The T-34-1 has -5. This is equal to most russian tanks. Thus it is lackluster, not exactly bad. The turret is strong. It is relatively mobile. It has one of the better guns alpha and pen wise at tier seven. It is sexy looking. That's all the reasons I liked it.
Truth, except the gun depression is truly terrible. Saying it's the same as an IS-3 doesn't make it better, the IS-3 is a great tank but 5 degrees of gun depression is bad no matter how you slice it. Not as bad as, say, the su-101 (which is a vomit inducing 2.8) but still crap. Imo 7 degrees is where we start getting into the range of "effective" in normal situations. This still looks like a fun tank though, gun depression isn't everything.
Also, there is one thing that you don't see on "paper". When T-34-1 ammo racks, it explodes entirely! So don't be surprised when being one-shot-killed.
I loved the T-34-1 and T-34-2. Fantastic little tanks that can move, take a hit, and punch back. I had a great time with them, will probably buy them back when I have the room.
The same vantage point of the Komarin map @14:45, was pointed out weeks ago by Dezgamez, using E-50; both segments are well displayed showing to the subscribers the positive reason for this position along D-8 on the map. I have this tank, and the armor of the turret is one huge option as described. Ive found nice little depressions on many maps and all they do is bounce the shot on the armor as described, or you just roll back and let them kill the dirt in front of you as you reload and beat them at their reaction time on peak a'boo. There are some good points on these tanks, when used right, but yea, at times, you have to get close...sniping is a miracle with that accuracy rate.
When i have to go afk when i am in battle, i tell my team.. yesterday eve: i start up a battle, counting down, got called by my son's football trainer. Uhm Sir, your son broke his leg... well Fuck.. sorry team i have an emergency
Glad you're enjoying the T-34-1 as much as I did Jingles :)...unfortunately the T-34-2 is pretty disappointing, but the WZ-120 at tier 9 brings some respect back to that line, and the 121 is quite fun as well. Enjoy the grind and keep being awesome!
jingles have you seen the xbox version of wot? the overall game looks the same but the gun sounds and engine sounds are so much better than what we got on pc and theres different explosion affects and general particle effect in the game i dont think you have an xbox but if you do then give it a try and let me know how it is please
Console lol. Jingles and the majority of us run a bunch of mods (including a gun sound and engine mod), which you cannot use on console, also, we prefer superior graphics - and as annoying as the PC community can be, I'm sure the console community is infinitely worse.
there is no text chat and not many people use voice comms so to be honest you wont really hear from them as much as the pc players also cut the pc master race patronizing shit pronto im primarily pc too but i saw some gameplay and its undeniable that even with the gun and engine sounds mod (which i use too and they still sound like empty cans having sex) the sounds ingame are way better see for yourself dude the graghics are all but the same until you come to the particle effects which have been completely redone and look way better than pc
ExquisiteChunk Yeah, Gun and Engine sounds are nice on it, but the graphics and lack of comms really sucks in my opinion. BUT, the Xbox version is still in Beta, so I'm sure a lot will change. I still personally prefer the PC, for a number of reasons, but that's just my opinion I guess.
jingles you forgot to mention something very important, the top gun on this tank is the stock gun on the IS-2 so that can lessen the grind considerably. also the stock radio on this tank is the top radio on the IS-2. so it pays to advance up the whole chinese line
20:22 The perfect series of events. ISU-152 right on queue and "And I think it's fairly safe to say that that IS-3 really didn't like them apples." Perfect. Did laugh.
I am very glad you did this video. this is one of my favorite 10 tanks in the game. Great fun to drive, especially with a full experienced (and then some) crew.
You forgot one great strength of the T-34-1, its great in "facehugging from the side". Especially in higher tier games. The tank is so small they cant really aim at you, just ride next to the enemy tank and move back and forward, its almost always win-win. Same story with the T-34-2.
Oh come on, who HASN'T TK'd somebody out of rage? Jingles is ONLY human like the rest of us after all ! Great review Jingles, I am currently grinding towards that tank and now look forward to it indeed.
Going for the IS-2 first is a great idea, it automatically unlocks the 100mm on the T-34-1. Buying enhanced suspension, free-exping the turret and having the 100mm from the start made me love this tank. I didn't have plans to keep it, but I will probably do.
I got this tank last night during the x2 every win event, had some really good games too. Managed to harass, probe, and knock out a T-34-3 from a hull down position whilst defending our arty. But...If only it had better gun depression it'd be a better tank. However, I still love it, it's a lot of fun to drive.
some time ago I had chart graphs for every single vehicle in the game, based on the 2 years server statistics- comparing tanks winrate to the avg player winrate- so you could for example see that players who had 50% avg winrate have let`s say avg. 55% winrate on a specified vehicle, This tank looked amazing on that chart- players had really higher winrate on that thing than their avg. winrate.
Actually I have some internet issues and from time to time, WoT game just disconnect from the server. So, perhaps, this guy has the same issues, thats why i dont tk afk teammates. Great battles anyway!
I agree, this tank was a major step up from the Types before it, especially with the 100mm. Despite the poor gun depression ths is perfect for peek-a-boom tactics and surprising people with the 100mm ;) Got the T-34-2 recently and I have the say the 100mm just doesn't cut it anymore. Still grinding the last gun for it
Jingle, if you're going up the line of medium, I would suggest reaching up the the 113. If you unlock that tank you will unlock the 122mm on the Wz-120 tank since it the same gun plus don't have to spent to unlock the 100 mm 62-100T and another 59k to get the top gun. The way I went is to go up the heavy line (on the 110 now) and up the light line. Plan to go back to the...ugh...type 58 to unlock the t-34-1 to get some crew training OR I just get the T-34-3.
I FINALLY finished that miserable ass Type 58 grind this weekend. It's not a bad tank, per se, but if you're trying to complete the entire Chinese tech tree, it means basically having to grind about 150K xp between the modules, unlocking the IS-2, and then the T-34-1. All that, in a tier 6 medium with no armor, no gun depression, and a whopping 150 damage per shot... ASSUMING you can hit and actually pen anything. Very painful grind, indeed. All that said, happily agreed, Jingles... the 34-1 is AWESOME. Night and day difference from the 58, and YAY! No more tree splitting :)
playing alot in the type 58, and going to the T-34-1, I first unlocked the IS-2, simply cause the IS-2's stock gun is the T-34-1's top gun, that way i dont have to grind towards it, thanks for the review, now i know how to troll heavies when i get this tank, XD
I'm glad to see a Chinese tank review! I hope this leads to more. = P The Tier 9 heavy is pretty beast btw, and the WZ-121 has guns better than many tier 10 heavies. = 3
13:07 for a second there, he said he hated this map enough that when he said "favorite position" and dived in the water, I thought he was drowning himself...
It seems this tank plays a lot like the old T-43 when it had its 100mm, but without the problems the T-43 had (mainly no turret armor, and mediocre maneuverability)...Gonna have to look into this.
I like this tank's low profile, it allows you to use terrain that other tanks can't, so more hull down spots that are still usable with crap depression. My biggest complaint is that any frontal hit in this tank kills my driver
Nice Jingles! I have to say, i really enjoy to ride this tank. For me its just much better than any of british meds. Also i want to give a little advice for drivers of this tank. If you see any of those german SFL td´s, go straight for HE ammo. You will be able to punch them around 350 per shot...everytime ;)
When I see you hide from the Bishop behind a rock (really? From a Bishop?), a song popped up in my mind: There's no hiding place, down here. (Down here) There's no hiding place, down here. (No hiding place) You know I went to the rock to hide my face, but the rock cried out, "No hiding place!" There's no hiding place, down here. (Down here) (I'm not religious, but the song was used in a memorable Babylon 5 episode: And The Rock Cried Out )
Yes! Finally some China. God I love this tank. I've found all tier 7 vehicles I've played somewhat underwhelming...tier 6s just had something special magical about them that made me love them all. Most tier 7s were like the ugly stepchild after that. But damn this tank is just great.
I liked the T-34-1 as well. it's also quite small and low to the ground, which means you can rush up right along side many high-sided enemy tanks and there's not a damn thing they can do while you batter them at will. I've killed many a Black Prince this way. In fact one time I was doing that when an enemy scumbag nailed him for me. That was the closest 'Lucky' medal I've ever earned. The T-34-2 is not very good though and I sold it part way through. I did buy it back later and fitted the 122mm derp gun instead. This makes it into a smaller T-34-3 effectively. With that it was bearable and I finished the grind.
Jingles the T-34-1's short stature, combined with its high gun elevation with its "Chrome-Dome Chinese helmet" makes this tank fit one of your best play styles, With its Chinese penetration and speed, its a little monster that rivals the KV-13. I always thought this thing was your playstyle but never could recommend it as the entire Chinese tree is very specialist game play. It ain't Mother Russia!
Jingles if u play the Chinese mediums to Tier 8 you should drive the T-34-2 sometimes because it. Reals sucks while playing it stock. I made my experience with this tank and now while playing this tank I start to love it.
Last time I team killed someone, it was when I was in my T32 on Malinovka, this IS-3 and I were pinned in the woods on the east flank (we started in the northwest spawn point) he was yelling at this scout tank, either a T21 or some frenchy, to go commit suicide and light up the 4 or 5 tanks that had us pinned and the scout was trying to without getting killed. The IS-3 kept yelling at him and said if he doesn't go and light them up he's going to kill him, to make a long story short, the IS-3 killed the scout, I shot the IS-3 in the ass and set him on fire and he was destroyed. Oh and the scout was doing amazingly the whole game, think he got around 2.3k spotting damage.
