HOI4 No Step Back Guide | The Ultimate Tank Designer Guide (HOI4 Tutorial for Tank Designer)

now with the release of hoi4 no step back, many are wanting to know how to use the new tank designer feature. this hearts of iron 4 tutorial will show you everything you need to know regarding research, design and use on the no step back hoi4 dlc. with this hearts of iron 4 no step back guide your going to find out how to design and create the most broken and powerful tanks hoi4 has ever seen!
Intro 0:00
Tank Designer Basics 0:13
how to design the tank 2:58
How to make a Self Propelled Tank (Sparty, SPAA, SPAT) 4:54
Tips for Designing Tanks and More 7:10
How to get Flame Thrower Tanks 15:22
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[@dustinl796]

what tanks are you excited to make?

[@pyotrbagration2438]

Heby

[@chandraadi3751]

Super heavy flame tank with 4 secondary

[@liborkozak8938]

I can't wait till I see someone use 0km/h super heavy armoured tanks on the riverline as the Soviets

[@CuSu-333]

Cheap tanks so I can LARP in South America

[@dustinl796]

@@pyotrbagration2438 no god heby?

[@chaosbandit239]

Its been out for 11 mins and my man is speedrunning a new meta

[@dustinl796]

Well, content creators and streamers get it sometimes days or weeks early so they can review and make content.

[@dixonsider873]

bruh way to misgender

[@dustinl796]

@@dixonsider873 lol, i think he used it as slang, thank you tho :)

[@chaosbandit239]

@@dustinl796 Yes i used it as slang, sorry for causing any issue

[@dustinl796]

@chaos bandit23 i kinda knew so your good :)

[@blahmaster6k]

One thing to note is that increasing engine above 9 and armor above 4 adds an extra resource cost per factory to the tank. This means that lategame when you have 100+ factories on tanks you're going to really feel the extra CIC tax trading for resources unless you avoid upgrading them that high. It might not be worth upgrading them when you consider the massive increase to cost.

[@dustinl796]

also ads chrome

[@sirundying]

@@dustinl796 that depends on wich guns you use.

[@janys6502]

Doesnt matter in mp, you just trade back

[@blahmaster6k]

@@janys6502 true but I didn't say I was talking about mp. Also I'm pretty sure this video and my comment are both outdated now anyway with all the changes to tanks.

[@Dagreatdudeman]

Break the front line with heavy tanks. Then overrun the routed forces with light tanks.

[@sulc4092]

You just described every interwar army's doctrine

[@dustinl796]

24 km light tanks go LOLOLOLOLILILILILILILIOLOLOLOLOLOLOLIOLILOLILILOL

[@Ben-fk9ey]

Only problem with that is the supply, it takes a few days to convert the railways so you end up with a steadily increasing -% to breakthrough. After a bit your tanks will have -50% breakthrough and stop.

[@tihomirrasperic]

@@Ben-fk9ey use enemy supplay :-)

[@revanofkorriban1505]

@Reuben Marshall Worked well enough for the Germans.

[@gabrielcamargo3010]

Question: You can made amphibious heavy tanks or even Amphibious super heavies? Can my dream of finally making the Aquatic Maus be done?

[@dustinl796]

actually yes, if you put the amphepious attachment on the tank :)

[@dustinl796]

i think

[@tafftafflecomuniste1857]

I remember in the paradox video about the tank designer showing that the amphibious modification forbids the heavy tank role, unless it was changed you shouldn't be able to do heavy amphibious tanks. (note, because the game specified "heavy tank" the debs might of forgot to also forbid the role for super heavy tanks which means there might still be hope for the first days before the unwanted feature gets fixed)

[@Firebolt193]

I wanna make a submarine Maus

[@chinua2584]

Dude that's just called a frigate.

[@videogameepicfails]

10:50 There’s a 4th engine type that you missed: Gas Turbine. Its unlocked from researching Jet Engines. *Description* : “An turbine developed from jet engines. High fuel consumption, but the highest speed of any engine at a given engine size.” *Stats* : Max Speed: 2.0 km/h, +25,0% Reliability: -10.0% Fuel Usage: 4.00 Production Cost: 4.00

[@dustinl796]

straps a jet engine to tank, Im klaus Knoxvill and welcome to JakArse!

