World of Tanks - The KV-Fortress

[@chems]

IS-3 turret + KV-4 hull = invincible

[@lukewallace24v]

+Niccoló Pasquale no t30 turret

[@michaeljcaboose1152]

Maus hull E-100 turret 183mm gun = Op as shit WTF is that how do I kill it?

[@mgviral]

+Raiden Carlson 183mm gun sucks, use an ISU-152 gun with the TOG II's gun reload speed :>

[@michaeljcaboose1152]

VereniteGaming Na 183 OP. Especially on a heavily armoured tank. Also 183 has WAY higher DPM than the 152.

[@mgviral]

meh

[@Platinumsniper]

That Comet driver WOW!!! I am definitely getting a KV-4 when it comes out on the Xbox. I have the IS-3 and have been loving it.

[@RaccoonMan416]

I miss "Siewierogorsk" map... That's a pity that they removed it. Same as Komarin, Pearl River, Dragon Ridge, South Coast and Province. Those days are gone...

[@222rdh]

Buy an Xbox and get some of those maps back

[@RaccoonMan416]

222rdh Meh. I did consider it, but not at all. I've got too many vehicles in the PC version and grinding everything from the begining?... Noooo, I don't have that much time.

[@222rdh]

i know how you feel. i had the same issue but with starting a PC account and not having enough time for both.

[@An_Cummanach]

Bartosz Woźniak I understand how you feel with some of these maps but since I'm on Xbox I still get some of them Laughs in Xbox.

[@thehandofdeath2106]

@@RaccoonMan416 Pearl River is back in the game now, it's been 6 years since this video, but it's back... game has changed alot since I last played seriously.

[@Oyamada13]

I have the KV-1, KV-1S, KV-2, KV-3, and KV-5. Once I get the KV-4, I go all the KV series. Yea! :D lol (Need to get the KV-220 tho. :P)

[@RazvanGabor]

you need kv 220

[@BajanKorean]

Don't forget about the KV-13

[@Oyamada13]

BajanKorean Ah, yes. I was debating myself if I should get it. Already have it researched. lol

[@ShadowCaster122]

Oyamada13 KV-13 is a pretty good medium, has the same gun as the tier 6 T34-85 but for a tier 7 medium it is alright as long as you don't mind firing some gold from time to time, it has the same front armour as the IS with 5mm less on the sides and 25mm more at the rear, does have a bit less turret armour but compared to the IS the tank is quite small and it is quite fast, some of the few downsides are that is has pretty bad gun depression of -5 degrees, overall a well rounded tank with no major flaws or anything op about it :)

[@Nikoxion]

The S-51 has KV chassis... just saying ;)

[@Raz0rking]

every time i see a WoT vid i want to play it...until the first match, where one plays against 29 people and not 15

[@AfmanX]

Sooo goddam true.. Happens to me all time aswell -.-

[@angry_strawberry2733]

jingles, I see you finally found the hidden art in driving the KV-4, may the force be with you.

[@noahshutts5655]

I had binge watched you vids and watched them when they came into my recommended box and two weeks later I realized I hadn't subbed to this glorious channel.

[@hallazabassist]

KV-4 was my first tier 8, I love it, and am glad that you've finally put out a video for it. Thank you.

[@AMDERS17]

Yesssss!!! Finally. I've been waiting for this video for ages.

[@ScandinavianLion]

Lol accidentally hit hit my headset hard on the right speeker and it improved the sound :D

[@MrBoggsadornado]

"31 Vehicle Slots" -Jaw drops-

[@jmannetje1]

Not the 39K gold?

[@burger5082]

I joined the stream just as the last game ended and really wanted to see the whole match so Ty for uploading it.

[@lupulul]

Finally! LOVE THE KV-FOURtress!

