The Americans have Arrived in World of Tanks

[PurpleSky]

Soundtrack alone tempts me to get it.

The buildings, do they explode? Because that would get me sold.

I destroy buildings every chance I get.Low horse-power engines or small guns won't destroy everything obviously.My 850 hp Panther on the other hand doesn't even loose speed no matter what I run into that's not a enemy tank.By the way, ramming does damage here, but again, you need a big, armored, and fast moving tank to do damage this way.Your target also can't be too well armored or you'll end up taking more damage than you're doing.

Some big ones in Europe maps aren't totally destroyable, but everything in the desert map (only one so far) is, no matter how big.You can blow up half a house, it's roof only ,etc.This is to avoid camping.

They want to make everything destroyable.

 

[PurpleSky]

Just started playing and I'm having a blast! I love my little PzKpfw 38, it's cute. :3

You mean, you started playing after reading this thread? Because that would make my day, I always wanted to get people here excited about this one.

 

[7moreDead_v1legacy]

Just started playing and I'm having a blast! I love my little PzKpfw 38, it's cute. :3

You mean, you started playing after reading this thread? Because that would make my day, I always wanted to get people here excited about this one.

You pricked my ears that's for sure...I fucking love tanks!

 

[Gerrawn]

Just started playing and I'm having a blast! I love my little PzKpfw 38, it's cute. :3

You mean, you started playing after reading this thread? Because that would make my day, I always wanted to get people here excited about this one.

You bet! I signed up as soon as I got home! I'm actually surprised that there haven't been many threads about this game on this site, because it's really awesome!

Edit: However, I just noticed that I picked the wrong tech tree so I ended up with Tank Destroyers rather than medium/heavy tanks. I am not amused.

 

[Abize]

Game is a hell of a lot of fun, would definitly recomend it. As for tanks, if ya want overall best, go russian, german tanks are underdogs the whole way in this game (due to developer bias according to some tinfoil men with eyes). American tanks from what ive seen are just as good as the russians but trading in good armour for more turn rate.

 

[PurpleSky]

Just started playing and I'm having a blast! I love my little PzKpfw 38, it's cute. :3

You mean, you started playing after reading this thread? Because that would make my day, I always wanted to get people here excited about this one.

You bet! I signed up as soon as I got home! I'm actually surprised that there haven't been many threads about this game on this site, because it's really awesome!

It's a hidden gem for sure!

I wish bethesda and activision died out and let developers like this that actualy make new and long lasting games, not a rehash of the old versions.

Having tried Fallout new vegas and black ops a day each,I am officialy done with both of them.

 

[PurpleSky]

Game is a hell of a lot of fun, would definitly recomend it. As for tanks, if ya want overall best, go russian, german tanks are underdogs the whole way in this game (due to developer bias according to some tinfoil men with eyes). American tanks from what ive seen are just as good as the russians but trading in good armour for more turn rate.

T2 premium american tank is ridiculously fast, 72 km/h, it will leave a Leopard in it's dust.

It barely has a gun though.

 

[Abize]

But scouts dont really need a gun. Plus HE never loses its effectiveness on tanks armoured with tinfoil, unless you cant hit the speedy things =P

 

[Ironic Pirate]

Soundtrack alone tempts me to get it.

The buildings, do they explode? Because that would get me sold.

I destroy buildings every chance I get.Low horse-power engines or small guns won't destroy everything obviously.My 850 hp Panther on the other hand doesn't even loose speed no matter what I run into that's not a enemy tank.By the way, ramming does damage here, but again, you need a big, armored, and fast moving tank to do damage this way.Your target also can't be too well armored or you'll end up taking more damage than you're doing.

Some big ones in Europe maps aren't totally destroyable, but everything in the desert map (only one so far) is, no matter how big.You can blow up half a house, it's roof only ,etc.This is to avoid camping.

They want to make everything destroyable.

Totally awesome. Once I have access to my normal computer I'll get it.

Do they have a site or something?

 

[PurpleSky]

Oh wow you guys, leveling up the american tank tree, I really need to recommend you try the M2 medium tank, with the howitzer cannon.

4 shots, 4 kills, I've never seen such a thing

I just hope they don't nerf it later, right now it's the most effective tank in the game.

Soundtrack alone tempts me to get it.

The buildings, do they explode? Because that would get me sold.

I destroy buildings every chance I get.Low horse-power engines or small guns won't destroy everything obviously.My 850 hp Panther on the other hand doesn't even loose speed no matter what I run into that's not a enemy tank.By the way, ramming does damage here, but again, you need a big, armored, and fast moving tank to do damage this way.Your target also can't be too well armored or you'll end up taking more damage than you're doing.