[@tyger5645]

@@dustinl796 pretty sure the Abrams uses a Gas Turbine engine.

[@jarink1]

@@tyger5645 The M1, T-80 (not U models) and Stridsvagn 103 (S Tank) all use turbines. There was actually a Panther modified with a turbine engine during WWII, so including them in HOI4 isn't all that unrealistic.

[@pewterschmidt23lord99]

@@jarink1 didnt russia put gas mototrs into t-64's as well?

[@pewterschmidt23lord99]

nope my bad on that one

[@DefaultProphet]

TIL: The US T22E1 prototype tank had an auto loader in somewhere between 42 and 44

[@dustinl796]

oh god, thats scary lol

[@Litterbugtaylor]

Making light tanks with 3 man turrets and autocannons with smoke launchers and having 33 breakthrough is what I've been doing, armour menu was glitched so i gave up before i really got to use them

[@dustinl796]

that sounds op af

[@mrfisher1072]

I remember reading the little tank image would differ depending on what kind of equipment you have mounted on your tank not just presets based on unit type or what you choose :l

[@dustinl796]

maybe, but thats how i do it :)

[@tankdesu7077]

Thank you! This really helped me with the new update, I’ve been playing HOI4 for a decent time now, and this really shakes things up and seems really unfamiliar and confusing, so this really helpful. Also! Congrats on coming out! Literally I remember watching your prefect divisions guide and your USA Guides ages ago.

[@gabri-immortale]

Do a max armor test vs max soft attack with flametrhowers

[@dustinl796]

hmm, interesting idea ;)

[@kennedytheretard975]

mmmmm werfs that flammen

[@gadeshock7613]

just to add in, upgraded mechanized can go up to 13.2km/hr if you really wanted to run over your opponents

[@spinosaurusiii7027]

"Historically accurate tank names" *Has a Panzer IV H or J named a Panzer IV E*

[@dustinl796]

atleast im trying lmao

[@beenthroughnam3747]

Those are all accurate model designs

[@jurgenh.7980]

@@beenthroughnam3747 Its about the actual design. Panzer 4 was designed as an infantry support tank (the game actually does this right when you do the treaty with ussr) and had, up to the F1 model, a short barreled 7.5 cm cannon. From A to F1 the Panzer 4 only really changed some outside features and armor thickness. F2 got the new long barreled 7.5cm K.w.k 40 for anti tank usage. G was again armor improvement and H got sideskirts and the slighly longer 7.5cm kwk 40/L48. The J was basically a last ditch effort to reduce production costs by for example removing the hydraulic turret drive. And to connect this to the comment above. He was already designing the H or J version while naming it E 🤣🤣. But its not a problem of course 😂.

[@JohnDoe-nf6yk]

bro im just trying to draw lines on a map

[@CheefCoach]

Diesel engine does add reliability, but to reach same amount of speed that gasoline engine provides, tank design must increase engine power, that reduces the reliability and increases the cost. My recommendation is to try both variants and compere them. I don't think you need 140ish piecing, and wet ammo storage gives 15% of reliability, and easy maintenance only give 10; accordingly to not super accurate game info. My target speed for medium tanks is usually 10 km/h because that is speed of halftracks that are accompany them (I don't have experience to increase speed of halftracks). Target for reliability is: (100 * number of tanks in division - 1000) / number of tanks in division and for 150 tanks it is around 93,33%. That is reliability on which division will have least amount of attrition losses. My target for piercing is around 85-90 (I have 3 medium tank battalions, 6 mechanized, artillery company, engineers company and logistical company) so with that piecing my division have piecing around 50 and that is usually enough. My armor target is around 100, so division will have armor of around 50 that is usually enough.

[@dustinl796]

thx for sharing the info, especially half tracks

[@basabromander2778]

Fantastic guide, informative and helpful while easy to watch, great stuff!

