Sources:
For The Record
http://ftr.wot-news.com/2014/08/29/9-3-chaffee-t92-and-t57-changes/
Chaffee
This tank was reworked to the standard tier 5 light tank (original value in brackets, values for 100 percent crew)
Health: 440 (580)
Viewrange: 390 (400)
Radio: 776,9 m (same)
Armor was reworked of course (resembles current stock Chaffee now, can be seen here)
Weight: 18,392 tons (19,701)
Engine: 460hp (500hp)
Power-to-weight: 25,01 (25,38)
Hull traverse: 42 (46)
Maximum speed: 77,2/21 km/h (56/21)
Ground resistance: 0,767/0,959/1,63 (0,863/0,959/1,63)
Top Gun: 75mm, 96 PEN, 110 DAM (76mm, 137 PEN, 115 DAM)
DPM: 1966,5 (2180,5)
Reload time: 3,356s (3,164)
ROF: 17,878 (18,961)
Shell velocity: 619 m/s (975 m/s)
Accuracy: 0,345 (0,374)
Aimtime: 1,82 (1,63)
Massive nerf of accuracy on the move (different under certain
circumstances, while moving at maximum speed it’s a 150 percent nerf)
Depression: remains at -10
Turret traverse rate: 45,9 (40,7)
Worth noting that the price of shells decreased to one half (from 105 to 56 silver)
T92 SPG
- accuracy loss from moving the gun buffed from 0,613 to 0,595
- accuracy loss from moving or turning the hull buffed from 0,364 to 0,326
- accuracy on the move buffed by cca 10 percent
- terrain resistance buffed from 1,151/1,342/2,205 to 0,959/1,151/1,822
T57 Heavy
- aimtime nerfed from 2,59 to 2,78
- accuracy loss from moving the turret nerfed by 30 percent
- accuracy loss from moving and turning the hull nerfed by 25 percent
- accuracy loss from moving at full speed nerfed by 25 percent
Monday, September 1, 2014
History of Tank Development
Source: http://worldoftanks.asia/en/news/pc-browser/29/tank-development-history-part1/
PART 1
Commanding a majestic appearance, a powerful main gun and engine, the tank is undeniably the king of modern land warfare. It has been a long hundred years since the invention of the tank, and throughout the years the design concepts and technologies have progressed very much. Today, we shall take a look back into the last hundred years to examine the development history of tanks.
The British wanted a new weapon that could destroy barbed-wire entanglements, cross trenches and also be well-protected from machine gun shots. This new weapon came to fruition as the tank. When the British first developed tanks, they claimed that it was equipment for transporting water to cover up its true purpose. Due to its diamond shape, the British coined it 'tank', and this name has been used since then until now.
The first tank that was introduced to the world was “Mark.I”. It weighed 28 tonnes, its armor was only 12mm thick and peaked at a top speed of only at 6 km/hr. It was armed with four 7.62mm machine guns or two 6pd guns. Only 50 Mark.I tanks took part in the battle.
British Mark I tank
In November 1917, the British dispatched about 460 Mark.IVs in the Battle of Cambrai. This was the first large tank operation in history, and the German line was crushed.
British Mark IV tank
The British “Mark” series tanks were only armoured boxes which moved on tracks, and machine guns or small guns were mounted on sides because of the lack of a rotating turret. They looked more like mobile bunkers and had no partitions inside; the engine was really noisy and shook tremendously when the tank was moving because it had no shock absorbers. It was really just a simple design with no complicated intricacies.
The appearance of this new weapon astonished many countries, and they too, began to develop tanks. However, WWI ended.
The first tank with a modern structure was the French FT-17. FT-17 had a rotating turret and the hull was divided into a driver’s seat, combat cabin and engine room. This design could reduce noise and provided more protection. It also made combat conditions better. The FT-17 was armed with one 37mm gun or 8mm machine gun. China had bought some FT-17s and established initial armoured troops.
One important thing was that the tank was a "new toy" and it was rejected by conservatives in military, especially cavalry. Tanks were regarded as an auxiliary weapon for infantry that were dispatched only when infantry met strongholds that were very hard to break through. They were not regarded as the decisive force that could win battles. Many evolutions or improvements that are good now were deemed unfavorable before.
