Sources:
- http://forum.worldoftanks.asia/index.php?/topic/44084-8000-bots-banned/page__st__40__pid__1102733
- For The Record
An extremely interesting post
by Tanitha appeared on ASIA forums about how the bots will be punished
and detected…
Dear Players.
We currently have 3 systems for which bots are detected, Which
currently generates ~15 bots a day being reliably detected. And about 25
a day which are probably bots but not sufficiently proven to be so..
With the bots being perma banned, and the probably bots given a warning.
We now have access to two additional systems which are more reliable than the above..
The two new systems are specifically targeted at smart bots,
where our previous detection methods weren’t great on the reliability..
I’ve reviewed the two new systems now, which Ru are currently using.. And decided these will be switched on on Asia shortly..
I will not go into the mechanics of these systems.. suffice to say
they will cover the gap in bot detection that was previously there.
Due to the accuracy and thoroughness of the new systems,, one would assume bans to be placed on mass, regularly..
Due to the likely high detection rate, we will be using the new
detection system similar to Ru server, and using it as a prevention
tool.
In other words, we will “likely” be reducing the sanctions down
from permanent to 15 days for first offense, 45 for second, perma for
3rd.
In addition to the above. An update on the captcha system.
Its still in progress, however development had slowed on it.. its
importance was escalated again today and is back in motion again.
Currently its scheduled for work shortly, for which I’ve been
allocated to assist in its development personally. However its final
completion ETA is still not in the short future.
In short, bots nuked on mass, soon, by two new detection systems,
for 15 days initially,, sanctions to escalated sharply for repeat
offenders.
+ continued detection with the 3 old systems, as per the past,
also for 15 days initially, sanctions to escalated sharply for repeat
offenders.
Bot detection will continue on the old systems, until the new systems are put in place shortly..
Regards
Tan
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
French Medium Tanks in 2015
Source: For The Record
According to Tanatoy (French community manager) and his post on Facebook, we will get more French medium tanks in 2015
According to Tanatoy (French community manager) and his post on Facebook, we will get more French medium tanks in 2015
Monday, September 1, 2014
9.3 HD Models
Sources:
For The Record
Various (wot-news, world-of-ru, Wladimir S.)
Chaffee – stock turret, stock gun (75mm M6)
Chaffee – elite turret, elite gun (75mm M17)
M5 Stuart – stock turret, 37mm M6
M5 Stuart – elite turret, 37mm T16
M3 Lee – 75mm M2
M3 Lee – 75mm M3
KV-1S – stock turret, 76mm ZiS-5
KV-1S – elite turret, 85mm S-31
KV-1S – elite turret, 122mm S-41
KV-85 – stock turret, 85mm D-5T
KV-85 – elite turret, 100mm S-34
KV-85 – elite turret, 122mm D-2-5T
T-34 – stock turret, 76mm L-11
T-34 – stock turret, 76mm F-34
T-34 – elite turret, 57mm S-54
T-34 – elite turret, 76mm S-53
T-34-85M
ISU-152 – 122mm BL-9S
ISU-152 – 152mm BL-10
RU-251 – 90mm Rheinmetall DM1
Jagdpanther – 75mm L/70
Jagdpanther – 88mm L/56
Jagdpanther – 88mm L/71
Jagdpanther – 105mm L/52
Misc.
For The Record
Various (wot-news, world-of-ru, Wladimir S.)
Chaffee – stock turret, stock gun (75mm M6)
Chaffee – elite turret, elite gun (75mm M17)
M5 Stuart – stock turret, 37mm M6
M5 Stuart – elite turret, 37mm T16
M3 Lee – 75mm M2
M3 Lee – 75mm M3
KV-1S – stock turret, 76mm ZiS-5
KV-1S – elite turret, 85mm S-31
KV-1S – elite turret, 122mm S-41
KV-85 – stock turret, 85mm D-5T
KV-85 – elite turret, 100mm S-34
KV-85 – elite turret, 122mm D-2-5T
T-34 – stock turret, 76mm L-11
T-34 – stock turret, 76mm F-34
T-34 – elite turret, 57mm S-54
T-34 – elite turret, 76mm S-53
T-34-85M
ISU-152 – 122mm BL-9S
ISU-152 – 152mm BL-10
RU-251 – 90mm Rheinmetall DM1
Jagdpanther – 75mm L/70
Jagdpanther – 88mm L/56
Jagdpanther – 88mm L/71
Jagdpanther – 105mm L/52
Misc.
M41 Walker Bulldog Details
Source: For The Record
This info is:
a) not 100 percent confirmed
b) could (and probably will) change
c) very preliminary
So keep that in mind. Anyway, according to the leak, the pre-top gun is going to have an autoloader. It’s going to be a 76mm gun with a magazine for 10 rounds, 2 seconds reload between each rounds, each round will do 150 damage and will have 175 penetration (so that’s 1500 damage per clip). The magazine reload time currently is 21 seconds. The top gun will be the same gun (175mm pen, 150 damage), but without an autloader and the reload time between shots will be 3 seconds and it will also have better accuracy.
The size of Walker Bulldog is quite large for a light tank – it’s almost as big as Patton/Pershing.
Gun with autoloader (pre-top), 76mm, crew skills taken into account
Penetration: 175
Damage: 150
DPM: 1848,6
Module damage: 105
Reload time for the magazine: 30,685s
ROF: 12,324
Ammo carried: 70
Shells in autoloader: 10
Time between shots: 2s
Top gun (76mm)
Penetration: 175
Damage: 150
DPM: 2681,6
Module damage: 105
Reload time: 3,356
ROF: 17,878
Ammo carried: 65
This info is:
a) not 100 percent confirmed
b) could (and probably will) change
c) very preliminary
So keep that in mind. Anyway, according to the leak, the pre-top gun is going to have an autoloader. It’s going to be a 76mm gun with a magazine for 10 rounds, 2 seconds reload between each rounds, each round will do 150 damage and will have 175 penetration (so that’s 1500 damage per clip). The magazine reload time currently is 21 seconds. The top gun will be the same gun (175mm pen, 150 damage), but without an autloader and the reload time between shots will be 3 seconds and it will also have better accuracy.
The size of Walker Bulldog is quite large for a light tank – it’s almost as big as Patton/Pershing.
Gun with autoloader (pre-top), 76mm, crew skills taken into account
Penetration: 175
Damage: 150
DPM: 1848,6
Module damage: 105
Reload time for the magazine: 30,685s
ROF: 12,324
Ammo carried: 70
Shells in autoloader: 10
Time between shots: 2s
Top gun (76mm)
Penetration: 175
Damage: 150
DPM: 2681,6
Module damage: 105
Reload time: 3,356
ROF: 17,878
Ammo carried: 65
9.3 Tank Changes
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
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
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 )
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