[@sapphoarnold2610]

You doing amazing girl!🤗✨

[@dustinl796]

thank you! UwU

[@sapphoarnold2610]

@@dustinl796 it's nice to see other girls playing paradox games and I'll definatly use your guide when I get hoi4 in the future✨ I hope you have an amazing day!💜

[@tonishork3769]

It’s amazing to come back after a few months of not playing Hoi4 to see that you’ve come out. Proud of you girl. Keep up with the content, really helped me learn the game 💜

[@rodvafe]

Now I need that list of historical tanks

[@BlessedAreTheCheesemakers]

quality video Carly

[@posey5237]

Thanks!

[@strategygamers7551]

Woooooo! Thx for the guide, Love ya!

[@dustinl796]

aww, love ya 2!

[@shadewolf0075]

I'm wondering if they'll ever do a infantry update where you can basically make your troops use FALs and M14s earlier than in our world through customization of the designs

[@CaledonianGaisgeach]

Yoo quick thank you

[@dustinl796]

np, thank you for watching :)

[@afatcatfromsweden]

If you’re going for heavy armour grab the gasoline. You’re going to need a powerful engine to move the tank and it’s actually better for reliability to go gasoline in those cases since you can get away with a lower engine level.

[@dustinl796]

Bursting point, I'll look into it :-)

[@MrOceMcCool]

nice username

[@afatcatfromsweden]

@@MrOceMcCool thanks!

[@janekk8833]

Thanks for this tutorial ;))

[@signoguns8501]

Theres so much stuff to research now that it can be a bit overwhelming. I just tried a playthrough as USSR and was completely lost lol. I dont think its possible to get both tank and navy upgrades researched simultaneously. There's at least a dozen different industry, tank, navy, artillery, electronic, infantry, aircraft and train tech trees to upgrade, that all take at least 50-150 days to complete. It's too much, especially for a nation like USSR who only has 4 research slots for the first few years. I quite like the new supply system. Logistics needed some depth added to it. The new military high command is good too. But the research system is bloated as fuck lol. They need to streamline it a bit, there's too much going on right now. They had quite a good balance before this update. Imho, anyway.

[@dustinl796]

i guess, i think it helps mp tho because it gives germany an edge early on for the wars because they get the extra slot for tank research. so they can have better tanks than the allies and then by ww2 russia should be getting close to par

[@signoguns8501]

@@dustinl796 True. I guess it is realistic. But im not too sure that an extra research slot would make much difference. But i havent actually played as Germany with the new update, so i'll reserve judgement. But yeah, the new Soviet system is brutal. The purge goes on for years, constant debuff's, too few research slots... I'm going to have to wait until the community puts together a guide or something because, like i said, it's a little overwhelming.

[@vincentschrama749]

But you no longer have to research doctrines saving ALOT of time.

[@SirAroace]

actually NSB not so bad, you unlock most things through tech that was already in the game.

[@signoguns8501]

@@SirAroace Im currently in the middle of a playthrough with Germany and that extra research slot makes all the difference. As far as I remember, you only have 3 research slots as soviets at the beginning, the fourth is locked behind a couple of focuses that have a 170 day cool down period. The 5th isnt available for years. I got demolished in that playthrough lol. It was abysmal. I havent had a game that bad in a long time. But i think i just need to learn the best way to approach the new focus tree and it should be ok. Absolutely loving the new update so far.

[@jacobtautges7371]

I’ll be using the the term ‘Tanknology’ quite frequently thanks to you!

[@dustinl796]

Thanks lol

[@eeeeee680]

I hope this isn't a stupid question, but for reliability would wet ammunition storage be preferable or easy maintenance? I saw that wet ammunition storage has more reliability but is more expensive.

[@mansell9037]

In my opinion they should have added land mines into the game somehow, and added mine flail attachments for tanks to counter them. Just like sea mines and the mine sweep in the ship designer

[@dustinl796]

Ooo, yea that would been freaking sick!

[@ClockworkAnomaly]

Well you know Christie Tanks were actually pretty fast (113kph), so it makes sense!