Nice! You're probably going to be quite successful with the T-34-3 if you use the same tactic. It has limited MM which means same mm as T-34-1 and 20mm more turret armor at the front. Good luck :)
hehe,the last team-kill I took part in was in one of our 3 TOGs outings; some tier7 medium decided to try and block us, track us and then shot a squadmate of ours... the poor buggar never knew what hit him after we've decided to finally take him out. Prolly thought he'll run... not from 3 angry TOGs! XD
-Nobody expects spanish... erm, a medium tank to have such troll turret armor... -I'd say the PH Jedi has been teaching Jingles some force precognition, as evident with those dodges versus artillery - speaking of which, "This will be the day remebered as the day Bishop ALMOST fragged Mighty Jingles"
T-34-1 is a delightful tank to drive, I was pleasantly surprised by it. Very bouncy turret, great mobility and good gun, overall a great package. Personally I employed it more like a french tank, pure support in higher tier games and downright aggressive wolf in tier 7 games. The great mobility and low slung body make it a very difficult target to hit while moving and you can hug tanks with poor to medium gun depression at point blank range. If they manage to shoot you, they will shoot at the bouncy turret. Once I hugged an amx 50 120 who emptied his entire clip at me, getting 4 bounces, then I killed him. Another thing is: you have to be very careful when peeking around corners since you exposing your ammo rack, which is right behind the sprocket. I one shotted t-34-1's more than any other tanks by exploiting that weakness and when I played it, I made sure I never used any corners. Trust me on it, never play corner peekaboo in this tank, ever. Much better to employ it on ridges, ambush spots, or even charging the enemy. This tank is so good, that when you unlock the tier 8, t-34-2, you will be SHOCKED and disappointed at the same time: tier 8 tank is garbage, t-34-1 performs much, much better. On a side note, I know how you feel when arty seems to target you exclusively. I had more than one games when arty seem to make their mission to kill me and me only, with arty shells falling all around me. And yes, is usually more than 5 arty rounds, regardless of the tank type I'm driving. Curious, what makes my tank so appealing to arty, do I have like a huge sign painted on the top of the tank?
love that tank now... i got some awsome battles with it too!!! but the worst part of it is that fuel and ammo rack is such a pain in the a** because everytime i get a frontal hit in the hull armor, one of those modules get hitted... ALWAYS! ¬¬
Hey Jingles, it seems we have had the same experiences of the Chinese mediums, however I've gone for the GLD on my T-34-1 and you've got optics on yours, I'd really like to hear your thoughts on the two different options?
I fitted a GLD also, i woud love to add a vertical stablizer but it doesnt fit on the gun, it would have been perfect since the tank moves so much. I am considering adding optics because i noticed that spotting was quite a large source of exp for me (Avg 1k spotting dmg per round).
Jingles, I know this is the wrong game but what if in war thunder combined forces games dive bombers and heavy bombers, well anything with guns or rockets didn't have their secondary aiming reticles (I.E. bomb target on ground when not in bomber view or rocket targeting reticle, not the regular reticle for guns) what do you think of this to balance out the game?
It's a really good tank overall. That amazing turret and good mobility carries it. The DPM isn't bad but some part of it has to suck and that is the aim time+accuracy of the top gun. The awful Chinese gun depression especially on their medium tanks really starts around the WZ-120, it's -6 for the best 100mm on the T-34-1 which is decent for other tanks of it's tier.
Love my T-34-1. It's a keeper tank. Thus far, not enjoying the T-34-2 nearly as much. Insufficient pen and low DPM. I ran vents/rammer/optics on my 34-1 as well. Good setup.
Won 3000 gold with this beauty. If you can find a spot where only your turret is visible then you will dominate. Its so small you can use most dead tanks as cover and even get below some gun depression.
Jingles killed the AFK guy who may of took another hit or two for him. Also not to mention he could of spotted some from there coming at him. Dumb move Jingles dumb move.
Jingles I was wondering if you could do a review on some of the tanks that have changed in the recent patches. Just a suggestion but you don't have to do it :)
note if your ever getting shot at by a Bishop or a FV 304 and you think your in arty save cover behind a rock... your not these two artillery pieces have extremely high shell arc and can simply lob a shell over the rock to hit you even if your hugging the rock
I think T-34-1 is the best tier7 medium Best front turret armor smallest profile second high penetration second high damage per shot among all tier7 medium Also with good mobility.
+Sun King Dear god no... The gun handling is just downright horrible. The DPM and accuracy is shit, making it poor at both flanking and sniping, and the hull armor is useless, making it unable to brawl. Furthermore, the fact that it has poor gun depression makes it very difficult to make use of it's turret armor. Granted, bad players might take the bait to shoot into the turret, allowing you to then safely peek over the ridge and shoot them before backing down, but it's just not going to work against good players. Get the T20 if you want the alpha for extra mobility, gun handling and depression, granted you do lose the view range (but gain the ability to mount Vertical Stabilizer!), or pick the Comet any day over it. Really, that DPM and gun depression, and still fairly troll turret armor, not to mention the superb mobility makes it a so much better tank, arguably the best T7 med. In the end however, T7 meds are still a bit on the weak side overall, T6 is where the sweet spot is for them and it takes till' T9 until they get really good again.
I generally liked the review, but there are pretty serious issues with it. Jingles, this is the tank with probably most frontally positioned turret, apart from VK4502A. This is a HUGE advantage for peeking over some corners and slight depressions in the ground. This and the fact it only has like 40mm of side armor also means that it is 100% forbidden for this tank to SIDESCRAPE!
Mr Jingles...Could you perhaps do a video on more lower tier tanks in World of Tanks. Theres tons of us who can't afford to buy tanks on it and we need to start from the ground up. It'd be a huge help!
