Off-topic: sorry everyone for not being able to post too much, I was very busy.
Phase 1 Overview
We’re currently testing gameplay tweaks to create a better gameplay experience for well-armored, slow vehicles. Present gameplay mechanics cause them to camp or hang back despite their large HP pool and armor, acting more like tank destroyers. With the current game balance, these vehicles rarely make it to the 1st line of fire because their thick armor offers little protection from long-range shots.
To get them more involved, we:
1. Revised shot distribution within the aiming circle: fewer shots clustered near its center
2. Tweaked penetration loss over distance mechanic: pen values of AP and APCR shells begin decreasing at 50m (instead of 100m); AP shells have 82% of the initial penetration at 500m (APCR have 77%)
3. Reduced excessively high alpha damage of high-caliber guns
4. Balanced the underpowered 120 mm guns by increasing their alpha damage
Vehicles
You can play tier X medium and heavy tanks, TDs, and artillery, along with three tier VIII light tanks. Every vehicle has a Crew trained to 100% in their Major Qualification, and enough Crew XP to train three extra Skills/Perks.
Medium Tanks
– USSR: Object 140, Object 430, T-62A
– Germany: Leopard 1, E 50 Ausf. M
– USA: M48A1 Patton
– UK: Centurion Action X
– France: Bat.-Châtillon 25 t, AMX 30 B
– China: 121
– Czechoslovakia: TVP T 50/51
– Japan: STB-1
Heavy Tanks
– USSR: IS-4, IS-7
– USA: T110E5, T57 Heavy
– Germany: E-100, Maus
– UK: FV215b
– France: AMX 50 B
– China: 113
– Japan: Type 5 Heavy
– Sweden: Kranvagn
Tank Destroyers
– USSR: Object 268, Object 263
– Germany: Grille 15, Jagdpanzer E 100
– USA: T110E3, T110E4
– UK: FV4005 Stage II, FV215b(183)
– France: AMX 50 Foch (155)
– Sweden: Strv 103b
Self-Propelled Guns
– USSR: Object 261
– Germany: G. W. E 100
– USA: T92 HMC
– UK: Conqueror Gun Carriage
– France: Bat.-Châtillon 155 58
Light Tanks
– USSR: T-54 ltwt.
– Germany: Spähpanzer Ru 251
– USA: T49
Maps
Battles will unfold across eight maps: Karelia, Steppes, Himmelsdorf, Ensk, Prokhorovka, Mines, Siegfried Line, and Ruinberg.
In-game Currency
When testing starts, you receive a one-time crediting of 5,000,000 Credits and 1,000,000 Free Experience points. Following that, you will be given 500,000 Credits every day for your 1st battle, an additional 50,000 Credits to regular earnings per battle, as well as 15 Gold for each battle where you contributed to its outcome. If you’d like to stock up on Premium shells, please keep in mind that they can only be purchased using Gold.
We know fighting enemies with a full load of HEAT rounds isn’t much fun, and would disturb the test’s aim to reproduce normal situations in random battles. Therefore, we’re restricting the amount of HEAT shells per battle to the maximum amount on the main game servers.
Important: You have a separate Sandbox account and earnings in it do not affect the number of Credits, Gold, and XP you have on regular servers.
Balance Changes
USSR
T-54 ltwt.
