For tanks right now, it’s easily the American T58:
I knew it was going to be the absolute ultimate monster American heavy tank if it was ever added when I was a little wee lad dreaming about it from WoT while playing the Ground Forces Beta, and also a little while later when they added the Maus, IS-7, Surblindé and Object 279.
When the T58 was originally thought to be a mock-up vehicle in pre-2019, I was really worried that it would have trouble being added until more leaked photographs of the completed actual vehicle finally arrived earlier this year (huge thanks to Harold Biondo).
Now that it is finally in-game, I can rest now while overpressuring vehicles every 2.6 seconds with a funny 155mm bonk derp shell that can out-reload modern MBTs and SPH artillery vehicles.
For aircraft, it’s going to be the I-301:
This was the first event/rare aircraft I ever got (by complete accident in the F8F-1B).
It’s a LaGG-3 prototype but with ALOT of firepower…
1 x 23 mm PTB-23 cannon
2 x 12.7mm UBS heavy machine guns
2 x 7.62mm ShKAS light machine guns
To be exact.
Anything at Rank II or in the 3.0 BR range will not have a fun time doing head-ons against you in this plane.
For ships, it’s going to be the USS P̶r̶o̶f̶i̶t̶ Moffett:
This Destroyer has helped me alot as an assistant with filing for personal bankruptcy with Silver Lions, especially during those gambling and lootbox days. That’s pretty much it. Cheers.
If you like reading about WW2 warbirds grab a copy of “The Jolly Rogers” by Tom Blackburn, It’s about his time commanding VF-17 squadron flying Corsairs in the Pacific.
Thinking about it, I dont have single favorite vehicle, because I switch between several different BRs, which obviously all have different tanks. To pick few:
M4A3E8, more specifically the Hell on Wheels version. Pretty much best 5.7 medium in game, fight me.
Conqueror, gun sounds like Halo sniper rifle and plays like one too.
Vilkas, M3 Bradley or Scimitar are all pretty good for their respective BRs.
For air, F-4S when played as missile bus is chill experience. My only wish is that it would get 7Ps.
Personally, my favorite would be the brenus. Somehow I got +3.0 k/d in that while I struggle to keep above 1.5 k/d in any other vehicle.
Brenus is literally one of the best 8.7 vehicles. It has an aps and ERA that can eat khrizantema’s missiles for breakfast (at least 1 before the ERA will disappear), decent fcs compared to other tank like T-55/62 and M60 series. Dart is decent, mobility is excellent. Thermals and laser rangefinder is what makes this thing a strong sniper at 8.7.
Only downsides are the fixed 10x zoom and the lack of stabilizer (which why I think I was able to perform well in it).
All that aside my fave plane to play is the B7A2 Homare 23. The B7A2 is extremely versatile imo and that’s why it’s so fun. Need to hit ground and naval units up close? B7A2. Need to base bomb? B7A2. See a high up bomber? Use the B7A2’s 20mm cannons and bomber spawn to shred them. It’s even agile enough to deal with single engine fighters, allowing it to become a heavy fighter. The reason the Homare 23 variant is my favourite is that it’s a straight upgrade to a already great plane.
As for ground it’s a toss up between the Tiger 2H and
Chi Ri as they both have good fire power. The Tiger 2H has some nice survivability while the Chi Ri has good speed and is able to deal with most tanks at the front
For coastal, it’s the Sf40 heavy. It’s a glass cannon that doesn’t really require much thought.
The best of Bluewater imo is HMS Jervis. It’s just all around good with great speed.
As for helis uh… ig the Scout AH MK1. It was pretty fun in customs and looks cool
M.D.450 Ouragan, this thing has no thrust but it’s very agile when it has sufficient speed and the armament is not as bad as people say (or maybe I’m not so bad at aiming idk). Also its top speed allows you to outdive many planes you’ll face, which is useful when running away.
It’s legit one of the best turnfighters at its br, though you do suffer in full uptiers due to compression.
Tanks: definitively Chieftains, nothing great on paper (just slow everywhere), but I just have a great feeling and fun with them. Could also be followed by Challenger 1 just for the L26 and the engine sound, I had the opportunity to hear the Perkins engine revving up 20m away from me at Tankfest on June, this was insane <3
Planes: I am by no means an air player, but I kinda liked the experience of Meteor and MiG-21 (especially the MiG-21S with the Fox 1)
F-5E (US & Taiwan) I’ve literally never had an easier time playing it, even in a full uptier it’s fully competitive if you know how to dodge head-on radar missiles and/or multipath. The thing just never runs out of energy if you’re not focusing on just one person, easiest to flare off missiles due to the tiny engines and the flight performance for its BR is nearly unmatched, the only thing that can hold a candle to it is the J-7E, which I also love flying.
For grb, the tog is always fun.
I also have been using the a6e and su25t for grinding events,
in air rb, the f14s are fun. f4e is always solid too.
But i always love long range IR missiles. So stuff like the f8e with the aim9d and the yak141 with r27er is always great. Those 8km r27er shots put a smile on my face.
