make one for the KV-13, a completely underrated little thing. it's like a IS with better mobility but lacking in terms of firepower, it dominates when top tier
the gun, (and gun depression) sucks, but if you can deal with that, its awesome, it used to be prety rare because of its weird position in tech tree, but now i see much more of them
+tank 943 fast, mobile tanks with armor comparable to heavy tanks. MBT in a nutshell and KV-13 in a nutshell. I knew about that beforehand but thanks for mentioning that for the ones that don't know yet. Also i want KV-13 in hd with some minor gun depression buffs and possibly penetration, that's the main weakness of the tier 7 meds i would be happy with 155mm pen instead of the 144mm
Word man, I was playing my Vk A on Tundra the other day and took it to the top of the hill like a medium and racked up 3k dmg shooting down on the enemy team from all the various sniping points to earn me mah ace! Its also especially good at killing light tanks. I've had so many walker bulldogs and AMX 13 75 rage at me because they try to circle strafe me and just ping off the frontal armor when I manage to keep the tank pointed at them and lob HE into their turrets. Also QB, try playing the Kv-13 or T-43 with the 122 mil howitzer! Preferably the Kv-13. You will learn how powerful Stalin really is once you adopt the proper playstyle for the howitzer. There is nothing more satisfying than shooting 400 HE dmg into an m103's rear and watching him burn to death. Just using the howitzer I got a MoE on my T-43, and an ace in the Kv-13!!!
I really liked the VK 4502 A, just that combination of mobility and punchy gun, along with workable armor made it very nice. The Super Pershing is very interesting too, has beastly armor when used right, but still has some medium tank perks like a fast reverse speed and decent traverse speed despite its awful engine power. And of course who could forget the AMX 40, the light tank that plays like a derpy heavy tank I guess.
Caernarvon: The heaviest... and the best ridgline-fighting medium in the game. I really love it. Kind of how i like my superstealthy and mobile sniper/brawler: Chi-Ri
Cathandroo no im not kidding. It is really good at brawling. With proper use ofcourse. Never understood why people like QB adore the comet. Yeah, Comet is fun. but Chi-Ri is fun and an absolute MONSTER if used correctly. Sold my comet after i got ace tanker. Never sold my Chi-Ri. Latest replay of mine in it: replays.quickybaby.com/result.php?id=182563
Both tanks are great, loved driving both of them. VKa was allot more fun than the weak Tiger P before it and the caernarvons speed was a nice change to the Churchills.
Also could you *PLEASE* show lower tier tanks more (like tier IV-VI)? I only see tier VII-X on your channel most of the time and I usually can't relate to these tanks because I'm not there yet.
+Gedeon Kele QuickyBaby very rarely plays Tier 1-6. He admits it is pure seal clubbing for him and he does not enjoy it. I don't blame him. Search for the specific tank your interested in and you will find videos if he reviewed them, which he tries to do for every tank.
+Gedeon Kele Probably because QB likes higher tier tanks. Lets face it, only a few low-mid tier tanks are unique and fun to play. You will soon discover the love of the higher tier tanks when you unlock them, good luck with your journey up the tiers.
I'm driving a Conqueror now, but I absolutely loved the Caernarvon. It really did come as a surprise to me, because many of my friends said they hated it. It's my kind of tank, because I rather have a good rate of fire than big alfa damage. Also I have to say that the 20 pounder gun is got to be one of my favourite in the game. I loved it on Centurion I and Centurion 7/1 and it's just great on Caernarvon. It also made Conqueror grind to his top gun not that bad, but of course it does struggle sometimes and the 120mm gun is so much better on this tier. That was a real fun to watch QB, waiting for more.
+The Anonymous Patriot dude u are going around and shitting on good youtubers because you are not one u shat u anfield about his arty video and ur shitting on QB saying he isnt aware of his subs maybe he just doesnt like tier 5,6,7
I agree. The 45.02 A is unbelievably underrated. Honestly, I did better in it than the Tiger II. If you mix the mobility to flank the enemy with the decent rate of fire and aim time, you could rip up the opposition. Along with this, its armor, though thin for a heavy, can still block shots if angled correctly. To date, it is one of my favorite tanks in the game
the 4502 a was my first tier 8 tank and i still enjoy playing it today. its got enough armor to be fairly dependable, enough firepower to challenge any tier 9, and the speed to outmaneuver even some mediums. The front mounted turret also helps with peeking around corners by allowing you to angle the hull more steeply. Overall this is a very good tank, people just dont like it for some reason.
Thanks for posting this video. When i first got my Caenarvon i was terrible with it and hated it like most people. Coming from the slow, lumbering armored line of Churchills and the Black Prince meant I had to completely change my heavy tactics. Now that ive learned how to properly handle the ol' girl it is fast becoming one of my favourite tanks to play. If you can keep it mostly hull down, the gun depression and penetration can make up for the poor alpha. Also the view range is great on this tank, so i often find myself getting alot of spotting damage as well.
How did you get up the British Heavy Tier? In my view the Caernavron is tolerable and the Conqueror is superb but tier V, VI and VII are utterly desastrous, especially since the Japanese tanks have been introduced.
+Rubashow When the Churchill VII or Black Prince are top tier they can use their exceptional armor to brawl and soak up shots for your teammates. The Church VII is one of my favorite tanks because even when you're lower tier that gun is still valid considering you pick your targets and take sideshots on heavier ones. The Japanese heavies do invalidate them a bit though, but it just means that you have to be more careful whenever one's around. I liked my BP too, but the gun at that point is pretty much useless. The traverse is surprisingly good though, which means you can get really aggressive against light tanks without worrying about them circling you.
