Tanks Reforged and On-Track: Soviet Heavy Tank Weapon Updates
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NOV. 30, 2022
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The team has updated the guns on several Soviet heavies, with penetration being the focus. Learn more below!
Tanks Reforged is the initiative that overhauls vehicles from World War II mode and brings them in line with today’s battle standards.
For this edition, instead of focusing on vehicles, the team focused on guns—specifically on the 122mm guns mounted on several Soviet heavy tanks. These weapons needed a refresh to provide a more satisfying progression through the tiers, so that’s what they got! Read to the end for important information on compensation for updated guns and mounted ammo.
Note: Most of the related Premium tanks were already rebalanced in the Reforged Legends update, so you’ll see only one small set of changes to Premium vehicles this time.
Because the Object 277 line contains a number of tanks with these updated weapons, this line will be the focus of this week’s On-Track.
Take a look at the rebalancing details below to start. Then, read on to learn how On-Track makes it easy to make several of the rebalanced Tech Tree tanks yours!
Soviet Heavy Tank Penetration Update
Up to this point, the various 122mm guns had the same 175mm of penetration from Tier VI all the way through Tier IX, causing static gun progression and a lack of effectiveness as players moved up the line.
To address this, we’ve rebalanced the penetration values for these 122mm guns so that, as you progress to higher tiers, the penetration ability increases accordingly, allowing you to stay competitive against your opponents.
Along with this change, we’ve adjusted which guns are available for the tanks at each tier so that each gun is a meaningful upgrade for the vehicle; we’ve also removed duplicate guns. These changes will streamline the grind, start vehicles with a more capable gun, and be more enjoyable to play as you work toward getting the next tank in line.
For the Tier VII tanks with two 122mm guns, the first 122mm gun has been buffed to match the performance of the removed 122mm gun. This gives you the same upgraded performance sooner without needing to grind out an identical gun for a better reload.
In general, the 122mm gun penetration changes on the affected vehicles will look like this:
Tier VII will still have 175mm of penetration.
Tier VIII will now start with 190mm of penetration.
These tanks received a slight penetration increase for the standard round, keeping in mind that each one has Preferential Matchmaking with a fairly high DPM. The goal is to reduce the reliance on Premium ammo.
Details:
107mm ZiS-6M
Penetration: 167/219/54 -> 175/219/54
On-Track:
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Try some of this updated weaponry for yourself. On-Track gives you Silver discounts and a +25% XP bonus on every tank in a specific Tech Tree line to help you speed through the line and claim your tanks more easily!
Take a look at the Silver discounts available for the Object 277 line through August 15th:
