World of Tanks - How To Not Suck

I've been threatening to do this for a while, and here it is. The first in what will hopefully be a series of videos for newcomers to World of Tanks (and veteran players for whom the obvious needs pointing out). Starting off with the real basics - angling your armour, visibility and camoflage. This is how to not suck.
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[@bazzab4863]

Hi I am 46 and from NZ I have been watching my boy play wot I then decided to give it a go. Well now I'm bloody hooked great game just wish the young ones would give us oldies a chance our reflexes are a bit slow lol

[@Nautilus1972]

I'm 42, it's hard to be consistent after all that alcohol and drug-related brain damage. Tired of being flamed by all these high-stat kids. We should have our own status. Leave us alone - we're old and trying our best! I shine my two Kolobanov medals every day, but the young uns only look at WN8 !

[@bazzab4863]

I'm hearing ya

[@Aknilox]

Nautilus1972 isnt there a button to close chat? ı am 18 but ı dont care what any1 thinks about anything, you wont even see him again in like 10.000 battles...

[@Aknilox]

***** in a row its more likely. But there is like 100000,150000 online most of the time. Just wanted to say that he is a random person who knows nothing about you. Dont care just have fun ^^

[@Aknilox]

***** oh ım sorry then :) its happy fun times in eu :P

[@SeedlingNL]

At 6:39, you mention that Fritz earns 50% of Ivan's damage done. It might be usefull to know that if Fritz's brother Heinz is also spotting the enemy tank, each only gets 25% (it's shared amonst all spotters). Also, since Ivan doesn't spot the tank himself, he gets less xp and credits. Even less if the target is beyond 300m. (This is why arties get such poor exp and credits.)

[@BoydofZINJ]

I only recently discovered this. My Hummel is my worse tank with both win/loss ratio and money making. I stopped playing it... except on x5 weekends or something.

[@joesnow7216]

+SeedlingNL And this is why it pays to buy the best radio from the tech tree even if it seems too expensive. Relay spotting can work over really long distances if both you and the guy you are relaying to have long radio ranges. You might think a tier VIII radio is too expensive for a tier IV scout tank, but if the big guns on your team are all far away, you can still show them where the enemy is because of your outrageous radio range. Your arty's will be smashing them and they won't understand how they are even being seen.

[@Nautilus1972]

I've just installed XVM. I've noticed so far that 'good' players are not in fact 'team'players. Often hanging back in obscurity, or not bothering to stop a cap in progress if it looks like they'll get killed.

[@COD04MW]

WN farming by damage.. Oddly, when I meet purples in platoon they are always in the enemy and the team is essentially them :/

[@Nautilus1972]

COD04MW I played on a team at the w/end that had two purple XX unicums. How rare is that? Again they weren't really part of the them, just stalking prey ....

[@rubenmanteigas7747]

Nautilus1972 and that is why i dont care about stats or any of that bullshit. stats dont reflect your ability to play the game when taking your team into consideration, you just farm a especific thing(kills) to get ahead of everyone else, just so that the community doesn't harass you. And by that, you couldnt care less about teamplay or objectives at all. i give you one example, being one of the few guys that actually wants to defend a especific area in order to get more map control (in where most of your team didnt care about it), you end up being killed and sacrificing yourself for the team, so that the other guys get all the xp and money, and they get called "heroes" while you are just "another player". And that goes to most of the streamers out there with amazing stats. they just farm stuff with APCR (2 gud 4 u), not caring about objectives or the team itself. just a point of view.

[@rabihhawwa2734]

Rúben Manteigas True, I've been killed many many times defending some other player, or defending the base, but then you never see anyone actually do that, and I'm not very good at this game either.

[@The_MightyJingles]

Note that once Fritz stopped shooting, he "disappeared" again after five seconds.

[@Ghost12973N]

Isn't that what everyone says when they get killed? Hacks? LOL. Though I'm pretty sure one game I played they were hackers because when it's 2 seconds into the game, your team hasn't even had a chance to move off the base and you start taking hits and lose 25% of your team in under 20 seconds then you know something isn't right. Very helpful video Jingles. :)

[@depresskam]

Ghost12973N Friendly fire, pretty normal on wot

[@joesnow7216]

+Ghost12973N Sometimes arty gets lucky taking blind shots into the enemy base as soon as the game starts because they know a lot of you will still be clustered around there, especially if you don't move very fast.