[@chesmari]

Hahaha, lol

[@LoadingCheckpoint]

I have only recently reached Tier VIII in the game (with an IS-3 and a Pershing, and a T28 close on the way) and the KV-4 was the next on my list. But I am ashamed to admit that I did not know how sidescraping worked. So thanks for explaining and demonstrating the techniques with this tank -- I'll be sure to use that advice in my matches from now on!

[@BobyUdrea]

Why is the video so dark? I can barely see anything.

[@Digital2pulse]

Iulian Udrea stop wearing your stormtrooper helmet

[@chrisramsey7704]

I just wanted to thank you for the best description of side scraping. I just got my ace tanker badge in my panther following your explanation. I always thought it was a weak armored tank until you told me I was just doing it wrong! :)

[@LaatiMafia]

Jingles.. The turret first, as the stock one is awful :).

[@CrazyRider751]

Agree, if they can hit the lil coupola on the stock turret they will and that enables some T7 tanks to simply bypass your armour, not always but it happens, also getting flanked by lower tiers, if you don't turn the stock turret around in time that 130mm won't always stop those shots 150mm is a lot better. Oh and with the research I prefered to get 107mm 1st, tracks next, turret 3rd and engine last. It's slow anyway and I'm fine with it being a little bit slower for a while till I fully max out everything I need to stop the enemy fire.

[@Oyamada13]

I think in Jingles' ideology, having the upgraded 107mm makes you a bit more useful than the 122mm that can barely pen half of T9 and most of T10 tanks. Having the best gun of the tank will help the team more than being a survivor but still can't pen anything. In general MMO rule of thumb, offensive upgrades/skills first before defensive upgrades/skills. In a team-based game, the team expect you to deal as much damage as you can before you die. :)

[@LaatiMafia]

The 122mm can pen quite a lot, even without gold ammo.

[@Oyamada13]

No. only about half in T9 and almost none in T10. The top 122mm for the KV-4 is the same gun as the KV-3. The effective penetration is 175mm (218mm for gold). Not good enough in T10 match (and KV-3 is T7 so they never saw T10 match too). The top 107mm have more pen than the top 122mm. This is why it is best to get the 107mm to make yourself useful than just side-scaping and doing no damage at T9 and T10. Good luck fighting T10 tank though. They are tough nut to crack with a 107mm anyway (but the gold will help you that have 289mm pen), depending how good the opponent is and how knowledgeable you are with weakpoints. lol

[@CrazyRider751]

Oyamada13 Your point ? I said 107mm first. So I don't know why are you writing so much about getting it first since I already said it's a good idea to get it 1st.

[@BeeWaifu]

Thank you for finally reviewing this cursed tank. I love it.

[@momopirou]

it wouldnt go that well with the frontal turret hits if enemies were using more APCR, and it happens...

[@Saber721]

That game you had with Ik and Quicky was epic. I was ROFL'ing when IK went over that hill and got stuck.

[@HammaneggsAirborne]

Wait..... you don't use the superheavy spall liner? That is 50% less damage from HE variants! That gives you the definition of invincible!

[@RazgrisGa]

only if the HE round hits your armor

[@Paciat]

***** Jingles complained about the 30-40mm thick top armor that can be easily penned by arti.

[@jukahri]

Paciat If arty hits your roof, it will pen. The spall liner only works against non-penetrating hit from HE.

[@roondarmurnig338]

I think he should use a toolbox; even faster track repair.

[@jukahri]

large repkit improves the repair speed but doesn't provide protection

[@LORENSSIOK]

I remember before premium ammo for credits, I had a game in this thing where I was able to hold alone against an e100, a maus and some tier 9 tanks the entire battle! Great tank!

[@josefstalin9678]

kv4 stronk russian tenk, i approve this mezzage

[@lukefowler9931]

Fuck off Impersonator, Get to the Gulag

[@ancapistani1930]

Joseph Stalin fight GO!!!!

[@YouOnlyIiveTwice]

I think the best part about the last replay was watching QB QQ'ing on the stream for the guy shooting APCR at him. He does it all the time but god forbid someone does it to him. He's such a sensitive baby sometimes.

