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Coil springs.

In fact, the first time they fired the gun, it broke the original gun recoil mechanism and injured a crew member on the SuperPershing, hence the dual tubes. The angled spaced armor that goes back along the turret from the gun mantlet wasn't supposed to be spaced armor. The gun was still nose heavy even after they put the big springs on top of the turret so they welded on a couple of tons of plate steel to counter-balance the gun. That is worked as spaced armor was a happy accident.

You can see the exposed springs in this early photo: https://static-ptl-us.gcdn.co/dcont/fb/image/externalequilibrator.png

Further reading: https://worldoftanks.com/en/news/chieftain/The_Chieftains_Hatch_Improved_Super_Persing/

About a month ago they changed the server version in regards to spotting mechanics; Specifically that players will appear the instant they are spotted as opposed to a second or two after. Much like how it now works on PC.

One of the drawbacks could be that there is less spotting checks overall to conserve CPU resources/bandwidth, or it could have some bugs/be broken like you suggest.

The same thing happened to me. I had enough free xp to get the T54, but didn't use it since I didn't think I'd need to blow it. Had I been aware of the change in the tech tree even a day prior, I wouldn't be nearly as jaded as I am now. The two lines are still connected on PC after the Sheridan addition...

https://worldoftanks.com/en/media/8/American-Tank-Tree/

Staples apparently has a sale In Store Only currently that's not in any ads currently, based on a thread posted on slickdeals, $40 for $50 for Xbox

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It is coming from the Russian Wot Facebook page, everything they have said has been true so far.

They projected the Chaffee tier 7 change last week, in addition to knowing when the patch would come out.

It was translated from Russian: https://vk.com/newswotps4

OMG THE PATTON WILL FINALLY BE IN ITS FULL GLORY?!?!? YYYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSS!

Here are what the balance changes were on the PC, who knows what we will get

Disclaimer: I do not speak Belarusian, I barely speak Russian. I typed out the text using a Russian keyboard, then ran the text through Google and Yandex translate.

Original Text:

Курган славы узведзены у гонар савецкай арміі,
якая у 1944 годзе знішчальным ударам першага, другога, трэцяга
беларускіх і першага прыбалтыйскага франтоў
пры актыўным удзеле партызан разграміла буйнейшую групоўку
гітлераўскіх войск і поўнасцю вызваліла беларусь
ад нямецка-фашысцкіх захопнікаў
у ходзе беларускай наступальнай аперацыі савецкія войскі
поўнасцю знішчылі 17 і разграмілі 50 варожых дывізій

Translated (Slavic languages don't direct translate to English well, so I've taken some liberties in the wording):

Mound of glory erected in honor of the Soviet Army,
in 1944, the crushing blow of the first, second, third,
Belarus and First Baltic fronts
with the active participation of a large group of partizans defeated
Hitler's troops and completely liberated Belarus
from Nazi invaders
in the course of the Belarusian offensive, Soviet troops
completely destroyed 17 and defeated 50 enemy divisions

(A soviet "front" is similar to an army group, not an area of battle)

Object 430 is a good project to start on, it's already a good tank and later this year(Hopefully) when they push the Soviet Tech tree update to us, It will become a Tier 9 with a New Tank added at 10, the 430U.

WOT PC Patch 9.22

I get downvoted because somebody's 8 year old is playing a strategic war game game recommended for young adults age 13 and up... 2. Eligibility 2.1 You must be at least 13 years of age to use the Services. If you are under the age of 13 or you do not agree to these Terms of Service, then you may not use or access the Services. By agreeing to these Terms of Service, you represent and warrant to us: (i) that you are at least thirteen years of age; (ii) that you have not previously been suspended or removed from the Service; and (iii) that your registration and your use of the Service is in compliance with any and all applicable laws and regulations.

2.2 You agree that you will not knowingly allow any individual under the age of 13 or other minimum legal age where it differs under local legal requirements to use or access the Services.

https://worldoftanks.com/en/content/docs/terms_of_service/

> December 6 also brings two new winter wonderlands: Cliff and Berlin.

Is Berlin a new map? Or is this the same 10v10 map from PC?

