Comments on: Fixing the Panzer 35t Tank in HD

By: Fixing the Panzer 38t Tank in HD | For the Record

Fixing the Panzer 38t Tank in HD | For the Record — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:02:16 +0000

[…] I wrote about how to fix Panzer 35t and today, we are going to have a look at Panzer 38t, which is even more fucked up than the 35t. […]

By: Sergio Montserrat Sánchez

Sergio Montserrat Sánchez — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 20:19:21 +0000

Somehow, I would love WG to consider moving the Skoda tanks to the Czech tree ^_^

By: Jarkorsis

Jarkorsis — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 20:00:01 +0000

My father was loader on an M7 Priest in Pattons’ 3rd Army. He took part in the Battle of the Bulge relief column counter attack. His comment was as follows:

They lowered the gun where it was parallel to the ground and loaded solid shot to shoot at German tanks. They bore sited the gun because visibility was so bad due to fog, snow and trees they were shooting point blank at german tanks. When I was a kid (Over 40 years ago) there was a picture he took which resided at my great Aunts house that showed a Panther Tank he section of guns knocked out doing this. There was 1 shot right the rear hatch on the German tank. If I knew then that I was going to be playing this game, I would have made sure I saved that picture. The only think that is really not historical about arty is that it cant defend itself. If you have played any miniature games that use arty, (Flames of war comes to mind) They use a similar system that WOT uses. You fire at a tank, then they overlay a circular drift gage and roll dice to see where the shot lands. I know no one likes arty, but get over it. It is not going anywhere. (That includes me)

By: Paulius Damašauskas

Paulius Damašauskas — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 19:53:39 +0000

Not like I’m a big expert but the original design of LT(L)-40 originally had 20 mm guns who were later replaced with 37 mm ones due to the rapid advancements of Panzer warfare. So right, even though 20 mm guns were never used on Pz. 35(t) per se it’s not like they are there out of the clear blue sky. I feel calling them “completely unhistorical” is a bit harsh.

By: dragonfruit

dragonfruit — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 16:59:23 +0000

The question is, are those three options had actually been used by Germans? If not, then this will be another unhistorical issue…

By: Zarkus

Zarkus — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 16:49:51 +0000

Butt-hurt arty haters want the game to be more historical? Try hitting the “V” key next time you play. Tell me how you like it.

By: Stieger11

Stieger11 — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:46:41 +0000

They are not “upgraded” (~unhistorical), just because they are in german colors. (Well 20mm flak is quite bs… but the tank doesn’t need that to be competitive)

And actually… geniune german tanks can be also “unhistorical” for balance reasons (Pz II with its long 20mm gun for example).

All this doesn’t mean that Pz 35t (or 38t) can’t appear under other designation number, with different color, moduls etc. in the eu tree.
But they still have a spot in the german tree.

By: Mao

Mao — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:19:28 +0000

There are enough german-made tanks that fit the tiers without having to make them unhistorical for balance reasons. The czech vehicles could be used with their historical loadouts in the european tree.

By: Akula971

Akula971 — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:19:20 +0000

Two of my Favourite tanks, the PZ38(t) and T15. Great all around crew trainers. Good mobility, view range, not bad cammo, just a good balance. I’d love the option of unit numbers on the turret, and even divisional emblems.

By: Akula971

Akula971 — Mon, 29 Sep 2014 15:15:58 +0000

And that is about as far as it got. The Pzkw III chassis could not take the weight of the gun or the recoil. Even the Pzkw IV had problems mounting the L70, which is why it had steel road wheels on the first bogie, and was still ridiculed as Guderian’s duck. Ass in the air, nose in the mud. But WG have done what the Germans could never do.