[@hiqqo]

Why were you awake for 36 hours?

[@TheSatisfactoryMeatstick]

He's a Buddha.

[@TheSierraMadre_]

Fellow Nazi, how are you Kaptain Fürrbäl?

[@hiqqo]

Liam Lightfoot Ahh, mr Doge. We meets onze again, I zee. For you, fellow false nazi, zhe war, is over.

[@hiqqo]

Liam Lightfoot Oh nein you didn't!

[@TheSierraMadre_]

Oh, Ja! Ich will toten ze kittens! Güards, Take this imposter away, and dispose of him!

[@mrsneakyburt]

I've been waiting for this all day, keep the good work up Jingles!

[@jackofthecoke]

What's the elevator music at 27:54 called?

[@grahamhorn9602]

The Kv is one of my favorite tanks because it has a great damage modifier and it is a monster of its size.

[@wdujsub7902]

its ST-1 god damn it! on the russian server IS is called ИС and because on the russian server it is called CT-I there is no way it is called ST-I because it would have to be on ru servers CT-И.

[@quantumlolliepop5472]

Reasons why I don't agree with you. One: Russian is a different language. Don't use their language to correct ours. Two: It's immaturely funny to call it the STI... hehe. Three: I'M FAT! LEAVE ME ALONE! Four: THIS PIE IS *scoff, munch munch* SO AMAZING! Five: *looks at you* WHAT DO YOU WANT?? *munch munch*

[@wdujsub7902]

QuantumLolliepop lol :D I actually know to speak russian so i know a bit about it

[@quantumlolliepop5472]

wdujsu b I'm sure you do know a bit about it. But I'm saying that it's a different language, meaning that it's not necessarily correct. That would be like saying this... "I have a black cat." should actually be said, "I have a cat black." because in Spanish, you say, "Tengo el gato negro" gato being cat and negro being black. This is spanish; this does not apply to Enlish. It would be wrong. *munch?*

[@wdujsub7902]

QuantumLolliepop munch!

[@quantumlolliepop5472]

YAY! MUNCHIES!

[@AngryNerd]

Thanks Jingles, very informative, I am still learning and these videos help a lot.

[@xxlemon_nomelxx7907]

27:52 Scared the frick out of me JINGLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@deadpan237]

jingles a couple things you are forgetting about the second turret is that it increases your overall HP, lowers the pathetic reload time on that top gun, and also with the super heavy spall taken into effect, it increases the turret armor vs HE by quite a significant margin, which people (including many arty players) WILL spam at you. the shape of the tumor turret also can become a shot trap for low arc trajectory artillery, making it harder for them to hit the flat top of your turret and actually aiding you by absorbing the shell. it's true that it will depend a lot on playstyle and equipment loadout but i think getting the second turret before the engine upgrade (or even tracks if you don't mind mounting enhanced suspension) can be a good decision down the grind road, imo.

[@BreadManMike]

Put the t32 upgraded turret on the KV4 with the BL10 from the isu 152 = best tank from hell in the game.

[@toshirohitsugaya1064]

With the speed of the t49

[@BreadManMike]

Toshiro Hitsugaya And the weight of a maus.

[@martinaustin6230]

And an autoloader

[@ValentineC137]

+martin austin with 10 shells in each mag

[@Healthwise.]

+Valentine 1.1aim time 0.01 accuracy 5 second reload time 420mm pen 750 mm dmg 150mm :)

[@jessew5152]

I had a great time in this tank. I went ahead and fully upgraded it- worth every exp point. It's a beast of a tank that seems to be underestimated. If played well it can carry a team to victory. It's great for putting pressure on the enemy and absorbing fire, and the 107 can belt out some pretty decent damage.

[@sebastianjrgensen6499]

Jingles that 50 120 was using the 100mm with 232 pen..