Honestly... He is doing reviews on tanks you will probably stay for a while. Lower tiers goby like nothing. You can get up to tier 4 in one day. Tier 4-6 in 2 days. UNless you are bad than... No tank review will help you :)
Jb o connor The beginning can be hard indeed, as you dont know how to exploit the strengths of your tank and are unaware of the strengths and weaknesses of the tanks you face (like gun damage, rate of fire, general armor values). Its just something you best learn by playing. But most general tips given in video's like these you can apply to most tanks as wot is more a game of situational awareness than of a good triggerfinger.
jackguo380 True, but the way he said "More on that when I come to review it..." intrigued me. Even if he hates it and spends 30 minutes moaning about it, it would still be hilarious.(and help me out, I'm either going to buy the 112 or the t-34-3)
E4STWOOD Well i got a T 34 3 because i am going down the medium tank line, so its quite useful in that sense. But to put it into perspective, the 112 has the same gun but with a very tiny firerate increase (The penetration is definitely a bit lacking). But the 112 does have more armor and a bit better gun depression. T 34 3 is basically a Type 59 with a 122 mm mounted on it and with slightly worse armor (By 10 mm). Its also comparable to the 121 itself, because it plays pretty much the exact same way.
this tank is just amazing in my opinion. The first game i played in it when i fully upgraded it it was a tier 9 game and did 3000 damage... i thought it was just luck.. but the next game i did 3275 damage... it is just a great combo of a very well armored turret, a very punchy gun with great pen for tier 7 , pretty ncie speed and the gun depression is -5 degrees isnt great but it isnt bad eighter... it is no comet depression but not a WZ-120 depression eighter. and trust me..the turret is very bouncy i bounced 258 pen guns pretty often and for something like IS-6 ,IS, KV3 pershing, and even t29 and tiger it is almost impenetrable. Because the average pen of tier 7 tanks is around 180 pen and the turret has 170mm very well sloped armor, which is VERY bouncy. The gun mantlet and turret sides has no problem bouncing 286+ pen.
The T-34-1 has -5. This is equal to most russian tanks. Thus it is lackluster, not exactly bad.
The turret is strong.
It is relatively mobile.
It has one of the better guns alpha and pen wise at tier seven.
It is sexy looking.
That's all the reasons I liked it.
Truth, except the gun depression is truly terrible. Saying it's the same as an IS-3 doesn't make it better, the IS-3 is a great tank but 5 degrees of gun depression is bad no matter how you slice it. Not as bad as, say, the su-101 (which is a vomit inducing 2.8) but still crap. Imo 7 degrees is where we start getting into the range of "effective" in normal situations.
This still looks like a fun tank though, gun depression isn't everything.
Also, there is one thing that you don't see on "paper". When T-34-1 ammo racks, it explodes entirely! So don't be surprised when being one-shot-killed.
Nabael And a great camo rating
"This is a position I like to get into when I'm driving a medium on Komarin."
I thought you were going to drive into the lake and just stop.
Just wait till the 121. It's an epic tank.
GOD YES! A good old tank review. Feels like it's 2012 again!
Never team kill afk's.
However, I solely believe in team killing those who fire at you. Friendly fire ain't so friendly.
I agree with both your comment and your Spice and Wolf image.
I like your name, fellow Valkyria fan.
I loved the T-34-1 and T-34-2. Fantastic little tanks that can move, take a hit, and punch back. I had a great time with them, will probably buy them back when I have the room.
The same vantage point of the Komarin map @14:45, was pointed out weeks ago by Dezgamez, using E-50; both segments are well displayed showing to the subscribers the positive reason for this position along D-8 on the map.
I have this tank, and the armor of the turret is one huge option as described. Ive found nice little depressions on many maps and all they do is bounce the shot on the armor as described, or you just roll back and let them kill the dirt in front of you as you reload and beat them at their reaction time on peak a'boo.
There are some good points on these tanks, when used right, but yea, at times, you have to get close...sniping is a miracle with that accuracy rate.
That was some very smart tanking/team play the last 2 matches. I'm always a sponge soaking up your knowledge Jingles...thx.
When i have to go afk when i am in battle, i tell my team.. yesterday eve: i start up a battle, counting down, got called by my son's football trainer. Uhm Sir, your son broke his leg... well Fuck.. sorry team i have an emergency
That is perfectly excusable, nothing to be ashamed of.
ElvenMr . if there still pushing the gas they probable disconnected. you cant do anything about it and if your driving you keep going...
Glad you're enjoying the T-34-1 as much as I did Jingles :)...unfortunately the T-34-2 is pretty disappointing, but the WZ-120 at tier 9 brings some respect back to that line, and the 121 is quite fun as well. Enjoy the grind and keep being awesome!
Historical Gun Sounds makes such a big difference. Love the videos with the mod running.
jingles have you seen the xbox version of wot? the overall game looks the same but the gun sounds and engine sounds are so much better than what we got on pc and theres different explosion affects and general particle effect in the game
i dont think you have an xbox but if you do then give it a try and let me know how it is please
Console lol. Jingles and the majority of us run a bunch of mods (including a gun sound and engine mod), which you cannot use on console, also, we prefer superior graphics - and as annoying as the PC community can be, I'm sure the console community is infinitely worse.
