RagingxMarmoset
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Post by RagingxMarmoset on Feb 25, 2016 15:01:19 GMT
I'm fully aware that it is probably the worst tier IX medium in the game. It doesn't matter. I will make it love me, and in this thread, you will show me how. The gun is fantastic, the mantlet is fairly strong, and the depression is good. The rest sucks. How do I make it work? God as my witness, I will put an MoE on this thing.
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heg82
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Post by heg82 on Feb 25, 2016 16:35:22 GMT
Two MoE on it so far, abuse hills and slopes, try keeping the front higher than the back to avoid getting penetrated through the turret roof.
If possible avoid getting hit in the left side of the lower front glacis.
Having allies around will help preventing yolo attacks when you reload.
Find a good position and peek-a-boom, use auto lock against soft, stationary targets, hesh the crap out of the Waffle family and other soft targets.
Train the usual skills plus safe stowage and skills that helps with mobility.
Equipment with the 105, Rammer, Vert Stabs and Optics/Vents/Wet ammo rack.
I think Ashenblume did a 7/1 guide, probably in the Knowledge Center, or on the official forums.
It's a good medium when allowed to play to it's strenghts.
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bluescrewdriver
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Post by bluescrewdriver on Feb 25, 2016 17:50:00 GMT
I'm fully aware that it is probably the worst tier IX medium in the game. It doesn't matter. patten nuff said. i think 7/1 is one of the best T9s in the game, its the only one i have that makes me want a t10 game and iv had a few 9's. hewd gave good advice, that and knowing your maps for hull down spots is a good start. remember it gets apcr as stock round and learn hesh if you aint had it before. knowin when to use apcr, cheap hesh or the good stuff is key to taking out the big boys and making good silver. btw i have 1 mark, no 1st ace tanker and im normally top 5 on board. as good as i think i am there are people playing this tank that must be rippin the reds apart every game.. not a good t9 my arse.
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RagingxMarmoset
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Post by RagingxMarmoset on Feb 25, 2016 18:25:26 GMT
There are always people just "get" a tank. But I think in an objective comparison to the other tier IX mediums, it doesn't hold up well. The point is, I want to do well in the Centurion, and goddammit, that's what I'm going to do. The advice so far is very much appreciated.
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bluescrewdriver
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Post by bluescrewdriver on Feb 25, 2016 18:44:29 GMT
its all about the gun, 'get' the gun get the tank. mlg cross map snap shotting, mad view range, fast aim, pin point shooting and great traverse etc means you can hit without being hit, if however you do get hit then it hurts, thats the trade off.
like i say im not the best but i do good and thats my take on it.
or tier9 cromwell, that works aswell, you can circle of death that last heavy if its not super speedy, e100, maus, t110e4 all bread n butter, you get the idea.
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Post by bullpup on Feb 25, 2016 18:55:41 GMT
Just do the opposite of everything I do in mine when we platoon them!! All kidding aside, you've put up a big game or two, you just have to get repeatable consistency. We just had terrible RNG stacked against us the other night...and we were getting too far forward in our 7/1s. Being the first two tanks to meet 6-8 red heavies at the brawling locations was poor play on our parts...even if we were using hills/ridges well at those locations. We took fire from too many directions at one time. Plus , on airfield, I hit the hatch of that tortoise 3 times to reduce him to a sliver, then I promptly yanked four straight shots to his hatch (50% me, 50% RNG). Bottom line though, we shouldn't have been front lining there.
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bluescrewdriver
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Post by bluescrewdriver on Feb 25, 2016 19:07:30 GMT
mobile sniper, tracker, spotter, harasser but not really a thug front liner.
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Post by Pit Friend on Feb 25, 2016 19:40:13 GMT
Oddly the only thing I dislike about mine (and the FV4202 for that matter) is the fact that it gets lower pen HESH for its Premium shell with the L7 gun. It doesn't do a whole lot more damage than the standard APCR, has much worse pen, and gets stopped cold by tracks, spaced armor, armor twice its pen value, and probably passing insects.
I really with it got the HEAT round that other users of the L7 or its variants get as the non-Premium HESH it gets is more than adequate to deal with pesky arty, Waffles, or anything thinly armored for that matter.
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RagingxMarmoset
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Post by RagingxMarmoset on Feb 25, 2016 20:16:17 GMT
Just do the opposite of everything I do in mine when we platoon them!! All kidding aside, you've put up a big game or two, you just have to get repeatable consistency. We just had terrible RNG stacked against us the other night...and we were getting too far forward in our 7/1s. Being the first two tanks to meet 6-8 red heavies at the brawling locations was poor play on our parts...even if we were using hills/ridges well at those locations. We took fire from too many directions at one time. Plus , on airfield, I hit the hatch of that tortoise 3 times to reduce him to a sliver, then I promptly yanked four straight shots to his hatch (50% me, 50% RNG). Bottom line though, we shouldn't have been front lining there. I know I get way too aggressive in it. Need to slow down and focus on keeping my hit points.
