@@QuickyBabyTV honestly, that is why I mostly watch people play multiplayer games. Games with stories are just too hard for someone to play, listen to the story, AND talk all at the same time. Lots of not understanding the story, because they were busy talking and that just makes me frustrated. It is mostly a "me" problem.
@@MrAgent47. germans had one panzer division in the area, I think it was 21st and it was quite understrength, deemed not fit to serve on the eastern front... so at best 2 battalions of panzers, probably none of them panthers or jagdpanthers - panzer 4s probably or even maybe panzer 3s. Other units were rushed in from outside area, but with constant air attacks and resistance sabotaging railways and bridges it took them too long and allies managed to consolidate beacheads by then.
Tips from a guy who struggled with this mission: 1. Drive to the very left side of the beach in the beginning, the dune in front of you is much higher and gives you great cover. Behind this dune, you can easily outmaneuver the artillery strikes. 2. Shooting the bunkers on the beach initiates the battle ship's fire, you don't have to grind through their hp by yourself (You don't even have to hit their weak spots). 3. Try to play as carefully as possible in the beginning, because you will need all of your hp and respawns for the harder enemies in the end. 4. Use your artillery strikes (the smoke markers) as clever as you can. If possible, mark an area where multiple targets can be destroyed at once. 5. Try to peak as little a possible when you come to the harder enemies at the end. Try to outmaneuver them and drive up to the ridgelines of the hills to get the maximum range for the artillery marker. 6. TIME YOUR ARTILLERY STRIKES! The impact of the strikes takes longer than you might expect, so calculate that in. Place the marker way ahead of your targets, expecially the faster ones. 7. Last but not least: Don't give up. I tried like 5 times and even killed all enemies, but got killed myself in the end, so even though I technically completed the mission, it didn't count because I died myself. If you failed the mission, try again. And again. It becomes easier every time.
I did exactly as you did above before coming to the video and was about to type up my tips - worked a treat for me but I did what QB did and managed to get 3 panthers with one bombardment. I was lucky to get it he was!
Battleship: You're too far away for us to support you! Meanwhile, the captain of the USS Texas: "FLOOD THE TORPEDO BLISTERS AND LIST THE SHIP. WE'LL ELEVATE THE GUNS A FEW DEGREES MORE TO REACH FURTHER INLAND!"
The spitfire is a Canadian. The RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) would have been supplied by Royal British Air Force planes. Also, notice how the pilot says “eh” at the end.
Americans did fly Spitfires early in the war, initially as Volunteers before the US entered the war, and later the USAAF flew Spits before the the P-47 reached Britain in numbers. I doubt any American squadrons still flew Spitfires by D-Day, given that the USAAF was fielding the Mustang by then.
Yes, some Americans wanted to participate in the war early on, before the US got involved. They would sign up with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), travel up to Canada, receive training either in Canada (or England when they arrived), and would be shipped out. However, in order to do this... they had to give up their American citizenship, and were given Canadian citizenship instead. These squadrons of American volunteers were called Eagle Squadrons. One of my friends back when I was a kid was an old P-51 Mustang Ace of the 4th Fighter Group, Lt. Frank Speer. When I was in my early teens, he used to tell me stories of some of his buddies going up to be part of the Eagle Squadrons. Have a lot of his wartime stuff that was given to me, because his own family didn't want it after he passed.
It's true that Americans flew Spitfires on D-Day, but the pilot in this mini-game is actually Canadian, as you can tell from his accent, eh? My dad was also at D-Day but flying Beaufighters with Coastal Command, taking out German naval assets.
There was a Sherman stuck on the waterline and the commander of the USS Saterlee ordered his crew to fire on everything the Sherman was firing at - it was crucial for getting off Omaha
The Eagle Squadrons, RAF 71, RAF 121 and RAF 133, were US pilots who volunteered to fly fir RAF in 1940. 71 squadron was operational in Battle of Britain. Originally had Hurricames then upgraded to Spitfires. When they eventually transferred to USAAF in 1942 they took their Spitfires with them, which is why you can find pics of Spits online with the Star & Bar insignia . They were not involved in Overlord though.
I love that WG did something historical finally. and its pretty cool and fun. Tho I am struggling with the rigorous difficulty cus the friendly AI is so bad it keeps yoloing into a 7 panther crossfire at the end and die before I can kill em all lol.
They did do a historical mode before where it was a bunch of allied low tiers (like t-34 and M4 sherman) vs small amount of high tier german tanks (tiger, ferdi, tiger ii, jpanther i think). Got mixed reviews but was alright.
