Panzermoe General.

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

PanzerMoe!
Old Thread: >>6470629
World of Tanks is a Tank MMO in Closed Beta, Battles are 15 vs 15.

The /jp/ channel is called "/jp/ Mew"

PanzerMoe is all about tanking it easy, enjoying your tanks and having fun with other /jp/ers.

If you're impatient about Beta codes, check with Mmohut or ShatteredCrystal for keys, they give them out.

Decals: http://www.mediafire.com/?j04f2kfhl7hxazh
Touhou Tankmen: http://www.mediafire.com/?nq8ikbwv49vubd1

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

>>6482611
Installing Skins:
1: Find your tank in your game folder (Default C:\Games\World_of_Tanks_closed_Beta\res\vehicles)
2: Have .dds supported image editing software (Gimp or CS5 with Nvidia plugin)
3: BACK UP YOUR .DDS'S
4: Apply the decals to tankname.dds, then make the image half the size, and copy all the edits to tankname_SM.dds, and make all your edits completely black to prevent intense shine on them.
5: Save and restart WoT to take effect.

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

>>6482611
Installing Tankmen:
1: Find your crew in C:\Games\World_of_Tanks_closed_Beta\res\gui\maps\icons\tankmen\icons (There are 3 files which all must be altered)
2: For Barracks and Small images, Shrink your replacement image to 100x60 (Keep your image ratio by changing the image size for the larger variable, then changing the canvas size, or it'll look like shit)
3: For the large image, make it 158x118
4: Save as .tga IN ALL 3 FOLDERS and restart WoT

This one is harder plainly because everyone looks alike, so make sure you're editing the right one before you change anything.

[Ironkingz No.]

Sorry I wasn't there for the tournament.

[tzan No.]

To get rid of the russian red star/etc decals that will pop up ontop of your Touhous, you need to replace the graffiti_stickers.dds with one that has them blanked out.
http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php?app=core&module=attach&section=attach&attach_id=
6622
Get it there and put it in WoT/res/particles/decals.

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

>>6482623
I feel like we should replace them with Panzermoe symbols.

[tzan No.]

>>6482625
That's an amazing idea. It will affect every single tank in the game with a really tiny file. Complete and total Panzermoe.

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

>>6482628
I don't think a face would work, it's simply too small to be seen well, so we're probably going to have to use an actual symbol.

[tzan No.]

>>6482631
I think using Reimu from 'tank it easy' would work easy. The trick is it uses an alpha channel for the transparency on all the decals.

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

>>6482631
What I have so far

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

>>6482647
All I'd have to do is edit that as well then, anyways, I'm trying to figure what I should do for the 6 others, I know I'll use a Panzermoe one, and probably Yagokoro, but I still need 4 more.

[Anonymous No.]

Behold!

[tzan No.]

>>6482652
Flanfly, GAPS, BOOF's ascii face. Some power up icons from Touhou would be pretty cool.

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

>>6482657
Would you mind if I added this to the pack of Shrine Bitches sprays? If so, do you want accreditation by your WoT Name?

[Anonymous No.]

I just killed Mugen. What a faggot.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6482666
No and no. It's yours to do as you please.

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

2 more, considering I haven't put Panzermoe on it.

Any other ideas ya'll?

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

>>6482701
I will rape Captcha-tan in the back of my stug if she makes my image not work again.

[Anonymous No.]

Perhaps if we replaced the bus with a tank?

[Anonymous No.]

What am I supposed to do as a complete beginner? Hide in a corner?

[Anonymous No.]

Perhaps I should try uplaoding a bigger version...

[Anonymous No.]

>>6482714
Try to not be in the first attacking wave. Follow them, but not to closely. If there are artilleries or you can't ensure the kill, don't stay still and fire on the move. The bushes can hide you while you move.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6482714

If you're using the loltractor, after a few rounds you'll be able to research/max your gun. At that point you can camp your base while hiding in a bush and be fairly effective at dealing with anyone rushing you.

[Anonymous No.]

Have a Wespe here that seriously needs some moefication, but I *really* suck with photoshop - any tips on how to change it's color and such? (Using CS4, can open the .dds fine.)

[Anonymous No.]

>>6482726
Derp

Instructions are so bad for this I researched engines and some tanks or something

[Anonymous No.]

>>6482714
If you do that, and win, you'd be glad you did

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

>>6482715
One more

[Anonymous No.]

Question about aiming.

Am I supposed to just shoot at the red things? Or wait until it actually "targets" them?

Is there any trajectory I have to compensate for?

I honestly can't tell if I score any hits before exploding

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

>>6482735
Panzer moe dropped in favor of Squidification.
I'll release this tomorrow with a few other images.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6482739
If you score a hit, your dudes inside the tank will tell you, penetrating hit or not.
Don't shoot at the red markers. Shoot at the tanks below the red markers. If you score a penetrating hit, that red marker will shine white for a second. If your shot ricocheted or otherwise failed to penetrate, it will go black.
Dead tanks, allied or not, will have a black marker on top of them.

[Anonymous No.]

I think I can vector this Minika Musume.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6482786
Welp, I can't. I've shamed you all.

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

>>6482794
It's fine, I've abandoned at least 10 different black/ww2/weed touhou shops because of the poor quality or impossibility of the end result.

I know that feel.

[tzan No.]

>>6482767
I like this one a little more for the bkub decal.
THE BLACK CATOF ILL OMEN

[Anonymous No.]

Instead, this.

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

>>6482797
>>6482797
I'll probably add this as well over Honk Honk, I can't really see it that well.

[tzan No.]

>>6482730
Just hit CTRL-B to open up your color balance in CS4, then drag sliders to change the shade. Save over your vehicle DDS then check it out in game.

[Anonymous No.]

Last one. Also, no Flanfly?

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

>>6482821
I'll probably make more than one of these, or find a way to make them interchangeable, kind've like those Minecraft painting makers.

[Anonymous No.]

Mugen's not having much Luchs. Ha!

[Hong Meiling 門門 !!4kI2ajBUI8D No.]

So I wanted to quit, but the grinding element of this game is keeping me occupied. I can't just abandon my SUs.

[mugenjohncel !!lsNOT2DQXWT No.]

Damn!... I'm addicted to this game...

[Anonymous No.]

>>6483008
>>6482965
we know that feel

[Anonymous No.]

Needs more yuyu

[Prof. Anonymous !JVVFLaNdrE No.]

>>6483073
Can someone do a vector of this? Would look great on my Hetzer.

[Mayhem No.]

Video of the tournament battle:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Zt_TyC87HE

Pic related, my face when BOOF told me to lead the charge.

[Mayhem No.]

What about this decal for the graffiti_stickers.dds?

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

>>6483187
I don't know how this is going to work, I want to make all of these available, however, I don't want to tie them to one pack. It's possible I do these by request, however, It'd be difficult to distribute them without constantly making new mediafire links, unless it's done through email.

[Mayhem No.]

>>6483191
Just let people do it themselves, that's not complicated.
Except for people that can't even extract .rar files.

[Anonymous No.]

any guide/tips for this game ?
i've played only one time to this game and i remember being in a 3 vs 1, a single tank stomped my team while going straight to us

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

>>6483201
You also have to be able to edit .dds, but opening a .rar is important too.

[Magni No.]

God, I just got slotted into a low-tier match with my 10.5cm StuG. Hilarity ensued. One-shotting damn near everything is absolutely ludicrous. Gotta say, I like the 10.5. Takes ~20% off of a Tiger even without penetration.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6483208
He must've been lucky, heavier or picked you off one at a time. I got two Top Gun awards doing that.

[Anomynous No.]