there is no text chat and not many people use voice comms so to be honest you wont really hear from them as much as the pc players
also cut the pc master race patronizing shit pronto im primarily pc too but i saw some gameplay and its undeniable that even with the gun and engine sounds mod (which i use too and they still sound like empty cans having sex) the sounds ingame are way better
see for yourself dude the graghics are all but the same until you come to the particle effects which have been completely redone and look way better than pc
ExquisiteChunk jingles does not even have a tv so him getting a xbox anytime is unlikely
ExquisiteChunk Yeah, Gun and Engine sounds are nice on it, but the graphics and lack of comms really sucks in my opinion. BUT, the Xbox version is still in Beta, so I'm sure a lot will change. I still personally prefer the PC, for a number of reasons, but that's just my opinion I guess.
ballmann3.Wold of tanks player ahh ok thanks for the civil reply
jingles you forgot to mention something very important, the top gun on this tank is the stock gun on the IS-2 so that can lessen the grind considerably. also the stock radio on this tank is the top radio on the IS-2. so it pays to advance up the whole chinese line
20:22 The perfect series of events. ISU-152 right on queue and "And I think it's fairly safe to say that that IS-3 really didn't like them apples." Perfect. Did laugh.
I am very glad you did this video. this is one of my favorite 10 tanks in the game. Great fun to drive, especially with a full experienced (and then some) crew.
i absolutely LOVE this tank, used free exp to get it and elite it, got ace tanker and top gun for my 3rd game in it, absolutely troll turret armor
I have been waiting for so long you to finally put a video of T-34-1 i had wonderful games in this tank.
The first steps of mighty Jingles to the WZ-120 and 121 gameplay. thumbs up!
You forgot one great strength of the T-34-1, its great in "facehugging from the side". Especially in higher tier games. The tank is so small they cant really aim at you, just ride next to the enemy tank and move back and forward, its almost always win-win. Same story with the T-34-2.
"There's the little bastard" at about 30 minute mark, made me laugh pretty hard. Great review and loved the game play.
Oh come on, who HASN'T TK'd somebody out of rage? Jingles is ONLY human like the rest of us after all !
Great review Jingles, I am currently grinding towards that tank and now look forward to it indeed.
14:38, that artillery sound is what finally made me get the audio pack.
And also 20:23, that ISU sounded good, and planted a good shot anyways. LOL.
Well rather, I would have installed the gun sounds audio pack, if I could remember what it was. :(
Going for the IS-2 first is a great idea, it automatically unlocks the 100mm on the T-34-1. Buying enhanced suspension, free-exping the turret and having the 100mm from the start made me love this tank. I didn't have plans to keep it, but I will probably do.
"I'm always going to get the kill."
Quite a statement Mr. Bells.
on komarin down at G1 behind that house is the perfect spot for the T-34-1 you can spot without being hit due to low profile
Gosh, how much this game has changed/evolved in terms of graphics throughout all these years.....
there are so many noobs in WOT now, it's just ruining my way to play.
Even if you play good and have the most damage, the others just suck.
Do you play objectively or for kills?
I'm awful at this game, but I am STILL better at strategy than many people. It truly is pathetic.
Aim for persistency in game. Even when you lose. No matter how cruel it sounds, but play for yourself. There are 29 enemies in battle and not just 15.
Lol check Xbox players. Their so bad. Not all of them though.
Nowadays you have to pull TOP guns out of your ass just to get one win
Jingles you can start a WoT sins confession booth.
"ya I think I will be the first one there" - said no one ever
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Really enjoy your videos and that is a very clever move driving under water like that so thanks for a new idea.
I got this tank last night during the x2 every win event, had some really good games too. Managed to harass, probe, and knock out a T-34-3 from a hull down position whilst defending our arty. But...If only it had better gun depression it'd be a better tank. However, I still love it, it's a lot of fun to drive.
Anyone like me still going round his old reviews?
some time ago I had chart graphs for every single vehicle in the game, based on the 2 years server statistics- comparing tanks winrate to the avg player winrate- so you could for example see that players who had 50% avg winrate have let`s say avg. 55% winrate on a specified vehicle, This tank looked amazing on that chart- players had really higher winrate on that thing than their avg. winrate.
So this thing is kind of like when you get the IS-3 into a good hull down position in a tier 8 match, pretty cool
Actually I have some internet issues and from time to time, WoT game just disconnect from the server.
So, perhaps, this guy has the same issues, thats why i dont tk afk teammates.
Great battles anyway!
I agree, this tank was a major step up from the Types before it, especially with the 100mm. Despite the poor gun depression ths is perfect for peek-a-boom tactics and surprising people with the 100mm ;)
Got the T-34-2 recently and I have the say the 100mm just doesn't cut it anymore. Still grinding the last gun for it
Jingle, if you're going up the line of medium, I would suggest reaching up the the 113. If you unlock that tank you will unlock the 122mm on the Wz-120 tank since it the same gun plus don't have to spent to unlock the 100 mm 62-100T and another 59k to get the top gun.
The way I went is to go up the heavy line (on the 110 now) and up the light line. Plan to go back to the...ugh...type 58 to unlock the t-34-1 to get some crew training OR I just get the T-34-3.