@@hebrewhammer4086 Its still in the game under stories: when in the overlord mission screen where you select difficulty, on top you can select tutorial stories
The opening with you having to shoot the bunkers to range find for the Frankford is actually historically accurate. According to Owen F. Keeler who was a gunnery officer on the frankford. The ship went as close as possible to the shore. Went broadside and used a tank in the beach that was firing at the bunkers as a way to range find for the ships 5’’ guns.
I watched the longest day movie about D-Day today for the first time since I was a child. It hits different as an adult. I can't imagine what it must have been like to be a part of that. Terrible and frightening I'm sure but maybe proud as well
It's quite a fun and challenging mode but it is annoying that sometimes you'll lose a chunk of xp before you could leave the open field and your own bots are giga lemmings.
MontanaJack says "Good for WG" and thanks to QB for the how to VOD, average players like me need the help. The connection to D-Day is great, do more WG, do more. Cheers!
I was at uni with a guy in the 80's who's middle name was Rodney. His father was pinned down by a bunker on the on D-day beach and they radioed for support, HMS Rodney duly obliged and deleted the bunker for them
During the war, American pilots did indeed volunteer to pilot for Britain, especially before America officially entered the war. So, an American piloting a Spitfire, even during D-Day, is very possible. In fact, one could argue that due to America unofficially helping Britain and other Allies before Pearl Harbor is why Britain eventually lent America the HMS Victorious after America's carrier presence in the Pacific fell to just the USS Saratoga in late 1942, while the USS Enterprise was (once again), undergoing significant repairs. The newest Air Craft Carriers were still under construction and not expected to be helpful until late 1943. Also, fun fact, while the Victorious was serving under the US Navy on loan, she was given the call sign "Robin".
@@xxstephxx1005 I finally cleared it after about 10 tries - key is to keep close to the french heavy tank and hid behind the earth wall near it - pathers will ride to him and stop - then rain fire and pray that they wont move and the heavy will manage to survive long enough....
The US military was familiar with the Spitfire's capabilities before the war, as a production Mark I was shipped to the US in 1939. Before the US entered the war there were American pilots flying Spitfires with the RAF and RCAF. They also flew them on missions and loved them.
Fun fact: on Utah beach they actually landed on the wrong beach and the oldest man that landed with them who was Teddy Roosevelt Jr. instead convinced everyone they landed on a better spot and said “We will start the war from right here.” He then commanded his men while walking with his cane and waving his pistol around like the true badass he was and ended being the first beach to be taken by the allies. Teddy Roosevelt Jr. was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions that day.
Thanks for the great video and playthrough. I loved this PVE mode. i would really like more of this, but there are some serious tweaks required - for example like i mentioned earlier: ally bots should try to keep frontal armour towards enemy and it should be possible to "communicate" via commands like halt, fall back or advance. victory condition should not be connected to the survival of the bots, that you have no control over. I did the same tactics as you did, but in my case the allies died 1 by 1 far before i had a chance to bomard the panthers in at least 5 attempts. The next 2 attempt i won just as easily as you did. AND there should be some small ressources for players who would like to play the pve mission repeatedly. I understand that you shouldt give out lots of battlepass points or bonds for every repeat play, but some small amount of credits and battlepass points is not too much too ask for the players time.
Omaha Beach was sorely lacking in armor support on June 6, 1944 Amphibious tanks These vehicles were never tested in high seas, and those that were launched sank quickly. Tanks that made it to shore were also quickly destroyed.
Had to replay it about 5 times before I completed it. Pretty much all my losses were because the AI tanks decided to drive into the middle of the field and die to the 5 panthers one by one.
Great video, as usual, QB! One correction though. That Spitfire pilot wasn't American, he was a Canadian pilot, as any Canadian could tell from his accent, eh? Canadians did fly mainly British aircraft in the war, including Spitfires and Hurricanes. My dad fought at D-Day, but flew a Beaufighter with Coastal Command. His role was to take out a German naval fleet that was coming south to attack the D-Day convoy, which they accomplished after a few days of running fighting. I'm also enjoying this Overlord Battle Pass. Love to see more of these cleverly done PvE games within WoT, rather than the more fanciful ones that have no historical context. I mean, it ain't Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but still ....
Managed to complete Rigorous just now, with me getting destroyed only once, though I was a one shot kill on my second life, and I only barely managed to keep that life by circle strafing a Panther.
