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Vehicle Rebalancing: Update 1.27.1 Takes Another Step

Commanders!

We continue to introduce balancing changes to vehicles, based on their performance statistics. Update 1.27.1 brings changes to branches of heavy tanks ending with:

Summary

The adjustments to these vehicles' characteristics were guided by the same principles as before:

  • Empowering the underperformers and scaling back the overperformers without affecting the defining features of the latter
  • Streamlining module research
  • Making stock configurations more convenient to play

Let's look at upper-tier tanks in every branch!

E 100 Branch

The E 100 now has better turret frontal armor and rotation speed; its 12.8 cm gun is more accurate and with better basic round penetration. Its predecessors the E 75 and the Tiger II have also had their dispersion and aiming time improved, and the latter has lost its 10.5 cm gun.

X E 100
12.8 cm Kw.K. 44 L/55 Ausf. E gun:
Dispersion at 100 m
0.37
 (▼0.02)
Armor Penetration (AP shell)
255
 mm
 (▲9 mm)
Turret Armor (frontal)
280
 mm
 (▲10 mm)
Turret Traverse Speed
22
 deg/s
 (▲2 deg/s)
IX E 75
10.5 cm Kw.K. L/68 Ausf. E gun in E 75 Ausf. A turret:
Gun Reload Time
9.4
 s
 (▼0.9 s)
Dispersion at 100 m
0.31
 (▼0.03)
Aiming Time
2.2
 s
 (▼0.1 s)
10.5 cm Kw.K. L/68 Ausf. E gun in E 75 Ausf. B turret:
Gun Reload Time
9
 s
 (▼0.1 s)
Dispersion at 100 m
0.3
 (▼0.04)
Aiming Time
2
 s
 (▼0.3 s)
10.5 cm Kw.K. L/68 Ausf. E gun:
Armor Penetration (AP shell)
239
 mm
 (▲14 mm)
Turret Armor (E 75 Ausf. A)
260/140/80
 mm
 (▲15/20/0 mm)
Engine Power (Maybach HL 234 TRM P40)
800
 h.p.
 (▲100 h.p.)
VIII Tiger II
8.8 cm Kw.K. 43 L/71 Ausf. E gun in Tiger II Turm Nr. 1-50 turret:
Gun Reload Time
7.5
 s
 (▼0.3 s)
Dispersion at 100 m
0.32
 (▼0.02)
Aiming Time
2.3
 s
 (▼0.2 s)
8.8 cm Kw.K. 43 L/71 Ausf. E gun in Tiger II Serienturm turret:
Gun Reload Time
7.3
 s
 (▼0.5 s)
Dispersion at 100 m
0.3
 m
 (▼0.04 m)
Aiming Time
2.1
 s
 (▼0.2 s)
Turret Armor (Tiger II Turm Nr. 1-50)
200/80/80
 mm
 (▲100/0/0 mm)
 
 
X
E 100
IX
E 75
VIII
Tiger II

Type 71 Branch

The Type 71 has been given a massive stats boost. It affects the top forward and reverse speed, frontal protection of the hull, and dispersion which can now be brought down to 0.22 in the double aiming mode. The forebears, the Type 68 and the Type 57, have had more of their stats improved, including aiming time and DPM.

X Type 71
Top Speed / Reverse Speed
40/16
 km/h
 (▲5/2 km/h)
Hull Armor
165/70/40
 mm
 (▲45/0/0 mm)
Dispersion at 100 m (heated / cool barrel)
0.38/0.22
 (▼0.04/0.06)
IX Type 68
105 mm M68 L7 gun in SHB-1 turret:
Gun Reload Time
10.3
 s
 (▼0.7 s)
Dispersion at 100 m
0.24
 (▼0.04)
Aiming Time
2.1
 s
 (▼0.2 s)
Dispersion from turret rotation
0.1
 
 (▼0.02)
105 mm M68 L7 gun in SHB-1-2 turret:
Gun Reload Time
9.8
 s
 (▼0.7 s)
Dispersion at 100 m (heated / cool barrel)
0.4/0.24
 (▼0.02/0.04)
Aiming Time
1.9
 s
 (▼0.2 s)
Dispersion from turret rotation
0.08
 
