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The_Chieftain: That one actually looked like a serial number, not a tactical marking.   However, there may well be multiple Tiger 131s in the Bovington sense, as that's a tactical marking. 1st company, 3rd Platoon, 1st Tank. Unless a unit deviated from the 'norm', which some did, multiple units, thus, could have a Tiger 131.

Saffr0n: Hi all,  If you're experiencing this issue please submit a support ticket and attach a screenshot of the vehicle stuck in queue as well as running the WGC diagnostic file, which can be downloaded here: http://dl-support.wa.../WGCheck_EN.zip   Extract the downloaded .zip file and launch WGCheck.exe as Administrator. Select World of Tanks. If the tool is unable to find the worldoftanks.exe, a warning message will appear. If so, press OK. Navigate to the directory where World of Tanks is saved to find the worldoftanks.exe file. For a standard WGCheck report, please remain within the Client checking tab at all times and select the options to: Add game client to the firewall exceptions Extended network diagnostics (may take more than 15 minutes) Click the Start Diagnostics button. Once the diagnostic has completed, a report panel will appear. Press the button Open folder with report file. Please feel free to PM the ticket ID to me 

Mezurashi: Moved to off topic.

Lert: I got myself a 1/16th scale R/C KV today:  My question is about the additional armor that you can see on the upper glacis plate around the driver's visor / MG port, as well as on the sides of the hull. - Which KV models had this armor? The chinese manufacturer labeled this as a KV-1's but that's not a designation I've ever heard of.- Were there KV-2's with this additional armor? Reason for the second question is because I got an aftermarket KV-2 turret and am planning to convert the tank, and if there were no KV-2's with the applique armor I'll have to remove it from the model. 

The_Chieftain:   It may make sense as a concept, but I am curious to see how it can possibly be implemented in practice.   I mean, how are you going to regulate sticks? Or even regulate people who know what they are doing without any assistance at all? There are absolutely things I wish Congress would do in terms of firearms, but they're all watching the shiny ball and not doing anything which requires a bit of thought... Though maybe that defines congress on everything.   I can't seem to find a good blend of coffee. I have good coffee in the cafés in Europe, but never seem to find the right blend on the supermarket shelf. Maybe I should try BRC...

The_Chieftain: Well, we went to Belize because I'm lazy and it's an english-speaking country. Avoid Belize city. It's not worth it. We spent a couple of nights on Cay Caulker doing beachy things, and another couple in a rainforest about 90 minutes S of Belize city looking at trees, and another one by the Guatemalan border looking at old ruins. Seemed OK.

ElPozoleOlmeca: Todos los detalles pueden ver aquí: https://worldoftanks...reducao-precos/

PollotheDestroyer: Todos los detalles pueden ver aquí: https://worldoftanks...reducao-precos/

ApolloArtemis: Todos los detalles pueden ver aquí: https://worldoftanks.com/es-ar/news/announcements/reducao-precos/

CabbageMechanic: Hey Tankers,

Congratulations to the Winners of the Corsair Summer Classic - SORA NO KISEKI - a well deserved victory earned over 5 days of tough competition.

Your winner's roster:

Captain HoshinoArika_AKA_Saonima
Michele9423
NovChopin_AKA_Saonima
BlackGunDoge_AKA_Saonima
I_am_ur_Daddy_CN_AKA_Snm
RuininHeart
Jupaor_xD

Compliments as well to our second place finishers FBRD and third place TEAM MACHINE.  Team Captains of podium finishers  - you will be receiving a forum PM tomorrow so we can start the process of getting your teams their well earned Corsair Void Pro Headsets (3rd, 2nd, 1st place), Sabre RGB Gaming Mice (2nd, 1st place), and Strafe RGB Keyboards (1st place).

Digital Prizing: As detailed on the tournament portal all teams finishing in the top 64 places will be receiving Gold rewards for their efforts - please allow up to a week for receipt of these prizes as we work through the administrative work necessary to process it.  Final results and adjusted standings will be posted tomorrow in this thread.