[@The_MightyJingles]

Maybe. I was definitely using the KV-4 with 180mm of armour, though.

[@sebastianjrgensen6499]

Just wanted to point it out as your subs might think "oh very very stronk can go against 50 120" and then they come against one with the 120mm that can pen your turret all day and they get disappointed. :)

[@RazvanGabor]

BohemianEagle Jingles I love your videos I watch them all because you are the best player!!!

[@marianmarkovic5881]

Gooby Pls no no, they come out crying gold ammo noob

[@ensteffo]

Gooby Pls I also want to point out that stronk is not a word.

[@sharingannokakashi1808]

thanks for the awesome review i`m about to buy a kv-fortress and you are helping me a lot !

[@Valivali94]

I hate this tank- i sold it very soon after getting it- sidescraping works but you get a rain of gold all the time and many people know know that the turret is quite weak. Its funny to troll T6s but i almost never saw them anyway ^^ And don´t even get me started about open maps....

[@hunterman13100]

Stop scrubing

[@Valivali94]

hunterman13100 Sry i have no idea what that means :P

[@DKC196]

Yeah, gold can ruin tanks that rely on armor. But nothing is more satisfying when they do fire gold at you and it just doesn't penetrate the KV4. Then they throw a tantrum and call you a hacker in chat. Even more satisfying when it's a tier 10 td firing gold, watching the shots bounce or your tracks absorb it :)

[@zabarkooo]

Valivali94 I also hate that tank, its very slow and easy to penetrate because 80% of the games are vs 10th tiers in an open map. It doesnt deal a lot of damage and if you dont have support (that happens most of the time) enemies surround and kill you... all I do with my kv-4 is lose money :(

[@obinator9065]

Valivali94 Yeah this tank is so fucking up, it's disgusting.

[@samjohnson466]

Good job Jingles. The last game was well played, Bravo!

[@theactualslapmaster2466]

Just a 2019 comment passing by

[@Aerrie2]

I am a heavy tank driver, but KV 4 was a massive letdown (same as Tiger 2, as everyone and their mother can go through its turret), 100 tons of armor rendered useless by getting penetrated over and over into the mini-turret or the huge lower plate by equivalent and higher tiers. If you side-scrape, the mini-turret is so wide, that wiggling the turret and tank slightly does not make the enemy miss it. Even though my win rate in it is 56% at 800 avg experience, I was not enjoying the armour and so I sold it after getting the ST-I. While I was playing the KV4, one of my friends came over and asked about it, I said: "This is the famous KV Fortress, it is almost impenetrable." He asked: "So where can it be penetrated?" I gave it a thought, and to my surprise, started naming: "Mini-turret at the top, lower frontal plate, MG port, driver viewport, and, of course, sides and rear". He replied: "Well, that is basically everywhere, no?". It eventually struck me that he was not too wrong. I am having now a good time with E75 and ST-I. Btw, Jingles, the name is ST-EYE, not ST-ONE :)

[@ronaldderooij1774]

Russian bias.

[@asstolfo9106]

nope rng

[@ronaldderooij1774]

Me Noob RNG biased towards Russian tanks...

[@AndroidIdentity]

Oh please. If you wanna talk about Russian bias, go play an air mission on War Thunder. Have fun with the Yaks and LaGGs.

[@bootsmanaa]

Noah Parker lol another game means nothing. Btw i like the lagg`s in wt no problem with them

[@AndroidIdentity]

I meant going AGAINST them.

[@johnpatrickgonzales2065]

finally after so long, a KV-4 review. :D

[@blueclownman312]

I would highly recommend using a super heavy spall liner with the kv-4. I know that vents, rammer, and laying drive is very important to most Russian tanks, especially a kv'4, but for a tank the relies on armor more than anything and spends A LOT of time tracked and immobilized for arty to shoot at, a super heavy spall liner is definitely worth the sacrifice of the laying drive in my opinion. I know that some people may not agreed and, there are plenty of counter arguments that i even agree with but, for this tank spall liner is almost a must.