 (▼0.02)
120 mm Gun Type 60:
Dispersion at 100 m (heated / cool barrel)
0.4/0.24
 (▼0.02/0.04)
VIII Type 57
105 mm Gun Type 92 SHA-1 gun in SHA-1 turret:
Gun Reload Time
11
 s
 (▼0.5 s)
Dispersion at 100 m
0.26
 (▼0.02)
Aiming Time
2.2
 s
 (▼0.2 s)
Dispersion from turret rotation
0.1
 
 (▼0.03)
105 mm Gun Type 92 SHA-1 gun in SHA-1-2 turret:
Gun Reload Time
10.4
 s
 (▼0.6 s)
Dispersion at 100 m
0.26
 (▼0.02)
Aiming Time
2
 s
 (▼0.3 s)
Dispersion from turret rotation
0.1
 
 (▼0.02)
105 mm Gun Type 92 SHA-1 gun:
Armor Penetration
215/270/53
 mm
 (▲7/20/0 mm)
105 mm M68 L7 gun:
Dispersion at 100 m (heated / cool barrel)
0.4/0.24
 (▼0.02/0.04)
 
 
X
Type 71
IX
Type 68
VIII
Type 57

M-Y-V (Yoh) Branch

The tanks of the Yoh family have had multiple parameters reviewed. Its top-tier members, the M-V-Y, the M-VI-Y, and the M-III-Y, now have (among other improvements) better gun handling, DPM, and shell penetration; the M-III-Y has lost its 90 mm gun. The gun of the top-tier tank now bends down by 12° (instead of 10°), promising more fun at the ridges.

X M-V-Y
Reverse Speed
17
 km/h
 (▲2 km/h)
105 mm Gun T141:
Gun Depression / Elevation Angles
12
 deg
 (▲2 deg)
120 mm Gun T124:
Gun Reload Time
10.6
 s
 (▼0.4 s)
Dispersion at 100 m
0.37
 (▼0.01)
Aiming Time
2.3
 s
 (▼0.2 s)
Dispersion from turret rotation
0.08
 
 (▼0.02)
Armor Penetration
260/310/60
 mm
 (▲8/10/0 mm)
Gun Depression / Elevation Angles
12
 deg
 (▲2 deg)
IX M-VI-Y
Hit Points (with M-VI-Y A turret / M-VI-Y B turret)
1,800/1,900
 HP
 (▲100/100 HP)
Reverse Speed
17
 km/h
 (▲2 km/h)
Turret Traverse Speed (M-VI-Y A / M-VI-Y B)
32/34
 deg/s
 (▲4/4 deg/s)
105 mm Gun T254 Y VI in M-VI-Y A turret:
Gun Reload Time
8
 s
 (▼0.8 s)
105 mm Gun T254 Y VI in M-VI-Y B turret:
Gun Reload Time
7.7
 s
 (▼0.6 s)
105 mm Gun T254 Y VI:
Armor Penetration (AP-T)
260
 mm
 (▲9 mm)
120 mm American British Gun in M-VI-Y B turret:
Gun Reload Time
10.2
 s
 (▼1.2 s)
Dispersion at 100 m
0.37
 (▼0.01)
Aiming Time
2.3
 s
 (▼0.2 s)
Armor Penetration
253/310/60
 mm
 (▲10/10/0 mm)
M-VI-Y A chassis:
Dispersion from hull movement
0.2
 
 (▼0.04)
Dispersion from hull rotation
0.2
 
 (▼0.04 m)
M-VI-Y B chassis:
Dispersion from hull movement
0.18
 
 (▼0.04)
Dispersion from hull rotation
0.18
 
 (▼0.04 m)
VIII M-III-Y
Hit Points
1,500
 HP
 (▲50 HP)
Reverse Speed
17
 km/h
 (▲2 km/h)
Turret Traverse Speed (M-VI-Y A / M-VI-Y B)
28/30
 deg/s
 (▲5/5 deg/s)
90 mm Gun T208 (rifled) gun in M-III-Y A turret:
Gun Reload Time
6.9
 s
 (▼0.6 s)
Dispersion at 100 m
0.37
 (▼0.03)
Aiming Time
2.1
 s
 (▼0.2 s)
90 mm Gun T208 (rifled) gun in M-III-Y B turret:
Dispersion at 100 m
0.35
 (▼0.02)
Aiming Time
1.9
 s
 (▼0.2 s)
105 mm Gun T254 Y III gun in M-III-Y B turret:
Dispersion at 100 m
0.37
 (▼0.02)
Aiming Time
2
 s
 (▼0.3 s)
Average Penetration
215/251/53
 mm
 (▲7/6/0 mm)
M-VI-Y A chassis:
Dispersion from hull movement
0.22
 