Would be cool to fight on Overlord map, then follow that up with Paris and ending up in Berlin. You know, to replicate historical progression and to change up how we as players interact with the AI.
I think it's fun enough, a distraction from the PvP randomness of randoms. Nice having 2 difficulties too. I ran through on easy to get the gist and then went back in on hard for the challenge and greater rewards. Bring on next week!
There's a different rigorous mode for players and CCs, I can't finish the mission, bots are not dumb, are very accurate, you cannot do that bombardment moving up the hill like you did on the bunker and in the end the Panthers doesn't stay in the same spot like idiots so one can call artillery on them.
I think it would be cool if Wargaming made a long version of this for new players to learn on. Like a longer version of the Stories mode that teaches game mechanics and gives players a chance to learn the game. It could have different stages, the one that is already made, this one, a berlin one and a few others, all slowly getting harder. I feel that would have helped me get better if that had been there for me when I started the game.
I really like this event. This event actually fun to play with if they managed to made more story like this and add more fitures like using a different tanks or something else even compared to pvp event.
It's definitely interesting how we went from dune and ninja turles to now something a lot more real and historic with d-day. I feel like WG is maybe trying to directly compare the two and how the engagement and sales for the improved battle pass etc. compare? Although it isn't exactly a 1:1 comparison since this battle pass is structured quite differently and I doubt we will forever get free premium tanks now. If I had to guess WG might switch the final rewards around and give out bounty equipment for free while premium tanks will come with the paid pass.
Had to do the hard mode 4 times, first i got destroyed by the beach, and the other tries i was too slow and careful that my teammates died. 3rd try the panthers rushed me, they did not stand as they were in your case. It was really hard
This is definitely better than the console version. Generally, it seems like the pc version of WOT is better but as a console gamer we rarely seem to get the same quality of events. Great video.
That intro scene is something. I wish the D-Day Operation in Warships was half as exciting and polished.... The haven't even added dedicated voicelines. Dunkirk Operation a few years back was MUCH better.
And in my grandfather's case, being an American who joined the RCAF & then the Royal Air Force, he transferred on paper in 1943 to USAAF 8th AF but was allowed to fly with his brothers in arms in RAF 180 Sqn flying American-made Mitchells
LOL, American Spitfire pilot. I have heard there were a handful, but after Pearl Harbor almost all had gone to fight in the Pacific, then Europe for the USA
dude you got lucky. the first time I tired the higher difficulty two of the bunkers just lit me up before I could turn to get out of their cone of arch.
One thing in this mode makes me very uncomfortable. When u are at the beach, take a look back at the sea. u can tell some of the warships providing fire support are actually JAPANESE TAKAO class heavy cruisers, by their unique bridge design and turret layout. I mean, in a mode to commemorate history and honor the great sacrifice of ally soldiers, it is better rather putting nothing there than carelessly using some axis warship models. The developer who put them there clearly showed no respect of history. How hard is it to use some correct warship models?
Its pretty good. But at least make it all PVP permanen with more stories about tanks in ww2. There is a lot of story they can made in ww2 story in tanks normandy, kursk, el Alamein, sicily, berlin, Stalingrad ke even asian front like manchuria or saipan. Fixing ai and bug inside the game also
The final push of the enemies feels really cheap. Your allies just yolo into panthers and the arty has so low range from you that you basically cant play smart against them...
He QB console WOT has done what u were worried about here 22:35 U have to get 250 points for all rewards it's like 20 points a match average unless u cap all bases .... it makes u play like 3-5 games a day with the mode being around for only 6 days.
Tanks, a lot, planes, by the hundreds, bunkers, enough, infantry 0 and german artillery loaders: 20 times faster than World of Tanks Artilley, they even added french tanks on the landing thats even got time to clatters clatters over french bread?! historicall accurate? no but its still a fun mode. i tried this mode on hard and i succeeded on the fourth time, when you shoot the enemy will will focus all his attention on you, they forget evrything and litarly and just go to you to kill you like how a jagpanther did by me, you just dont need to do aggresive and use your artillery on enemy troops, QB just succeeded in one go great dude! literally 2 tanks of the 29 launched arrived at Omaha beach, the most tanks sunk. Fun fact: d-day invasion was actually planned on 5 June but because of the bad weather it changed to 6 June
I've only played in hardest mode, 5 try to win but it was frustrating. The first time you take too much dmg because you discover. Second attempt I lost because all my allies died and it wasn't said game over if you are alone. The mode is tilting because : 1) the RNG : mmmh my Churchill's burning against Panthers, I'm so happy... 2) artillery is so hard to use at the end, either no range, missed on moving targets or you take too much hits when you close the distance. 3) allies seems doing nothing to the Panthers and they farm so fast your friends and you. 4) you don't know if allies could spawn again or if it's theit last life. I liked previous PVE modes, some were well balanced but you had players or friends with you it was more fun and less frustrating. The idea of this event is cool but for me it's wasn't well done at all.