>>6483208
>(Edited slightly, but from the previous thread)
-Don't charge in without support. If there are heavier tanks with you, let them lead the charge. They can take the damage better than you can.
Know whether or not the enemy knows where you are. If the enemy has artillery and you're spotted, you had best be behind a sturdy wall or moving quickly. Actually, you should be doing that anyway because a stationary or unprotected target is a dead target.
-Scouting is as much about avoiding the enemy as finding them. If you charge in close to where the enemy are, you make an easier target than if you're skirting their position 400m away. You shouldn't be charging in to scout unless there are no other targets for your artillery to shoot at. If the arty are already shooting something, scouting only throws away your tank.
-Don't engage tanks that are significantly higher tier than you unless you have terrain or position advantage. You will get in fights where the enemy has tanks several tiers higher than yours. When you do, avoid them unless you're behind them and/or can use the terrain to your advantage, Otherwise focus on the tanks on the other team that are around or below your tier.

Off the top of my head at least. The "Knowing if your enemy knows where you are" one takes the most practice. It does take a while to learn all of the tanks, their strengths and weaknesses, and how best to adjust your strategy to each map and team compositions.

[mugenjohncel !!lsNOT2DQXWT No.]

>>6482669
Hah!... 4 kills in one game!... I love my Luchs!...

I'm on the groove...

But damn... those top tier tanks are something...

[Anonymous No.]

>>6483614

>The "Knowing if your enemy knows where you are" one takes the most practice.

This is especially important if you're playing TD, as TDs can really get huge camo bonuses when stationary in a bush.

I'd say as a good rule of thumb, if you even think that you might have been spotted, move. It's better to get to a different spot than have an artillery shell rain down on your head and thing "dammit, should have moved."

There isn't much "penalty" for a false alarm. You've just moved to a different spot, that's all.

Also, when you spot someone as a TD and hit them, watch their turret & movement closely- if they start to turn their turret towards you, they see you (duh!) and you should take the appropriate evasive maneuvers.
The dead giveaway that they don't know where the shit you are is if they just start backing up in a straight line or sweep their turret from side to side... Less savvy players might expose their tracks/side, too, giving you a prime shot.

Remember, de-tracking someone for a heavy or your artillery to finish off might not get you "points on the board" but it is immensely helpful to your team.

Furthermore, take advantage of distracted players! That tank that's preoccupied with killing your arty? That heavy in the midst of battle with a teammate of yours? Use their distraction to get in there, hit them, and get out. I've killed more than a fair share of heavies this way. If you can't penetrate, though, just move on.

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

>>6483657
Better than when I started out.
Also why aren't you in /jp/ chat.

[Anonymous No.]

>lost 1st round of tourney
Why are the shrine bitches so シッティ?

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

God damn Tigers.

[Mayhem No.]

You will never dodge two IS-3 shells, sneak behind his back, and kill him. With a TD Or any other tank, you suck.

[Anonymous No.]

Love my T1, has so much torque compared to the other starters. Getting into position is quick.

[mugenjohncel !!lsNOT2DQXWT No.]

Where the hell are you guys?... I'm on a roll here...

Also, the /jp/ channel wasn't there...

[Anonymous of Croatia !na1byG1GU. No.]

>>6483936
Actually I have, and with a Tiger 1.

[Ironkingz No.]

>>6483936
But that's wrong, I've done it to not only an IS-3, but also an IS-7.

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

>>6483996
Just go down to channel in the bottom left, and search for jp, should be the first choice

[Anonymous No.]

>>6483707
But when you shoot, don't you get exposed?

[Ironkingz No.]

>>6484016
Make that one shot count.

Also, I'd love this picture to be skinerized.

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

>>6484027

[Anonymous No.]

>>6484016
>>6484027

You don't necessarily show up- it's just a higher chance. Numerous times people have complained of taking fire from "invisible enemies."

As far as I can tell the heirarchy of "obviousness" or how likely you are to be detected goes like this:

-stopped, in a bush
-stopped, no cover
-stopped, in a bush- firing your weapon
-stopped, no cover- firing your weapon
-moving
-moving and shooting

from smallest detection radius to largest.

[Ironkingz No.]

>>6484058
Being seen by an enemy depends on that enemy's view range, I think.

[Anonymous of Croatia !na1byG1GU. No.]

Stug gonna STUG.

[Anonymous No.]

SPGs and TDs really tear shit up in this game.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6484063

It factors that in too.

Now, don't take this as a fact because I'm just making educated guesses based on playing. This is just my take on it!

Let's just say your "view range" is 350m. Now, you'd imagine that this would mean there is a bubble 350m around you where you will detect enemy tanks. I don't think it works this way, though...

Instead, imagine that in their default state, 350m view means all enemies have a bubble around them at 350 meters- if you get within that radius, you detect them. However, there are modifiers for camo, which allows enemies to make that area smaller and smaller, by not moving about, hiding in a bush, and holding their fire. The smaller they make that radius, the closer you have to get to them before detection.

for example, my TD in a bush
350 is your detection radius
-50 m for being in the bush (I'm pulling numbers out of my ass here, but bear with me.)
-25 m for standing still
-25 m for my camo net

So, then, theoretically my "bubble" of detection is down to 250m.

You can also make my detection radius smaller by *you* moving- so, say, down to 225m
or I can make my radius larger by shooting at you, like, up to 275m.

A different base view range would modify these values accordingly.

Makes sense to me, at least.

[Mayhem No.]

>>6484003
With a StuG?

[Anonymous No.]

Even though SPGs only get a shot every, what, half-minute?

[Anonymous No.]

>>6484101
Even though SPGs only get a shot every, what, half-minute?

[Anonymous No.]

>>6484110
right now spotting is completely fucked up though; an already visible target will fire and then disappear, moving targets at pointblank range will vanish just because they went through a bush. Being a TD isn't even necessary, I saw a KT in the middle of an open field fire a shot then just vanish a moment later.

[Mayhem No.]

>>6484110
>-9001 m for being behind a building or a wall
You forgot that one.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6484171
>ninja tanks

Guess I'll have to play this.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6484110
That's an interesting theory. That means my newbies light tank should be able to detect the SPG or TD before he can detect me.

In practice, this does not appear to be the case.

So then that must mean that standing still in the bushes gives SPGs and TDs a considerable boost to their hiding abilities.

This is troubling to light tanks...

According to the FAQ:
>First of all, light tanks are indispensible as scouting units and can easily find and engage enemy long-range artillery.
>can easily find and engage enemy long-range artillery

Yeah, right! In my opinion, TDs and SPGs are for pros. If you've got a skilled player behind a TD/SPG, he's going to defeat even the light tanks with ease.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6484156
Yes, even so! Well-placed, powerful shots are so deadly. Thinking about stopping to shoot at that enemy tank with its back towards you? BAM! The moment you stopped, you get sniped. Though I must admit, it's pretty fun when it happens to the enemy and not you.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6484156
Never mind, I swapped out my Buffalo for a Soviet SPG. What the hell is up with this speed?!

[Anonymous No.]

>>6484110
http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php?/topic/1901-how-view-range-and-radio-works/

[Anonymous No.]

Weakspots for dummies

[Anomynous No.]

>>6484362
I NEEDED TO KNOW THIS

TIME TO KILL

[Mayhem No.]

Protips:

If you get too the "memory error, texture quality set to medium/low" or something, restart the game. It's a bug or the game doesn't handle the memory correctly (it's a 32 bits game after all). I have 8 GB of ram and it never used all of it.


Forest grounds gives another bonus of camouflage. They appear in brown on the minimap, they are surrounded with trees/bushes and usually slows your movement. This is a theory, this is what I think.

[Anonymous No.]

