Triple Triad forum dupes - please ignore

PzIIIa
Second random guess

 

PzIIIa
Second random guess

 

Storm confirms the rain will reduce FPS, but not by much
hmmm.....rain will look cool in game

 

yes 1M sry my mistake

Eu definitive need two more servers

 

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http://www.gameogre.com/forums/world-tanks/38108-developer-q-16-1-2014-a.html
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A Home Away From Home
A Home Away From Home | Firebase Challenger | World of Tanks
A question I often get asked is, how on Earth did you manage to live on a tank for long periods of time?

Well, I thought long and hard about the amount of time I have spent on vehicles over my thirty years of service, through both lengthy exercises and operational deployments across the globe, and I was actually shocked at the amount of time I had spent away. So, here goes:

I will use my time on the Chieftain and Challenger 1 & 2 as the example. I fully appreciate that, to some degree, vehicles differ from one another (certainly in turret size) but it’s a benchmark, and to be fair daily living didn’t vary much anyway.

Aside from routine maintenance, tactical movement, receiving and giving orders and contact with the enemy, an average day really has only two critical parts, eating and sleeping.



Eating

When deploying in a peacetime exercise, the stowage and equipment taken is somewhat different. From the point of view of rations, we tended to take a lot more “home comforts†on an exercise, such as tinned food, tomato ketchup, spices and the like. Ration packs are ‘okay’ for short periods, but when you rely on them for a lengthy amount of time (months in the case of Iraq - we bartered for the American rations on many occasions) they become incredibly bland and boring and need livening up. Operations of course are a whole different bag. Home comforts are replaced by ammunition – a shame but somewhat of a necessity.

On the crew, the loader becomes the crew “cook†in charge of rations, knocking up a ‘brew’ (coffee in my case – I’m not a tea drinker) at the drop of a hat, and while in contact, loading the gun and taking radio messages. He is a man of many hats! Nothing was better than having a cuppa to liven you up when you have been in over-watch (static position waiting for a contact) for twelve hours!

The great British BV (Boiling Vessel - pictured right) is easily the most important piece of equipment on a tank. Forget everything else, if this item isn’t working then it’s definitely “Game Overâ€.



Sleeping

Although issued with a bivouac (big, heavy, horrible canvas tent – pictured left) we tended to rarely use it, mainly because it was time consuming and a pain to take down quickly if ‘bugged out’, i.e., come into contact. Plus, in Iraq, scorpions and other creepy crawlies would take a liking to anything at ground level with horrifying regularity.

So the back decks were the place to be, where the Commander, Gunner and Loader could all fit comfortably and snugly in the issued sleeping bags. If there was a chance of rain and the tactical situation allowed it, we would put the main armament over the back decks and fully elevate the gun, then put the “Tank Sheet†(huge tarpaulin) over the gun and secure it to the back decks. Plus of course the engine decks retain a lot of heat - great in the winter in Germany, awful in the heat of the desert.

The driver would usually remain in his cab. He does, of course, have the best and most comfortable seat in the house. As for equipment while sleeping, this was very dependent on the tactical situation. If needs be, sleep would be fully-clothed, including boots, and at the bare minimum with a personal weapon and respirator always close at hand. Everything was stowed at all times so it would take as little time as possible from waking to moving (crashing out) as humanly possible.




Chieftain in Canada with the “Bivvy†erected.



Of course, while in contact the turret would become our home. If essential, we would use the refuse chute for bodily functions (not great) and cook inside. Lengthy periods of being closed down were hard – while the Commander and Loader do have space to stretch out, the poor Gunner is cramped and constantly getting the Commander’s feet in his back.

Challenger 2 Interior
Above: Loader’s position - Chain Gun to the right mounted coaxially with the main armament.
Below: Gunner’s chest-pad visible, Commander sits directly behind.



The turret is a dangerous place, even without someone shooting at you. Everyone has to be very aware of where every part of their anatomy is, otherwise the “traverse monster†will break a limb instantly, or do something worse. Tiredness is definitely the enemy. With the advent of Thermal Imaging, battles became 24 hours, which is fine for a machine but non-stop is a tall order for the human.