The biggest problem with this gamemode is that there is no reward to playing it besides the first victory bonus. I don't have any problems with it besides that, but I could see it getting stale quickly since it's only a one player mode. But doesn't Wargaming want us to actually play this? Like... just give rewards pls, this could have been a cool way to farm the battle pass. Idk, that's just my opinion
![3V3 All Random #346 @w@" [Command&Conquer Generals Zero:hour]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/rIk6rdT0r9c/mqdefault.jpg)
Battleship: we are done helping you, because you are too far away now.
Quickybaby: why is the battleship not helping me.
There's a lot to take in for the first time!
@@QuickyBabyTV honestly, that is why I mostly watch people play multiplayer games. Games with stories are just too hard for someone to play, listen to the story, AND talk all at the same time. Lots of not understanding the story, because they were busy talking and that just makes me frustrated. It is mostly a "me" problem.
@@MelissaQueen-y7wAre you like 60 or something?
Flail tanks move at 2 to 4km per hour.... but here it looked more like 30-35
@@MelissaQueen-y7w This is not game with story.
Kenny McCormick dying in first seconds gotta be the best reference. It doesn't even need the iconic "Oh my God, they've killed Kenny! You bastards!"
Good spot!
Oh, South Park
fun fact, the sherman crab finds mines everywhere apparently, if you make it go off course then you can see that the explosions are on a timer
AI has more tanks at single beach than Germans had in whole Normandy in 1944...
you noticed that humm? lol almost the whole armored assets the germans had in that area were Marder Tds not tanks.
Because Hitler was asleep, and noone dared wake the grumpy drug addict
How many tank in Normandy?
@@MrAgent47. germans had one panzer division in the area, I think it was 21st and it was quite understrength, deemed not fit to serve on the eastern front... so at best 2 battalions of panzers, probably none of them panthers or jagdpanthers - panzer 4s probably or even maybe panzer 3s. Other units were rushed in from outside area, but with constant air attacks and resistance sabotaging railways and bridges it took them too long and allies managed to consolidate beacheads by then.
@@MrAgent47. 15 German ans Italian vs 15 Allied just like WOT
Tips from a guy who struggled with this mission:
1. Drive to the very left side of the beach in the beginning, the dune in front of you is much higher and gives you great cover. Behind this dune, you can easily outmaneuver the artillery strikes.
2. Shooting the bunkers on the beach initiates the battle ship's fire, you don't have to grind through their hp by yourself (You don't even have to hit their weak spots).
3. Try to play as carefully as possible in the beginning, because you will need all of your hp and respawns for the harder enemies in the end.
4. Use your artillery strikes (the smoke markers) as clever as you can. If possible, mark an area where multiple targets can be destroyed at once.
5. Try to peak as little a possible when you come to the harder enemies at the end. Try to outmaneuver them and drive up to the ridgelines of the hills to get the maximum range for the artillery marker.
6. TIME YOUR ARTILLERY STRIKES! The impact of the strikes takes longer than you might expect, so calculate that in. Place the marker way ahead of your targets, expecially the faster ones.
7. Last but not least: Don't give up. I tried like 5 times and even killed all enemies, but got killed myself in the end, so even though I technically completed the mission, it didn't count because I died myself. If you failed the mission, try again. And again. It becomes easier every time.
I didn't have any problems with the first 4/5 of the mission, but the end..... the fucking part at the end...
@@bobotomg9933 i know right the end sucks grass end enemies needs a nerf there is to much tanks
I did exactly as you did above before coming to the video and was about to type up my tips - worked a treat for me but I did what QB did and managed to get 3 panthers with one bombardment. I was lucky to get it he was!
Battleship: You're too far away for us to support you!
Meanwhile, the captain of the USS Texas: "FLOOD THE TORPEDO BLISTERS AND LIST THE SHIP. WE'LL ELEVATE THE GUNS A FEW DEGREES MORE TO REACH FURTHER INLAND!"
Murcia!!!
Gangster lean combined with American naval power 😁
It really is a good little PvE game. It felt like being some kid playing Medal of Honor Allied Assault
Reminds me of fun little game from 2006. called Panzer Elite Action. It was pretty good.
