Overview
Even though this tank sits 1st in the original USA light tank line - it is not very noob friendly light tank. Success with T21 requires map awareness and knowledge of enemy weakpoints, that only comes from playing the game "enough".
As with many "old" light tanks T21 also has been powercrept. Things going for T21 are agility and DPM. Everything else T37 does better (speed, hitpoints, accuracy and penetration).
Coming from M7 you should feel at home. Tank behaviour and play style should be quite similar (M7 is more a heavy scout than true medium tank). Armor (=none), Guns and mobility are also quite similar.
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Strengths / weaknesses
+ camo (all camo skills on the crew naturally as with any light tank)
+ agility (traverse + acceleration)
+ damage per minute (need to mix APCR and know where to shoot)
+ excellent gun depression allows working at ridge lines
- no armor and relatively low hitpoints (easily two shotted in matches it sees)
- low pen for beginner use (need to mix APCR and know where to shoot)
So you have a tank that is mobile and stealthy with great firepower and gun depression - that must not get hit.
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Camo
Even if not max out there I have found it quite reliable, even without camonet.
Firepower
Best thing about the tank. Almost machinegun like reload and 115 average damage. You'll be ripping apart anything you can flank or get the rear of. Below average pen can be compensated by using APCR on that occasion you struggle.
And as mentioned the gun depression is excellent. You'll be able to shoot more as the depression of -10 degrees enables to aim down at your target. You'll be wiggling and working the terrain a lot less.
Mobility
2nd best thing about the tank. The acceleration mean that even with 56kph max speed you'll be the first anywhere almost without fail. The traverse and manouver capability are excellent, you can circlestrafe and facehug slow heavies (Tiger I, T34) and non turreted TD's, with remarkable ease.
Armor
Less than none. Even T37 bounces more, not to mention French AMX's.
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My setup and crew
Vertical Stabilizer Mk 1
Medium-Caliber Tank Gun Rammer
Coated Optics
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And the stat padding part?
You only need to pen 6-7 shots to get Unicum level WN8 on this thing :-)
And one exceptional replay from one of the best scouting friendly maps in the game:
http://wotreplays.com/site/1493321
Edited by tumppi776, 13 January 2015 - 01:20 PM.