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Subject: News from the Front\Discussion of News Articles\World of Tanks Release
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nomlabz, on 17 March 2011 - 07:43 PM, said: All this yammering about the wipe and all the hard work on grinding being lost is starting to get boring... I think people forgot that this was a BETA period and started to treat the game like the full release.
Getting back to the subject, the launch announcement is very good news !
One question tho Overlord, as in a previous post someone asked if we will need to re-download the game, I would like to know that process too, if you can give those details pls
Thanks!

Subject: World of Tanks Release
Link on message: #433642

nomlabz, on Mar 17 2011 - 18:43, said: All this yammering about the wipe and all the hard work on grinding being lost is starting to get boring... I think people forgot that this was a BETA period and started to treat the game like the full release.
Getting back to the subject, the launch announcement is very good news !
One question tho Overlord, as in a previous post someone asked if we will need to re-download the game, I would like to know that process too, if you can give those details pls

Thanks!

Subject: News from the Front\World of Tanks Newsletter\WoT Newsletter Volume #17
Link on message: #433562

Welcome to the World of Tanks Newsletter! said: Our goal is to weekly update with news events, new information on current issues, and interesting articles!
If you think you have a story or article that would fit in well submit the article to MrVic via PM on the WoT boards.
We plan to add some reporters/writers so submit your entries or ideas and how you might like to contribute!
Newsletter Staff
Editor: MrVicWeekly Comic: Wallachia Tank Review: Diastant


Developers Corner  said: Release Date Announced

London (17th March, 2011) — Wargaming.net is glad to announce today that its highly-anticipated free-to-play action MMO game World of Tanks is set to launch on 12th April, 2011 in Europe and North America.
With this announcement, the company reports World of Tanks to be gradually entering the release phase after nine successive months of closed and open beta testing that let the game recruit an impressive number of players building up a strong and responsive community that helped the development team enhance and polish the game by providing valuable feedback and reporting issues.
World of Tanks is one of the most recognizable vehicle-based MMO games where players fight action-packed battles driving historically accurate WWII-era armored machines. The game’s stunning graphics, destructible environments, a wide variety of military hardware with a vast choice of upgrade options along with captivating and well-balanced gameplay make it a must-try for almost every gamer.
“Our team has been working really hard to create a unique blend of action, strategy, simulation and RPG elements in World of Tanks, and now the moment all fans across the globe have been waiting for is right around the corner”, said Victor Kislyi, CEO of Wargaming.net. “We are delighted to be finally announcing the release date for this ground-breaking title and invite all veteran players and those new to the game to enjoy tense and uncompromising armored warfare on World of Tanks battlegrounds”.
During preparation stage for release all vehicles, achievements, statistics, inactive/duplicate accounts will be wiped, except vehicles received within PR events! All players who did a long way from CBT to Release will get some bonuses, stay tuned!
QuoteEU and US Supertest
In the coming weeks an International Supertest server will be set up. The Supertest is a special server that all updates must go to before being officially released, as a final quality check. This server provides the developers with information that can be used to improve the upcoming update before release, including bug fixes and balancing issues, and improve the overall quality of future updates.
What this means for players:
An opportunity to test new features and content before it is released officially. This includes new vehicles, maps, game modes, and much more.
An opportunity to have greater and more pointed influence upon the development of the game by tracking bugs and pointing failures of game mechanics.
An opportunity to increase the level and quality of communication between players and the World of Tanks development team.
Players interested in the participating in the Supertest are encouraged to watch for updates on the forums for instructions on how to join.
First stage of Supertest recruitment will be dedicated to Language Supertest and is going to start in a few days.
Dev Question and Answer on Question and Answer sessions Link to Thread
Password change serviceLink to Post


Quote EU and US Supertest
In the coming weeks an International Supertest server will be set up. The Supertest is a special server that all updates must go to before being officially released, as a final quality check. This server provides the developers with information that can be used to improve the upcoming update before release, including bug fixes and balancing issues, and improve the overall quality of future updates.
What this means for players:
An opportunity to test new features and content before it is released officially. This includes new vehicles, maps, game modes, and much more.
An opportunity to have greater and more pointed influence upon the development of the game by tracking bugs and pointing failures of game mechanics.
An opportunity to increase the level and quality of communication between players and the World of Tanks development team.
Players interested in the participating in the Supertest are encouraged to watch for updates on the forums for instructions on how to join.
First stage of Supertest recruitment will be dedicated to Language Supertest and is going to start in a few days.


News Headlines said: WORLD OF TANKS RELEASENews Link Details
MAINTENANCE WORKS SCHEDULED ON MARCH 18News Link Details
WORLD OF TANKS PRIMER - WELCOME TO WWII 101!News Link Details
WORLD OF TANKS CLAN REGISTRATION. UPDATEDNews Link Details
STEEL WALL – AMERICAN TANK DESTROYERS!News Link Details
Ural Steel - International Championship within World of tanks for Uralvagonzavod prizesNews Link Details


Main Discussions on the Forums said: Have thoughts or concerns? The following Threads are the main threads for discussing changes or feedback.
Discussion of pre-release notesLink to Main Topic
v.0.6.3.7 update - preliminary discussion Link to Main Topic
Official Tracks - Tracked - Tracking Thread Link to Main Topic
Match Making Thread Link to Main Topic
Post Patch SPG Thread Link to Main Topic
Official Hard/Soft Wipe Discussion Thread Link to Main Topic
Official Tank View Range / Spotting Thread Link to Main Topic
Thread Covering Open Beta information What Open Beta Means to you!


Fake Tip of the Week said: Fake Tip of the Week:If you use a SPG to kill 5 Loltraktors only, in a single match, you will automatically receive 7331 exp for the battle!