[@moldysquirrel7135]

The second turret also gives you a HP buff, more ammo and afaik a RoF buff, so I unlocked that before the engine. I think it's debatable what to get first, boy was that thing slow ;)

[@Obi-Two_Kenobi]

kv-4-line was the first one I played and the kv-4 is still the tank I got the best stats in. got to love it

[@FastestClassic]

One thing worth noting about the KV-4's turrets: The stock turret has another miniturret on the top. Unlike the upgraded turret, however, this miniturret is a weakspot (compared to the rest of the armor). I found going for the top turret before the engine worked better, but maybe that was just me.

[@Mikosah]

Keep in mind that the upgraded turret does come with a rate of fire buff. Not to mention the stock turret's topside weakspot is easier to penetrate. The upgrade is worth it.

[@Straswa]

Great video, Jingles! Currently on this tank, very helpful. Thanks for the upload!

[@Rhonion]

ahh.. the KV-Fourtress, i still fondly recall that moment where an IS got to my side while i was busy with tanks in front of me, two shots with AP which bounced, then he swapped to APCR and still bounced with his 122mm.. that guy must have had an awful day but boy was i cackling in glee

[@casanovafrankenstein33andz78]

I like that phrase that you used Jingles "screw that noise". Yes, I really like that, I am going to try and work it into my own phrase set. A little bit of trivia if I do say so myself, but I thought that it was worth a mention. I enjoyed the video too. Peace

[@JGZulu]

At 37:00, I love how Jingles spares the statue of Lenin even though he comes so close to running it over. Senator McCarthy would like to know why you did that Jingles...

[@Johnnymac66]

Sir Jingles - just a humble suggestion: Remind players that using the first turret ALSO means having a lower available HP healthpool (I believe that all tanks with 2nd turrets have 2 HP pools - and that means that the KV-4 is weaker with the 1st turret in terms of number of penetrating shots it can take).

[@nirav7693]

Thank god you uploaded this. I'm about to buy my kv4

[@Devilyaki]

Thanks for a better explanation of side scrapping, only been playing for about a month now and trying to pick up what I can to make my game play better. I don't think I am terrible, already got ace tanker and rewards and such but there is a lot to pick up to make game play that much better.

[@dobiem1]

Goddamit!!! Jingle OP!!!!! :P Well, it's about time there was a review of this monster. I dont have one, but I keep meeting these dang things in the game. Interesting to see just how much armour this has and the guns it gets to use.

[@darrentoes]

Got the KV-4, loved the KV-4 and coming from the German heavy line I knew all about angling and sidescraping. Jumped into an IS-3 in an attempt to unlock the BL-9 for the ST-I I would end up unlocking and really had problems. Every angle just seemed to present a flat surface to the enemy, and facing them head on seemed wrong, and dirty.

[@Benser33]

Don't forget that the stock turrets cupola is an actual weakpoint at 130mm thick, unlike the upgraded turrets. As well as 50 HP, and reducing the reload time of the Zis-24 by 0.3s. Personally I would research it before the engine.

[@Zeknif1]

Some time after this video was put up, I got my KV-4... I really love the armor on it, I even managed to get a Steel Wall and Cool-Headed taking shots from a Panther II, T34 and an IS-7 during one match.

[@kevinminaldo5402]

What a great video, pure entertainment through the whole thing!

[@JamesDinac3]

Just wanted to wach my favorite TV show, damn you Jingles !

[@TheBanditBren]

I would suggest putting more value into the turret and tracks. Tracks make the maneuverability MUCH better to deal with, the upgraded turret also reduces the reload of the top gun, etc. Don't skip any parts to this tank on the grind to the ST-I

[@johnbraun1719]

Couple of things, wait until you get the ST-l. It is a beast with the upgraded turret and gun. You may never look back to the kv-4. Secondly it is a ST-1. They don't call the tigers: Tiger i and Tiger double i.