Allied Assault is still awesome
that triple panther kill was awesome!!1
Standard real world military tactic: When pinned down, call arty... Works every time.
Especially against tough nuts to crack like Jagdpanthers or Panthers.
As for the Spitfire pilot he says "ey" a lot, clearly a Canadian so absolutely could be a Spitfire pilot
The spitfire is a Canadian. The RCAF (Royal Canadian Air Force) would have been supplied by Royal British Air Force planes. Also, notice how the pilot says “eh” at the end.
Americans did fly Spitfires early in the war, initially as Volunteers before the US entered the war, and later the USAAF flew Spits before the the P-47 reached Britain in numbers. I doubt any American squadrons still flew Spitfires by D-Day, given that the USAAF was fielding the Mustang by then.
The US Navy flew Spitfires on D-Day for naval gunfire spotting. VCS-7 flew them.
Yes, some Americans wanted to participate in the war early on, before the US got involved. They would sign up with the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), travel up to Canada, receive training either in Canada (or England when they arrived), and would be shipped out. However, in order to do this... they had to give up their American citizenship, and were given Canadian citizenship instead. These squadrons of American volunteers were called Eagle Squadrons. One of my friends back when I was a kid was an old P-51 Mustang Ace of the 4th Fighter Group, Lt. Frank Speer. When I was in my early teens, he used to tell me stories of some of his buddies going up to be part of the Eagle Squadrons. Have a lot of his wartime stuff that was given to me, because his own family didn't want it after he passed.
like mentioned in a reply, for D-day they did in spots. But also in Italy as well.
It's true that Americans flew Spitfires on D-Day, but the pilot in this mini-game is actually Canadian, as you can tell from his accent, eh? My dad was also at D-Day but flying Beaufighters with Coastal Command, taking out German naval assets.
I think the "eh" is a clue.
The fun thing is there was an actual case of an immobilized Sherman helping a DD know where to shoot
There was a Sherman stuck on the waterline and the commander of the USS Saterlee ordered his crew to fire on everything the Sherman was firing at - it was crucial for getting off Omaha
Will have to look into this. I've read lots of WWII history and enjoy it for lack of a better word.
@@calvinlivengood5717 Stephen Ambrose D-Day - it has a chapter on the Navy at Omaha that goes into it in detail.
@@calvinlivengood5717 it is in Stephen Ambrose’s D-Day in the chapter on the navy at Omaha
The Eagle Squadrons, RAF 71, RAF 121 and RAF 133, were US pilots who volunteered to fly fir RAF in 1940. 71 squadron was operational in Battle of Britain. Originally had Hurricames then upgraded to Spitfires. When they eventually transferred to USAAF in 1942 they took their Spitfires with them, which is why you can find pics of Spits online with the Star & Bar insignia . They were not involved in Overlord though.
I love that WG did something historical finally. and its pretty cool and fun. Tho I am struggling with the rigorous difficulty cus the friendly AI is so bad it keeps yoloing into a 7 panther crossfire at the end and die before I can kill em all lol.
They did do a historical mode before where it was a bunch of allied low tiers (like t-34 and M4 sherman) vs small amount of high tier german tanks (tiger, ferdi, tiger ii, jpanther i think). Got mixed reviews but was alright.
@@IdunRedstone Hmm I dont remember that mode. Ive been around since beta test. maybe I missed it
@@hebrewhammer4086 Its still in the game under stories: when in the overlord mission screen where you select difficulty, on top you can select tutorial stories
The opening with you having to shoot the bunkers to range find for the Frankford is actually historically accurate. According to Owen F. Keeler who was a gunnery officer on the frankford. The ship went as close as possible to the shore. Went broadside and used a tank in the beach that was firing at the bunkers as a way to range find for the ships 5’’ guns.
I watched the longest day movie about D-Day today for the first time since I was a child. It hits different as an adult. I can't imagine what it must have been like to be a part of that. Terrible and frightening I'm sure but maybe proud as well
It's quite a fun and challenging mode but it is annoying that sometimes you'll lose a chunk of xp before you could leave the open field and your own bots are giga lemmings.
The first bit is rough if you die. As soon as you spawn in you just get farmed...
Quickybaby over here calling a Destroyer a battleship during the cut scene, he's just like jingles fr fr
MontanaJack says "Good for WG" and thanks to QB for the how to VOD, average players like me need the help. The connection to D-Day is great, do more WG, do more. Cheers!
