Comments on: About the 2015 Branch Mystery

By: Zarkus

Zarkus — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 14:06:44 +0000

My guess is Italian or Japanese TD.

By: hungry

hungry — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:58:05 +0000

So,…. when Europe tree is being implemented?

By: Draxynnic

Draxynnic — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 07:14:38 +0000

Well, I was angling for an alternative to the JPZ E-100 at tier X. Apart from general frustration at WG’s “when in doubt, put it on an E-100 hull” policy for tier X German vehicles, it also means that the generally more DPM-oriented playstyle of that line of TDs gets replaced at the end with a 2.33rpm Death Star.

A fixed-casemate tank with armour similar to an E-50 (or Jagdtiger), the mobility of an E-50, and the Jagdtiger’s top gun (possibly with the option of a 15cm like the PaK L/38) would probably make for a worthy tier X candidate, and with all the current tier X TDs based on heavy hulls, it would have a distinct playstyle to its Tier X contemporaries. With the Foch 155 being an autoloader, its closest match, as I said, would be the Object 263.

Really, though, it’s a matter of seeing if we can get a tier X home of the JP/JPII playstyle. It would be a fantasy tank, but so are most of the E-100 conversions*, and while AFAIK no drawings have survived, the E-50 was supposed to be the basis for replacements for Panther variants including the Jagdpanther.

*Personally, in fact, I think a lot of them are a bit insane. WT E-100, whatever you may think about it balance-wise, is going from a 25t vehicle to a 100t vehicle. The GW E-100 has the same guns as the GW Tiger (II), raising the question of why WG thinks that’s the natural progression rather than a GW E-75. Meanwhile, I’ve seen drawings for the JP E-100, but since they have Russian text rather than German, I’m not convinced about their authenticity.

By: KazukiHyena

KazukiHyena — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 05:58:59 +0000

It’s way too new; it entered development in the late 1960′s and entered service around 1972. It wasn’t very good and it’s service was short (about 9 years) and plagued with problems across the board. But the main issue with putting it into WoT would be how late it entered service; if it’s in the game why not the T-72 that entered service around the same time or the T-64 which beat it to service by almost a decade?

So no, it’s a no go.

By: TankaTed

TankaTed — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 03:47:34 +0000

GG SS, I’ve had the exp for the M4 45 grinded out for the AMX M4 branch for over two years now, but you just had to crush the dream of ever getting a perfectly balance-able and logical french heavy tank branch that has been modeled for nearly 3 years, because fuck France.

By: JBadger

JBadger — Mon, 15 Dec 2014 00:58:55 +0000

hmmm let see:

Italian Line (if it’s not made as part of the Euro line along with the Czechs)
Czech/ Hungary/ Polish line.
Swedish Line
South American Line

Israeli/ Arab line (Middle East)

By: TheSeeker

TheSeeker — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 22:51:25 +0000

hnnnnggg, I’d love to see a JPZ E-50, maybe put it after the jagdpanther II and then make it lead to the JPZ E-100. JP2 is one of my favorite tanks.

By: ExoNut

ExoNut — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 22:36:03 +0000

AH hell nawww! Brits already got their SerB lovin’ in 9.5! Now it’s time for frenchies or some Asian tech!

By: ExoNut

ExoNut — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 22:35:02 +0000

Alright you might be right, I’m no specialist on USA tanks bro.

By: ExoNut

ExoNut — Sun, 14 Dec 2014 22:32:38 +0000

One thing : Multi-turret mechanism.

That or you’ll just get a bunch of pseudo-TD’s in the branch