Post of the Week said: Link to Post
Tips, Tactics and Strategy -- Visualized Tank tactics and strategy explained through pictures



A Look to the Future said: World of Tanks v.0.6.4 Preliminary Patch Notes

• Added new vehicles: premium heavy Lowe and KV-5, intermediate KV-13 and Pz38NA, tier 8 SPGs: Object 261, GW-E serie, T-92.
• Full redesign of Maus collision model using “skirt” type of armor.
• Fixed hit boxes for IS-7, JagdPanther.
• Added new maps – Mountain Pass and Prairies.
• Visual redesign of Pagorki map.
• Gameplay redesign of Komarin map: reduced number of bushes near the bridges, added extra buildings on the central island for cover.
• Added extra checkpoints on tank models for more accurate visibility checks.
• Changed effect for credit and gold first aid kits, repair kits and fire extinguishers:
Credit repair kit will fix 1 chosen damaged module until the end of battle. Gold will repair all currently damaged modules until the end of battle.
You can put both repair kits on the same tank together.
First aid kits work similar to repair kits.
Credit fire extinguisher will extinguish fire immediately after you manually activate it – by pressing its button ingame.
Gold fire extinguisher will automatically extinguish fire 0.5 seconds after tank catches fire and will reduce chance of catching fire by 10%.
• Changed damage mechanics for tracks. You can damage tracks if you hit the leading or the rearmost wheel of the tank. It will be much more difficult to detrack it by hitting middle part of the tank.
• Reworked vehicle movement system – stucking at vertical surfaces and map borders is nearly completely eliminated. Reduced chance of stucking in terrain objects.
• Added first version of moving wrecks of destroyed vehicles.
• Fixed bug with SPG Object 212 gun mantlet that was able to absorb shells without losing durability.
• Fixed damage mechanics of certain open-topped SPGs during light collisions with other vehicles.
• Added an option to demount non-demountable equipment (like Rammer or Coated Optics) for 10 Gold.
• Added an option to transfer in-game gold to another player. For additional control of transfer special billing password is being used.
• Added an option to block voice messages from the player in battle and in hangar.
• Added an option to turn-off tank shaking during shooting/moving/stopping/being hit in sniper mode. Default setting is shaking on.
• Added an option to remove tracks prints.
• Added an option to turn off smoke and dust off the tank tracks.
• Added detailed options for voice chat: selection of audio device, voice test and other options.
• Fixed bug with client freeze when joining company/platoon in case of voice ports being blocked.
• Added new tab Clan for Contacts window, including the list of clan members.
• Added visual diplay of “speaking players” in Training Room, Platoon and Company, Map Loading screen.
• Added additional star icon on the tank that did not gain double experience for the current day.
• Minimap remade into flash like the other interface . Added icons for different tank types. Added colored icons of different colours for tanks in player’s platoon.
• Added additional markers above tanks in player’s platoon.
• Added additional statistics window displayed when player’s tank is destroyed.
• Fixed great amount of rendering bugs, improved efficiency of high-quality dynamic shadows.
• Added protection from client-side change of color, brightness and display time for tracer effects.
Planned for v.0.6.4, but currenty in development:
• Reworking visibility/camouflage of all vehicles and guns.
• Lowered memory usage. Fixing Red Textures bug on PC with big amount of RAM (> 2 GB).
• Specific balance weight for 9th tier Medium tanks.
• Fixing discrepancy between sniper and arcade crosshairs in case vehicle is positioned on a slope.
• New post-battle statistics.
Note 1. The list of changes is not full.
Note 2. v.0.6.4 is very likely to be the release version.
ETA - to be announced.
Quote M6A2E1 - is an uparmored continuation of US M6 heavy line with a new turret armed with a T5E1 105 mm gun. Never was in mass production.
This is a tier 8 premium tank that will be available for pre-orders
M6A2E1

M6A2E1 Pre-Order


Update on M6A2E1

M6A2E1 Specs
M6A2E1 specs revelaed. This vehicle will be available in pre-orders.

Quote Tier - 8
Hit Points -1500
Weight Limit - 66.96/70.5 t
Engine Power - 960 h.p.
Speed Limit - 29 km/h
Traverse Speed - 24 deg/sec
Hull Armor - 191/44/41 mm
Turret Armor - 191/89/208 mm
Standard Shell Damage - 270-450
Standard Shell Penetration - 149-248 mm
Rate of Fire - 4.8 rounds/min
Turret Traverse Speed - 26 deg/sec
View Range - 430 m
Signal Range - 650 m
World of Tanks Tutorial Videos

World of Tanks Tutorial Video Part 4
World of Tanks Tutorial Video Part 3
World of Tanks Tutorial Video part 2
World of Tanks Tutorial Video part 1


Quote M6A2E1 - is an uparmored continuation of US M6 heavy line with a new turret armed with a T5E1 105 mm gun. Never was in mass production.
This is a tier 8 premium tank that will be available for pre-orders


Quote Tier - 8
Hit Points -1500
Weight Limit - 66.96/70.5 t
Engine Power - 960 h.p.
Speed Limit - 29 km/h
Traverse Speed - 24 deg/sec
Hull Armor - 191/44/41 mm
Turret Armor - 191/89/208 mm
Standard Shell Damage - 270-450
Standard Shell Penetration - 149-248 mm
Rate of Fire - 4.8 rounds/min
Turret Traverse Speed - 26 deg/sec
View Range - 430 m
Signal Range - 650 m


Pictures of the Week said: Note: Many of these images are from projects in progress. They should be considered Alpha images and not final
Last Weeks Pictures of the Week (Archive)
New Map Preview!
Steppes








Caucasus









Weekly Web Comics said: The Loltraktor Chronicles by: Wallachia (Core) Link to the Authors site.




Tank Skin of the Week said: This weeks featured Tank skin is by "gyk" Thread Link
PantherII Ambush Camo




