying a patton I'd probably wait until some tier 9 sale to come around again. I don't do clan wars. Thoughts?
Some good news, arty nerfs are coming. They are introducing a cap, scaling the arty to tier 10, and further nerfing it. I don't mind the first two solutions, the third seems overkill. But whatever, they called for blood they got it.
T-28 proto BLOWS.
And I think poor lurker here is done platooning with me. I am just a tad more aggressive in my playstyle and prone to make some... err over-extensions. It might be why I hate the proto, I can NOT push in that thing, thus I feel that I can only play passively, which is not something I enjoy.
Lurker and his stat padding
I'm also thinking of getting the tier 7 SU-122-44 since it'll be 30% off, and I can train my 704 and 268 crews in it and make credits. Anyone here own one? Whats the reload time and about how much credits can you make in a round with a premium account? Does it get any special Match making? Tier 9s with 175 pen would be a bitch.
Where's the info on the incoming arty nerf?
and then there will be none... I do not like playing Arty, am not good with arty.. so have no love.. but I still cant understand the hate.. OH Don't get me wrong.. being one shotted by arty can really be annoying.. But.. knowing arty is on the map is about all you need. You just don't sit like a dip..Yes a good arty can hit ya on the move, but GOOD arty is about as rare as a GOOD pub team.. Maybe that's where I don't get it.. I don't play alot of Clan, 90% pubs.. I don't take alot of dmg from arty by my stats.. less then 4% and considering they are about 10-20% (2+ on most teams)of most pubs.. that's not really very bad. I easily agree with a limit.. 3 would be good.. 2 fine too.. saw 5 yesterday.. that's a bit much..
want to talk crap.. im roughly 52% (52% overall) win in every single tank (yes really) I play.. my churchhill is (lowers head in shame) 29%.. I cant do shit with this tank.. I have the 75mm (not vickers) im top tank most games with this thing .. but man i cant pen crap that it match's me with.. Why do i suck so bad.. and I DO SUCK with it.. what am i missing? Its slow.. its avg armour, and the 75 is .. well ya.. so-so is a good side of it.. IT tracks like they are made of paper.. i can deal with that.. But it sure seems like there is some weak spot I'm not noticing that im exposing. tiny tanks are penning me all the time. This a $$ shell tank? maybe I just really suck with it.. I can deal with that.. but sitting back when you are top tank seems sad..
It's not "bad" or "good" arty. Its the sheer amount in high tier games...5-6 a side is insane. It changes the entire game from an aggressive push or thrust and/or good counter to "hide behind the rock and hope not to get spotted."