I was at uni with a guy in the 80's who's middle name was Rodney. His father was pinned down by a bunker on the on D-day beach and they radioed for support, HMS Rodney duly obliged and deleted the bunker for them
During the war, American pilots did indeed volunteer to pilot for Britain, especially before America officially entered the war. So, an American piloting a Spitfire, even during D-Day, is very possible.
In fact, one could argue that due to America unofficially helping Britain and other Allies before Pearl Harbor is why Britain eventually lent America the HMS Victorious after America's carrier presence in the Pacific fell to just the USS Saratoga in late 1942, while the USS Enterprise was (once again), undergoing significant repairs. The newest Air Craft Carriers were still under construction and not expected to be helpful until late 1943.
Also, fun fact, while the Victorious was serving under the US Navy on loan, she was given the call sign "Robin".
Rigorous feels like rng game. Those panthers rip through you, and your allies, and aiming the bombards at them seems impossible.
Yeah I got to the last two tanks and the Panthers ripped through the allies and the mission failed
@@xxstephxx1005 and allies destroyed wasnt even a mission objective....
@@morxas1513 fr why make it so your allies die give them infinite lives
@@xxstephxx1005 I finally cleared it after about 10 tries - key is to keep close to the french heavy tank and hid behind the earth wall near it - pathers will ride to him and stop - then rain fire and pray that they wont move and the heavy will manage to survive long enough....
Place multiple bombards in a row so that the panthers wont be able to escape
Canadians absolutely flew Spitfires on D-Day. The "snowstorm"..."eh" was a (cliché) giveaway.
I haven't played World of Tanks in years. May need to get back into it now, this looks amazing!
The US military was familiar with the Spitfire's capabilities before the war, as a production Mark I was shipped to the US in 1939.
Before the US entered the war there were American pilots flying Spitfires with the RAF and RCAF.
They also flew them on missions and loved them.
Fun fact: on Utah beach they actually landed on the wrong beach and the oldest man that landed with them who was Teddy Roosevelt Jr. instead convinced everyone they landed on a better spot and said “We will start the war from right here.” He then commanded his men while walking with his cane and waving his pistol around like the true badass he was and ended being the first beach to be taken by the allies. Teddy Roosevelt Jr. was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions that day.
Thanks for the great video and playthrough.
I loved this PVE mode.
i would really like more of this, but there are some serious tweaks required - for example like i mentioned earlier: ally bots should try to keep frontal armour towards enemy and it should be possible to "communicate" via commands like halt, fall back or advance.
victory condition should not be connected to the survival of the bots, that you have no control over.
I did the same tactics as you did, but in my case the allies died 1 by 1 far before i had a chance to bomard the panthers in at least 5 attempts.
The next 2 attempt i won just as easily as you did.
AND there should be some small ressources for players who would like to play the pve mission repeatedly. I understand that you shouldt give out lots of battlepass points or bonds for every repeat play, but some small amount of credits and battlepass points is not too much too ask for the players time.
VCS-7 of the US Navy flew Spitfires on D-Day to spot for naval gunfire.
That was defiantley a canadian spitfite pilot, aye
I like it, because after playing a few times, they all tend to move in the same directions. So if you can remember the pattern
Fire directors on the ships did observe where the tanks were firing at - this is true to what actually happened on D-Day.
Omaha Beach was sorely lacking in armor support on June 6, 1944 Amphibious tanks
These vehicles were never tested in high seas, and those that were launched sank quickly. Tanks that made it to shore were also quickly destroyed.
So technically that Sherman crab would’ve never been on Omaha beach.
19:56 That IS how it's done! Wow, that was perfect!
This reminds me of the tank levels of the old CoD games. It is fun, I would love if WG would do more of these
The end section with the panthers is extremely fustrating. Not managed to complete it on rigurous difficulty.
same
Yep same here
Had to replay it about 5 times before I completed it. Pretty much all my losses were because the AI tanks decided to drive into the middle of the field and die to the 5 panthers one by one.
@@cogboy3587are you sure those were bots? Maybe they were usual wot players 😂
Great video, as usual, QB! One correction though. That Spitfire pilot wasn't American, he was a Canadian pilot, as any Canadian could tell from his accent, eh? Canadians did fly mainly British aircraft in the war, including Spitfires and Hurricanes. My dad fought at D-Day, but flew a Beaufighter with Coastal Command. His role was to take out a German naval fleet that was coming south to attack the D-Day convoy, which they accomplished after a few days of running fighting. I'm also enjoying this Overlord Battle Pass. Love to see more of these cleverly done PvE games within WoT, rather than the more fanciful ones that have no historical context. I mean, it ain't Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but still ....
