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View Poll Results: Best Heavy tank
Kv-1 1 3.03%
Kv-85 0 0%
Tiger 3 9.09%
Panther 6 18.18%
Pershing T-29 2 6.06%
King Tiger 15 45.45%
Centurion 1 3.03%
IS-1 0 0%
IS-2 3 9.09%
IS-3 2 6.06%
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Old 04-15-2010, 03:18 PM
Zeke Wolff Zeke Wolff is offline
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IS3 is a footnote... in the history of WW2. It did enter service before the end of the war against the Japanese, but there is no written proof anywhere that they ever saw action against any Japanese tanks. In Europe they were only used during the Victory Parade in Berlin.

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Old 04-15-2010, 06:20 PM
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Thanks for clearing that up for me, have been confused on it for some 5 years.
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Old 04-15-2010, 06:44 PM
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There's no record of the IS-3 ever seeing any real action. All these experimental tanks were added for balancing. If they weren't then Germany would wtf pwn everyone.
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Old 04-15-2010, 06:46 PM
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And at the end of the day the only super tanks I fear are the IS 3 and the T29. The Cent has no armor and a gun that only dreams of taking out my KIng Tiger and the Chi Ri, well....Ive never played against one b/c no one plays the Japanese. The Pershing is kinda annoying b/c of that 90 but still...it can die
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Old 04-15-2010, 06:56 PM
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It seems the King Tiger wins the Best Heavy Tank poll.

Can't believe nobody but me likes the KV-1. A reliable heavy tank for sure.

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Old 04-15-2010, 07:50 PM
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I wouldnt vote KV-1 but the KV85. The KV1 has good armor but it's F32 or w/e is not that great of a gun......The KV85 has some D5T or w/e and that thing is defintely nice, sure the 85 has less armor but the better gun is definetly a good trade off.
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Old 04-15-2010, 10:40 PM
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It seems the King Tiger wins the Best Heavy Tank poll.

Can't believe nobody but me likes the KV-1. A reliable heavy tank for sure.
Stupidest thing I have ever heard in my life. The KV-1 was very mechanically unreliable, more than the Tiger in fact. Its only advantage was it's armor, and that became penetrable frontally in 1942. It's poor speed made it an easy target for planes and artillery fire. And it's gun was just average, obsolete by 1942.
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Old 04-15-2010, 10:57 PM
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Bah, it is the most likeable Russian tank from the WWII era. My father drove one through the streets of Berlin, and even though it was later destroyed he and his crew survived Berlin. By that, I call it reliable.
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Old 04-17-2010, 08:36 PM
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Stupidest thing I have ever heard in my life. The KV-1 was very mechanically unreliable, more than the Tiger in fact. Its only advantage was it's armor, and that became penetrable frontally in 1942. It's poor speed made it an easy target for planes and artillery fire. And it's gun was just average, obsolete by 1942.
KV2 was NOT unreliable. Sure, it had some mechanical problems due 2 its extreme weight but...

There are accounts of single KV-1's holding off an entire Panzer division (a bridge) and 5 KV-1's ambushing and slaughtering a panzer column. Its gun could kill anything in 1941.

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Yes. Long barrels have higher muzzle velocity, and therefor better penetration, range and accuracy.

In terms of guns. Muzzle Velocity=Penetration and size=damage done with HE rounds.



I'm pretty sure the armor thickness is correct. T-34/76 and T-34/85 were both pretty weak in terms or armor. Very vulnerable, German 37mm AT guns could penetrate frontal armor under 100m IIRC, and 50mm AT guns at even longer ranges.
Nah, it was impervious of fire from 37mm guns. I don't know about 50mm though I doubt it. The Germans often had 2 use howitzers to take out a T-34/76

I voted for the Centurion. It just has this awesome charm!

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Old 04-15-2010, 08:50 PM
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And at the end of the day the only super tanks I fear are the IS 3 and the T29. The Cent has no armor and a gun that only dreams of taking out my KIng Tiger and the Chi Ri, well....Ive never played against one b/c no one plays the Japanese. The Pershing is kinda annoying b/c of that 90 but still...it can die
Chi RI and Centurion are pretty balanced vs eachother. Which means both are crappy.
The Chi RI usualy wins if you angle its armor.
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