I really want to know how all this camouflage system works.

Sometimes I can't see an enemy hidden in a bush at 50m but when I'm in my TD, sitting in a bush with camouflage netting equipped I get shot by invisible enemies.

[(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ BOOF ☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜) !AWEsomEEEE!!R/52MaMCG2y No.]

Mayhem stop yelling at me about the tourney ;_;

There is a method to my madness, you lead the charge because you where the only one on our team that could penetrate the 6 king tigers they had. We needed you out and kicking ass.

I was thinking about having you stay back and defend, but then we would all go out and die and you would be alone and overrun. I decided to have the lower tier TD's stay back because they could deal with the scouts and medium tanks with less armor.

Also, you are big and slow. It would be hard for you to do much if they got to the base and started running circles around you.


Pic unrelated, but this guy was bullshit.

[OSad !YffGWo6BrM No.]

>>6484570
Though he turned his left to 2 king tigers right in front of them. He was asking to get shot.

By the time he managed to turn around, he already was at 10HP or so. And the only reason he turned was because of his tracks being shot.

[Anomynous No.]

>>6484601
He was taking damage from the front as well (Their first hit on him was square on his front side and peeled off at least 20% of his HP). The Ferdi is tough, but it can't take direct hits from T6 artillery.

[Mayhem No.]

>>6484570
>you where the only one on our team that could penetrate the 6 king tigers they had
But not all of them at the same time PLUS their arties.
You will never survive long if you go out "kicking ass". I am supposed to snipe, if I'm the biggest damage dealer, don't waste me goddamnit.

>but then we would all go out and die
IF YOU GO OUT AND DIE, you can just stay and defend the base, even the Brazilians are smarter than you at this game.

>It would be hard for you to do much if they got to the base
It would have been much easier if we were waiting for the in the base, sniping them. They wouldn't get into our base, just like we could not get to their base.

>>6484601
>Though he turned his left to 2 king tigers right in front of them.
A single king tiger is hard to kill in front to front, so two of them is suicide. ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY HAVE 6 KING TIGERS + ARTIES.

You won't survive if you waste your time.
Also, next time, stay grouped, but not close. In a way that we can assist each other, but if the enemy see one of us, he won't see any other one. We couldn't even hide in the town, remember that heavy behind me getting arty shots

This is not street fighter, this a tank game, you know, with ranged attacks.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6484633
>>6484601
>>6484570
Don't you guys have a private channel in-game where you can rage at each other about tourneyfaggotry? I find it inappropriate to find you people spilling your guts on /jp/. Please do not be butthurt on /jp/, take it easy here.

[Mayhem No.]

>>6484660
You have no idea how much we are sorry for your spoiled ass for being butthurt about something that does not even concern you.
I like to argue with people, how can that even annoy someone that is out of context?

[Anonymous No.]

As artillery, does the auto-aiming compenate for movement, or should we be leading our shots?

[Anonymous No.]

>>6484672
>annoy someone that is out of context
>context

I don't think you know what that word means, you are using it incorrectly.

This is the panzermoe general thread, not the afrikakorpssoldat platoon tourneyfaggotry thread. Please make a forum for your group if you want to be butthurt about losing in a video game. This is behavior contrary to the culture of /jp/. I've never seen you in /jp/ before so you might not be a regular, so just letting you know.

[Anomynous No.]

>>6484633
So what you're saying is... BOOF cannot into TDs?

[Mayhem No.]

>>6484689
>I don't think you know what that word means, you are using it incorrectly.
Nope.
No we won't do it. This is a WoT thread we talk about WoT. That tournament is temporary we do not need a forum or anything. I only namefag on WoT threads. Just nope.

>>6484713
He did not understand that he sent us to the slaughter one by one since we were outpowered.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6484722
If only my hummel were there...it may have turned out different.

[Anonymous No.]

Concerning the tourney, we were up against Brazillians. Did you honestly expect us to win?
We were concidering showing up in Loltraktors just to pull a laugh over the whole spectacle.

[Anomynous No.]

>>6484722
And he's said several times since the tournament that he fucked up. How long are you going to be at it?

[Mayhem No.]

>>6484743
As long as we argue about it.

[Nanaya !yrBrqfF1Ew No.]

>>6484633
Our two Tiger's could penetrate as well, but really we were all German tanks.. We had no real tank to lead the charge as German tanks are best at sniping, the charges are usually lead by Russian tanks or if the German tank is a King Tiger or higher. The Tiger's don't have enough armor to lead an assault, so you were really our only hope for offensive.

I really saw no way out of it, If we went forward we would be reamed by their King Tiger's, and if we sat and camped we would be reamed by their superior artillery.

My estimated results if we camped were we took out the scouts, a King Tiger, a T-44 or two, and then we die. That is assuming the King Tiger's actually attack instead of having the T-44's be in there to spot us all for the artillery.

[Mayhem No.]

>>6484768
>so you were really our only hope for offensive.
Leading a charge is more defense that offensive. The ones assisting the 'leader' would be the offensive ones.

Anyway it would have been a miracle to win with these higher tier tanks.

Saging to avoid hurting the spoiled ass of some children here.

[Anonymous No.]

So basically, from what I'm seeing here, grinding >>> skill in this game?
I'll still give it a try tomorrow once I have my PC back, but this doesn't exactly sit well with me.
Also, how much do teams matter in normal(non-tournament) games? Is it possible for good players to carry, or if your team is bad and the opponents mediocre you're fucked?
Is there only a one game mode?
TIA.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6484836
Grinding nets you bigger tanks, but if you're skillful enough you can avoid them and take out fellow light tanks.

Teams are VERY important, you can be dumb.

[Mayhem No.]

I still need 302 570 coins to get it correctly geareed before using it.

[Anonymous No.]

I just love it when I nail moving light tanks that I can't see while my reticule is barely focused in my SPG.

[(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ BOOF ☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜) !AWEsomEEEE!!R/52MaMCG2y No.]

You are way to worked up over this thing.

It was impossible to win no matter how you look at it, we went in and just got it over with.

It was fun, we enjoyed it. Take it easy.

[Mayhem No.]

>>6485057
I take it easy.
It was just a bad strategy imo.

[Adolf Hitler loves !RUMIAxIXcU No.]

[Anonymous No.]

>>6485063
Someone sounds buttmad.

Also you do not take it easy, it shows.

[Mayhem No.]

>>6485130
You have no idea.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6485139
What would you have done differently?
I'm curious, could you lay out your strategy? if you could indeed fair better, then your argument stands.

[Anonymous No.]

People are taking it easy with tanks, thread is fine

[Anomynous No.]

>>6485129
That's just rude

[Anonymous No.]

panzer 2 luchs
view range: 370
signal range: 350

panzer 5 panther
view range: 460
signal range 470

this is why light tanks being good scouts is a horrible lie

[Anomynous No.]

>>6485243
Yes, the sighting/vision system needs serious work.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6485129
What are all the names on the right?

[Mayhem No.]

>>6485354
People on mumble.

[Mayhem No.]

I guess I'm ready. Ya mad coz' I'm stylin' on ya.
Binocular Telescope or... ?
Too bad there isn't much space to put some decal on the jTaiga.

[Anonymous No.]

I just got into the channel but when I type I see nothing? I don't see anyone talking either

[Mayhem No.]

>>6485530
Wrong channel maybe?

[Anonymous No.]

>>6485536
I'm definently in the right channel I mean I see BOOF and CHEEEEN and everything but mny chat screen is empty

[Anonymous No.]

>>6485553
Nobody's speaking.

[Anonymous No.]

Holy shet, I've upgraded to an SU-26 and suddenly fucking heavies everywhere. And they don't even notice me when I shoot.