This meant that sleep would happen whenever you got the chance. I became a master of grabbing forty winks in the Commander’s seat between movements. As already mentioned, the driver had the best position and in fact trying to wake him was sometimes the biggest issue, either by screaming through the intercom to “MOVE NOW†or in the worst case, fully elevating the breech so that the loader could bash him around the head with anything close at hand.

My loader became a master of curling up in the most uncomfortable position and somehow sleeping, no mean feat.





Psychological

Living day in, day out with the same three guys is hard; there is no room for arguments or fall outs. You trust each other to a degree that I have never experienced since leaving the Army. After all, ultimately you trust each other with your lives.

Each day has a routine, and every crew member knows their role inside out. 99% of your time is mundane and rather boring, and then there are moments of intense action and massive adrenalin rushes.

As General George S Patton said “Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by menâ€. A fair and profound statement but for the Tankie, the weapon was also our home. If we looked after her, then we prayed that when the crunch came she would look after us.

I leave you with two of “Murphy’s Laws of Combatâ€:

“Armourevehicles are bullet magnets, a moving foxhole that attracts attention.â€

“The best tank killer is another tankâ€

 

Design Your Own Community T-Shirt
Design Your Own Community T-Shirt | General News | World of Tanks

[UPDATE] The European community has chosen the T-shirt for 2014! Here is the T-shirt that you voted to be used for upcoming community events in 2014!!

The 2013 Community T-shirt was a big hit and those of you who came to our community events now wear it proudly. Now that the year is coming to a close, we’re looking at making a new T-shirt for 2014 and we wanted to give you the opportunity to submit a new design for it.

Designers and artists! If you would like to see your art printed on the thousands of community T-shirts we order for the community events of 2014, this is your chance!



Design Guidelines:
The submitted file should be 300 dpi, size A4 (210 x 297mm) and contain a maximum of 3 colors, excluding the black background. It is much more helpful if the file is layered, 1 per color.
To ensure that the T-shirt appeals to all our players, it should focus on a visual or written message related to the community and Wargaming. If you wish to include the games themselves, please keep in mind that everyone attends the community events, so elements from all 3 games would need to be included (World of Tanks, World of Warplanes, and World of Warships).
This T-shirt is for the whole European community, so it should not focus on a specific nation or political view but instead focus on Europe as a whole and the unified diversity of nations and people that we represent.
Front and back design submissions will be considered as well, but are not required.
Submissions must be received before December 30th 2013.
All submissions must be attached to an email that includes your nickname. The email address is: [email protected].
This competition is open to all players with a valid Wargaming account. If you are under the age of 18, you must obtain your parent or guardian’s permission to enter the competition.
Your design can include words or phrases but must be in English only.
To understand the sort of message a community T-shirt could communicate and to serve as some inspiration for you, we brainstormed a few keywords on what the theme of a community T-shirt could be: Gathering, Meeting, Community, Europe, Social, Camping, Teamwork, Team Spirit, Brotherhood, Family, MMO, Crew, Interaction, Communication, Conversation, Historical, Event, Machinery.



How will we choose the best design?
After the submission date closes, the staff at the European office will choose around 3 to 10 top designs that best fit the community. We will then hold a community-wide vote where all of you will decide which design is chosen for the T-shirts.

We would like to remind you that this T-shirt will not be sold and will only be used for community gatherings and special events. By submitting your design to us you agree to allow us to use it for producing T-shirts featuring the design to give out at our events.



We’re looking forward to seeing your designs!

 

World of Tanks: Lucky Blind Shot
by:World of Tanks With Tdacey
World of Tanks: Lucky Blind Shot - YouTube
Lucky Blind Shot he he ..........

 

No mistakes allowed Ufbre. You must give us all your tanks...lol

 

The usual, the eiffel tower, le louvre, l'arc de triomphe. Lot of people trying to sell me their crappy toys under the eiffel tower for like 1 euro lol

 

Is this a subliminal advert for World of Tanks? =oo

 

Yes, he was brilliant

 

Had one with my M4 yesterday. Took a shot at a usual "arty" spot, and killed him.
We went on to loose of course...