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05-16-2013, 03:31 PM
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#8626
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Israel
Posts: 809
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I don't know how people can grind to the 110 without the M58, it really transforms the M103 into a good T9.
Arty just makes you their bitch, though. Zero armor means zero HE mitigation...
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05-16-2013, 03:40 PM
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#8627
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Platinum Member
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 2,991
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I free-exp'd the good 120mm. There are few things worse than grinding a tier 9 tank with a subpar gun.
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05-16-2013, 04:44 PM
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#8628
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Oct 2005
Posts: 5,185
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Right now with the 30% credit earning increase the M103 is fun to play in the sense when you die and team loses its just break even. If team wins and you die you make some money. If team wins and you survive you make much more money. Basically the 30% increase makes it tolerable. Of course arty still ruins the game but with no worry of losing money its not too bad unless you are the type that worries about win/loss rate stats. At least I'm earning xp for the next tank and crew is enhancing their skills as well. Without the 30% credit increase I'd only be playing this tank once a day for the X2 daily xp.
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05-16-2013, 06:07 PM
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#8629
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Platinum Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 2,754
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damn the 183 one shot my amx50 120
i know my armor sucks but damn he took 1750hp w/o an ammo rack
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05-16-2013, 07:05 PM
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#8630
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Feb 2001
Posts: 4,129
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Quote:
Originally Posted by stag3
damn the 183 one shot my amx50 120
i know my armor sucks but damn he took 1750hp w/o an ammo rack
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I've been getting racked a lot more lately -- not sure if it's how I'm playing my 103 or what. Just seems excessive since 8.5.
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05-16-2013, 07:45 PM
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#8631
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Platinum Member
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 2,991
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I got racked 2/10 games in my T-54 last week. Really need the medium crew to finish up and then go into safe stowage...
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05-16-2013, 08:08 PM
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#8632
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2001
Posts: 5,699
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Picked up the KV-5 in the sale last weekend? and I have to say I'm not regretting it one bit! Very fun tank for those that like heavies!
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05-16-2013, 09:05 PM
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#8633
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 182
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Oakenfold
Picked up the KV-5 in the sale last weekend? and I have to say I'm not regretting it one bit! Very fun tank for those that like heavies!
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It's too easy to pop that weak armor bubble on the front of the tank. 
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05-16-2013, 09:06 PM
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#8634
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 182
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoober
I've been getting racked a lot more lately -- not sure if it's how I'm playing my 103 or what. Just seems excessive since 8.5.
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http://wot-shot.com/zone_penetration_of_the_tank/
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05-16-2013, 10:20 PM
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#8635
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Platinum Member
Join Date: Nov 2001
Posts: 2,991
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ThinClient
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He's not talking about knowing where to rack people, he's saying he's getting racked more often... which happens a lot in a m103 actually. It'd be weirder if you DIDN'T get racked every other game.
M103 just has a huge ammo rack area in general. The frontal turret cheeks, when you pen, have racks right behind them. The whole entire side and back of the turret is also racky and has gigantic hit zones. Slightest turn of the turret and you're exposing your rear ammo racks.
I ran wet ammo racks on my m103 because it was so bad. As a result I never got ammo rack explosions ever... but still got damage racks every other game.
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Yesterday, 09:03 AM
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#8636
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Feb 2001
Posts: 4,129
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Quote:
Originally Posted by PowerYoga
He's not talking about knowing where to rack people, he's saying he's getting racked more often... which happens a lot in a m103 actually. It'd be weirder if you DIDN'T get racked every other game.
M103 just has a huge ammo rack area in general. The frontal turret cheeks, when you pen, have racks right behind them. The whole entire side and back of the turret is also racky and has gigantic hit zones. Slightest turn of the turret and you're exposing your rear ammo racks.
I ran wet ammo racks on my m103 because it was so bad. As a result I never got ammo rack explosions ever... but still got damage racks every other game.
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Yeah, I guess it's just the tank -- takes some getting used to. Almost like running the Type.
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Yesterday, 04:27 PM
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#8637
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Feb 2001
Posts: 5,699
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ThinClient
It's too easy to pop that weak armor bubble on the front of the tank. |
Shhhhh!
We don't talk about that.
Seriously though it's not that bad if you learn how to protect it.
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Yesterday, 06:37 PM
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#8638
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Platinum Member
Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 2,754
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is r2d2 the bigger or smaller bubble on the front of the kv5?
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Yesterday, 06:41 PM
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#8639
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Platinum Member
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Chicago
Posts: 2,812
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It's the bigger of the two.
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Yesterday, 09:37 PM
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#8640
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Oct 1999
Posts: 3,326
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You know I don't even want to know what it takes to get Ace Tanker in the KV-3....
Those medals would be Steel Wall, Defender, Top Gun, Cool-Headed, Kolobanov's Medal, and Pascucci’s Medal. I was alone against 6 enemies... (my team sucked except for 1 other guy).
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Yesterday, 09:59 PM
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#8641
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2013
Posts: 182
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holy balls, nice job Kell
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Yesterday, 10:30 PM
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#8642
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Diamond Member
Join Date: Oct 1999
Posts: 3,326
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Yeah, I took over 6k potential damage in that fight.
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Today, 11:12 AM
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#8643
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Lifer
Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Earth
Posts: 32,995
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Oakenfold
Shhhhh!
We don't talk about that.
Seriously though it's not that bad if you learn how to protect it.
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I protect it by driving backwards. It sounds insane but it works lol
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