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I've noticed the IS3 has its historcal speed of 37km but the King Tiger is lacking 10km speed??why is this

 Kaiser_, on Apr 16 2012 - 15:46, said:

Balance issues.

really ? ()

whats taking them so long to solve these "issues"?

this isnt a sim, there are no issues.  all the tanks have to "balanced" so there is some give and take.  examples of this sort of historical inaccuracy are found throughout the tech trees...like the King Tiger having the 10.5cm.

Most heavy tanks are slower than their historical speed to make the game more playable for mediums.

In any case I think you'll find that the listed top speed for the KT only applies on paved roads where it gets some time to build up speed. The one it has ingame is more realistic considering rough terrain and it reaches that speed quickly with the top engine.

Imagine what things would be like if they gave the earlier tanks the "no shift on the go" tractor transmissions they really.  
Another clue this is not a simulation "hit points".

 Capcon, on Apr 16 2012 - 16:27, said:

exactly...nearly every penetrating hit would kill the tank...about 2/3 resulted in an ammo fire with in seconds.  molten metal from the shot going through the armor spraying all over the crew and inside components of a tank will do that i guess.

so if the IS3 /IS4 can go there historical speeds how is it balanced the Tiger I and Tiger II dont? yes i know its not sim but sim or not thats not my point

The real nasty thing is that if any ammo gets hit the propellant charges are likely to rupture, spreading it through the air and making a nice small-scale fuel air explosion that can either blow things up or light the tank on fire. I'm not sure which would be luckier for the crew to be frank.

If you want to know why some of the heavies having their speed limited for balance reasons isn't a big deal, look at the M18, which can't hit 72 kph except on roads, much like the genuine article couldn't do its top speed except on roads. Instead, the King Tiger has a lowered top speed but really quite good acceleration to that mark.

:/ hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

well its still nerfed anyways......

I really hope the future turns out better in this game ...........

Balances reasons yeah right..........

 Kaiser_, on Apr 16 2012 - 15:46, said:

With your kind of logic, that means the IS-7 must go at 60 km/h cause that's its historical speed. Like a tier 10 tank with ridiculously sloped 150mm armor plates and a beast gun going at 60 km/h is not gonna be OP. >.>

And besides, if the KT went at 38, there would be almost no point in having the IS-3.

exactly

 Kaiser_, on Apr 16 2012 - 15:46, said:

m18 is 25 kph lower than historically

 spagnitz123, on Apr 16 2012 - 21:02, said:

ok I may be missing sumting but by not giving all tanks their correct speeds how does that help balance the game?

but some tanks speeds cold be reconfigured