Re: Royal Equestrian Armored Division

[StoneSlinger88]

Okay... I don't know what I did, but apparently there's a God who's pleased with me right now.

Victory!, AMX 12t, Redshire, 1/23/14 12:52 AM: 1,600 nXP, 1,709 dmg

[RoboRed]

Fffff...stock Comet is frustrating...

I'd LOVE to unlock my turret today, but constant tier 9 games and idiot teams aren't letting that happen.

[StoneSlinger88]

Just had a T32 tell me he was useless in city on Lakeville, so he went valley, then called me an idiot for losing city. We had a few mediums, one Caernavon, and me in an AMx 12T against a T34, two Tiger II's, a T69, and a Panther, all of which had TD support. 

[Fuzzy]

Fffff...stock Comet is frustrating...

I'd LOVE to unlock my turret today, but constant tier 9 games and idiot teams aren't letting that happen.

Load some premium, you'll need it. The Comet's gun is dire.

They really need to just give it the 17-pdr. Every other tank gets some fantasy gun, but the Comet is gimped with a historical gun that isn't even as powerful as it was in reality...

[RoboRed]

Just had a T32 tell me he was useless in city on Lakeville, so he went valley, then called me an idiot for losing city. We had a few mediums, one Caernavon, and me in an AMx 12T against a T34, two Tiger II's, a T69, and a Panther, all of which had TD support. 

Kinda had something similar last night, but with a KV5. For some reason, he thought it was a good idea to go AROUND the city, alone, where he could be spotted and picked off by TDs rather than go THORUGH the city and be useful, desperately-needed armor for the rest of us.

[RoboRed]

When a whole team full of greens loses it to a team full of red, and you end up in second place in said team full of greens in a partially upgraded Comet, you know it's time to put the game away.

Spoiler:

[RoboRed]

Back to working on the Chinese again - I'm getting an itch to sell my soul and play Russian tanks. Can't have that.

Gotta get dat IS-2.

[Guest]

I don't think that it would cost your soul, robo. I mean you're already playing the cheap knock off of Russian tanks with the Chinese ones. Realistically it'd probably only be like a quarter of your soul

[RoboRed]

Silly Dutch:
http://jalopnik.com/the-dutch-test-their-tanks-brakes-in-the-most-dramatic-1509861997

[hawkeye92]

I didn'y mind the Comet all that much. I found the gun bearable because although it has low pen, its' accuracy and rate of fire is simply obscene, especially with a vertical stabiliser and gun rammer.
With the relatively low profile, strong turret front and great turret front you behave a lot like a proto-Centurion solo, sniping from ridgelines. Sixth sense is what turns this vehicle into a worthwhile machine- knowing if you can put the DPM to work safely or not.

Also as a wolfpack of two or three Comets you can do a ridiculous amount of damage as you chew up a hapless heavy from both sides. I went in with no premium ammo and I still managed a decent winrate (compared to other tier seven tanks, the tigers, my stats in the Comet are amazing). If you have a premium account and have a decent silver stockpile I would reccomend taking 15 gold shells and not be shy about using them to punish enemy heavies, especially the tier nine ones.

But by no means does this tank need it.

[StoneSlinger88]

Heeheehee, Ace Tanker in my AMX 12T with 2215 damage, earning 42k silver and 3650xp on my x2 on Northwest (1217 base). Just kept popping over the edge of the southern road, emptying rounds into the top/sides/rear of enemies, then reversing back to safety. Six tanks tried to make it through that road. We lost three friendlies defending it (none of whom got off more than two penetrating shots), and from there an ELC and myself arrived and took care of the rest, with a little help from a spot-on artilleryman. In that pass, I killed three, he killed two, the arty got one, then we just waltzed into their base and killed a retreating T21 and an arty.

When French lights have a good game... They have a really good game.

[RoboRed]

I can feel fuzzy's burning rage:

Also, I like the IS-2. Is good tank.

[Guest]

Silly Dutch:
http://jalopnik.com/the-dutch-test-their-tanks-brakes-in-the-most-dramatic-1509861997

The people aren't the brakes!? Is this tumblr's doing!?

[Fuzzy]

I can feel fuzzy's burning rage:

At least it can use the 75mm HV, a pretty decent gun. It's the M3 Lee and the B1 Bis that I feel worse for. :p

Such a pity they keep insisting that multiturreting won't come soon because "few tanks use it." Funnily enough, none of the ones in game that desperately need it are Russian...

[RoboRed]

It's amazing what happens when people do what they're fucking supposed to: https://www.mediafire.com/?rpjb3a3p2pi05ll

Spoiler:

[RoboRed]

My sides...  

[RoboRed]

I forgot to post this earlier. Silly me.

Vergil, Tim, and myself in a tier 6 game:


Also, I am sorely tempted to suffer through the first several tiers of the American light line to get this tank:

[Valikdu]

Apparently, the PzIV and StuGIII are going to be both split between tiers 4 and 5. And the tier 5 PzIV is the H model with the side screens.

[StoneSlinger88]

Apparently, the PzIV and StuGIII are going to be both split between tiers 4 and 5. And the tier 5 PzIV is the H model with the side screens.

If they touch my Stuggy...

[RoboRed]

I finally got my 105 on my Leopard Prototype. May my suffering finally come to an end.

[Valikdu]

...Apparently, the Italian tree is going to be separate.

[Valikdu]

IT'S ALIIIVE!!

[Fuzzy]

Oh yes, very good! I always love seeing a part of history still running that I thought was gone.

[hawkeye92]

I think the Tank Museum at Bovington have at least one Mark IV tank in running order, but they daren't fire it up in case something breaks- they no longer have any original spare parts, which is why they used the mocked up versions built for film instead (which, aside from the engine noise are aparrently absolutely spot on, according to someone who drove the real thing the last time they moved it).

[Valikdu]

I want this thing. It is made from iron and much strong.

[RoboRed]

[Harmony Ltd.]

Isn't it the Centurion that was equipped in standard with a Tea-brewer?

[RoboRed]

These matches were literally one right after the other. First one's a bit of a heartbreaker, because I swear I could have gotten Ace mastery if I had just been able to survive and take out one more arty. I think the two points that did me in were either the missed shot on the move due to sudden change in terrain (this is why I hate firing in third person), or the fact that at the end, I stupidly drove back to the same location I was at while trying to fake out the arty. Because, of course, they WOULD still be pre-aiming at that position. Derp.

Match one: http://www.mediafire.com/download/1nf8im0fp0mlrfa/20140222_1500_germany-Pro_Ag_A_05_prohorovka.wotreplay
I think that this is also the highest amount if damage I've ever done in a game. Damn.

Spoiler:

Match two: http://www.mediafire.com/download/wk9o08ax42vrbm5/20140222_1518_germany-Pro_Ag_A_34_redshire.wotreplay
At least I got to be a hero in this second one.

Spoiler:

[hawkeye92]

Isn't it the Centurion that was equipped in standard with a Tea-brewer?

It was the first British tank to be equipped with a Boiling Vessel. It's a unit which boils water- the idea being that you cook your ration pouches in it then use the hot water for drinks. Or just use it as a kettle.

It's been fitted to every tank since, retrofitted into APC's since the '60's and is now in almost every British fighting vehicle and most logistics ones too.
It was probably one of the best crew comfort ideas ever dreamed up.

[RoboRed]

nerfing is magic:

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