A couple of times recently I've been in my BT-2, against tier 2-3 tanks, got seven kills and lost. Happily my kill-death ratio in it is about 2.4 and rising, as that's only 160 games or so and I'm still learning in it. That's a never-sell tank for me as I can always make my own luck - it never gets put higher than fighting tier 3s, and even with a terrible team I can always go and do some serious damage.

Recently purchased the SU-85 and, while I only have the second gun and clearly need ZiS-6S to make it shine, I'm not getting on with it. Anyone else care to share their thoughts on it?

Isn't this the truth! a good team can be the difference between a good game and a bad game.

this weekends highlights included a massive t10 and t9 game (ie everyone was a T10 or T9 tank), and i ended up holding the left flank in an E-50. OUr arty were fantastic though- between us we took out 8 tanks- i tracked everyone one, and they dropped all the HP down to 10% where i could one shot them. The rest of the team got owned but we still won

Current line up (mostly meds for some reason)

T-44 Elite Had a T54, but went back- (T54 just isn't good enough for a T9 anymore - nerfed too many times) Love my T44 and finally working out how to take out T-59s regularly
E-50- Elite- realy interesting tank- half way between a batchat and an e75- played well its fearsome, but get it wrong and you die quite quickly.
Slowe- We all know what this is for
Hummel - Elite- had a GWpanther, but find the hummel a better earner of XP.
T25 AT- Elite- trying to work out whether to buy the T28 or not? Currently have a 59% win ratio with this!
VK3601H- Elite - a really good tank- must be one of the best level 5/6s.
AMX12t- really need to get to the 13 75

have a fair bit of XP built up (both free and Xp that could be paid for)- should i use to upgrade the E-50 when the higher tier meds come out, or go down the british line when that arrives?

Had an amusing encounter battle last night on El Halluf, in the Hummel.

Stating on the NE, it eventually came down to me and a T25, vs an SU-26, T25, S40 and a 3601.

I'd hit the T25, which was capping, once already but he was un-spotted by the time I'd reloaded, so I was debating whether or not to risk a random shell into the area sheltered by rocks, when the 3601 also came in to help him cap, spotted by our T25.

So I one shot him. As you would.

The S40 pipes up about 15 seconds later with "wrong one".

So I take the chance and fire the next one into the area where the T25 should be, and finish him off - "Challenge accepted".

Crickets from the S40

Got the S40 a minute or so later, but we couldn't find the Su-26 in time, so it was a draw. Highly amusing, though.

Two ways to get gold; pay for it, or join a clan that owns lots of territories, as they will earn gold from those territories and usually distribute it amongst their members.

Only problem with the second scenario is that to join a clan that already owns lots of territories, you usually have to be a bloody good player with a few tier 10 tanks in your garage.

Quite often the way. It's logical that just as you have enough xp/credits to progress to the next tier, the tank you are currently playing has been upgraded and can do well in the battles it gets placed in. Conversely the new tank is bog standard, often with a gun similar to the tank you are progressing from, but you now find yourself up against deadlier enemies due to going up a tier. Unfortunately this is a common scenario as you move up to each new tier; the new tank feels like crap until you can get a few upgrades on it.

Yeah, you certainly notice the difference with a decent crew in there, especially at the lower tiers where most people are running round with a 50% crew!

Damn these multi tier games my tier 2 tank destroyer's got the second biggest gun I can mount on it, and I just managed 2 hits at fairly short range on a T28 (tier 4?) and didn't even scratch him!

I know what you mean about accuracy with TDs, Bugeye - I'm getting along with the JagdPanzer's guns quite well, but would be frustrated to be missing. However, having 167mm penetration with a great big 300-damage shell is not to be underestimated, especially at tier 5, so I'm hoping I'll enjoy it with that gun!

Half price barracks slots and credit consumables this weekend, by the way - I love using these to buy a shedload of repair kits and first-aid packs because then I essentially don't pay for using them in battle later

I have seperate crews for all my tanks but I will move a good crew up through its tech tree. My IS7 crew for example have driven many different heavies and are nearly finished their 3rd skill now. If I rebuy or keep lower tier tanks they have to start again but I normally 100% all my crews.

I've had a few good games with the SU-85 . Best one yet was on Erlinburg took out a JagdPanzer in two shots, the first through the side as he came around a corner took him down to 44% , chased him through the wooden buildings near the cap in a very un TD manner until I managed to get a second shot on him. Also got half a KV1 at very long range and a VK3601 up close , on the VK I pretty sure the shot went through the mantle. On another game one hit on a PZ IV knocked him down to 4% so the I'd say the Zis works well. Still not really clicking with it though .... I think a bit of platooning with the clan TD specialist might be in order

Half price on repair kits etc ... damn I'm down to 1 million credits after buying the KV4 .... have to get the Lowe out and grid some cash