[@ZGuy0fSci]

3 things wrong: A) Commander should have Jack of all trades skill, B) Run Oil. C) Equip a Spall Linear. If you have to chose between a Rammer or Spall, go Spall & vStab with Vents & BiA. Its more important as an ace Kv4 driver to have mobility and accuracy when you go to shoot than RoF to deny shots at flattened armor. *after you get Smooth Ride up, you no longer need vStabs on Kv4 tanks.

[@francisdrake6320]

Question for you Jingles. Do you only run your KV-4 with the top turret? I have swapped back between the two several times and found the stock turret is penetrated much less often, for my games anyways. Looking over the stats and how each affects the tank, the upgraded turret is heavier which poorly affects the pwr/wight ratio. It seems to only provide an additional 50hp or so to your max HP, which at those higher tiers doesn't really seem to matter when you face guns that easily shell out hundreds of damage. It seems to me, the upgraded turret makes for an easier target for enemy tanks as well. Just curious to your opinion on the pros an cons of each turret. And, thanks for the awesome videos btw.

[@LegionOfEclaires]

I've seen these puppies in battle on whatever team but never actually seen them play. My goodness do they seem fun!

[@wtfronsson]

If there is a bit of distance you can totally tank tier 10's for a good long while, while the rest of your team are free to do their business. And your gun is accurate and powerful enough to penetrate any tank in the game, even from some range. Wonderful tank, maybe not for getting the best dmg score, but for winning games? Hell yes.

[@Chriseh]

Jingles, If you think about the Comet, He probably should have gone aroudn the back like you said of the KV-4, But it definantly looked like he was the one tracking the KV-4 there hoping the teammates would be able to finish him off.

[@Greensiteofhell]

I never forgets the first time I ran in to this.. dreadnought thing, monster fortress of a beast!! - KV-4 is one of the reasons that WoT is so colorful.

[@15DEAN1995]

i love how the kv-4 can be angled a surprising amount thanks to the 150mm of side armour which is only 35mm less than the maus side armour and i think it has the same side armour (without the spaced armour) as the is-7. the tiger 2 is also great and can be troll and i do prefer the gun on it as well as the better gun depression. the gun depression on the kv-4 is terrible by tier 8 standards and because its slow as hell that makes it difficult to work with the gun depression.

[@RedRocky54]

Sadly however the turret cheeks of the Tiger 2 can be penetrated at range, head-on, with a gun that only has 160mm of penetration. And then there is the commander's tumor on the top, and the paper lower glacis that anything can seem to pen no matter how much I angle it. It can't really side-scrape consistently thanks to it's weak 80mm of side armor outclassed by tier 6 heavies like the T-150. And then since most tier 7s and tier 8s have around 200 pen or more the 185mm of armor on the front of the turret is relatively useless. Furthermore most tier 9s can easily penetrate the upper glacis unless you angle it a fair amount, so it's armor working really just depends on luck or lack of skill.

[@15DEAN1995]

RedRocky54 you need to be extremely careful side scraping the tiger 2 but the gun is devastating when it is allowed to unload on a target. with my set up it had an 8.77 second reload. also where ever you can you should hide the lower glaicais which you cant always do but when you can it can be a real bitch to pen for example there are some great positions for this on himmelsdorf. also the turret is actually really strong i tend too not take shots at the turret of the tiger 2 because if you hit the mantlet the spaced armour will absorb the shot (except in rare cases like i once had an isu-152 put a shot straight through that at point blank range killing my gunner and the gun itself. i will say something though take advantage of the fantastic gun and use it in long range engagements where possible to maximize the chances of bouncing shells.

