Tank Brawl: A New Iteration Incoming!

In 2020, we conducted several tests that trialed Brawl mode. We studied your feedback, and saw your keen interest in the 7v7 format, which showed great potential. We’re now ready to move forward and kick off a new iteration of Brawl that will last 4 days, from April 29 through May 3.

Brawl will feature two fresh mechanics that will make your gameplay experience more enjoyable. This promising battle format has a good chance to become the basis for a permanent game mode of World of Tanks in the future, but a whole lot depends on your impressions and feedback. Join Brawl and share your feedback. With your help, we will see what the future holds for this promising mode.

Fog of War

This iteration of Brawl introduces the Fog of War mechanic. At the beginning of a battle, teams won’t know the location and strength (vehicle types and models) of the enemy forces until they are spotted, nor will they see the nicknames of their opponents. However, you will be able to see the post-battle statistics of the enemy team.

Key Positions

In each battle, there will be one key position on the map. This is a special area which, after being captured, allows you to activate a tactical or combat ability of your choice.

The diameter of the key position will be about one third of the standard base diameter. To capture it, your entire vehicle must drive into this area and remain there for 15 seconds.

Key Position Capture

• If you leave the key position circle before capture is completed, all capture points earned by you are lost.
• If there are two allied vehicles in this area and the capturing vehicle takes HP damage/critical damage, then the second allied tank starts capturing this key position instead.
• If two vehicles of opposing teams are simultaneously within the radius of the key position, the vehicle that arrived first will begin to capture it. The presence of an enemy vehicle will not have an effect on the capture.
• To reset a key position’s capture progress, deal HP damage or critical damage to the capturing enemy vehicle. Accordingly, you will lose all capture points each time you get damaged while within the key position circle before capture is complete.
• Each time the capture is reset, the key position cannot be captured again for 5 seconds.
• After capturing a key position, there will be a 2-minute cooldown before you can capture it again.

Having captured a key position, you’ll get the opportunity to choose one of the following special abilities to activate:

	Airstrike: After 2 seconds, an airstrike will be delivered to the area you selected. Enemy vehicles within the strike area receive damage and are stunned.
	Inspire: Improves the crew performance of the vehicle and of all allies (20% to the major qualifications) within a radius of 40 meters for 40 seconds. If a vehicle leaves the range of the ability, Inspire remains active for another 5 seconds.
	Recon Flight: Upon activation, commands a reconnaissance plane spotting all enemy vehicles for 10 seconds.
	Smoke Screen: Five smoke grenades are fired into the specified area (200 x 50 meters). The smoke screen lasts 40 seconds, reducing the view range of enemy vehicles and concealing allied vehicles within the specified zone. Enemy vehicles within the smoke screen only have 66% of their view range value.

If you don’t activate your special ability, you won’t be able to re-capture the key position.

Earn a Cool 2D Style and Other Rewards!

Personal Missions and Daily Missions can’t be completed in Brawl. Instead, special daily missions will be available in this mode. To complete some of them, you will need to activate certain abilities, so you’ll have a great opportunity to try out new mechanics and get useful rewards for your contribution to testing the new mode.

This iteration will feature a bigger prize pool which includes a bunch of directives and Personal Reserves, credits, and one day of WoT Premium Account. But the most attractive reward is a spectacular 2D style, the final prize for the most dedicated commanders.

Getting Started

Enter Brawl mode through the drop-down menu to the right of the “Battle” button.

General Rules

• Battles take place in Encounter mode in Tier X researchable and Collectors’ vehicles only (reward tanks are not permitted). If you don’t own a Tier X vehicle, you can rent one of three available tanks (see below for details).
• When entering Brawl via the mode selector in your Garage, only vehicles eligible for this format (Tier X researchable and Collectors’ vehicles, rental tanks) will be displayed.
• Battles last 10 minutes.
• Random Battle achievements can’t be earned.
• The base capture time is 140 seconds and is divided by the number of vehicles in the capture circle, but no more than three vehicles can capture.
• Personal and Clan Reserves can be used in battles.
• x2 XP for the first victory of the day is applicable.
• Just like in Random Battles, the usual game rules and terms of service apply to this mode.
• Dog Tags can be displayed.
• Map exclusion is not possible.
• The Anonymizer can be activated.

Matchmaking and Platoons

• During the event, the matchmaker will create a separate queue for players fighting in this mode.
• The matchmaker aims to send no more than 1 SPG, 4 TDs, 4 LTs, and 3 wheeled vehicles into battle per team.
• Only one Platoon and one SPG per team are allowed. Dynamic Platoons are allowed.
• If the queue time is long, a Platoon imbalance is possible (for example, a Platoon of three players on one team against a Platoon of two players on the other).

Maps

Battles will take place on the following maps:

Rental Vehicles

To play Brawl, you just need at least one Tier X vehicle in your Garage. You can rent one of the following vehicles, as long as you don’t already own it:

• X WZ-111 model 5A
• X T110E3
• X Object 140

Select a rental tank and click the “Battle!” button to storm the battlefield. All rental tanks in Brawl are exact replicas of researchable vehicles and have the same characteristics and properties. They come with temporary Garage slots and 100% trained crews.

After the Brawl event is over, all rental vehicles will remain on your account but won’t be available any longer; they will be automatically removed together with their slots a couple of weeks after the event ends. Once that happens:

• All items of equipment (including improved equipment) you have mounted on rental tanks will be demounted and sent to the Depot.
• All directives, consumables, and ammo will be sent to the Depot.
• All emblems, decals, inscriptions, and 2D styles will be sent to the Depot with the exception of national emblems. These are applied to all rental vehicles by default, so they will be removed.
• Crews that came with the rental vehicles will be retrained for their researchable analogs and moved to the Barracks (no extra Bunks will be added for them).
• All XP earned on rental vehicles will be transferred to the Tier I tank of the corresponding nation.

Fight side by side with your teammates to grab a cool 2D style and other rewards, Commanders!