[@zacharieelfali3401]

The petrol-electric engine was Ferdinand Porsche's idea for the Tiger prototype, which later became the Elefant/Ferdinand. Its unreliability is legendary, as most Ferdinand at Kursk were abandoned before even fighting the Soviets.

[@dustinl796]

didnt it catch fire on a demonstration at hitlers bday?

[@zacharieelfali3401]

@@dustinl796 Yeah but since Porsche was friend with Hitler, he was allowed to continue developement.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

Actually no he was not allowed to continue development. The elephants were built on the preproduction hulls that had already been made before the trials of the Hull, so as not to waste them. Infact porshe wasn't even allowed to show off his improved petrol-electric drive on his vk4502(p), his design for the tiger 2 wa rejected without testing. He wasn't even allowed to demonstrate his hydro-electric drive vk4502 despite the hydro-electric panzer 4 test vehicle being reliable...

[@eesguidetothegalaxy3907]

Im all about making some kind of improved T-34 but then the price goes up and the point was kinda mass production, but I do it anyway! Hey, can we get like a new Russia Player Guide the new meta choices spin my head right round...

[@jkk5201]

Have you noticed that the Axis armour packs don’t work yet the allied ones do?

[@dustinl796]

Yup

[@CrazyPortal11]

Can you make a video about infantry templates for the dlc as well?

[@dustinl796]

Honestly i probably will

[@zachnewcater4753]

Thanks for the video! Please could you make a video about the new logistics system? It's a pain to get my head wrapped around

[@dustinl796]

Im working on it but man its hard lol

[@oblivousninja4403]

When i try to design my tank, none of the options come up, it just shows that i can upgrade the armor and engine with the plus and minus sign, thats it, it doesnt show the actual design, can you help please

[@ahyesdoctoriam7390]

You need No Step Back DLC to use the module designer in the new update

[@oblivousninja4403]

@@ahyesdoctoriam7390 I fixed it, it was a mod I was using, thank you though

[@dustinl796]

ah yes, ye old mods not being updated

[@brotski100]

Thx for the guide! could you maybe do an in depth guide on the supply system and strategy's involving the supply system.

[@dustinl796]

still working on it, supply is complicated af now lol

[@joeis18]

I hope we get this for planes or small arms next patch. Such a cool feature

[@archimedes5172]

Can you please make a video about how the supply works in this dlc? I'm really struggling to figure it out.

[@dustinl796]

working on one ;)

[@Nikola95inYT]

It's simple. Old version: supply comes from capital to the province. Limited by infrastructure level, naval port lvl, sea routes. Now: supply comes from capital via train on railroads to the supply node, then by horses/trucks to the province in which troops are present. Supply now limited by railroad lvl, supply node lvl, available trucks which carry supply from nodes to the armies.

[@EgnachHelton]

You forgot to mention that you can use heavier guns with fixed superstructure

[@dustinl796]

dang, true

[@real10002]

updates just out and theres already videos about the new meta lmao good video though

[@dustinl796]

np, glad to help lol :)

[@quedtion_marks_kirby_modding]

Does armor works the same for spa? Realisticly they would neee less because they are far away from teh front line.

[@user-io5qq8mt9l]

thanks!!!

[@dustinl796]

glad to help :)

[@JohnSmith-ft4gc]

Don't use your Lt Tank to overrun, use it to exploit breakthroughs with micromanagement. Use a combination of holding Shift to plot a route for each fast tank, hands on control for one or two tanks, and an Army Group of Cav, Mech or Motorised to passively follow behind. I have been itching to use this strategy for so long. Back when Recon Support Companies gave you +10% speed, +5 Engines you could almost get to 18/hr(from memory) if you took both the Blitzkrieg Theorist & Manuver Warfare Army Chief. Specialised Lt Tanks are faster than that!

[@dustinl796]

That is how i use them lmao

[@TheyCalledMeT]

i seem to have missed something ... i have designed quite a bunch of tanks .. with same and different chassies, turrets, weapons etc ... built a bunch and decommissioned some .. but i have NEVER .. NOT A SINGLE time been offered to upgrade the new tank from an old version (in the production menue) what did i miss?

