World of Tanks || A-44 - Tank Review

[@SuprAtheAceofSpades]

That double ram was hilarious, put a smile on my face.

[@CapitalRoach]

'The only tank comparable (in armour) is the Panther' My KV-13 disagrees.

[@OverG88]

Best tier 7 medium!

[@LozzerGuide]

Lazic B. It's a shame that all the guns suck!

[@OverG88]

LozzerGuide It has acceptable penetration. If it is only 160 mm, things would be much much better. But nevertheless, that tank is still very good.

[@schmolzz]

somebody forgot about the kv-13.... that tank has the best armor of any t7 medium tank ,no fucking contest =)

[@QuickyBabyTV]

While you are right i didn't mention the KV-13, the armour is about the same as the A-44.

[@schmolzz]

QuickyBabyTV true ,imo the a-44 is the little more specialized tank and the kv-13 is more of an allrounder =)

[@kavatava8576]

+lasse kreikemeier Both A-44 and KV-13 have equally good armor imo. But I like the KV-13 way way more.

[@kavatava8576]

+Wiley Cat yeah, it just killed my KV-13 :( And I couldn't pen his front, only sides and that wasn't enough for me to win the fight with A-44.

[@lord6617]

+Kava Tava a44 has giant penetrable cupola.

[@billbonho2254]

15:30 That's the fastest T-150 Light scout tank I've ever seen QB! XD

[@ermini3]

This is so nostalgic for me

[@lidith2786]

hey QB, why dont you use tank inspector like jingles sometimes do, its very handy, and you can see the effective armor from angles

[@lizijie98]

"Keep up with the T150" lol

[@marcc436]

I would hope you could keep up with a T-150 in an A-44...

[@lizijie98]

Of course u can, my T150 with stock engine and suspension is like a tier 6 T95 :P

[@vegeta8770]

Speaking of the T-150, did you notice the scumbag in the first match?

[@theisfnatic5551]

Mr. Mockingjay Yep, he killed 2 allies,though QB didnt mention the guy, Im sure he noticed

[@SilkyNoah]

That double ram was one of the most beautiful double kills I have ever seen :)

[@Astor4o]

I found the A-44 lacking but the 416 and 430 are INCREDIBLE! Especially the 430! I've got 1,130 average exp. per battle with it and even stock it's a monster (top gun is crappy T-54 gun)

[@sekkusupisutoruzu]

The T-54 gun is pretty good.

[@Spencer10246]

QB you forgot that the KV-13 has 120mm of frontal armor, so I don't think this is the best armored tier 7 medium.

[@CrustyOz]

This has 150mm.

[@twobei]

CrustyOz Nope, 85 (or 75/95) at most places

[@schmidtr75]

QB, thanks for the info, but I was a little disappointed you only showed Good Match-Up games, and did not show how it handles in a difficult match up like VS Tier 9 tanks.

[@me-A2B]

That double ramming kill is priceless

[@renzhammenga8619]

this tank is so good. i only just got it so im very happy to see Quicky review it!

[@dezhocob]

18:36 That ricochet sound!

[@umartdagnir]

Thanks for the advice about ramming, I just rammed AMX 12t for his full (600) hit points. Controlled impact was not trained.

[@MorphianDA]

I loved this tank when I was going for the 416, so much fun, I'm now at the 430 II

[@PetraDarklander]

Hey baby Quickie

[@DrFresh93]

1 - the gun is RNG as hell, the gun already tells you what the tank wants to do -> exactly.. brawling 2 - The armor is very good, not OP, but very good 3 - Ammo-Rack, Engine and Driver gets knocked out/killed 24/7 QB said what you have to know about this tank BUT I would prefer one bottom-tiered game in the quick tank review considering that a lot of ppl just ignore the "Replay-only"-Vids Still +1

[@volotileshaved]

hiya quicky have just got the tank before I watched your review and have played it, your comments make a lot of sence and I will incorporate them in to my game play. your videos are a great help and much appreiciated, keep up the good work

[@deadlyhydra]

I cannot wait to see the T57 Heavy review

[@smiguli8851]

"We are able to keep up with that T-150..." YEEEEAAAAH

[@JigsawBG-zj9nq]

that ramming was real fun :D

[@cajoch99]

Dude I love your gameplay....I like the way youthink about game....I also appreciate your clear English. It make easier to watch and understand for us non native speakers. Keep filming please. Peace to all MrLove99

[@jiahuilai608]

the ram is epic !