 (▼0.04)
Dispersion from hull rotation
0.22
 
 (▼0.04 m)
M-VI-Y B chassis:
Dispersion from hull movement
0.2
 
 (▼0.04)
Dispersion from hull rotation
0.2
 
 (▼0.04 m)
 
 
X
M-V-Y
IX
M-VI-Y
VIII
M-III-Y

60TP Branch

The treatment this branch received is not an overall nerf as the 50TP Tyszkiewicza and the 53TP Markowskiego have had their dispersion, DPM, and aiming time improved (the latter also has had the penetration values of its 105 mm gun improved and its 122 mm gun removed). The overperforming top-tier tough guy the 60TP Lewandowskiego has had its DPM, HP pool, and accuracy slightly trimmed. At the same time, it has kept its good protection and the devastating 750 HP alpha strike—so it will still be a major trouble for its opponents.

X 60TP Lewandowskiego
Hit Points
2,500
 HP
 (▼100 HP)
Gun Reload Time
20.5
 s
 (▲1 s)
Dispersion at 100 m
0.4
 (▲0.02)
IX 50TP Tyszkiewicza
122 mm wz. 53 gun in 50TP Tyszkiewicza I turret:
Gun Reload Time
12
 s
 (▼0.5 s)
Dispersion at 100 m
0.36
 (▼0.02)
Aiming Time
2.4
 s
 (▼0.2 s)
122 mm wz. 53 gun in 50TP Tyszkiewicza II turret:
Gun Reload Time
11.5
 s
 (▼0.5 s)
Dispersion at 100 m
0.35
 (▼0.03)
Aiming Time
2.3
 s
 (▼0.2 s)
Dispersion from hull movement
0.19
 
 (▼0.03)
Dispersion from hull rotation
0.19
 m
 (▼0.03)
VIII 53TP Markowskiego
105 mm Bofors wz. 34M gun in 53TP Markowskiego I turret:
Gun Reload Time
9
 s
 (▼0.3 s)
Dispersion at 100 m
0.38
 (▼0.02)
Aiming Time
2
 s
 (▼0.1 s)
105 mm Bofors wz. 34M gun in 53TP Markowskiego II turret:
Gun Reload Time
8.7
 s
 (▼0.3 s)
Dispersion at 100 m
0.37
 (▼0.01)
Aiming Time
1.9
 s
 (▼0.1 s)
105 mm Bofors wz. 34M:
Armor Penetration
205/235/53
 mm
 (▲13/10/0 mm)
53TP Markowskiego I turret:
Turret Armor (frontal)
230
 mm
 (▲30 mm)
 
 
X
60TP
IX
50TP
VIII
53TP

Other Balancing Changes

  • You could have noticed from above that three Tier VIIIs have lost their alternative guns. This is just a part of module research streamlining applied to the reviewed branches including their lower levels. Many modules in these lines have been removed (for example, vehicles from Tier VI and up each have a single radio module), and a few modules have been added.
  • The addition of new modules is, in turn, part of making vehicle stock configurations more convenient to play by making them more competitive. The actual stat improvements vary depending on the vehicle, but the overall changes must make progressing through tiers a more rewarding experience.
  • All of the above (module research paths streamlined, stock configurations empowered, and stats improved overall) has been applied to Tier V–VII tanks in the Maus branch, with the overall goal being the same as mentioned in the bullet above.

We have described the general approach to vehicle rebalancing and its effect on the five heavy tank lines modified in Update 1.27.1. Please refer to the patch notes to see the entire scope of these sweeping changes.

FULL PATCH NOTES

Try out the heavies with adjusted parameters, Commanders!

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