[@johncochrane1301]

PLEASE do a tutorial on how to properly build the new railways. . .

[@dustinl796]

im trying but supply is so hard to understand now lol

[@reckless20]

Ah... hoi4... a game where Bhutan produces 300 heavy tanks with every upgrade in 1938, but Tibet buries them under flintlock fire.

[@atrashlemon7735]

If we are going by actual historical tanks 25kph is super slow, like maus level of slow even the tiger 1 went 44kph

[@ceecurs]

this is cruising speed, on the march

[@dustinl796]

true, but still its kinda cool imo

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

Infact the game is alittle too fast. 25km/day was considered fast for a tank unit in ww2. And the fastest forced march in the whole war was 100km in a day (~4km/h) by the us 2md armours division.

[@rickyfouracres8546]

How do you put your different tank designs in in different unit designs? For example, separate a tank design to attack infantry and a tank design that destroys tank?

[@dustinl796]

pretty much, but thats because i play usa. i try to make a tank force like this, (every 10 as example) 4 just normal tank divs for everything, 2 anti tank specific tank divs, 4 anti infantry specific

[@zarinth]

Auto loader is historical. It was developed in world war 2.

[@dustinl796]

historical in the sense of not being on a heavy tank lol

If you have Man the Guns DLC.. They just work the same way.. Hopefull soon they make the same DLC for planes.

[@dustinl796]

yup, flying spaghetti dlc lmao

[@e.corellius4495]

next dlc will be a battle for the Bosporus style but the nordic countries focusing on finland. the one after that will most likely be italy and a plane designer/rework. so in like another year.

[@erensametkaratas6593]

Hey. I just got back to watching this channel after a year or so. What's with the profile photo and the voice change? Is the channel being run by someone else or have I missed something? Sorry if I missed something

[@dustinl796]

hehe, suprise time...... i came out as trans 😊

[@erensametkaratas6593]

@@dustinl796 so, it's you in the pfp then? nice

[@sleepless9994]

What’s annoying is it’s Summer sale and paradox still doesn’t include this as half price.

[@o5-v877]

Me without the no step back dlc: well well well... let's find out

[@dustinl796]

Srry

[@o5-v877]

not your fault for me not buying no step back xd

[@Eliphas_]

Personally i dont think having a tank faster then 12km or 4km is worth it. Because the division will get slowed down by infantry depending what you have in it (12km if motorized, 4km if infantry). In one of my designs, i made a SP Artillery tank with 4 speed but veeery high armor and breakthrough, then assigned it to regular 20 or 40 width leg infantry division. Great increase in soft attack, armor and breakthrough at the cost of speed which doesnt matter infantry is going to slow it down regardless. You can do the same with motorized or mechanized divisions to match their speed.

[@dustinl796]

Yea, they should have let us upgrade motorized imo

[@fishy2584]

how do you put the custom tank into your division when I try to do it I can only put in basic tanks

[@dustinl796]

once you make it in the designer and pick either anti air, arty, tank destroyer and save it. then it can be selected

[@pewterschmidt23lord99]

Can you put specific close support tanks as artillery battalions to seperate them from your regular tanks?

[@dustinl796]

No, sorry

[@annilator3000]

It's better for smaller countries to do specialized cheap tanks, like a light tank with crazy armor piercing. Or anti-infantry tanks with added machine guns

[@dustinl796]

good point

[@Atajew]

Bro I've got the Axis Armor Pack but it doesn't seem to be working when I try to create a King Tiger model or make the Maus, it just shows the Tiger 1 3d model.

[@dustinl796]

im not sure why, all i can suggest is verifying game on steam or wait for a patch. also make sure no mods are on

[@alifio2183]

Note= terrain can increate the rate of fking u up. My tank reliability is 103% yet i still lost some to attrition/accidents

[@dustinl796]

Epic

[@NA-hy6mg]

how do you deploy them though im just producing them

[@Kenruli]

Imagine playing modern Day mod and making your own modern tanks. 😎

[@dustinl796]

that would be really epic

[@occulte2501]

I just got all the DLCs (had none) and they made it way too complex even if it's fun. A separate research category would have been simpler, I'm lost everytime I play multiplayer and end up being one of the only players with no tanks by 1941 lol. Having to figure it all out on your own must be a pain!

[@juliannolastname2442]

I like the ability to customize stuff, and honestly, I find HOI4 pretty forgiving. The meta is usually only a bit better than otherwise, and sweating about getting max stats is honestly just stressful. Min-maxing isn’t fun save for a few people, and don’t expect that you have to do it. To me, even if I eat shit, the ability to make my own tank/ship is so much more satisfying than just researching it. Plus, it gives so much more to minor nations. Take Canada for example. You can focus your entire navy on making a ton of dirt cheap destroyers, as their only role is in protecting your convoys by taking out submarines. They don’t need a ton of armour or anti-air for that. All they need is depth charges. And it’s entirely customizable to your play style. You like making a fuckton of decent enough tanks like the Soviets? Go ahead. You want to help your allies but don’t have the industry to make a lot of tanks? Make a handful of awesome tank divisions that wipe anything that it touches and make encirclements, helping where it counts.

[@spaanjard9406]

I dont have the same menu a havo one too basic i cant do basically nothing

[@KrokLP]

I wish I could still add extra armaments to the modern tank chassis to recreate the E25.

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

The modern tank is a E50 chassis tho

[@KrokLP]

@@matthiuskoenig3378 And the tank destroyer Version of the E50 Was the E25

[@javierperalta7648]

Hmm I don't want to be that guy but I think there should be a hard cap to how much armor you can add to each tank type (medium, light, heavy, etc) . Otherwise you can just make a super heavy tank out of a medium tank. Makes no sense. The transmission and hull shouldn't be able to keep up with all that weight

[@dustinl796]

I do sorta agree, i think for light it should max out at like 50, medium like 90, heavy like 120 and super heavy is uncapped

[@combataesthetics4177]

yea Imma just try play as British Malaya and then overrun Thailand and Japan with small tanks that can go 19km per hour, maybe even conduct a amphibious landing at Japan with those amphibious tanks( I did it a few times but I only naval invasion Japan with pure marine divisions that have no tanks)

[@dustinl796]

Lmao, breaks the game

[@anarmasimli]

How can you master these designs? Apply to Paradox University, Hearts of Iron faculty, and take Tanknology.

[@YorktownUSA]

Subbed.

[@dustinl796]

aww, ty :)

[@oleksandrulianov3050]

There is also another engine if you research jet engines

[@dustinl796]

really? wtf, do they strap a jet engine to the tank? lmfao!

[@twentyseven747]

how do i get self propelled artillery and that stuff?

[@DASCO2136]

Any suggestions for making the following tank: Speed of a T-34 but the firepower of a Tiger tank

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

T-34-85?

[@Digitaaliklosetti]

Big gun, big engine, no armour

[@danielperezdiez762]

if i want chage the model of the tank i need a dlc?

[@ruipgraca]

How can i get the improved automatic cannon II?

[@tayoo0080]

Please make some more design meta videos! Thank u

[@dustinl796]

I am currently planning on a historical tank design video

[@phantom5847]

Question how do you get a SP tanks

[@dr.hamzahalim.ag.4150]

how to get squeeze bore special module ?

[@tonymccolley1382]

So is reliability worth it? I figured out a way to have a tank division with like 3000 breakthrough, 1500 soft and hard attack, but only 20% reliability for the division.

[@e.corellius4495]

just means it will melt to attrition and you will have to build 5 times the tanks to keep the divisions equipped in good supply. and given the supply rework... well you will probably end up needing to build closer to 20 times the number of tanks to even keep few tank divisions.

[@artyom3171]

Could you do a template video?

