Russian or German tanks?

[z3LeX]

Hello so i wanted to ask which tanks are better is Germany tanks better or Russian and why.

[Jarl Axel Svarrson]

Russia is generally the better nation all round but germany does also have a couple high points at certain tiers. Germany is great tier 1 and i have heard good things about tier 4 but it does require a bit more skill than russia. Russia has unrealistic auto bounce armor and generally very hard to hit weaknesses in its tanks, they also have alot of HE filler in its shells so that most hits are kills with them. German tanks generally have rather bad armor and weak spots but great guns for sniping.

[Flamin Jesus]

Indeed, judging by WT, it's astonishing that Russia didn't just overrun the central Axis, the western Allies, drive across the bottom of the Atlantic and Pacific (while taking the US in a side swipe) and then conquer Japan and China coming from the sea with a half-strength battallion on a single tank of gas. If WT is to be believed, the only reason the Reapers. the Empire and the Cylons weren't all wiped out by a Russian tank firing randomly into space was because their turret barrels didn't track that high.

Kidding aside though, pretty much every tech level beyond the first is dominated by Russian tanks in this game.

[GearGrinder]

Why Russian of course.
They have the best turrets for eyeball decals.
Some don't have radios but can still call in artillery strikes.
But best of all. You can easily 1 shot other tanks with higher BRs

[=37th= minepagan]

Originally posted by Flamin Jesus:

Indeed, judging by WT, it's astonishing that Russia didn't just overrun the central Axis, the western Allies, drive across the bottom of the Atlantic and Pacific (while taking the US in a side swipe) and then conquer Japan and China coming from the sea with a half-strength battallion on a single tank of gas. If WT is to be believed, the only reason the Reapers. the Empire and the Cylons weren't all wiped out by a Russian tank firing randomly into space was because their turret barrels didn't track that high.

Kidding aside though, pretty much every tech level beyond the first is dominated by Russian tanks in this game.

"Dominated" is not the right word. More like "rigged".

Let me explain:
Russian tanks are crap at long range. Most IRL battles were (you guessed it), at long range. This game has mostly close-quarters battles, with a few exceptions (El Alamein, Mozdok, & Kursk). German tanks were meant for long-range fights, as were most other nations'.....so russians tanks are in their optimum environment, while German & British tanks are out of their element. US tanks were ok at everything, but not good at anything, so they are still meh.

[Squirtbottle]

In all honesty, I started playing Russians first, got up to the first three T-34's and completely dominated. I switched over to Germany, went to around the Pz IV F2 level and got a lot pain in going through that grind. For the 5.7-6.0 BR, the first two Tigers and earlier Panthers are amazing and much more fun than the T-34-85/100 and IS's. From that description, Russian tanks are better if they're T-34s (also T-44's and T-54's if you get them), but for Germany the later Pz IV's and the Panther as well as the Tiger are much more satisfying due to the higher skill level required to play them. Adding on to this, the Russian side has some pretty crazy powerful tanks at their BR, namely the T-50, any T-34, and the KV tanks below the KV-85. The IS-1 and IS-2 are somewhat weaker, and from other forum discussions, I believe that Russia is dominating over Germany (in terms of these two factions) apart from the Leopard. Russian tactics (mainly the T-34s and up) allow rushing and constant quick movements to flank the enemy, and the angled surfaces of these tanks make it really hard to score successful hits. German tanks, in contrast, are generally slower and have a more balanced playstyle, giving more thought to survivability due to earlier weak armor and the pressing need to deter the weakspots of the Panther and need to angle the first two Tiger tanks. To finish this sort of rant (sorry), I think Russian tanks are easier to play (not as much tactical knowledge needed), but German tanks have more potential to dominate if you put in the time and effort to learn them.

[Rommel UWU]

READ DIS! The kill order goes American beats russian, russain beats german, german beats america

britian is just there ( its the silent kid at school)

[kenz]

is it worth grinding german tanks just to play tigers and panther?

[Squirtbottle]

Originally posted by Jazzywink:

READ DIS! The kill order goes American beats russian, russain beats german, german beats america

britian is just there ( its the silent kid at school)

........what the heck

Originally posted by kenz:

is it worth grinding german tanks just to play tigers and panther?

Yes, it's so satisfying

[TaxFraudTodd]

Originally posted by z3LeX:

Hello so i wanted to ask which tanks are better is Germany tanks better or Russian and why.

The dicker max is fun. A one shot wonder.

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

I was getting some Panthers spaded other day and then played few matches with T-34-85 for a fun, it was like vacation compared to Panthers, no endless empty frags that dont kill just point and shoot and it dies, great mobility, turret traverse and reverse gear.
Panthers are rubbish compared.
Tiger Is are not what they used to be either, you will get one-shotted by everything much more often even if you angle your armor.
And with Tiger IIs you are usually against stuff that you cant even put a dent in thanks to Gaijin's great BR matchmaking.

[Colonel Jason]

Germany,because they have good guns for sniping.And crew are seperated from their positions while russians not(they just too close together,you can do one shot to them).While both of nations tanks turn turrets slowly if you compared to other countries(such USA or Britain) but they get the job done.