I FINALLY finished that miserable ass Type 58 grind this weekend. It's not a bad tank, per se, but if you're trying to complete the entire Chinese tech tree, it means basically having to grind about 150K xp between the modules, unlocking the IS-2, and then the T-34-1. All that, in a tier 6 medium with no armor, no gun depression, and a whopping 150 damage per shot... ASSUMING you can hit and actually pen anything. Very painful grind, indeed. All that said, happily agreed, Jingles... the 34-1 is AWESOME. Night and day difference from the 58, and YAY! No more tree splitting :)
Hey jingles, how about reviewing his successor? Same configuration, but quite different rules on how to play!
playing alot in the type 58, and going to the T-34-1, I first unlocked the IS-2, simply cause the IS-2's stock gun is the T-34-1's top gun, that way i dont have to grind towards it, thanks for the review, now i know how to troll heavies when i get this tank, XD
I'm glad to see a Chinese tank review! I hope this leads to more. = P The Tier 9 heavy is pretty beast btw, and the WZ-121 has guns better than many tier 10 heavies. = 3
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for a second there, he said he hated this map enough that when he said "favorite position" and dived in the water, I thought he was drowning himself...
I've recently gotten a tog and I've been enjoying it, wish I could platoon with some other togs though, that would be awesome.
Really? not the T59? Hum....guest most people miss that wonderful tank.
It seems this tank plays a lot like the old T-43 when it had its 100mm, but without the problems the T-43 had (mainly no turret armor, and mediocre maneuverability)...Gonna have to look into this.
was he AFK or was he SITZPINKLER, god thats my new word of the year thanks Jingles
Welcome Jingles! I also got this tank! Totally love it! :D
I like this tank's low profile, it allows you to use terrain that other tanks can't, so more hull down spots that are still usable with crap depression. My biggest complaint is that any frontal hit in this tank kills my driver
Nice Jingles! I have to say, i really enjoy to ride this tank. For me its just much better than any of british meds. Also i want to give a little advice for drivers of this tank. If you see any of those german SFL td´s, go straight for HE ammo. You will be able to punch them around 350 per shot...everytime ;)
When I see you hide from the Bishop behind a rock (really? From a Bishop?), a song popped up in my mind:
There's no hiding place, down here. (Down here)
There's no hiding place, down here. (No hiding place)
You know I went to the rock to hide my face,
but the rock cried out, "No hiding place!"
There's no hiding place, down here. (Down here)
(I'm not religious, but the song was used in a memorable Babylon 5 episode: And The Rock Cried Out )
Yes! Finally some China. God I love this tank. I've found all tier 7 vehicles I've played somewhat underwhelming...tier 6s just had something special magical about them that made me love them all. Most tier 7s were like the ugly stepchild after that. But damn this tank is just great.
Jingles wasn't the Jagdpanzer IV review the last time you've team killed someone on purpose?
Yes, and that is when he lost his press account :D
GreyTuber I thought he lost his press account for making those videos pointing out World of Warplanes failures?
Oblivion'sLegend much remember, such long ago, wow
I was considering grinding this thing out on my Type 58, now that I've got the IS-2. Cheers for the vid, Jingles
Looking forward to see what you think of the T-34-2!
I liked the T-34-1 as well. it's also quite small and low to the ground, which means you can rush up right along side many high-sided enemy tanks and there's not a damn thing they can do while you batter them at will. I've killed many a Black Prince this way. In fact one time I was doing that when an enemy scumbag nailed him for me. That was the closest 'Lucky' medal I've ever earned.
The T-34-2 is not very good though and I sold it part way through. I did buy it back later and fitted the 122mm derp gun instead. This makes it into a smaller T-34-3 effectively. With that it was bearable and I finished the grind.
Jingles the T-34-1's short stature, combined with its high gun elevation with its "Chrome-Dome Chinese helmet" makes this tank fit one of your best play styles, With its Chinese penetration and speed, its a little monster that rivals the KV-13. I always thought this thing was your playstyle but never could recommend it as the entire Chinese tree is very specialist game play. It ain't Mother Russia!
Jingles if u play the Chinese mediums to Tier 8 you should drive the T-34-2 sometimes because it. Reals sucks while playing it stock. I made my experience with this tank and now while playing this tank I start to love it.
Last time I team killed someone, it was when I was in my T32 on Malinovka, this IS-3 and I were pinned in the woods on the east flank (we started in the northwest spawn point) he was yelling at this scout tank, either a T21 or some frenchy, to go commit suicide and light up the 4 or 5 tanks that had us pinned and the scout was trying to without getting killed. The IS-3 kept yelling at him and said if he doesn't go and light them up he's going to kill him, to make a long story short, the IS-3 killed the scout, I shot the IS-3 in the ass and set him on fire and he was destroyed. Oh and the scout was doing amazingly the whole game, think he got around 2.3k spotting damage.
My personal opinion is that KV-13 rules all tier 7 medium tanks. But still, this is a nice tank.
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its a good medium but i don't think it rules the tier 7 i don't think theres any 1 tier 7 that rules over all the others
***** I said it's my personal opinion! But I agree with you about one thing: T-43 is worst! It just lacks everything!
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u fukin wot? What gun do you have?
Nice! You're probably going to be quite successful with the T-34-3 if you use the same tactic. It has limited MM which means same mm as T-34-1 and 20mm more turret armor at the front. Good luck :)
Planning on getting this tank. I rather like the Type 58. Thanks Jingles for the review.
hehe,the last team-kill I took part in was in one of our 3 TOGs outings; some tier7 medium decided to try and block us, track us and then shot a squadmate of ours... the poor buggar never knew what hit him after we've decided to finally take him out. Prolly thought he'll run... not from 3 angry TOGs! XD
This is basically a T-34, but with the ingenious addition of a large gun.
