[MMO] World of Tanks

[biostud]

You have to take more time aiming with howitzers since they lob shells instead of shooting with a flat trajectory. You'll find you will aim a little higher since the shells tend to drop some as it nears the target. The upside is that its easier in some cases to hit a tank that is sitting in a low spot if you aim properly. Leading a moving tank is harder. Usually you have to lead them a bit more when they are on the move. When you do lead one and hit it you get more gratification because of the extra difficulty. You'll also get more compliments of 'nice shot' from your team mates when you do hit a running tank. Its a matter of practice really and each howitzer gun has its own quirks on the firing arc.

My problem is generally the low pen, not hitting the target. I get 20-40 dmg (with possible 175dmg) with a the 75 mm Howitzer M1A1 on the T82. So I used free XP to get the Tier V gun 57 mm Gun M1, because it seemed impossible to grind xp with the howitzer.

 

[datalink7]

Any advice on using howitzers effectively? (low level American AT)

Always use HE shells with the howitzers. The AP shells don't really have that great of penetration, and the good thing about HE is that, even if you don't pen, you still do damage. If you don't pen with AP, you don't do any damage.

 

[PowerYoga]

Use HEAT rounds with howitzers if you can. Although doesn't the T82 have the 105mm howitzer? I remember the T82 is one of the most feared tanks in the tier because the 105 is ridiculously strong for the level. I personally used the 57 because I don't like derp guns, but the 105 is damn strong on the t82.

 

[datalink7]

Alright guys, the T95 is the most hilariously awesome tank ever. About 1/3 of the time you are on a team that is too good and you don't get to do anything because you show up to the battle too late. About 1/3 of the time you are on a bad team, show up to the battle too late, and get swarmed because the rest of your team has been killed. Or arty just one shots you if you are playing tier 10.

But that other 1/3... lol awesome. You just steamroll through everything. Just got done with a match where I got 7 kills, 6.5k damage, got hit 24 times for around 10k potential damage.

The thing is slow but a beast from the front. It's like parting the red sea when you finally get there. Everyone just backs away because they can't hurt you, which gives your team the opportunity it needs to take position.

 

[datalink7]

You can also do the Doom Turtle formation:

 

[Ns1]

You can also do the Doom Turtle formation:

how/why does this formation work? Man that's badass.

 

[Fallen Kell]

You can also do the Doom Turtle formation:

Lol... yeah, I have done that in the past with my JdgTiger and a T95. He protected my weak lower front armor and I would finish off anything fast that thought it could speed past us thinking it could eat the damage to get the kills.

That said, you will notice in that screenshot there are no arty on the other team...

 

[Skott]

I've never seen a Doomed Turtle formation. First I've heard of it. Anyone got a video of a game? I'd love to see it. As far as the T95 goes if you can find someone who has a tank with a strong turret (American heavy works well) get him in behind you as support and the two can do a lot of mean damage during a push when arty isn't too numerous. Too often I see T95s going it alone because few people seem to care much less know how to properly support the T95. I see this happen a lot with Maus tanks too.

 

[Possessed Freak]

Used to do "battleship" formations in clan wars of a T95 and a Maus on Himmelsdorf when the tier 9 td's were the end of the line. Amazingly powerful when you had to engage them frontally without arty.

 

[Genx87]

God that formation looks like it could be ridiculous if you had somebody covering the flanks and no arty. But that is an arty's wet dream right there. Three slow moving flat boxes next to each other

 

[Fallen Kell]

God that formation looks like it could be ridiculous if you had somebody covering the flanks and no arty. But that is an arty's wet dream right there. Three slow moving flat boxes next to each other

Yeah, I love seeing that kind of stuff in my S-51

 

[chimaxi83]

Yeah, I love seeing that kind of stuff in my S-51

Hehe yep, T92 + gold splash would love to see that.

 

[datalink7]

Oh yeah you'd never do that if arty was on there. But it is fun when there is no arty. People just start running

 

[mooncancook]

That Doom Turtle formation looks hilarious. I wonder if it actually works when there is no arty. Also super excited about the new graphics and physics change. Can't wait for them to be implemented in a futures update soon enough.

I kept my Chaffee just for games like this:
Battle Achievement: Scout, High Caliber, Patrol Duty
Damage: 2,799
Damage due to assistance: 3,463
Experience: 2,030 (4,060 x2, non-premium)

When are they adding a Walking Bulldog in the line with a 75mm with 200 pen?

 

[datalink7]

That Doom Turtle formation looks hilarious. I wonder if it actually works when there is no arty. Also super excited about the new graphics and physics change. Can't wait for them to be implemented in a futures update soon enough.

I kept my Chaffee just for games like this:
Battle Achievement: Scout, High Caliber, Patrol Duty
Damage: 2,799
Damage due to assistance: 3,463
Experience: 2,030 (4,060 x2, non-premium)

When are they adding a Walking Bulldog in the line with a 75mm with 200 pen?

