Poor pen, poor accuracy, worth it?

DomoSapien: So when the Swediums came out I rushed to the tier VIII and grinded up the rest of the line. They're actually quite fun to play, from my experience, although there are a few pretty glaring weaknesses that prevent them from being meta.

The biggest weakness, moreso than the pen and accuracy imo, is how susceptible these things are to HE. You will fairly consistently be getting hit by artillery for 1k+ damage with a single shot. I think the most I've seen was a little over 1300 from an M53/M55. For the 15/16: The accuracy is, imo, workable, and the pen is also, imo, workable. I don't always spam gold because I generally prefer APCR when I can use it because shell velocity - but you have fairly beefy alpha for a medium which is a nice enough deterrent to stop people from pushing you on a ridgeline. The tank generally teaches you good gameplay habits and allows you to get into a lot of crazy positions/angles.

In my opinion, it's a really fun line to play once you hit tier 8+. You're going to have some excellent games and you're going to have some miserable games. If you want something that's a more consistent and classically skill-based I'd go for something else meta like the SConq, 277, or 430U. What I mean by that is, how you do in those vehicles is more directly related to your individual performance than how you do in the UDES, because things that are mostly out of your control like Arty will impact your gameplay in the UDES much more than in a more "meta" tank.