Advice in Is-6?

[su]

I cant seem to do well in it, the heatfs and atgms at its tier is honestly just insane and my own firepower is lacking due to large shell size (volumetric) and reload ;-; the mobility is ok for a heavy i guess its just its armor and firepower i struggle with

[Qu Rahn]

Not much you can do. It's the heavy's life at 6.x-8.x. You'll be okay in downtiers and not okay in uptiers.

[burg4401]

I did't do well in it either, I think I broke even on kills vs deaths but felt that I never got on with the vehicle, so personally I binned it.

With the is6, you have to know where to shoot to get a kill.
You also do better against those that don't know how to kill you, then you stand a chance.

again, I had it from the start, every one and their dog knew how to kill it back then,
I stopped using it.

It just didn't suit my play style.

[su]

Originally posted by Qu Rahn:

Not much you can do. It's the heavy's life at 6.x-8.x. You'll be okay in downtiers and not okay in uptiers.

even in downtiers i find myself getting killed by things suck as german m41 or the m56.. i cant escape the OP heat slingers

[su]

Originally posted by burg4401:

I did't do well in it either, I think I broke even on kills vs deaths but felt that I never got on with the vehicle, so personally I binned it.

With the is6, you have to know where to shoot to get a kill.
You also do better against those that don't know how to kill you, then you stand a chance.

again, I had it from the start, every one and their dog knew how to kill it back then,
I stopped using it.

i know where to shoot most things its just then the gun is so unreliable and the reload is so long so i cant get a follow up shot

[JASON BOURNE]

First gid gud and then if you get uptiered enjoy getting pen by everything.
Other than that is a great russian tank, straight forward gameplay like t34 all the way to t80 they all play the exact same.

W

Btw it seems you say the round aint good enough... Back to first gid gud, that involves everything from shell type and its characteristics to knowing every tank you face. In a downtier I have gotten 10 kills without dying, a mate with 12 kills wich dropped the nuke and the other two around 10 kills combined to we killed around 30 tanks without losing more than 2 is6 (the other two where pretty noob).

Pro tip: Youre not invincible.

[ulzgoroth]

Originally posted by su:

Originally posted by Qu Rahn:

Not much you can do. It's the heavy's life at 6.x-8.x. You'll be okay in downtiers and not okay in uptiers.

even in downtiers i find myself getting killed by things suck as german m41 or the m56.. i cant escape the OP heat slingers

M56 you should kill with your MG rather than your main gun.

[𝒞𝒶𝓈𝓊𝒶𝓁 Sinner]

As thicc as you are. You need to pick your fights carefully. If the vehicle has HEATFS researchable, treat it like it has HEATFS, and engage it from a distance or in short peeks. If it can't have HEATFS, still be careful, but rely on your armor more and try to keep the engagement short to avoid something with HEATFS coming around

[FizzyElf]

Originally posted by su:

I cant seem to do well in it, the heatfs and atgms at its tier is honestly just insane and my own firepower is lacking due to large shell size (volumetric) and reload ;-; the mobility is ok for a heavy i guess its just its armor and firepower i struggle with

The IS-6 is a very interesting tank which can be set up for success when it comes to lineups, the basic idea is you bring a line up with 2 tanks meant for use in up tiers, 1 extra tank for when you down tier and then a CAS of some kind, I personally do the same thing for my Object 120 and plan to do it with the IS-6 whenever I get it.

The Lineup: BT-5, PT-76B, CAS (I randomly chose planes), Object 120 or IS-6, T44 or object 268 (IS-3 can also work)
This style of lineup means you can play 7.7-8.0 games with your light tanks and CAS while your 7.0-6.0 games can be played with your IS-6 plus everything else in the lineup with the main idea being to avoid using it in up tiers and using lighter vehicles which have a chance of skill matters and god mode awards instead. For the 120 I just use it no matter what BR I am in but only bring out the T44/268 when I am in a down tier. Also try to stay near as many allies as possible, in a down tier you should be nearly as fast as them which means you will be able to keep up and they can support you while you reload, if your allies constantly leave you then try to make a squad and play with some friends and if those friends also have IS-6's then in a down tier you can drive together at the same speed and support each other. The biggest thing is to set up the lineup in a way that you can preform okay in an uptier and then crush everything in a down tier, after that you just need to learn how to work around the reload with it being the second fastest 122mm cannon in the game it will be easier to work with than the IS-3 or IS-2 but its something that requires practice.

[su]

Originally posted by Jesus Christ:

First gid gud and then if you get uptiered enjoy getting pen by everything.
Other than that is a great russian tank, straight forward gameplay like t34 all the way to t80 they all play the exact same.

W

Btw it seems you say the round aint good enough... Back to first gid gud, that involves everything from shell type and its characteristics to knowing every tank you face. In a downtier I have gotten 10 kills without dying, a mate with 12 kills wich dropped the nuke and the other two around 10 kills combined to we killed around 30 tanks without losing more than 2 is6 (the other two where pretty noob).

Pro tip: Youre not invincible.

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[su]

Originally posted by ulzgoroth:

Originally posted by su:

even in downtiers i find myself getting killed by things suck as german m41 or the m56.. i cant escape the OP heat slingers

M56 you should kill with your MG rather than your main gun.

i dont have MG binded

[su]

Originally posted by 『𝓢𝒾𝓃𝓃𝑒𝓇』:

As thicc as you are. You need to pick your fights carefully. If the vehicle has HEATFS researchable, treat it like it has HEATFS, and engage it from a distance or in short peeks. If it can't have HEATFS, still be careful, but rely on your armor more and try to keep the engagement short to avoid something with HEATFS coming around

OK thanks, avoid cheatfs and crush others?

[ulzgoroth]

Originally posted by su:

Originally posted by ulzgoroth:

M56 you should kill with your MG rather than your main gun.

i dont have MG binded

You should for a multitude of reasons, of which this is one.

[𝒞𝒶𝓈𝓊𝒶𝓁 Sinner]

Originally posted by su:

OK thanks, avoid cheatfs and crush others?

Pretty much. I don't have the vehicle personally, but at around it's BR (to my memory) yeah, you need to play tanks that would normally rely on their armor careful. There will be a lot of rounds dedicated to melting you like butter: ATGM's, HEATFS, APDS/APFSDS, and CAS of course

[su]

Originally posted by 『𝓢𝒾𝓃𝓃𝑒𝓇』:

Originally posted by su:

OK thanks, avoid cheatfs and crush others?

Pretty much. I don't have the vehicle personally, but at around it's BR (to my memory) yeah, you need to play tanks that would normally rely on their armor careful. There will be a lot of rounds dedicated to melting you like butter: ATGM's, HEATFS, APDS/APFSDS, and CAS of course

ugh dont get me started on cas... i hate it so much

[su]

Originally posted by ulzgoroth:

Originally posted by su:

i dont have MG binded

You should for a multitude of reasons, of which this is one.

how do i bind new keys?