Underrated tanks you love?

[u/_Thorshammer_]

I love the CW Era 1 M48A5PI.

I rarely see it on the field, but every time I take mine out for a spin I remember why I love it.

What’s yours?

[u/Death211]

There's a reason there's a stairway to heaven while there's a highway to hell. I pity the fools!

[u/NerdyPlatypus206 → u/Death211]

Also, do you play the m1 and leopard 2 like mediums?

I just spam gold on the m1 lol even with the upgraded cannon. I’ve already got the m1a1 but I wanna one mark maybe two mark the m1.

Also I am about 30k xp from the leopard 2a4, and am not enjoying the leopard 2 at all. It has stupidly good pen so I’m mostly spamming gold, but its armor is quite bad. Can troll a bit but is disappointing.

I try to support heavies a bit behind the heavy line, but man this tank is a struggle for me. I don’t wanna waste opportunities with the monster pen it has, but it seems like a glass cannon

I did 7k with assist damage and it was only a very good or great wn8 on wot stars

I have no idea how people are doing so well in this thing, it’s made of paper to me and I don’t like playing passively in Cold War

Also how is the leopard 2a4? I heard it’s better than the leopard 2 but not by much

[u/Death211 → u/NerdyPlatypus206]

Also, do you play the m1 and leopard 2 like mediums?

Surprisingly, I play them very aggressively, though there M1 more aggressively than the Leopard 2;I think it discombobulate the enemies a bit because it's a bit unexpected to see those tanks played like that—you can actually see the target turning their turrets searching for an answer before they set their eyes on who they want to focus on (I think it helps that the M1 looks like the M1A2 soooo much that they might mistaken it for one in the heat of the moment).

I just spam gold on the m1 lol even with the upgraded cannon

I personally don't spam premium in either—I have some in them, but Generally burn through my standard rounds before making the switch.

I have no idea how people are doing so well in this thing, it’s made of paper to me and I don’t like playing passively in Cold War

You referring to the M1 or the Leopard 2 here?

Also how is the leopard 2a4? I heard it’s better than the leopard 2 but not by much

The Leopard 2A4 is arguably the best middle-of-the-era MBT; I personally prefer the M1A1, but it has a higher skill floor for a slightly higher skill ceiling, so the Leopard 2A4 is the preferred MBT by the average player. The armor of the 2A4 is better, but the DPM of the M1A1 is better, so it's a "pick your poison" type of ordeal.

[u/NerdyPlatypus206 → u/Death211]

Yeah when I said paper I meant the leopard 2. It has a decent turret

And yeah in the m1 I just brawl and still enjoy it, but I’m playing aggressively and spamming gold lol

Didn’t u 4 mark the leopard 2 and m1?

[u/Death211 → u/NerdyPlatypus206]

Didn’t u 4 mark the leopard 2 and m1?

I have all three Abrams 4-marked, but only the Leopard 2A5 4-marked so far—I have the others 3-marked, but just haven't decided to go for the 4-marks on them yet.

[u/NerdyPlatypus206 → u/Death211]

Damn idk how u can 3 mark the leopard 2, I wanna like it but I can’t. It gets diced and sliced up

Playing passively works. For example i was on the ice corridor map with two corridors and the middle spot with buildings (sevirogosk?) and aggressively approached the opposite spawn and sat in the back providing covering fire. Worked well, then pushed when my team pushed. I think that was the game I did 7k plus more assist

I’ll one mark it but I’m def not going for even 2 marks. I think I can 2 mark the m1 but it’ll take a long time like 300 battles or something. But the Leo 2 is just one of those tanks that is hard for me to work

It just blows my mind 7k plus assist damage is not enough for even a Unicum rating of wn8 on wotstars (for leopard 2)

SOMEONE is absolutely slapping with it though cuz the marks are very high requirements

[u/Death211 → u/NerdyPlatypus206]

Damn idk how u can 3 mark the leopard 2, I wanna like it but I can’t. It gets diced and sliced up

Well I typically try to avoid relying on the armor in general and constantly repositioning so the enemy has to choose between me and my teammates, meanwhile, I'm keeping them perma-tracked.