I know this isn't much, but I use it for various reasons. You could pull up each tank and check if it has 2 loaders. Here's a link to it on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dreamfarmgames.wot.armorinspector.android2

Absolutely, I use this its as good as it gets for tanks. But its PC. Nothing like what we all want or need is currently made for console to my knowledge.

The best World of Tanks app that I've found is called "Knowledge Base for WoT" on Android.

I'm not sure if there is an iOS version, but I imagine there is.

Looks like we already got the American Light tank reshuffle. What else has already happened?

I think you also need to include the changes in 9.20 into the 9.20.1 umbrella. There are some really important ones in there.

https://worldoftanks.com/en/news/general-news/update-920-release/

probably just gonna have to trace it out. I've used pingplotter in the past. Long time ago actually, but back then at least it was pretty simple to use and gave good info.

If you want to post or message me what IPs you are pinging I am willing to try them from where I am just as a sanity check.

Beyond that I think i'm out of ideas for now. I'll check back in if I think of something else to try.

Gold never goes on sale. Best thing is to buy a MS voucher discounted.

If you're in the UK, Amazon are currently doing a £30 voucher via online code for £25.90.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0186LLF58

I honestly don't know enough about it to tell you. Although I can say it's certainly good quality. Here is the description of it on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/5-11-RUSH24-Tactical-Backpack-Medium/dp/B0019VWSQ8/ref=asc_df_B004D1SM66/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312841746627&hvpos=1o1&hvnetw=g&hvrand=8170003655853737242&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&am...

There's your wheel :)

https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/app/armor-inspector-for-wot-pc/id905734645?mt=8&ct=web

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dreamfarmgames.wot.armorinspector.android2&referrer=utm_source%3Dforum%26utm_medium%3Dindex%26utm_content%3Dindex

Play the game, have fun and analyze ~~why you died~~ how you could have helped your team better. World of Tanks is a strategy game and very much a game of numbers at higher tiers (a flank of 6 tanks vs 2 will need to break through in order to help their team because the other flank would be undermanned).

I know it sounds pretentious but understanding and applying the teachings from Sun Tzu's The Art of War is my best tip.

I was also a PC player before switching to Xbox, and I found the transition extremely difficult, especially regarding aiming, to the point that I actually went and bought a gaming keyboard and mouse for xbox. They have mixed reviews. Some make it work, but for me it added lag time between clicking and the gun shooting....so I binned it. I'm very comfortable with the controller now and can aim almost as well as on PC. The ONLY situation that is still difficult is feathering a small moving weak point at distance with a gun with accuracy worst than 0.3. Then again, above 0.3 accuracy means you aren't in a sniper tank anyway, so I in that situation I'm basically trying to force the gun to do something it isn't designed for.

You will get the hang of the aiming with time.

As regards the using the d pad for movement. You can only select one of a few pre-sets. I can't remember which I use but left stick is movement, right stick aiming, RT to fire, RB auto-aim, LT/B zoom functions, A for ammo switch, X for handbrake (much easier on console).

Also make sure to look at your tank reverse setting, that annoyed me a lot, I'd pull the stick back and left, and the tank would reverse right....grrrrr

Hmmm, don't know if bullshit or not. The source is WoT official VK group.

https://vk.com/@wot_console-rebalans-nekotoryh-tankov-v-obnovlenii-46

Some more interesting info: https://vk.com/wot_console?w=wall-54890300_500861

Looks like they will add HP count to the health bar.

Side note, https://www.desmos.com/calculator is freaking awesome. If you reproduce any of the equations, you can click on the curve at any point and trace it for exact values. Just make sure you switch it from degrees to radians in the settings panel or it won't make sense. The basic curve is y=sec(x). You can download Desmos to your phone (I've only tested this on iOS). If you need help modeling any other scenario, just comment here.

Not that I'm aware of, maybe I missed it though. The last change I'm aware of is 9.6:
https://worldoftanks.com/en/news/general-news/9-6-accuracy-changes/

If you're aware of any changes after that, let me know!

