General Newcomer Questions

whiterice, on Aug 10 2011 - 16:22, said: The best thing I can recommend here are to look at the stats on the turret for view range and then on the gun for accuracy. It stands to reason that a gun with a rating of .35 will be more accurate at longer distances (that rating is a spread based at 100 meteres) than a gun with .50 accuracy. The view range is important if you're a scout as you will generally be on the front lines. If you're playing arty, the tanks you can view are completely reliant on your team, so visibility isn't nearly as important. I do believe the accuracy rating is the most important thing you want to look at when thinking of long-range fighting.
That said - the Russian tanks are typically lower accuracy and are more geared for mobility and brawling, the Germans typically have the best "sniper" qualities with more accurate guns. But the best thing to do - look at trees or the wiki to see how specific tanks rank up, and then set your goal to get to them.