[@TheJayjam]

You need to be aware of the fact that most german tanks are rather classified as support tanks rather than brawlers. What I am trying to say is unless you stay a safe distance from the enemy, you are doing it wrong. Now Im not saying you should camp or whatever, but you have superior view range, accuracy and Piercing ability, don't put that to waste by facehugging. You must let the other do the dirty work most of the time sadly, yes if you sidescrape you can and will bounce a shitload of shells but out in the open you are toast to to the conveniently placed phosforus storage behind the lower plate.

[@ginger0071000]

the lower half of the side of the kv4 is only 140. it's not 150 all over

[@15DEAN1995]

but the tracks cover it so its harder to pen

[@Average_GDI_Disk_Thrower]

When you are showing the armour of a tank and you are explaining how you should angle its armour, do also tell on which side the said "cover" is, because it's rather confusing until you point the turret somewhere.

[@Snipper08]

It would be great to see another Bert replay or compilation before it gets nerfed. Also, always love your videos, great work!

[@Saber-sz2ko]

You reviewed it at the exact moment I was grinding it, thnx a lot Jingles :D

[@creepercrewjakethefake4117]

2nd t8 Russian KV this week, can't wait to watch it! To be fair, that SU-152 started to fire a few HE shells, I think one did damage bringing him to 65HP, the other 2 or 3 HE just did no damage oh wait, I edited to soon, Jingles did say basically exactly what I did :D

[@lordfrostdraken]

HEY JINGLES IF YOUR COMMENT UPDATES ARE ON AND YOU READ THIS, PLZ DO ANOTHER KV4 REVIEW/STATISTICS VIDEO, That would be awesome, its my favorite tank in world of tanks, found this old video while i was back watching all your classics.

[@asArsenic]

Triple KV-4 platoons are quite a wonderful thing. Especially if your pubs clue in to let us take the hits. Otherwise the KV-4 platoons very well with glass cannons, giving them a large hunk of mobile cover to hide behind.

[@jabbadahut83]

Don't forget jingles the turret also adds HP and better reload times so i think it's a bit more important that you say :)

[@jabbadahut83]

And the stock turret has a really weak blob on the top unlike the upgraded one!

[@RagdollRalph]

"Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." That Comet driver really needs to go to the dentist :D

[@Ddeamorin]

Kv4 107 sound AMAZING with gnomefathers mod that doom bell sound is incredible

[@rshayne123]

The funniest thing was the Super Pershing running out of gold ammo. Here in North America a Super Pershing runs out of gold ammo that means he is out of all ammo. Does the European server not have the same problem we have in North America concerning gold spamming?

[@motopanda3741]

one of my favorite things to do in the vk30.01d is to side scrap against teir7 heavys and just watch them bounce all day you do it to some extent on the 30.02 but the armor values are the same and your fighting tier 8s witch can over match the angle of the armor

[@kijuaxel3791]

Jingles, is there any way you can show what to do when your opponent is loading HEAT ammo? Angling and sidescraping is great, as is the raw thickness of armor and making sure it's angled properly. But HEAT ammo seems to just go right through it anyways because the game still views it as a flat piece of armor.

[@MrSpeednz]

Hi, I'm a new KV5 driver & just wanted to say thanks for a really informative video! There are enough similarities between the two for me to take away a lot!! Cheers :-)

[@cickeith9579]

You want to reverse side scrape in that.

[@widumboise5098]

I decided to rebut my KV3 and grind the KV4 because it's only 50K. Xp. I had already grinded the IS heavy line. So I easily and quickly got the XP for it, but when I bought it, I realized why it was so cheap. Oh the upgrade tree, the upgrade tree. Of course I had all the guns except the final 107mm. I first upgraded the tracks, then the turret because of the stock turret has a soft weak spot on top, unlike the upgraded one. So now I have to get the final engine and gun. I rarely make a profit on it right now, because of the 122mm guns 175 pen and the shells are expensive and you aren't guaranteed a penetration, so I carry 4 APCR, even then I can't pen an enemy KV 4s lower plate easily. When it works, it's great though.

