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ZombieLenin posted:I stupidly bought a T-34-85M. I literally cannot tell the difference between this, and a regular t-34-85. kill youre self
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ZombieLenin posted:Hey guys, I actually like the new title. Unfortunately, it makes the mistake of equating Marxist Theory, Marxism, and communism with the practice of Totalitarian "Socialist" regimes (here read state capitalist regimes, which relied on the authority principle to maintain their grip on political power by claiming to be the only legitimate interpreters of Marx in practice.) It also conflates Leninism with Stalinism, which are quite different--need I remind you all of the vehemence with which Lenin denounced the idea of Stalin as his successor? WHO CARES? Truck Stop Daddy fucked around with this message at 23:09 on Dec 4, 2015 |
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the poor MMO cyberhistorians of the future who have to read this thread would view zombielenin with pity, if they have the capacity for emotions esarahpalinonline.com/soap/?username=zombielenin
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Gift shop updated for the 5th, get yo Cromwell B if you haven't.
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Or your £100 BT-SV + gold and prem time bundle if you are on EU! 
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Hey guys, anyone remember that other tier7 premium with sheltered MM? No? Okay   http://wotreplays.com/site/2316206#stats
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The Wolverine doesn't have soft MM dude. It's also a tier 6. Prav fucked around with this message at 15:30 on Dec 5, 2015 |
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should I even consider getting the IS-3A? apparently it is useless as a crew trainer but the whole auto loader thing sounds interesting to me, but there is next to no info out there for this tank.
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Do not play tanks with 0,26 track bloom. That goes triple for the ones with 0,46 base acc. Other charming properties include a 10 hp/t specific power and 0,16 turret bloom. It does not have a magazine loader; it just fires a little faster than the IS-3.
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lol jesus the t-34-3 has better gun handling
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It's an IS-3 with an automatic mechanical loader instead of a crewman. That means a 3-man crew with the gunner as the "loader". Also the gun sucks not only because of it's soft stats but also because its premium round is a 270-pen HEAT shell.
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Want a Type 59 and you're a filthy Euro? Well, it's your lucky day.
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Have spent like 2 months (and God knows how many VK4502B games) on trying to get HT12 for the T28HTC. Finally got it last night in a very tense game. The buffed IS-3 is a monster. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cIvN4SvDAq4 And just by accident I ticked off HT13-15 in a few more games, including HT15 in a loss with a Conqueror.  Bonus: Ace tanker in a T34 versus a very blue team that for some reason didn't decide to focus me down. Still amazed it turned out as an Ace. Hilarious sequence in the end vs a fullhealth T29 that couldn't kill my 80 HP T34. Sidescraping OP, please nerf. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LskphVuH6hk Finally an Ace Tanker in the CDC. Only took like 2k damage and 3k spotting to achieve that. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEUqYbYi_pY
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Gervasius posted:Want a Type 59 and you're a filthy Euro? Well, it's your lucky day. Someone should get Agrajag one.
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I hate whoever made the new customization UI. It's absolutely loving terrible.
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Agreed. It's stupid that they removed all sub-sections in the emblem menu, for example. Now it's just this giant loving one-row list you have to scroll through to find what you want. This is just terrible menu design. And someone got paid for this?
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Cromwell B is a good tonk and it also came with a crew member named Fred Savage. Best buy NA.
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CZ reflections: The T-34/100 is loving abysmal with the stock gun. Stock tank bad indeed. I don't really have any areas to criticize the T8 If you stick the R11 gun (single shot 320 dam 230 pen) on the Skoda T 50 you have a very solid entry for least interesting tank ever. Long gun though. At 25 hp/t the T 50/51 ain't impressed by hills. I heard you like tits and metal boxes.
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There's also a T-34 derivative.
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As a connoisseur of tier6 tanks I'm at least looking forward to the T-25 with autoloader.
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My last battle in the Churchill VII was a doozy. 
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Yeah that was pretty funny. We dealt with a handful of crap on the east side and suddenly there's barely anything left and you have a high caliber. I took a stupid risk trying to pincer a Church VII with a Stug but didn't notice that there are now also bad Stugs and I'm not sure he even did damage to the Church VII. welp.
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Psykmoe posted:Yeah that was pretty funny. We dealt with a handful of crap on the east side and suddenly there's barely anything left and you have a high caliber. I took a stupid risk trying to pincer a Church VII with a Stug but didn't notice that there are now also bad Stugs and I'm not sure he even did damage to the Church VII. welp. That was beastly, they just melted in front of you. Always nice to go off on a high note.