– 100 mm D10T and 100 mm D10T mod. 1945 guns:
– AP shell penetration reduced from 155 mm to 144 mm at 500 m
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 208 mm to 181 mm at 500 m
IS-7
130 mm S-70 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 240 mm to 205 mm at 500 m
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 263 mm to 233 mm at 500 m
Object 261
180 mm B-1-P gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 350 mm to 295 mm at 500 m
T-62A
100 mm D54 TS gun
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 254 mm to 203 mm at 500 m
Object 268
152 mm M64 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 293 mm to 248 mm at 500 m
IS-4
122 mm D-25T gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 152 mm to 144 mm at 500 m
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 204 mm to 167 mm at 500 m
122 mm М62-Т2 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 250 mm to 218 mm at 500 m
Object 263
130 mm S-70A gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 280 mm to 238 mm at 500 m
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 320 mm to 254 mm at 500 m
Object 430
100 mm U-8TS gun
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 254 mm to 203 mm at 500 m
Object 140
100 mm U-8TS gun
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 254 mm to 203 mm at 500 m
Germany
Spähpanzer Ru 251
90 mm Rheinmetall DM1 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 170 mm to 156 mm at 500 m
Grille 15
150 mm Pak L/63 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 270 mm to 229 mm at 500 m
Maus
12.8 cm Kw. K. 44 L/55 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 241 mm to 202 mm at 500 m
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 263 mm to 239 mm at 500 m
E-100
12.8 cm Kw. K. 44 L/55 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 241 mm to 202 mm at 500 m
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 263 mm to 239 mm at 500 m
15 cm Kw. K. L/38 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 220 mm to 193 mm at 500 m
G. W. E 100
21 cm Mörser 18/2 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 283 mm to 248 mm at 500 m
Jagdpanzer E 100
17 cm Pak gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 289 mm to 245 mm at 500 m
– AP and HEAT shells alpha damage reduced from 1050 to 950
– Reloading time changed from 25.7 s to 24 s
E 50 Ausf. M
10.5 cm Kw.K. L/52 Ausf. K gun
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 260 mm to 208 mm at 500 m
Leopard 1
10.5 cm Bordkanone L7A3 gun
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 258 mm to 206 mm at 500 m
USA
T92 HMC
240 mm Howitzer M1 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 355 mm to 303 mm at 500 m
T57 Heavy Tank
120 mm Gun T179 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 238 mm to 212 mm at 500 m
– AP and HEAT shell alpha damage increased from 400 to 440
– Drum reload time changed from 25 s to 28 s
T110E5
120 mm Gun M58 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 238 mm to 212 mm at 500 m
– AP and HEAT shell alpha damage increased from 400 to 440
– Reload time changed from 10 s to 11 s
T110E4
155 mm AT Gun T7E2 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 285 mm to 242 mm at 500 m
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 365 mm to 289 mm at 500 m
M48A1 Patton
90 mm Gun M41 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 170 mm to 148 mm at 50 0m
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 242 mm to 203 mm at 500m
105 mm Gun T5E1M2 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 193 mm to 179 mm at 500 m
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 221 mm to 204 mm at 500 m
105 mm Gun M68 gun
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 258 mm to 206 mm at 500 m
T110E3
155 mm AT Gun T7E2 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 285 mm to 242 mm at 500 m
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 365 mm to 289 mm at 500 m
UK
FV215b
120 mm Gun L1A1 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 239 mm to 212 mm at 500 m
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 298 mm to 251 mm at 500 m
– AP and APCR shell alpha damage increased from 400 to 440
– Reloading time changed from 8.7 s to 9.4 s
FV215b (183)
183 mm L4 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 300 mm to 254 mm at 500 m
– AP shell alpha damage reduced from 1150 to 1050
– HESH and HE shell alpha damage reduced from 1750 to 1450
– Reloading time changed from 30 s to 28 s
FV4005 Stage II
183 mm L4 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 300 mm to 254 mm at 500 m
– AP shell alpha damage reduced from 1150 to 1050
– HESH and HE shell alpha damage reduced from 1750 to 1450
– Reloading time changed from 30 s to 28 s
Centurion Action X
105 mm Gun L7A2 gun
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 258 mm to 206 mm at 500 m
France
AMX 50 B
120 mm SA46 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 237 mm to 211 mm at 500 m
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 297 mm to 250mm at 500 m
– AP and APCR shell alpha damage increased from 400 to 440
– Drum reload time changed from 30 s to 33 s
Bat.-Châtillon 25 t
90 mm F3 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 145 mm to 139 mm at 500 m
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 224 mm to 191 mm at 500 m
100 mm SA47 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 205 mm to 190 mm at 500 m
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 253 mm to 203 mm at 500 m
105 mm mle. 57 (D. 1504)
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 249 mm to 199 mm at 500 m
AMX 50 Foch (155)
155 mm SA58 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 283 mm to 240 mm at 500 m
AMX 30 B
105 mm mle. F1 gun
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 250 mm to 200 mm at 500 m
China
121
122 mm 60-122TG gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 244 mm to 212 mm at 500 m
113
122 mm 60-122T gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 235 mm to 204 mm at 500 m
Japan
STB-1
105 mm Rifled Gun
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 248 mm to 199 mm at 500 m
Type 5 Heavy
14 cm/50 3rd Year Type gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 219 mm to 204 mm at 500 m
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 247 mm to 231 mm at 500 m
Czechoslovakia
TVP T 50/51
100 mm AK1 gun
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 225 mm to 191 mm at 500 m
Sweden
Strv 103B
10,5 cm kan strv 103 L/62 gun
– APCR shell penetration reduced from 298 mm to 238 mm at 500 m
– Premium APCR shell penetration reduced from 340 mm to 270 mm at 500 m
Kranvagn
12 cm akan L/40 gun
– AP shell penetration reduced from 220 mm to 194 mm at 500 m
– AP and HEAT shell damage increased from 400 to 440
– Drum reload time changed from 35 s to 39 s
