The overview of a new Japanese branch of average tanks in World of tanks. Comparison with other schoolmates and discussion of efficiency in fight.
Not so long ago there was a new branch of the Japanese tanks led by STB-1. Many ask a question: ""And whether in general it is necessary to swing them?"" I Will try to answer this question.
I began to extort ""Japanese"" as soon as they appeared. Especially as there was an action on ""Master"" with a prize in the form of game gold. To be honest - I managed to receive only one, but ""free"" the 500th gold it is good too.
At once I will tell that to the 8th level ""Japanese"" were not pleasant to me. Perhaps only 6 lvl Chi-To more or less corresponds to the level. They have no armor, weak dynamics and low probitiye and a single loss that does a gameplay very difficult, especially for inexperienced players.
Here 8 lvl, the STA-1 tank, already begins to please. The main plus is high probitiye the main shells (218 mm) that allows to save silver even in high-level fights. Also the tank possesses the excellent angles of vertical aiming (further UVN) that allows to use the excellent penetrative tool even better showing to the opponent only a tower. However here it is necessary to remember that the tank practically has no armor and it is punched by all tanks which come across in fights in any projection. Unless that the mask sometimes ""catches"" a neprobitiya. Land mines of artillery which can punch STA-1 even bluntly with a heap of ""krit"" that complicates a game are especially dangerous, considering not really high dynamics of a tank. Comparing to schoolmates it is possible to tell that STA-1 is very good. The game manner on it is comparable with the American Pershing. A difference only in the best dynamics, the big sizes and the best tool. It is unambiguously possible to tell that STA-1 one of the best average tanks at the level and is capable ""drag"" fights in list top.
Further goes at the 9th Type 61 level. At once I will tell, the tank very much was pleasant to me and I read out him the best St at the 9th level on the rayena from T54. In what it is good? It is an owner of the unique tool. And the most interesting - ""stock"". That which costs on STA-1. Therefore pumping to the ""top"" gun will be not so burdensome. At this ""guns rate of fire even 12 shots a minute! With the rammer and brotherhood of CD makes about 4 seconds that just allows to perestrelivat any enemy, and sometimes and even two. The only minus of the tool - rather low probitiye which is compensated by premiumny shells. Well and the main highlight the ""top"" tool from probitiy 257 mm with which it is possible to punch ""bluntly"" practically all tanks in a game (vytselivy especially armored) without use of ""golda"". The CD makes about 8.5 seconds and an alpha 390. A game on Type61 can be compared with the American Patton. Only one difference that the Japanese is better in everything. At him probitiye, the same average loss is better, the loss in a minute, the same angles of vertical aiming is higher, dynamics is better. However again it is worth remembering weak armoring and the big sizes. Though, land mines already not so punch as his younger brother, but after all the full loss from ""arts"" can upset. Generally the tank very much was pleasant to me as in top of the list it is possible ""to drag"" practically any fight. After all Type61 punches any schoolmate that allows to use an autosight especially as ""Japanese"" has an excellent stabilization on the run and personally I often used it. The tank excellent in skillful hands is also capable of a lot of things even in a list bottom. The main thing not to climb forward and to play in the second line or because of hillocks or hills using UVN.
Well and at last wreath of the Japanese branch long-awaited STB-1. Ambiguous tank. At it there are a lot of huge pluses and huge minuses. Let's begin with good. STB-1 have one remarkable plus - the madman of the PDM. He just is capable to shoot down any St 10 lvl, except French ""drummer"" of course. The interval between shots with ""alpha"" 390 with the rammer, brotherhood and ventilation makes 6.6 sec. Even T62-A which was before out of competition can oppose nothing to ""Japanese"" in infighting. However there is one ""But"". The tool possesses too long data 2.7 sec. and differs in ""kosost"" at distant and even average distances therefore the PDM not always manages to be implemented on full. Also it is worth referring excellent dynamics, UVN and a low silhouette with high masking to pluses that allows sometimes and ""pokustodrochit"" and ""light"". From the bad moments I will select same slanting ""gun"" and yet weak armoring for the 10th level. Though the tower is ricochet, but also in it there is a heap of weak points in which shells with probitiy fly. Though, the 8th levels will give ricochets not only from a tower, but also from the case. The tank unusual and until the end of its potential is not studied. It is the best of all to use it in a platoon game with other ST when it is possible on full to use its PDM in infighting, and I consider its dynamics it is possible ""to karuselit"" enemy PT and heavy tanks.
Should you swing the Japanese average tanks to solve. Personally I liked 8-10 levels. It is interesting to play at them as on tanks without armor the true skill is best of all shown.