M40/43
Netchel
Jul 03 2012
I am loving my 40/43. I ground out my second skill on my M12 for ages so by the time I was in the 40/43 I was able to get the 43 gun fast.
1) Great hull traverse. This thing feels like a sports car after the M12. You can get to some pretty nice positions at start, and actually have a chance when going 1 on 1 with tanks. Although after watching the new french arti, I'm starting to want one of them instead for maneuverability.
2) Good damage. I don't have the stats on hand, but where the M40 would do about 25% damage to an E-100, the M43 will do about 33%. Sometimes much worse, sometimes much better. But either way it makes them cringe and back off. If you are lucky enough to get 2 consecutive shots on someone, odds are they are gonna die (figure on 1 hit from an ally).
3) Reload is perfect. I think this finally feels like what an artillery should be. Take your time lining up a shot, rain down gods fury, then have time to relocate so they have no idea where the next shot is going to come from. The lower tier guns are more of a "shoot and scoot" where you can move enough to stop CB, but you cant really "relocate" without missing many shots.
4) I can afford it. I'm afraid of advancing too far up any lines because I don't want to have to switch to pay to play. The economy is about break even for non premium.
Someday maybe I will cave in and buy a premium tank to finance an T92, but until that day, I am absolutely in love with the 40/43.
1) Great hull traverse. This thing feels like a sports car after the M12. You can get to some pretty nice positions at start, and actually have a chance when going 1 on 1 with tanks. Although after watching the new french arti, I'm starting to want one of them instead for maneuverability.
2) Good damage. I don't have the stats on hand, but where the M40 would do about 25% damage to an E-100, the M43 will do about 33%. Sometimes much worse, sometimes much better. But either way it makes them cringe and back off. If you are lucky enough to get 2 consecutive shots on someone, odds are they are gonna die (figure on 1 hit from an ally).
3) Reload is perfect. I think this finally feels like what an artillery should be. Take your time lining up a shot, rain down gods fury, then have time to relocate so they have no idea where the next shot is going to come from. The lower tier guns are more of a "shoot and scoot" where you can move enough to stop CB, but you cant really "relocate" without missing many shots.
4) I can afford it. I'm afraid of advancing too far up any lines because I don't want to have to switch to pay to play. The economy is about break even for non premium.
Someday maybe I will cave in and buy a premium tank to finance an T92, but until that day, I am absolutely in love with the 40/43.
Niels_76
Jul 10 2012
So far I'm enjoying the 203mm a lot, it's whackamole with a really big hammer.
If you can get a good shot on an advancing wolfpack that is moving through a chokepoint and hit 4 in 1 shot LOL
Aimtime after hulltraverse is high but watch where your scouts/mates are going and aim a little ahead at the most likely spots and you are probably in for some fun times.
If you can get a good shot on an advancing wolfpack that is moving through a chokepoint and hit 4 in 1 shot LOL
Aimtime after hulltraverse is high but watch where your scouts/mates are going and aim a little ahead at the most likely spots and you are probably in for some fun times.
RynoWino
Jul 10 2012
"I am really struggling with the M40/43 - I'm only in my fourth transitioning into fifth week in World of Tanks"
WHAT!!! Do you sleep, eat or ever leave the house?! How did you get a Tier VI arty in 4 or 5 weeks? Must be gold, eh?
All that aside, if you did buy your way to the M40/43 and didn't grind up to it like most do then you didn't attain the basic skills of playing arty.
I'm not frowning upon gold use/users. I'm just trying to explain your implied plight. I have played mostly arty and have over 1300 battles in arty and only bought my M40/43 67 battles ago.
WHAT!!! Do you sleep, eat or ever leave the house?! How did you get a Tier VI arty in 4 or 5 weeks? Must be gold, eh?
All that aside, if you did buy your way to the M40/43 and didn't grind up to it like most do then you didn't attain the basic skills of playing arty.
I'm not frowning upon gold use/users. I'm just trying to explain your implied plight. I have played mostly arty and have over 1300 battles in arty and only bought my M40/43 67 battles ago.
powerix
Jul 17 2012
I'm just getting tired from low accuracy on M40/M43 just take a look on crew's experience , 5 shoot exactly zoomed on target , and i'm landed on flat place but the shell will hit 10 meter up or down , getting confuse and tired from this
RynoWino
Jul 26 2012
I totally understand. I just sold my M40/43. It was not my style. Betw load time, after rammer installation, still at 33 secs and dreadful accuracy, and hardly ever making a profit on it, I decided to part ways with it. I was much more efficient with my M12 and therefore a more useful teammate in battle. I WILL miss the one-hitting capability but I'd rather 2-hit 5 tanks on 12 shots in 1 battle than 1-hit 2 tanks on 29 shots over 3 battles. Not insinuating I only got 2 kills in 3 battles bc I would occaisionally finish off a few enemies here and there.
