Next patch 1.6

Work on the next update is in full swing: the general test will feature high-level British light tanks, changes to personal combat missions, rectangular decals and other appearance elements. In addition, we have disabled damage to allies and their destruction by shooting and ramming.

Rebalancing personal combat missions

• Rebalancing the tasks of Operation “Object 279 (r)”.
  • 22 tasks received value adjustments.
  • 2 tasks have been changed to preserve the player's progress on them with a 1 to 1 conversion.
• Rebalance of a number of tasks for self-propelled guns (for both campaigns).
  • In the “Long-Awaited Reinforcements” campaign, 12 tasks for self-propelled guns have changed.
  • In the “Second Front” campaign, 5 tasks for self-propelled guns have changed.

Changes in the appearance of equipment

• Added an information page for some styles, where you can find a detailed and interesting description.
• Added new fonts for tactical numbers.
• The interface of decals and the way you interact with them have been significantly redesigned.
• New decals have been added: square and rectangular with different aspect ratios.
  • Square decals can be placed on researchable Tier VIII vehicles, premium Tier VIII vehicles, and Tier X tanks.
  • Rectangular decals can be placed on Tier VIII premium vehicles and Tier X tanks.
• Changed decal placement points. All previously placed decals will be removed and sent to the “Appearance” → “Decals” section.

Disabling damage to allies

• Damage to allies from shots and rams has been disabled for all types of Random Battles, including General Battles.
• The sounds and effects of direct hits from allied vehicles have been reworked.
• The system of penalties for damaging and stunning allies has been reworked.
• The mechanism for interaction of high-explosive fragmentation shells of self-propelled guns with allied guns has been reworked.
• The Game Rules will be amended accordingly and will take effect after the release of this update.

Tank premium account

• The logic for calculating a controlled bonus to experience for tank premium has been reworked. Now additional experience will be awarded to the crew according to the same rules as it is awarded for a battle:
  • If the checkbox for accelerated crew training is not turned on before the start of the battle (or is missing), then part of the experience goes to the crew, the rest is credited to the equipment.
  • If the accelerated crew training checkbox is enabled, then all experience is distributed among the crew.
• The conditions under which the bonus can be applied have been changed (all of the following must be met):
  • The last victorious battle on the selected vehicle.
  • This machine is in the Hangar (not sold, lease not completed, etc.)
  • The full crew on which this battle took place is sitting on it.
  • The current state of the accelerated crew training checkbox coincides with the state it was before the start of the battle.

Cards

• On the Malinovka map, the detection point was balanced: trees that interfered with reconnaissance from the positions of the northern team were removed.

Changes to wheeled vehicles

• Engine mode settings have been optimized.
  • When switching driving modes, wheeled vehicles will no longer lose engine traction. This is especially true when switching the driving mode from maneuverable to high-speed. With this shift, there will no longer be any slowdown before acceleration. Now in such cases the car will simply begin to accelerate to a higher speed.
• When changing the driving modes of wheeled vehicles, the wheels now rise and fall more realistically.
• The motion physics settings have been optimized.
  • When wheeled vehicles collide with obstacles, in some cases it will become easier to regain control of the trajectory.
• Added the ability to switch the movement modes of wheeled vehicles during the pre-battle countdown. A similar feature will also become available for Swedish tank destroyers.

Interface changes

• Added the ability to disable the speedometer of wheeled vehicles through the game client settings. The indication of driving modes is duplicated on the damage panel.
• Added the ability to enable/disable the auto-aim marker for all types of vehicles through the game client settings (via the marker settings tab). The auto-aim marker can be turned on/off separately for the main and alternative marker modes. The setting applies to all vehicles, including wheeled ones (that is, the auto-aim marker for wheeled vehicles can be disabled in the same way).

Disabling Team Battle

• "Team Battle" has been removed from the list of available game modes.

Changes in vehicle parameters

🇩🇪 Germany

• E 75 TS
• M48 RPz

Added equipment for testing by supertesters:

• AE Phase I
• T54E2

🇬🇧 UK

Added equipment for testing by supertesters:

• A43 BP

A branch of researchable light tanks has been added. The branch starts with the 🇬🇧Cromwell tank and contains:

• VII - GSR 3301 Setter (Setter)
• VIII - LHMTV
• IX - GSOR3301 AVR FS (GSOR)
• X - Manticore

🇯🇵 Japan

Changing the parameters of military equipment:

• STB-1
  • The chassis turning speed has been changed from 55 to 52 degrees/s.
  • The turret rotation speed has been changed from 46 to 50 deg/s.
  • The gun elevation angle has been changed from 9 to 15 degrees (with active suspension 21 degrees).
  • The gun declination angle has been changed from 6 to 8 degrees (with active suspension 14 degrees).
  • The minimum speed for activating/deactivating the active suspension has been changed from 15/24 to 30/30 km/h.