[tzan No.]

>>6485243
I was excited for my Leopard but after maxing it out I don't see much practical use in it. Heavies see me coming and can knock out my tracks in their first shot of the match regardless of how fast I'm moving. Will probably sell it when I need cash for some heavy equipment.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6485598
I can't see myself speak either I type something and click send and nothing comes up

[Mayhem No.]

>>6485642
Try restarting the game.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6485642
Probably something about your connection? There shouldn't be any reason for that. You _did_ connect to /jp/ (Mew) after all, right?

[Anonymous No.]

>>6485243

Well, except the leopard has a 810m radio....

[Anonymous No.]

OK I restarted the game and still can't see anything.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6485602
upgrade your gun, hide in bushes a bit up from the spawn.
The free-rotating turret sure is nice though. The su-5 does just as much damage to habbies as the su-26, except no free-floating turret and its range is still shit. BUT THE ACCURACY IS REALLY GREAT LOL

[Mayhem No.]

>>6485660
We see you writing though.
No idea why you can't see anything.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6485673
dang so it's a problem on my end, I just installed the game and haven't touched anything yet

[Anonymous No.]

Window pops up when someone msgs me but I can't see anything

[Anonymous No.]

How apt, Chisame playing with tanks.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6485696
I'm not actually playing with tanks yet because of this slight setback of not being able to see anyone's msgs. Reinstalling right now.

Running on Win7 x64 if that matters.

[Mayhem No.]

>>6485712
I'm on win7 x64 too and I never had any problem.

[Anonymous No.]

http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php?/topic/12772-no-chat-messages/

other people's posted about it with no solutions

[Pedonymous !!Yt4AmPxM3rB No.]

HERE COMES A NEWFAG

I'LL PROBABLY SUCK

[Anonymous No.]

>>6485656
The tier 9 radio is also available for the Panther IIRC.

[Commander Reisen !ohoMopjucY No.]

>>6485748
as long as you tank it easy

[Pedonymous !!Yt4AmPxM3rB No.]

>>6485754
Yeah, I'm looking forward to it.

[Anonymous No.]

So autocanon or canon-canon?

[Anonymous No.]

hmmn my chat works in the battle but not in the garage.

I also got one shot killed before firing off a round lol.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6485792
I've seen people blow up as soon as the game starts, you're fine.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6485662
I've been dinging them for 1%, sometimes 5% with the 122mm gun, is this normal?

[Anonymous No.]

This guy just sits there and I get a didn't even scratch them radio msg.

[Anonymous No.]

What is better?
1. Low penetration high damage gun (with HE rounds).
2. High penetration low damage gun (with AP rounds).

[Anomynous No.]

>>6485763
Autocannons for strafing around killing small targets, cannons for killing significant tanks

[Anonymous No.]

>>6485891
For tanks that are about equal to you in Tier, you want to use AP. Your HE won't penetrate their armor and won't do as much damage as an AP round will to them.

For EVERYTHING else, HE. If the tank is smaller than you, like a light tank or an open topped TD or Arty, HE kills better than anything else. If they are superheavies, your AP isn't going to penetrate most of the time, and they will just bounce off. Against those strong targets that you find your AP can't hurt at all, use HE. It won't do much damage, but it will at least do something, and that is better than nothing. You'll also find that you are getting lots of critical hits on them while shooting them with HE.

So best bet is to have a healthy mix of the two. Carry maybe 30 AP, and 20 HE or so.

[Anonymous No.]

WIthout the chat working it's like playing single player.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6486011
Yes, I've been dinging heavies with HE for a while, I even got 2 sniper awards while at it.

But I'm asking about the gun itself, which of the 2 guns is better? Is the low penetration high damage one meant to sneak behind the enemy and hit their rear armor?

[Crix !!nLvSV/0cRma No.]

>vYour HE won't penetrate their armor

this advice is false, there are plenty of times were you can penetrate an equal tier tank with HE

[Anonymous No.]

>>6486039
With the L48, you'd be better off sneaking around and shooting heavies in the sides while they are distracted by your own heavies. Stay in trees and bushes, watch them approach, and then nail them.

The 10.5 will do damage no matter what, but has a low rate of fire, worse accuracy at long range... and against some of the stronger heavies, you'll still require many shots to kill them. Because of this, even when using the HE, it's better to flank a heavy.

Which one is better really comes down to personal preference and playstyle. The two guns are widely considered to be equal "sidegrades."

[Anonymous No.]

>>6486043
Sigh. HE explodes and damages them 99 percent of the time no matter how thick their armor is. However, armor protects them from the blast. The thicker their armor, the harder it is to penetrate. If their armor is weak enough that your HE has a great chance of penetrating, use it since it deals much more damage. However, against a similar tier tank with good armor, you'd be better off using your AP if it can penetrate theirs, since the damage it does when it penetrates will be more than the damage your HE would have done if it didn't penetrate and just exploded.

And that's why you use AP on equal vehicles and the sides and rears of heavies. You use HE on light and weak vehicles, and also against heavies too strong for your AP to hurt.

[Anonymous No.]

I'm just driving around in a T1 shooting things that move and getting radio msgs that say I didn't even scratch them, then I haul ass out of the area and try to pull them to my own teammates

[Anonymous No.]

Anyone got a platoon I can join up to?

Chisame

PS. My garage chat still doesn't work but battle chat works.

[Crix !!nLvSV/0cRma No.]

>>6486126
>sing your AP if it can penetrate theirs, since the damage it does when it penetrates will be more than the damage your HE would have done if it didn't penetrate and just exploded

except with certain tanks you can easily penetrate the armor of an equal tier with HE, which is what I said you IDIOT

[Anonymous No.]

>>6486180
I invited you Chisame, join if you want.

[Anonymous No.]

Another shot I thought was neat.

[Anonymous No.]

Well go figure, you CAN kill something with a Hetzer. An IS-3, no less. BOOF's, to boot
All you need is premium shells. Best 15 gold I've spent. It restored part of my faith on that coffin with treads.

[mugenjohncel !!lsNOT2DQXWT No.]

Hey BOOF!... I just wanted to formally thank you for teaching me that penetration stuff... no more guessing... that sure made penetration much MUCH easier...

I owe you a can of beer...

[KommanderNitori No.]

>>6486604

best out of context quote EVER.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6486246

>firefight at 150-200 yards

fucking arcade shit

[Anonymous No.]

>>6486627

agreed.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6486630
If it was realistic, you'd be shooting ants at mile plus distances. No fun in that.

[(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ BOOF☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜) !AWEsomEEEE!!R/52MaMCG2y No.]

>>6486604
No problem.

Make sure you get some HE shells for your gun. If you can't penetrate armor HE will still do damage. You can switch ammo types by pressing 1 or 3 twice. I like to have 70% AP ammo and 30% HE, in case I come across something I can;t hurt with HE

HE does lots of damage, but it cannot penetrate much. AP is always better if you can penetrate their armor. HE is good for crippling other tanks by shooting their tracks and blowing them up, immobilizing them. You can also damage their radios, guns, turrets and engines. Sooner or later you are going to be put in battles with large heavy tanks you can't penetrate. HE is good because you can use your speed to rush in, cripple them, rush out and have your artillery finish them off.

Just make sure to upgrade your luchs to the 5cm gun. Upgrading the tracks and engine can get it up to 60km/h

[Anonymous No.]

>>6486575
I killed an IS-4 with the L48 gun and AP rounds on a Hetzer. Shot him in the side like 30 times.

I also killed an IS-4 with the 10.5cm gun with HE rounds from the front. Shot him like 10 times.

None of these were with premium APCR ammo.

There is nothing the Hetzer cannot kill. It's just a matter of getting lucky enough, being in a good position, and having a shield wall of friendly heavy tanks to hide behind. It surely is not easy, but it is possible, and that means that a Hetzer driver can and will have to learn the hard way how to win in a TD.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6486648

>miles plus distances
>WWII

2,000 yards would be the MAX, and you'd only get that on, say, the Russian Steppes. Different maps could provide different experiences- from ant-sniping to chaotic city-fights where you're driving down a side-road and SUDDENLY STUGS EVERYWHERE.

[Anonymous No.]

Is it normal for arty to only damage heavies for ~1-2%?
I'm trying to figure out if arty is just that weak, or I'm not hitting them where I need to hit them.

[(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ BOOF☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜) !AWEsomEEEE!!R/52MaMCG2y No.]

>>6486656
>across something I can;t hurt with HE
I mean AP

Yeah, when you get your leopard you will often be put in matches where you can't hurt anyone, they will all have armor ~60-120mm thick.

As a scout in these battles, you do not even use your gun (often not shooting a single shell in a battle). The only thing you do is run around and dodging shells o your team knows where they enemys are.

The leo DOES have a very good gun when it is upgraded, but it is only good for killing their artillery.

[(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ BOOF☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜) !AWEsomEEEE!!R/52MaMCG2y No.]

>>6486685
what SPG are you using?
what heavy are you hitting?
are you hitting the tank or the ground around him?

[Anonymous No.]

>>6486658
>10.5 cm gun
>shot 10 times
>didn't get killed by something in the LENGTHY process
That's enough luck to win several lotteries at once.

>>6486665
>ant-sniping
Sand River, Lakeville

>chaotic city-fights
Himmelsdorf, Ensk

[Anonymous No.]

>>6485834
Yes, perfectly normal. You'll eventually nail KVs for up to 20~25% with the upgraded gun though.
With the fully upgraded gun for the su-5, it'll be very, very often to hear "It went right through" and only see 10% decrease in health for anything heavier than a leopard.
The su-26 fares better in matches than the su-5 since it gets placed more often into lower tier matches, where its free-rotating turret is godlike against stuff lighter than a lee and formidable against lees.
And hey, at least you're nailing the bastards fine. Better artillery such as the grille, wespe and M37 with the M4 howizer actually have trouble focusing on target - the circle gets fuckhuge inbetween targets and leading doesn't work nearly as well. (These tanks actually do damage to tanks though. like, a shitload more.)

[Anonymous No.]

>>6486703
They were just being nice. It's a hetzer, it's suffering enough as it is.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6486696
SU-26 with the 122mm cannon. I don't really pay attention to the names of what I'm shooting at, but I think it's pretty much everything. And yeah, even when my dudes tell me I landed a shot, it's still only a couple percentage points.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6486722
First off, look at the damage and piercing for the standard shell for the cannon (which is 200~250 dmg and 60~90mm for the su-26).
Then, look at how much HP and armor the tiger/tiger 2 has (1600/>100mm for the tiger).
Then, cry.
Then look at the same stats for the KV.
Then laugh.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6486722
Sounds like you overpenetrated. Are you using AP?

>>6486720
Yeah, but it feels like a pity kill...

[Anonymous No.]

>>6486742
HE is the only type my gun can shoot.

[Anonymous No.]

"It went right through" is bad, right?

[Anonymous No.]

>>6485129
Hey, I remember you.
I'm the guy who told you about TH 12.8 coming out back then (ingame).

[Anonymous No.]

>>6486780
No, it's good.

[Nanaya !yrBrqfF1Ew No.]

>>6486780
>>6486840
Every time I've heard "It went right through!" I did 0 damage. So I'm pretty convinced it is almost as bad as bouncing.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6486854
True. That means it's time to switch to HE. If you are using HE and it still overpenetrates, shit just got real.

[Anonymous No.]

Hey do the tanks self repair after a while or must I spend what little cash I get per loosing battle to fix it?

[Anonymous No.]

>>6486883
I get that in my Marder using HE to track Leopards and T-1 Heavies.


I have never successfully tracked an enemy tank, even after shooting their tracks 10+ times.

[Anonymous No.]

>>>/v/

[Anonymous No.]

>>>/v/

[Anonymous No.]

>>6486963
>>6486977
I'll herp and I'll derp and I'll troll your thread down!

[Anonymous No.]

>>6486987
>troll
That isn't how you spell "vote" Mr. Sagefag!

[Anonymous No.]

>>>/v/

[Saegrimr !SHIELDM.mE No.]

Complete shutout? Does this happen often? I bet the one guy didn't even see my flanfly incoming.

[Anonymous No.]

>>>/v/

[Anonymous No.]

>>>/v/

[Anonymous No.]

>>>/v/

[Anonymous No.]

>>>/v/

[Anonymous No.]

>>>/v/

[Anonymous No.]

>>>/v/

[Saegrimr !SHIELDM.mE No.]

Welp, server downtime again.

I hear these are notoriously short downtimes, which is pretty cool.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487149

It can be anywhere from around 5 to 30 minutes. Just Fap for 30 minutes then log back on.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487012
Flawless victory!

[Nanaya !yrBrqfF1Ew No.]

The stock turret armor of the King Tiger is so painful.

I was fine with the Tiger's armor, I just had to play differently and at least there was no major weak spot. But then there comes the King Tiger with massively improved front armor with its 150mm sloped....and then a 100mm armor turret.

Why do you do this.

[小姐 No.]

I hate it when I'm just breezing around, dodging bullets like a Touhou, and then suddenly BOOM I can't move.

It's still fun as a light tank though, but I prefer TD or Art.

[Anonymous No.]

I know it's not from WWII, but the Vespa 150 TAP really needs to be an available option.

[Anonymous No.]

Server's back up.

[Saegrimr !SHIELDM.mE No.]

>>6487211
You little butts always run up behind me when i'm doing artillery. I hope you get all your treads shot off, ALL OF THEM. And your engines.

[LilyWhite !DWdJUrHcKI No.]

Does anyone else play American?

I mainly use my Stug-chan, but I fall back to a Sherman when I have a particularly short bad round.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487313
I do, but I stopped at tier 2...
Damn those sonsabitches are fast.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487313
I am appalled at the shitty American heavies, and how ugly they are. However, I am considering going the Sherman medium tank route, because it's pretty decent, a good, solid medium.

Personally, I'd rather go Soviet or German than American though. The T-34 and the IS-2 are very nice tanks, and the Tiger and Panther are great tanks.

[Anonymous No.]

Poor Marder-chan, how can you be of use when the enemy has shot you in the gun?

Also, 50~70xp per match is really shit. It's taking me ages to reach the Hetzer.

[Ironkingz No.]

>>6487313
Can't wait to get my sherman, been focusing on my Ruskies and Tiger tank lately though.

I'll go American heavies, but only up to T29.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487375
50-70xp? Only if you get killed without doing anything...
Also, when you finally reach the Hetzer, you'll wish you didn't.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6486706
Wow, really? Seems like the Soviet arty are just a burden then, should I switch to one of the other countries' tanks?

[LilyWhite !DWdJUrHcKI No.]

>>6487397

Wait, didn't you go to bed?

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487411
If I stay back I get zero scouting xp, if I go forward I die.

If I snipe, I end up hit by arty and die.

If I don't snipe, I get killed by a random heavy.

If I move from bush to bush, I get killed by a random light that was behind me somehow.

Essentially I die before I get to hurt anything, and even when I get to the only available targets are heavies who don't give a shit.

I'm starting to think I should switch to arty or something.

[Ironkingz No.]