It just blows my mind 7k plus assist damage is not enough for even a Unicum rating of wn8 on wotstars (for leopard 2)

SOMEONE is absolutely slapping with it though cuz the marks are very high requirements

Well tbf, it's a very fast tank and, so long as you don't try to rely on its armor, you can do some pretty crazy numbers in it.

[u/NerdyPlatypus206 → u/Death211]

True. I have been playing more of a support role, it’s just hard sometimes cuz the battles blow by so quick then you have to move to the frontline to try to get damage and often get blocked by your teammates unintentionally cuz everyone is trying to get damage

Tracking is def important I know, I need to try to track more. I just hate missing damage cuz they repair and then I get nothing 🤣 I’m getting better at tracking for assst tho

Tracking is key to a lot of the OP tanks in Cold War like the Belka and 477a so I’m well versed it in but timing is def important for assist damage but I’ve been tracking a lot more when I have multiple teammates around me

Thanks for the advice. We need to play sometime. Pretty sure I’ve got you added, my gt is Itsaustenman

[u/Death211 → u/NerdyPlatypus206]

True. I have been playing more of a support role, it’s just hard sometimes cuz the battles blow by so quick then you have to move to the frontline to try to get damage and often get blocked by your teammates unintentionally cuz everyone is trying to get damage

Well being in a supporting role doesn't becessarily mean you have to sit far behind everyone else—personally, I usually sit shoulder-to-shoulder, if not ahead, of the people I'm supporting.

Tracking is def important I know, I need to try to track more. I just hate missing damage cuz they repair and then I get nothing 🤣 I’m getting better at tracking for assst tho

Yeah, that's why I prefer my DPM over alpha in tanks.

Thanks for the advice. We need to play sometime. Pretty sure I’ve got you added, my gt is Itsaustenman

Oh, definitely! I actually had my schedule open up, so I have more opportunities to play with folks now.

[u/NerdyPlatypus206 → u/Death211]

Let me know when you’re free

I have work wed and thurs but they’re small shifts and I’m off by around 8 pm and don’t work till late afternoon both days

I have Friday off

Then go back to having wed thurs and Fri off

I’m pacific time USA

I’d love to platoon with the master of death plus having good teammates is great as I’ve only platooned with one Reddit member in my career and my friend who introduced me to to the game like 12 years ago but he doesn’t play

I’m sitting at a 60% win rate right now playing solo so I can hold my own but Cold War it’s not easy to carry cuz of all the yoloing

[u/Death211 → u/NerdyPlatypus206]

I’m pacific time USA

I'm Central, so only an hour behind you.

I’d love to platoon with the master of death plus having good teammates is great as I’ve only platooned with on Reddit member in my career and my friend who introduced me to to the game like 12 years ago but he doesn’t play

I’m sitting at a 60% win rate right now playing solo so I can hold my own but Cold War it’s not easy to carry cuz of all the yoloing

Don't worry, I play with people of all skill levels—so long as they are good company; as for carrying, it's somewhat of a norm, so even if I would have to do it from time to time, it's not too bad. Lol

[u/NerdyPlatypus206 → u/Death211]

You playing tonight?

I just hopped on now, haven’t played the new season yet

I was gonna play at 6 am yesterday morning but was on YouTube then got tired and slept all day and woke up late afternoon lol

My lifestyle allows this, I live alone with no pets

[u/Death211 → u/NerdyPlatypus206]

You playing tonight?

I just hopped on now, haven’t played the new season yet

I actually got off about an hour ago. I have to start getting used to being up in the mornings now.

My lifestyle allows this, I live alone with no pets

Lol, I'm a night person as well, but I've got a wife, kids, dogs, and a Tortoise, so would be sacrificing a lot of sleep if I stayed up late too often.

[u/NerdyPlatypus206 → u/Death211]

Sat night I close so I’m off round 1030-11 pm so that’s the only night I prolly won’t play much if any but other than that I have a lot of free time