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Draschel:  3,000 combined is needed for 3marks like Lorraine, Type 59, 122TM, T-34-3, Lansen, RH07. These aren't even top bracket try hard 8s like progetto, LIS, bourratt, Chimera. Benchmark doesn't usually get you 3mark, unless its something like VTU? lol?  or 59 Patton, M48ARhpz. You need more than that. 2k isn't that much considering what sensible people are doing in tanks like 274A, RH07, Lansen, progetto, LIS these days. And it isn't uncommon to see people playing very high DPM STA1 and 416 like TD, netting ridiculous DPG I am not a medium player myself, per se. I only have 2 T8 meds 3 marked, and that was before equipment 2.0 and not even strut your stuff crew skills, or rations. And I was averaging 2,100 on pretty bad tumor cupola meds. Imagine what sensible people do now, in far better, more versatile machines like 274A and LIS.  Be careful with the word benchmark, this implies neither good nor bad. Its just what I believe people are capable in nominally obtaining. A control. If you are lemmingrush or iyouxin? Sure get your sprees and sessions of 2,500. If you are a run-of-the-mill green, 1,500. Where does that leave the average between the two? You guessed it, benchmark. Also, be careful in using particularly bad examples. When someone sets a benchmark, it obviously isn't using something like bourratt. But on the flip side, neither is it something to scrutinize using VTU or AMXCDC. A capable med, Lansen? RAAC? T1LPC? Perfectly achievable for someone to net 2k in those.