They actually got the spelling of Chinese ground military ranks correct! That's some decent work and details from the game maker.
-Nobody expects spanish... erm, a medium tank to have such troll turret armor...
-I'd say the PH Jedi has been teaching Jingles some force precognition, as evident with those dodges versus artillery
- speaking of which, "This will be the day remebered as the day Bishop ALMOST fragged Mighty Jingles"
My fave tank is the t29 with a great gun, impenetrable turret mantlet, and a decent mobility
30:53 Homicidal jingles is homicidal
Jingles, another common reason might be geforce drivers. I constantly get my PC crashing right when my team needs me the most...
i love this tank it is awesome if you have it fully upgraded and know good spots where you can hide your hull
Because of the gun and the turret armor. It can stop VIII tiers if hull i hide properly!
I love my t-34-1. I think it is one of the best tanks i've driven. And trust me, i don't say that a lot to tier 7 meds.
love this tank, can't wait to get to the 34-2
T-34-1 is a delightful tank to drive, I was pleasantly surprised by it. Very bouncy turret, great mobility and good gun, overall a great package. Personally I employed it more like a french tank, pure support in higher tier games and downright aggressive wolf in tier 7 games. The great mobility and low slung body make it a very difficult target to hit while moving and you can hug tanks with poor to medium gun depression at point blank range. If they manage to shoot you, they will shoot at the bouncy turret. Once I hugged an amx 50 120 who emptied his entire clip at me, getting 4 bounces, then I killed him.
Another thing is: you have to be very careful when peeking around corners since you exposing your ammo rack, which is right behind the sprocket. I one shotted t-34-1's more than any other tanks by exploiting that weakness and when I played it, I made sure I never used any corners. Trust me on it, never play corner peekaboo in this tank, ever. Much better to employ it on ridges, ambush spots, or even charging the enemy.
This tank is so good, that when you unlock the tier 8, t-34-2, you will be SHOCKED and disappointed at the same time: tier 8 tank is garbage, t-34-1 performs much, much better.
On a side note, I know how you feel when arty seems to target you exclusively. I had more than one games when arty seem to make their mission to kill me and me only, with arty shells falling all around me. And yes, is usually more than 5 arty rounds, regardless of the tank type I'm driving. Curious, what makes my tank so appealing to arty, do I have like a huge sign painted on the top of the tank?
Almost got the beast only 5K left so will free Exp the turret your specs of load ups is interesting ?why not gun laying drive?
Hey Jingles could you ask a Bovington tank rep what they had Tiger 131 do when it was loaned out to the "Fury" film production? :)
love that tank now... i got some awsome battles with it too!!! but the worst part of it is that fuel and ammo rack is such a pain in the a** because everytime i get a frontal hit in the hull armor, one of those modules get hitted... ALWAYS! ¬¬
Hey Jingles, it seems we have had the same experiences of the Chinese mediums, however I've gone for the GLD on my T-34-1 and you've got optics on yours, I'd really like to hear your thoughts on the two different options?
I fitted a GLD also, i woud love to add a vertical stablizer but it doesnt fit on the gun, it would have been perfect since the tank moves so much. I am considering adding optics because i noticed that spotting was quite a large source of exp for me (Avg 1k spotting dmg per round).
Jingles, I know this is the wrong game but what if in war thunder combined forces games dive bombers and heavy bombers, well anything with guns or rockets didn't have their secondary aiming reticles (I.E. bomb target on ground when not in bomber view or rocket targeting reticle, not the regular reticle for guns) what do you think of this to balance out the game?
It's a really good tank overall. That amazing turret and good mobility carries it. The DPM isn't bad but some part of it has to suck and that is the aim time+accuracy of the top gun. The awful Chinese gun depression especially on their medium tanks really starts around the WZ-120, it's -6 for the best 100mm on the T-34-1 which is decent for other tanks of it's tier.
Love my T-34-1. It's a keeper tank. Thus far, not enjoying the T-34-2 nearly as much. Insufficient pen and low DPM. I ran vents/rammer/optics on my 34-1 as well. Good setup.
Yay Jingles likes a chinese medium tank!
I have this tank it's beast
I got top on experience in it on a tier 9 match
Did you find this tank in a McDonald's happy meal ;) great review, definitely looks like an interesting tank :)
This is an tank from The Lend-Lease program. This ment that if a allied country needed support they got tanks from other allied country's
Nope, it ain't. The T-34-1 is an all-Chinease made tank. And to my knowledge was never built nor exported.
Won 3000 gold with this beauty. If you can find a spot where only your turret is visible then you will dominate. Its so small you can use most dead tanks as cover and even get below some gun depression.
NEVER EVER TeamKill AFKs.
Could be family emergency, internet lost, electricity lost, computer broke, etc.
Jingles killed the AFK guy who may of took another hit or two for him. Also not to mention he could of spotted some from there coming at him. Dumb move Jingles dumb move.
Jingles I was wondering if you could do a review on some of the tanks that have changed in the recent patches. Just a suggestion but you don't have to do it :)
Imagine tier 4 meeting tier 8 in 2020, lol
Is this a re-upload? Im having deja vu feelings to this, for what feels like the second time. What even
He showed the El Halluf game in wanker of the week.