British Matilda II tank
Besides infantry tanks, the British also designed a series of “Cruiser Tanks”, for example “Crusader”. They could attain higher speeds but had poor armour and arms. During this time, the British and French used tanks in small groups as a supporting role to infantry.
British Crusader tank
American engineer Walter Christie invented an innovative all-wheels independent suspension system that made every wheel of a tank movable according to terrain. Tanks with this system could have faster speed and better off-road capabilities. Unfortunately, the US military didn’t adopt this design. The Soviet bought it and put it on the classic T-34 tank.
Christie's experimental T3E2 tank
The Japanese also expressed an interest in tanks. Because of the narrow width of railways, the width of Japanese tanks were usually smaller. Japanese tanks showed generally poor performance because of the lack of better engines.
Japanese Type 94 tankette (Photo by MIchael Fu )
PART 1
Commanding a majestic appearance, a powerful main gun and engine, the tank is undeniably the king of modern land warfare. It has been a long hundred years since the invention of the tank, and throughout the years the design concepts and technologies have progressed very much. Today, we shall take a look back into the last hundred years to examine the development history of tanks.
The Invention of Tank
The tank was invented by the British and first appeared on the battlefield in September 1916. During that period of time on the west front of WWI, both sides were bogged down in trench warfare. Trenches, machine guns and barbed-wire entanglements made it such that defense lines could not be breached, so the combat situation fell into a deadlock.The British wanted a new weapon that could destroy barbed-wire entanglements, cross trenches and also be well-protected from machine gun shots. This new weapon came to fruition as the tank. When the British first developed tanks, they claimed that it was equipment for transporting water to cover up its true purpose. Due to its diamond shape, the British coined it 'tank', and this name has been used since then until now.
The first tank that was introduced to the world was “Mark.I”. It weighed 28 tonnes, its armor was only 12mm thick and peaked at a top speed of only at 6 km/hr. It was armed with four 7.62mm machine guns or two 6pd guns. Only 50 Mark.I tanks took part in the battle.
British Mark I tank
In November 1917, the British dispatched about 460 Mark.IVs in the Battle of Cambrai. This was the first large tank operation in history, and the German line was crushed.
British Mark IV tank
The British “Mark” series tanks were only armoured boxes which moved on tracks, and machine guns or small guns were mounted on sides because of the lack of a rotating turret. They looked more like mobile bunkers and had no partitions inside; the engine was really noisy and shook tremendously when the tank was moving because it had no shock absorbers. It was really just a simple design with no complicated intricacies.
The appearance of this new weapon astonished many countries, and they too, began to develop tanks. However, WWI ended.
Tanks Between Two Wars
Many countries like Britain, France, Italy, USSR and USA developed and researched tanks enthusiastically. Tanks during this time were small and slow with poor amour, and only some of them were armed with machine guns.The first tank with a modern structure was the French FT-17. FT-17 had a rotating turret and the hull was divided into a driver’s seat, combat cabin and engine room. This design could reduce noise and provided more protection. It also made combat conditions better. The FT-17 was armed with one 37mm gun or 8mm machine gun. China had bought some FT-17s and established initial armoured troops.
 German A7V tank (Photo By General Yu ) |
 French FT-17 tank (Photo By General Yu ) |
One important thing was that the tank was a "new toy" and it was rejected by conservatives in military, especially cavalry. Tanks were regarded as an auxiliary weapon for infantry that were dispatched only when infantry met strongholds that were very hard to break through. They were not regarded as the decisive force that could win battles. Many evolutions or improvements that are good now were deemed unfavorable before.
The British designed a series of “Infantry
Tanks” that had thick armour but equipped with poor mobility and arms.
They were mainly used as a support to infantry troops. One known tank
was the A12 “Matilda II”. It had a 78m thick armour, but was equipped with only a 2pd gun and a top speed of only 26 km/hr.
British Matilda II tank
Besides infantry tanks, the British also designed a series of “Cruiser Tanks”, for example “Crusader”. They could attain higher speeds but had poor armour and arms. During this time, the British and French used tanks in small groups as a supporting role to infantry.