Tank Reviews said: Written By: Diastant
Tank Reviews # 6 IS-4
History: The IS-4 was a continuation of the Josif Stalin series of heavy tanks produced during and after the war. The IS-4 was competition to the IS-3, and it was basically an extensive re-design of the IS and IS-2 heavy tanks. They were decommissioned in the 1960's.
Armor: The IS-4 has one big advantage, armor. Armor is 160/160/100. Health Points are 1790 HP. The turret in particular has a maximum of 252mm worth of armor. So, despite the slower speed and maneuverability, the armor is one of the biggest goodies about this tank. Because your frontal armor isn't pike nosed like the IS-3 or IS-7, be sure to angle your armor. When you are going down a street in any city map, you will truly feel invincible, hearing each and every shot bounce. But with great armor comes some dis-advantages. Because you have great armor, you are less maneuverable. Your turret traverse is also very slow compared to the IS-3. It should be able to bounce most shots, but be wary of the drivers port in the frontal section, that is where it is the weakest.
Firepower: The IS-4 has a 4 choices of guns. 100, 122, another 122, and the 130mm guns. The 100 gun is the default one if you don't use the 122mm, so I suggest you switch to the 122mm as soon as possible, because 100mm isn't going to damage the enemies that you are going to be fighting. The first 122mm is rather weaker than the BL-9, but it should do, if you happen to not mount the BL-9 for any reason. The BL-9 is the same gun on the IS-3, but the 130mm S-70 "Finger of God" is the one you really should be going for. It does massive damage, so an IS-4 has the same firepower as the IS-7. You should rarely bounce, unless it's a T-series. 130mm brings a certain feeling of power, but you need the second turret for the IS-4, so be sure to research that. As for shells, I recommend mostly AP and a few HE.
Mobility: The IS-4, when you first get it, honestly feels like a KV, only worse. Your speed is only playable at the very least, and the turning traverse...it will feel horrible. So I suggest that you get the tracks first. Then the engine. When you max it out in terms of mobility, it's very similar to the IS-3's, only thing is that you will accelerate a little slower. Turning traverse also gets decreased by about 2 degrees, but the mobility doesn't make much of a difference because it should be enough to get you across the map fast enough. Top speed on urban maps is around 30+ km/h, and when you are going uphill it will be around 10+ km/h. Top speed is 35 km/h. It's similar to the IS-3's, so it should be familiar once you max it out.
Fear Factor: IS-4's are a very common force on the battlefield, but they are very dangerous should you encounter it one-on-one. If it has the height and speed advantage, it can very easily circle similar tanks and start pummeling it with the 130mm cannon. When people think of the IS-4 nowadays, they think it is overpowered, but that is only because they can't penetrate it. It is a force to be reckoned with. Do not under-estimate this.
Overall Value: It's a very important force on the battlefield, especially as a front-line fighter and dog-fighter. Just be careful of the speed and mobility drawbacks though. The gun should be able to cause massive damage, and the armor and HP shouldn't be much of a problem. Do not under-estimate it.


Community Driven Content said: Historical Battles!
Historical Battles, Link to Section
Color Blind? Check this out!
Color Blind (Mod) by:SmVueno Right now in game options are not complete, but the following thread created by SmVueno provides some help. Link to Thread
Lost your Original Tank Skin files? This thread may help save you time! Link to Thread


Help Wanted said:
New Positions Open!
Looking for 1-2 Players from NA and EU forums to join the Newsletter Staff. Looking for players that are avid readers of the forums, main work entails finding funny or well written posts, recent information on info segments posted by the devs ect and other content such as finding tank skins for each weeks Newsletter publications. Main focus is finding and collecting information to be added weekly. If your interested in such a role please Send a PM to MrVic Thanks!

Subject: WoT Newsletter Volume #17
Link on message: #433562

Welcome to the World of Tanks Newsletter! said: Our goal is to weekly update with news events, new information on current issues, and interesting articles!
If you think you have a story or article that would fit in well submit the article to MrVic via PM on the WoT boards.
We plan to add some reporters/writers so submit your entries or ideas and how you might like to contribute!

Newsletter Staff
Editor: MrVicWeekly Comic: Wallachia Tank Review: Diastant



Developers Corner  said:
Release Date Announced
                    
London (17th March, 2011) — Wargaming.net is glad to announce today that its highly-anticipated free-to-play action MMO game World of Tanks is set to launch on 12th April, 2011 in Europe and North America.

With this announcement, the company reports World of Tanks to be gradually entering the release phase after nine successive months of closed and open beta testing that let the game recruit an impressive number of players building up a strong and responsive community that helped the development team enhance and polish the game by providing valuable feedback and reporting issues.

World of Tanks is one of the most recognizable vehicle-based MMO games where players fight action-packed battles driving historically accurate WWII-era armored machines. The game’s stunning graphics, destructible environments, a wide variety of military hardware with a vast choice of upgrade options along with captivating and well-balanced gameplay make it a must-try for almost every gamer.

“Our team has been working really hard to create a unique blend of action, strategy, simulation and RPG elements in World of Tanks, and now the moment all fans across the globe have been waiting for is right around the corner”, said Victor Kislyi, CEO of Wargaming.net. “We are delighted to be finally announcing the release date for this ground-breaking title and invite all veteran players and those new to the game to enjoy tense and uncompromising armored warfare on World of Tanks battlegrounds”.

During preparation stage for release all vehicles, achievements, statistics, inactive/duplicate accounts will be wiped, except vehicles received within PR events! All  players who did a long way from CBT to Release will get some bonuses, stay tuned!




Quote EU and US Supertest
In the coming weeks an International Supertest server will be set up. The Supertest is a special server that all updates must go to before being officially released, as a final quality check. This server provides the developers with information that can be used to improve the upcoming update before release, including bug fixes and balancing issues, and improve the overall quality of future updates.

What this means for players:
An opportunity to test new features and content before it is released officially. This includes new vehicles, maps, game modes, and much more.
An opportunity to have greater and more pointed influence upon the development of the game by tracking bugs and pointing failures of game mechanics.
An opportunity to increase the level and quality of communication between players and the World of Tanks development team.
Players interested in the participating in the Supertest are encouraged to watch for updates on the forums for instructions on how to join.

First stage of Supertest recruitment will be dedicated to Language Supertest and is going to start in a few days.

Dev Question and Answer on Question and Answer sessions Link to Thread

Password change serviceLink to Post




Quote EU and US Supertest
In the coming weeks an International Supertest server will be set up. The Supertest is a special server that all updates must go to before being officially released, as a final quality check. This server provides the developers with information that can be used to improve the upcoming update before release, including bug fixes and balancing issues, and improve the overall quality of future updates.

What this means for players:
An opportunity to test new features and content before it is released officially. This includes new vehicles, maps, game modes, and much more.
An opportunity to have greater and more pointed influence upon the development of the game by tracking bugs and pointing failures of game mechanics.
An opportunity to increase the level and quality of communication between players and the World of Tanks development team.
Players interested in the participating in the Supertest are encouraged to watch for updates on the forums for instructions on how to join.

First stage of Supertest recruitment will be dedicated to Language Supertest and is going to start in a few days.


News Headlines said:
WORLD OF TANKS RELEASENews Link Details

MAINTENANCE WORKS SCHEDULED ON MARCH 18News Link Details

WORLD OF TANKS PRIMER - WELCOME TO WWII 101!News Link Details

WORLD OF TANKS CLAN REGISTRATION. UPDATEDNews Link Details

STEEL WALL – AMERICAN TANK DESTROYERS!News Link Details

Ural Steel - International Championship within World of tanks for Uralvagonzavod prizesNews Link Details





Main Discussions on the Forums said: Have thoughts or concerns? The following Threads are the main threads for discussing changes or feedback.

