KT, Why?

Jump back to quoted post1 Aug 2016, 00:30 AMZombiFrancis

Well, by looking at stats, yeah the KT is not just an AI vehicle.

But functionally, you know, from game experience it serves heavily in its AI role. Or rather, I should say it is most effectively used in an AI role for all practical purposes.

A single t34/76 can kill a KT without taking damage if there's the room for it to circle strafe. I've (mostly) done it before. (Baited it onto a mine first.) For that reason the KT doesn't exactly excel in an AT role, which you wouldn't really be able to surmise just from its stats.

Jump back to quoted post1 Aug 2016, 00:30 AMZombiFrancis

Well, by looking at stats, yeah the KT is not just an AI vehicle.

But functionally, you know, from game experience it serves heavily in its AI role. Or rather, I should say it is most effectively used in an AI role for all practical purposes.

A single t34/76 can kill a KT without taking damage if there's the room for it to circle strafe. I've (mostly) done it before. (Baited it onto a mine first.) For that reason the KT doesn't exactly excel in an AT role, which you wouldn't really be able to surmise just from its stats.

Jump back to quoted post1 Aug 2016, 10:00 AMBlalord

Its like saying su 85 does not excell in AT role cause a 222 can solo it.

Losing a KT to a t34-76 is like a darwin award 100%

Jump back to quoted post1 Aug 2016, 11:42 AMZombiFrancis

To be fair it was only possible due to the mine.

But thas the thing though, the su85, like the stug and jo4 have that critical unturreted weakness. The stug gets away with it at vet 1 because of its ability, but the point is those unturreted tank destroyers don't excel at killing tanks like say a Jackson firefly or panther.

But the su85 can self spot which really helps. But anyway I find that the kt, like the su85 is best used defensively because of their inability to chase anything down or rotate without compromising itself or its position.

Jump back to quoted post3 Jul 2016, 14:31 PMLatch

Why does this tank still not require all buildings to be present rather than just 'built'?

Jump back to quoted post1 Aug 2016, 00:30 AMZombiFrancis

Well, by looking at stats, yeah the KT is not just an AI vehicle.

But functionally, you know, from game experience it serves heavily in its AI role. Or rather, I should say it is most effectively used in an AI role for all practical purposes.

A single t34/76 can kill a KT without taking damage if there's the room for it to circle strafe. I've (mostly) done it before. (Baited it onto a mine first.) For that reason the KT doesn't exactly excel in an AT role, which you wouldn't really be able to surmise just from its stats.

Jump back to quoted post3 Jul 2016, 20:58 PMferwiner

But if okw player has no other option but build KT its the ideal situation for allied player: he knows exactly what is coming and to some extent, when is it going to come. Such knowledge shouldn't be left unappreciated. You can not only prepare with mines and AT but also use the absence of enemy vehicles and smaller presence of infantry (its 720mp, quite a lot) to cap some sectors.