[@CallioNyx]

I guess it is worth adding that the stock turret is nearly 10 tons lighter. Not sure how much that matters in speed, though, that tank is not going to be fast regardless.

[@MrOkjak]

what are the odds that i research the kv-4 finally the day after this is uploaded.

[@Fenderalac]

Which XVM version is that, expecially the way damage flies off when you shoot someone, id like to know.

[@lazarus0420]

their are very few instances where i will load premium ammo, KV4 doesn't normal require me to do so, not to mention i carry very little gold ammo on most of my tanks

[@zancospancos]

thanks for the info prof. jingles

[@ichwersunst]

Sitting on a hill in styria(arni home country) with a shitty connection but still watching jingles (with a forced smoke brake due to preloading issues every 15min^^)but...ey,still drinking lovely redwine and enjoying se mighty jingles even more....wine and jingles...why havent you thaugt of the that jingles?Every subscribtion with a free bottle and the masses would be yours to conquer^^

[@kei5985]

The KV’s all have one weakness at the front, it’s the part that is flat behind the sloped amour plate

[@i1am2very3osum4]

How does Jingles see in the bottom left what ammo types the enemies are using? Is it a crew skill? An XVM thing? A replay thing?

[@StirbMensch]

Oh, Jingles. I can't wait for you to have nerdgasms when you'll get your hands on a fully equipped & pimped ST-I. Really expecting that review to be awesome. Hell, who needs an IS-4 when the ST-I is so much better?! Meanwhile, enjoy your Steel Wall sponge aka KV-4! Make sure you get at least 15k potential damage received in a game before selling it, just because the feeling of the enemy wasting so many shots on the KV-4 side armor is GLORIOUS (yes, even Jagd E-100 will have a very hard time penning a sidescraping KV-4)

[@dalmacietis]

And this is why I'm using the howitzer on my ISU-152 while farming for the BL-10, and not any of the 175mm pen. guns.

[@Kikox4]

The KV-4 and really any other heavy armored tank would be so much more fun and worth driving with if premium shells weren't in the game. Nevertheless I've had my share of fun with both the KV-3/4, ST-I and the IS-4. The IS-4 is also really fun to sidescrape with.

[@nikolatrogrlic2210]

Hi Jingles I have a question. I have kv-1 and tiger 1 but I dont know what shoul I get kv1s or t-150?

[@FLUX.2226]

40:39 most of the tier 9 medium tanks have about 210 to 220 mm pen, there are only 2 mediums (leo A and centurion) that have more than 250 mm pen :]

[@shadowtiger6956]

Quick question for you Mr Jingles.... How do you know when to change ammo from AP to HE?

[@Cobra6Gaming]

KV-4 is an awesome heavy tank, like it a lot myself. The only disadvantage is of course Wargaming's tendency to give a tank great armour and then give it a weakspot the size of a PzII somewhere. In the KV4's case that ugly mini-turret on the top so everyone shoots that and completely circumvents the actual armour. - Looking forward to the ST-I, that one has a much smaller weakspot.

[@XSpamDragonX]

I have the KV-3 and I am currently researching the KV-4. I absolutely loved the T-150, I still play it daily, and find the KV-3 to be pretty fun as well, but the engines on the KV-3 are really frustrating. The first engine upgrade for the KV-3 costs 11k experience, and provides no increase in horsepower or reduction in fire chance. This seems ridiculous, and the only advantage I have heard of over the stock engine, is that the upgraded engine is slightly harder to damage. Does anyone else think that this engine is only there to slow down your progression of making the the tank elite? Does it have some kind of very important historical significance? (I doubt it)

[@JohnVicres]

Jingles I disagree that tanks cannot be killed by willpower.On Warthunder, I was destroyed by a KV-1 (while in an angled Tiger I) because the shell hit my barrel, bounced 90 degrees onto my gunner's optics and proceeded to penetrate and detonate into shrapnel at the exact spot where it killed all of my crew. No, I still don't believe it.