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[Gremlin182]

Bought it even though that cupola is the kind of weak spot I dislike most in the game.

Its a weak spot you cannot hide unlike others so the best you can do is just keep moving it which only helps a little.

All the heavily armoured tanks with weak lower plates can just drive up to the nearest bit of rubble and sit there complaining when players use premium ammo against their semi invulnerable armour.

 

Its a weak spot that nearly always houses the commander and he never ducks so you lose the commander a lot, bit like the radio operator on the KV5 only the commander has many more useful skills and anyway you can hide that weak spot.

Such a cupola should hold a vast array of optical equipment so your view range should be extremely good only it isn't and it gets much worse every time the commander dies.

 

It would still be a balanced tier 8 medium if it had better view range or an accurate gun or if the commander had a periscope system so didn't die so much.

Still balanced because you can kill it without too much difficulty, unless its played well of course.

 

Probably should have developed this tank either as a sniper or a brawler if sniper 400 base view range 0.36-38 gun, If Brawler remove cupola replace with something normal.

Could be a third option as a flanker possible rammer but it would need to be a little more mobile.

btw how does ramming work with that dozer blade does this tank inflict more or take less damage when ramming ?

 

Still not sorry I bought it as I am hoping to gain extra credits for snow clearing on winter maps possibly even piling up snow walls to hide behind

 

 

[TankkiPoju]

tajj7, on 31 October 2019 - 10:24 AM, said:

Can't we have something inbetween? As in something that is good but not OP, like a Lorraine or Cent 5/1 or Emil 1951 or HWK-30 etc.

 

Well, at least Cent 5/1 and HWK 30 are way better than their tech tree equivalents...

 

Tbh, WG have dug themselves in a hole with premium tanks. There is zero reason to buy anything else except Progetto 46 and then just buy crew books.

Edited by TankkiPoju, 31 October 2019 - 01:25 PM.

[septembro]

I find this M48 RPz rather fun tank to play actually Gotta have fun to. Remember that.

[S21_Centurio]

Well...

The good things first:

Real Tank.

Looks great.

Not OP.

 

The bad things:

Another Tier 8 premium...

This is not a good tank.

 

It could actually be a balanced premium if:

It had its actual real life M48A2 810hp engine,

it had 0.38 accuracy,

it did not had that turret ring weakspot (it really has enough with that cupola),

it had 400m view range,

it had a top speed of 42-44 km/h forward and 20 km/h reverse

and finally had its original weight of 55 tons.

Edited by S21_Centurio, 31 October 2019 - 04:09 PM.

[Kirtiklis]

Guys, guys, calm down. This is German premium medium, what you want armored and agile like t44-100? Forget it. Germans cant have anything good. Slow, full with weakspot + now with crap gun and 380 view range - normal german tank.

 

Better wait for the russian 2 barells tank, with no weakspots and much faster lol.

 

[NBG45]

Disgusting new premium tank that doesn't even break "W" from walls since it's barrel is in front of the shovel.

I don't even know how that works,but it's a rather "scoop your trash,wannabe heavy" tank. Shame on u WG.

Is this the new method how u "scoop" money from new players ?

Edited by NBG45, 31 October 2019 - 06:31 PM.

[SPain9]

Bigger cupola you can t create?

Ok alfa dmg+armour but it s all useless if the lights can shot your cupola on the move, it s all those advantages useless.

[SPain9]

TankkiPoju, on 31 October 2019 - 09:19 AM, said:

WoT players are a funny bunch.

 

People cry when WG releases OP premium tanks, and cry even more when WG releases average premium tanks.

We not cry but we can t play if 99% of the shots it s not turet, it s cupola :-?

[Badz360]

Tank looks good other than that ridiculously huge weak spot. Don’t know why anyone would want to buy this one. The poor gun handling looks like it is more effective at close to mid range, but make the cupola tumor easier to hit.

[Buoze]

*edited*  

Edited by Jahpero, 02 November 2019 - 10:09 AM.
This post has been edited by the moderation team due to not being constructive.

[SPain9]

You made that 140mm tumor(CUPOLA) as if tier 6 couldn't penetrate https://imgur.com/a/K4OPHtl 

We need to find medium tanks to bounce some shots? and wait for tier 8 match making?

It s not U.S.A tank it s a german tank  please fix that cupola, make it smaller or put a vk100.0 cupola and it s ok, because medium it s not, slow tank, 0 camo 0 armour no sniper quality and it s just bad. 

 

[HadurHun]

"Laughs in Maurbrecher"

[Vasqes]

Hi! 

I don't know who might be a potential buyer of this tank. A masochist? 

[Kirtiklis]

This tank - the worst german t8 premium, even panther 8.8 better (atleast can snipe and relocate). You cant snipe (0.38 with food) you cant flank like medium (slow and almost never reach 40) you cant brawl coz that cupola and you cant spot - 380 view like soviet heavy tank. 

 

Thats why WG didnt made video about this crap tank, how to play. 

09:36 Added after 2 minute

I forgot - 205 pen and 240 dmg, and bad dpm. Yaiks.

[Gremlin182]

Its a reasonably good tank with one badly thought out weakness, the A2 cupola is much easier to hit than the A5 version on the tier 10 tank.

So easy to hit there really isnt any point in shooting the tank anywhere else.

You cannot hide the cupola unlike other weak spots which is why I usually avoid such tanks

Tank cupolas should be difficult to hit or well protectedm if they are easy to hit then there should be some reason for them to exist such as better view or a fire control system.

 

Bought the tank because I had a discount and the unique look of it not played it yet might not play it at all impulse buy as ill conceived as the design of this tank.

One hope is that it will sell so poorly or play so badly they will give it a buff in a year or 2

[C_Copia]

Biggest Fail is the View Range , the Tank has the same TumorCupola than others but the least Viewrange. If WG would be smart they would had given this Tank 410 Range and let the rest how it is, then the Tank would have an unique selling point. Would be realistic than an kind of "civil" Tank would have higher Viewrange. They are not so afraid to stick there Heads out

 

As Opponent its easy to kill this Tank if you can aim.

Edited by C_Copia, 03 November 2019 - 12:15 PM.

[tomatoRNGmaster]

If the game was enjoyable enough to play I'd buy it just for the stupid looks, but it isn't so I won't.

Edited by VonniVidiVici, 03 November 2019 - 01:16 PM.

[Cosijeaaak]

It might sound weird but i generally love to play tanks that everybody hate.

 

RPz 48:

1. looks like a troll - check

2. bad view range for a med - check

3. very bad dispersion for a med (not playing with chocolate or any improved equipment, i dont really like reviews from youtubers who are using good crew, consumables and improved equipment, 80% of players wont use it this way)

3. The mobility is just a joke - check

4. massive wedding cake on top of the cupola that prevents you to use it as a medium heavy - check

 

So why would you buy this tank? Its just fun to look at, if you have spare cash that you can invest you will be different on battlefield I  do like it however

 

See you on the Battlefield.

Edited by Cosijeaaak, 07 November 2019 - 08:03 AM.