The T-116 is a Tier 3 Soviet light tank in World of Tanks. The car is not currently listed in the premium store, so we can assume that it will be a gift in August 2019 or on New Year's Eve 2019/20.
No one is surprised by the fact that the tank existed exclusively on paper. The production was considered unpromising, so the work was closed at the drawing stage. What performance characteristics the new car received, what are the features of its gameplay, the choice of skills and equipment, read on.
TTX T-116
Firepower
The tank is equipped with a 45 mm gun with a one-time damage of 47 units with an armor penetration of 51 mm. These are average figures for Tier 3 premium vehicles. The convergence time is quite good at 1,9 sec, and the accuracy is 0,42, which is the norm for this level. A good rate of fire of 27 rounds per minute (reload time 2,2 seconds) allows you to deal about 1280 damage per minute.
Elevation angles -5…+30°, so there will be insufficient opportunity to lower the gun down. Also worth noting is the good speed of the projectiles.
Vitality
The margin of safety is 230 units, which is one of the lowest values at level 3. Since this is a light tank, the expectations of the lack of armor were fully justified. Armor 10 mm VLD, and 15 mm only a small bar below the turret and a frontal projection of the turret itself. On the sides of the tank, the armor is 13 mm, therefore, a lot of damage will come from opponents on landmines. The low strength of the modules is depressing.
Other indicators
With a tank mass of 10,5 tons, the specific power is 31,9 hp / t, which allows you to accelerate to 60 km / h. The T-116 has joined the ranks of the fastest Tier 3 tanks. Chassis turning speed is 48°/s, so the tank turned out to be quite maneuverable.
Stealth coefficient on the spot is 32,1%, and on the move 24%, which makes this tank the most stealthy among the rest of the tier 3 LTs. As for Soviet technology, the T-116 has a good view of 320 meters, but the range of the bundle is low - only 300 meters.
Advantages and disadvantages
To successfully realize the potential of a tank, its owner must have a clear understanding of the capabilities of the vehicle. To this end, we highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the machine.
Advantages:
- good rate of fire;
- fast mixing;
- high DPM;
- excellent dynamics;
- excellent stealth.
Disadvantages:
- mediocre one-time damage and armor penetration;
- lack of booking;
- high probability of module damage;
- low communication range.
The choice of equipment for the T-116
Properly approaching the choice of additional modules, you can make the advantages of the tank more pronounced or reduce the impact of its shortcomings. For this LT we recommend the following set of equipment:
- gun rammer — at the 3rd level, there are also faster-firing vehicles, so in any case, it is necessary to reduce the reload time of the gun;
- vertical stabilizer - will slightly fix the far from the best stabilization of the tank, increase the likelihood of hitting the enemy;
- improved ventilation - will give a small increase to all the characteristics of the car.
If you are pumping a new crew, then instead of the third module for the first time it will be more effective enlightened optics, which will increase the base view by 32 meters.
Crew training
The crew of the tank consists of three people: commander, driver and loader. The commander took over the roles of the radio operator and gunner, which makes him feel overburdened. Taking into account the level of battles, we recommend this option for learning skills:
Consider the order of learning skills and their impact
First of all, for all tankers, we learn Camouflage. In this way we will strengthen one of the main advantages of the machine.
Then, through the reset of skills to the commander, we select the Sixth Sense, the most important perk for a scout who wants to live to the end of the battle.
Having studied the Smooth Ride mechanical drive, dynamic shooting will become a little more accurate, and the off-road King will help to gain maximum speed even faster, which will give this tank an advantage over other LTs.
The Loader will help buff the ammo's durability with the Proximity Ammo Pack, while the Desperado will increase the reload speed by 9,1% when the vehicle's HP is below 23 HP, which is common in low-level battles.
The commander will increase the visibility, which is so important for the scout, by 16 meters with the help of Radio Interception and the Eagle Eye.
After learning the first two levels of skills, we recommend making a reset in order to put the Combat Brotherhood. This skill only works if it is 100% learned by all crew members, and most of the others from the moment it was learned.
Equipment selection
At level 3, there is not much to talk about earning credits, so using improved consumables can lead to a negative balance in the farming process. The optimal set looks like this:
- small repair kit;
- small first aid kit;
- fire extinguisher (we recommend using automatic, because it will not only save more durability points, but also reduce the likelihood of a fire).
If your main goal is to bend over in the sandbox to raise your personal rating and WN8, then with a sufficient supply of credits, the fire extinguisher can be replaced with a national dish Doppayek to improve all the characteristics of the tank.
How to play T-116
Having thoroughly studied the performance characteristics and features of the technique, we can move on to how best to realize the potential on the battlefield. T-116 has a full-fledged level of combat, that is, sometimes it gets to 5 levels. That's what the gameplay depends on.
Good performance and visibility contribute to the quality of acting out the role of "firefly". Taking into account not the best accuracy, shooting from afar is not an idea, so the tank will be able to better show its combat effectiveness at close and medium distances. Its high rate of fire positions it as support car.
Complete lack of armor pushes you to play from the second line, where you can successfully use your rate of fire while enemy tanks are busy in the heat of battle. Playing at the bottom of the list makes it impossible to penetrate level 5 vehicles without using special projectiles. And some heavy and medium enemy tanks difficult to penetrate even with gold shells.
You need to be aware that battles at levels 3-4 sometimes end very quickly (turbo plums are a frequent occurrence). At these levels of combat, there are many beginners who are not familiar with the mechanics of the game, who simply ride forward without realizing the effectiveness of their actions. That is why it is so important not to lose such a meager supply of durability points at the beginning of the battle, they will come in handy by the end of the battle.
Depending on the situation in the battle, you can follow one of the possible tactics:
- at the beginning of the battle, try to break through to the enemy base. The situation when allied self-propelled guns turned out to be in good positions and can immediately come down to your light is conducive to the use of such tactics.
- wait for the right moment to break through a gap in the enemy defense line, and if you're lucky, you will have a chance to destroy all enemy artillery.
- passive light. The high maximum speed allows you to quickly take an advantageous position to observe the movement of enemy vehicles faster than many other tanks.
Always keep an eye on the situation on the mini-map. The T-116 can always change flank, providing support where it is needed now, or return to defend the base.
Summary results
This tank is far from being called an imba. Many experienced players have more interesting gift vehicles in anagra, but for beginners, the T-116 can be a good help, especially if you decide to upgrade light tanks. For collectors, it will become another exhibit gathering dust in the hangar.
You can learn more about all the gameplay features of light tanks here. here.
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