Confused in War Thunder, is there anything to get?

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(This is kinda like a part 2 from my old post, lol xD)

Basically, I’m back, no worries, I can get silver lions, but I don’t really know what to get…

Reason I’m asking are because I feel all I could get now are good choices:

  • I could use a heavy tank, but apparently the Jumbo doesn’t have the best cannon
  • I could upgrade my m18 GMC, but I don’t need to.
  • I could use a better Sherman, but I could use other vehicles
  • M36B2 is a fair upgrade, but apparently the HEAT isn’t worth it.
  • I feel the M109A1 can be good if used, it’ll be my second 6.0+ tank, AND because it’s artillery, it has smoke shells… you can see where I’m going, right? FOG OF WAR BABBYYY

Below, I have an image of my current tier 3 and 4, and the research I have in it.

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T1E1 90 mm cannon is a good choice. Yet a huge target and barely armored can deal with things it faces.

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should i use the Jumbo before it or just buy it?

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Try it, but I really don’t recommend, if you face a Tiger II or a IS-2, you can’t do much.

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I would recommend the M36b2. It’s HEAT round is good for dealing with things in up-tiers, Jagdtiger, King Tiger, etc. But I would priorities using the M82 APHE round. It will one shot almost anything, and it has great penetration. The Jumbo is also still a good choice. It struggles in up-tiers, but it is great at it’s br and in down-tiers. You need to aim for cupolas with early Tigers, and Tiger Es, you need to to a barrel shot, but it is still good. But you should skip out on the 76 Jumbo. It’s quite sad.

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alright, so should i quickly research the m36b2 and then the heavies?

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I really felt as if i needed to show this:
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WHY WAR THUNDER 😭😭😭

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Truly, a Gaijin moment

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dont worry i got it and the m83(?) shell

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The M82 shell is the APHE round

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I’d skip the Jumbos (Dumbos) and go with the M36 and the M18 in this BR range. I developed the Japanese tree in part, to check out an M36 with stabilized rounds and then they sprinkled them all over. Ah well. Anyway at this level the US still does best with mobility over armor. The Dumbos are there but they just encourage poor play and as you mentioned have a relatively poor gun. Now when you get to 6.7 the US gets so many great vehicles its hard to know what to include unless your buying more crew slots. Enjoy!

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I would do the opposite…but there is no wrong choice actually…depends on player preferences…

TDs (M18 and M36) are usually better armed but much more vulnerable…they work IF you hit first and hit hard (i.e disable the target at least). The jumbos are much more durable…but obviously the gun cannot be as good…
Jumbos are very good when you are top tier…but lose their advantage when uptiered…however they are good “learning” tools as they forgive mistakes.

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My premise is why try to out heavy the Germans and Russians when you have an advantage in mobility you can exploit for better results. Results will vairy based on map of course. Some maps force you into head to head combat (favor heavies) while some allow for flanking or have key positions that, if claimed early, make a huge difference (favor mobility). My observation is Jumbo players depending on their tank to save them rather than good choices and tactics.