Best crew for tanks?

[lily40k]

I find it odd that actual tank crew when leveling up has crappier perks than a tech unit... is there some inherent bonuses that pure tank crews get that your tech units dont (when they take tank driving skill)...

Regular drivers have great but i do not care about them cos i wont be using any light vehicles or platforms...

So are the tank crews superior even though they don't have good perks?

[Nelson]

Tank crews and drivers get perks that make vehicles better. Techs get primarily perks that make them better as a supporting unit.

Vehicle speed, fire rate, repair speed, etc don't help the unit when it has to dismount but if you expect your abrams crew to do anything dismounted, things are very weird.

Its always a good idea to have tank-certified techs around in case you need to cycle a crew because of casualties though.

[lily40k]

Imo one of the best perks is weapon lover that makes the weapon ready fast, as far as i understand its the time from the moment you stop (if you have to stop to make it ready) or if its a tank the time to move the barrel to aim.

I never cared for speed of vehicles, you never zip around you slowly creep anyway.

[Sardonac]

Originally posted by lily40k:

Imo one of the best perks is weapon lover that makes the weapon ready fast, as far as i understand its the time from the moment you stop (if you have to stop to make it ready) or if its a tank the time to move the barrel to aim.

I never cared for speed of vehicles, you never zip around you slowly creep anyway.

This is not correct- that perk only helps units that have to deploy to fire. (e.g. small/heavy turret platforms, m109 artillery, that kind of thing)

Tank drivers are by far the best - the 20% increased speed and fire rate combined with the engine boost mod makes a large difference in mobility for Abrams/Bradley. It also mitigates the speed debuff from heavier armor types.

[lily40k]

So there are no hidden bonuses that are not directly shown on the unit?
Like i have no idea if engineers are a good idea for tanks, they come with ability to drive them but have 0 useful perks for them even if you level them up.

I only used them for when i didnt have crew to man the tanks...

[Mr.Kill]

Originally posted by lily40k:

So there are no hidden bonuses that are not directly shown on the unit?
Like i have no idea if engineers are a good idea for tanks, they come with ability to drive them but have 0 useful perks for them even if you level them up.

I only used them for when i didnt have crew to man the tanks...

Veterancy bonuses are hidden for units. They get more accurate and such with level ups.