How to get sixth sense fast?

If you – like me – feel sort of naked when playing without sixth sense, you always pick it as the first skill on the commander. But what if you’re grindning a new (or old?) tank, with a fresh crew and would like to avoid playing without sixth sense? There is one way to do it, but it will cost you a lot of gold.

Take this example, which I am currently facing: I have bought back the M4 Sherman, since I want a standard tank in every tier and in every class (except arty): I want to keep a tier V TD, a tier V heavy, a tier V light tank and a tier V medium. My previous American medium tank crews have been moved up the line, and are currently sitting in the T 20, the M26 Pershing (for a while) and in the T54E1.
I am hesitant to playing the M4 Sherman without sixth sense, since it’s aim time with the derp gun is quite long, but I have no commander with sixth sense to put in the tank…

Here is what I can do if I’m willing to spend the gold:

Best and worst tanks by tier and type – best tier V medium

There are nine tier V medium tanks in World of tanks (patch 9.7):

• T-34
• Pz.Kpfw. III/IV
• Pz. Kpfw. IV Ausf. H
• M4 Sherman
• M7
• Renault G1
• Sherman III
• Type T-34
• Type 3 Chi-Nu

They are quite similar in playstyle and in how to deal damage. The only expetion is the M7, which is quite fast. It is therefore difficult to point to one single tank as the best, so this will be my very personal opinion. Some say that using “derp guns” is something only bad players enjoy. I disagree, and my verdict is based on using a derp gun. That leaves us with the M4 Sherman and the Pz. Kpfw. IV Ausf. H as the the two best ones. (But also the Renault and the Sherman III has the option of a derp gun.)

What separate the Pz from the M4 is rate of fire and gun depression. Pz shoots and aim a little bit faster, while the M4 has a fantastic gun depression at 12 degrees. This makes the M4 Sherman the better tank, and since the turret armor is slightly better, I choose the M4 Sherman.

Pros:

• Great gun depression
• Derp gun

Cons:

• Not very fast
• Not very good armor
• Not the best view range

In my opinion, all the tier V mediums are quite similar, when using the “normal” guns, like a 75 mm or a 76 mm. So picking one winner is all up to personal preferences. I played a lot better with the Pz (56% win rate) than the M4, but that is because I was a better player when playing the Pz, I guess.

Let’s see the M4 with a derp gun in action:

See all the best/worst tanks here.