It works. That was an actual game I played. I was driving the T95.

Though I think part of the reason it works is that people panic. If they would work together to flank it, it probably wouldn't be so great. But half tried to fight it, throwing everything at it, and half ran away.

 

[datalink7]

Been grinding a lot lately, and have a lot of new toys.

E-100 - Not a big fan honestly. 236 penetration on a Tier X gun is just sub par. The 340 (ish, can't remember) on the gold rounds is very nice, but I can't afford to load up on gold rounds all the time. The armor is decent, and it has a ton of HP, but the thing is huge and not very maneuverable. I don't play it a ton as I don't like it a lot. The sound of the top gun firing is awesome though.

KV-2 - With the derp gun, this thing is a ton of fun to play. What I most like about this tank though, is that it is the only tank that I can think of where it really doesn't care what tier match it is in. If you get in a tier VIII match, you just have to adjust your play a little bit. But I've been in multiple tier VIII matches where, with smart play, I've actually been the most damaging tank with over 3k in damage (should have taken a screenshot). That's what I most like about this tank. Every time I load up a match, I know I can make a difference. And it is inexpensive to run, for the most part. You only load HE. No gold.

ELC AMX - Just got this, and I haven't been doing great in it, but am getting better. I see this as potentially the ultimate troll vehicle. The match where I did the best, I drove around and got in the rear of the enemy. I'd drive up real quick, fire a round in a heavy's rear for about 200 damage, and then drive away before the turret could traverse around. After getting away, I'd wait a minute, then rush back in and do it again (maybe on a different tank). This thing is fun, but does take some skill to use (no turret and horrible aim time on the gun).

T110E3 - The TD right after the T95. I love the T95, and this thing is kind of like a faster version of it. However, against a knowledgeable enemy, it is actually more vulnerable. A lot of people will shoot your cupola on top, which is a mistake and will get very few pens. But your lower plate is much larger than the T95's and will get easily penned. Main superstructure has 305mm of armor, and is well curved, so that's a no go for most tanks. I like the machine. One of only two tier X tanks I have, and I like it much more than the E-100. The gun is fairly nice (295mm pen, 750 damage), with a decent rate of fire. Side armor is paper though (quite unlike the T95).

 

[stag3]

pretty much for the e100 i just use 99% gold, with HE set aside for wtf's.
the load time is to long to "guess" if you're gonna come across a tank you can easily hit a weakspot on.

 

[mooncancook]

I play Pub and I like my E100 more than my IS7 and T110E5. I'm cheap but I still always load 3 shells of gold just in case, and HE for the hull down tanks. Though usually I don't deal a lot of damages in my E100, more often I'm in the front line taking hits while lighting up the enemies for my team.

I also have the IS4, E50M, M48, Maus, T110E4 researched. I can only afford one so I think I'll going with the E4 but I'll wait for an E4 event. I also have the T69 researched but I don't know if I want to go down that line because it goes from the light crew in T71 to medium crew in T69 then to heavy crew in T57.

 

[Possessed Freak]

The E100:

HEAT for frontal shots
AP for side shots and shooting through walls
HE for very low health tanks or waffles.

I love my E100, but for joy I play the 183.

 

[biostud]

Got a Tortoise today, my first tier IX tank. Now I just need to grind to the 120mm gun.

Do you guys play with premium or just buy it occasionally?

 

[datalink7]

Got a Tortoise today, my first tier IX tank. Now I just need to grind to the 120mm gun.

Do you guys play with premium or just buy it occasionally?

I keep about 5 stocked per tank, but don't use them unless I feel I really need to (many matches I don't use any at all). The matches where I use all of them are usually the close ones where I really want to win.

 

[Skott]

All my tanks have premium shells. How often I use them depends on my tank, it's gun, and the enemy tank, and its armor, when encountered. Some tanks do require a lot of premium shell use. The T69 for example. For the tank to be successful it requires premium shells. If you don't use premium its a very lack luster tank damage performance wise. Most T69 players I have run across use premium shells all the time.

 

[biostud]

Heh, I was thinking about premium account.

 

[Oakenfold]

Heh, I was thinking about premium account.

Yes, I run premium. Have been for a while now. I pick it up during a sale for 6 months at a time. Helps to fund my E-100.

With as much as I play the game, I would have spent way more picking up other games so I don't have any concern with premium.

Plus the amount of time I spend playing the game I feel it's only fair to support the dev!

 

[stag3]

the only time i haven't run premium is when i burnt out on the game and took 2-3 mos off. i usually pick up premium when it's on sale for 6+ mos blocks. the extra 50% credits and xp helps a LOT when you get to the higher tiers.

i think it comes out to like 10 a month or something. which is what i spend for lunch 1 day haha.