EHHHHHH!
Managed to complete Rigorous just now, with me getting destroyed only once, though I was a one shot kill on my second life, and I only barely managed to keep that life by circle strafing a Panther.
@quickybaby they did have a similar game mode many years ago named, Battle of kursk. Was fun and challenging just like this one
Oh so it releases today, I was looking for it yesterday and I couldn’t find it lol
Would be cool to fight on Overlord map, then follow that up with Paris and ending up in Berlin. You know, to replicate historical progression and to change up how we as players interact with the AI.
I'm always stuck at the 3 panthers in the end
I think it's fun enough, a distraction from the PvP randomness of randoms. Nice having 2 difficulties too. I ran through on easy to get the gist and then went back in on hard for the challenge and greater rewards. Bring on next week!
There's a different rigorous mode for players and CCs, I can't finish the mission, bots are not dumb, are very accurate, you cannot do that bombardment moving up the hill like you did on the bunker and in the end the Panthers doesn't stay in the same spot like idiots so one can call artillery on them.
I wish I was at home so I could play :( I get home from work not long after this event ends .... Thanks for the great video QB
That spitfire pilot is the most Canadian man I have ever heard lol
I think it would be cool if Wargaming made a long version of this for new players to learn on. Like a longer version of the Stories mode that teaches game mechanics and gives players a chance to learn the game. It could have different stages, the one that is already made, this one, a berlin one and a few others, all slowly getting harder. I feel that would have helped me get better if that had been there for me when I started the game.
Looks like a fun different mode. I imagine the next stages will be the continuation of the battle. Moving inland
I wish they had something like this for the turning point in WWII, the battle of Kursk and Stalingrad.
I tried it and its frustrating
Easy
Well don't sweat on it
Just play a regular ones. Rigorous one it's pretty hard if you are not experienced enough
@@andiadmiral8128it's supposed to be a fun mode not something to do with skill level
I really like this event. This event actually fun to play with if they managed to made more story like this and add more fitures like using a different tanks or something else even compared to pvp event.
I would play this every once in a while. If I’m already going to play casually for 15-30 minutes this is not an inconvenience at all.
It's definitely interesting how we went from dune and ninja turles to now something a lot more real and historic with d-day. I feel like WG is maybe trying to directly compare the two and how the engagement and sales for the improved battle pass etc. compare? Although it isn't exactly a 1:1 comparison since this battle pass is structured quite differently and I doubt we will forever get free premium tanks now. If I had to guess WG might switch the final rewards around and give out bounty equipment for free while premium tanks will come with the paid pass.
Had to do the hard mode 4 times, first i got destroyed by the beach, and the other tries i was too slow and careful that my teammates died. 3rd try the panthers rushed me, they did not stand as they were in your case. It was really hard
I guess the next stage will be fighting further inland in countryside & towns. Hopefully reasonably historically accurate locations.
I love story mode base on history.
Canadian pilot. Makes you think how difficult it must have been on the day. No respawn!
Rigorous took me 3 or 4 tries! The bots never grouped together for me like that. You can also lose if all of your allies die at once haha
Paris map has a lot of potential 🔥
This is definitely better than the console version. Generally, it seems like the pc version of WOT is better but as a console gamer we rarely seem to get the same quality of events. Great video.
Thanks for the video. I would have found this difficult to figure out.
That intro scene is something. I wish the D-Day Operation in Warships was half as exciting and polished....
The haven't even added dedicated voicelines. Dunkirk Operation a few years back was MUCH better.
I am not one for mini games usually, but that looked not too bad.
Looks cool! I think they missed an opportunity to make a Sherman DD skin though!
8:44 That churchill blocked me a lot and I died 2 times because of it
There were ~15000 Americans in the RAF. They were transferred to the US forces after we joined the fight.
And in my grandfather's case, being an American who joined the RCAF & then the Royal Air Force, he transferred on paper in 1943 to USAAF 8th AF but was allowed to fly with his brothers in arms in RAF 180 Sqn flying American-made Mitchells
The ships you see in cutscenes are taken from wows :)
Thanks for showing this, saves me bothering to try it. What a tedious mode.
LOL, American Spitfire pilot. I have heard there were a handful, but after Pearl Harbor almost all had gone to fight in the Pacific, then Europe for the USA
It won't make me play wot again but it's a cool vid
I am enjoying this new game mode. It would be nice if you could play it more than once a week.