[@The_MightyJingles]

And they never seem to happen unless you're on full health, and you only need one more shot to kill him. Then... "Ding! Ding! Ding! We're finished, let's get outta here!" :p

[@jakobtheoutdoorsman2926]

how to be good 1) grind Russian heavy line 2) get an Is-3 3) use ur OP af armour to rush enemy's at an ok pass 4) laugh when u bounce ou absorb enemies shells while they scratch ur pain

[@jakobtheoutdoorsman2926]

paint*

[@bobracia6441]

The IS-3 is not op.

[@jakobtheoutdoorsman2926]

+Bob Racia please explain how it isn't op? I think it's the only tank I can't auto aim on and poke hills

[@bobracia6441]

+JacobFallsAlotBMX do you have IS-3 cause I do. The armor is ok but everything at its tier can penetrate it frontally. The first gun has horrible pen very bad dispersion and bad accuracy.

[@bobracia6441]

+JacobFallsAlotBMX and its depression is horrible as well, just like almost every russian tank.

[@The_MightyJingles]

Definitely! There are, for want of a better description, "visibility points" all over your tank, and enemy tanks have a number of "observation points" in certain places. A clear line of sight between any of the two and you get spotted. That bush has to cover your whole tank from view.

[@irishexplorer7862]

Can we see more videos like this

[@WoTPremium_Shop_WG]

я посоветовал бы глянуть видео на моем канале если хочешь приобрести прем танк

[@Edcognito]

You need to do a New "How not to suck" series!

[@8brickmaster]

"When i grow up im going to be a luchs!" Lol wut?

[@AntonioMac3301]

yeah, the tier 4 tank that you get from the pz 1 c is the luchs

[@MatthewFordAnimations]

Anthony Zhang luchs is my love, i still ahve it :3

[@AntonioMac3301]

Same here, it's freakin' amazing tank

[@robertfousch2703]

Many thx for this as I'm just getting started playing WoT. It was yours and SideStrafe's postings that got me interested in playing games again after nearly 15 years since I last played anything. Coming from my very, very early times of playing Avalon Hill and SPI board war games in the 70's and 80's, WoT has been a fun experience. Hope to see a tank driving skills video soon.

[@ABoringTool]

In reality that 50 120 could drive towards where he was taking hits and slaughter both tanks.

[@emperror85]

In reality, good 50 120 drivers wouldn't be standing in the middle of that field. And in reality, lots of players are god awful beyond the stretch of my imagination. I can see how lots of idiots would just stay still and complain about the invisible enemy. =P

[@Bryan-zz7rv]

This video was wonderful. The pop up commentary, funny one liners, and poking remarks were especially amusing. I realize this was done in a platoon training environment and was meant to be instructive, but damn if you could somehow implement all that into more of the videos, you would be unstoppable. Well, even more unstoppable than the Mighty Jingles is already...

[@Arcamean]

I need a "War Thunder - How To Not Suck" video because far as I can tell the two games couldn't be much more different.

[@dmitrijschmidt3870]

If youre a good Player in WoT you wont have Problems in WarThunder if you play it some times.

[@TheGrammargestapo1]

***** no, its totally different. A good WoT player will get his ass kicked in war thunder. What arcamean said is actually a good idea.

[@ElaBellll]

Well, one could have flying ponies in it, oh wait.......

[@dmitrijschmidt3870]

Thats not true. I am an good player in WoT, my stats are not bad there. I knew directly how to not suck in Warthunder. The most player there are these WoT-Kiddys who want to play the big bad germans. They think because Warthunder is realistic, they will kill easly everthing with german tanks. Its easyier to kill them in WT thant in WoT. Thats true, Warthunder is very different but the basics are the same. I am not a bad player in WoT and Warthunder.