[@EngineBacon]

I come to watch this video as im starting to grind with my A-44 and during watching a ran a 6 kill 3k damage game in it, exhilaratingly fun

[@jonathanvg3872]

you just convinced me to buy the A-44. Good review by the way :)

[@oliverwallace4261]

Just got my A-44, and I am having trouble with the stock guns, can't wait to get the 107

[@robertgaudet7407]

If you unlock the T-150 first, you have the top gun and engine already unlocked when you get to the A-44. It's pretty boss :)

[@BullettiAPE]

Robert Gaudet You can also unlock the 107mm with the KV-2.

[@colubrinedeucecreative]

I am enjoying this tank. I found this refreshing after I used to watch it so much before I had the tank. I use a wet ammo rack while i train up safe stoage, and it has helped allot. Hardly any fires. That aim time is hard to deal with. I bounce allot of shots. really a great tank, and I think i would take it over the t43, kv13, panther, or t20

[@simon88397]

Every time you get shot in the front you get set on fire and your engine gets knocked out and when you sidescrape you get penned in the side.

[@christiansemb6713]

do the KV-13 pls

[@bkeels002]

Got that same type of double ram kill in my pz 3 once. It was amazing. Might just have to head for this Russian medium line.

[@13Pepe1]

that tramming was so epic! :D

[@240pixel]

Mr. Stug was not amused :3

[@jakobchristensen7055]

I simply loved the A-43, so finding this A-44 to be nothing like it I was pretty disappointed at first, specially with the gun and the poor gun depression. I had alot of trouble figuring out how to drive this tank. Of all the tanks I have had the pleasure to try so far, this is by far the one that requires the most skill. I am still struggling at times but overall I get a better feel for it now. I think the largest positive to it is, that it open up the russian med tech tree better than going through T-43, T-44. I would recommend to try it out on test server before grinding it - just so you know what is in wait. I had for one had an unpleasant surprise unlocking it.

[@Straswa]

Nice vid QB! Thinking of getting this tank.

[@DJScopeSOFM]

I'm working my way up to the A-44 now. I was very fond of the KV-13 but I sold it in disgust because of the non-existent gun depression. So once the new Russian medium line opened up I took advantage and bought the T-34 back to grind it out. I truly hope that it's as good as people say it is.

[@sekkusupisutoruzu]

Its good only if you got dem skillz.

[@aarongoessler8260]

Why play russian tanks if you don't like having no gun depression

[@DJScopeSOFM]

Most of them are OK +Aaron Goessler, the KV-13 is just terrible.

[@aarongoessler8260]

You missed that there's a band of 90mm armor on the rear

[@BruceLeedar]

Also, while the A-44 can't equip a vertical stabiliser, it does technically have excellent suspension in regards to reticule bloom (not to mention terrain resistance). The value is 0.16, lower than any medium up to tier 7, excepting the M4A3E8 with a stabiliser (and equal to the A-43). The Comet for example, with a stabiliser equipped, is still higher at 0.176. It's the gun's bad base accuracy and aim time that cause the problems, rather than the tank itself. :-P (Note that the A-43 with ZiS-4 is extremely accurate on the move for a tier 6 medium tank.)

[@Jeff1999PB2]

quickybaby, Y U NO DO MAP TACTIX

[@VampireTech-aka-Feds]

Did about 600 ramming damage with the A-44 against the side of a Borsig :) It's a fun tank made out of easy-to-damage engines and ammoracks. Not sure if best tier 7 medium rammer, I think KV-13 is a strong contender.

[@BiggusDicqus]

Id think Panther is the best tier 7 rammer.

[@F1McKenzie]

Jacob Metzger Scout panther is the best tier 7 rammer

[@swedishpagan92]

Great review, as always! In what order should I research the modules on the A-44? Does it need upgraded tracks to fit modules and equipment? It would be nice if you mentioned this in upcoming reviews, since I think a lot of players don't want to/can't spend free xp to elite tanks at the beginning.

