Question 1:
WOT Express: What’s happening with Mausturm II? Is it a similar situation to the E100 or something different? Are there any variants that could be introduced in to the game?
Yuri: I don’t understand. There are several potential turrets for the Maus, personally I think the problem is not with the turret but with the gun. More precisely, from the lack of a 149mm gun of 37-38 calibers, which historically the Maus had up until the spring of 1943. Nothing to do with turrets, but a historical service has something to offer.
Question 2: -What kind of tank nicknames did the crews actually use in reality? Example: M3 Lee = Brotherly coffin for six (possibly stories, because our tankers spoke well of the American tanks)
-It’s better to read memoirs for that kind of info. My passed grandfather, who defended Leningrad, called the T-26 “Goodbye Motherland”. T-60 and T-70 were called stink bugs, the ISU-152 was called many inappropriate names owing to its cannon.
Question 3: -At the time of its introduction (1945), what caliber guns could penetrate the IS-3?
-Pak 43 (88mm) could penetrate through the drivers hatch. A more critical threat were 128mm guns, hence the IS-7 project begun with an objective to withstand those weapons.
Question 4: -Is there any real proof of the angled UFP of the Ho-Ri, not counting the model? 
-The model is a mockup, it’s from archives.
Question 5: -Any plans for a different gun for the PzIII/IV other than the L/70?
-It should actually have the L/48. The L/70 is from a different project, which in-game, is called Pz.IVS Schumalturm.
Question 6: -Which tanks should have the Czech 4 round L/70?
-Development didn’t reach this stage.
Question 7: -In the new T22cp. how are the crew and modules positioned?
-I suspect this same question was posed to the developers of the tank. The thing is, the tank that came from the T-22cp, Obj. 907 never went past the hull stage, so they couldn’t formulate an answer to the question.
Question 8: -What is the historical penetration value of the D-25T?
-I’ve already given out this technical information.
Question 9: -Yuri, could you tell us about all the different camouflage schemes of WWII? And why does Wargaming have such a limited selection, when after a quick google you can find a sea of different patterns and colours, from solid red to 10 different colours.
-Just to understand: the Germans changed their base colour 4 times in 10 years, the English changed it 3 times, and there was a time when they had 2 different base colours. Personally I don’t think there is a need for so many different colours. A single base colour was chosen for each nation so they could be identified easily.
Question 10: -Where did the FV215b come from?
-There were references in the text, that something like this was planned for design. In the end, our creative team finished the thinking for the English.
Question 11: -Was there a full Waffentrager branch, atleast, from tier 5? Was there any variants for tier 10?
-What’s wrong with the self-propelled carriages of the lower tiers? Waffentragers are those same types of tank.
Question 12: -Has the hemispherical shape of the T-72/80/90 proven itself? Because penetration of HEAT rounds grows every year.
-Well it didn’t appear just like that. It’s the result of Research and Development.
Question 13: -How did the Churchill 7 perform in battle during WWII and what did the English think of it?
-In general, Shermans were in high regard. Also the majority of Churchills in Europe were of III-VI modifications, and that reflects on their assessment.
Questions 14: -How complicated was the production and operation of German long barreled 88mm guns?
-They must of figured it out if they actively used them. The main problem of the weapon wasn’t the barrel, but mobility.
Question 15: -What was the reason behind tanks after the T-80 not getting a gas-turbine engine? Complicated operation? Blocked air filters?
-Drinks too much…
Question 16: -Was there an actual plan to arm the E100 with a 17cm gun? Was it in the same turret or Maus type turret?
-Archive data mentions this. It also says that with those kinds of weapons, the turret should be fixed. Just a clue.
Question 17: -Was there any other projects on the Maus chassis?
-Only Maus.
Question 18: -Is the JagdMaus a made up tank? Or is there a sketch of said vehicle?
-Apart from gun mounting, there is nothing else. There was a suggestion for a TD but no project.
Question 19: -Which tank, in-game, would you say is the least historical (out of the real ones)?
-Difficult question… I might be wrong but the Centurion Mk.1 is quite overbuffed. But what is historical in a “game about tanks”..
Question 20: -What were the tanks (in majority) used in battles during the First and Second Rzhev-Sychevka Offensive, from both sides?
-Germans had Pz. III, Pz. IV, we had T-34, T-60/T-70 and KV.
Question 21: -Yuri, tell us which tanks were considered Trophy tanks, and which were the most popular with the Red Army and the Reich?
-Most popular were Pz. III and Pz. IV, which is no surprise. For the Germans it was the T-34 and, to a lesser degree, KV, also not surprising.
Question 22: -Is there any roughly realistic replacement for the E50M of similar characteristics?
-No, and there’s not need to change it.
Question 23: -Do you have any desire to write a kind of encyclopedia of tanks, real and prototypes, with real armour schematics, what guns were mounted, etc.? Very often in current encyclopedias there is a lack of basic information such as armour. It would be nice to know the difference between in-game and real tanks.
-Definitely not in the near future.
Question 24: -Which tank could take up the role of a Tier 10 HT for the second French branch?
-They have alot of info on various AMX M4 and AMX 50 projects to choose from.
Question 25: -Is it true that a KV-2 could only fire the gun when the turret was facing forwards or 90 degrees?
-You would have to look at test results, but ideally those limits don’t exist. I could be wrong, I haven’t looked too deeply in to the KV-2.
Question 26: -Was there any projects to mount the M.K.103 aircraft cannon in the Luchs or VK16.02 Leopard?
-No, it was a balance related decision. But the Leopard turret on the Luchs was real. I will remind you, this is a game about tanks.