British Crusader tank
American engineer Walter Christie invented an innovative all-wheels independent suspension system that made every wheel of a tank movable according to terrain. Tanks with this system could have faster speed and better off-road capabilities. Unfortunately, the US military didn’t adopt this design. The Soviet bought it and put it on the classic T-34 tank.
Christie's experimental T3E2 tank
The Japanese also expressed an interest in tanks. Because of the narrow width of railways, the width of Japanese tanks were usually smaller. Japanese tanks showed generally poor performance because of the lack of better engines.
Japanese Type 94 tankette (Photo by MIchael Fu )
Saturday, July 5, 2014
[Strippers Series] The AMX-50 Foch (155)
Source: http://wotguru.com/weak-spot-guide-amx-50-foch-155/
The AMX-50 Foch (155) is similar to the AMX 50 Foch at tier 9 in pretty much every way armor wise aside from two areas. The first is the mantlet is slightly larger and secondly it gets additional spaced armor(20mm) on the side of the tank. Aside from that the two are identical. Both are very well armored from the front with very small weak spots and lightly armored on the remaining portions of the tanks.
The index at the bottom of each picture describes a few abbreviations used and also the format in which the armor details are described in. Effective Armor (EA) refers to the overall effectiveness of the armor without normalization.
The AMX-50 Foch (155) is similar to the AMX 50 Foch at tier 9 in pretty much every way armor wise aside from two areas. The first is the mantlet is slightly larger and secondly it gets additional spaced armor(20mm) on the side of the tank. Aside from that the two are identical. Both are very well armored from the front with very small weak spots and lightly armored on the remaining portions of the tanks.
The index at the bottom of each picture describes a few abbreviations used and also the format in which the armor details are described in. Effective Armor (EA) refers to the overall effectiveness of the armor without normalization.
The
armor values are presented in three different scenarios for the angled
view of the tank.15° frontal(75° side), 25° frontal(65° side), 35°
frontal(55° side), and 45° frontal(45° side). A# refers to specific
spots on the hull while T# refers to specific turret locations.
Frontal View
Frontally
the Foch is very difficult to damage since both frontal glacis’ are
very strong due to the 180mm and 100mm thickness’ at 55°. Avoid
shooting the mantlet area as the strongest portions around the gun are
180mm thick with an additional 180mm behind that. The “gun hole” are
very small and is pretty much impossible to hit so you will always hit
360mm of armor. The areas around the mantlet are the same thickness as
the UFG(180mm) but are angled in a way that make it impossible to
damage. Avoid shooting the 100mm LFG at under 100mm as the angle is
increased and will bounce most shots.
The main
weak spots from the front are the hatches on top…but at the same time
they can be tricky to damage since even they are heavily armored on the
front parts. The “A1″ area on the right side of the tank(from this
viewpoint) is 180mm thick but with minimal angles making it easy to
damage and the “A2″ area drops to 50mm. However, if you hit the purple
parts surrounding it(which are 120mm thick) even if you penetrate it
will do no damage as there is no HP hit box there. The hatch on the
left side of the tank(from this viewpoint) is slightly less armored on
the “A4/A5″ area but is still 100mm/50mm thick with varying angles. If
you don’t hit it well your round can easily bounce off and the bottom
portion jumps up to 180mm as well.
Side View
From the
side the AMX-50 Foch (155) is very easy to damage aside from a few small
spots and the armor layout is pretty straight forward. The only
“tricky” spot would be the “A3″ area which as you remember from the
front is spaced armor. From the side the ends of the spaced armor
portion are 50mm thick and you can shoot through it and hit the HP
hitbox. However, the model is quite funky and your shell can actually
pass through one side and out the other without doing any damage at all
which is why I do not recommend hitting it.
Angled View
If a Foch
driver ever angles be happy! Once the sides drop below 70° they become
easily damageable by most tanks facing one. Even when the sides are over
70°(auto-bounce angle) high caliber guns 150mm and over can still go
through due to over match. Both the upper side hull and lower side hull
are gigantic weak spots. The hatches on top remain tricky to damage if
you miss the small weak spots on both. The side of the mantlet which is
orange in this screenshot becomes a viable weak spot the more the Foch
angles if for some reason you cannot hit the sides of the tank.
Rear View
The rear of this tank is straight forward…Shot it anywhere except for the spaced armor or track portions and you will be fine.
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