dport02, on 31 January 2020 - 11:48 AM, said:
How is T34 not #1. It’s one of best hull down tanks in the GAME, not just tier 8, in the game. The mantlet is massive, covering basically the entire front of the turret. The gun (in my opinion) is the best gun for a tier 8 heavy. Great penetration, good damage and reload, and great accuracy. It feels much better when going from a Russian/Chinese heavy to the T34, as use hit so many more shots.
Probably because not everyone likes to play hull-down. I prefer to side scrape, so I like to look for buildings, hard obstacles, and in a pinch, hard ridges. I prefer this for my mediums with good turret armor (121B, Type 59 Ding) when circumstances require me to be in the buildings. When I have to play that way, I usually take little to no damage from track hits. If I have enough gun depression, I like to get behind a bush on a ridge line, and pop up, take a shot, and duck back down for cover. This is the best way to play tanks like the St Emil, Indien Panzer, etc., and one of many great ways to utilize the Pantera 44.