[@dmitrijschmidt3870]

You just have to be more carefully there and you will camp with TD´s and heavy tanks more times than in WoT. If you have the same tactic-feeling than in WoT, you will get very much kills. Of course i suck somethimes in WT. But that does every player in every game. Just play smart, know your tank and the enemy tanks and think before you take action. ~like in WoT

[@julianlau2814]

A definite must watch for Beginners to World of Tanks, and a funny one too. Looking forward for the next video in your tutorial series, hopefully it'll have something more complicated and helpful for those aspiring to be pros. Great work!

[@DeltaJ26]

i like the part that 'fritz'(PZ1C) says; when i grow up, i am oing to be a luchs! lol

[@The_MightyJingles]

Sidescraping is driving into a corner, then turning and reversing away from it to show as little of your front as possible and your side at a very steep angle. Perfect for tanks with rear mounted turrets. A video will be coming showing how it works.

[@mymeltedmind1408]

Im currently stuck with the m3 lee (shit turret) when i rlly want to get a sherman, shall i use up my precious gold coins or shall i wait it out? i estimate it will take 74 more games to get it.

[@gualterguai]

Depends on how much gold you have, but it's good to wait it out.

[@mymeltedmind1408]

I only have 350 free gold

[@WareRS]

myMelted Mind what a noob grind it idiot :D

[@CrescereXScithe]

I'd recommend using the gold for more useful things such as things that ONLY accept gold in order to get. If you're unwilling to pay money, use your gold cautiously because who knows when you'll get more?

[@WareRS]

lol... my brother have 4 tier 10 tanks and he never used money to wot... i played wot 2 months now and im on amx 13 90 and i am not playing active so..

[@wishlist011]

Really looking forward to the series. I'd love to know how not to suck quite as much as I do. It would great to hear you voicing these videos, but it's a lot to ask in terms of time and effort on your part I suspect. Even without that I think this will be well worth it. Great start.

[@arnjhon]

No American tanks even starred in this video. Of course they were not harmed.

[@Retrosicotte]

Excellent video. I knew almost all of the stuff other than some of the little points on camo but it's great to see how it doesn't just tell you, it SHOWS you and many people learn by witnessing so much better. Excellent concept video!

[@deathofyoutube7678]

The spotting mechanics of this game are fail at best. I just left a match where a kv1 killed the tank in front of me and rolled right up to be and neither of us spotted him until he was 15 feet in front of me! The other vehicle did not see him period! No reason it should have happened at all! There was no cover for the kv1 at all. To even get to us he would have had to cross a very large open area! That should not happen, but happens more and more lately, something is going on! Was not even the weirdest thing that happened in that match!

[@vincentc1194]

then what was weirdest

[@nicklong27]

OMG HAXXORZ

[@mtpstv94]

The game has always been fail at best.

[@Creeperjr5]

what tank exactly were you using?

[@tutompop]

Didn't happen. Tanks get within 50 meters and it's instant spot no matter what. 15 feet? Cry more n00b!

[@kivitelezo]

Its raining here as hell, and my morning was as crap as it is but you Sir made my day with this great vid.! Jingles for President! Im glad you didnt leave the world of these nice warmachines. I was a bit scared when you started to play War Thunder...

[@petemangum4542]

WOT players, listen up. When a couple of Heavies radio to "FOLLOW ME," fucking FOLLOW THEM, GODDAMNIT!!!! Too many gamers don't realize that in certain situations it is best to go as a PACK with every kind of tank and tank killer and overwhelm any enemy you come up on with overwhelming, withering firepower. Me and my fellow heavy got trapped fighting it out alone because we had no back-up. Now, DAMNIT, START USING YOUR FUCKING HEADS and treat these games as a chess match.

[@joesnow7216]

+Pete Mangum That's a good way to get outflanked and die when everyone goes the same way at the beginning of the match.

[@petemangum4542]

Joe Snow Not if you have a couple of tanks guarding your flanks.

[@joesnow7216]

+Pete Mangum Yeah, good luck making that happen.

[@zenaidaalejo27]

K then

[@petemangum4542]

and that's why we lose

[@ppj0241]

Thanks, Jingles! I asked a long time ago if you would do this and now you have. Thanks again, a very loyal watcher!

