T-34 problem

[jg0001]

In every single match, I encounter an enemy team full of this tank or some variant of it. Its armor is way too thick too penetrate for even a rank 3 tank destroyer. It would be nice if the tier number could be raised so later tier tanks could counter the T-34, or if the back and side armor could be thinned. The main problem is that the T-34 tank is so popular. If I got one shot killed with this every once in a while, it would be annoying, but nothing much. The amount of game-breaking tanks on the enemy team really spoils the game and ruins a lot of fun.

[Mad0Dude]

1. I'd see giant spider-aliens invade the earth with giant d*ck-shaped baseball-bats sooner - than ever seeing the armour of the T34 being reduced in this game. Just abandone this hope.

2. Could be that this is a BR-Problem, but get used to it. You can either watch some tutorials about ammo types and try to get closer to the t34, train your crew etc..

3. Just get a t34 yourself and start clubbing all your opponents, getting 10-0 kills over funny distances and spam "russian bias" in chat for salty enemy deaths.
Especially, if you bounce Tiger II 10,5cm Shots to the side of 300m.
So just get used that you basically need a railgun to pierce this thing :)

[SirSanity]

When in doubt; turret ring.

[Straven]

Know where to aim with the right guns, most germ and others will easily manage, and you can one shot a t34 quite easily.

Tad bit harder when you've got there front to you but still doable. Just aim for the turret ring or in the case the t34 in question doesn't have it fully out still aim for that area, good chance with good hitting guns to pen since that spot will be more flat then angled and either kill it or cripple it then kill it. Or if you don't want to risk it due to where you are in response to there countering you attacking them, aim for the gun itself.

Any side shots into there bellies between the tracks are easy kills with one shot and from behind aim for the back of the turret just above the hull, any higher will usually only take out the gunner/commander and maybe injure some other crew while just above the hull offers a good one shot kill possibility.

I've one shot killed these things and the russian heavies with my cromwells/churchill mk3s apbc shells just fine with belly shots and behind shots, frontal shots are a lot harder to pull off with them but still possible. APHE type rounds wreck them just fine just like any other nation wrecks other tanks just fine with the right shell placement.

[Stubbz]

This is where you shoot the most common low tier russian tanks.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2126358931
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2126359406
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2126360514
Remember these weakpoints and they aren't really hard to kill at all.

[Straven]

Originally posted by Stubbz:

This is where you shoot the most common low tier russian tanks
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2126358931
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2126359406
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2126360514
Remember these weakpoints and they aren't really hard to kill at all.

Thanks for getting that up for them stubbz.

[kingjames488]

next update: america gets a t-34.

[Stubbz]

Originally posted by Straven:

Originally posted by Stubbz:

This is where you shoot the most common low tier russian tanks
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2126358931
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2126359406
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2126360514
Remember these weakpoints and they aren't really hard to kill at all.

Thanks for getting that up for them stubbz.

No problem, I made those so I can just copy paste them into discussions like this lol.

[highfivingbears]

The T-34 tank is one of the easiest tanks to learn how to play decently in, and it utterly dominates in the hand of a skilled player. However, the armor at the best angle (assuming you're on open ground) is around 80-90mm thick. That's... not a lot. Honestly, any tank past 4.7 --shoot, maybe even 4.3-- should be able to easily penetrate the hull of a T-34.


Yes, they're annoying when you've been uptiered. However, any half-decent gun will be able to pen the turret cheeks or turret ring, unless you're driving a L3/33.

[higuita]

You get many t-34 because not only it is a good tank, but you also have several different models and countries using then. This of course increase the number, just like the sherman (not bad, but harder to play tank)

T-34 are good but they are far from being immortal, try playing with then and you will see that you die a lot too. What does save then many times is the lucky shots that bounce... just like in WW2, where german complained that they where hard to kill the same exact reason: all those angled surfaces, if well played, can bounce most of the not correctly aimed shots.

In arcade, you cam aim very well, in realistic or simulation you may have to fine-tune the aim to finally take down a t-24.

Return fire from a t-34 is always hard, specially in close range. T-34 in close range is a deadly tank for most of tanks in their tier

Matildas, churchils, 3inch gun and even first kv1 are extremely hard to kill tanks, but the lack of mobility make then easier to manage... t-34 is a fast and agile tank that excel in flanking, making it even more dangerous. Having one or 2 t-34 supporting those heavy tanks can make lot of damage to the enemy team. But, like most of the tanks, the player experience is the key to either kill a t-34 or get killed by it.

Each tank have their strong points (ok, not all, there are some tanks that have almost no strong ponts) and weak points, you need to learn how to manage those features in your success and exploit the other people weakness.

[HansGruber]

The T-34 armor isn't too "thick" really so much as it benefits from russian bounce bias and from ignoring weak spots that make up 1/4th of the tanks frontal profile...

[Graephen]

Agreed. The armor is ridiculous for a medium tank. Look at Shermans or Panzer IV - paper compared to the T-34 made of stalinium.

[Slyke]

This isn't a T-34 problem, it's aiming problem.

[Stubbz]

Originally posted by Curst:

This isn't a T-34 problem, it's aiming problem.

Exactly, T-34s aren't OP. The problem is just poorly aimed shots.

[Great Leader]

The reason you see so many T34s is it's sort of an iconic tank for the USSR during World War 2. People are going to play them a lot, just because of that.

[Ponto]

Flank, flank and flank some more.