Object 752 and Object 590 received a rollback of characteristics, and Patton III (120) again changed its name to Patton Tank and the BZ-72-1 received a nerf again.
Object 752 (USSR, Tier-9, HT, premium, autoloader for 3 rounds) Changes relative to the first iteration of the General Test 1.23
Firepower:
• Reload the entire magazine: from 38.35 to 32.60 sec
• Gun rate of fire: from 4.02 to 4.62
• Average damage per minute with 1 (AP) projectile: from 1,569 to 1,800
• Average damage per minute 2 (APCR) of a projectile: from 1,569 to 1,800
• Average damage per minute 3 (HP) projectile: from 2,132 to 2,446
Object 590 (USSR, Tier-9, MT, magazine for 3 shells with reverse reloading, promotional) Changes relative to the first iteration of the General Test 1.23
Firepower:
• Accuracy at 100 m: from 0.38 to 0.41
IT-3 (USSR, Tier-4, MT, premium) Changes relative to the first iteration of the General Test 1.23
General:
• Crew: Commander (Radio Operator); Driver; Gunner; Loader.
to Commander (Radio Operator); Gunner; Driver; Loader.
Patton Tank (USA, Tier-9, MT, promotional) Changes relative to the first iteration of the General Test 1.23
General:
• Tank name: from “Patton III (120)” to “Patton Tank”
• Short name of the tank: from “Patton III” to “Patton Tank”
ARMT (USA, Tier-5, MT, premium, mechanics: autoloader with 3 shells) Changes relative to the first iteration of the General Test 1.23
General:
• Crew: Commander (Radio Operator, Loader); Driver; Gunner (Loader).
to Commander (Radio Operator, Loader); Gunner (Loader); Driver.
Firepower:
• Ammunition: from 100 to 105
BZ-72-1 (China, Tier-10, HT, promotional, mechanics: rocket boosters) Changes relative to the first iteration of the General Test 1.23
General:
• Crew: Commander (Radio Operator); Driver; Gunner; Loader.
to Commander (Radio Operator); Gunner; Driver mechanic; Loader.
Firepower:
• Dispersion during movement (max.): from 0.20 (8.00, 12.00 at acceleration) to 0.20 (6.00, 9.00 at acceleration)
• Dispersion during turret traverse (max.): from 0.10 (2.82) to 0.10 (2.50)
• Ammunition: from 35 to 40
Mobility:
• Max. forward speed: from 40 km/h (60 km/h at acceleration) to 30 km/h (45 km/h at acceleration)
• Turret traverse speed: from 28.16 to 25.03°
I’m glad for Object 752, but why rollback Object 590 too?
And BZ-72-1 now has reasonable speed, it’ll just be annoying to deal with when hull-down due to the imba turret.
The BZ-72 now has 40 topspeed having a Bond Turbo installed, so it’s 60 when boosting, consider its gun capability and armor, this thing doesn’t look like an absolute abomination anymore.
It’s still a good tank overall. Its gun is not the best but can work reasonably well, armor is also not the best but is decent enough, and it’s still capable of taking positions earlier than any other HT.
The BZ is finally balanced imo. And I highly doubt that anyone would spend the precious bond turbos on this tank – e.g. Strv 103B, Strv S1, UDES 03, T95, hell, even Maus can benefit more from a bond turbo.
What’s the point of playing it then? It’s just a below average HT if you don’t try to take advantages of that booster mechanics.
Without the Bond Turbo, it has only 34 topspeed, which means you get to 51 with booster, and you has only 5 of those. Its normal speed is even worse than the 60TP, with worse gun, armor, and much lower HP.
The result is so obvious, the tank loses its purpose and becomes obsolete in the game.
Even for someone like me who doesn’t participate in CW has more than enough Bond to pass the Bond Turbo from one tank to another.
You take it out, just 200 Bond, put it on another tank, play that tank 200 games. What’s the big deal?
“Patton Tank” is a really, REALLY stupid name, given that there are already half a dozen other Patton tanks in the game. Both “M48A2 (120)” and “Patton III (120)” were fine because they tell you what the tank is without any ambiguity.