[@hvcbandit5583]

so if you shot through a bush 15m away you wont be spotted?

[@agustincurutchet8649]

Jay Berry yep

[@cobrazax]

Jay Berry i think its more than 5 meters away, or 15 feet, really when the bush isnt transparent anymore

[@lilkhmer5]

+Jay Berry WoT youtube has a really good camo mechanics video on their page, you should check it out.

[@petemangum4542]

+Jay Berry This guy is FULL OF SHIT. First of all, even if you "angle your armor," experienced players know to shoot you in the tracks and side. If you have a tank with average to lower armor, you're going to go up in flames. Secondly, a LOT of times it doesn't matter what your reticle's color is. I had the reticle on several of my tanks show RED, and the shot did NOTHING (with the voice saying "we only dinged them" or "we didn't penetrate them." It bounces, or simply hits the tank and does no damage. About the only thing you can count on is that if you try shooting before your round 'ready to fire' reticle is not completely focused in, there is no telling where your shot will go even if you're aiming directly at the tank. And, I've got 'Dead Eye' on one of my tanks that is supposed to give you some indication on where to shoot a tank whose armor has been compromised by several hits. I have YET to figure out what I'm looking for and cannot discern any difference at all. Also, RELOAD time is critical. A slow reload is DEADLY in this game, AND slow reloads are endemic on LARGE caliber guns. And large caliber guns are usually on LARGE, LUMBERING tanks which can't maneuver well. I play my T-29 like a sniper. I have good camo, long range finder, and 'Muffled Shot' which is SUPPOSED to keep you hidden after you've fired off a round and NOT expose where you are (though I wonder sometimes if even that is working like it should). If faster medium tanks come at you in a T29, you're dead meat. Even with a 105mm, you're going to have almost an 11 second load time, and that's 11 seconds two or three mediums can pump rounds into you. So, take my advice, get as far away from the action as you can, and fire long distance shots. Let the light and mediums spar all they want. I also see guys with "ventilator" fans in their equipment list, but for the life of me I never experienced any benefit from them. So, I don't use them. A RELOADER and LATHE is your best friend because reloading the acquiring your target FAST is the key. Forget about maneuvering. Once you get into higher tiers your opponents are too good to let a running tank fuck them up. You run, you get nailed. And, if you are unfortunate to run up against one of these fucking 'WALLET WARRIORS' who have enough loot buy PREMIUM GOLD AMMO, it won't matter WHAT you're in or what you do. They will penetrate your tank in just a few shots (if not but ONE). So, my advice is to NOT LISTEN to these supposed "experts" because they're full of shit. Learn to play your own game.

[@agustincurutchet8649]

holly crap pete, you know nothing about this game

[@MortDams]

Part 2 on visibility and camouflage was very illuminating. Useful info I did not know. Thanks Jingles. PS: Your voice-over is sorely missed in this, even though the text gets the message across perfectly fine.

[@baluesclues8929]

No American tanks were harmed.... Classic

[@angelfireQ]

Jingles, Been following your videos for a while now and they are solid (most of the time ;) But this one...this one....is pure GOLD! Not only educational (glad to see you're doing your best to pick up the slack left by WG)...but I watched it twice just to see Ze German fire prematurely (yeah..we all know that was Ectar). Just wanted to leave a comment (really bad at that...sorry) to show my support for your work. Keep it up, lots of us love it (the rest are what you would call window lickers)

[@hansolo4776]

Absolutley brilliant video for the new players and some of the not so bright. Clearly shows how angling and spotting/camo works.

[@Askorti]

Wooot? In latest Migles with Jingles you said that some people at tier IX and X don't know this stuff. I expected to learn something, and it turns these are bloody basics! I knew all that when I was at tier IV! I must admit, I'm truly amazed.

[@Archy11102]

I just hope those newbies in the game who are in light tanks in higher tier games who ask "what am I doing in this tier (6, 7+) will take notice of this video and actually learn what spotting means i.e. spotting and DAMN not shooting and dying. Awesome video with healthy dose of humour Jingles. Cheers mate.

[@Bribe_Guntails]

It's good to note that angling at 45 degrees is suicide unless the enemy cant shoot your sides or your sides are effectively as thick as your front. GOOD VIDEO for the new guys.

[@Garyluzeano]

I never watched a noob guide laughing this hard, you kind sir deserve a medal without even raising your voice I tip my hat to you Sir Jingles you shall be declared Hero of my Day for this comedy of steel behemoths

[@The_MightyJingles]

Different for every tank you drive, depends entirely on their armour thickness and slope. Some tanks have terrible side armour and you never want to be showing that much of their side off.

[@MrRoadie36]

This is one of the first WoT vids i watched and rly got me hooked to the game.

[@The_MightyJingles]

Well they do say that misery loves company! Believe it or not, some of my videos do show machines that aren't fully upgraded, I still haven't fully researched the AMX 48, I've got M6, M103, T28 Prototype etc videos where I'm doing the stock grind, too. I try to make a point of covering the upgrade paths of each tank in my video reviews, too.

[@SrMissileMonkey]

I understood the angling tactic and employed it to fantastic effect in my recently bought VK3601H. I love bouncing shots off that hull and turret. I got my first Steel Wall on Sunday. I was so happy. :)

[@bonekrewe]

Excellent video and a great idea for a series. Only thing I would recommend is doing an actual voiceover explaining what's going on rather than relying on text. Possible topic idea: explaining the random factors that come into play every time you shoot (shot dispersion, penetration roll, damage roll, etc).

[@PaddyK293E]

Thanks for this Jingles, I've shared this with some mates who didn't know about angling, and now we all know how to use that sodding Leopard.

[@Arkus-Duntov]

Jingles, thanks so much for this. Your info about spotting just allowed me to get 10 kills in my Marder II, and a defender medal. Just myself against 6 enemy tanks on Prokhorovka, 1,090 damage game, and if I hadn't used your spotting tips, it might have been a loss.

[@Senteri]

I've played nearly 9000 battles and I'm a decent player and never knew about the reticle. I guess you learn something every day.

[@_IronAce_]

Lmao well done sir! I was cracking up the whole time with all the sayings popping on the screen. I can see how someone that didn't know this stuff would learn a lot from this!

[@NormalLookingGuy]

This is one the most entertaining videos I have seen from you!!! So funny and educational!

[@ph11p3540]

I am glad he assured us that not American tanks were harmed in making this video. They have such soft tender hulls. I hope he has a video on how to hull down like an American tank.

[@sniperlif3]

Just to clarify. The makers have stated that within 15m of a bush you can see through it without being spotted (works out to be when the bush is see through) but if you fire within 15m of that bush all bushes within 50m will be nonexistant to an enemy when you fire. Which means its best to hide in a bush, spot the enemy, then back up to when you the bush isnt ghosted then fire to prevent the enemy from seeing you

[@johana7139]

Wargaming should include this in their tutorial. Hopefully people will learn from this much needed tutorial! Great work Jingles & Co! /Warferret, EU

[@RealRuserification]

Really good and long-needed vid, my man.

[@ThaFunkster100]

I second the motion Jingles. This is a great to introduce new players to the basic concepts. This is tanks 101. Now lets have 102 etc etc please.

[@Arran2815]

For the sake of world of tanks more people need to be watching these, btw I was really surprised when you talked at the end!

[@Horridius]

i play a light american tank didnt know that being that close to bushes and firing revealed me! figured my camo net would mitigate being seen...good to know this info i wish someone had properly instructed me early on i would have been a far more effective scout...thank you for this!

[@DarvelMkII]

Great video Jingles. Very useful tips that I was able to pick up from your other videos. I only have one remark at 3:05 - 45mm of armour sloped back at 60 degrees from the vertical is 90mm of effective armour (disclaimer - Math and I are not friends so I sat down and measured - 60 degree angle doubles the thickness).

[@amazyrin]

Let me add a small tip. You do not even need this little Friz at all. Find an enemy behind a bush, then before attacking him, roll back so far as the bush Beckham visible again in you sniper scope. And again to show the enemy, make the bushes invisible in the sniper scope.

