WT: Answers from the developers

With War Thunder producer Vyacheslav Bulannikov. Source: WT Portal.

Aviation

Q. Around a year ago, you introduced “temporary” measures for aircraft matchmaking above 7.7 which made mixed battles and allies vs allies / axis vs axis more common. Now a lot of time has passed and there are more vehicles and players at those ranks, do you have plans to return to normal axis vs allies matchmaking? 

First of all we would like to say that the concept “normal matchmaking with allied-axis” sounds rather strange in relation to aircraft BR above 7.7. Basically there are aircraft from times when the meaning of axis or allies didn’t apply for existing alliances. The question then becomes: for which alliance should we count Germany in such a setup? However some time ago (couple of months) we added to the top ranked aircraft battles (BR above 10.0) the possibility of creating matches not only “all against all” but also “nation preset against nation preset”, which means USSR + China + Germany against all others because at that time top ranked German aircraft were represented by aircraft from GDR. This option proved to be well balanced so we plan to add a similar option in addition to the current “random” also to the BR range between 7.7 and 10.0.

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Top of the Tree: Strv 103B

You don’t need to be a tank expert to notice that the Swedish tank destroyers are quite unique. The higher you climb through the tiers, the flatter they seem to get. But the low profile isn’t the only remarkable feature of this branch up to the X Strv 103B . The vehicles occupying the later spots are also equipped with a special travel and siege mode that vastly improves either their mobility or gun handling.

Travel mode is great to escape any enemies’ crosshairs with similar forward and reverse speeds, while the boost to the aim time and accuracy in siege mode lets you put the outstanding DPM of these mean machines to good use.

A small profile usually means great camouflage values, and these tank destroyers are no exception. Pick your favorite bush on the map and use the accurate gun to take enemy HP from any distance. Play hide and seek from June 20 at 07:00 CEST through July 5 at 07:00 CEST (UTC+2) and take advantage of great discounts, missions all the way to the top, and don’t forget that you can also purchase an extra boost if you really want to speed things up.

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FV1066 Senlac, Primo Victoria & TL-1 LPC Available on EU

FV1066 Senlac (25€)

https://eu.wargaming.net/shop/wot/specials/18830/

  • VIII FV1066 Senlac
  • 100% crew
  • Garage Slot
  • Days of WoT Premium Account: 30
  • 15×missions: x5 XP for each victory
  • Personal Reserves: +300% Crew XP for 2 hours

Primo Victoria – Standard (35€)

https://eu.wargaming.net/shop/wot/specials/6879/

  • VIII Primo Victoria
  • Sabaton 100% Trained Crew with the Band of Brothers perk
  • Garage Slot

TL-1 LPC – Standard (38€)

https://eu.wargaming.net/shop/wot/specials/18264/

  • VIII TL-1 LPC
  • 100% Trained Crew with the ‘Band of Brothers’ perk and enough XP for one 100% trained skill/perk
  • Garage Slot
  • “Pretty Fly” 3D style
  • Unique crew voiceover
  • Unique soundtrack
  • unique medal

The History of the Cavalier

Source: ASIA Portal

The Cavalier became one of the many cruiser tank designs adopted by the British Army during World War II. The specification for what would eventually become the A24 tank also evolved to include two other wartime designs, the Centaur and the Cromwell.

Introduction

Cavalier prototype

Cruiser tanks were developed as part of British Army doctrine, which called for light and fast vehicles to exploit breaks in the enemy lines created by heavier, better-armed infantry tanks like the Churchill.

The Cavalier eventually ended up serving as an interim combat tank design that fulfilled some battlefield needs, but never quite delivered the levels of tactical value that its counterparts in the war did.

Nuffield’s Cruiser Tanks

In the mid-1940s, the Ministry of Defence tasked the Directorate of Tanks and Transport to issue design specifications for several types of tanks which would be developed around the new Royal Ordnance QF 6 Pdr AT gun. These included the A23 Cruiser, a version of Vauxhall’s Churchill tank, and the A24 Cruiser, based on plans to replace the Crusader.

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Supertest: 🇵🇱 CS-53 (Complete Stats)

CS-53. Initial parameters:

Tier: MT-8, Polska, standard
HP: 1 300
Engine: 710 hp
Mass: 39,875 t
Maximum load: 41,0 t
Power-to-weight: 17,81 hp / t
Max speed / Reverse speed: 50 / -17 km / h
Hull turning speed: 44,0 °/s
Turret turning speed: 41,7 °/s
Terrain resistance values: 0,959 / 1,151 / 1,918
View range: 380 m
Radio range: 740,4 m

Hull armor: 80 / 60 / 40 mm
Turret armor: 130 / 60 / 40 mm

Gun: 100 mm armata wz. 58

Alpha Damage: 300 / 300 / 410
Penetration: 212 / 290 / 53 mm
Rate of fire: 7,276 rounds/minute
Damage per minute: 2 182,7
Reload time: 8,247 s
Accuracy at 100 m: 0,364
Aiming time: 2,4 s
Depression/Elevation: – 8 ° / + 15 °

Gun: 100 mm armata wz. 53

Alpha Damage: 300 / 300 / 410
Penetration: 175 / 230 / 53 mm

Gun: 100 mm armata wz. 49

Alpha Damage: 300 / 300 / 410
Penetration: 174 / 220 / 53 mm

Rounds in magazine: 40.
Shell speed: 966 m/s
Crew: 4 members: Commander, Driver, Gunner, Loader

Aim spread:

after firing: 3.836;
during turret rotation: 0.096;
while the vehicle is moving: 0.173;
during vehicle rotation: 0.173;
during turret rotation at maximum speed: 3.84;
at the maximum vehicle speed: 8.63;
at the maximum vehicle rotation speed: 7.59.

Camouflage Values:

fixed tank camouflage: 30.7%;
tank camouflage during motion: 23.1%;
fixed tank camouflage (while shooting): 6.08%;
moving tank camouflage (while shooting): 4.57%.

Guns/Ammo:

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