[@FioryFox]

I love/hate it was not a painful grind to the obj416. As it stands its part of the few tanks that holds a permanent slot in my garage for being a very fun to play med with a love/hate gun x3

[@jamesromanski8508]

Just unlocked this A-44 today. Thanks for the review. ... Maybe time for a second look / review update? Cheers!

[@eyezon1975]

Man, you make playing wot look easy. Nice review. :)

[@SatelliteYL]

This thing is a ramming beast, I love mine! I got Ace Tanker and TG with 3 ram kills xD

[@bkremenets5220]

This tank's got versatility, it's the true all around tank. Master of all trades, you have the dpm 76 and the alpha 107. You have speed comparable to a light tank. You have armor beaten only by the panther and kv13. You have a rear turret for side scraping and fast traverse for angling. It can snipe, it can brawl, it can hull down. Baby it's whatever you want it to be

[@guillaumelainey1696]

But then you have the horrid gun depression and glaring weak point, and also, this tank can meet e75 and t54 s

[@bkremenets5220]

Guillaume Lainey and you can meet the same set of tanks in a tiger or a kv-3. Here's where your advantages come in, you're in a tank that's almost as mobile as the vk16.02 leopard, you're armored enough to fight tier 8s, your gun can either shred soft targets or put huge holes in them depending on preference, you can side scrape, your only, and I mean only glaring weakness is gun depression. You have a tank that is the true jack of all trades and master of none with it's only real incapability being gun depression and maybe sniping depending on your gun choice. This is a tank as adaptable as you are, you can't play it using just one gimmick because it had many tricks up its sleeve, so I say to you get gud. You aren't as tough as a kv-13 so what, you're faster and hit harder and that's yours to abuse, you aren't as accurate as a panther so you get closer using yor maneuverability or just side scrape and fight him anyway, you're heavy enough to ram other mediums and fast enough too, light tanks are your lunch. You can circle some heavy tanks, they're your lunch if you're close although, this is where gundepression IS and issue, so you're better off just flanking them or doing a hit and run.

[@lingling49]

the r-otsu has 22 degrees of gun depression Quackybaby

[@flashahhasavedeveryoneofus2824]

This worth it in 2022

[@Inmyforces]

Thanks for the review mate!

[@geekverve]

*Really* would have liked to see how you play this in a Tier 8 and 9 matches.

[@thebronzecat]

Just bought this tank yesterday, should have done it sooner! It was love at first gameplay...

[@Jesses001]

If it rams that well, I think I would had gone with controlled impact on the driver. It is hard to figure out which skill to trade out though. If the engine seems to start a lot of fires, then you need preventative maintenance. You have 4 other crew members for repairs at least. Then again I forgot sixth sense on my Chaffee at first, so I am not the best at crew training, haha.

[@gamemania2686]

i already have the tanks and i wanted to see what you were going to say about it... but yeah i love it too

[@fire23wong]

It seems that in general the enemy like to shoot the hull instead of the turret. Which the turret is not hard to penetrate compare to the hull.

[@sekkusupisutoruzu]

Tomatoes.

[@davidfalk1887]

Yes i agree when your in a fast tank you want to use the speed but you will be standing somewhere Engine and whatnot knocked out Before anyone can be Close to help you

[@carroarmato199]

I love so much the A-44! More fun with it than my objet 416

[@wgajasysaepl1961]

Hello :) This tank is awesome. The mobility is excellent and for a med you have plenty of penetration and alpha, so it is still a good and fun tank to drive. I suggest for this Tank: -Cyclone Filter The engine gets shot out really easily, even from the front, probably at least every match if you survive long enough -Gun Rammer Gun reloads kind of slow. Do all of these things, and it's a super fun tank. :) Thanks a lot for sharing this clip! :) Wargaming English Ambassador - Jasysae

[@darkhorse13golfgaming]

I came up on German tanks and usually prefer long range combat. A trusted Clanmate also didn't much care for the A 44. On top of that I completely despised the previous tank (A 43). With all this I approached this tank with some trepidation and.....I really like it. I still tend to fight at range too much (hey I was a hardcore German tanker for a long time) but my time grinding for and using the Maus has stood me in good stead with this tank as side scraping with a rear mounted turret is nothing new to me. The gun isn't all bad and the mobility is very good. Despite it's disadvantages and the fact this tank is not my usual type I've really been enjoying it.