[@240pixel]

even after 9k battles participated this video was Awesome. great job Jingles :)

[@MsEnemyghost]

Hey Jings ! One of ur best vids ever mate ! Horns up

[@trilliansavard]

Nice video, a nice reminder for everyone with a good injection of humor. (and brand new information to probably far to many ^^) keep up the good work fella!

[@MrZonda90]

Awesome video, very nice job mr. Jingles. Keep up the good work mate

[@The_MightyJingles]

Never trust anyone in a random battle to do anything even remotely sensible. Always expect them to do the worst possible thing in any given situation, so that when they do, you're ready for it. Platoons for the WIN!

[@Padsoldier]

Thank you, Jingles, for those wonderful 4 minutes, the second part of the video is hilarious!

[@mefistocelus]

The lines are funny as hell! GG! I would absolutely love to see more episodes if you keep same kind of humor :)

[@ArmyDogtag6]

most educative video on world of tanks i have seen since my service record started... ( 2 months ago)

[@robbiedalgleish2079]

Basic sound advice. I loved the comedic asides and wonder is there anymore wit of this calibre in any of your other posts? I'll just have to watch them all.

[@cooldued11]

(pt.2) Also some tanks (high tier Russian mediums in particular) have fuel stored in the front of the hull. so that will contribute to you being set on fire from the front too... if your driving a tank with this issue I recommend getting crew skills to prevent fires and using automatic fire extinguishers (the F.E will pay off because it will reduce chance of fire by 20%. and save your modules when you do get set on fire.) Hope this helped.

[@Kr4zy]

Nice way to show some 'basics' everybody should know. Well done :)

[@napoleon390]

Great video Jingles, I just hope the ones that really need to learn sees it:)

[@The_MightyJingles]

You shouldn't be allowed to drive a light tank higher than tier 3 in this game until you've been sat down and made to watch that video.

[@MrCojo06]

Loved it. I'm a relatively decent player and i'd be lying if I said I didn't learn anything. Thanks for the great vids in general, can't wait to see some more Noob Tank Theatre.

[@ThePurp1e0range]

It's because you have two things in front of you, the second bush completely blocks line of sight, greatly reducing view range beyond 50m. This means that it was a team-mate spotting that tank, not you, so if the team-mate broke line-of-sight with it then you would no longer be given the tanks position by the team-mate and the tank would disappear. If you are getting hit by tanks whilst behind a bush it may be due to your tank having a poor camo rating or being spotted by a flanking enemy scout.

[@IgnoRemyDestiny]

Vorsprung durch Technik! made my day. Nice video Jingles greetings from germany

[@Storm2you]

Im not a world of tanks newcomer, but this still taught me some things I didn't know! Thanks Jingles!

[@FrankFrankleton]

Jingles, as a new player, I really liked this video and especially like the parts in your other videos where you point out the weak spots on tanks. Is there any chance you could do some videos where you point out how best to utilize the different tank classes (light/med/hvy/TDs) on each map. For example pointing out good TD spots or where heavy tanks should go and mistakes that noobs make on the maps? I feel like some games I get into a map and have no idea where to go.

[@fegrey4776]

Jingles! Re-do this video and get the series going right!

[@ppj0241]

The "King of All Media" is now doing instructional video's. I like it. I can't figure out what is next for The Mighty One. War Thunder IMAX with the Mighty Jingles? "Die Hard with a Pershing" starring the Mighty Jingles? It boggles the mind! Mine anyway! lol

[@nicholassim9889]

Jingles, you are awesome. Period.

[@ColdieHU]

good job jingles.. lets hope alot of ppl will watch this and learn.

[@Cananatra]

I absolutely loved the text in that video. Good explanations too.

[@BenT992]

Figure out at which angle the side armour's effective thickness is equal to the front armour's effective thickness. There are calculations on the wiki page. Its kinda hard as you have to take into account both the slope of the armour and the angle you are at. But basically you just want to make sure you don't turn too far so that your side armour is easy to pen. If you notice, people are penning your side despite being in front of you, turn back a bit and force them to shoot the front

[@TheHeavenArt]

Do what the Fritz did basically, spot for the other tanks, take shots only when every one else is reloading or distracted, don't shoot at frontal armor, try to flank them. Keep moving or in cover.

