Alrighty! this is my first time ever saying something on the world of tanks forum. So basically let me give you guys at wargaming some constructive feedback. I agree with the frontal armour buffs however i strongly disagree with the side and rear armour nerfs as the armour that the kv-5 has is what defines a kv-5 to be; but heres the thing, the penetration buff is not enough, if the preferential match maker were to be removed the KV-5 would have and extremely difficult time to penetrate more than half of the enemy tanks on the other team, however i would agree with a penetration buff up to 225-236mm at least as 219mm is not enough and we would just be wasting credits on premium/gold ammunition, the kv-5 wouldn't be a russian giant, what you guys are doing is creating a giant U.S.S.R punching bag instead of creating a formidable opponent. So why do i say 225-236mm of penetration at least? because those are two figures that i have come across in world of tanks or as you may want to call it the average/common penetration of tier 8 guns however some premium 122mm guns only pen 175mm which i find to be ridiculous (and this is why we spend irl money for gold rounds way back when you could use gold to purchase them).
So Wargaming heres the bottom line:
1.) The revision of the armour is fine for the frontal armour, BUT (really big BUT), DO NOT TOUCH THE SIDE AND REAR ARMOUR AT ALL.
2.) Do not mess with the maneuverability of the KV-5 AT ALL PERIOD!
3.) The Revision of the 107mm KV-5's gun penetration needs to be reconsidered again and most likely be buffed slightly more to either 225 or 236mm (Standard AP Rounds)or something along those lines.
Thanks again for considering buffing the KV-5, hope to see more buff for the gun.
Edited by hungariantank123, Jun 30 2018 - 18:59.