Most new players to World of tanks do not know how they perform. They don’t know if they are a good player, a decent player or a bad player. Trust me: Most new players are bad. They don’t know what to do in any given situation. Such knowledge comes with time.
Some players believe that cappingis the best way to win. Others do not know how bushes work. Anyway, they do not know how they are doing compared to others.
All players see the “end plate”, or the score from the game. Take a minute to study it. See what made the top players in your team the best players in that particular battle. But being the best player in a bad team does not necessarily mean anything. It is time to look at WN8. Continue reading →
I have previously said that the Challenger is the worst tier VII tank destroyer in the game. Now, there is a new “king” in town…
There are ten tier VII tank destroyers in World of tanks (as of patch 9.17):
SU-100M1
SU-152
Jagdpanther
Sturer Emil
T25 AT
T25/2
AMX AC mle. 46
AT 7
Challenger
ikv 90 B
I have now played all of them, except the AT 7, and I am 100% certain that I can point to the (new) worst one. Some say the T25/2 is a bad TD, but I have still had quite fun in that one. Some point to the Sturer Emil as a bad TD, but the top gun is absolutely magnificent, with 231 penetration and 490 alpha damage. The AMX and the SU-100M1 also get some bad reviews, but they are both good in their own way.
The SU 152 can make you giggle like a child, when you one shot Cromwells and other tier VI tanks.
The Challenger was the previous loser, but now we have the Swedish tanks. After playing the ikv 90 B for more than 60 battles, I hereby conclude: This is a turd of a tank destroyer. It is as reliable as an ice cube in the Sahara desert.
Pros:
It has good camo rating
Fast, at 65 km/h, but this only applies when falling of a cliff?
10 degrees of gun depression
Wide gun ark
The NEXT tank in the line might be fun
Cons:
No armor
Slow traverse speed
Unreliable gun
When you play this, you cannot get spotted. Try that in the maps we have to endure… This tank only works in you can “kemp bush”. The penetration is supposedly 210, but it can easily bounce of the side of a light tank…
I hate every minute in this tank. It feels sluggish, and the gun is inaccurate as hell. It is supposed to have 0.33 of gun “precision”, but it behaves more like it has 0.37 or 0.38. You cannot trust the gun at all. 210 mm of penetration should be enough, but since it fires some sort of APCR ammo, you will struggle to penetrate if the armor on the enemy tank is sloped somewhat or if it is spaced.