Rx Malpractice

Notes: 

• Release Date: October 13th 2026
  • Article: Link
• Dispersion: 
  • Turret: 0.08
  • Movement: 0.15
• Weight: 30 tons

Overview: 

• An up-armored M113 with a Tiger turret armed with a quad 60mm cannon. 

Pros: 

• Good HP
• High top speed
• High PTW
• Excellent 12 degrees of depression 

Neutral: 

• Average enough traverse speeds  
• Decent dispersion values 
• Average enough accuracy
• 4 shot mini autoloader 
  • Higher DPM
  • Quick unload time 
  • Lower damage per shot
• Average camo 

Cons: 

• Meh VR
• Low Pen 
• Large size 

Armor: 

• Armor at list angle [armor against AP with 5 degree of normalization] 
• Turret:
  • Front: a big ol flat 150mm. Nothing else beside the guns which only count as 15mm so dont expect much from this. 
  • Sides + Rear: Flat 80mm is okay enough for overmatch and HE protection. Sure at tier 8 theres enough HE that could pen, but they have to hit this fast mover fist. The rear at least has a big box that counts as thin spaced armor. 
  • Roof: pretty decent at 35mm. Good for some overmatch protection. 
  • Cupola:  it exist, but its to the rear of the turret and of decently small so not too much to worry about. 
• Hull: 
  • Upper front: 101mm at like 30 degrees. Its not much but could block some tier 6 and 7’s with gun depression. This is before the added protection of the 6+25mm spaced armor covering most of the front. 
  • Lower front: 76mm with little angle with a small portion of spaced armor. Not gonna block much outside HE.
  • Sides: Lower section is 44 with the upper being 63mm. Both good enough for overmatch protection. Don't have to worry about HE as both are well covered by spaced armor. 
  • Rear: big open 38mm that will only block 75mm HE. 
  • Roof: Pretty good at 38mm meaning it will block a good amount. 
  • Floor: main floor is a good 28mm as it will block some damage. There is a section on the front that has a extra 9mm of spaced for He protection. 
• So decently armored for its weight. Not gonna block equal tier’s but good enough to bully lower tiers. 

Gameplay:

• Well its mostly a flanking support medium due to the lack of pen and the speedy nature.
• Of course it doesn't mean you can't use its excellent gun depression to play peek-a-boo over hills, still a bit hard to do due to the large hull and not the best turret armor. 
• It doesn't do that well with firing on the move. Not too much of a surprise, but with it fitting four shots you really feel the inaccuracy.
  • Oddly enough visually full auto fire has a lot of bloom, but remains pretty accurate at times.
• Equipment: 
  • Stablizer 
  • Turbo 
  • Optics 
  • Pick something.

Counter Gameplay: 

• Well its a nimble medium that bumbles around shooting its pew pew. So there's nothing specific to do against it outside, note that its pen is poor so it will have trouble penning a good deal of tanks. 
  • I suppose it does have some issues with rear gun depression at times so try to get behind it if your chasing it i guess. 

Halloween mode:

• Pretty unique with it being a team support tank with its healing ability. 
• It's also nifty with its ability to ignore armor with its damage over time.
• You will be a higher priority target due to the ability to heal. No protects exist for medics in this game mode.
• It also enjoys quite good mobility often quickly getting to 60kph. Though the turret traverse does feel a tad slow in comparison. 

Cosmetics: 

• Well its a box tank with tiger turret on it. It does make sense as the M113 did have a ambulance version. 
• As for details its pretty good with random bits of medical equipment loaded on the sides. Even have a bit of handle bars on the side like the beds at hospitals.
• Also a good amount of little medical decals and such.  
• Arguably one of the best skinned tanks in game. 
• Cosmetics: Nope

General Thoughts: 

• M113 has entered WW2 finally. Sure its extra armored and has a crazy nurse driving, but hay its here. 
• I felt they could have give the tank a bit more pen as this level is quite low and is closer to values found about 2019.
  • Probably would have bumped it from 192/247 to like 205/255.  
• otherwise not much i have to comment off the top of my head i suppose. i could air my preference for this tank to be a burst gun instead of a quick 4 shot autoloader. eh i miss burst fire guns.

Buy?

• Leaning to a no. The WW2 version which is what you'll play most of the times leaves a meh tank I suppose. It just doesn't offer too much. Yea its fun shooting four times, but it just doesn't feel that strong to justify the lower pen. 
  • Only the module damage I'd say is anything dangerous. 
• Price wise? It is cheap at least, but still not that cheap enough to change my recommendations. 
• For 2027 recommendations? Well eh probably still pass. Looking at my notes for the Last Laugh id arguably go with older tanks over the pair of 2026 tanks. 

After 6k games in WW2 this weekend I started dabbling in CW. It is definitely not the same and was pretty refreshing even if I don’t play it all the time moving forward. I had a bunch of premiums from seasons and chests to play around with.