[@Artefact41]

Good tank if you are top tier. As almost any other tank. Imagine these games if you were middle tier and every shot penned you instead. With the rearmounted gun and the really bad depression you often put yourself in harms way to get some shots. A-44 is a pretty hard tank to play.

[@lord6617]

+Artefact41 A44 and 416 are TDs in the medium tank line. Armor performs better when you are far enough back that they can't target weak points, and if you can "pre-aim" the a44's gun a bit.

[@_Offensivebias_]

Damn look at all those DMs

[@Jormungandr93]

QB are you planning on reviews for the soviet is line? I would really love to see your opinion on them :)

[@mikekraus3079]

I am now really really really looking forward to this tank. I have it unlocked but have not bought it yet.

[@metallicafan416]

damn that second replay wasn't WOT that was a demolition derby!

[@AceGoodheart]

After playing the A-44 all the way through I would say it was a love/hate relationship with this tank. I had some great games with this tank. It's fast and can do some serious damage on the enemy tanks. Plus the armor is pretty good too. I had some nice 5+ tank killing matches with this tank. But this tank really ANNOYED me to no end. The biggest problem I had with this tank that never gets mentioned in any reviews that I've watched is that this tank gets tracked so easily and ALOT! So many times I would have full or almost full health on my tank and an enemy tank would track me and then the enemy team would start attacking. A lot of times I would fix my tracks and try to move only to get tracked again and again and DIE. This happened SO MANY times. And I'm not one who rushes out there like a dummy. I try to play very strategic. And then you've got the issue with the aim time. I missed so many easy shots due to having to wait for my freaking gun to aim. Very aggravating. And then the reload is pretty bad too. When you get into a dog fight you gotta make sure you've got some back up close by. The one thing mentioned in all the reviews that didn't seem to be a problem with me (or maybe I just was too pissed about being tracked) is the engine getting damaged easily. Yeah, my engine would get damaged but it didn't seem to be that big of an issue. I guess it made me a little slower at times but that's better than getting tracked and attacked by multiple enemies. Needless to say, as soon as my Obj. 416 was available I sold my A-44. In fact, the last game I played with my A-44 I ran it off the hill. Himmelsdorf I believe was the name of the city map. The big hill with the castle on top. Yeah, I ran it off the top of that.

[@lollb454]

You were lucky. There is not one game where i dont get ammo racked, set on fire, engine get damaged, fuel tanks, etc. And if you get matched up against higher tiers you are pretty much screwed because most of the tanks can pen you and you dont have the aim time to get clutch shots in so to get a shot in you gonna have to take atleast 2x the damage

[@misterdinner3648]

Duka Duka you need to be HIGHLY agressive with this tank, also the ammo rack is on the right side of the turret, and if you angle well, the front will bounce anything, ive bounced things most meds cant.

[@CreedManiac99]

I got ammo rack in a day with this tank more than in two years in every other tank I've played so far,it's just so annoying...but I love it 😊

[@unmatort]

@QB I have just started using the A44. So naturally I came to your KZbin seeking knowledge. At 7:30 you say the A44 has a 1713 dpm capability, the current WoT says 2032 dpm. Does this and any other changes you see qualify it for a new review?

[@pellepotatis3400]

The T-150 seemed to have fun...

[@lafeelabriel]

Have yet to drive it outside the test server, but it is certainly a interesting tank. Not quite sure if it's the best rammer at tier seven though, the Panther would have to be a strong contender due to it's hefty weight of over 47 tons. Of course the Panther's weaker power to weight ratio means it's not quite as mobile as the A-44 but you can't really have your cake and eat it all the time..

[@TheGreatRakatan]

Can't help but notice both of these games are when QB is top tier. Which incidentally is the only time this tank is good.

[@adamdeleon6594]

TheGreatRakatan yes

[@AirVengeance318]

How did you even win that game? So many zeroing out and even 2 TK's. Good job man.

[@CedroLime]

QB, what do you think about the T-34-1?

[@alang6402]

Reminder about the SPG crew skills video that you said you would put up. QB you are having too much fun. Stop that at once, the Empire needs you.

[@jeffreychen4495]

a-44 is my favorite tank, though all the hate i manage to have a 3 to 1 dmg ratio and a 60% win rate in it over 200 games

[@Revkor]

Completely disagree with the armor. yes i can bounce at times but penned much more and of course my engine is ALWAYS hit

[@rom84able]

indeed, it becomes an incredible beast when the crew is skilled. But the obj 416 and the 430 2 are worse. I hope the 430 will be better because the T62A and the 140 are my favorite tanks!

[@typhoonlagoon4031]

yay they took my advice on tank compare!

[@djuraster]

if you get shot, you gonna have a bad time...QB was not joking about preventative maintenance...so many downsides, not sure whats good about it

[@mystifyer_gaming6570]

+djuraster It's a tank

[@IYFace]

This is a beast of a tank to meet on the battle field!!! Great review. Not sure if this would be helpful or not, but could you show the tech tree at the beginning of reviews so that people know where the tank falls within the tree?

[@TheUberGamingNetwork]

Quicky get tank inspector to review the armor

[@QuickyBabyTV]

I have tried it in my T-54E1 review and it is unnecessary.

[@ketilflatnose4930]

The friendly T-150 in the first game got to team kills and got banned lol.

[@sbilida1]

QB I think that a good comparison to this tank would be a kv13... cause both t7 and great amour for med at that t

[@Skippy7547]

I don't remember mines looking like that. And is having an equipment of +50% engine durability a good idea on the A44?

[@badenielsen]

Its great that you made a review, but you show 2 matches where you are top tier, my experience is that i get alot of tier 9 matches and in tier 9 matches its just meh. even when im top tier every one and their mother know top shoot the capola so i dont know what to do really and that bloody Gun depression is so bad that if you drive over a pebble your gun points up in the sky..

[@joeraza7448]

he does this to make the tanks look really good

[@badenielsen]

I know that, but it it gives people the wrong impression of the tank.. Its not a bad tank not at all, but its not easy to get used to it and it would nice if he would show both type of matches. :)

[@joeraza7448]

yes that would be better

[@AlbinoRhino1886]

Martin Barkaway Nielsen If you watched till the end he explains that dipshit

[@PyyR2324]

How about an IS-review next?

[@sneezbro4798]

there was a Team killer in T-150

[@maxmorettin3320]

ram then shotgun, so much fun.

[@apertureemployee215]

Maybe i just suck at sidescraping, but whenever i try in this tank i get penned from the side and end up losing my tracks AND engine and basically being helpless for the enemy to kill at their leisure.

[@jordidewaard2937]

then you're doing it wrong.

[@jordidewaard2937]

+jordi de waard tell me ur IGN so I can judge it ;)

[@slobodanc]

I am afraid I had to rate it don't like. In garage you focused on positives for the most part. You mentioned gun aim precision and aim time, but nothng about armor issues at tier 7+. Both games are atypical MM. You said nothing about mathes with 7+ tiers when your aggresive style simply doesn't work. I had to switch to passive sniper with 7+ tier opponents because otherwise I would die in first 2-3 min. Also you didn't show maps with more slopes and problems it has with gun derpession. Some maps are super hard for it just because of slopes.

[@aarongoessler8260]

Try side scraping, I tanked my A-44 against E75s and M103s and bounced their rounds till my team killed them

[@HammaneggsAirborne]

I rammed an ELC AMX against a wall with the A-44, and he teleported several meters away. XD

[@Leonhavenify]

very nice video ;), i liked my A-44 too. but the Obj 416 is so much better :)

[@Syvarris232]

QB, can you do a review of your su101?

[@MaxMustermann-xr5ou]

they must changed it long time ago... as i played the a44 (REALLY good tank) 3 month ago, i wasnt able to join a game without a fire drencher cause it burned soooo fast

[@Karottenbrot1]

Another OP-Soviet... As if there are not enough of them

[@MSJDesign]

Did this tank recently get nerfed? Im feeling extra squishy as of late.

[@Balakka001]

I definitely love this tank! Much better than the A-43.

[@lou98761]

what do you guys think of the kv 13? its also got pretty good armor

[@aint_no_saint8782]

QB, I notice you've never done a review of the KV-13 (at least I can't find it) I am curious how you compare the bastard child of the Russian line (a shame really cause it is SO much better than the T-43) to the A-43??

[@entropy11]

8 machineguns is a bit wasted here, isn't it? XD

[@huanssohn]

hey nice i am grinding this thing, and i have to say its such a nice tank in my opinion!