The Reserve Tank Tier List

[@theallmightyego6756]

Join discord rn, no this is not a choice: discord.gg/zyKtEV3t

[@יעקבכהן-ו3מ]

200 ping man, how can you enjoy fast tankes like that?

[@sodaisflat4593]

1:29 "B Tier!" *Proceeds to put it in C Tier*

[@DiamondDoggo.]

thats what i thought too

[@theallmightyego6756]

Man… how the hell did I manage to do that? Lmao

[@theallmightyego6756]

Actually on second thought, I do know how, my recording of the tierlist and microphone I did separate, and I somehow got that one mixed up to the point where I got the ranking all wrong…

[@ArmoredsoldierCZ]

When he was putting next tank in tier list, he fixed the mistake tho.

[@nikoplanes774]

yeah

[@cofro3284]

The Japanese 57mm HEAT isn't bad. It's usable up to 2.7.

[@Geargrinder_11]

Accidentally Brant my 1.0 lineup in Japan to 4.0 because I forgot to switch aircraft and got a few kills with it

[@BrianLTU]

Yup

[@kirishima638]

50mm of pen ‘isn’t bad’? It’s one of the worst rounds in the game.

[@BrianLTU]

@@kirishima638 oy isn't bad for low br, wdum

[@zacharytang3840]

I love the I-Go Ko and Chi-Ha and Ho-I, they’re amazing. If he can’t aim thats a pure skill issue

[@professionalnoob5474]

When the m13/43 (italy) was still a reserve tank it was one of the best for me, being one of the only ones with decent shell, good Armor and ok mobility, and the fact that you could just casually spawn 3 of them in realistic battles

[@ammartinplays]

It’s no longer classed as a reserve tank. They are. Is 2.0 and 2.3 respectively

[@PC-coolant-pipe-sucker]

@@ammartinplays That's why he said "When..."

[@professionalnoob5474]

@@ammartinplays "when, was" Guess we are talking in present

[@RetardedEstonian]

@@ammartinplays a soo thats why i randomly skipped the 20mm version of that tank even tho i havent played italy when i was maining germany back then in 2021 i think

[@YoChocolate]

I feel like they're even better now. The improved shell almost always one-shots

[@thewhitehousevietsubarchiv2625]

I kinda disagree with the M2A4. It's fast, the gun is good, has a srabilizer and good armor. I hunted down many BTs with that tank and have an extremely good k/d ratio. I personally would put it on A tier.

[@deeznoots6241]

Solid shot tho 🤢

[@CallofDutyBlackOps28]

@@deeznoots6241 i would say "do you know how broken that would be?" but then again we have the swedish reserve tanks that exist.

[@bradenhagen7977]

@@deeznoots6241 with cramped 1.0s, a stab, and great rof... it's liveable

[@themedic4000]

@@deeznoots6241 yeah but you're shooting at small tanks so the shrapnell does the job. Is safer to shoot the turret first tho, so you kill the gunner first, then end them with the next shot.

[@kimjanek646]

It’s easily one of the best reserve tanks 😵‍💫

[@SomeOrdinaryJanitor]

A side grade to the Ke-Ni is the Ta-Se, it’s a Ke-Ni with the 20mm AA gun. Surprisingly decent

[@kirishima638]

Not a reserve

[@bas5681]

I absolutely adore the Ke-ni it's so small it allows you to be a very effective rat. Some of the most fun I've had in game. Then again I'm also an L3 enjoyer so it may just be my bias.

[@zakeriechouinard1642]

Something you don't mention is that the Cz-35/Panzer 35(t) has a mirrored transmission like the 41.M Turran 2, and the 44.M Zrinyi 1. the 35(t) can hit it's top speed in reverse. This doesn't really change the 35(t) much... but it is pretty fun.

[@johnwlasniewski7666]

I’m mad you didn’t state the fact that the LVT is amphibious (can work like a boat)

[@daanstrik4293]

I mean, when was the last time you actually took it into the water? And when was the last time this actually had a tactical advantage? Because I sure can't remember it.

[@deeznoots6241]

Doesn’t matter, there are zero maps where being amphibious actually matters at all

[@chriss4855]

when has taking any tank into the water not been the single best and most fun play you can make also fun fact every tank in war thunder is amphibious

[@jackcausey1449]

When did they make every tank amphibious?

