This is how many folks have completed the respective campaigns in the last 45 days or so. Keep in mind this data only reflects those players who have played at least one battle in the tank.
Folks are still very slowly progressing to earn these tanks…
This data is taken from Wotcharts.Eu as of 1/14/2019.
On December 27, 2018, in cinemas all over Russia, the T-34 movie was aired. It’s a film about a group of Soviet soldiers escaping from German captivity, being supposedly based on real events. In the Moscow cinema, when you buy a ticket, you also get a bonus code giving you the opportunity to rent a T-34 shielded for 2 weeks. After the rental period ends, the movie viewers can purchase the vehicle. The price is not known, but on the first day, the movie apparently earned 111.335.336 rubles.
From January 21 through February 4, the Global Map will host a major game event. The best clan strategists and commanders will have a chance to compete in planning and tactics, to fight for a ritzy prize pool. Each participant will have a huge variety of rewards to select from: bonds, days of Premium Account, credits, styles, camouflages, emblems and personal reserves.
In addition, the best players will have a nice opportunity to exchange bonds for one of six Tier X vehicles, including the new British reward heavy tank T95/FV4201 Chieftain.
Update 1.4 1st iteration preliminary patch notes
(Translated from Russian so there may be some errors)
Edit: fixed translation mistakes.
Preliminary patchout version 1.4 WoT.
CT1: List of changes from version 1.4 versus 1.3.
Detailed and complete list of changes.
Major changes.
Main:
– The tasks of the second operation of the Second Front campaign are rebalanced.
– Added support for multi-threaded display of all graphics of the game, which will increase performance due to more uniform loading of all available cores of the CPU.
• Some players will notice a noticeable increase in FPS (frame rate per second).
• Increased performance will be particularly noticeable on the most modern and powerful PCs, as well as on computers of average performance.
Today, a Premium Tier VIII US tank destroyer makes its debut in closed testing.
This is a well-protected machine designed for close quarters combat. And we mean it, it’s very, very well-protected—the frontal armor of the hull hits 260 millimeters! The weapon is fast-firing and hard-hitting—the DPM is more than 2800 hit points, with single-shot damage of 400 HP and basic shell penetration of 248 mm. As for the mobility, it’s the norm for a heavy machine with a max speed of 26 km/h.
The precision and speed of the shells do limit the effectiveness of the TS-5 over long distances, but it’s not terrible and, if needed, this American can get up close to deal with opponents. After all, this is a hard-shelled tank destroyer, which will feel right at home in defending a line of attack during the battle. It can also help bring out those “entrenched” enemies from their safe positions. Moreover, it can shake off shells from higher tiered opponents when played effectively, especially if you can hide the lower frontal plate, which is its biggest weak spot.
In summary, the TS-5 is a hard-shelled, but a slightly sluggish armored vehicle with a quick-firing, hard-hitting armament perfect for getting up close and brawling.
As always, depending on the test results, the characteristics may change. Follow the news and good luck in your battles!
Tomorrow the servers will get a small update. Because of this, World of Tanks servers will be unavailable on January 10, 2019 from 5:00 AM to 5:45 CET . In this micropatch:
Fixed a problem where, after switching to the sniper mode, the camera’s position was below the longitudinal axis of the gun ;
Fixed a problem in the reminder of New Year’s prizes that contained an incorrect date;
Some technical problems have been fixed.
The clan portal (eu.wargaming.net/clans) will be unavailable from 05:00 CET on 10.01.2019 to 05:45 CET on 10.01.2019.