I review the T32, a tier 8 American heavy tank in World of Tanks (WoT), with a replay of a tier 8 El Halluf battle.
Stat line: Ace Tanker, 4.2k damage, 1.1k assisted damage, 2 kills, 5k blocked damage
In this battle, we have to overcome two notable issues:
1. the other team is stacked with tanks that can hull-down effectively, which is critical for the fighting in the northwest corner of this map
2. over half of my team is camping east or pushing south, leaving us thin northwest
For meaningful stretches of the battle, I'm able to hold my ground against multiple enemy tanks by using terrain and playing hull-down, and this enables us to overcome being outnumbered northwest.
Strengths and Weaknesses
one of the strongest turrets at-tier in the game
superb max gun depression (-10)
excellent aim time (2.3 sec)
excellent gold round (ACPR with 245mm pen)
good front hull armor, which can be further protected with hull angling
good speed
lackluster silver penetration (198)
slow reverse speed, which can be problematic versus arty
This video is part of my "Road to Unicum" series in which I share what I learned as I progressed towards account Unicum rating (top 1%) with silver ammo only. I talk through how I'm reading the battle as it unfolds and discuss key decisions and mistakes. My hope is that these videos meaningfully help other players improve their gameplay.
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