[@Tungstencub3]

@@jackcausey1449it started with the 1932 T-37A

[@AB-mw8oz]

Technically speaking the M-51 is a reserve tank

[@PC-coolant-pipe-sucker]

Nope, if it was, it would have had the "reserve" BR, but with something to warn people it's the first reserve at whatever BR it is at

[@IndigenousRealGuy]

@@PC-coolant-pipe-sucker☝️🤓

[@AB-mw8oz]

@@PC-coolant-pipe-sucker No need to get your knickers in a twist mate

[@a_wazza]

technically, the reserve tag would mean that a tank has free repairs, which I very much doubt the M-51 has, although I may be wrong and it does actually

[@ygorschuma3059]

@@PC-coolant-pipe-sucker The M51 is tagged as Reserve in-game, it has 3 spawns and no repair.

[@Kammioo]

Me watching War Thunder tank tier list and getting hit with nostalgia when I used to watch Martincitopants' KSP series for the first time is a feeling I didn't know I needed.

[@ArgonByte]

I was confused you did not cover the Panzer II, but then I looked up it's battle rating. For some reason I had thought the Pz.II was Germany's reserve tank.

[@Sky_EggYT]

I just realized it isn’t, that’s weird.

[@jojomaster7675]

It used to be, but it seems they changed it

[@dogesanic819]

@@jojomaster7675 yes, it was reserve and they changed it

[@mafia_boss_neto]

@@Sky_EggYT Probably because it has a 20mm auto cannon which would make it demolish all the slow firing medium tanks. I mean, while the enemy is reloading after missing you you can easily throw 5 critical hits with a well aimed burst considering that none of the Reserve Tiers are any better with 20mm cannons.

[@Ragedaonenlonely]

@@Sky_EggYT It's really not. The Pz II's in the game are very undertiered with hardly any weaknesses. They have good armour, great mobility, hard to hit, high fire rate with the autocannons and actually outpenetrate a lot of single-shot guns with the APCR. They would legitimately still perform fine at 2.0. If it didn't get APCR and it was an actual early Pz IIA or B it would be reserve material, but not the ones in the game. It's honestly quite odd a true early Pz II.

[@levdyunin8131]

Bro really just put British's reserve and a boat higher than Stuart. this man is crazy, Stuart is the best reserve in the game

[@russman3787]

Agreed. I started playing as USSR and of course thought the BT-5 was the best reserve, but now that I’ve tried the M2A4 I’m reconsidering.

[@Hamper77]

Try china m8 lac with op 50cal stab and impressive speed

[@Damian-03x3]

I definitely wouldn't call Stuart the best but yeah I'd pick it over the LVT.

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

Stuarts are not reserve, they're at 1.7 bc of much better armor

[@russman3787]

.@@giovannifoulmouth7205 The M2A4 is part of the Stuart line

[@redheadedviking9415]

Ha-Go was originally a reserve tank and you even had a screenshot of it but you used the Ke-Ni instead, which is the current reserve tank in that line.

[@Polterbun]

Ha-Go was so bad haha, but it was still way better than the I-Go and Chi-Ha before they gave them the HEAT rounds.

[@pikaprd]

Great armor, amazing speed and mobility, one of the best penetration values and you placed it in B tear. M2A4 easily S tier.

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

good not great armor but yeah, S tier

[@n1co2017]

The KE-NI is good if you are skilled enough i started grinding Japan recently and i get 10 kills in it like every match. You also should just use the APCBC for the British ones the APHE doesn't have enough filler to make it worth using over the APCBC which has almost as much post pen anyways.

[@avaragecheeseenjoyer9948]

Yeah the guy in the video kept shooting at the same place, yes it has bad aphe but its good if you know how to use it

[@Oddwest]

Also the soild shot rounds are more accurate than the aphe

[@fuso8639]

the 35t has another attribute that boost survivavility, the same thing with the Strv m/31, it has a fast reverse gear and can be used to engage enemies exposing your engine Also the I-Go Ko is not that bad, the HEAT makes counter of any AA and Open top vehicules by overpreassure Also, the Ha-Go should be in the list as well, as it was reserve back in the day

[@devourerofbuffets9080]

The Ke-Ni's photo is a Ha-Go so maybe it was meant to be included.

[@PC-coolant-pipe-sucker]

And h swedish thing has the panther problem: it's armor has muliple black holes

[@ravenouself4181]

@@devourerofbuffets9080 Fun Fact: I have dueled and killed a StuH-42 in the Ke-Ni. It's biggest weakness is that it's so damn light - that it flips if You take a corner too fast.

[@mafia_boss_neto]

@@ravenouself4181 My Panjerjager almost flips everytime I take a turn at maximum speed.

[@jackowilson6747]

the 2pdr on the british tanks actually feels really good, even though it does have a bit of dispersion

[@challenger2megatron]

Yeah the 2pdr is imo the most underrated gun in the game

[@petrkdn8224]

​@@challenger2megatronI wouldn't say the most underrated, but yeah, pretty underrated

[@commandoepsilon4664]

If only some one could convince Gaijin to stop nerfing solid shot every other update...

[@carrott36]

I love how your shots with the Ki Nu sync perfectly with the bloons music!

[@siroglethorpe311]

top tier content so fire. a few days ago u barely had any subs but after u did the muffin event u will hit 6k by net week

[@valvebread]

Just watching this video put me through a roller coast of events, the music, and the tank rating.

[@lalad0]

Saying the t26 is worse than the pz3 shows you've never played it

[@quan-uo5ws]

yeah it might be slow and no armor, but the gun is super overpowered

[@lalad0]

@@quan-uo5ws absolutely

[@EdyAlbertoMSGT3]

@@quan-uo5ws BT-5 has the same gun.

[@guilhermesiffer4904]

For the japaneese Ke-Nu you show the Ha-Go And it a pretty good tank if you use it for flanking and taking it slow instead of running in like a mad man.

[@HeavilyArmedRaccoon]

Absolute chaos at reserve tier is most definitely an understatement.

[@puebespuebes8589]

The ha go 57mm heat is just like a faster reloading but lower velocity pz IV 75mm heat. It's a really good support tank

[@leo86channel]

I remember when Italy used to have the two m13 as reserve, that shit was fucking good

[@cinnamonflavord]

I recently got into grinding the British Tree and I have to say they are the most fun vehicles I have used. Most of the low tiers have great speed and also look really cute. My biggest gripe with most brit tanks is that most are only good at moving forward, no retreat.

[@tutmozes6311]

thats the difference between brittish and french tanks

[@TallyhoJrIV]

you're going to experience tons of pain later on in the tree, like one of the worst trees in the game at multiple points, I hope you're ready

[@cinnamonflavord]

@@TallyhoJrIV Can't experience the pain if the grind is so fucking slow to get to the shit tanks

[@Rorywizz]

​@@TallyhoJrIVThe british ground tree is actually good most of the way, the only issue is they broke solid shot after the update but they're still really good when they work.

[@choppership465]

@@TallyhoJrIV comet is fire tho, only fun no pain

[@enverhoxha545]

U are like the second version of Spookston..same style talking and gameplay with nice editing❤

[@Doggo226]

Honestly, the T-26 is good for it’s gun. Decent damage and good pen, but it fires very fast for low tier, making its gun devastating if you use it well.

[@kimjanek646]

Yeah but mobility is so bad that it doesn’t matter. You just get killed by any vehicle before you have a chance to fire. So the gun doesn’t matter really unless someone lets you shoot them.

[@keshet2002]

Holy shit. I stopped the video , because of the nostalgia rush I got when the Plants vs Zombies music started playing. Respect for remembering how good it is and using it

[@exoticbreadstick8661]

really nice job syncing the shots to the music btw

[@Spido68_the_spectator]

The Panzer 3 E can be a Wonder weapon in arcade as it reaches top speed and turret traverse sort of exists. I got 12 kills no death defending B at ash river

[@MG101]

For the LVT being survivable, this is completely true. Once I was in my Panzer IIC and it took so long to kill it… luckily for me they were bad at the game and were on the side of a rock, so I literally just camped underneath them and shot until they died

[@EdyAlbertoMSGT3]

They die in seconds if you bring an autocanon, but i play in Arcade soo there's that

[@dumbysl4w547]

the M8 is the best of the best change my mind

[@handzze7341]

It literally is. The 50cal on it own is already an absolute monster at 1.0, couple with 37mm and the mobility makes it one of the best fragging machine at reserve. Armour doesn't matter at reserve, nothing have armour at 1.0 anyways.

[@dumbysl4w547]

@@handzze7341 thats what i am saying

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

@@handzze7341 bullshit! try shooting the French 1.0 tanks with the 50 cal or the Pz III E and F and the M2A4, which are the most common enemies.

[@handzze7341]

@@giovannifoulmouth7205 m8 hmc, bt 5 bt 7, t26 and a whole lots more. Know your guns and your enemies. That's like saying the r3's 20mm autocannon is bad because it cant pen frontal armour of most medium tanks.

[@euaquievoceai1459]

I started playing War Thunder when I didn't have Stuart in the British tree (I'm a sad British main) so when I got to play him, oh boy I was a monster

[@yoface2537]

Sometimes the Stuart just has stupid armor, I saw one bounce an 88 once, the gun is reliable, nor the best but reliable, a reasonable middle ground between the extremes of the 45mm 20-K gun's APHE and the Swedish 37mm APDS, not to shabby in pen or damage The LVT is just an amphibious AA battery, with two backcountry lmgs it can take out planes pretty easily and it always funny to dome that He 51 that decides to rush you The pz.iiis are a trade off, one is heavily armored but lacking in mobility while the other honestly deserves the title of a light tank considering that the M2A4 has more armor than it The pz.35(t) I'd well, the pz.35(t) average in all respects, it's older brother, the pz.38(t) did everything just a little bit better not to mention having one of the best German used chassises of the entire war, being the base of the hetzer, damn those Czechoslovakians knew how to make chassises The fast tank 5 is amazing, with a stock APHE shell that one shots almost everything, it is an absolute speed demon, the 45mm 20-K gun's is overpowered It's companion the T-26 is much slower, but it is surprisingly robust, but not the best tradeoff

[@connivingkhajiit]

11:15 thank you so much for doing what I was hoping for

[@RyuakiraX]

Thanks for adding the music list to the description, though it'd be more helpful if they were in the order they appear on the video.

[@anukarshchopra]

The quality of this channel's videos is astonishing considering the number of subscribers. Good fucking job m8

[@Excessive_complaining]

LVT even makes a passable AA gun if you're conscious about your rear gunners.

[@CrazyDave12]

Reserve is so much fun, it’s very relaxing and chaotic all at the same time

[@Diov514]

Similar editing style as Martincitopants, uses the same music, has a good voice and based opinions. 10/10

[@123dodo4]

Pz 3.e is a better version to the M2a4, A13, and somewhat around BT5, more crew and faster mobility also has APHE unlike american and british, downside is its a large target so you better get into position or take cover watching the road instead of tanking hits. I had 10 kills in a single match getting to better position The I-Go-Ko is preferably played on hills, the excellent reload and great gun depression makes it tough opponent, seeing open tops rushing for points makes it even better it's HEAT round will overpressure it

[@creepei518]

Yes indeed very informative! And one thing I want to mention, maybe nobody cares but we have the same average FPS and Ping. 😁

[@narwhal_yt6871]

bro why the hell is this in the btd5 category

[@Riskh_Mk7]

I expect the M8 to be S, the insane speed, the gun that pen everything, and the .50 cal make it really good

[@theallmightyego6756]

Hmmm, maybe, there is a chance I may end up putting it at A purely because I am biased to the fact they are so comically easy to kill In the RBT-5

[@kimjanek646]

@@theallmightyego6756The tank that gets killed by .50cals? 😵‍💫 The BT-5 isn’t even that good as people make it out to be. It’s like people thinking the Pz. IV is the best tank because “best penetration UwU” 🙄

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

@@kimjanek646 Pz IV C? best penetration? definitely not, the Lorraine 37 has bettter pen and I think the SU-76 too.

[@groundon83]

0:39 the fact that the bt was like “hold up” (starts backing up) made me laugh

[@TrashSt4r]

At 2.3 (in a party helping friend and I used 1.0 Japan bc funny) I got an ace game in the Go-Ko

[@jsplicer9]

The I-Go basically necessitates the use of the HEAT round to function

[@Turgineer]

8:45 The *A13* (the only difference between Mk. I and Mk. II is the spaced armor on the turret) is my favorite tank. A powerful 40mm armor piercing and fast charging weapon. Maximum speed of 48km/h. High magazine capacity machine gun. 4 man crew. Of course the cons are slow reverse speed and frontal armor that literally 90 degrees.

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

I'm guessing you love the Daimler then, same amazing gun but with much better mobility at only .3 BR higher

[@jedinight235]

I-Go-Ko you completely forgetting the Heat shell. its actually really good. Can 1-2 shot most enemies.

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

he used the HEAT shell in the vid

[@jedinight235]

@@giovannifoulmouth7205 must have just been shit with it cause I can kill stuff pretty good with the thing

[@jyralnadreth4442]

The LVT: "3BM60.....That tickles"

[@chocolatesandwichesofficia8445]

bro is popping off congrats man

[@WW2fan-sh8jq]

11:22 any one else get BTD5 flashbacks hearing the music? Or am i like the only one to remember that game as well as the others?

[@mr_kb1420]

Every time I see a tier list I remember Martincitopants this very much reminds me of him

[@Tyrannosaurusstudios]

I think it is funny that the Swedish armor piercing high explosive is ok the Swedish solid shot is trash and the armor piercing discarding sabot is abilo to kill a tiger with out hitting any week spots but that's what's bad it is still a good tank but rank 4 Sweden is an experience as I have had a ghost shell almost ere match ado the rank 4.0 td with a 105 has heat fs with 400mm of pen and it cant face panzer 5/6's it just butters thru all tanks at its battle rating however it has almost no spall and its vary bad at over prehearing even open tops the 5.0 medium tank has a auto loading 75mil with good pen and good armor piercing high explosive with more pen than the solid shot and the aa 20mill with good fire rate but vary bad traverse good reload and there is also a aa truck at 2.7 battle rating that has a 37 mill with good pen on seamy armor piercing high explosive and it also shreds planes and a aa tank at the same battle rating with the same gun but still has bad armor can you reference this comment in the next vid here I well give a like and sub edit I made it more understandable

[@zahwa242]

Now that i think of it, i kinda miss pz 35t, man my very veery first tank that i played back then

[@misterpepe118]

Was waiting the whole video for you to talk about the Chinese onese and the video just ended ahahahahaha great video

[@KmF0X]

Back in my days, the M2A2 was my fav reserve

[@oliverbacon8073]

the best thing about the 35t is that reverse speed. really fast

[@liamboyle9199]

LVT also loves to eat HE... no wait it doesn't😂 Between it and the M2A4, I'd probably swap them and make the better of two A tier The 38T gets a stealth round as well (could be wrong) which is very unique

[@kirishima638]

Sweden has the BEST reserves in the game BY FAR. Small, fast, trolly armor, decent fast firing 37mm with APHE and APDS that can kill a KV at over a kilometre! They are honestly ridiculous. I’m genuinely surprised they were never moved up in BR. The M8-LAC is really good as well but the gun isn’t as good at higher tiers and does not get APDS.

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

M8 LAC is superior imo bc it has low speed stab, by the time you stopped your Strv and waited for the gun to stabilize, the M8 already took out your gunner or one -shotted you if you're in the m38

[@hhheeecccttt]

I got 1 mil SL after opening a huge trophy while watching your video thank you for blessing me with this amazing gift

[@grummelchen3428]

The bloons TD music really hits hard man

[@taboret3280]

Man ur one of the ytbers i actually enjoy watching Have a nice day

[@vitekhoffmann8103]

Once i for some reason played reserve USSR and got the T26 as my first vehicle on japan and got loke 4 kills without death

[@vitekhoffmann8103]

But it was against germans so they were blind

[@northenerboi5536]

11:48 thats because you are using APHE, which has 29mm of pen, use the heat or whatever it has that isnt APHE.

[@theplayer12312]

the best reserve tank is the Rhino from GTA SA, Inpenetrable armor, shoots insanely fast with HE rounds that deal low dmg, insane mobility, but only 1 crew member

[@AlbanianEmir]

I dissagree on the Pz. III E Its acctually pretty good and that i have the tank maxed out it makes it even better so A-B tier

[@cheeseballenjoyer5364]

u deserve more subs ur editing is so good

[@milkman4137]

I'm sorry but I completely disagree when it comes to the Ke-Ni. Sure, the armor sucks and the cannon is definitely not great, but it's absolutely tiny, has a shoulder stabilizer and in my opinion has pretty good mobility. It's like an M22 but at 1.0 and worse in every aspect. I'd personally give the Ke-Ni at least a B tier. I love using it so much, it's such a lil rat, it's great!

[@Polon_8]

I like that youtube taged the video as Bloons TD5

[@grimmerjxcts2206]

Real life BT-7 is the reason i started playing war thunder in 2019 then i found it it's so fun in the game rest is history

[@theallmightyego6756]

I’m telling you now, this is my last warning, if you DONT join my discord I am moving into your walls, and you can then forever hear me screaming and crying while editing a video on Premier Pro: discord.gg/dSyyVVHUWN

[@hypoel1660]

1:29 it's C tier that u put him on , not B tier dumbass , good video

[@waitwott]

honestly i want to hear that

[@Tyonicle]

Roger that!

[@Lol-ft8bi]

Why do you have Lidice on the BT-5, it's a czechoslovak sight of nazi atrocities

[@jovanhardianto4658]

My wall is solid, good luck suffocating :D

[@Tsarbloonba]

8:39 the only 2 time periods i played it were 1. Ehen i died in my chinese m8 lac and only had the reserv vehicles 2. When i died in bt5 and also only had reserve vehicles

[@josephbubash1662]

That plants vs zombies ost in the background brings back nostalgia.

[@Pngwene]

After part 2 you should play the ho ro or the spj 43 44 or the 15cm sig at 10.3, i killed 2 leopards in the spj with one shot and it has the weakest shells of the three

[@cat_clan_leader]

RBT-5 the strongest 1.3 tank? T-35 feels very neglected

[@glatchikit]

I only love the LT Vz. 35 because it is the little brother of the LT Vz. 38

[@Spencerinio5]

I enjoy just running at the enemies in the tetrarch

[@tuttipuffi1302]

I once had an 11 kill streak with the pz 3 E when I was starting out

[@MG101]

You should do the same with reserve planes as well

[@bweh455]

certainly one of the videos of all time

[@Renslovesmusic6779]

it's not the I-GO-KO, it's the I-GO-K.O

[@vikingsundlof9040]

Me using the ke-ni in 3.5 to kill any and all shermans: 😐

[@haziqamsyar2009]

As a Soviet Bias Enjoyer, T-26 might be really slow to be compared to BT-5 but still for me its way more better from its body, small and the cannon is actually as good as the BR does

[@EdyAlbertoMSGT3]

Nah, i disagree, and irs gun is the same as in the BT anyways

[@haziqamsyar2009]

@@EdyAlbertoMSGT3 I completely respect your opinion, sometimes people wanted to be the first one to go to the frontline

[@filipviliam3095]

it always a good day when you upload

[@lukefriesenhahn8186]

I fought an LTV today and I put like 6-7 shots into it until it would die due to low splash dmg.

[@mycatistypingthis5450]

Nice editing!

[@mugbug5]

You didn't call the LVT a floaty boi :(

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

Great video!

[@VivyX2]

i go-ko is a funny tank you should play in reverse since it gets more armor that way

[@carteradams43]

did you know that the LVT is actually amphibious? you can drive it into an ocean and it floats!

[@Gdogg1011]

Can you do a object 248 video?

[@LorraineHoonii]

I remember the days when the M/13 was reserve. That tank is now horrible at 2.0

[@Lionheartsmh]

“What was that shell that was big” it’s a Bt-42 and it fires high explosive 114 mm and HEAT 114 mm

[@darkninjacorporation]

I cannot believe you just put the goofy ass Tetrarch in S tier. It’s surfer traverse is so apocalyptically shit it may as well be a Swedish wedge

[@Feuriger_Kriegsheld]

Who would’ve thought reserves could be so fun and entertaining lmao

[@rankovasek1987]

I-Go Ko is just unstoppable if you learn how to use it. The 57mm HEAT does fucking wonders. I'd say at least B tier purely for the gun

[@glitchii_uwu]

you did the i-go kō dirty, using the aphe in the test drive bit. the aphe is shit, but the heat is a genuinely solid round. it does good damage, has pretty good pen, and a nice and quick reload. i did quite well with it when i started the game in the japanese tech tree, but albeit not until i unlocked the heat, before that getting a game with more than two kills was what i would consider good. tbh the rest of the tank is shit though.