[@xerone10]

Well, if you are 15 meters away from the bush, you will ruin your own camo rating (It will go down to 15%), but if the enemy is far enough away, the bush's camo rating will still hide you. If you are less than 15 meters away, you will be down to 15% of your camo rating and the bush will be out of play for a bit. However, you can still be spottet if you're behind the bush (Closer or further than 15 meters) without shooting, depending on your camo rating and the enemies view rangeanddistancetoyou.

[@keremmu]

That was very informative and entertaining. Very well done, sir!

[@magfor61]

TI am sure people have mentioned it, but the Germans in WWII angled their armor too. I just read a book, Panzer Gunner: From My Native Canada to the German Osfront and Back. In Action with 25th Panzer Regiment, 7th Panzer Division 1944-45. He writes about angling the armor of a Pz IV at oncoming T-34s. As a side note it is a very good book too. So zee Germans have been angling their armor years. .

[@Mech-Badger-Man]

Nice man! One thing that you really need to cover though, it cover! The type that stops shells.

[@TonyDaveYayo]

I lol'd so much at "Vorsprung durch Technik"! :D Mighty Jingles is awesome :D

[@banjoman182]

nice one mate, its taken a while for me to get my head round scouting. This will help loads.

[@The_MightyJingles]

Copying and pasting an earlier answer to the same question here: What's happening in most cases is you ARE penetrating, but what you're penetrating is just spaced armour. The shot's not going through the hull armour on the other side because it doesn't have enough energy left, so - no damage. or Your shot penetrates, hits a module, destroys or damages the module, doesn't have enough energy left to do anything else, so, no obvious damage. Frustrating even when you know what's happening.

[@HelixNorway]

Loved that "black adder" phrase...nice to see other players/men around my age who actually remember that =)

[@Self-replicating_whatnot]

About that camoflage thing - you forgot to mention that light tanks don't get any penalties to camoflage when moving. Frits could run circles behind that bush and it won't make any difference to him standing still.

[@OjiOtaku]

Wonderfully done! I never laughed so hard while seeing info I wished I had known early on.

[@kms5889]

this honestly helped me out sooo much great job explaining the mechanics

[@The_MightyJingles]

What's happening in most cases is you ARE penetrating, but what you're penetrating is just spaced armour. The shot's not going through the hull armour on the other side because it doesn't have enough energy left, so - no damage. or Your shot penetrates, hits a module, destroys or damages the module, doesn't have enough energy left to do anything else, so, no obvious damage. Frustrating even when you know what's happening.

[@TheStargateNerd]

Good video, the World of Tanks community really needs more videos like this. Only thing is that it's a little bit boring to watch as it's all just text, but the humor in it does help with that.

[@adammclaughlin845]

The music at the start of this vid... Haven't heard that for a LONG time. Didn't realise I misses it.

[@LouisAndreBussieresLodding]

Just Sitting here drinking my tea eating waffles wathing my favorite utuber ;)

[@WoTPremium_Shop_WG]

Не дури человече. Посмотри на моем канале как просто купить прем танк

[@Cowinspace]

Brilliant vid. All that was missing was a little note at the end "This presentation brought to you by the Jingles Foundation for the Improvement of Noo*tink**tink**tink* ...GODDAMN IT FRITZ STOP SHOOTING!"

[@Charitza]

Tbh, for me I found there was one basic rule when you start out; don't over extend. After that, the rest comes in time and practice.

[@topbanana.2627]

Dear mighty Jingles, could you please do tips and tricks videos, and show your tactics in maps please, thank you.

[@bbogdanmircea]

The commentary is one of the funniest ever!

[@ThaFunkster100]

Ok, great video, very well made, educational and funny. I only have one gripe, when you were demonstrating the angling the armour with the Tiger, approximately the same amount of shots penetrated before the angling as after, somewhere between 1in 2 to 1 in 3 - this didnt really illustrate the point all that well.

[@fog99uk]

Some good basics there, but having you talking would be better than just the text. The latter section with Fritz and Ivan is a good set-up for some 'know your role' videos.