Question on the Tiger's armor

[STEELE]

Have you tried any online testing in the DA's Tanktown?

[THRASH99]

Have you tried any online testing in the DA's Tanktown?

Yes I have, me and a squaddie went to the DA and did a match-up of a T-34/76 vs Tiger, he killed me in one shot from 3000 out. now that this new patch has come in, the tiger is back the way is was before, armor still screwed up a bit.

[Nemisis]

I really don't get how the tiger's armor really sucks now, I got hit in the hull by a panzar's round from 2400 yards out and it killed me. Then I got hit in the hull another time by a T-34/76 that was the same distance and he killed me. There is absolutely no reason why these rounds are killing me in one shot, especially when the Tiger has 110mm armor in the front hull. FIX it plz!

There are weak spots on the armor (although you CAN'T get a hit that doesn't ricochet with the M4A3(75) so don't both trying to perk farm by hunting tigers) that can give kills at 1500-1700yds out, but I've never heard of a tiger being oneshot killed at 2400yds by anything but a firefly or another tiger.

And I believe the TURRET has 110mm armor with the hull having 100mm armor, but I could be wrong. And something that may help is to put your tank at a 23degree angle to your opponent (creates a slope to the armor, adding strength and increasing the likelyhood of ricochets).

[iwomba]

Tigers & Pzrs had the same penetration up to 600m. This was proven by Russian tests.

Myself I would like to see gv battles as they should be. Fought around the 1000 range. Not this long range bs stuff from 3 or 4k or more out which is ridiculous anyway.

Tigers basically were the only long range tanks & could kill at 2000. Therefore the kill range for tigers should be about this distance & for for all other tanks set at a their distance.

It is more of a challenge to hunt a M4 with a pzr & close the distance to get a kill at 400/600 than to stand off & fire from 3k+ away.

With the hills added back in there is no reason why gv battles cannot be fought within the ranges that reflect the actual gv battles.

It becomes more of a tactical & stratergy process & should improve game play IMO.

[Nemisis]

Not true, now we just have an increased percentage of people spending the time to climb hills. They then procede to exchange fire with the tanks on the next hill over. The only thing thats changed is the location of the fights, and the tanks used (fireflys no longer make up 40% of GV's used in long range fights. The numbers are now more like 45% M4A3(76)W's, 35% T-34/85's, and 10% Tigers).

For those those that are capable of using cover, terrain, and movment, the fights have become much more fun. The ONE thing that irks me is that I can no longer compete with Dr7 (can't get close enough to kill his tiger before I explode, even with the hills, and can't beat him in a long range fight), so I now have to rely on the flyboys to take care of him.

[jay]

i already play to the new sherman (75) tactical advantage when flanking an nme cause it seems stronger when shooting people from behind and the side

[Nemisis]

Oh yes, I love the crys of anger when I take out someones Firefly with my M4A3(75)