I use VSDC Video Editor. http://www.videosoftdev.com/free-video-editor

It's free and it may seem not very user friendly at first, but it's quite powerful once you get familiar with it. In fact, it's probably the most full-featured software that is available for free. They also provide a ton of tutorials and guides on how to use it. The free version does everything, doesn't beg for money, has no advertisement, doesn't add bullshit watermarks etc etc etc, can export in any resolution/format you can think of. Best feature of VSDC is you can set a target file size for a video, and the software will automatically calculate the bitrate that will make it fit into that particular size. I usually don't let my videos get larger than 1 gig in size, depending on length.

You can also get the Pro version, but the only thing it does is add Hardware Acceleration support for faster encoding, if you have the right video card.

It can upload straight to youtube after conversion etc.

Good question. The Account Lifespan graph may help. It looks like we experienced a high number of new accounts, the majority of which did not last more than a month. There was also a very, very high number of new accounts that never saw battle (those accounts are filtered from Playerbase Growth but not Account Lifespan).

Sometimes some places will have sales on xbox gift cards also. I think you were referring to a previous deal that Staples had where you could get $50 for $40 or whatever it was.

Best Buy currently has $50 for $45. Not huge savings, but its something.

As others mentioned 12 month live, you can sometimes find for around $35.

Some have mentioned recently that a targeted promo from MS on dashboard for $36. Have to be on the one, and live has to have run out.

Has your gold already expired? You can upgrade your gold to ultimate and it should give you one month free? https://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/gold/upgrade all for $1 if you haven't done it already.

The issue there might be the projector itself, I've looked into it some time ago and under 400 bucks... they are usually not even HD! Reputable brand as an example: 300 euro, 480p https://www.amazon.it/dp/B079NZXRWR

The cheap 50 bucks ones already accept a 1080p input but then display it at terrible resolutions so you might have one of those but with a better build quality or something like that.

Most struggle initially without gun depression so don't feel too bad.

Most of the key things required to use tanks like the is-3 effectively apply to many other types of tanks aswell so if you can figure it out you'll ultimately be a better player overall.

Small dips become great hull down positions

Beware of over angling. The upper portion of your hull becomes weaker the more you turn it.

Try some reverse side-scraping instead of forward.

It's often best not to play it like it has good hull armor unless your top tier. Its great at peek-a-boom snap-shotting around corners. It's turret is pretty decent but a lot of TDs and tier 10s can punch right through it if turned a small amount or by punching through the top of your turret. Ideally you wanna keep your hull and turret pointed almost directly at the enemy while trying to cover your lower plate. Watch out for tanks that have elevation on you as well as it reduces the effectiveness of your upper plate and turret.

It might help to check out the Armour inspector App

You have a pretty good top gun, don't be afraid to let Stalin take the wheel and guide your bullets in.

As always. Try and watch some guides on youtube and watch some more experienced players play it.

Awesome, you should check it out. I bet that is the PC version, I never played that. Amazon has the xbox version for about $20. https://www.amazon.com/Shattered-Union-Xbox/dp/B000ARJI9M?crid=31Q89UM6OOUDQ&keywords=shattered+union+xbox&qid=1536269963&sprefix=shattered+uni&sr=8-1-fkmrnull&ref=mp_s_a_1_fkmrnull_1

here

Amazon will do digital delivery. I did this for xbox and had code in my email in about 5 minutes. I assume PSN will let you redeem it online?

or cheap as chips for Panzer Ace - from Barbarossa to Normandy https://www.amazon.co.uk/Panzer-Ace-Commander-Barbarossa-Normandy-ebook/dp/B079XWSBNK from amazon

You can also try something like one of these if you have the money to spare: (amazon link).

I haven't been able to try them myself yet, and there may be other brands or types that may be better or worse, that is just the one I had bookmarked for reference. I heard about them while I was playing with a guy on Rocket League and he said it worked wonders for him because his wifi signal kept getting blocked/interfered with by many things in the way.

PS4 totally supports mouse, that's all I play fps games on console with.

Sony is coming out with an official mouse later this year https://www.amazon.com/Tactical-Assault-Commander-Controller-Officially-Licensed/dp/B01JTOWU0K

Have a look at this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.dreamfarmgames.wot.armorinspector.android2&referrer=utm_source%3Dforum%26utm_medium%3Dindex%26utm_content%3Dindex

Bit different, but updated often and for all 3 versions of the game