Source: http://worldoftanks.ru/ru/content/docs/release_notes/

Soviet tanks

Penetration of the shell UBR-354MА for gun 76 mm S-54 changed from 109 mm to 125 mm.
Penetration of the shell UBR-354MА for gun 76 mm S-54S changed from 109 mm to 125 mm.
Penetration of the shell UBR-365K for gun 85 mm ZiS С-53 changed from 120 mm to 126 mm.
Penetration of the shell UBR-365P for gun 85 mm ZiS С-53 changed from 161 mm to 167 mm.
Penetration of the shell UBR-365K for gun 85 mm Д-5С-85А changed from 117 mm to 119 mm.
Damage of the shell UBR-412 for gun 100 mm D-10Т, changed from 230 to 250 units.
Damage of the shell UBR-412P for gun 100 mm D-10Т, changed from 230 to 250 units.
Damage of the shell UBR-412 for gun 100 mm D-10Т obr. 1945 г., changed from 230 to 250 units.
Damage of the shell UBR-412P for gun 100 mm D-10Т obr. 1945 г., changed from 230 to 250 units.
Damage of the shell UBR-412 for gun 100 mm D-10S, changed from 230 to 250 units.
Damage of the shell UBR-412P for gun 100 mm D-10S, changed from 230 to 250 units.
Damage of the shell UBR-412 for gun 100 mm D-10S obr. 1944 г., changed from 230 to 250 units.
Damage of the shell UBR-412P for gun 100 mm D-10S obr. 1944 г., changed from 230 to 250 units.
Damage of the shell UBR-412 for gun 100 mm LB-1, changed from 230 to 250 units.
Damage of the shell UBR-412P for gun 100 mm LB-1, changed from 230 to 250 units.
Damage of the shell UBR-412 for gun 100 mm LB-1S, changed from 230 to 250 units.
Damage of the shell UBR-412P for gun 100 mm LB-1S, changed from 230 to 250 units.

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Hello everyone,

just a quick heads up before the forums explode with rage over “unexpected nerfs”:

Detailed Russian patchnotes are out. Amongst other things, they contain the following:

M4A3E8 Sherman:

Время прицеливания орудия 76 mm Gun M1A2 изменено с 2,3 сек. до 3,5 сек.
Разброс орудия 76 mm Gun M1A2 после выстрела увеличен на 50%.

(aim time increased from 2,3s to 3,5s, aim spread after shooting increased by 50 percent)

Don’t panic!

This does NOT concern the ingame M4A3E8, it concerns the vehicle that is used in the (American) tutorial, which is designated as “M4A3E8″ too, but it is a separate vehicle. So don’t worry, no Sherman nerfs are coming. At least not for now :P

This has been confirmed by both The_Chieftain and Storm.

EU full client:

http://dl.wargaming.net/wot/eu/files/WoT_0.8.8_eu_install.zip

US full client:

http://dl.wargaming.net/wot/us/files/WoT_0.8.8_na_install.zip

SEA full client:

http://dl.wargaming.net/wot/sea/files/WoT_0.8.8_sea_install.zip

(partial 0.8.7 to 0.8.8 upgrade not available yet)

Okay, this made me laugh a lot… fearsome Syrian rebels :)

Part 2:

Hello everyone,

today, we are going to look at one pretty interesting story, that has possibly set one of the world records. And the hero of the story? ČKD AH-IV tankette.

The background of the AH-IV is relatively well known. It was born in mid 30′s and it was the pinnacle of Czech tankette evolution. After the disastrous experience with the infamous Tančík Vz.33 (P-I), that was almost universally hated, ČKD decided it was time for some improvements and designed something on the border between a tankette and a light tank.

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Hello everyone,

not so long ago, I wrote about Bulgarian tanks in WW2:

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3

And now, thanks to Trassal(RU), we can have a look what is in that museum. He took a trip there and decided to share some of the pictures with us. Let’s have a look at them :)

2S3 Akacija

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The Way to Glory – win 15 victories, get 250k credits once per day
Learning by Doing – be one of the top 3 XP earners in your team (no matther whether you win or lose), get 20 percent more crew XP
Know your Trade – earn 50k XP per day, get 1 day of premium account (once per day)

A Job Well Done – win 75 battles during the whole special (until Tuesday 7AM) and get 1 day premium account + 10 gold fire extinguishers, doable once per account
Lucky 7’s – win 7 battles, survive 7 battles and destroy 7 tanks, earn 70k credits, doable once per day

Hello everyone,

here’s something not concerning tanks or WoT directly, but it could be. You see, there’s a (quite popular) channel on Youtube about game designing, called “Extra Credits“. It’s a weekly show about videogames and videogame industry. It usually doesn’t deal with specific games, but with various game aspects and effects. I really like its cute animation style and the fact that it looks at various aspects of gaming and game design from a different perspective, than many other blogs. If you are interested in games beyond the generic “they red me shoot”, I can strongly recommend this show.

But that’s not why I write this.

The most recent part deals not with games per se, but history. The story goes that the developers of Total War: Rome II gave the makers of this channel a call and asked them to introduce the historical aspect the game in a funny, witty and entertaining way. The first part is about the Punic wars and… well, here it is:

So, what I am thinking: it would be really cool to actually have something like this for WoT. There are TONS of myths, garbage, interesting stories and all the other things still out there. Wouldn’t it be really cool for Wargaming, he they actually paid these guys to issue such a video on tanks and the history too? I’d certainly enjoy it more than the (let’s face it, a bit boring) “historical” videos, narrated by guy/bot, who insists pronouncing “Jagdpanzer” with “J” (as in “Jerry”)…..

Whatcha think?