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The Road of Life An IV drip for a heavily wounded soldier cannot instantly heal him or protect him from bullets and shells, all it can do is keep him from dying. This is the role that the "road of life" played for Leningrad during the siege. During the difficult winter of 1941-1942, this road over the ice of Lake Ladoga saved the city from inevitable demise. There was no alternative for Leningrad. The Germans had no intention of feeding the starving citizens of the city, and the loss of Leningrad would mean an almost guaranteed defeat for the USSR. Ladoga: Threat and Hope Everything began in August of 1941 when the Germans cut off the last railroad that connected Leningrad with the rest of the country. Soviet command decided to evacuate civilians through the lake, known for its powerful storms. In order to travel safely, ships carrying people had to take the Old Ladoga and New Ladoga channels. However, on September 8th, 1941, the Germans captured Shlisselburg. The land blockade was complete, and it was no longer possible to use water channels that entered the Neva near Shlisselburg. As a result, the ships of the Ladoga navy were forced to travel directly through the lake. The trip between New Ladoga in the east and Osinovets on the west was short, only 60 kilometers, but very dangerous due to storms, rivalling the sea in their ferocity. To make things worse, there was no time to build lighthouses or mark the fairway. Nevertheless, the first barges arrived at Osinovets on September 12th, 1941. September 17th, 1941, saw one of the biggest catastrophes in the history of lake and river travel. Towed barge #725 and the tugboat Orel was caught in a storm. Various sources estimated it to be carrying 1200-1500 people. Of those, the tugboat could save just over 200. There was no alternative to the lake. In September 1941, the situation with supplies for Leningrad steadily worsened. The city needed 1100 tons of flour alone every day. The lake managed to supply half of that during the first blockade fall. Aircraft could only deliver 100 tons per day. Ships and planes that delivered the necessities to the city didn't return with only civilians, but also soldiers to transfer east. About 20,000 men transferred during the German offensive on Tikhvin and Volkhovstroy in October helped prevent the enemy from taking those cities. However, Tikhvin fell on November 9th, 1941, and supplies that were shipped there for Leningrad by rail stopped. This put the city's supply situation in danger, and it appeared to be on the brink of death. Laying the Road of Life By this time, the Soviets were already working on a project of a supply route over the ice of the lake. There was some experience in making such roads, and the most notable experience was only a year ago, during the war with Finland, a Red Army march over the ice of Vyborg bay. By the time Tikhvin fell, the first plans for the road already existed and work was underway. The shallower north portion of Lake Ladoga froze faster. The Red Army needed to wait for this moment and perform reconnaissance. This happened on November 15-18th. A small column of 7 cars tried to make it across from the east shore, but unsuccessfully. The same thing happened to the second column. On November 18th, a recon group from the 88th Bridgebuilding Battalion, after spending 24 hours on the ice, managed to discover a route from Osinovets on the Leningrad side of the lake to Kobon village on the west side. The ice road went from an idea to a fact. Over the first few days, it could only support horse drawn sleds, later, cars. On November 21st, 350 horsedrawn sleds arrives in Osinovets with the first 63 tons of flour for Leningrad. A thin strand stretched from Leningrad to the outside world, without which it would not survive the blockade. Officially, it was called "Military Automotive Road #102" (VAD-102), under the jurisdiction of Major-General of the Intendant Service, Afanasiy Mitrofanovich Shilov. VAD-102 in Work and in Battle Each kilogram of goods delivered over the road came at a cost of effort and life. Cars broke through the ice and sank, they were destroyed by German aircraft, the road itself had to be moved because the ice buckled under the pressure. A special schedule had to be established in order for the ice to not be overloaded. All possible efforts ensured that by January 1942, the Road of Life could deliver the minimum daily requirement of flour. The return trips continued evacuating civilians and moving soldiers, and not just infantry. In February of 1942, the 124th Tank Brigade crossed the ice of the lake, dozens of heavy KV tanks. In order to ensure their safety, their turrets were taken off and towed separately on sleds. The Germans were dissatisfied with the presence of this road right under their noses. The Luftwaffe started bombing it the moment it was built, and fighters hunted Soviet transport planes. When trucks started moving over the ice, they were fired on by artillery. The Germans were even preparing the 8th Tank Division to drive over the ice in order to break the supply line, but this plan was foiled due to a general offensive by the Leningrad and Volkov Fronts in January of 1942. Soviet forces protected the Road of Life from the air and the ground. Here, a pilot from the 4th Guards Fighter Regiment, Leonid Georgievich Belousov repeated Aleksey Maresyev's heroic act. Both of his legs were frosbitten, gangrene set in, and they had to be amputated. Nevertheless, the pilot returned to battle in 1944. He received the title of Hero of the Soviet Union 13 years later. In the summer and fall of 1942, the enemy transferred Italian torpedo boats and armed Siebel ferries. In October, the Germans attempted an offensive operation on the Suho island. The Soviet garrison fought off the attack with the help of the Lagoda navy. Leningrad was ready for a second blockade winter. Supply lines over the lake worked flawlessly, and this work allowed for several major offensives by the Leningrad Front. Several other projects for moving supplies over ice materialized by the winter of 1942-43. There was even one as risky as building a trolleybus line over the lake, but it was declined. Instead, a railroad would be built, but the idea was not implemented in time. On January 18th, 1943, Soviet forces penetrated the blockade. Even though the Road of Life continued its work until March, there was a new main supply artery, the Road of Victory, a railroad built in a record setting 17 days.