2019

Long range plans

Technique

Cards

Mode

• Battle Royale mode (everyone against everyone). New mechanics were tested, including a new visibility system (you can see the enemy only by aiming at him), narrowing the map, changing the tank directly in battle, the absence of self-propelled guns, similar to PUBG there are airdrops, assembling shells/equipment/equipment on the map and similar equipment; Battles of 40 players (platoons of 2 are possible) take place on the HD map “Epic Normandy”, redesigned in HD, measuring 3 x 3 km, with a unique soundtrack. This mode was tested on the "Sandbox" server for everyone.
• Ranked battles for levels 8 and 9 are in the plans, not in 2018. Perhaps they will first be released in test mode on EU or NA clusters;

Physics

• Multi-turret and firing additional guns will eventually be done (low priority due to the large number of low-level multi-turret tanks and weak weapons on some additional towers, which will not play a role in battle), tested on Halloween mode in 2017;

Graphic arts

• Changes in weather conditions were tested, on weak PCs the situation is unsatisfactory, KTTS;
• The introduction of Granite SDK technology into the game, which will allow you to add high-resolution textures (up to 8K) and photorealistic lighting to the game. Also, loading time and the amount of memory occupied by textures will decrease;

By version 9.17, the developers promise new tanks in World of Tanks. This will be the equipment of the Swedish nation. It includes a mixed branch of heavy, medium, light tanks and a separate branch of tank destroyers.

The very first tank you can get, the first level Strv fm/21, is a small light tank.

At the second level, the Strv m/38 opens, also a light tank, familiarity with which will show the game of Swedish tanks.

The last light tank in this branch is Strv m/40L, third level. It has an unusual body and convenient gun aiming angles.

Next, let's get acquainted with medium Swedish tanks

Tier 4 medium tank – Lago.

The fifth level is represented by the Strv m/42 tank, which has a gun angle of 15 degrees.

The sixth level ST Strv 74 will be equipped with one of the best weapons for its level.

The seventh level will bring players Leo - this is the fastest tank at its level with high damage, he is the last ST in the branch.

The heavy tank of the eighth level Emil I has strong armor and a “drum” gun with four shells. The car reaches a speed of about 50 km per hour.

Emil II is a tier 9 heavy tank. Designed for sneak attacks, it has strong armor and good armor-piercing power.

Kranvagn is a level 10 “heavy” with a low profile and powerful armor. The low reload speed is compensated by a good gun declination angle.

There will also be “gifts” for fans of anti-tank equipment

Tank destroyers from the second to the fourth level - Pvlvv fm/42, Ikv 72 and Sav m/43. These are ordinary PTs for playing at low levels. They have a good declination angle, low profile, but weak armor.

Machines Ikv 103, Ikv 65 Alt II and Ikv 90 Typ B of the fifth, sixth and seventh levels. They are not afraid of maps with sand dunes, hills and other irregularities due to the angle of the gun. They have thin armor.

From the eighth to the tenth level, PT UDES 03, Strv 103-0, Strv 103B are presented. These are typical siege tanks.

Players should take advantageous positions and wait for the enemy to spot them. The vehicle is completely bad for shooting on the move, but it is excellent at firing from cover. The armor, although weak, can reflect enemy damage if tilted correctly.

New tanks in World of Tanks will be presented soon. Each player will be able to find a tank that he likes in this branch.

Over the past 10 days, the supertest has been replenished with many cars. And we clearly have something to tell you.

M4A2 Sherman Lozy

This medium tank is famous for the fact that the crew of Hero of the Soviet Union Dmitry Fedorovich Loza fought on it.

As for the tank itself, it will be located at level 6 in the USSR branch and is premium. It has a weak power density, weak armor, mediocre penetration, but excellent damage per minute and good high explosives.

Detailed performance characteristics and appearance of the tank are in front of you.

ELC EVEN 90

Have you ordered light tanks? Nevermind. In any case, a light French tank of tier 8 called ELC EVEN 90 was brought to the supertest (we bet that after ELC you immediately want to put “AMX”?). The tank will be premium and also drum-based.

The tank is extremely small in size, and its weight is simply ridiculous - only 6.7 tons!!! Since the sizes are tiny, the camouflage will be just perfect. But this does not mean that it is only for passive play. Huge maximum speed and decent power density are excellent companions for active gaming. It’s not a good idea to look for armor on a light tank.

Drum gun, 5 shells with damage of 240 units. Penetration is quite weak, but the drum reloads relatively quickly, and the shooting accuracy with aiming is good.

Caernarvon Action X

Already the third tank (and premium at the same time) to enter the supertest at this time was the Caernarvon Action X. It is British, like most, located at level 8, and belongs to the class of heavy tanks.