Discussion of pre-release notesLink to Main Topic

v.0.6.3.7 update - preliminary discussion Link to Main Topic

Official Tracks - Tracked - Tracking Thread Link to Main Topic

Match Making Thread Link to Main Topic

Post Patch SPG Thread Link to Main Topic

Official Hard/Soft Wipe Discussion Thread Link to Main Topic

Official Tank View Range / Spotting Thread Link to Main Topic

Thread Covering Open Beta information  What Open Beta Means to you!





Fake Tip of the Week said: Fake Tip of the Week:If you use a SPG to kill 5 Loltraktors only, in a single match, you will automatically receive 7331 exp for the battle!



Post of the Week said: Link to Post

Tips, Tactics and Strategy -- Visualized Tank tactics and strategy explained through pictures

  




A Look to the Future said:   

World of Tanks v.0.6.4 Preliminary Patch Notes
                    
• Added new vehicles: premium heavy Lowe and KV-5, intermediate KV-13 and Pz38NA, tier 8 SPGs: Object 261, GW-E serie, T-92.
• Full redesign of Maus collision model using “skirt” type of armor.
• Fixed hit boxes for IS-7, JagdPanther.
• Added new maps – Mountain Pass and Prairies.
• Visual redesign of Pagorki map.
• Gameplay redesign of Komarin map: reduced number of bushes near the bridges, added extra buildings on the central island for cover.
• Added extra checkpoints on tank models for more accurate visibility checks.
• Changed effect for credit and gold first aid kits, repair kits and fire extinguishers:
Credit repair kit will fix 1 chosen damaged module until the end of battle. Gold will repair all currently damaged modules until the end of battle.
You can put both repair kits on the same tank together.
First aid kits work similar to repair kits.
Credit fire extinguisher will extinguish fire immediately after you manually activate it – by pressing its button ingame.
Gold fire extinguisher will automatically extinguish fire 0.5 seconds after tank catches fire and will reduce chance of catching fire by 10%.
• Changed damage mechanics for tracks. You can damage tracks if you hit the leading or the rearmost wheel of the tank. It will be much more difficult to detrack it by hitting middle part of the tank.
• Reworked vehicle movement system – stucking at vertical surfaces and map borders is nearly completely eliminated. Reduced chance of stucking in terrain objects.
• Added first version of moving wrecks of destroyed vehicles.
• Fixed bug with SPG Object 212 gun mantlet that was able to absorb shells without losing durability.
• Fixed damage mechanics of certain open-topped SPGs during light collisions with other vehicles.
• Added an option to demount non-demountable equipment (like Rammer or Coated Optics) for 10 Gold.
• Added an option to transfer in-game gold to another player. For additional control of transfer special billing password is being used.
• Added an option to block voice messages from the player in battle and in hangar.
• Added an option to turn-off tank shaking during shooting/moving/stopping/being hit in sniper mode. Default setting is shaking on.
• Added an option to remove tracks prints.
• Added an option to turn off smoke and dust off the tank tracks.
• Added detailed options for voice chat: selection of audio device, voice test and other options.
• Fixed bug with client freeze when joining company/platoon in case of voice ports being blocked.
• Added new tab Clan for Contacts window, including the list of clan members.
• Added visual diplay of “speaking players” in Training Room, Platoon and Company, Map Loading screen.
• Added additional star icon on the tank that did not gain double experience for the current day.
• Minimap remade into flash like the other interface . Added icons for different tank types. Added colored icons of different colours for tanks in player’s platoon.
• Added additional markers above tanks in player’s platoon.
• Added additional statistics window displayed when player’s tank is destroyed.
• Fixed great amount of rendering bugs, improved efficiency of high-quality dynamic shadows.
• Added protection from client-side change of color, brightness and display time for tracer effects.

Planned for v.0.6.4, but currenty in development:

• Reworking visibility/camouflage of all vehicles and guns.
• Lowered memory usage. Fixing Red Textures bug on PC with big amount of RAM (> 2 GB).
• Specific balance weight for 9th tier Medium tanks.
• Fixing discrepancy between sniper and arcade crosshairs in case vehicle is positioned on a slope.
• New post-battle statistics.

Note 1. The list of changes is not full.
Note 2. v.0.6.4 is very likely to be the release version.

ETA - to be announced.


Quote M6A2E1 - is an uparmored continuation of US M6 heavy line with a new turret armed with a T5E1 105 mm gun. Never was in mass production.

This is a tier 8 premium tank that will be available for pre-orders
M6A2E1
                    
M6A2E1 Pre-Order



Update on M6A2E1
                    
M6A2E1 Specs
M6A2E1 specs revelaed. This vehicle will be available in pre-orders.


Quote Tier - 8
Hit Points -1500
Weight Limit - 66.96/70.5 t
Engine Power - 960 h.p.
Speed Limit - 29 km/h
Traverse Speed - 24 deg/sec
Hull Armor - 191/44/41 mm
Turret Armor - 191/89/208 mm
Standard Shell Damage - 270-450
Standard Shell Penetration - 149-248 mm
Rate of Fire - 4.8 rounds/min
Turret Traverse Speed - 26 deg/sec
View Range - 430 m
Signal Range - 650 m


World of Tanks Tutorial Videos
                    
World of Tanks Tutorial Video Part 4



World of Tanks Tutorial Video Part 3



World of Tanks Tutorial Video part 2

http://www.youtube.c...ayer_detailpage

World of Tanks Tutorial Video part 1

http://www.youtube.c...player_embedded



Quote M6A2E1 - is an uparmored continuation of US M6 heavy line with a new turret armed with a T5E1 105 mm gun. Never was in mass production.

This is a tier 8 premium tank that will be available for pre-orders



Quote Tier - 8
Hit Points -1500
Weight Limit - 66.96/70.5 t
Engine Power - 960 h.p.
Speed Limit - 29 km/h
Traverse Speed - 24 deg/sec
Hull Armor - 191/44/41 mm
Turret Armor - 191/89/208 mm
Standard Shell Damage - 270-450
Standard Shell Penetration - 149-248 mm
Rate of Fire - 4.8 rounds/min
Turret Traverse Speed - 26 deg/sec
View Range - 430 m
Signal Range - 650 m



Pictures of the Week said: Note: Many of these images are from projects in progress. They should be considered Alpha images and not final



Last Weeks Pictures of the Week (Archive)

New Map Preview!