The clip of jingles teamkilling the VK 3002 DB was in the "Wanker of the Week" section of this week's Mingles with Jingles.
note if your ever getting shot at by a Bishop or a FV 304 and you think your in arty save cover behind a rock... your not these two artillery pieces have extremely high shell arc and can simply lob a shell over the rock to hit you even if your hugging the rock
I think T-34-1 is the best tier7 medium
Best front turret armor
smallest profile
second high penetration
second high damage per shot
among all tier7 medium
Also with good mobility.
2nd highest damage? What has higher damage that's a tier 7 med?
nfsfanAndrew The A-44 has the 107mm Zis gun from the T-150 with 300 dmg... The biggest Alphadamage on tier 7 mediums without counting howitzers
theJoker1811 ah forgot about that one since i rarely see that tank.
+Sun King
Dear god no... The gun handling is just downright horrible. The DPM and accuracy is shit, making it poor at both flanking and sniping, and the hull armor is useless, making it unable to brawl.
Furthermore, the fact that it has poor gun depression makes it very difficult to make use of it's turret armor. Granted, bad players might take the bait to shoot into the turret, allowing you to then safely peek over the ridge and shoot them before backing down, but it's just not going to work against good players.
Get the T20 if you want the alpha for extra mobility, gun handling and depression, granted you do lose the view range (but gain the ability to mount Vertical Stabilizer!), or pick the Comet any day over it. Really, that DPM and gun depression, and still fairly troll turret armor, not to mention the superb mobility makes it a so much better tank, arguably the best T7 med.
In the end however, T7 meds are still a bit on the weak side overall, T6 is where the sweet spot is for them and it takes till' T9 until they get really good again.
+Sun King
Chi-Ri is better.
I love the sound FX you got in your game. Especially the artillery fire. Which mod are you using?
Im almost certain it is Gnomefathers Historical realism gunsounds
I generally liked the review, but there are pretty serious issues with it.
Jingles, this is the tank with probably most frontally positioned turret, apart from VK4502A. This is a HUGE advantage for peeking over some corners and slight depressions in the ground. This and the fact it only has like 40mm of side armor also means that it is 100% forbidden for this tank to SIDESCRAPE!
Nice review, btw could u also do a review on the t34-2 as im about ready to reseach it and i already am grinding 3 other tier 8's and soon 2 tier 7's
Mr Jingles...Could you perhaps do a video on more lower tier tanks in World of Tanks. Theres tons of us who can't afford to buy tanks on it and we need to start from the ground up. It'd be a huge help!
Honestly... He is doing reviews on tanks you will probably stay for a while. Lower tiers goby like nothing. You can get up to tier 4 in one day. Tier 4-6 in 2 days. UNless you are bad than... No tank review will help you :)
I must be pretty useless then haha
Jb o connor The beginning can be hard indeed, as you dont know how to exploit the strengths of your tank and are unaware of the strengths and weaknesses of the tanks you face (like gun damage, rate of fire, general armor values). Its just something you best learn by playing.
But most general tips given in video's like these you can apply to most tanks as wot is more a game of situational awareness than of a good triggerfinger.
Jingles can you do a M18 hellcat review I am getting it soon and I want to know your opinion on it.
The gun depression working because of the lower profile perhaps?
You have a relaxing voice dude
Jingles please do a review of the tier 8 prem, the t-34-3. In your 112 video you said you would "come to review it" but it never happened ):
I feel like jingles would either hate it as much as the Type T-34 because it has only -3 gun dep or love it because of the 122mm gun on it.
jackguo380 True, but the way he said "More on that when I come to review it..." intrigued me. Even if he hates it and spends 30 minutes moaning about it, it would still be hilarious.(and help me out, I'm either going to buy the 112 or the t-34-3)
E4STWOOD Well i got a T 34 3 because i am going down the medium tank line, so its quite useful in that sense. But to put it into perspective, the 112 has the same gun but with a very tiny firerate increase (The penetration is definitely a bit lacking). But the 112 does have more armor and a bit better gun depression.
T 34 3 is basically a Type 59 with a 122 mm mounted on it and with slightly worse armor (By 10 mm). Its also comparable to the 121 itself, because it plays pretty much the exact same way.
jackguo380 Thanks but id love to see Jingles review it...
maybe i see bad but dont you have BIA on driver ??? if you do than why ? i know you need to have that perk on whole crew on 100% to get the 5% bonus
this tank is just amazing in my opinion. The first game i played in it when i fully upgraded it it was a tier 9 game and did 3000 damage... i thought it was just luck.. but the next game i did 3275 damage... it is just a great combo of a very well armored turret, a very punchy gun with great pen for tier 7 , pretty ncie speed and the gun depression is -5 degrees isnt great but it isnt bad eighter... it is no comet depression but not a WZ-120 depression eighter. and trust me..the turret is very bouncy i bounced 258 pen guns pretty often and for something like IS-6 ,IS, KV3 pershing, and even t29 and tiger it is almost impenetrable. Because the average pen of tier 7 tanks is around 180 pen and the turret has 170mm very well sloped armor, which is VERY bouncy. The gun mantlet and turret sides has no problem bouncing 286+ pen.
Did you play with bots?
DontTurnAround Ever
no,just mostly very bad players :)