I liked it and I admit that when the Panthers arrived it was difficult for me 😅
dude you got lucky. the first time I tired the higher difficulty two of the bunkers just lit me up before I could turn to get out of their cone of arch.
Dont forget to do the tutorial stories so you get an extra medal :)
"Dammit! Mines! I hate mines..."
Yeah, I hate Mines too...
When will the add the Sherman Crab as a premium?
Whoever decided to give your allies limited amount of lives clearly intended for this even to be not fun at all
Thanks QB
The Overlord Map should have been like this from the start. Far more realistic and interesting than the boring map we have now.
One thing in this mode makes me very uncomfortable. When u are at the beach, take a look back at the sea. u can tell some of the warships providing fire support are actually JAPANESE TAKAO class heavy cruisers, by their unique bridge design and turret layout. I mean, in a mode to commemorate history and honor the great sacrifice of ally soldiers, it is better rather putting nothing there than carelessly using some axis warship models. The developer who put them there clearly showed no respect of history. How hard is it to use some correct warship models?
Maybe these PVE modes will save Wargamming. I typically like them more than the 15-0 simulator the mm has become.
They definitely did a way better job than console I’m actually jealous
I enjoyed the first unlocks. Good not relying on players to
Its pretty good. But at least make it all PVP permanen with more stories about tanks in ww2. There is a lot of story they can made in ww2 story in tanks normandy, kursk, el Alamein, sicily, berlin, Stalingrad ke even asian front like manchuria or saipan. Fixing ai and bug inside the game also
Hey QB, should I save up my tokens for the cobra or something or should I go ahead and get the Char? Currently at 16 tokens
It was fun. And nice with historic content. Good job WG !
The spitfire pilots are Canadian, not American.
The airstrike or arty range need to be further and also shorter time to hit.
Hard one took me 4 tries, didnt think you had to save that much hp and on third attempt panthers got me
The final push of the enemies feels really cheap. Your allies just yolo into panthers and the arty has so low range from you that you basically cant play smart against them...
He QB console WOT has done what u were worried about here 22:35 U have to get 250 points for all rewards it's like 20 points a match average unless u cap all bases .... it makes u play like 3-5 games a day with the mode being around for only 6 days.
Interesting how the bunkers ignored you while all they do is fire at me
Frankford is glaves class destroyer not a battleship
_"Feels like a snowstorm of flak up here, eh?"_
6:28 - CANADIAN, pal! Not American.
kind of stupid that you must be so close to ennemi to put the smoke.
Dude pc version of this even kicks ass compared to console we just rush and kill game over
I'm pretty sure not a lot of tanks made it to shore on Omaha beach. At least early on they didn't
Tanks, a lot, planes, by the hundreds, bunkers, enough, infantry 0 and german artillery loaders: 20 times faster than World of Tanks Artilley, they even added french tanks on the landing thats even got time to clatters clatters over french bread?! historicall accurate? no but its still a fun mode. i tried this mode on hard and i succeeded on the fourth time, when you shoot the enemy will will focus all his attention on you, they forget evrything and litarly and just go to you to kill you like how a jagpanther did by me, you just dont need to do aggresive and use your artillery on enemy troops, QB just succeeded in one go great dude! literally 2 tanks of the 29 launched arrived at Omaha beach, the most tanks sunk. Fun fact: d-day invasion was actually planned on 5 June but because of the bad weather it changed to 6 June
I've only played in hardest mode, 5 try to win but it was frustrating. The first time you take too much dmg because you discover. Second attempt I lost because all my allies died and it wasn't said game over if you are alone. The mode is tilting because :
1) the RNG : mmmh my Churchill's burning against Panthers, I'm so happy...
2) artillery is so hard to use at the end, either no range, missed on moving targets or you take too much hits when you close the distance.
3) allies seems doing nothing to the Panthers and they farm so fast your friends and you.
4) you don't know if allies could spawn again or if it's theit last life.
I liked previous PVE modes, some were well balanced but you had players or friends with you it was more fun and less frustrating. The idea of this event is cool but for me it's wasn't well done at all.
The biggest problem with this gamemode is that there is no reward to playing it besides the first victory bonus. I don't have any problems with it besides that, but I could see it getting stale quickly since it's only a one player mode. But doesn't Wargaming want us to actually play this? Like... just give rewards pls, this could have been a cool way to farm the battle pass.
Idk, that's just my opinion