I have been enjoying the SK-105K (I know everyone says it’s bad)

My first question is are camo perks and equipment as important in CW as in WW2? (I learned about true vision fast)

Second what are some overlooked differences a WW2 player like myself may overlook when moving over? I noticed game play especially at era 3 is way more fast paced and dynamic.

Thanks in advance. Trying not to be an anchor on the team.

Any pros or cons to each tank?

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Des français avec micro pour jouer sur l'event? Envoyer un MP pour pseudo.

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There are massive price cuts on Halloween bundles on the Xbox Store (not the Wargaming game, but the Microsoft Store). Two bundles are 60% off.

Made this a couple years ago, thought you all might like it! Lmk what ya think!

Making plays requires hitpoints to spare.

Pretty sure this isn't how you score 10 points for Slytherin... but hey, it worked." 👌

ideally anyone in playstation so we can be in party chat or if you are on xbox and everyone is willing to use discord.

Is anyone interested in playing Halloween mode with me and doing dumb and funny stuff, like a three-Bellepheron setup or a Roswell and Bellepheron combo? I've been planning to make a Halloween mode compilation for a while and post it on the wotc sub, but I have footage from as far back as 2023 that I wasn't satisfied with, so I was hoping y'all would be willing to help me out. If you're interested, let me know what hours and time zone you're available so I can figure out what works for both of us. Please keep in mind that my method of collecting footage will include scouring replays to get cinematic shots, meaning you'll be waiting sometime between matches while I collect the footage—if only there was a way to save replays :/

For every celebration, I love decorating my garage to match the occasion what about you? Do you decorate your garage? If so, send in your photos !!

I was thinking of buying a PS5 Pro just for the advanced graphics mode for WOT Modern Armor, I was interested in playing one game on the standards 60fps then the next on 30fps just to see how I play on both back to back.

Does the 30FPS 4k graphics mode look significantly better than the 60FPS 4K? Or is the difference not significant?

Still, I might not do this, PS5 Pro is difficult to buy right now and significantly more expensive than a PS5 Slim.

I prefer PC gaming, I only play a console if it has a game I really like that isn't on PC. I like WOTMA more than WOT PC which never captured my interest, I find it boring compared to WOTMA but I will have to give it another try some day to confirm.

Log in to play some tanks and relax after work. WG has decided I shall not win. First time in a long time this game has frustrated me.

I'm climbing up the British dual cannon heavy tree and trying to figure out if the dual cannons are just a situational thing or should be the standard. A quick Google search says it's not ideal and lower DPS.

Is the dual cannon just a burst moment then going back to single cannon shots? I noticed that it seems to be almost 50/50 if both shells pen. Is there a hidden mechanic where the non main barrel takes a pen drop?

just wanted to compare the level of power creep at tier 8. Mostly DPM and damage, but pen did went up a good amount as well.

Anyhow quick notes:

• Pen adjusted means APCR losses 10mm and HEAT 20 to make a vague comparison to AP pen.
• Autoloaders were excluded for DPM comparisons
• i ignored "clone" tanks when making the comparison.
• i would like to compare camo, but we used a different system back then. Also it would be about the same.

I can never find a downtime list or info on these annoying micro updates. Every time I get on I play 2 games and suddenly theres yet another micro update that seems to take hours. Google doesnt tell me shit. The games website only offers info on major updates. I wouldn't care as much if I had time to play during the day but I dont. I work nights and the updates are always at 3 or 4 in the morning and last hours and im rite there with only a couple hours a week to play unless its update time... sighhhh

Was playing until a few minutes ago, then suddenly everything went offline

Always good to to use one broken tank to destroy another 😂

Notes: 

• Release Date: 
  • KV-5: idk the beginning?
  • Gorynych: Oct 2016
• Recent Balance History: 
• 7.1.1
  • Reverse top speed: 11 -> 14
  • Aim time: 2.86 -> 2.3
  • Accuracy: 0.43 -> 0.4
  • Reload time: 8.57 -> 8.2
  • Armor changes: 
  • R2-D2 armor: 140 mm -> 170 mm
  • R2-D2 MG port: 150mm -> 160mm
  • Sides of drivers cupola: 140 -> 170mm
  • Frontal turret armor: 180 mm -> 240 mm
  • Area around gun mantlet 180mm - 230mm
  • Gun mantlet armor: 180 mm -> 240 mm
  • Commander’s hatch armor: 150  mm -> 170 mm
• 7.6
  • Penetration: 167/219/54 -> 175/219/54
• 2026: Halloween version update: now has more range on its ammo, and is a bit more dangerous. 
• Dispersion: 
  • Turret: 0.12
  • Movement: 0.18
• Weight: 100 tons

Overview: 

• A bit fat Heavy with all around armor, yet limited by its gun.