Fall Classic: Formal announcement with specific details to come, but we have noted your feedback regarding the Summer Classic and worked our way around some internal obstacles to make some much-requested changes.  The Fall Classic will​ include reserve slots, and an expansion of the entry pool from 128 teams to 256 teams.  The tournament will take place in mid-November.  
Other Tournaments: Fans of the regular 1v1 and 3v3 Tournaments  - Tournaments outside of the Seasonal Classic Series will most likely not be returning in the 2017 Calendar Year, but we have not forgotten you.  More info to come for 2018.

Saffr0n: Hey 82nd_19D1P_D3,  Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I've taken your reopened ticket and will work with you to resolve the problem. Please expect a response from me some time today. I apologize for any inconvenience. 

CabbageMechanic: Hey tankers,

We have confirmed this issue and updated the web portal article to reflect the package in the premium shop.  If anyone purchased this package under the impression that a zero-skill crew would be offered, please submit a ticket and we would be happy to offer you a full refund. 

Saffr0n: Could be a synchronization issue with client and API. Restarting the client usually fixes this. Let me know if it doesn't. 

CabbageMechanic: Hey tankers,

We have confirmed this issue and updated the web portal article to reflect the package in the premium shop.  If anyone purchased this package under the impression that a zero-skill crew would be offered, please submit a ticket and we would be happy to offer you a full refund.

The_Chieftain:   Well, is it a good place to start because it sounds all scientificky, or because it actually makes sense?   Here are a couple of examples. Norinco 7.62x39 (Standard AK-47/SKS thing) uses a soft steel core because it's cheaper than lead. It will not penetrate Level IIIA body armor. It is banned. M855 Ball 5.56mm was nearly banned about two years ago (i.e. the common milspec ball ammo, I've lots of it myself as it's cheap) because it has a steel exterior and lead core, and someone in ATF figured out that AR pistols existed. This was fought out, ATF reversed themselves, so it is not AP ammo per ATF. It actually will penetrate level IIIA body armor. M855 will not penetrate steel plate that the old M193 will penetrate, but M193 is not composite to fall under the prohibitions. M193 will not penetrate level IIIA, as the compositions of the two rounds react differently to the different targets. Similarly, some 10mm handgun ammo will go through level IIIA, but since the copper type is not listed in the statute, it's not armor piercing. You start to get the idea.   If you want to define something as 'armor piercing', set a standard type of armor, reasonable for the calibre. Anything short of frangible ammunition will go through a kevlar 'bullet proof vest' if fired from a .30-06, for example.

CabbageMechanic: YOUJO has been disqualified.

FBRD will play SORA NO KISEKI in the finals 

TEAM MACHINE wins 3rd place uncontested.

Best of luck finalists!

The_Chieftain:   The problem with the armor piercing ammunition debate as it currently is being talked about is that the BATF's process of categorizing ammunition as AP or not does not include the question "Does it pierce armor." Let alone have an objective standard such as "Will penetrate 5mm of RHA steel at 100m." As a result, the current system is a bit arbitrary, and achieves little of note except irritate shooters and give the appearance of doing something. Not many people look into the details, though. After all, the name of the thing is "armor piercing ammunition ban". It surely does exactly what it says, no? To quote the ever-applicable, and I wish more people would watch it, "Yes Minister", "I explained that we are calling the White Paper Open Government because you always dispose of the difficult bit in the title. It does less harm there than on the statute books."     

The_Chieftain:   That's Meatheadmilitia. The one time he wore trousers because he had to for work, it was all remarked upon.   I am almost never seen in shorts. Only a select few have ever seen the sight that is my bare leg. Except for the Army, because of that conformity and uniformity rubbish they make us do...

ElPozoleOlmeca: ¡Buenas comunidad! En los últimos meses hemos analizado el feedback de nuestros jugadores sobre cómo mejorar su experiencia de juego. Uno de los puntos principales por la comunidad fue que el precio es muy alto para la region.
 
Wargaming entonces con el fin de mejorar  la experiencia de sus jugadores decidió reducir significativamente todos los precios en América Latina para reflejar mejor el poder adquisitivo local.
 
Este es uno de los grandes cambios que estamos haciendo para América Latina, para mejorar cada vez más la experiencia de ustedes.
 
Es muy importante para nosotros que dejen su opinión aquí en el foro siempre. ¡Dé sus sugerencias, hagan críticas o elogios, pues sólo así podemos traer mayores cambios como está para ustedes!¡Gracias!

PollotheDestroyer: ¡Buenas comunidad!   En los últimos meses hemos analizado el feedback de nuestros jugadores sobre cómo mejorar su experiencia de juego. Uno de los puntos principales por la comunidad fue que el precio es muy alto para la region.
 
Wargaming entonces con el fin de mejorar  la experiencia de sus jugadores decidió reducir significativamente todos los precios en América Latina para reflejar mejor el poder adquisitivo local.
 
Este es uno de los grandes cambios que estamos haciendo para América Latina, para mejorar cada vez más la experiencia de ustedes.
 
Es muy importante para nosotros que dejen su opinión aquí en el foro siempre. ¡Dé sus sugerencias, hagan críticas o elogios, pues sólo así podemos traer mayores cambios como está para ustedes! ¡Gracias!

ApolloArtemis: ¡Buenas comunidad!   En los últimos meses hemos analizado el feedback de nuestros jugadores sobre cómo mejorar su experiencia de juego. Uno de los puntos principales por la comunidad fue que el precio es muy alto para la region.
 
Wargaming entonces con el fin de mejorar  la experiencia de sus jugadores decidió reducir significativamente todos los precios en América Latina para reflejar mejor el poder adquisitivo local.
 
Este es uno de los grandes cambios que estamos haciendo para América Latina, para mejorar cada vez más la experiencia de ustedes.
 
Es muy importante para nosotros que dejen su opinión aquí en el foro siempre. ¡Dé sus sugerencias, hagan críticas o elogios, pues sólo así podemos traer mayores cambios como está para ustedes! ¡Gracias!

The_Chieftain:   I don't see how. I took a look at DiFi's most recent proposed legislation which attempted to ban them, and it said 'device which modifies the rate of fire'. The problem is that such stocks do not modify the mechanics of the rifle in any way, it is possible to bump-fire any semi-auto which has recoil. There are videos on Youtube on folks emptying the 8 rounds of an umodified WW2 era M1 garand in less than a second. I can imagine the court case. "You are charged with posessing a device which increases the rate of fire." "Fine. Prosecutor, find someone to use this bump-stock rifle. Judge, get the stopwatch. I'll have someone fire an unmodified rifle. Let's see who does it faster." Plus, frankly, they're easy to manufacture. I can do it with about $30 of home depot materials. It wouldn't look pretty, but it would do the job.  

The_Chieftain:   Opinions in Europe vary. In some jurisdictions they are banned, in other areas they are mandatory. Some consider their use to be a safety thing, some consider them to be a courtesy and are unregulated. Australia leans 'against', though it varies by State as to the extent. New Zealand leaves them unregulated.  

The_Chieftain: The virtual Sturmtiger display they show off is neat.   I saw it myself. Tank Museum seems to like Jingles.

The_Chieftain: You have no idea how much I want to get involved on this firearms thread, but cannot because it's not good business for me to be getting involved in topical politics as an employee....   Unlocked Tortoise. OK, I can see merit to the 120mm. The tank isn't anywhere near as cool as T95, but I will give it time.

The_Chieftain:   OK, you're going to have to explain to me exactly what's on your TD, because I'm not seeing a problem.   I unlock and purchase the Tortoise. With the stock tracks, I can mount the 120mm L1A1. I go back to the stock gun, I upgrade to the best radio and engine. (Which shouldn't make a difference, as they are all the same weight). I am still able to mount the top gun on stock tracks.   You sure you're clicking the right things?    

The_Chieftain:   Hmm. Let me have a look at it. I'm unlocking the Tortoise tomorrow.

CabbageMechanic:   It is indeed, here's some more on it (stats are pre-buff mentioned above):

CabbageMechanic: We’ve got some news from the Super test – we’ll tell more about new settings of the vehicles that have already been on the Super test. FV4202 – we rolled back turret armor to 9.20 values. The statistics data has shown overly high battle performance on the Common Test and we have decided to test its updated version without improved armor. We’ll see how it goes and will decide whether to release it on the 2nd Common test or not.
  New British TD-10 has got its name: FV217 Badger. Besides its name, the Badger will get improved front armor and increased alpha-damage, at the same time its damage per minute will remain the same as in the previous version – we’ll fix its rate of fire. The mobility will be changed as well: maximum speed will be decreased, but the dynamics will be improved – the TD will better keep and gather the speed.
  ELC EVEN: there will be significant changes with this very small French tank. We’ll review its autoloader settings: will reduce the number of shells in it, but will improve the reloading time within the autoloader and for the autoloader itself. The gun’s damage will be fixed as well.
  Caernarvon Action X – British premium heavy will undergo some small changes. This gentleman will get increased HP and damage per minute. We hope that further it’ll show true effectiveness in battle.
  Somua SM – armored British autoloader tank will have its mobility revised: we’ll decrease its maximum speed, but will increase its engine power. As the results, it’ll better keep and gather the speed.
 

CabbageMechanic: There are some new French vehicles on the Super test. Three heavy, armored tanks without autoloaders. The details are below.

The new line will be an alternative branch of French HT. The main feature – front armor of the hull and turret.  In addition, each tank will have two guns to choose from: either with lower alpha-damage and better penetration, or with better alpha-damage and lower penetration. Each of the guns stands out by aiming parameters: accuracy, aiming and stabilizations help when dealing damage.
Now let’s go through each tank separately:
 Tier VIII: AMX 65 t. Armored, with excellent elevation angles parameters (-8 degrees). Players have an option to choose from two guns of calibers 100 or 120 mm. Depending upon the choice of the gun, the tactics of using the tank changes as well. 100 mm gun is intended for more active gameplay, playing with damage per minute and better parameters of penetration as the key features. 120 mm will be more suitable for the amateurs of positional gameplay with the realization of high alpha-damage.

      Tier IX: AMX M4 mle. 51. Here there is a choice between 120- and 127-mm guns. If to compare with the Tier VIII the alpha-damage of both guns has increased, but the game concept remain to be the same – there is a choice between high alpha-damage or a bit better parameters of firing.

  Tier X: AMX M4 mle. 54. More armor and higher calibers – 120 mm and 130 mm. 120 mm gun has excellent armor penetration (the value is 264) and terrific aiming parameters, which allows to effectively deal damage to the opponent at long distances. 130 mm has worse accuracy, but at the same time has alpha-damage (the value is 560), which will allow to effectively skirmish with the opponent.

Please, note that this is the first test of the new branch of French HT, and none of the stats are finalized - changes can and probably will occur. 
Let us know what you think!

The_Chieftain:   OK, re-reading the book again, I think I know where this confusion is.   There are two meanings of 'Blitzrkieg'. We, in the English-speaking world, tend to view it at the operational and tactical level. The intense use of multiple arms in order to quickly break through and then emphasise a war of maneuver. In this, Frieser traces such tactics to WW1, and he's not really wrong. The other meaning, though, is at the operational/strategic level, where the objective is to have a war which is over and done very quickly. The lightning war in this context refers not to the maneuver or use of arms, but the fact that it is decided quickly. This was not the expectation of the German planners in 1940 and Frieser claims this led to the retro-active appelation of the phrase to the German operations after the fact.

The_Chieftain:   Only in the US. Anders Brevik killed 8 by bomb, 69 by gunfire. I am beginning to suspect I am bad luck for people in my unit. I get back from Afghanistan, one of our sergeants, cop, gets shot and killed first day back on his civilian job near Vegas. A few months later, my former supply sergeant gets killed in a spree shooting in Carson City. Turns out another sergeant, this one I didn't know well, was an off-duty cop killed last night.   Spent an hour streaming Tier 1. I don't know if it's fun or not, very furstrating to have inaccurate guns which half the time fail to penetrate when you actually get a shot on target.

CabbageMechanic: Apologies to the Brazilian tournament players, I was not aware of the scheduling conflict until Friday evening, at which point it would not have been fair to the other 3 teams to postpone Saturday's matches.  In the future if you do notice a conflict (schedule for the Seasonal Classics will be up 2-3 weeks in advance), please pm me and I can try to accommodate.