Steppes
                    
http://img691.images...1/35steppes.jpg
http://img155.images...20110311164.jpg
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http://img13.imagesh...20110311164.jpg
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http://img855.images...20110311164.jpg

Caucasus
                    
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http://img850.images...20110311165.jpg
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Weekly Web Comics said: The Loltraktor Chronicles by: Wallachia (Core) Link to the Authors site.
                    
http://loltraktor.th...58463718000.png




Tank Skin of the Week said: This weeks featured Tank skin is by "gyk" Thread Link

PantherII Ambush Camo

                    
http://www.stwaracad...tg8dztdfr7u.jpg




Tank Reviews said: Written By: Diastant


Tank Reviews # 6 IS-4

History: The IS-4 was a continuation of the Josif Stalin series of heavy tanks produced during and after the war. The IS-4 was competition to the IS-3, and it was basically an extensive re-design of the IS and IS-2 heavy tanks. They were decommissioned in the 1960's.

Armor: The IS-4 has one big advantage, armor. Armor is 160/160/100. Health Points are 1790 HP. The turret in particular has a maximum of 252mm worth of armor. So, despite the slower speed and maneuverability, the armor is one of the biggest goodies about this tank. Because your frontal armor isn't pike nosed like the IS-3 or IS-7, be sure to angle your armor. When you are going down a street in any city map, you will truly feel invincible, hearing each and every shot bounce. But with great armor comes some dis-advantages. Because you have great armor, you are less maneuverable. Your turret traverse is also very slow compared to the IS-3. It should be able to bounce most shots, but be wary of the drivers port in the frontal section, that is where it is the weakest.

Firepower: The IS-4 has a 4 choices of guns. 100, 122, another 122, and the 130mm guns. The 100 gun is the default one if you don't use the 122mm, so I suggest you switch to the 122mm as soon as possible, because 100mm isn't going to damage the enemies that you are going to be fighting. The first 122mm is rather weaker than the BL-9, but it should do, if you happen to not mount the BL-9 for any reason. The BL-9 is the same gun on the IS-3, but the 130mm S-70 "Finger of God" is the one you really should be going for. It does massive damage, so an IS-4 has the same firepower as the IS-7. You should rarely bounce, unless it's a T-series. 130mm brings a certain feeling of power, but you need the second turret for the IS-4, so be sure to research that. As for shells, I recommend mostly AP and a few HE.

Mobility: The IS-4, when you first get it, honestly feels like a KV, only worse. Your speed is only playable at the very least, and the turning traverse...it will feel horrible. So I suggest that you get the tracks first. Then the engine. When you max it out in terms of mobility, it's very similar to the IS-3's, only thing is that you will accelerate a little slower. Turning traverse also gets decreased by about 2 degrees, but the mobility doesn't make much of a difference because it should be enough to get you across the map fast enough. Top speed on urban maps is around 30+ km/h, and when you are going uphill it will be around 10+ km/h. Top speed is 35 km/h. It's similar to the IS-3's, so it should be familiar once you max it out.

Fear Factor: IS-4's are a very common force on the battlefield, but they are very dangerous should you encounter it one-on-one. If it has the height and speed advantage, it can very easily circle similar tanks and start pummeling it with the 130mm cannon. When people think of the IS-4 nowadays, they think it is overpowered, but that is only because they can't penetrate it. It is a force to be reckoned with. Do not under-estimate this.

Overall Value: It's a very important force on the battlefield, especially as a front-line fighter and dog-fighter. Just be careful of the speed and mobility drawbacks though. The gun should be able to cause massive damage, and the armor and HP shouldn't be much of a problem. Do not under-estimate it.




Community Driven Content said:
Historical Battles!
Historical Battles, Link to Section

Color Blind? Check this out!
Color Blind (Mod) by:SmVueno  Right now in game options are not complete, but the following thread created by SmVueno provides some help. Link to Thread

Lost your Original Tank Skin files? This thread may help save you time! Link to Thread




Help Wanted said:

New Positions Open!
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Subject: WoT Newsletter Volume #17
Link on message: #433562

Welcome to the World of Tanks Newsletter! said: Our goal is to weekly update with news events, new information on current issues, and interesting articles!
If you think you have a story or article that would fit in well submit the article to MrVic via PM on the WoT boards.
We plan to add some reporters/writers so submit your entries or ideas and how you might like to contribute!

Newsletter Staff
Editor: MrVicWeekly Comic: Wallachia Tank Review: Diastant



Developers Corner  said:
Release Date Announced
                    
London (17th March, 2011) — Wargaming.net is glad to announce today that its highly-anticipated free-to-play action MMO game World of Tanks is set to launch on 12th April, 2011 in Europe and North America.

With this announcement, the company reports World of Tanks to be gradually entering the release phase after nine successive months of closed and open beta testing that let the game recruit an impressive number of players building up a strong and responsive community that helped the development team enhance and polish the game by providing valuable feedback and reporting issues.

World of Tanks is one of the most recognizable vehicle-based MMO games where players fight action-packed battles driving historically accurate WWII-era armored machines. The game’s stunning graphics, destructible environments, a wide variety of military hardware with a vast choice of upgrade options along with captivating and well-balanced gameplay make it a must-try for almost every gamer.

“Our team has been working really hard to create a unique blend of action, strategy, simulation and RPG elements in World of Tanks, and now the moment all fans across the globe have been waiting for is right around the corner”, said Victor Kislyi, CEO of Wargaming.net. “We are delighted to be finally announcing the release date for this ground-breaking title and invite all veteran players and those new to the game to enjoy tense and uncompromising armored warfare on World of Tanks battlegrounds”.

During preparation stage for release all vehicles, achievements, statistics, inactive/duplicate accounts will be wiped, except vehicles received within PR events! All  players who did a long way from CBT to Release will get some bonuses, stay tuned!




Quote EU and US Supertest
In the coming weeks an International Supertest server will be set up. The Supertest is a special server that all updates must go to before being officially released, as a final quality check. This server provides the developers with information that can be used to improve the upcoming update before release, including bug fixes and balancing issues, and improve the overall quality of future updates.

What this means for players:
An opportunity to test new features and content before it is released officially. This includes new vehicles, maps, game modes, and much more.
An opportunity to have greater and more pointed influence upon the development of the game by tracking bugs and pointing failures of game mechanics.
An opportunity to increase the level and quality of communication between players and the World of Tanks development team.
Players interested in the participating in the Supertest are encouraged to watch for updates on the forums for instructions on how to join.

First stage of Supertest recruitment will be dedicated to Language Supertest and is going to start in a few days.

