Tomorrow, 19.6.2014, a special public test of the Stronkhold mode is scheduled to start, there is a (estimated 20 percent) chance it will be postponed a bit, but that’s the schedule. The source wishes to remain anonymous, but it’s a completely reliable source (thank you at least this way :P)

Please note this is NOT a 9.2 test.

Hello everyone,

as it is customary, the LT-54 was changed, based on the supertest data. Here is the new characteristics table:

Changes from the first leaked version:

- DPM increased from 1818 to 1907
- reload time from 8,347 to 7,863
- Aimtime buffed from 2,7s to 2,3s
- ground resistance buffed a lot from 0,959/1,151/1,918 to 0,767/0,959/1,534
- accuracy on the move and while turning turret nerfed
- maximum speed 58,7 km/h confirmed, 20 km/h reverse speed
- elevation: +17 (depression -5)
- vehicle still has regular MM for now

Sounds like the vehicle will be competitive after all :)

Hello everyone,

following info appeared regarding the 9.2 supertest on one of the Russian sites (cannot be confirmed, but I trust it due to other matters):

Waffenträger E-100 will be changed as such: stock gun (128mm) will lose one shell in its autoloader, but the clip reload time will be buffed from 60s to 51s, the accuracy on the move will be nerfed.

Hello everyone,

remember that KV-1, that was recovered from river Don in cooperation between the museum of Kubinka, local authorities and Wargaming? They call it the “Spectre” (“Prizrak”) and here’s a video from RU portal on how it was recovered:

From the video:

- they found and detected it using a “magnetometer”
- the tank was from 1942, it drowned in the river apparetnly after it slipped from a barge that was carrying it (SS: if I understand it correctly)
- the tank is ripped to pieces because they used explosives to damage it (SS: so the Germans wouldn’t recover it? Not sure)
- the tank is “stuck” to the bottom of the water and it took considerable force to rip it out of the mud
- the special winch they used to pull it out used a force of 300 tons in pull
- the tow cable was attached to the towing frame on the tank, that remained intact
- there was a huge oak trunk blocking the tank recovery, that couldn’t be cut, in the end they dug under the trunk so that the river carried the trunk away

Warning, this post contains stronk drama, if you are here for news/serious info, you might want to skip it.

You’ve been warned.

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Author: Károly “Karika” Németh

The 38M. Toldi I light tanks, produced from 1939 to 1940, became completely obsolete and lost most of their combat value by 1944 with their 20mm Solothurn heavy rifle and only 13mm thin frontal armour. But, because of their relatively weak suspension, it was not possible to upgrade them with thicker armour and to mount an enlarged turret with a stronger 40mm gun on them like on the Toldi IIA light tanks, because their weak torsion bars just could not bear the additional weight.

The first series of the Toldi light tank, the Toldi I (80 vehicles in total) was assembled with imported, German-made torsion bars, which were unfortunately designed as a bit weak, and they tended to break during extensive usage. Furthermore, German shipments were always delayed at that time, because of the outbreak of WWII.

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Hello everyone,

I am sure you will be just thrilled to know that stronk EU portal programmink is back. Had this issue yesterday as well (“I want English, goddamn it, not Polish!”). Thanks to Falindria for the screenie.

One more important thing.

You might have noticed that cca 2 weeks ago, someone pledged 1000 USD to me on Patreon. I am not sure who that is, I tried to contact that person, but given the fact that it’s a lot of money and you just don’t give that away without an explanation and also due to the fact the entire system is purely voluntary (there is no “check” whether you really want to give anything or even have that money), I do have a reason to believe this pledge will not go through (I like to be pleasantly surprised as any other guy, but I am also a realist). To that end, I already contacted Patreon support to actually ask that account themselves, but at this moment, I think it’s realistic to assume that the pledge is still at the “old” sum, minus that 1k – so you know I don’t make a ton of money off FTR (I had such e-mails and comments), because I don’t.