early USA tanks are absolute garbage

[Max and Omnis]

I'm new to this game and when I play with early USA tanks I almost always get 1 shotted because their armor is garbage so all the crews dies where ever I get hit. Whereas when I play with german tanks I perform pretty well and very often 1 shot enemy USA tanks. I saw some people say it's skill issue, but that's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ because then if you can't kill tanks with your bare hands it's also skill issue. early USA tanks are horrible and I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hate them.

[dan]

skill issue

[Cha Cha Real Rough]

Originally posted by dan:

skill issue

+1

[Omega Sirius]

American reserve tanks are pretty bad, I agree. American tanks really shine when you get to rank 3.

[MissNurseXochi]

Originally posted by illusion of control:

I'm new to this game and when I play with early USA tanks I almost always get 1 shotted because their armor is garbage so all the crews dies where ever I get hit. Whereas when I play with german tanks I perform pretty well and very often 1 shot enemy USA tanks. I saw some people say it's skill issue, but that's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ because then if you can't kill tanks with your bare hands it's also skill issue. early USA tanks are horrible and I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hate them.

well, that's what you get for playing US in a Russian game. lol

[xCrossFaith]

Originally posted by illusion of control:

I'm new to this game .

And you will still be new when you quit in like a month if you jump the complaining wagon before even trying to get better or undertand what you are doing wrong, because neither US, Germany nor USSR are bad

[Tongan_Boy01]

They're literally all light tanks, of course they have no armor. Just endure the pain until rank 2 and above, it gets better till about mix ish tier

[Chaoslink]

Depends on what "low tier" means to you here. If you're talking about the Stuarts, then yeah, they're weak. Once you get into 3.3 and above with Shermans, things change. Between the three main three factions, USA has the best standard medium tank. The Pz IV is a glass cannon. The armor is bad, but the gun is great. The T-34 is the opposite, the armor is good but the gun is mediocre. The Sherman is the middle ground. It has a gun that does the job if you know how to use it, it has armor that can do the job if you know how to use it. It has the advantage of a low speed stabilizer, something unique to it at this BR.

So, depending on the BR you're talking about, that might not be as true. Though US tanks are definitely a higher skill threshold. You need to know how to work the armor to get the most from it, the armor and the gun both won't do the work for you.

[Berkolok]

now try french tier 1..you will see how good american ones actually

[Eftwyrd]

They get Stuart’s, locusts, chafees… last time I played a Stuart I went something like 15-0 and the locust is one of the most common vehicles seen in higher tiers for people to get god mode in, chafees meanwhile are just solid and my entire squad still brings them as high as 7.0 matches because the combination of scouting with their smoke shells and grenades makes for fantastic utility

[Chaoslink]

Originally posted by Eftwyrd:

They get Stuart’s, locusts, chafees… last time I played a Stuart I went something like 15-0 and the locust is one of the most common vehicles seen in higher tiers for people to get god mode in, chafees meanwhile are just solid

Yeah, the M22 is a small, fast little package that can get into places other tanks can't dream of, but also packs a decent enough punch to defeat things with some difficulty.

The Stuarts are solid platforms for a light tank, but you do have to use it like a light tank obviously. Just have to remember that these guns lack APHE, meaning you have to pick the enemy apart a bit more. Not good for oneshot kills.

The M24 is such a solid tank that you can take it from 3.7 to 6.7 and still get good use from it. You can pretty much use it at any BR in the game and fight effectively.

[Space Marine]

Rank I US is kinda bad, but from Rank II onwards it's pretty good

[warfield]

Originally posted by Speed Racist:

Rank I US is kinda bad, but from Rank II onwards it's pretty good

nah it litterly rank 3 and 4 is awful you can't pin anything.

[warfield]

Originally posted by dan:

skill issue

ok bot

[Chaoslink]

Originally posted by warfield:

Originally posted by Speed Racist:

Rank I US is kinda bad, but from Rank II onwards it's pretty good

nah it litterly rank 3 and 4 is awful you can't pin anything.

Just requires you to know where to shoot. Its not easy, but they're good when you know what you're doing.

[Space Marine]

Originally posted by warfield:

Originally posted by Speed Racist:

Rank I US is kinda bad, but from Rank II onwards it's pretty good

nah it litterly rank 3 and 4 is awful you can't pin anything.

While i do agree some tanks are overtiered, it's far from being bad