Dev Question and Answer on Question and Answer sessions Link to Thread

Password change serviceLink to Post




Quote EU and US Supertest
In the coming weeks an International Supertest server will be set up. The Supertest is a special server that all updates must go to before being officially released, as a final quality check. This server provides the developers with information that can be used to improve the upcoming update before release, including bug fixes and balancing issues, and improve the overall quality of future updates.

What this means for players:
An opportunity to test new features and content before it is released officially. This includes new vehicles, maps, game modes, and much more.
An opportunity to have greater and more pointed influence upon the development of the game by tracking bugs and pointing failures of game mechanics.
An opportunity to increase the level and quality of communication between players and the World of Tanks development team.
Players interested in the participating in the Supertest are encouraged to watch for updates on the forums for instructions on how to join.

First stage of Supertest recruitment will be dedicated to Language Supertest and is going to start in a few days.


News Headlines said:
WORLD OF TANKS RELEASENews Link Details

MAINTENANCE WORKS SCHEDULED ON MARCH 18News Link Details

WORLD OF TANKS PRIMER - WELCOME TO WWII 101!News Link Details

WORLD OF TANKS CLAN REGISTRATION. UPDATEDNews Link Details

STEEL WALL – AMERICAN TANK DESTROYERS!News Link Details

Ural Steel - International Championship within World of tanks for Uralvagonzavod prizesNews Link Details





Main Discussions on the Forums said: Have thoughts or concerns? The following Threads are the main threads for discussing changes or feedback.

Discussion of pre-release notesLink to Main Topic

v.0.6.3.7 update - preliminary discussion Link to Main Topic

Official Tracks - Tracked - Tracking Thread Link to Main Topic

Match Making Thread Link to Main Topic

Post Patch SPG Thread Link to Main Topic

Official Hard/Soft Wipe Discussion Thread Link to Main Topic

Official Tank View Range / Spotting Thread Link to Main Topic

Thread Covering Open Beta information  What Open Beta Means to you!





Fake Tip of the Week said: Fake Tip of the Week:If you use a SPG to kill 5 Loltraktors only, in a single match, you will automatically receive 7331 exp for the battle!



Post of the Week said: Link to Post

Tips, Tactics and Strategy -- Visualized Tank tactics and strategy explained through pictures

  




A Look to the Future said:   

World of Tanks v.0.6.4 Preliminary Patch Notes
                    
• Added new vehicles: premium heavy Lowe and KV-5, intermediate KV-13 and Pz38NA, tier 8 SPGs: Object 261, GW-E serie, T-92.
• Full redesign of Maus collision model using “skirt” type of armor.
• Fixed hit boxes for IS-7, JagdPanther.
• Added new maps – Mountain Pass and Prairies.
• Visual redesign of Pagorki map.
• Gameplay redesign of Komarin map: reduced number of bushes near the bridges, added extra buildings on the central island for cover.
• Added extra checkpoints on tank models for more accurate visibility checks.
• Changed effect for credit and gold first aid kits, repair kits and fire extinguishers:
Credit repair kit will fix 1 chosen damaged module until the end of battle. Gold will repair all currently damaged modules until the end of battle.
You can put both repair kits on the same tank together.
First aid kits work similar to repair kits.
Credit fire extinguisher will extinguish fire immediately after you manually activate it – by pressing its button ingame.
Gold fire extinguisher will automatically extinguish fire 0.5 seconds after tank catches fire and will reduce chance of catching fire by 10%.
• Changed damage mechanics for tracks. You can damage tracks if you hit the leading or the rearmost wheel of the tank. It will be much more difficult to detrack it by hitting middle part of the tank.
• Reworked vehicle movement system – stucking at vertical surfaces and map borders is nearly completely eliminated. Reduced chance of stucking in terrain objects.
• Added first version of moving wrecks of destroyed vehicles.
• Fixed bug with SPG Object 212 gun mantlet that was able to absorb shells without losing durability.
• Fixed damage mechanics of certain open-topped SPGs during light collisions with other vehicles.
• Added an option to demount non-demountable equipment (like Rammer or Coated Optics) for 10 Gold.
• Added an option to transfer in-game gold to another player. For additional control of transfer special billing password is being used.
• Added an option to block voice messages from the player in battle and in hangar.
• Added an option to turn-off tank shaking during shooting/moving/stopping/being hit in sniper mode. Default setting is shaking on.
• Added an option to remove tracks prints.
• Added an option to turn off smoke and dust off the tank tracks.
• Added detailed options for voice chat: selection of audio device, voice test and other options.
• Fixed bug with client freeze when joining company/platoon in case of voice ports being blocked.
• Added new tab Clan for Contacts window, including the list of clan members.
• Added visual diplay of “speaking players” in Training Room, Platoon and Company, Map Loading screen.
• Added additional star icon on the tank that did not gain double experience for the current day.
• Minimap remade into flash like the other interface . Added icons for different tank types. Added colored icons of different colours for tanks in player’s platoon.
• Added additional markers above tanks in player’s platoon.
• Added additional statistics window displayed when player’s tank is destroyed.
• Fixed great amount of rendering bugs, improved efficiency of high-quality dynamic shadows.
• Added protection from client-side change of color, brightness and display time for tracer effects.

Planned for v.0.6.4, but currenty in development:

• Reworking visibility/camouflage of all vehicles and guns.
• Lowered memory usage. Fixing Red Textures bug on PC with big amount of RAM (> 2 GB).
• Specific balance weight for 9th tier Medium tanks.
• Fixing discrepancy between sniper and arcade crosshairs in case vehicle is positioned on a slope.
• New post-battle statistics.

Note 1. The list of changes is not full.
Note 2. v.0.6.4 is very likely to be the release version.

ETA - to be announced.


Quote M6A2E1 - is an uparmored continuation of US M6 heavy line with a new turret armed with a T5E1 105 mm gun. Never was in mass production.

This is a tier 8 premium tank that will be available for pre-orders
M6A2E1
                    
M6A2E1 Pre-Order



Update on M6A2E1
                    
M6A2E1 Specs
M6A2E1 specs revelaed. This vehicle will be available in pre-orders.


Quote Tier - 8
Hit Points -1500
Weight Limit - 66.96/70.5 t
Engine Power - 960 h.p.
Speed Limit - 29 km/h
Traverse Speed - 24 deg/sec
Hull Armor - 191/44/41 mm
Turret Armor - 191/89/208 mm
Standard Shell Damage - 270-450
Standard Shell Penetration - 149-248 mm
Rate of Fire - 4.8 rounds/min
Turret Traverse Speed - 26 deg/sec
View Range - 430 m
Signal Range - 650 m


World of Tanks Tutorial Videos
                    
World of Tanks Tutorial Video Part 4



World of Tanks Tutorial Video Part 3



World of Tanks Tutorial Video part 2

http://www.youtube.c...ayer_detailpage

World of Tanks Tutorial Video part 1

http://www.youtube.c...player_embedded



Quote M6A2E1 - is an uparmored continuation of US M6 heavy line with a new turret armed with a T5E1 105 mm gun. Never was in mass production.

