I prefer the 2nd highest gun on the su-100. The reload on the 122mm is just too slow. The Su-100 has been my most effective TD by a pretty large margin.
That Type 59 is ridiculous, I can't imagine what it was like before the nerfs. Yes they can be killed, I make it a point to help kill them every chance I get. It also seems like there are quite a few low-end players that opted to buy the supertank in place of earning a T8, it's when the vet players have them that really sucks especially in pods.
+1, plus a better accuracy for distance shooting, all at the same pen. I just started running my T-44 with one or two talented 59's since yesterday. We win more than we lose. Whatever a 59 is made of, they seem just a hair better balanced than any fully upgraded tier 8 regular medium. That isn't what the original intent of premiums was supposed to be (instead they should be somewhere in the mid-upgrade range of the tier they sit at), but that's the way it is now.
Just unlocked the T20 Tier 7. Hmmmm.. to go with the fast reload but doesn't penetrate gun or to go with the "holy cow I'm going to die before this reloads" gun
Victory! Battle: Himmelsdorf Tuesday, November 20, 2012 8:44:09 PM Vehicle: E-75 Experience received: 1,642 Credits received: 50,764 Battle Achievements: Dumitru's medal, Radley-Walters's medal, Steel Wall, Top Gun WOOT!!! anyone willing to convert that file for me? I cant buy Fraps till after the first of the year.
Biggest gun, use it like a AMX 12/13 75/90 to sweep in, get your shot and keep scooting out. It's still fine with peek-a-boo and over-hill-crest shots IIRC, and will expose you less since you are taking less shots. Camo skills on all crew + net worked for me and that tank - hiding until a shot presents itself. I would sometimes use the speed to get to less common locations, fast, then let the enemies and friendlies catch up and light each other up. --- Congrats Switch on that good game.
russian arty nice splash damage think i'll top gun the s-51, and then stop the line and the gw panther is a longer distance tank killer turreted gun rocks
I played it like a sniper....with the big gun. I found at this level...with people getting in hits in much smaller and much faster tanks zipping in just was not going to work for me. Hide, take you one shot....then run like hell....if you don't run the arty will find you and kill you...unless you are house humping....then when things wind down go arty hunting...it does pretty well at that. Personally I could not wait to get out of that tank...and it is quite the grind to the Pershing.
so from what I can tell, Type 59's are like assholes. everyone's got one, and I can't penetrate em from the front. it's getting old.
Load a couple of gold(bought with silver) rounds just for them if you are running a lower tier than them. They never expect it and do dumb stuff because they think you can't pen them from the front.
I tracked on 5 times in a row with no damage with gold rounds from my E-75 from the side. I hate Type 59s. Them and TDs are the only reasion I have gold rounds on my Tiger 2
I can't believe I JUST NOW found this thread! Anyway, I hated T59's so much I bought one. It's fun watching shells bounce off. My two faves are the M22 and StugIII with the long 7.5cm. That thing is a sniper rifle.
I have found that one of the enjoyable things about owning a Patton is that I can run down and pen Type 59's. I dislike them too. If they are on the Opfor, they will be my primary target I've rammed a few and killed them. But for historical accuracy, they should only really be running for 50% of the game and something should break rendering them useless. I also like dropping 155's on them. I went through my depot last night. Sold off all my extra stuff and made about 300k:huh
I never realized how much trouble 59's still presented for some folks. I don't consider them that OP compared to other tier 8 mediums... they're just on-par with them. Of course they are making the owners money right now, so nearly every 59 in the game is running gold rounds... but if you have the penetration of any upgraded tier 7 you should be OK with penning them without gold rounds. The hit zone skins take the mystery out of what you seem to be having problems with. Take a good look at this pic - it seems to use the same hitzone skins I am currently using (after nearly a year of not using them, but then newer tanks were introduced). That area on the right side of the front (our left) is easy to pen. Shooting other parts of the front aren't. But if you're in a face to face situation with any space in between you, it's easy to hit. For true face-to-face I shoot the commander's cupola.
I don't have much upgrade on my 25/2. the numbers don't add up. a couple MM extra pen, 0mm more turret armor or rotation :huh am I missing something with these numbers? What hitzone skins you using?
Upgraded turrets usually decrease reload time (turrets seem to have stats that aren't listed, like boosts to reload and tank speed), which is more damage per minute for you. There was even one American TD that people were swearing accelerated better with the upgraded turret (even though it was heavier), so don't skip turrets unless the upgraded gun is available first - but then get the turret later anyway. I can't recall the name of those skins, but they seem to be the only ones out there at the moment.