Hello everyone,
a bunch of invite codes:
Alienware code by BOD13
PH7TYR-E9SX7Z
Invite codes for US server (!) from Wolf Pack clan (US server), thanks a lot guys (they contain T14 premium tank)
N8M39U2SRZ82TD
N8M39H6GNH42UU
N8M39G6PSD44BM
N8M39M9BAY55ZC
And as always, you can get the invite codes from Alienware here.
Source: Yuri Pasholok’s blog
Yuri has posted this interesting diagram on his blog showing what seems to be an Italian Leopard 1 with an autoloading mechanism for the L7 105 mm gun. There is no date known for this project, named the OTO-Centauro, at the moment.
Since this is an Italian it could be included into the Italian/Pan-Euro tree if it is ever implemented.
Hello everyone,
as you probably already know, Wargaming was recently featured in the National Geographic “Megafactories” show. Well, I’ve watched the show and – let’s be honest here: noone probably expected any negative facts to be mentioned, but it feels much like a 40 minute advertising reel. Well… no matter.
What was a bit more interesting though was the fact there were some pictures, depicting work in progress. One of the was a “leaked” sneakpeek at what is possibly the new upcoming American light tank, the T37 (pictures courtesy of Buck-O from Reddit)
Hello everyone,
when asking about the FTR QA3, an interesting topic came up. Unified clans in Wargaming products – that is, all Wargaming products having unified clans. In effect, a clan of 300 people could have 100 tankers, 100 pilots and 100 warship captains – well, at least something like that. Is it actually a good idea?
Well, at first it seemed like a no-brainer. Sure – it’s great to have everyone playing under “one roof”, regardless of the product. With the new Chat 2.0, WoT players will be able to talk to people playing WoWp and vice versa, so that’s cool too. But then I remembered my raiding days.
For those who don’t know, I used to play World of Warcraft. Hardcore. Fun fact: I think I know Jingles from back then, if it is the same Jingles, then we played on the same server, he was an Alliance celebrity back then, I was just a regular Horde “grunt”. Could be another Jingles, but I think it’s the same guy. Anyway. If you never played WoW, let me explain what I mean:
Source: Yuri Pasholok’s blog
Hello everyone,
looks like the Hunnicutt archives Wargaming bought are starting to bear fruit. What follows is the photo of the M2A4 light tank prototype, taken in the Fall of 1939 on Aberdeen proving grounds.
Yuri Pasholok writes:
With the appearance of this vehicle, the American tank industry finally caught up to the rest of the world with one impressive step. This however didn’t happen all at once: contrary to the belief of many authors, the US Army had quite modern tanks as early as mid-30′s, created for one concrete theater of war. Very high mobility and machinegun armament – that was what the US army needed in case there was ever a war with Mexico. Since this is the same reason why the Light Tank Mk.VIc was completely sufficient for the British in order to scatter some Papuan natives, it’s no wonder that in the beginning of World War Two, these vehicles formed the backbone of British armored forces.
The installation of the two-man turret on the M2 Light Tank chassis was only a matter of time. The resulting vehicle proved to be one of the better ones, when it came to world tank construction: it combined (at that time) completely sufficient anti-bullet protection, high speed, good visibility and a badass gun, the most powerful of its type at that time. Therefore it’s not surprising that the M2A4 concept became the main tank concept for the US light tanks for a very long time. Light Tank M2A4 became the first mass-produced American tank, manufactured in really big numbers (375 tanks). Furthermore, M2A4 proved to be the first American tank sent to England.
Hello everyone,
today, I have one Alienware invite code one guy redeemed by accident, so you can use that:
PH7TYS-B7CS5N
Other than that, you can always get your code here, there are still plenty left. No point in hoarding them however, these codes will most likely be valid only in 2013
- Q: “Why is it possible to actually destroy a tank by shooting it in its commander’s copula?” A: “It’s possible to destroy a tank by a shell penetration, by the penetration of shell fragments or by fragments of its own armor in the area behind armor. Commander’s copula provides direct access for the shells and their fragments to the area behind armor. So the logic is there. It’s like to complain that a house is also accessible via chimney, not just via door. It’s possible – not easy, bot possible”.
- regarding the above question, when asked how come parts that do not provide such access (such as AC48 rangefinder) do cause vehicle damage too: “Well, the tracks don’t repair in real life 6 seconds either, in real life the barrel can bend when crashing into trees… you know what I mean”
Source: The_Chieftain’s Facebook page
Hello everyone,
looks like we have some changes upcoming in the T29 Heavy mantlet. For those who don’t remember, the T29 mantlet looks currently like this:
Source: http://forum.worldoftanks.eu/index.php?/topic/322652-is-esl-go4wot-tournament-only-for-russians/
Hello everyone,
okay, this is a bit weird. A lot weird in fact. Now, I am not a cyberspors expert, so I am not really familiar with all the rules and their interpretations, but even to someone like me, kicking out an approved ESL team sounds fishy at best. And that’s what apparently happened. A case of corruption in ESL league?
As Kopi21PL posted:
In the Go4WOT ESL cup 137, Virtus PRO (Russian team) was disqualified in its fight against Virtuti Militari_7team (apparently for non-attendance):
Source: Yuri Pasholok’s blog, Daigensui
Hello everyone,
now, we know there was a plan to introduce an autoloader into the Tiger II (there are actually some indications that the Czechoslovaks did so after the war, but that was a different gun and a different autoloader – 75mm KwK 44 in case you are wondering). Courtesy of Daigensui, an excerpt from Panzer Tracts:
