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The first Brit AA is also brutal, it can destroy almost everything at its tier and just above, something seems off with its gun penetration. It's got 2 x 50cal but it can pen a Valentine's side armour for instance, which I think is 50mm. That doesn't seem right :confused:
 
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The next AA car is just as OP Firebar, it swaps the 2x 50cal for 2x cannons which still have the same potential firepower against that Tier.

I'm up to 3.3/3.7 now and I've got to break it to you that the Archer is painful to play. You drive forwards with the gun facing behind you which means you have to do 180 turns everytime you want to fire, you can imagine how that plays out when you get caught out!

The Crusader SPAA is where the AA OP dies out. It has the same 2x cannons as the previous armored car varient so you gain mobility but no additional firepower. The days of playing the Brit AA like tanks against ground vehicles has stopped :)
 
SarGara said:
The next AA car is just as OP Firebar, it swaps the 2x 50cal for 2x cannons which still have the same potential firepower against that Tier.

I'm up to 3.3/3.7 now and I've got to break it to you that the Archer is painful to play. You drive forwards with the gun facing behind you which means you have to do 180 turns everytime you want to fire, you can imagine how that plays out when you get caught out!

The Crusader SPAA is where the AA OP dies out. It has the same 2x cannons as the previous armored car varient so you gain mobility but no additional firepower. The days of playing the Brit AA like tanks against ground vehicles has stopped :)
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Ah yes! You reminded me and I found the Archer the same. I bought the Archer thinking it would be a little quicker in reverse or when turning, unfortunately since its based on the Valentine it turns very badly so getting into a firing position is hard. The Archer is basically a campers weapon, maybe useful for providing overwatch on an objective...

I'm researching the Comet at the moment.
 
Damn the nerf bat came earlier than expected, it was good while it lasted!
http://warthunder.com/en/game/changelog/current/523

The errors in the characteristics of the British OQF 6 pdr Mk III cannon (57mm) (Mounted on: Crusader Mk.III, Valentine Mk.IX, Cromwell Mk.I) has been fixed. The characteristics of this cannon were previously corresponding to more powerful cannon Mk V, and the armour piercing parameters of the AP Mk.5T shell were even higher. Now the ballistic characteristics and armour piercing parameters are more closely corresponding to the prototype.
And:
BR for the Cromwell Mk V has been increased from 2.7 to 3.0 in all game modes.
BR for the Cromwell Mk I has been increased from 3.3 to 3.7 in all game modes.
BR for the Centurion Mk 10 has been decreased from 7.7 to 7.0 in all game modes.
BR for 3 inch. Gun Carrier has been decreased from 3.3 to 3.0 in all game modes.
BR for the Churchill Mk III and german Kampfpanzer Churchill has been increased from 3.7 to 4.0 in all game modes.
BR for the Valentine Mk XI has been increased from 2.7 to 3.0 in all game modes.
BR for the 17pdr. M10 Achilles (and its premium counterpart) has been increased from 3.7 to 4.0 in all game modes.
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lets not miss the most important one guys:

BR for the Centurion Mk 10 has been decreased from 7.7 to 7.0 in all game modes.
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Excellent, must be all that 'data' they collected from the community that hasn't unlocked CBT yet in the ****ING 5 DAYS BRIT TANKS HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE.

Just need to work out how to do a chargeback for my Achilles now, pointless having stuff they nerf this quick
 
Boycey0211 said:
lets not miss the most important one guys:



Excellent, must be all that 'data' they collected from the community that hasn't unlocked CBT yet in the ****ING 5 DAYS BRIT TANKS HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE.

Just need to work out how to do a chargeback for my Achilles now, pointless having stuff they nerf this quick
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I would be wary about doing a chargeback (unless you don't care about your account being banned) as with a lot of things like this, doing chargebacks / paypal disputes only ends one way.
 
Puppetmaster said:
I would be wary about doing a chargeback (unless you don't care about your account being banned) as with a lot of things like this, doing chargebacks / paypal disputes only ends one way.
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Yeah I'm trying to work out a way of doing it without being banned, although im not entirely bothered if I do anymore with the way this game has gone.
 
FirebarUK said:
The first Brit AA is also brutal, it can destroy almost everything at its tier and just above, something seems off with its gun penetration. It's got 2 x 50cal but it can pen a Valentine's side armour for instance, which I think is 50mm. That doesn't seem right :confused:
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There is *something* going on with .50 cal's in ground forces. At best guess it's either:

1) The game models armour damage to an extent, which isn't really noticable in 'main gun' combat because the shell is very likely to penetrate even 100% undamaged armour.
Repeated strikes from .50 cal rounds or 20mm rounds damage the same 'plate' of armour so that after numerous hits, a round or several eventually penetrates and does damage.

2) There is a cumulative effect working to add up damage from lighter rounds, possibly something that has carrier over from the air matches, which they used to get .50's 'competitive'. So multiple strikes end up adding up to being more effective than they should be, because realistically 30mm or more of armour plate should keep out repeated .50 bullet strikes.

Either way, the T17 is epic fun! :D
 
Just a heads-up for anyone playing today...

Modifications are 50% off - which in itself is fairly rubbish, but it does mean that talisman's are 50% off as well :)

So you can reduce the grind down a bit for less Ergles then usual.
 
you know what? With this war bonds thing (which for those of you who play a lot still, are very achievable) and now the xmas grind actually being something not utterly ridiculous its like they've listened to their community, who have been far more vocal than here on their official forums.

Its genuinely nice to see and may bring me back to WT for a bit instead of having the odd game here and there.

I shall hold my breath for a few days before saying good job Gaijin, but it could be possible.
 
Played a Brit+US versus RU+Ger RB tank game today. A chap called Neper and teneres spawned an unbelievable number of tanks, they must have had a full line up as they didn't spawn in planes at all, they just kept coming back for more! Anyhow, great game despite me being distracted by the dog (and thus loosing us the game as my plane sat on the runway):

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Firebar add me on Steam or something (same name as here, SpaceGhost avatar)? Whenever I try to communicate to other OCUK members via the ingame squadron chat im just blanked. Would love to team up with anyone to improve my odds! Not fussed about voice comms just the ability to have someone else that understands English would be useful :)

I've given up on Brits for the time being after getting Comet/Avenger/caernarvon and have instead just unlocked the TigerH1 and TigerE. The constant 1 shots through the paper armor tanks was frustrating me.
 
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SarGara said:
Whenever I try to communicate to other OCUK members via the ingame squadron chat im just blanked.
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To be fair its easy to miss ingame chat, ive had it a few times where people have asked for games or said hello and the only indication is the chat icon turning yellow slightly, and I haven't noticed for hours.

it doesnt help that if you open the chat window ingame it covers half of the hangar screen which is a pita when selecting lineups or just trying to do anything else.
 
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