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bluescrewdriver
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Post by bluescrewdriver on Feb 25, 2016 20:33:58 GMT
Oddly the only thing I dislike about mine (and the FV4202 for that matter) is the fact that it gets lower pen HESH for its Premium shell with the L7 gun. It doesn't do a whole lot more damage than the standard APCR, has much worse pen, and gets stopped cold by tracks, spaced armor, armor twice its pen value, and probably passing insects. I really with it got the HEAT round that other users of the L7 or its variants get as the non-Premium HESH it gets is more than adequate to deal with pesky arty, Waffles, or anything thinly armored for that matter. it is situational but right time right place its better than heat. im still shooting and hoping a lot off the time but iv found hesh dont bounce, hit near a week point and it will pen through the weak point. tiny hatches get a lot bigger with. hesh. spaced armour is annoying but thats the case for all types. not a magic bullet but still a really usefull tool if you dont autoaim it.
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Post by giaka on Feb 25, 2016 22:34:46 GMT
I'm fully aware that it is probably the worst tier IX medium in the game. It doesn't matter. I will make it love me, and in this thread, you will show me how. The gun is fantastic, the mantlet is fairly strong, and the depression is good. The rest sucks. How do I make it work? God as my witness, I will put an MoE on this thing. You need to chat with exhasutedman if and when he gets over here. Best 7/1 4202 driver I have ever seen. 3 MOE on each one and usually does 4000 to 5000 damage. It could be that he is just a good player (3000 WN8) but I see him pull off some crazy shit in the British meds.
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Post by Pit Friend on Feb 26, 2016 0:33:20 GMT
Oddly the only thing I dislike about mine (and the FV4202 for that matter) is the fact that it gets lower pen HESH for its Premium shell with the L7 gun. It doesn't do a whole lot more damage than the standard APCR, has much worse pen, and gets stopped cold by tracks, spaced armor, armor twice its pen value, and probably passing insects. I really with it got the HEAT round that other users of the L7 or its variants get as the non-Premium HESH it gets is more than adequate to deal with pesky arty, Waffles, or anything thinly armored for that matter. it is situational but right time right place its better than heat. im still shooting and hoping a lot off the time but iv found hesh dont bounce, hit near a week point and it will pen through the weak point. tiny hatches get a lot bigger with. hesh. spaced armour is annoying but thats the case for all types. not a magic bullet but still a really usefull tool if you dont autoaim it. The HESH from these things certainly does bounce. Or just fail to do damage and Captain Obvious tells you it bounced which is the same thing. I thought it would do at least some damage like an HE shell but it doesn't, or at least it doesn't when I use them. I've hit a Tortise in the machinegun and the cupola for zero damage. Same with the cupolas on a T95 and an E3. All three times they were direct hits for zero damage, not even a critical hit of some kind. The HEAT from my Patton would have blasted right through those spots. The only time I've found the Premium HESH even remotely useful has been shooting Light tanks and the tougher arty. The cheap regular HESH does the same damage against most arty and TDs in the Waffle line for almost one tenth the cost.
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Post by bluescrewdriver on Feb 26, 2016 12:48:50 GMT
ok im surprised at that, yes the battle chatter can be random at times, iv turned mine off. but anyway one of my tricks is e75 hull down and angled i cant pen his turret so i hesh him as high as i can in the face and it pens, low does not. iv took that as meaning it gone in through a weak point on the roof. when playing fv215b183 iv durped a hesh into the floor infront of a tank and still damaged with splash, im guessing its gone in through the very weak floor. im not an expert and i havent found a lot of info about it on net (i'll look harder) so can only comment on how it works for me and iv been treating it as he with a shaped charge tip for higher pen and just using it as such, trying for flats and avoiding spaced.
i know what your saying about normal hesh being just as good im most situations and i fully aggree, but i still feel that hesh works better for me than heat a lot of the time.
dont really know what else to say apart from if you want to invite me to a training room we can spend a bit of time chucking hesh at each other and see what works. i have some big heavys with heat and 4 of the 5 t10 brits so you'll have pleanty to shoot at and get shot by.
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that_f-in_guy
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Post by that_f-in_guy on Feb 27, 2016 4:54:51 GMT
It's a decent tier lX medium, but it is limited to a poke and deflate play style. Hesh helps though.
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Post by kadetxs on Mar 1, 2016 19:04:25 GMT
Avg around 2200 in mine, for a while it was my highest avg damage tank. By all means I am a pretty avg player, but the centurion clicked with me, and it was my first tier 9 tank. The gun can be troll, food helps, was well as crew. Like stated abuse hills, everywhere, poke the sides, the top, the next hill away from it ect. It's great in medium range, but can and will fill the role as a tank destroyer. While the other mediums are faster, the centurion doesn't really give a damn about the steepness of the terrain, so again, use that. Try to be above your opponents. Don't go down low sides of the map. Even if hull down, when they get a shot on your turret roof they will blow holes through it. Premium hesh has its place. Lower tier heavies don't like getting penned for near 500 damage, and the hesh will normally penn their weak spots. It is the round to make people think twice about which vehicle they are fucking with. Sides of a lot of turrets are penetrable by the hesh rounds, and again, it makes people have a wtf just hit me reaction. Abuse vision control when possible. If you run camo and view range perks, you can generally forgo optics for vents, which again will help with gun control.
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Post by SiNz on Mar 1, 2016 19:11:06 GMT
Hopefully this'll help. I have three marks in it now too, which really does look pretty.
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RagingxMarmoset
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Post by RagingxMarmoset on Mar 1, 2016 20:20:01 GMT
Hopefully this'll help. I have three marks in it now too, which really does look pretty. I've watched that twice even before you posted it here. Kinda my inspiration for pushing to it. Nice work!
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