none of those tanks could kill the panzer or the t34. take for example the bt7, I get into battles with tanks 2-3 tiers above me and all they is look at me until they get tired of me pinging them from behind then they turn and I die in one shot.
these tanks were nothing but coffins on wheels of a bygone era. they were present in ww2 because there was nothing better available for everybody. what I find funny is people play wot then come here and try to post what they see over there. I wish they would also think about how exactly would you use these tanks? they cant kill a building, or any of the current tanks, well perhaps the jeep or the m3. it's like the tiger in mw, up one and you will kill all the other tanks, unless you are dumb enough to let them get close to you.
but threads like these are nothing more than hey I play wot.
here I"ll give you an example of how well regarded the bt7 is in wot. not even gonna mention the hotchkiss or the matila as they are so slow they wont be used at all.
http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/20555-tips-for-using-the-bt-7/
one last comment, guess what happened to hundreds of bt7's on the battle field?
semp
Again, you're comparison of WoT and AH is quite unbecoming. They are 2 very different platforms with 2 very different objectives.
You are making comparisons between the LW tanks and the EW tanks, which is not what you need to be doing. I doubt you will find anyone that will argue that the Pzr III is inferior to the Panther, but that isn't the point. Currently, the EW server and EW scenarios can use the Pzr IV F and the T34/76. If the Pzr III, Valentine, or BT7/T60/T70 were added, it was add more diversity to the EARLY WAR tank set, that is it. It isnt about the EW vs LW tanks or EW tanks in the LW arena, it is about filling in tank sets.
The German 5cm KwK 39 L/60, British 2 Pdr (40mm), and Soviet 45mm 20K M34 L/46 all have enough AP ability within 1000 yards to make the Panzer IV and T34/76 think twice about being the king of the battlefield.
Also, if you say "
these tanks were nothing but coffins on wheels of a bygone era. they were present in ww2 because there was nothing better available for everybody.", then that tells me you seriously fail to understand the transgression of warfare and tank development from 1936 to 1945. Obviously, SOP, tactics, and logistics played a major role in why each country did what they did and developed the material and tools they ended up with. FWIW, I've not ever really endorsed the slower Churchill or Matilda tanks, in AH simply because of their 15mph max speed they would be left behind.
Of course each of those tank could take down a town building, it will take more shots but then again those smaller caliber tanks were not meant to engage soft targets generally, hence the Panzer IV and larger type "infantry support tanks". Those smaller caliber tanks will have a much higher rate of fire to make up for the lesser HE effect. Based on the current AH standards, these intermediate calibers will take 5-7 shots to take down a building. Add in about a 3 second reload rate and at most it will take one of these EW tanks 21 seconds to bring down a building. By comparison, the T34/76 can bring down a building in 2 shots over 18 seconds. Two peas in a pod, I say.