Playoff seeding is in and matches are up - points ties without tiebreaker games in group stage were settled by coin flips called by MeatheadMilitia and group ties by dice roll offs:

1. FBRD
2. ElGaming_Green_Kappa
3. TYPE5
4. I DON'T CARE
5. YOUJO
6. DBAD
7. SORA NO KISEKI
8. what is love
9. Ecksdee
10. Hey We're Youjo Too
11. CARROÑEROS
12. bob saget
13. ! Zouth Spawn Bezt Z
14. TEAM MACHINE
15. HUMO
16. ** Mancos OP! **

Tonight's Groups:

Group 1:
1 FBRD vs 16 Mancos OP
8 what is love vs 9 Ecksdee

Group 2:
5 YOUJO vs 12 bob saget
4 I DON'T CARE vs 13 ! Zouth Zpawn Bezt Z

Group 3:
3 TYPE5 vs 14 TEAM MACHINE
6 DBAD vs 11 CARROÑEROS

Group 4:
7 SORA NO KISEKI vs 10 Hey We're Youjo Too
2 ElGaming_Green_Kappa vs 15 HUMO

Best of 3 on El Halluf, if even after 3 tiebreaker will be Attack/Defense on Steppes with sides chosen randomly.  Group winners advance to Wednesday.

GhostPrime was kind enough to make us a little graphic showing off the awesome Corsair gear for podium finishers to motivate the playoff contenders:




Best of luck tankers, get those keyboards!

vannorlu:   Olá! Pode ficar tranquilo que vamos comunicar abertamente o momento em que os preços forem reduzidos 

The_Chieftain:   Mmm. The book is well regarded by the US Army's Command and General Staff College. I'm not entirely sure who's arguing what, here. Frieser argues that the idea of "Blitzkrieg" wasn't even in existence in 1940 as far as the Germans were concerned, but he does not argue, that I can recall, that the ideas of combined arms warfare were not originally created elsewhere. Let me go back and have another read of the relevant section.   In any case, the meat of the book is based on the operational histories of the units in question, they are not really open to revisionism.

The_Chieftain:   I wondered that myself. I can only presume that the staff were otherwise occupied, maybe with Harvey or Irma and were resetting. It seems like such a no-brainer I have to assume that the answer lies with the fact that she is not a permanently-staffed ship, they grab medical staff and whatnot from other locations or reservists.

The_Chieftain: Glad to see this as an option, I might well download them myself,   For those of you who have not been around for long, we did change the Stipes scheme a whiles back to a more realistic scheme. Players complained that they had lost their pretty scheme, and so we changed it back.

The_Chieftain:   Yes, they do. There is one in the ADA museum in Ft Bliss. There is a second one I last saw in Aniston, which might be in Sill now. A third is sitting in a field, for some reason, near Hawthorne depot in Nevada.   To answer the question on Aberdeen,  most of those tanks went into storage in Aniston. The ones which Aberdeen had restored went to Ft. Lee. A lot of the stuff went to Benning, and the artillery, including the self propelled arty went to Ft Sill.

vannorlu:   Fica de olho na loja segunda-feira 

vannorlu:   Miguelsos, não vai ficar igual, vai ser reduzido também. Toda a loja vai receber essa redução.  

vannorlu:   Oi CarderalT, à partir da próxima segunda-feira, 02 de Outubro.

JayStark02: Closing thread. Please submit a ticket when you want to appeal a sanction that was issued. Our forums is not the place for this.

CabbageMechanic: Hey Tankers,

Having some home technical issues so I'm heading into the office now to set up matches.  It looks like we have a four way tie at the playoff cutoff, but only 3 spots.  Brazilian Corruption, HUMO, Team Machine and Mancos OP will be playing tonight to see who gets in.  

-edit-  Matches up, tiebreaker stage on Steppes is ready to go!

Here's your guaranteed Playoff Teams:

ElGaming_Green_Kappa
FBRD
DBAD
I DON'T CARE
SORA NO KISEKI
TYPE5
YOUJO
Bob Saget
CARROÑEROS
Ecksdee
Hey We're Youjo Too
what is love
! Zouth Zpawn Bezt Z

With the final 3 spots going to the Top 3 of the Tiebreaker Stage listed above

Congratulations to the top 64 for finishing in the money, final Group Stage Standings will be up Monday.