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:

• X E 100
• X Type 71
• X M-V-Y
• X 60TP Lewandowskiego
• X Maus (Tiers V–VII only)

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 has better standard shell 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.

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. Its forebears, the Type 68 and the Type 57, have had more of their stats improved, including aiming time and DPM.

M-V-Y (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 has 12° of depression (instead of 10°), promising more fun at the ridges.

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 has also 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.

Other Balancing Changes

• You may have noticed 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, in turn, is 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 are meant to make progressing through tiers a more rewarding experience.
• All of the above (streamlined module research paths, empowered stock configurations, and overall improved stats) 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. Refer to the patch notes to see the entire scope of these sweeping changes.

FULL PATCHNOTES

Try out the heavies with adjusted parameters, Commanders!

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