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today, the October calendar came out. Thanks to traditionally “great” Czech portal translation/management, someone forgot to delete the Top of the Tree description, so we now know that the Top of the Tree, starting from 1.10.2013 will be Object 268
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you know what time it is – time for another Hall of Shame edition. More and more pictures coming in (in fact, probably enough to make a HoS daily edition), I am trying to pick only the worst retards, nazis and ragers for your entertainment. Let’s have a look:
MotoDrum sure likes gassing people (“you little shit jew, go die, you should be gassed”)
By Darth_Woras – enjoy :)
Another bunch of EU invite codes from the CD-Action magazine (1000g, 3 days of premium).
Players who donated them: misanth, grzech_p, walamir, matt_77, PaganTerrorist
PKR29Y-46N8G5
PKR29H-35S2G3
HR6THN-2NH22A
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Disclaimer: the contents of these articles merely illustrate the resources available for a historically accurate buff. This article does not imply that these changes should happen or will happen, either in combination or individually.
Old-timers remember a different KV tank. Its 152 mm gun was a menace to tier 5 tanks. For a long time, it was the only tier 5 heavy that could see tier 9 tanks in battle, and the old HE mechanics made it no slouch against those either. Today, it is a shadow of that former glory. Let’s see if we can do anything about that.
Hello everyone,
today, we are going to have a look at one of the least known German guns, the 81mm L/105. It was a smoothbore AT gun and as far as we know, it was never considered for a self-propelled gun platform, but it could make an interesting option for mid-tier German tank destroyers.
The origin and properties of this gun are somewhat mysterious. Its prototype was found by the Americans after the war on some artillery shooting range. The gun is designated as 8,1cm Panzerabwehrwerfer, which implies it’s a gun of the same type as the 81,4mm PAW 600, based on high-low pressure system with the intent to fire HEAT shells. It’s a smoothbore gun, but – just like the PAW600 – completely historical.
- hitpoints of each vehicle are not calculated randomly, WG has a program/Excel table algorithm to calculate it, but the formula for it won’t be disclosed
- removing the “miniturret” (sometimes called “Artoo”) weakspot of KV-5 is not planned
- when the WoWp gets released, player statistics will be wiped
- additional objects within the capping circle of new maps (compared to old maps) were added to make it interesting for players
- SerB confirms that E-50 has the worst camo factor of all T9 meds
- no solution towards teammates who block your line of fire will be implemented: “We’ll leave it up to players”
Part 1: autoloaded 50mm SV-4
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another pretty exotic gun is the Škoda 6,6cm KPÚV 5/800, also known as 6,6cm PaK 44, Škoda A14 or 6,6cm PaK 5/800 (the last name being mentioned in the documentation).
This experimental gun was developed since 1941 by Škoda Pilsen for the German army under the company designation of A14 (it seems it was private Škoda initiative, not a part of some program). Apparently, it was an attempt to create something more powerful than the 50mm PaK 39 L/60, possibly as a competition towards the 75mm PaK 40. A prototype was made and first tests took place in April 1942. Germans were not interested in the production due to the atypical caliber and the prototype stayed in Pilsen until 1945, when the Americans confiscated it, along with its documentation.
Hello everyone,
today we are going to have a look at two projects, that would probably fit mid tiers in World of Tanks (if WG ever needs additional guns that is).
Autoloaded 50mm SV-4 (5cm KPÚV 2,1/835)
This project was developed in Škoda Pilsen between 1940-1941 for Wehrmacht. If you are wondering about the name in the brackets: KPÚV means “kanon proti útočné vozbě” (“anti-tank gun”), the numbers are according to Czech naming convention, the first means the weight of the shell, the second means the muzzle velocity of the shell.
Hello everyone,
another bunch of EU invite codes from the Polish CD-Action magazine (1000g, 3 days prem) thanks to some wonderful FTR readers!
Players who donated codes: brandthedwarf, Mangler, JamackanMeCrazy, Quiller1976, Maygyver, Major_Dzyad, PuchaczTrado
Codes:
PKR29H-99V8V5
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