Tag: World of Tanks

EU WoT & WoWS Servers Down

~ Sebastianul

Hello everyone,

Seems both World of Tanks EU Servers and the World of Warships EU Server are down. As I got reports about it, Wargaming posted two announcements:

Downtime – Server temporarily unavailable

Greetings Tankers!
We would like to inform you that due to an unforeseen technical issue, the server EU1/EU2 of World of Tanks is currently unavailable.
Our specialists are working to find a solution of the problem.
We are sorry for any inconvenience this issue may have caused.
Best regards from your Wargaming CS Team.

 

World of Warships – unscheduled server downtime

Greetings Captains!
Due to unforeseen circumstances the server is currently unavailable. We are currently addressing the issue and will bring the servers up as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Action Stations! Your Customer Service Team

Will keep you posted when the servers are back on.

Tank Myths – Russian T-34

~ Sebastianul

For the second Tank Myths article I have decided to talk about some myths on the Russian T-34. It’s considered by many a revolutionary tank and by far the best tank ever built during World War II. My personal opinion is that it was highly overrated and exaggerated.

2i5g4qc

Myth #1 – T-34 was the first tank ever to use sloped armour and nothing could penetrate it.

It is widely believed that the T-34 was the first tank ever to use sloped armour. However this is not true, French tanks like SOMUA S35 and R35, which had fully cast hulls and turrets, already had sloped armour. In World War I, sloped armour had been partially implemented by the French on their first tank, the Schneider CA1.

Other countries, like Germany, did some studies on the use of sloped armour before World War II and had several reasons not to use it:

  1. Sloped armour reduces the tank volume, resulting in reduced space for internal modules and crew space.
  2. It limits the gun size, one of the major points against sloped armour.
  3. Sloped armour changes the center of gravity in the tank.

We can correctly say, that it was the first mass produced tank to fully use the advantages of sloped armour, but it’s highly incorrect to say it was the first tank ever to use it.

Continue reading “Tank Myths – Russian T-34” →

Top of the Fail Tree – Update

~ Sebastianul

fail-tree

Hello everyone,

I have just noticed that Wargaming decided to read the complains about the “Top of the Tree” and changed a few things. If you remember my last post about this, the new Top of the Tree was going to give access, to anyone who voted for the winning tank, a set of special missions. WGEU created a topic in the Official EU Forum and asked for our opinion, and a lot of people complained about how the vote was conducted, and how people were only voting on the already winning tank, because you could see the results even before you voted. Seems they decided to read the complains and they have changed the following:

Important: We have listened to your opinions and suggestions following our reworked Top of the Tree Special announcement earlier this month and decided to make some important changes:
  • We noticed that many of you felt compelled to vote with the majority instead of picking the vehicle you genuinely want to be featured next. That’s why, starting immediately, eligibility for special missions will not depend on your vote in the poll.
  • Moreover, so as not to exclude anyone from enjoying this event to the fullest, we will grant players who have unlocked the vehicle in the past with the access to special missions as well.
Overall, it means that Top of the Tree missions will be available for every player who has the vehicle chosen by Community vote in their garage.

In my opinion, it still is a Top of the Fail Tree but at least anyone who owns the chosen tank will have access to the missions, and not just a chosen few voters. Not a great improvement, but better than nothing. Well done WGEU.

SEE ALSO

TBTD – The only Dutch Tank in WWII & The Dutch Defensive Strategy

~ Sebastianul

In Throwback Thursday we’ll look back on some tank (historical) peculiarities. This week we’ll start with the Dutch Renault FT-17 and its fate throughout the war.
The Dutch might not be known for their extensive combat and resistance against the German invaders in May 1940. A little background insight will be given to show why the Dutch army was far from ready when Germany invaded.
Continue reading “TBTD – The only Dutch Tank in WWII & The Dutch Defensive Strategy” →