This is a tier 8 premium tank that will be available for pre-orders



Quote Tier - 8
Hit Points -1500
Weight Limit - 66.96/70.5 t
Engine Power - 960 h.p.
Speed Limit - 29 km/h
Traverse Speed - 24 deg/sec
Hull Armor - 191/44/41 mm
Turret Armor - 191/89/208 mm
Standard Shell Damage - 270-450
Standard Shell Penetration - 149-248 mm
Rate of Fire - 4.8 rounds/min
Turret Traverse Speed - 26 deg/sec
View Range - 430 m
Signal Range - 650 m



Pictures of the Week said: Note: Many of these images are from projects in progress. They should be considered Alpha images and not final



Last Weeks Pictures of the Week (Archive)

New Map Preview!

Steppes
                    
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http://img155.images...20110311164.jpg
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http://img855.images...20110311164.jpg

Caucasus
                    
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http://img153.images...20110311165.jpg





Weekly Web Comics said: The Loltraktor Chronicles by: Wallachia (Core) Link to the Authors site.
                    
http://loltraktor.th...58463718000.png




Tank Skin of the Week said: This weeks featured Tank skin is by "gyk" Thread Link

PantherII Ambush Camo

                    
http://www.stwaracad...tg8dztdfr7u.jpg




Tank Reviews said: Written By: Diastant


Tank Reviews # 6 IS-4

History: The IS-4 was a continuation of the Josif Stalin series of heavy tanks produced during and after the war. The IS-4 was competition to the IS-3, and it was basically an extensive re-design of the IS and IS-2 heavy tanks. They were decommissioned in the 1960's.

Armor: The IS-4 has one big advantage, armor. Armor is 160/160/100. Health Points are 1790 HP. The turret in particular has a maximum of 252mm worth of armor. So, despite the slower speed and maneuverability, the armor is one of the biggest goodies about this tank. Because your frontal armor isn't pike nosed like the IS-3 or IS-7, be sure to angle your armor. When you are going down a street in any city map, you will truly feel invincible, hearing each and every shot bounce. But with great armor comes some dis-advantages. Because you have great armor, you are less maneuverable. Your turret traverse is also very slow compared to the IS-3. It should be able to bounce most shots, but be wary of the drivers port in the frontal section, that is where it is the weakest.

Firepower: The IS-4 has a 4 choices of guns. 100, 122, another 122, and the 130mm guns. The 100 gun is the default one if you don't use the 122mm, so I suggest you switch to the 122mm as soon as possible, because 100mm isn't going to damage the enemies that you are going to be fighting. The first 122mm is rather weaker than the BL-9, but it should do, if you happen to not mount the BL-9 for any reason. The BL-9 is the same gun on the IS-3, but the 130mm S-70 "Finger of God" is the one you really should be going for. It does massive damage, so an IS-4 has the same firepower as the IS-7. You should rarely bounce, unless it's a T-series. 130mm brings a certain feeling of power, but you need the second turret for the IS-4, so be sure to research that. As for shells, I recommend mostly AP and a few HE.

Mobility: The IS-4, when you first get it, honestly feels like a KV, only worse. Your speed is only playable at the very least, and the turning traverse...it will feel horrible. So I suggest that you get the tracks first. Then the engine. When you max it out in terms of mobility, it's very similar to the IS-3's, only thing is that you will accelerate a little slower. Turning traverse also gets decreased by about 2 degrees, but the mobility doesn't make much of a difference because it should be enough to get you across the map fast enough. Top speed on urban maps is around 30+ km/h, and when you are going uphill it will be around 10+ km/h. Top speed is 35 km/h. It's similar to the IS-3's, so it should be familiar once you max it out.

Fear Factor: IS-4's are a very common force on the battlefield, but they are very dangerous should you encounter it one-on-one. If it has the height and speed advantage, it can very easily circle similar tanks and start pummeling it with the 130mm cannon. When people think of the IS-4 nowadays, they think it is overpowered, but that is only because they can't penetrate it. It is a force to be reckoned with. Do not under-estimate this.

Overall Value: It's a very important force on the battlefield, especially as a front-line fighter and dog-fighter. Just be careful of the speed and mobility drawbacks though. The gun should be able to cause massive damage, and the armor and HP shouldn't be much of a problem. Do not under-estimate it.




Community Driven Content said:
Historical Battles!
Historical Battles, Link to Section

Color Blind? Check this out!
Color Blind (Mod) by:SmVueno  Right now in game options are not complete, but the following thread created by SmVueno provides some help. Link to Thread

Lost your Original Tank Skin files? This thread may help save you time! Link to Thread




Help Wanted said:

New Positions Open!
Looking for 1-2 Players from NA and EU forums to join the Newsletter Staff.  Looking for players that are avid readers of the forums, main work entails finding funny or well written posts, recent information on info segments posted by the devs ect and other content such as finding tank skins for each weeks Newsletter publications.  Main focus is finding and collecting information to be added weekly.  If your interested in such a role please Send a PM to MrVic  Thanks!

Subject: Clans\Clan Recruitment\Tankbusters goes clan
Link on message: #433500

Subject: News from the Front\Discussion of News Articles\World of Tanks Release
Link on message: #433277

Marinetanker1833, on 17 March 2011 - 07:03 PM, said: OverLord
Sir
can you maybe shed some light on payment method??? I want to be ready..
Thanks

Subject: World of Tanks Release
Link on message: #433277

Marinetanker1833, on Mar 17 2011 - 18:03, said: OverLord
Sir

can you maybe shed some light on payment method??? I want to be ready..

Thanks

Subject: News from the Front\Discussion of News Articles\World of Tanks Release
Link on message: #433248

Kleiner_Vance, on 17 March 2011 - 06:36 PM, said: Overlord....any news on the Beta Tester reward yet?

Subject: World of Tanks Release
Link on message: #433248

Kleiner_Vance, on Mar 17 2011 - 17:36, said: Overlord....any news on the Beta Tester reward yet?

