I am interested in learning Ground RB, but haven’t really made up my mind which nation to start with [pretty much a clean slate when it comes to ground tech trees]. For context, I am rank III - IV in USA, Russia, Germany and British air tech trees (actually enjoying the Spitfires right now 😀).
Any recommendations on which nation to start learning Ground RB? (Realizing this could easily be a list of 10+ questions about best tanks at each br, map strategy, best lineups, etc., but I will refrain lol).
I would do Russia rank III, then Germany, then America, then choose a minor nation (besides China), and play until rank III. From there, choose which nation you felt best in.
I would start with Russia first, as armor is useful in the lower BRs while learning. Germany will get you that firepower that nations may lack. America is just a good all-rounder. The minor nation is so you get used to playing, a nation that Gaijin doesn’t pay too much attention to. Pick the minor nation AT RANDOM. Do a coin flip or roll a dice. Whatever option you get, you will do or eliminate.
Britain has a good lineup (just understand Gaijin hates Britain), so as long as you can pair your lineup with a aircraft your comfortable with, you’ll do ok. Otherwise Russia and Germany have a decent lineup all the way through.
You’ll want to have a basic lineup, my suggestion would be 1x Heavy/medium tank, 1x light tank, 1x SPAA, and then a aircraft. All should be similar in BR. You can use your light tank to scout, and kills from your intelligence will go to lower your aircraft spawn cost. Ensure in the options to toggle off ignore weather, otherwise any overcast and you’ll start on the runway.
One thing to note about GroundRB vs AirRB, no markers. You’re going to have to use the old Mk1 eyeball to keep a look out for enemy aircraft, determine type and distance etc. I prefer over AirRB, and don’t worry about “kill stealing”, as in groundRB you just want to put them down.
You’ll find that most GroundRB pilots tend be on a revenge bomb mission and tend not to either drop their ordnance when they get into a fight, or will just ignore enemy aircraft completely. That also goes for teammates, who will just ignore you.
It depens mostly your style, flanking → America, Heavy attack and fortification → Russia or germany ( they have very good heavies) the rest is for those with a bit more experiance. And DO NOT BUY A TIPTIER PACK, ITS A WASTE OF MONEY. I recimmend to buy a rank1 or 2 premnium, or just premnium
Except new player (to tanks at least) does not know about proper flanking routes nor he will be able to utilize the more nuanced vehicles properly (such as angling the tiger).
Russia, which relies mostly on armor that works mostly no matter what you do, is thus the best option. Better armor = better survivability = more time alive = being able to learn.
Eh, what I’m getting at is to try a lot of different nations and their vehicles, to get a sense of their strengths and weaknesses overall as a nation. Many vehicles in China are C&P and don’t provide the playstyle of different nations.
I’m fine to start playing Italy for your minor nation, as someone has to suffer; that’s how we learn. You might also get some nifty tricks when playing Italy, as it forces you to be more careful. I can see why Italy would be a nation to avoid; it’s probably not worth playing that nation
For me, I have played a little bit of Germany, America, and Russia, and now I’m sticking to Japan after trying it a while back ;)
Any 3 packs you should get. Ruddia or Germsny or Us. Why? 3 vehicles for 35 euros. That is actually your money worth. Germany gets 2 tigers, tigers are bery good if you know how, us gets a hellcat and a sherman-> if you get that then get the cibra king, you need a heavy, russia has a t34 and is1, also get onother t34 premnium. Also i recommend if xou have money, to buy next sale the t29, m46 and m26 t99. This is combi is knly for us. Germany and usdsr stays with the 2 frins packs with some other premniums like the vk45.o1 p 200mm aromor, or the kv122 as a is2
russia is the golden goose of Gaijin’s and they pamper and love and protect it, so it is a great “nursery” country while you learn the basics.
Germany will provide you with a idea of what happens when you are really extreme in penetration but are bad in all other categories, US is a good all rounder a jack of all trades master of mine type deal.
after that play one of the 4 rightmost countries they are the abused ugly ducklings. Learning these will make u git gud or die trying. I picked Sweden cuz I know the country’s r1-4 quite well
I beg of u to kinda merge this in with the others suggestions and not take every thing I say seriously I am still a “noob”
For the easiest time I would pick Russia or germany, their guns have good pen and generally good armour, they don’t require too much knowledge about careful aiming or whatnot.
Britain will FORCE you to learn how to aim for weakspots and learn where the “gunner” crew member is located in most tanks.
USA will be similar to UK in some ways but with less pen than the german and russian counterparts but roughly the same amount of damage
What you need to understand if you want to get into ground RB is that it is a lot more about positioning, patience and psychology the great three Ps. The lack of a third plane “freedom to go up and down in air” can make ground RB a lot harder to get into, so the most important thing is to let it come natrually and enjoy the lower tiers, don’t try force it too much.