Hello people of the internet, TKH here. Today I thought I would do another review of a tank in the game World of Tanks. On the chopping block today is the S35 CA, a French tier 5 tank destroyer. I'll attach a image or two of the tank so that you all can see what it looks like.
So the S35, what is known in WoT as "the bathtub", because of just how much of a bath it looks like. It also has about as much armour as one too, with only 56mm at the front, and 35mm on the side and rear. With these levels of armour the S35 is very unlikely to bounce anything that it faces, as even tier 3's can penetrate it from at least the side or rear. With this in mind the S35 is best suited to staying away from places where it can take fire. This means it is used to either side at the back of the frontline behind the heavies and heavy TD's and take shots with lesser risk of having return fire taken, or pouncing on distracted enemies to possibly take shots at their flanks or rear if able to.
The S35 also isn't particularly fast either, and turns at a very average pace (28 degrees per second) so the risk of being circle killed by a fast medium or light tank is quite high, especially if you get in a situation where you have no support. That is made worse by the fact that the acceleration of the tank leaves something to be desired. The S35 is also very vulnerable to artillery and High Explosive (HE) fire, as the open top of it makes these very effective at taking it out. Being a tier 5 TD, its hit point count is also rather low at 330, meaning that it can't take much sustained fire (not much different to the other TD's at tier 5). The lack of armour compounds this fact, along with the average at best speed and somewhat sluggish turning speed.
But there is one thing that the S35 has that is its main attraction, which is the gun. Probably having one of the best selection of guns out of all the tier 5 TD's (possibly in the game), this is what people play the tank for. The stock 17 pounder gun (used only on this tank) actually has the most penetration of all the available guns, with 171mm of it and an average damage of 150 per shot. If you are after damage per minute (DPM) with this tank then that's the gun you would pick. The second gun is a similar one to the BDR's gun (tier 5 French heavy tank), which is easily the worst of the gun choices. Then there's the 105mm AC mle. 1930 S, the top gun on this tank. With 165mm of penetration and 300 average damage, it's a beast of a gun that can tear through anything it will face. When you consider how the tank doesn't really have any other strengths other than this, it starts to make sense as to why the guns are so good. There are a few other smaller pros, the gun mantle can be surprisingly bouncing at times, it has a very good view range and the gun has a wide traverse area.
Would I recommend this tank you ask? Personally I would definitely say this tank is worth getting and keeping if possible, as it can be a lot of fun to play, while also being challenging with the cons that were pointed out earlier in the post. So that was today's blog post, I hope you found it both interesting and informative to read. See you all next time.
Hello people of the internet, TKH here. Today I thought I would talk about my gaming experiences from the past week (the ones I can remember anyway). Basically I'll just give a brief run down on what I played and some details about it, as well as my current thoughts on the game.
First up will be World of Tanks, which I'm still playing these days though not as frequently as I used to. The game certainly is far different than it used to be, with regular updates being put in with new content and improving what is already there. I've been told that upcoming updates are going to focus more on how well the game runs, which is a very welcome thing that should be focused on. As it is, the graphics have improved at a rather fast pace, while how well the game runs has been left largely untouched.
Next up is FIFA 13, which I bought this week, mostly because I've been half wanting a soccer game for quite a long time now, I just never got round to actually buying one. But finally I have and it's quite a lot of fun. Being FIFA it isn't too surprising, as it's as popular and well known as it is for a good reason. One could argue that they lack doing anything hugely radical between games, but there's only so much one can do with a real life sport without becoming ridiculous and inaccurate.
Next is Assassins Creed 4: Black Flag. This game is one which I've been wanting to play for quite some time, I just hadn't gotten around to doing it. But finally I have and it's been good fun so far. The ship combat is certainly a welcome addition, though the rest of the game pretty much follows the classic AC formula, which does do well, but is getting a touch old and stale. The move to ditch former modern day protagonist Desmond Miles for a silent one is also a bad move in my books. It makes it hard to relate or care about a character when you don't know anything about him, even what he looks like.
That's the major games I've been playing this past week. They've been great fun to play (though being a gamer and such that isn't much of a shock) and I'm looking forward to playing them some more (especially AC as I get more things and go further into the story). Thanks for reading today's post, I hope you enjoyed it.
Hello people of the internet, TKH here. After a long absence from blogging I thought it was about time that I got back into the swing of things with the blog. This time I'm much more determine to keep this blog alive and up to date. As before this blog will be about all things gaming, from the games I'm currently playing to previews, reviews and much more. I've also added a few new things onto the blog, such as the translate feature (better late than never I guess) and being able to follow the blog by email. More of these sort of features may be added in future as well. I've also added a +1 feature so that if you like my content you can recommend it to others.
Recently I've been playing World of Tanks (yes I'm still playing that), as well as the Ace Combat games on PS2. That's also one thing I should probably mention, which is that I am a big Ace Combat fan. In fact my favorite game that I've ever played is Ace Combat Zero : The Belkan War (and yes I know I see the name similarity to real life too). I've also been playing a bunch of PS3 games too, so that's been good to get back into using it again too. One thing I may do (though I've yet to make a final decision yet on whether I will do this or not) is to document my career on F1 2013. But again, this is more just a theory on the table of plans at the moment and may or may not actually happen.
So that is basically all I wanted to say about my return. How often I post is still not yet locked in place, but I'm hoping to at the very least put up one new post a week. I look forward to getting back into the swing of things with the blog and I hope you enjoy reading it.