[@MaxHunterUserCR]

i just spam out cheap tanks and end out with over 60 tank divisions

[@bulletproofweasel]

i want more tank models personally

[@dustinl796]

Agreed

[@gaberobison680]

They added a massive tank designer but the default tanks from prior versions are cheaper and have higher stats. Also they clearly focused on “game balance” rather than historical accuracy which sucks for people who like to actually invest in tech :(

[@dustinl796]

yea, i kinda agree

[@gaberobison680]

@@dustinl796 the good thing is historical infantry divisions can be represented as 11/1/1 (inf/arty/AT or AA) with support arty and support AT and I’ve found this to be a good template

[@elishakong6438]

Can't wait to make tanks with the cold war mod or millennium dawn

[@ColonelBragg]

Only if the AI stops being idiotic and can build something other than what it starts with.

[@dustinl796]

i dont think millennium dawn ai will ever be smart enough for this lmao

[@elishakong6438]

@@dustinl796 lmao

[@Mr_EE]

can i use this without no step back?

[@l-nolazck-rn24]

Loved this vid, I am so into the new tank design, so it's great to have a proper tutorial for them Also, 10:40 "Is not a Tesla", that was hilarious ngl

[@dustinl796]

thanks :)

[@Mrkleanupguys2]

so you can make the Patton III M60s

[@dustinl796]

epic

[@Mrkleanupguys2]

@@dustinl796 it's cool i', someone like you how builds IRl tanks and update them around the month and year the were IRL. So Shermans making the M4A1 when it hits late 42, i start building M4s in huge numbers and when it 43 move to the a2s so on. and build Lend-lease models like the M4A2 76 Wc was a M4a2 without a stabilizer ( from memory) and a different muzzle back for the Russians.

[@JTSnook]

tanknology is valid

[@dustinl796]

Agrees

[@pandoranbias1622]

Anybody else having the bug where the 2d portrait in the top right never changes no matter what components you swap out?

[@Xinamon98]

Just change it yourself.

[@dustinl796]

yea, just click it and change it yourself is the only way ive found

[@Mrkleanupguys2]

you can put a jet engine into tanks now :)

[@dustinl796]

(back to the future?)

[@Mrkleanupguys2]

@@dustinl796 😆 yes

[@l0necroc]

waiting for the Soviet Union guide

[@dustinl796]

still working on it ;)

[@l0necroc]

@@dustinl796 ♡♡♡♡♡

[@remoxvideo2495]

Why not taking luxemburg O.O?

[@SL-ci1ck]

Do you need dlcs for this? Im so confused rn.

[@dustinl796]

yea, no step back

[@Random_Norwegian]

when i load the game i cant reacrch trains or tank hulls i just get the base models but everything else works anyone know a fix

[@dustinl796]

verify game cache or maybe disable and reenable the dlc?

[@iuriepripa3171]

sounds like the DLC is not active

[@EmersonSalmeron]

that tesla joke xD

[@dustinl796]

Thank you (bows)

[@cadeniguess6333]

How does upgrades to captures/lend lease tanks work

[@dustinl796]

lend leased tanks will change the template stats based on the lend leased tanks. so if your tanks have 50 breakthrough but the tanks from lend lease have 25, if you have half the tanks in the division but the lend leased tanks are the other half, the breakthrough should be around 42ish

[@cadeniguess6333]

@@dustinl796 can you edit lend lease templates specifically

[@TheBusbyBabes]

does anyone know how i can get flamethrowers for my tanks?

[@flukz.z]

That production cost. I have 15 cost and they are so much better on stats.

[@Marshall1816]

Nice Update thanks Carly you improved my Ideas as allways

[@dustinl796]

Happy to help! :)

[@The_WT_Hub]

Which DLCs are you using?

[@kaddy1112]

What happened to fuel drums!!!!!

[@morrogin5986]

so im looking for insperation for my light and med tank builds (I dont like using heavy for some reason) anyone got some good builds they want to share?

[@dustinl796]

i dont like heavies eather

[@morrogin5986]

@@dustinl796 ive actually been having some success using reliability and speed as the two values to keep ballance. the speed of a truck in game is 12kph, half-track is 8kph. by aiming for those numbers with my light and med tanks respectively, as well as keeping the reliability above 80, im getting a nice breakthrough and exploit combo... though my current German game is going to die..US entered war, UK surrended then USSR invaded, all within 3 days... fuck