Some big ones in Europe maps aren't totally destroyable, but everything in the desert map (only one so far) is, no matter how big.You can blow up half a house, it's roof only ,etc.This is to avoid camping.

They want to make everything destroyable.

Totally awesome. Once I have access to my normal computer I'll get it.

Do they have a site or something?

http://www.worldoftanks.com/

 

[PurpleSky]

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I'm not sure wether you're talking about the Game or the real life tanks

 

[PurpleSky]

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I'm not sure wether you're talking about the Game or the real life tanks

The panzer III? In life. I am not sure about the game however.

It's pretty good in game ^^, it does 60 km/h easily and can run circles around most heavy tanks.

I would have classified it as a light tank but i guess it's a medium.

 

[Serenegoose]

you forget how the churchil had more armor than it had guns. what use is a tank if it can't even puncture the hull of a damn Panzer III? It would be easier to get out of the tank and fight on foot at least you have a better chance of winning.

I said the churchill was a good nomination for the 'worst tank of the war' but you're getting allied tank design priorities wrong, which is a major problem if you want to discuss WW2 armour. Tanks were divided into two roles - at first these were called 'infantry tanks' and 'cavalry tanks' but eventually these roles developed into two basic objectives. Firstly armour designed to take out fortified positions and infantry - and support the infantry in their push. Secondly, armour designed to take out enemy armour - Tank Destroyers. The churchill was firmly in the former camp, armoured to make it impregnable to anything an infantryman could bring to bear against it, with sufficient gun to destroy enemy fortifications. It had problems as I've went in to, and given the specialism of its design, was hopelessly outclassed by many German tanks which were not designed in this way - German tanks, whilst having a 'tank destroyer' core (made up of excellent SPGs such as the SturmGeschutz (STuG)) also had tanks perfectly capable of destroying enemy armour - the Panzer IV-VII series of tanks in particular, but the PZIII could manage if it was in an advantageous position, and was roughly analogous, if memory serves, to the earlier UK 'Matilda' tank. This meant the German and Soviet armies had a strong general tank core that could adapt to any criteria, whereas allied armour was often stuffed if it encountered enemy forces outwith its remit.

Evidence of this Soviet and German marrying of these competing (anti-infantry and anti-armour) design philosophies can be found in the T-34 or Panther - good examples of an early Main Battle tank, combining a high powered cannon with moderate to high speed and armour, rendering it more or less invulnerable to infantry weapons, and still armoured enough to go up against an enemy tank, whilst carrying a big enough gun to dispose of enemy tanks themselves. The Sherman on the other hand, was never actually designed as a tank but an IFV - a class of armoured vehicles we'd nowadays consider Bradleys and so on a part of - whilst the anti-tank fighting was to be done by dedicated anti-tank vehicles such as the M10 'Wolverine' (which Company of Heroes players should be familiar with). However, seeing the result of keeping these tank lines strictly seperate (it wasn't pretty) the Sherman was shoehorned into a main tank role, a task that, whilst it was ultimately adequate at, it was not designed for - resulting in many many lost shermans when forced to face a tank that was far better designed.

 

[Spacewolf]

So how long before you usually get accepted into the beta as i presume thats when you get to start playing

 

[Gerrawn]

So how long before you usually get accepted into the beta as i presume thats when you get to start playing

I actually found my key here:
http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php?/topic/15968-beta-keys-available-here/

I just registered at one of the sites and got a key, didin't take more than 10 minutes!

 

[rsvp42]

Nice. Seems like any shooters with tanks or other vehicles in them always have people rushing to get in them. It's kind of nice to see a game where everyone has tanks.

 

[Irony's Acolyte]

Well this looks pretty interesting. I could care less about the American tanks (oh no its a Sherman, I'll just have to blow it up with my TIGER TANK!), but this does look pretty cool. I'll have to give it a whirl.

 

[Shanaar]

Oh wow you guys, leveling up the american tank tree, I really need to recommend you try the M2 medium tank, with the howitzer cannon.

4 shots, 4 kills, I've never seen such a thing

I just hope they don't nerf it later, right now it's the most effective tank in the game.

A Wespe with fully upgrade gun, can one shot them most of the time. The most impressive one I got was a one shot of a tiger. I set it on fire.

I currently got: T-34, KV, PzKpfw III, elite marder, elite wespe and M3 stuart.
If anyone is interested in playing, I am using the same name.