Subject: News from the Front\Discussion of News Articles\World of Tanks Release
Link on message: #433236

Mrbustanut, on 17 March 2011 - 06:25 PM, said: Is this for sure? I will be asking for time off work...I would be soooo pissed if this got delayed again.

Subject: World of Tanks Release
Link on message: #433236

Mrbustanut, on Mar 17 2011 - 17:25, said: Is this for sure? I will be asking for time off work...I would be soooo pissed if this got delayed again.

Subject: Technical Support & Bug Reporting\General Error Reporting\Virus Warning about WOTLauncher
Link on message: #433101

Armor9, on 17 March 2011 - 03:36 PM, said: ...
Long story short, Wargaming might not be the best DEVs, but they aren't idiots.

Subject: Virus Warning about WOTLauncher
Link on message: #433101

Armor9, on Mar 17 2011 - 14:36, said: ...

Long story short, Wargaming might not be the best DEVs, but they aren't idiots.

Subject: Fan Zone\General Creativity\And now for something completely different
Link on message: #433049

Subject: Game Discussion\Newcomers' Forum\Turning lemons into lemonade
Link on message: #433033

boybland, on 17 March 2011 - 02:09 AM, said: The other obvious thing you can do with no ammo or hitting potential is park your corpse in a clever spot...
Once died by accident on Lakeville in just the right spot to allow my team to use me as cover as they came over the rise in the valley and raced into the side valley, I had ammo but I was in a heavily outclassed T1 so I might as well not had it loaded.

Subject: Archives\Junkyard\If you could change 5 things...
Link on message: #433024

Subject: Technical Support & Bug Reporting\General Error Reporting\Virus Warning about WOTLauncher
Link on message: #432921

Subject: Virus Warning about WOTLauncher
Link on message: #432921

Subject: News from the Front\Discussion of News Articles\World of Tanks clan registration
Link on message: #432854

Subject: World of Tanks clan registration
Link on message: #432854

Subject: Technical Support & Bug Reporting\In-Game Bug Reporting\WoT under Linux
Link on message: #432644

ench0, on 16 March 2011 - 11:12 AM, said: Ok, I can translate my message into Russian and post it to the russian forum if that is your suggestion?
How are they fixing bugs reported by the beta testers if no one from dev team reads these postings? Are we supposed to log bugs somewhere else, some sort of bug tracking system?

Subject: WoT under Linux
Link on message: #432644

ench0, on Mar 16 2011 - 10:12, said: Ok, I can translate my message into Russian and post it to the russian forum if that is your suggestion?
How are they fixing bugs reported by the beta testers if no one from dev team reads these postings? Are we supposed to log bugs somewhere else, some sort of bug tracking system?

Subject: Game Discussion\Newcomers' Forum\Turning lemons into lemonade
Link on message: #432203

Subject: Technical Support & Bug Reporting\In-Game Bug Reporting\Fixed .exe file v.0.6.3.8 with disabled track prints
Link on message: #431955

vonkrimm, on 15 March 2011 - 06:44 PM, said: Sorry, it does not run on either my XP or my Win7 computers. Maybe you need to examine the file?

Subject: Fixed .exe file v.0.6.3.8 with disabled track prints
Link on message: #431955

vonkrimm, on Mar 15 2011 - 17:44, said: Sorry, it does not run on either my XP or my Win7 computers.  Maybe you need to examine the file?

Subject: News from the Front\Discussion of News Articles\World of Tanks clan registration
Link on message: #431954

KyleRees, on 16 March 2011 - 05:28 AM, said: This is great and all, but why is this even being implemented right now in the midst of the NA/EU pre-order and live releases being pushed back? On top of that Clan Wars will not be live until "Months" after live?

Subject: World of Tanks clan registration
Link on message: #431954

KyleRees, on Mar 16 2011 - 04:28, said: This is great and all, but why is this even being implemented right now in the midst of the NA/EU pre-order and live releases being pushed back?  On top of that Clan Wars will not be live until "Months" after live?

Subject: Technical Support & Bug Reporting\In-Game Bug Reporting\WoT under Linux
Link on message: #431522

Subject: WoT under Linux
Link on message: #431522

Subject: WoT under Linux
Link on message: #431522

Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\Say it isnt so! Release pushed back again until May?
Link on message: #431366

Ivin, on 15 March 2011 - 09:48 PM, said: going off past history...I will take the 1% long shot. Anyone want to take bets?

Subject: Archives\Junkyard\Discussion of pre-release notes
Link on message: #431356

scyrehawk, on 15 March 2011 - 01:34 PM, said: Regarding Item 7.
This truely seems backwards to me. As it stands, you will gain the less usable data by doing these changes on a T10 than you would even a T9. While yes the Maus is in dire need of work, if your planning on making changes to the lower tier T8's/T9's of a similar nature, logical testing dictates you want the widest possible data sample you can get. Not the Smallest set.
Take the Ferdi or Tiger II, these vehicles are by far more commonly used than JT's, VK4501's and Maus's... Because they are far more cost effective to use and actually rather a pleasure to use despite their failings (the Tiger II fails far more than the Ferdi in my opinion as I drive both).
I would suggest, that while indeed you go ahead with the changes, I really beleive that going with the Maus, which realisticly is among the least commonly used or owned by what I personally see, you would gather far more comprehensive information via the Tiger II in a much shorter time frame (and a larger data set to view) in order to assess nessessary tweaks or alterations needed.

Subject: Game Discussion\Gameplay Discussion\Say it isnt so! Release pushed back again until May?
Link on message: #431355

Vagabon, on 15 March 2011 - 01:05 AM, said: Could someone please confirm if this is true?

Subject: News from the Front\World of Tanks Newsletter\WoT Newsletter Volume #16
Link on message: #431214

Subject: WoT Newsletter Volume #16
Link on message: #431214

Subject: WoT Newsletter Volume #16
Link on message: #431214

Subject: Technical Support & Bug Reporting\In-Game Bug Reporting\Fixed .exe file v.0.6.3.8 with disabled track prints
Link on message: #431105

DankNugs, on 14 March 2011 - 04:02 PM, said: I should have been more clear with my 64bit question, as this is what I got too. Maybe if not for 64bit then it was made for vista/7? I am still XP

Subject: Fixed .exe file v.0.6.3.8 with disabled track prints
Link on message: #431105

DankNugs, on Mar 14 2011 - 15:02, said: I should have been more clear with my 64bit question, as this is what I got too. Maybe if not for 64bit then it was made for vista/7? I am still XP

Subject: Archives\Junkyard\Calling for help v.2.0
Link on message: #431084