many improvements await players in
update nine-point 17.1 a new top tier
heavy tank revamped premium vehicles
German tanks American TDs and British
medium tanks as well as the improved
interface and important changes to the
stronghold mode learn more right here a
new tier 10 heavy tank the
panzerkampfwagen 7 appeared in update
nine-point 17.1 in its characteristics
it's similar to the VK 7201 that was the
global map award vehicle the difference
is in their guns the newcomer has lower
damage per shot but better accuracy
stabilization and aiming time regarding
its play style this heavy tank is a
logical continuation of the VK branch
that's why it occupies the mouse's place
in the tech tree also two more new
vehicles were added the VK 100 oh one p
and Moiseyev these vehicles will come
before the Maus these heavy tanks are
quite slow but well armoured so they
will properly prepare players for later
battles on the legendary vehicle
some German tanks were significantly
reworked and update nine-point 17.1 the
Maus gun was improved its dispersion
aiming time and reload time were reduced
also the heavy got 200 more hit points
and better armor the halt front sides
and slopes became noticeably thicker in
skillful hands the Maus can bounce
shells and absorb damage even better
than before the armor penetration of a
standard shell was improved for the e100
top gun previously this heavy tank
depended heavily on heat shells because
the armor-piercing ones could penetrate
only 235 millimeters of armor but now
it's 246 millimeters the German medium
tanks were drastically changed the tier
6 BK 3001 P received better gun accuracy
improved armor for all gun mantlets and
more hit points the VK 3001 VIII got
more dynamics and a faster rate of fire
the VK 3002 M now has lower dispersion
and the thicker upper glacis plate at
tier 7 the panther has become more quick
firing and the VK 3002 d is now more
dynamic aiming times were improved for
the Indian Panzer the Panther 2 received
a new gun this is the alternative top
gun of the e 50 at tier 8 it will stand
out with its excellent armor penetration
and accuracy the tier 9 medium tanks
receive better gun depression angles
also the e 50 firing characteristics
were significantly improved its accuracy
aiming time and reload time became
better the e 50 M
lower glacis plate became better armored
previously 100 millimeters thick
it's now
120 millimeters thick vehicles like the
grille 15 and t110e5 were nerfed a
number of characteristics were changed
for the grille 15 gun depression angles
were reduced from 8 to 7 degrees its
engine power was reduced from 900 to 850
HP shell velocity is slowed down from
1350 to 1200 meters per second reverse
speed was reduced from 20 to 15 km/h and
most importantly the gun reload time was
increased from 16 point 5 to 18 seconds
the t110e5 also became more vulnerable
the armour protection of its commander
cupola and area behind the front wheel
was weakened ever the less this American
heavy will still be able to absorb
damage effectively when maneuvering well
enough the maximum speed of the American
TDS was increased
now the t28 accelerates up to 22 km/h
the t28 prototype up to 28 km/h and the
record breaker for slowness the t95 up
to 20 km/h also all free TVs got a
faster reverse speed the speed of the
two british centurion tanks was also
buffed now it's up to 50 kilometers per
hour
additionally the rate of fire was
improved and this increased their damage
per minute significantly the Japanese
type 4 heavy and type 5 heavy received
better front armor the latter became
dangerously thick its halt cheeks front
and most part of the lower Glacius plate
are now 270 millimeters thick and the
turret front Armour is now at least 280
millimeters thick the upper Hall also
became stronger now it's 160 millimeters
thick
the Japanese heavies were given
howitzers the top tank has two types of
high-explosive shells with an average
damage of 1,000 and 1,300 respectively
in practice it does 400 to 600 damage
per shot but if you get lucky you can
knock more than 1500 HP off the enemy we
continue to improve premium vehicles in
update nine-point 17.1 gilmour tanks
where
worked the FV 4202 speed was increased
from 40 to 50 km/h the t34 85m received
reduced dispersion and aiming time as
well as better armor penetration the
Japanese Tiger got better armor
penetration for APCR shells up to 194
millimeters
also its gun mantlet became stronger the
panther m10 changed significantly its
accuracy aiming in reload time view
range and maximum speed became better
also it now has thicker skin due to its
spaced armor the schmalturm also
received better accuracy and reload time
visit the official website to find more
details about all changes
with update nine-point 17.1 we continue
to give vehicles HD models more than 20
vehicles were visually improved among
them are the VK 4502 'if if t objects
263 and the longest HD model in the game
the talk to the game interface was
improved the details panel for damage
received was added it will show you what
vehicle has fired at you and with what
type of shell the panels for damage
caused and received can be placed in
different areas of the screen damage
indicators were changed now their width
depends directly on the amount of damage
received the higher the damage is the
wider the indicator will be you can turn
on this feature in the settings menu the
dynamic characteristics of the vehicles
in the garage became more informative if
you hover the cursor over them a pop-up
window will appear where you will
clearly see how the crew consumables and
equipment influence the vehicle
characteristics the tank carousel was
also improved now it displays
information about victory percentage
mastery badges and marks of excellence
on the gun also searching for vehicles
by name was at
the stronghold mode was significantly
changed a new format named advance was
introduced it will be replacing battles
for stronghold pillaging is disabled in
this mode matching with an opponent is
now random and chosen from the clans
that have the closest skill level this
mode is not obligatory it's also
important to mention that you can invite
Legionnaires to the advanced mode now
you don't need to be a clan member to
try the stronghold mode war Department
was removed instead a new competitive
format was introduced wargames in this
format clans that participate in
advances in skirmishes fight for a place
on the leaderboard in several
disciplines the best clans will receive
in-game gold high level reserves and
other rewards that's all for now good
luck on the battlefield