Almost 15 horses per ton indicate that the tank is quite mobile. But the maximum forward speed of 36 km/h is not at all pleasing.

The armor is quite strong in some places (this is the hull front and front of the turret), but not as invulnerable as we would like (the side and rear are very weak). And the gun? And the old gun is the same 230 damage with good damage and decent penetration, as well as excellent accuracy and fast aiming.

FV205

And another premium one... stop stop. This is not a new premium tank. This is a replacement for FV215b (183)! As previously happened with the Foch 155 and the FV215b, now this awaits the “booty” too!

FV215b (183) will be transferred to promotional status, that is, those who have it in their hangar at the time of the release of the fateful patch for this vehicle will still have it at their disposal.

Why do they change the "babaha"? The reason is clear even without official comments - the new tank destroyer will better match the gameplay of the entire game branch.

The FV205's structure, as well as its gaming style, is actually more similar to the entire first game branch of the British tank destroyers. I would say the main difference is the higher maximum speed and specific power (34 km/h with almost 15 horses per ton).

The vehicle has extremely strong frontal armor, because the thickest zones reach up to 305mm!! With the sides, everything is familiar, that is, sad and weak.

Such cars have never been distinguished by their agility. But the guns were always interesting. The gun has just crazy damage per minute (as much as 3700 units), with excellent accuracy of 0.29 at 100 meters and extremely fast aiming of 1.6 seconds.

Simply put, it has good penetration, excellent accuracy and stabilization, and high damage per minute with mediocre one-time damage.

Aufklarungspanzer V

The last one we have under consideration is the new (actually not) premium LT Aufklarungspanzer V. If anyone remembers, there was one like this before the LT at level 7 and had a rather funny nickname (I, of course, won’t write it).

What about performance characteristics? For a light tank there is armor that can deflect even large gun shells at sharp angles. Top speed and power-to-weight ratio are adequate, although not the most powerful.

The gun has good damage per minute, excellent accuracy and aiming. But the gun is wildly surprising with a completely different aspect. The tank has only one type of shells - armor-piercing shells with a penetration of 221mm and 135 units of damage. There is also complete order with the UVNs up and down.

As you can see, in this short period a lot of new equipment has been released, although most of it is premium. We’ll see what and how will happen in the future :)

Have a great week everyone!

The developers of World of tanks have announced which premium tanks will soon appear in the game. In WoT, first of all, there will be premium tanks of those classes that are not yet available for this and those nations, that is you can expect the appearance in World of tanks of a premium medium tank of the 7-8 level of the USSR, an American anti-tank self-propelled gun, a German ST of 8 level, an English heavy tank of the 8th level.

Panther Ausf F

Panther Ausf F is a modification of the German Panther tank, armed with an 8.8cm L/71 gun mounted in a Schmalturm turret.

Panther Ausf F in World of tanks

Panther Ausf F will become a premium tier 8 tank in World of tanks. In terms of characteristics in Wot, the Panther Ausf F will be in many ways similar to the non-premium Panther (in terms of speed, maneuverability, hull armor). However, on the upgraded Panther the best gun is the 7.5cm L/100, and on the Panther Ausf F the 8.8cm L/71 gun will be installed. Let's compare the characteristics of these weapons.

Thus, the new premium tank will receive a more powerful weapon than the Panther has.

Panther Ausf F can be called a transitional version from the first Panther to the second. The new Panther Ausf F tank received the hull and chassis from the first, and the turret and gun from the second.

M56 Scorpio in World of tanks

American tank destroyer M56 Scorpio will soon appear in World of tanks and will become a premium anti-tank self-propelled gun.

M56 self-propelled gun with an M54 90 mm gun mounted in an open wheelhouse. The M56 was equipped with a six-cylinder carburetor engine with a power of 165 hp, which allowed it to reach a speed of 45 km/h. The M56 Scorpion had a crew of four.

The developers plan to add a premium Soviet ST of the seventh or eighth level to the game. It was assumed that this tank could be the T-122-85 or T-44-122. These combat vehicles were tested, but were not suitable for the eighth level; their further fate is still unknown.

British FV215b will become premium

The British heavy tank FV215b will become premium. For the role of Britain's top tank, the World of tanks developers found a more suitable combat vehicle. And FV215b, which is a product of Wargaming Design Bureau, will be moved to the eighth level and will receive premium status. It is not yet known whether the premium FV215b will be gifted to players who upgraded its researchable version.

Video about the T-28 Concept and other premium tanks

The T-28 Concept will be located on the seventh level. This combat vehicle is a prototype of the American T-28 self-propelled gun. The T-28 Concept has a very unusual wheelhouse, in which the gun can be rotated at angles of more than 90 degrees.

The new T-28 Concept tank destroyer will combine the advantages of the T-28 and T-28 Prototype - powerful armor and a gun with good aiming angles.