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| 5s | Heavy tanks are the main striking force of a team, |
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| 8s | used specifically to plow through enemy defenses. |
| 11s | Vehicles of this type can take a lot of hits, |
| 14s | but they are equally good at dishing out punishment. |
| 17s | Today we’re going to talk about the most interesting tanks of the class |
| 20s | available in War Thunder: |
| 22s | the true heavyweight champions of the battlefield. |
| 28s | The British Caernarvon is an early prototype of the Conqueror, |
| 31s | fitted with a turret and a 20-pounder taken from the Centurion MBT. |
| 36s | The Caernarvon features an extra thick upper frontal plate |
| 39s | and a quick-firing, stabilized cannon with access to sub-caliber rounds. |
| 44s | Ten degrees of depression give the tank a lot of flexibility on uneven terrain, |
| 49s | and we suggest that you should really focus on hull down positioning. |
| 53s | Due to its low max speed and a low power engine, |
| 56s | the Caernarvon isn’t really that mobile anyways. |
| 62s | The Tiger II needs no introduction. |
| 64s | There are several variants of this tank available in War Thunder, |
| 67s | each with its own set of strengths and weaknesses. |
| 70s | Today, though, we are going to talk about the most well-balanced of them all: |
| 74s | the Tiger II with the late turret and a long-barreled 88-mm gun. |
| 79s | High-explosive projectiles fired by 85- and 90-mm cannons |
| 84s | can only pierce its frontal defenses through a machine-gun port. |
| 88s | More powerful guns can punch through turret cheeks, |
| 91s | but it’s still far from being a real weak spot. |
| 93s | The Tiger II is no slouch in the firepower department either: |
| 97s | its 88-mm KwK 43 cannon is one of the best guns at Rank 4. |
| 106s | The Soviet IS-4 is one of the most dreaded opponents for Rank 5 vehicles. |
| 111s | Its armor can easily bounce solid shot, |
| 113s | high-explosive, and even early sub-caliber rounds, |
| 117s | while its own D-25 cannon |
| 119s | can send most opponents back to their hangar in just one hit. |
| 122s | Just keep in mind that it takes the gun more than 20 seconds to reload, |
| 127s | so be careful so that you don’t find yourself in a pickle down the road. |
| 134s | The American T1E1 is a Rank 3 rockstar. |
| 138s | While its armor is nothing to really write home about, |
| 140s | the massive crew and the overall layout of the tank |
| 143s | allow it to take a lot of punishment. |
| 145s | The T1E1 is armed with a 76-mm gun that comes with a vertical stabilizer, |
| 151s | and you also have an additional 37-mm gun that comes in handy from time to time. |
| 156s | Furthermore, this heavy tank has surprisingly good mobility for its size |
| 160s | and is really fast in reverse. |
| 169s | The French B1 bis is one of the most well-armored Rank 2 tanks. |
| 174s | It is protected by almost 60 mm of steel all around, |
| 177s | including your sides and the rear. |
| 180s | When using the B1, you can simply disregard enemies with low-caliber guns: |
| 185s | their shells will just bounce off your armor like pellets. |
| 188s | Despite this degree of indestructibility, |
| 190s | you have to be really clever to be effective, |
| 192s | as both the 47-mm gun in the turret and the hull-mounted 75-mm cannon |
| 198s | have pretty low penetration rates. |
| 203s | The M4A3E2 Jumbo with a 76-mm cannon is a heavy, uparmored variant of the Sherman. |
| 210s | In a down-tier, you can be very bold and aggressive |
| 213s | as even Tigers and Panthers will have to rely on hitting |
| 216s | your weak spots to stop your rampage. |
| 218s | If you’re fighting against more modern tanks, |
| 220s | then you can rely on your stabilizer and mobility to carry you through the day. |
| 225s | In some combat scenarios the Jumbo serves as an excellent assault tank, |
| 229s | sometimes it’s more effective as a medium tank... |
| 231s | but it always performs well, regardless of the circumstances. |
| 238s | The American T26E5 and the T32 are both based on the Pershing... |
| 243s | and both play a lot like the original M26. |
| 246s | When fighting one-on-one, they do really well thanks to their sturdy frontal armor. |
| 251s | Furthermore, their gun depression and elevation angles are pretty good, |
| 255s | allowing you to use terrain to your advantage. |
| 257s | The T26E5 and the T32 are well-defended, well-armed, |
| 262s | and pretty mobile all at the same time, |
| 264s | which is a pretty rare combination for any class of armored vehicles. |
| 268s | At the same time, the duo also share a single, pretty noticeable flaw: |
| 272s | with all their firepower, they can still struggle a bit |
| 275s | with penetrating enemy defenses. |
| 280s | Obviously, we’ve barely scratched the surface with this list. |
| 284s | In War Thunder, there are lots of rare vehicles of this type. |
| 287s | The Soviet IS-7 and the Object 279 are heavies |
| 291s | that incorporate cutting-edge technologies of their time, |
| 294s | striking a surprising balance between armor, mobility and firepower. |
| 299s | The American M6A2E1 is an excellent assault tank |
| 303s | for people that like to bounce shots with their frontal armor. |
| 306s | Finally, the Maus and the E-100 are basically German moving fortresses: |
| 310s | they are slow, sluggish, and deadly. |
| 317s | But what are your favorite tanks? |
| 319s | Tell us in the comments below! |