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[WoTB] Blitz Matchmaker
World of Tanks Blitz uses basically the same matchmaking system from the PC version of the game, only slightly optimized for faster performance and 7vs7 battles. First, it would be good to watch this...
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3.7" 15Lbr Tank Mortar
As my last technical article didn't get me lynched for being terminally dull, here's another one. This is the first of a few articles which come from me visiting the National Archives at Kew. They...
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The Smoking gun, Part two
Don't worry about the title, you've not missed anything. Its just I realised that last weeks title was a bit dull, but my inner tabloid headline writer was on strike.Last week I started rambling on...
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The Sea Shall Not Have Them.
During the Battle of Britain many pilots ended up in the sea. This was normally a death sentence, because although Britain did operate some Air Sea rescue capability, it was spasmodic and not very...
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Who Rescues the Rescuers?
For background and context please read last weeks article which can be found here. On August 19, 1942 the Allies launched operation Jubilee, more famously known as the Dieppe Raid. With over 60...
View Article[ALL] Teamkill or Not Teamkill
Writing this mostly referring to World of Tanks Blitz (well, to WoT PC/Xbox to some extent). Do you think teamkilling is a major issue in WoT-games? Does teamdamage in general a vital part of gameplay...
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Ribbon of Fire
In early 1941, whilst Germany was still mostly ascendant, a war broke out away from most of the more well known theatres. This little known war could have had huge ramifications for both the Axis and...
View Article[WoTB] First Major Update for Blitz
Update 1.2 for World of Tanks Blitz has been submitted for Apple's review, meaning the release date is within 2 weeks from now. Below are the update notes:Added new desert map - Oasis Palms (two more...
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A Bad Day
Tilly-sur-Seulles was one of the fiercest battles the British faced in Normandy. It was on the eastern end of a defensive line held by the elite Panzer Lehr Regiment. The village held out for a number...
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23rd at Mons
Twenty days after war was declared on Germany the British forces had moved up to Mons to meet the invading German armies. Even as the British dug in at Mons, the French armies were under pressure from...
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[WoTB] Weed for Blitz
Upcoming 1.2 update for World of Tanks Blitz is to feature a set of visual improvements, the biggest of which is realistic grass. In 1.2 it will grow only on tutorial map, while the rest of the maps...
View Article[WoTB] Version 1.2 is Now Live
Version 1.2 for World of Tanks Blitz (iOS) is now live for RU, EU, NA, Asia regions.
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Unconquerable!
Sorry to say, today I'll be talking a bit about World of Tanks, I know some of you might be put off by this, but bear with me. There's plenty of history and new research! All this comes from documents...
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[WoTB] Draft Specs for Android
While we are getting ready for WoT Blitz testing on Android, below are draft specs to launch the game on devices that run Google's operating system:OS: Android 4.0+GPU: Mali-400MP, Adreno 320, PoweVR...
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You Disston my tank?
You are probably all aware of the infamous Bob Semple tank, from New Zealand. They were described in the Evening Post as "Powerful machines". When first introduced to the public in March 1941 this is...
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Tower Defence
Today I'm going to veer a little off track. Up until now I've kept my stories to the period of modern mechanical warfare, say after 1900. There are many good reasons for it, not least its of interest...
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The new iTank
Apologies, Bit of a short one today, as I'm off on Honeymoon, and don't have much time.Earlier in the year I was combing the Archives and tucked away in the back of a document about the FV201 series,...
View Article[WoT] Ensuring Fairplay
Hi again! 0.9.3 update for World of Tanks is now live.Your feedback on the new things is welcome. Especially interested in the following this time:A new automated system to ensure fair playWith this...
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Boots over Italy
Living in East Anglia (the bulge on the southeast side of the UK, to the north of London) you're quickly struck by the sheer number of airfields around, all built during the Second World War. This has...
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