Genuinely surprised (well, not really, it’s War Thunder), as after the rounds of changes done during the original run, the A7V is no longer as busted, and the Mark IV/V still isn’t great on either side. If anything, I’m noticing more sweats two-death-leaving after they run out of St Chamond spawns this time around than the same being true for A7V players.
A shame. Hoped it would’ve been easier to matchmake.
why do the players who already have every tank and the bomber have to do the event all over from the start just to get 2 fighters>?
I propose adding the Mark V tank to the USSR, France, and USA tech trees as a reward for the WWI-themed event. This would be specifically for players who participated in last year’s event and have already acquired the Mark V for Germany and Great Britain.
Rationale and placement in the game: These vehicles would fit perfectly into the USSR, France, and USA tech trees as event-exclusive medium tanks, given that these nations operated such machines during and after the First World War. Including them would add variety to the low-tier gameplay and provide returning players—those who took part in last year’s WWI event—with new hardware to choose from at the early ranks. Furthermore, while Germany currently has three WWI-era tanks, the USSR and France have only one each, and the USA has none at all.
Now, let’s look at the proposed vehicles in more detail. Technically, they are identical to the Mark V tanks already in the game, so there is no need to list their specifications here; you can view them in the vehicle stat cards within the British and German tech trees.
Let’s start with the USSR, which offers the largest selection of candidates—each with its own unique name—that could be introduced into the game. All of these machines saw action on the battlefields of the First World War and during the Russian Civil War that followed the 1917 revolution. Here are some suggested tank options for the USSR (followed by historical photographs, with specific names provided for nearly every vehicle).
Mark V “Krasnoarmeyets” (Red Army Man)
Mark V “Za Rus Svyatuyu” (For Holy Rus), captured during the fighting for Kakhovka in 1920
Mark V “Bely Soldat” (White Soldier) of the White Guard’s North-Western Corps army[/u]
Mark V “General Drozdovsky” of the White Army’s Caucasian Army
Mark V in the Armed Forces of South Russia (AFSR), 1920; named “For a United Russia”
[u]Mark V of Wrangel’s Russian Army (1919-1920). A Red Army (RKKA) trophy from 1920, captured at the Kakhovka bridgehead.
A Mark V tank featuring early Red Army identification markings (a star with a plow and hammer), undergoing repairs at the Izhora Plant (under the jurisdiction of the Naval Department).
2) I propose adding the Mark V tank to the French tech tree as well
that the French actively used British Mark IV and Mark V tanks during the later stages of WWI. There is at least one photograph of such a French-operated Mark V, dating to 1920:
French Mark V No. 10012
Rationale for inclusion: The tank would fit perfectly into the French tech tree at BR 1.0, alongside the existing Saint-Chamond. It would serve as an alternative for players who already obtained the Mark V via the British tech tree or the captured German version from last year’s WWI event. Furthermore, France currently has only one WWI-era tank (the Saint-Chamond), whereas Germany has three, including two captured vehicles. It is unclear why these captured or exported units were not made available to other nations, despite evidence that they existed.
3) I propose adding the Mark V tank to the U.S. tech tree.
There is at least one photograph, dating back to 1921:
Mark V in the U.S. Army
Rationale for its inclusion: This tank would fit perfectly at BR 1.0 within the medium tank subcategory of the U.S. tech tree, serving as a Tier I event reward for an event dedicated to World War I. The U.S. currently lacks any WWI-era tanks in the game, even though, as we can see, such a vehicle is available to them.
As for Britain, I propose adding the Mark 4 to complement the existing Mark 5, but equipped with the original British gun.
Because it’s Gaijin. Making a good decision is actually really really hard for them :(
So where’s the Historical proof of these decals? Some photos would be nice.
The Spad won’t spawn and the bomber gunners won’t shoot. Gee why does everyone queue up for Germany…
A7V. Good armor and good gun.
This is my first experience with this event. It’s pretty terrible.
Ignoring the balance issues, the whole match just turns into trying to slog to the sides of the map so you don’t get atomized, then spending all your time trying to snipe with weapons not designed for sniping. Also, the map. Yes, it’s Flanders. Ha ha. But there are no avenues for approach, so there is no alternative besides either rolling forward and dying or fighting over who gets the only sniping position.
These sorts of things should be mostly bedlam, not slow and grueling.
Except its trying to capture the feels of trench warfare. In that it does pretty good.
Not the “best” armor, the 15mm pen HE on the St-Chamond blows it up as long as you hit the upper plate or driver box frontally
I find the lower side of the map easier to play. The upper side has way less cover, whilst the lower side has entire holes for the Garford(s) to sit and shoot
Still by far the tank with the best armor in the event. You also get a massive crew.
Just try playing today, you can’t even spawn a fighter anymore
“Crew not ready” . . . lol, only reason I even messed with this
event in the first place was to play WW I planes(fighters) but
NOOOOooooOOOOOooOOooo oo o o o o
nope . . .
par excellance’ !!
2nd stage done and while i already have the tank i am still disappointed i only get this garbage as a replacement.
Yeah, they mustn’t dare to insult my Combat Box!
Historically accurate
So Gaijin, if the tank is only worth a 20% or 30% booster, when can we trade these boosters for event tanks?
Yeah, I really didn’t like it last time, and it’s worse now. Without any sort of SBMM, it’s packed full of campers. I don’t need the tanks that badly; they can have it.
is anyone else haveing a problem spawning in the SPAD S.XIII? every time I try to spawn it in it says “crew not avalible.”
It’s weird also how they aren’t counted as event vehicles so you can’t even use them for events