>>6487433
In a spiritual sense, yes.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487441
ａｒｔｙ　ｉｓ　ｅｖｅｎ　ｗｏｒｓｅ　
ｅｎｊｏｙ　ｙｏｕｒ　ｄｅａｔｈ

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487375
Marder is awesome, although I sucked with it when I first got it since I went straight to TDs and still couldn't aim worth shit. Plus I had crew starting at 50% then. Now with 100% crew, starting camo training, and equipped with camo net, oh god the poor light tanks.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487441
Try staying near an allied heavy and cover him. Or stay really behind them so that the arty focus on them and not you.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487469
My crew is only 58%.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487469
>6 kills with a Marder
I jelly

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487452
Arty isn't really that bad at all; even with the minuscule damage I've been dinging heavies for, I still get 100~200xp and 2~3k gold for every lost battle.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487476
Yeah, I've started trying to follow behind a heavy and track things for him, though given that they oneshot everything anyway, it's not terribly useful. I do die a little less quickly though.

I've also still failed to ever successfully track something....

[Marisa Kirisame !MARiSADA4A!!1zao16xwdwl No.]

LOL

I just got a 2 day chat ban for saying "shit".

Mods are out and banning for saying shit, look out :3

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487481
Actually the 2nd time I did it, although the first time most of them were really killsteals. Both times were on Lakeville, which is an arty-restricting map, but both times I was actually in a very targetable area, I was just sniping from too far to be seen. It can be very frustrating though when you get no help from your team, making it easy for lights to swarm you.

Marder's 76mm can two-shot most lights (leopards are your bane though, their sloped armor can bounce your shots sometimes and you won't get another chance before they're behind you, even if you penetrate they'll take 3-4 hits), switching to HE you can one-shot low tier arty across the map if someone lights it up for you. You have to be really careful if anyone gets close to you if enemy arty is alive though, likewise if any tier 5s have a clear line on you, or you're getting 1HKO'd by HE.

I've actually never gotten more than 5 kills on any other vehicle (Pz3 and Wespe have done it once or twice)

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487532
I thought the chats were censored unless you chose not to.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487532
I've said "bullshit", and particularly lately "shitty spotting mechanics" more times than I can count, along with a "motherfucking" at least once. I assumed that they didn't give a damn, and it was one of those "turn the filter back on if you don't like it" deals.

[LilyWhite !DWdJUrHcKI No.]

>>6487539
>>6487469

I miss my marders... Maybe I'll buy a new one tomorrow for a dicking around tank.

[Marisa Kirisame !MARiSADA4A!!1zao16xwdwl No.]

>>6487545
>>6487540
Apparantly not. This CarlR character banned me for 48 hours from any kind of chat. Good luck learning the game that way.
Its also a great way to lose potentially paying players. Such pointless banning should be frowned upon.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487557
Why isn't this a foot fetish pic yet?

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487557
Well, faggot mods exist everywhere...

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487557
>Such pointless banning should be frowned upon.
>This CarlR character banned me for 48 hours from any kind of chat.
>Marisa Kirisame

Really? I think banning you in any context is sound judgement.

[Anonymous No.]

Q: s it wise to use the "old" crew, when you´re buying the next tank in a row? Or should i just start with a new crew and level them from 0?

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487843
AFAIK, use the old crew and train them up to 50% if they end up below.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487843
buying new 75% crew with costly tanks (like 500k+ tank and ~100k crew) seems reasonable

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487843
ｑｕａｌｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ　

Ｉ　ｄｏｎ’ｔ　ｋｎｏｗ　ｉｆ　ｔｈｏｓｅ　ｇｏ　ａｗａｙ　ｗｉｔｈ
　ｒｅｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ　ｔｈｏｕｇｈ

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487909
They don't. If your crew has any specialized training like camouflage, don't get rid of them, keep them. The skills transfer over after retraining. You'll have to manually work them back up to 100% before their skills will start improving again.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6487532
Oh Mari, I haven't managed to get banned even once while talking like a sailor the whole time.

[Pyonta-kun !Kero9dR91. No.]

They can ban us from the chat, but they can't ban us from Mumble!

[Anonymous No.]

The germans can boot us out for pulling niggerjokes, we're never safe.

[mugenjohncel !!lsNOT2DQXWT No.]

Umm... how do you do screenshots guys?... Print screen to MS paint doesn't seem to work...

[Anonymous No.]

>>6488249
If you pressed Printscreen, it would have already saved the shot in your WoT folder.

[Magni No.]

>>6486656
>You can switch ammo types by pressing 1 or 3 twice.

Once actually. Pressing once means that they'll load the other type once you fired your currently loaded shell. Twice means the loader removes the current shell and replaces it.

Imo, you'Re better of just trying with the wrong shell instead of waiting for the loader to do his work while you're faced with an enemy that will now shoot first.

[HPminihackintosh !!cwb1nlwPLQT No.]

What is this!?

[Anonymous No.]

>>6488065
FUUUUUUUUCK. I should've known this earlier.

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

>>6488393
I accidentally left it it in the folder when I .rar'd it, as with several decals.

In short, me being forgetful.

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

>>6487557
I've started every battle with
"Suck my dick I'ma tank!"

Looks like I can't do that no mo'

[Anomynous No.]

>>6488550
You could try "Suck my long, hard gun I'ma tank!" No offensive words there :p

[Anonymous No.]

Since the general consensus regarding American Heavy tanks is that they suck, what about their Medium tanks?

[Anonymous No.]

So, since I got my PC, I started playing. Won one battle randomly, lost one, decided to just take it easy in some bush in the base in the third.
And what happened?
Got teamkilled.
Sure is great community, eh.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6488764
Accidentally, or with obvious intention?
I've seen it happen accidentally, thanks to the stupid attitude of some of trying to ram an enemy while half the team fires at that enemy.
There's also the absolutely unexplainable attitude of firing randomly, even where there's no enemy in sight, immediately after the match starts. Some get caught in these, and they start shooting each other. Cue -1:0

[Anonymous No.]

>>6488778
With obvious intention, he killed me and at least one other tank. I survived the first shot, and didn't even move, was so flabbergasted by his stupidity.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6488783
Damn, that never happened to me. Guess you got bad luck.

[KommanderNitori No.]

>>6488783

I only had a single teamkiller troll me once, and that was in a tier I or II tank.

I think you're probably more safe once you get to higher tiers, as people tend to be more into the whole game/cooperation thing by the time they're in tier V tanks that they won't fuck with strangers. Except for rub rub maybe.
Rub rub is actually a great way to get AFK people who started a match and then wandered off or something to pay the fuck attention and start playing. CRUNCH SCCRRRAAAAAAAAPPPPEEE tends to snap people back into it.

What I hate is almost TK'ing people who decide that the best course of action is to park DIRECTLY in front of a Tank Destroyer that is actively firing upon an enemy. I've managed to hold my fire so far but I just know one of these days someone is going to get an AP at point blank range up their rear armor and then throw a fit about it like I'm a griefer.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6488820
Rubrubrubrub.

[Anomynous No.]

>>6488831
rub rub <3

[Anonymous No.]

>>6488857
I've never done rubrub with anyone ;_;

[Anonymous No.]

>I think you're probably more safe once you get to higher tiers

Maybe once you're a higher tier as well. My tier IV TDs always get thrown into high tier matches and people TK me all the time. I just want to sit in a bush and kill scouts while taking it easy. ;_;

[Anonymous No.]

>>6488684
The early american heavies suck.

Later ones are rettyinteresting. Shit hull armor, but a fuckton of armor on the turret and the most powerful guns in the game.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6488886
Don't worry,
Someday you'll find someone to rub rub.

