Got the T 80 U - little review and thoughts about top tier battles

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So recently I was freaking out, thinking Swedish T-80U is going to be a dead end, because of poor APFSDS and other things. But I’m pleasantly surprised by it’s performance, even stock. It fights well against both Soviet and western designs - IF you know where to hit them.

Now I saw a lot of complaints like Russian tank armor overperforming (I know its true, but read further), of some tanks having too poor pen (France, Leo2PL, China), being paper (Ariete, Type 10), etc.

Tbh, it feels like those problems were made up by crybabies. Nothing prevents me from defeating Leopards, T-80s and Abramses in my new fella Im loving rn, despite some having better reverse, or turret drive, or thermals, or better shells even. Sure I had weird occasions like shell not dealing enough damage to destroy the enemy’s autoloader and exploding shells in it, but that was just once. It’s more frustrating to see your WW2 HEAT/APBC black out enemy’s ammo rack and no explosion happens. Also I dont see the point of complaining about Russian armor. For sure I shat myself when I saw T-90M coming, but poor fella has no gun depression just like me, only -4kph, and a powder barrel all under and inside his turret. I see why devs gave them overperforming steel and textolite - otherwise Russians would have paper hulls like western tanks do, but with poor mobility and gun controls. Now western tanks got better mobility forward and reverse while Soviets have better frontal protection. Prob Chinese would be the same if not cardboard sides (and roof, I still wonder how that roof shot at the ZTZ got me an easy kill).
The only valid complaint to me is flying things destroying everything with their air-to-ground rockets, though SPAA at work looks and sounds epic.

Overall I just know where to hit tanks in certain weakspots, it feels like people that complain about biased armor shoot at the most armored spots on the tank without learning weakspots. Maybe people who just acquired new premium vehicle, idk.

T 80 U is great btw, fights both noobs of 10.7 and elders of 12.0, so far I haven’t encountered the latter ones but it won’t be a big problem to destroy them I believe. Can’t wait to spade out FCS and mobility for my flying tank. Still have no idea why Tank Encyclopedia nerds wished me condolences for buying it, great toy for arcade and Im still learning it for realistic, landing some good shots there too, much more confortable ride and shooting than WW2 garbage. Can’t wait to try Leo2PL and Abrams AIM too. Wish there was squadron Leclerc tho, well Leopard works with it’s DM43 (the shell Leclerc uses as OFL F1) and lack of armor lol

I’m genuinely feeling chill after getting this fella. I think it’s visible through my text a little

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T 80 U or better, T-80U, is far from a bad vehicle, the absence of the 3BM46 makes this the lowest battle rating T-80U with gas-turbine engine in the game, being placed at battle rating 11.3 for comparison the regular T-80U is at battle rating 11.7.

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Hot take but after wanting to splatter my brains playing the Elde, i refuse to play the Leos at 12.0 while the T 80 U exists as its a better vehicle imo, may just be because its more mobile and fits my playstyle but i find my self not being critically disabled after getting shot like in the Leos.


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I meet regular T-80U in pretty much every battle, right now aside of meeting Leo2A4 I haven’t encountered any weak targets, no idea why everyone was spooking me away from top tier but it’s generally easy

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Some T series like t90 and certain chinese tanks have a lower profile autoloader and the lfp/side shots aren’t as forgiving as they might be on a t80 etc. And that is what usually causes this at least that was my problem for a while, id be shooting to high and only having some fragments damaging the autoloader.

A lot of people have a burning hatred of higher tier matches because under 9.0 or so armor actually does a lot and you can get away with a lot more. At higher ranks nothing but good posisiting and map knowledge aim and reaction times will keep you alive, so if you aren’t particullary good at these things you’ll get your ass handed to you every game.

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I don’t know any 9.0 or 8.7 with good armor aside from the Object 279 and even then it’s pretty easy to take out with a decent dart. Even the German 75mm heat shell from the early Pz IV can over pressure it frontally haha. I feel like the T-80U relative to its BR has better armor than any 9.0 or 8.7 I’ve played. And the Maus? Just spam HEAT or bomb it. That’s what most people do anyhow. Its armor is just barely relevant (and that’s 7.7)

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I was just kinda throwing a number out sorry, i guess when HEAT starts showing up more things turn a bit. And armor is ya a bit MM dependent, difference in up/downtiers will make is huge compared to higher ranks.

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Fair enough, I just think in my experience armor starts not mattering after 5.7. At 6.7 it seems like half of what you face is HEAT or big HE slingers. 9.0 even the Merkava struggled to not take damage & if they knew where to aim you were donezo (especially powerful APHE on the cheek armor …

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6.7 heavies and even the 7.7 is4m are still a lot of fun as long as you dont get uptiered over .3 br.

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True that! You can still tank APFSDS angled as 140mm at 60 degrees alone is tough. The Maus as much less angled plates and all so it is less tricky at times depending on angle.