Best and worst tanks by tier and type – worst tier V tank destroyer

There are eight tier V tank destroyers in WOT, as of patch 9.16:

• SU-85
• Pz. Sfl IVc
• Stug III Ausf. G
• M10 Wolverine
• T67
• S35 CA
• Archer
• AT2

These are very different tanks, at least more different than TDs at tier IV. The T67 is the best, I think, even if it has no armor. The AT2 is the opposite, (one of?) the best armored tier V’s in the game.

However, it is quite easy to pick the worst one. A tier V tank that is slower than the T95…. It is the Archer. It’s top speed is 12 km/h. However, the reverse speed is 32 km/h, so you can escape fast. But this one is hopeless. Really bad. Even if the gun is decent. But it’s speed, combined with the armor, is horrible.

Pros:

• You can escape quite fast
• Good gun, penetration is 171, and DMP is 1915,5
• Good gun traverse.

Cons:

• Bad armor, 20 mm everywhere
• It’s slow!

You have to snipe with this tank. You can penetrate everything you meet, but damage is only 150, so don’t get spotted. So stay hidden, and shoot at what you’re allies spot. I recommend you get clutch breaking on the driver, sixth sense on the commander, camouflage before snap shot on your gunner and camouflage on the rest of your crew. You should also choose camouflage as the second skill on your driver. But I’m confident you will not keep this tank.

Let’s have a look at an Ace tanker game:

Notice how the three heavy tank drivers on the enemy team doesn’t know how bushes work in World of tanks. Quite funny.

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Best and worst tanks by tier and type – worst tier V heavy tank

There are six tier V heavy tanks in the game (by patch 9.13):

• KV-1
• KV-1S
• VK 30.01 (H)
• T1 Heavy tank
• Churchill I
• O-I Experimental

Notice: I have not played the O-I yet, but I do believe it is among the best heavy tanks on tier V, so it really doesn’t affect my verdict.

Since I believe the BDR is the best tier V heavy tank, of course it can not be the worst. The KV-1 and the KV-1S are both good (enough) for this tier, and the T1 is actually ok. This leaves us with two candidates: The Churchill I and the VK 30.01 (H). I really don’t like the Churchill, but I do believe it is superior to the VK. The Churchill is much slower, but it is better in almost all other aspects. (The gun has slightly worse penetration, but the damage per minute is better.) It’s armor is significantly better.  So the worst tier V heavy tank has to be the VK 30.01 (H). It is basically only a tank you have to play to grind for better tanks, not a tank you play because it is great fun.

Pros:

• Good gun depression, by 8 degrees
• The grind leads to “important” tanks, and you can unlock a lot of modules
• Penetration is quite decent, compared to the Russian tanks
• It might be an easy tank to get an Ace tanker in?
• Not a lot more?

Cons:

• Long and hard grind
• Long aim time, even if it is better than the Russian tanks
• Bad armor

Take a look at this replay for how an ace tanker game in the VK 30.01 (H). The match starts at 6:25 in the video.

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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:

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Best and worst tanks by tier and type – best tier V tank destroyer

There are eight tier V tank destroyers in WOT, as of version 9.7:

• SU-85
• Pz. Sfl IVc
• Stug III Ausf. G
• M10 Wolverine
• T67
• S35 CA
• Archer
• AT2

These are very different tanks, at least more different than TDs at tier IV. Take the AT2 with it’s armor, the T67 with it’s mobility, and the Pz with it’s gun, for instance. It should be easy to find a tier V tank destroyer you will like, since they are so different. In my opinion, one stands out very clearly, and that is the T67. It’s the funniest to play among these, and right now, it is my favorite tank in the game. And I think it is the best one of these, the TDs at tier V.

Pros:

• It’s got a turret
• The speed, with a top speed of 61 km/h
• High rate of fire, with 18,75 rounds per minute. This gives it a high damage per minute, even if it’s penetration and alpha damage is low.
• Good gun depression, by 10 degrees

Cons:

• Bad armor, only between 19 and 25
• Slow turret traverse, by 18,8 degrees per second
• Slow hull traverse, by 32 degrees per second
• Low alpha damage, with 115 hp

You have to use your mobility with this tank. Because of the low alpha damage, you may be tempted to shoot several shots against a single enemy, but this is dangerous. One hit from a KV-2 and you are dead… So stay hidden, and shoot at what you’re allies spot. I recommend you get clutch breaking on the driver, sixth sense on the commander, snap shot on your gunner and camouflage on the rest of your crew. You should also choose camouflage as the second skill on all of your crew.

Let’s have a look at an Ace tanker game:

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Best and worst tanks by tier and type – best tier V heavy tank

There are six tier V heavy tanks in World of tanks (by april 2015):

• KV-1
• KV-1S
• VK 30.01 (H)
• T1 heavy tank
• BDR G1 B
• Churchill I

Three of these are contenders to the title  “best tier V heavy tank”, and that is KV-1, T1 heavy tank and BDR G1 B. A lot of players would say the KV-1 is a clear winner, but in my opinion, I had a lot more fun with the BDR G1 B. Therefore, I go for the BDR. It is big, has less armor than the KV-1, but the gun ticks all the right boxes.

Pros:

• The 90 mm DCA 30 is a very good gun: It has good penetration, nice alpha damage and above accuracy (even if the KV-1 has higher damage per minute)
• Better than average gun depression

Cons:

• Worse armor than other tier V heavys
• Fewer HP than other tier V heavys
• Big target

Really, the BDR shouldn’t work as well as the KV-1, for instance, but I really liked the BDR more, even if my win rate on the BDR was much lower than the KV-1. Pointy Haired Jedi will show you how to play this:

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