[Mayhem No.]

Someone already told me that, and it's true. Camouflage on jTigers is fucked up.
I was taking it easy on the bushed while a jTiger killed me. I couldn't see him. He could see me while I was hiding, stationary.

Reminds me of when the StuG was bugged, its tracks were easily damaged, and for like 40 seconds long.

[mugenjohncel !!lsNOT2DQXWT No.]

GOD DAMN!!!.... I'm quite sure my Luchs landed at least 8 hits on that MAUS, 3 are close range direct hits and I was running around in circles in him! and yet he's only taken light damage... how do you defeat this monster of a tank?...

[(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ BOOF☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜) !AWEsomEEEE!!R/52MaMCG2y No.]

>>6489149
How did you get in a battle with a maus?

The best bet is ti switch to HE shells and try to blow off his tracks.

[Anomynous No.]

>>6489149
To beat a Maus you're going to need either a lot of HE or a gun that can manage to penetrate at least 200mm of armor. The thing is a mobile bunker.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6489149
>Luchs
>fighting Maus

[mugenjohncel !!lsNOT2DQXWT No.]

>>6489170
Random battle... most participants are high tier but really slow ones so I'm playing scout for the rest... we've won but I could have sworn the rest of us unloaded on that single MAUS.

Also, I think I'm in love with my Luchs (good at climbing)... I'm considering doing a dakimakura of her...

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

>>6489201
>Tank dakimakura
Rub rub

[(☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞ BOOF☜(ﾟヮﾟ☜) !AWEsomEEEE!!R/52MaMCG2y No.]

>>6489201
A fully upgraded luchs is my favorite tank.

[mugenjohncel !!lsNOT2DQXWT No.]

>>6489207
Well... I got Abrahms here... will this be sufficient for your rub-rub needs?

[Adolf Hitler loves !RUMIAxIXcU No.]

>>6489274
Maybe there could be a Maus dakimakura?

[Mayhem No.]

To read: Camouflage guide & information!
http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php?/topic/17699-visibility-and-camo-test-updated/

[KommanderNitori No.]

Panzermoe <3

[Anonymous No.]

>>6489274
Of the strange, very strange and outright fucked up fetishes I've seen on /jp/, this one certainly takes the prize.

[tzan No.]

>>6489274
I take back the angry rubbing I did to your traktor. Next time it will be a rub of appreciation for this. I hope your tracks are ready.

[Nanaya !yrBrqfF1Ew No.]

Just got my new video card to replace my failing one.

Delicious high quality German steel.

[Mayhem No.]

>>6489670
Put some anti-aliasing on it, please.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6489699
Post-processing disables AA. I wonder why.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6489732
I think you can force AA through the video card's settings and still get post-processing with the in-game option.

[Nanaya !yrBrqfF1Ew No.]

>>6489699
>>6489732
Yeah, post processing disables AA.

Had the most hilarious game just now. I get absolutely reamed in the beginning and drop low, then an IS shoots me with his last right and puts me to 52 health. What follows is after killing the IS I go on to kill a whole 7 other tanks almost alone(Had a T29 who helped with one but died) This includes a King Tiger who was at 73% when I was still at 52 health.

A Stug III caught me at the end when I fired on the King Tiger to kill it--but he was out of ammo and was kinda pushing against me in a futile attempt to kill me.

All they really had to do was fire at my puny 100mm armor turret, but I guess they were too concentrated on trying to finally get me dead to think of that.

[Anonymous No.]

Am I the only one who have a large amount of loading before games? I've seen people complain about this before, but now it's getting a bit worse, internet is fine for everything else, but it's just getting connected and in to the game is the slowest part.

[Anonymous No.]

So I was just browsing Youtube, trying to figure out how TDs ought to be played, and then this shows up.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6490904
Loading times shouldn't be internet related, it's HD/RAM. Ever since the last update everything takes a lot longer to load for the first time (and the city maps are bad on subsequent loads too if I'm not getting them back-to-back)

[Nanaya !yrBrqfF1Ew No.]

Blood red shiny grass...

It was insanely shiny when I looked at the sun.

[IronKing No.]

>>6491464
Wha- why? ;_;

Pic unrelated.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6491464
It sure is a good day to have a tank battle in Hell.

Should've said
>Even though I charge throught the Valley of the Shadow of Death, I shall fear no evil, for I am driving a house sized mass of FUCK YOU

Why does that happen anyway? I've seen it happening to other people (never to me, though), so I doubt it's your computer.

[Anonymous No.]

How well do the Premium tanks of each country perform in their respective classes?
I've so far only used the Premium German light tank, which has horrible acceleration but awesome armor, and the Premium American light tank, which moves fast, but has wet paper armor.

[Ironkingz No.]

>>6491543
Churchill = shit
Valentine = Awesome/shit depending on battle you enter
T2 = pointless/shit
Ram = seems okay from what I've seen

The germans? I'm not sure about them.

premium tanks tend to be sub-par on the whole though.

[Nanaya !yrBrqfF1Ew No.]

>>6491511
Dunno. Said something about not enough memory and it needs restarting. It in no way could have been using 8gb memory or 1gb video memory.

It's just WoT being silly I guess.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6491577
Valentine = free 200k monies when you start out, letting you hit T3 easily. That's about its only good point.

[Anonymous No.]

Is there any way to transfer credits between players?

[MAgni No.]

>>6491511
Somebody likes Peptuck's TIberium Wars fic... I approve.

>>6491577
Eh, the Churchill isn't that bad. It counts as Tier 5, so you have a chance of getting slotted into low-level games where most people can't really hurt you. Add that the 6-pounder is quite accurate and has a superb rate of fire and you're a menace any light tank, SPG or medium below ~T6.

Also, the Churchill is dirt cheap to repair and rearm, meaning that it will net you winning pretty much no matter how bad you do.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6491671
None that I know of

[Anonymous No.]

>>6491671
Not yet in beta. Eventually you'll be able to. You'll even be able to trade tanks with people, though you won't be able to simply give tanks to people, so I hear.

[Anonymous No.]

Fuck you, Hetzer-chan. You are a useless tanku.

[All day !jCOMomijIM No.]

>>6492229
Hey step of my Tankfu buddy, Hetzer-chan is great for her tier.

[tzan No.]

An Eirin themed Hetzer skin i'm using. It's a boring grind to stare at a boring grey skin.

[Anonymous No.]

>itasensha
This is the greatest thing ever.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6489670
I wonder if it has the same weakness in-game as early real-life Panther models. Basically the Allies discovered that if you shot at the underside of the gun mantle, and it failed to penetrate, the round would ricochet downwards through the thin top armor. Later model Panthers changed the gun mantle so rounds would ricochet up or be stopped. Perhaps somebody's aim is good enough to test the game mechanics?

[Anonymous No.]

http://forum.worldoftanks.com/index.php?/topic/14075-br2yd4ls-icons-mod/

This makes shit so much easier. I'm using version B. Working links are a little further down.

Though I keep seeing the red Heavy icons and thinking they're the default-red SPGs

[Anonymous No.]

>>6492318
That's a myth. The same as the American myth that "the entire German army was made of Tigers" because every time the Shermans got into combat with the Germans, they reported fighting Tigers, even though they were only fighting Stugs and Pz IVs.

If a round hit the mantle, here's what would happen:
Velocity of the round, the number one factor in whether or not it penetrates, would be GREATLY reduced upon impact with the armor, even if it bounced. Maybe if it was as weak as a Sherman, it might still penetrate, but the Panther is no slouch on armor.
Also, the shape of the warhead, that helps it to penetrate the armor, would be deformed upon impact, making it very unlikely that it strikes at a good angle to go through the armor.