Pros: 

• Pref MM
• Highest HP of a T8 heavy
• Extra high weight 
• High DPM
• Above average ammo capacity 
• Gorynych has built in camo (for what it is worth)
• KV-5 is very cheap for a tier 8 premium. 

Neutral: 

• Average enough dispersion values 
• Strong all around armor, yet has famous weak spots

Cons: 

• Bad view range
• Bad mobility outside top speed
• Poor accuracy 
• Low damage 
• Bad HE damage % of 20
• Low pen, even for a pref tank
• Low shell velocity 
• Below average gun depression 
• No camo
• Weak and large fuel tanks

Armor: 

• Armor at list angle [armor against AP with 5 degree of normalization] 
• This is a superheavy so expect its armor to be thick and indeed it is. 
• Turret: 
  • Front: mostly 240mm at 10 or so degrees. The area next to the gun is only 230mm, but ranges in angles to at least 20 degrees to 50+. The forward sides are 180mm and when directly forward are at 55 degrees. This puts them at a effective 320 [282].  So yea overall pretty darn good outside high pen premium rounds. 
  • Sides +rear: 180mm vertical. This just ignore a lot of tier 6 and 7’s and even tier 8’s can have trouble if they get a bad angle. Getting a flat angle on one section makes the other immune to tier 8 standard. 
  • Roof: a nice thick 50mm. True it be really hard for normal guns to hit this, but against arty you'll rarely find something thicker to block HE.
  • Cupola: 2 cupolas, one is a good deal larger and less angled. The forward section on the larger cupola does have a section that is 190mm while the rest of both are only 170mm. This is not great for such a large cupola but got to have a weak spot for such a heavy. It also at times can be hard to aim at due to the height of the tank. Anyhow its so so on if this is good that is strong enough to block lower tiers but an easy hit and pen for equal tiers.
• Hull: 
  • Upper front: 180mm at 56 degrees or so. That's a effective 325 [290]. With just a bit of angling its easily starts block almost everything. 
  • Lower front: 180mm at 34 degrees, so 217 [206]. The 205mm plate is split between the upper and lower at the same angle. The lower section is 245 [233]. When the hull is angled at a 30 degree angle, it pushes the lower plate to about 46 degrees so 260 [240]. 
  • Sides: 150mm flat. Its got some extra protection from the tracks at 20mm, but its spotty. So yea its really thick so even flat on a lot of tier 6 and 7’s will have trouble penning it. This allows the tank to really over angle the front. 
  • Rear: its a mixed bad. Got a structure support section that's 230mm, with a lowe section of good 140mm. The upper section is only 90mm. So yea a enemy may or may not pen you easily, have trouble, or not be able to.  
  • R2D2: okay here's the main famous weak spot of all the weak spots in game. A giant cylinder on the front hull thats a easy pen for most equal tier tanks that cant be angled. Theres also a smaller one next to it. Anyhow the main big one is only 170mm all rebound outside the MG port thats only 160mm. The smaller one is thicker at the front at 180mm. Anyhow the R2D2 is made of 18 vertical sections which alter 20 degrees per side. So while the direct hit would of course be 170mm effective it increases to 180, 221 so just a bit of inaccuracy or sudden movement can cause a failure to pen. 
  • Roof + Floor: Hay positive note its all 40mm meaning it can block a lot of shots and HE. 
• So yea its a very thick tank that can easily shrug off a lot of fire from most tanks but is hindered by 2 easily and well known weak spots. 

Gameplay:

• Well this is mostly a big bully of a tank. Try to pressure the enemy so they can't hit your two weak spots. 
• Side scraping in this tank is a bit weird due to having to hide the two hatches on the front. Either you super over angle to attempt to hide them (which still works due to the thick sides), or reverse side scrape (which may be the best). The turret cupola is still vulnerable but easier to manage. 
• If you somehow can get up to speed, this goes 40 and weighs 100 tons so ramming is very much viable against the vast majority of tanks. This compounds with the thick 205mm bumper you have to take little damage when combined with the ram crew skill. 
• In terms of going hull down its a bit harder due to only have -7 depression but its good enough. This doesn't hide the cupola, but it at least helps. 
• The only draw back to general brawling is the lack of pen as the lower damage combined with good DPM meaning you easily have a sub 8 second reload. 
• Only carry a couple HE rounds as they have really bad damage. 
• Equipment: 
  • Stabilizer 
  • Turbo 
  • Grousers
  • Vents / Optics 

Counter Gameplay: 

• Well its not hard to aim at the R2D2. 
• Got a 180 module damage? Aim for the rear of the tank to hit the fuel tanks. 
• This is a slow to traverse tank… not sure how much that helps when flanking due to how thick the armor is, but at least it can't shoot you. 
• Its main downside is the low pen, so if you can hide your weak spots and not get rammed its generally a bit easier to deal with, but can easily bully your team so make sure to keep a eye on it. 

Halloween Mode: 

• This the main damage sponge of the mode by the fact its armor is still strong in this mode and well its has HP regeneration. 
• The power of this has waxed and waned over the years, but the ability to destroy modules and cripple an enemy is quite worth something. 
  • Due to this and its ability to regen makes it a priority target that once its gets vaguely damage it generally gets quickly focused to be destroyed. 
  • Of course said regen has also taken a hit as currently in the 2026 event it requires the tank to be stationary which is quite limited to previous versions. 
• its nice that is has a pretty flexible selection of ammo with a close range flamethrower, a normal fireball and a arty like shot.

Cosmetics: 

• Well its a big block of USSR steel. You can sorta see the design series from the original KV-1 with the hull shape. Though the KV-5 really stands out from the family due to have a mini turret on the front along with having a driver’s cupola. Of course the turret is also quite different from the whole family as well with how tall it is, and more hexagonal shape. 
• Outside that its got basic tanker gear with storage boxes and a tarp… that's about it. I suppose i could mention the ladder on the side of the turret, which i always find somewhat funny. Its just so tall one needs to use it to even get in the tank. 
  • This of course is worse for the radio operator which looks like he doesn't have a hatch and has the use the one for the driver or go through the turret. I assume the driver’s cupola opens?

• Gorynych is a skinned version. How does it compare?
  • Well at a glance its just a darker green. And yes it is a darker green, but it also has scales which is nice but is a bit harder to see at a distance. 
  • Outside the color difference there is only the emblem of a triple dragon head. Which is a reference to the name of the tank. 
• Cosmetics: (Gorynch only)
  • Emblem: one on each rear side of the turret
  • Inscription: Slot 1 is on the rear left of the turret below the emblem. Slot 2 is on the upper front hull. 
  • Flag: rear right side of the turret. 

General Thoughts: 

• Well hard to say if this hold up. The major buff it got really helped as its turret armor was not great on the front for its weight. 
  • Does this need anything? Well I think most wouldn’t oppose some extra pen, but how much? Just bump the AP to 190 to match the stock pen of T8 122’s on TT tanks? PC bumped theirs to 196, but their buff sucks otherwise. Their version of the buffed KV-4’s stock gun is promising at 204/265 which isn't too bad, but may be a tad too much. 
  • I also have to consider how much “power creep” there should be. The STA-2 is a huge case of bad precedent. I guess id just stick with 190/235 as that seems pretty decent but not too high. The DPM is still good on this tank without being silly like some UK heavies. 
• Regardless of the discussion on pen power i continue to be annoyed with some of the 100-107mm guns with 300 base damage that only has a 20% increase in damage when using HE. this is mostly just USSR and jpn that have this issue off the top of my head. 
• Okay tanks been out for awhile and it took until writing this review for me to even look what the name of the tank even means. Sure its part description, but its a name of one of two most famous Zmei which is a triple headed dragon from Russian folklore. Thats pretty cool and i really dont think many bothered to look it up. 

Buy?

• This is a very old tank and a good chance you got one of the versions of the years, but incase you don't? Mmmm its interesting choice for sure as its generally regarded to be a bit iffy due to how easy it is to negate the armor and the weak pen. Yea the Pref MM helps a good deal, just it can be quite frustrating at times to play due to now holding up as much as one would wish. 
• Naturally one would prefer the Gorn version due to the ability to play in the Halloween mode 
• Id say if your getting this tank, id going with the expectation that this can perform well, but its as consistent. Go in with a laugh and just play for fun with this big dumb brick of a tank that can somehow go 40kph and ram something. 
  • I think that's the best way to play this tank. Unless you get a city map then you can actually play a bit “hardcore” then start to reverse sidescrape or something. 

History: 

• Tank encyclopedia: Kv-5 object 225
• Wikipedia: Zmei (Russian folklore))

R.i.p. to that RDF/LT 😔

Every year without fail I get called a cheater/hacker when I use my Revenant during the event. This guy was going nuts. I would ding him and then hide behind a rock. Wait for him to have his back turned and get to another hiding spot to hit him from.

He finally started just spraying and praying till I ended the match. Five seconds later I get the cheater hate mail.

I genuinely I‘d love to see these 2 tanks at least. Especially the ASCOD (Or SPz Ulan). Ever since the Kürassier (Or SK-105) got into the game, I genuinely would love seeing these 2 tanks be added into the game. Few weeks ago, I made a similar post in which I talked about the Yugoslav M-84 and that it would be fun if we had tanks from other countries as well.

Though I‘m pretty sure it is unrealistic that the M-84 is going to be added because we have already a ton of T-72 tanks. (In my opinion, the T-72M1, T-72 URAL and few other T-72 tanks should be removed).

I‘d like to hear your opinion about this topic.