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 2pac and other EU goons The leFH is up in the advent calendar. If for some reason you don't own the only fun arty in the game, now is your chance.
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This is something. Our team was heavy on high tier tds and low tier heavies, leaving me to scout the middle of Prokhorovka in my Challenger. A tank that can't rotate its turret and move at the same time. Fun times. By the way, we lost. Is the Charioteer worth it or should I just shelve this tank for now?
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So I'm sitting on 24,612g...I still have no desire whatsoever to play this game, but I'll probably buy a CDC when it goes on sale.
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Despite just being on sale the whole of last month, the M4A1 Rev is SEA's advent today. I have this weird urge to buy all french tier 8 premium medium tanks. I've already got the CDC, so can the M4A1 measure up in any way?
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So I just got a clan invite to [MO] on the WoT forums messenger, with a form letter inviting me into their clan. The problem is they used the exact same form letter that ESPRT, a dead clan, used back in July. Stupid loving bastards.
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Apparently it's possible to get LT-15 on Highway of all maps.  Shame I'm still stuck on the spot and damage 3 arties missions and don't have LT-15 available yet.
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Refried Noodle posted:
Why is this more fun than the bishop if one ignore the credit making?
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Military Engineer A.I. Pavlov never considered himself a cocky man. In his letter submitted along with his project in 1943, he wrote "Perfection of form, quality, and technical capability was never achieved by the first designer." His invention had a grandiose purpose: a vehicle that could perform a wide variety of tasks and, in his opinion, replace a large amount of land vehicles. Compartment by compartment "The UVM-1 is shaped like a train, which allows it to cross wide trenches, up to 9 meters", Pavlov wrote. The hull of the vehicle consisted of seven cars, connected by hollow armoured segments. There were hatches inside the segments that allowed crewmen to walk between them. The joints were flexible enough to allow the UVM-1 to traverse very bumpy terrain. In order to save on the vehicle's resources, it could be disassembled and transported by rail in pieces. Each car had a separate role. The front one contained the driver and commander, and it controlled the UVM-1 during marches. "The front and top of the cabin is armoured, the other faces are watertight, and can submerge into water up to the wheel axles", Pavlov explained. Cars 2 and 6 had cylindrical turrets. Their roofs consisted of two semi-disks, which could slide to the side. These cars would contain high caliber machineguns. Additionally, each one would contain 500 kg of explosives, which could be thrown out of a separate hatch. Both cars were staffed by two crewmen. Cars 3 and 5 had artillery turrets. These cars also contained 2.5 tons of oil and fuel. Car 4 of the "Universal Fighting Machine" would be the largest. Here is where Pavlov proposed putting two diesel engines with an electric generator and 11 tons of fuel. This car would be armed with two flamethrowers and 7.62 mm machineguns with a large range. Four crewmen would man this car. "The ceiling contains a cooling system and air circulation system", Pavlov added. Finally, car 7 was similar to the first, but was equipped with additional armour and a minesweeper. On a march, the UVM-1 would drive with the first car forward. In battle, it would turn around and face the enemy with car 7. Buoyant Wheels The creator came up with a special suspension for his design. "The project has a brand new innovation in the field of movement... a buoyant wheel system." Each car was equipped with a pair of large diameter wheels, car 4 had four of them. The wheels were essentially hollow metallic drums. They had external rubber tires, and the covers resembled cones pointing outside. The inner disk was made from a 5 mm steel sheet and had a brake pad. Two rows of spokes covered the inside of the wheels. Pavlov relied on these spokes to propel the tank in water, envisioning his UVM to be a paddleboat. Each wheel was supposed to be waterproof on the inside, and for a good reason, as it contained an electric motor. The axles would be made of hollow tubes that would carry electricity to them. Aside from the design of the UVM-1, Pavlov wrote in detail about its tactical characteristics. While being 25 meters long, it would only be 3 meters wide and tall. The inventor estimated the mass of his vehicle to be 100 tons, half of which would be used by armour. The crew, in total, would weigh 1.5 tons. There would be enough fuel on board for 4000 km of driving, or three days. The estimated speed of his tank was 100 kph on a highway, 20 kph on water. "Over hunchbacked mounds and river crossings..." Unlike other projects, Pavlov also included a combat plan for his UVM-1. Pavlov didn't sweat the small stuff and envisioned a grandiose plan of crushing the defenses of eastern German regions and Berlin with a corps of his vehicles. The offensive would start near Vyazma, in the swamps, where the enemy would not expect an attack. Towards the end of the day, the attack would begin. "Splitting into 3 columns of 33 vehicles, the tanks would drive westward, and each column separate into 11 groups of 3 vehicles each at dawn," the author planned. The main objective was speed, and the tanks would engage the enemy only when necessary. The inventor encouraged stealth and "disguise as the German", although it was unclear which German vehicle the tanks could be mistaken for. The march would continue until the vehicles reached their initial positions at the city of Poznan. They were expected to cover 1000 km within one day, prepare overnight, and attack right before dawn. From Poznan to Berlin, the universal fighting vehicles would destroy enemy infrastructure, airports, and power lines. "Going around Berlin, thoroughly destroy its surroundings. After that, head for the center, crush, shoot, explode, and most importantly burn, not allowing to put out the fire, destroy everything." Having finished off the capital of the Reich, the vehicles would head to other German cities. This operation would be supported by aircraft, which would deliver fuel and evacuate the wounded. Before daydreaming about crushing the invaders, the vehicle had to be put into production. The inventor understood this and listed a series of undertakings that would achieve the fastest possible production of 100 vehicles. One month would be enough to compose working blueprints and assemble a prototype. The cars would be produced at three factories and sent to Moscow, as well as the wheels, armament, electrical equipment, etc. Two factories in Moscow would assemble the vehicles, and in another month, the People's Commissariat of Defense would have 100 powerful tanks. Pavlov promised his creation a bright future and many modifications. He considered that the UVM-1 would lead to victory for Communism on the whole planet. "These vehicles could reach La Manche and cross it, no matter the resistance. With sufficiently daring application of these tanks, we could turn the history of the world around incredibly quickly." When the last war would come to an end, the UVMs could ferry cargo to the Arctic or to starving African countries, through the ice and empty desert. Sadly, no response to Pavlov's proposal was retained in the archives, but it's not too hard to imagine what it would be. This project combined many proposals that have been made since the first World War, with the same drawbacks. The "Universal Fighting Machine" remained on paper. One must respect the imagination of the author, if he did not surpass the realm of science fiction for his time (and even ours!) then he surely reached it.
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Rincewinds posted:Why is this more fun than the bishop if one ignore the credit making? It's like the bishop, except it gets some armor, is a bit faster, shoots further and it gets 390m view range for some bizarre reason, which can lead to hilarity. Oh and it also shoots 6,45 rounds per minute rather than 4,65.
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Rincewinds posted:Why is this more fun than the bishop if one ignore the credit making? 40% higher ROF, over three times as much gun yaw range, shell arrives the same day you fire it (though not quite from straight above, sadly), it has HEAT shells for when those are useful, and it has another 10 shells max so running dry isn't as likely, and 390 VR lets you outspot a lot of tanks 650 g was a fair price for it. or was it 750? either way
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I have a Radley-Walters in the LeFH. It's a retarded tank for assholes and you should buy it.
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The LeFT is great. The Weezy 111 is not. Do not buy the WZ-111
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mmkay posted:Shame I'm still stuck on the spot and damage 3 arties missions and don't have LT-15 available yet. I'm stuck on that AND the kill 3 SPGs MT mission 
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Darkrenown posted:I'm stuck on that AND the kill 3 SPGs MT mission Thankfully I cleared the medium one in a Cromwell B - in a T8 game, where my team melted within 3 minutes and I was driving around like a madman on Serene Coast desperately dodging the enemy and trying to find arty. It was pretty fun, all things considered. I was also half a second off clearing the light tank mission in the AMX 13 90, but one of the arties, which after I managed to somehow hit on the move from 100 meters away was running away towards the enemy TDs, suddenly decided to turn around and fire an unaimed shot at me, one shotting me from full health. This mission wouldn't be nearly as bad if you didn't have to spot these drat SPGs.
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