If it really did happen, it was the most insane luck. Chances of it actually happening? Almost none. Especially with the shitty anti tank guns the vast majority of the US army was using. The rounded mantles used on Panthers, T-34s, and late King Tigers were designed with the possibility of downward deflection in mind. It doesn't go through. The Germans actually kept the rounded Panther mantel on the turret until the end of the war. The flat front turret you see in the game is not a historical modification, it was an experimental one based off of the early King Tiger turret, where they tried to downsize it to fit one on a Panther and put a bigger gun in it. The flat mantle is only because the turret they were modifying was based on the early KT turret, not because they were afraid of rounds deflecting into the top armor and killing the tank.

[MANkoto !/uhtKOHuio No.]

>>6492358
That's just what I needed, thanks. That medium tank icon above their heads can be very deceptive. ;_;

[Crix !!nLvSV/0cRma No.]

when I was starting to like the m7 (partly because I would actually get put in midtier battles occasionally) I sold it and got the newer sherman, and well, it's not very good at all right now.


>Churchill = shit
lies

[Nanaya !yrBrqfF1Ew No.]

>>6492518
New tanks are almost always worse than the previous tank. With a few exceptions of course.

The few I know of is the King Tiger, KV, and some of the SPG's I can't remember the names of because the server is down.

[Nanaya !yrBrqfF1Ew No.]

>>6492604
This is comparing stock new vs upgraded old by the way. Not including the previous tank modules that would fit on the new one.

King Tiger because.. well, even stock it is a complete upgrade over the Tiger. It comes with the amazing long 8,8 and has 150mm sloped armor while only 50 less health. KV because the T-28 is bad and the KV is an amazing tank for its tier.

[Anonymous No.]

>Get into a match against three KV's
>Our heaviest is a Churchill

Fuck this game.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6492630
Pfft, don't remind me of KV. A newb friendly KV shot me on purpose the whole game, but I just bounced every shell until I went on fire and burned like a bitch.

[Nanaya !yrBrqfF1Ew No.]

>>6492630
The worst part about that is when you know how great the KV is. When I was in equal tiers I thought "Oh a KV/KV-3? I can take them." Now I'm careful with KV's even in a King Tiger because of their 152mm that hurts like hell.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6492649
KV with 152 mm is amazing. Freaking 700-900 damages out of no where, one shotting most things within her tier, or hits like a brick to anything higher.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6492648

Better then the T1 heavy.

Now that's a fucking newb tank. Sucks to see your team full of them because the crappy match making system thinks they are a match for any other heavy.

[Anonymous No.]

Hmm, I see lots of people saying the Hummel is a good moneymaker. Should I buy myself a Wespe and try and grind my way there when my Hetzer's dead?

[Anonymous No.]

>>6492699
How odd. Everytiime I've seen T1 hvys in combat they are almost always the last to die.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6492743

Are you sure it's not because they are camping the corner of their base?

[Anonymous No.]

Get a pIV and grind a hummel that way

[Anonymous No.]

>>6492750
Now that you mention it...

[Anonymous No.]

>>6492358

Version b link doesn't work.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6492834
As I said, the working link is further down. Post #15.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6492454
What myth? It's well known that the lower mantle formed a shot trap. The Germans added a "chin" to cope with deflections but due to production pressure then manufactured both types of mantles. The experimental turret you talk about was meant for the Panther II. It's also well known that tank top armor is invariable much weaker than frontal and side armor, and usually weaker than the rear armor. So few shells strike the top that it makes little sense to add tons of weight for that rare eventuality.

The tank company led by Captain Radley-Walters in Normandy is well known for having knocked out several Panthers this way. He does make it sound like it was easy, but in reality gunners would aim for weak spots and pepper the Panther in the hopes of one shell achieving that critical hit. Panthers are so tough from the front there's little choice in where to aim your gun. You aim for that 10-20% chance because anywhere else is 1%.

[Anonymous No.]

I finally unlocked the sherman but now I don't know what to research next. should I go straight for the easy 8 or is it worth getting the 105mm gun? you have to get the better suspension too so that's around 4500 exp total.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6492318
You could try that

Or just take advantage of the bigger real-life Panther flaw (which is properly represented in-game): The weak side armor.

[Anonymous No.]

OK, I'm using a M3 Stuart. Often matched with PzIII, PzIV and other unpleasantries.
AP fails to penetrate, APCR overpenetrates with next to no damage. I'm doing something wrong, or the M3 is the Hetzer of the US LT tree.

[Magni No.]

>>6492454
Nope, he's right. Shot traps like that plagues several tanks throughout the war. The Sherman had t oblatantly obvious ones in its first model, with one having a habit od deflecting shells right into the drivers hatch! And the StuG III initially had one directly below the gun, which was rectified with a new mantlet.

And yes, while a shell might lose a lot of velocity and the right shape upon getting delfected like that, the top armor of WWII tanks was in many cases, in cluding the Panther, designed to offer protection only against threats up to 20mm cannons.

[Anonymous No.]

Fucking stock Jagdpanther.
Fuck that thing. Fuck it.

[Shampoo No.]

Brotip: for USA arty's M37 priest with the upgraded canon has unlimited range.

[Anonymous No.]

>>6495047
>stock Jagdpanther

didn't get any upgrades for your StuG III/Jagdpanzer IV?

[Anonymous No.]

>>6495448
Short 88mm, meh.
Got the best engine through Tiger, but stock tracks and no 88L71 (not the same as the Tiger's) = ugh.

[Anonymous No.]

Whoever thinks the Hetzer is bad needs to try the tier IV Russian TDs. Even stock Hetzer is a blessing compared to the SU-85B.

[Anomynous No.]

>>6495940
>SU-85B
*shudders*
I don't think I've ever seen an SU-85B have a successful match. I remember noting with surprise that one I killed had actually scored a kill before dying.

[Mayhem No.]

That jTaiga really is being tsuntsun to me.
She cannot hide and she gets module damages and crew wounds at every single enemy shot when it doesn't bounce off. She is weak to arties too.

I hope some patch will fix it some of these problems. She would eventually turn deredere.

Pic related, that's a Taiga decal.

[Anonymous No.]

/jp/, in what situations should I be using AP rounds over HE? HE seems to make an all around bigger bang.

[Anomynous No.]

>>6497224
It varies somewhat gun to gun (There are guns where the AP is effectively useless, and others where the HE is effectively useless), but in general if the AP can penetrate the armor without over-penetrating, it will do more damage than HE. This generally means that tanks at or somewhat below your level are the best targets for AP, while tanks well above or below your tier are better targets for HE.

[Nanaya !yrBrqfF1Ew No.]

So I've heard a softwipe is incoming in december.. Here's a few useful links I've found.

Exp costs:
American tech tree
https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AhxstL-gNA4tdDNaSm1RRTVPMTh0UmxROXpVS1UwY2c&output=html
German
https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AhxstL-gNA4tdGRGLWRwOGVwQnV0VlVUVHlZZVhiNVE&authkey=CMf
mp_YH&hl=en&output=html
Russian
https://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=0AhxstL-gNA4tdG9iNUo0YkNkU21MbWJkVGdJbVZTRXc&authkey=CNn
jmuEK&hl=en&output=html

You can find out how much exp you have total by going to your profile (Example: http://game.worldoftanks.com/accounts/143900-Lancer/ I have 397,220 total exp)

I have enough exp to get a IS-4 or almost an Ausf B... or get my beloved King Tiger and almost an IS-3. I wasn't really planning on going beyond the King Tiger so I think I'll grab both nations tier 8.

But...IS-4..getting buffed..so tempting...Russian scrap metal...must resist