+JustNLGaming really? thats sad. If you know where to shoot you can pen the front of a churchill VII with tier 5's, they must have been really bad or just spamming premium ammo nonsensically
+JustNLGaming i like the british heavy line but if a t34 or an is3 cant pen your Churchill VII its just because they are really bad. Those tanks should be able to pen your turret almost in any angle even when sidescraping. To me BP is better, even tho the gun is terrible; becuase the turret armor is stronger and you can truly sidescrape and showing your turret ocasionally to shoot
Really quickybaby? Loading gold to challenge the Tiger 2? The Tiger 2 is just a "free damage sign" to anyone if you take it up front to fight it out against other heavy tanks...
I didnt say it is a bad tank, I personally like it a lot ...Im just saying it has no armor at close range, and can be destroyed by most of the t7 tanks without a problem, let alone the VK with 200mm pen.
+Simeon “TUNDRIJA” Momcilovic No. You clearly don't know the VK4502A then. The 200 mm of pen, as I said, will struggle to compete with a Tiger II frontally, while his 226 mm pen will butter your hull.
QuickyBabyTV I had the VK as well and 200mm is enough to go trough the tiger 2 at that range, especialy if you shoot it in the turert which can be penetrated by even some t6 tanks at the angle he was.
+alphadogg64 It's a Fatturion 1. Put it on a diet and give it a workout and it'll become a respectable tank, and also one that's already in the tech tree, in the medium line at the same tier.
KV-13 was a fun little thing. the VK45 is my favorite tier 8 so far, loved it and should have kept it. The Caernavon was a PAIN to start but when i got it fully loaded it grew on me.
Quicky baby this is one of my all time favorite videos you have done! I really love the under appreciated tanks! Some of my best ratings are in vehicles that I rarely see because of their unpopularity! Examples, VK 30.01 the Lee and even the B1 are all some of my favorite tanks if not favorite, I play exceptionally well in them. I think I attribute it to the fact these tanks need to compensate for glaring weaknesses. I must pay better attention while I am playing. I don't know if anyone else feels that way but that is often why I find these oddballs some of the more fun to play.
+rat488 For anyone suffering through the B1 the best hint I can give is the tank was designed by the french as a tank to take punishment not deal it out. The light line was the flanker or "Calvary" the B1 was supposed to create the anvil the lights were the hammer to smash the enemy. Which is why the B1 is equipped with an amazing radio if you sidescrape you can be virtually indestructable and provide spotting and time for your allies to rip your opponents apart just be cautious about your deployment because driving too far in the wrong direction and you will find yourself in a position to not be able to affect the outcome of the battle.
I loved the VK4502A, plays like a "heavy medium", somewhat similar to E50, and its armor can be surprisingly effective if you angle it propperly. Caernavon... not so much, it's OK-ish but you need to work hard for a decent result.
got my first kolobanovs and poolsmedal in the vk, so that tank has a special place in my hearth, i did like the cearnarvon, but i found the conqueror such a big stepup
VK45.02 A can be used as a heavy tank if you hide the hull. By the way nice to see QB remember this tank as in the older videos he said that he's not going to drive it again anymore.
I teally appreciate the hight frequency of uploaded videos in your channel, I thing that it's usually what subscribers want: to watch a video everyday before going to bed or similar situations. Thank you! By the way, one question: T-54 with D-54 (better pen, worse general stats) gun or the other one (worse pen, better RoF, acc, dispersion, etc)?
I think what makes Caernarvon such well performing machine is combination of fairly good rate of fire and dependable penetration together with great accuracy/aimtime. Many a player is going to be surprised the average dmg output of Caern in the game. Especially in team battles it tend to be the main damage dealer, at least in our clan.
something that i did when i played the tiger II was that i used the 88cm gun. What i really liked about it was that the gun was very good because the 6 sec reload that i got on the gun just allowed me to trade very well. I kept switching from the top gun to the stock gun and i enjoyed the stock gun much more. Something to note though is that the 203mm of pen can be a bit hard to deal with but if you are a good shot and are able to trade well you are golden.
Thanks QB. I've unlocked the VK4502A, but I haven't purchased it because it looked really horrible and was dreading the grind. With this info I think I am ready to give it a whirl.
QB, just checked WoT to confirm, the Black Prince turret has been removed from the Caernarvon, and the stock turret is the Centurion Mk II turret now (ie the one that used to be the upgraded turret). The only real differences between the AX turret on the Caern and the Cent that I can see are the traverse speed and view range (36 deg/s vs 48 deg/s and 400 m vs 410 m).
I've been playing vk45.02A over a month and I really like that tank. When top tier the frontal armor can hold pretty good in some situations. Mobility is amazing for a German ht. The gun feels quick and very accurate though. Only thing I miss playing this is the gun depression.
In my Oppinion the Caernarvon is a a Perfectly rounded Heavy decent frontal armor good power to weight and a consistent reliable gun. It's why I miss my caernarvon after I sold it for my FV215b.
Great video, I loved my VK 45.02 A and am considering re-buying it to sit alongside the superb VK 45.02 B though I think it will suffer not having the good crew skills from my retrained crew.
Really like this theme Quicky! Not too many pay attention to these less preferred tanks. What about making videos about how you would go about in really awful (stat-wise) tanks? woyld be fun to see!
QB you mentioned in the video that you dont think any t8 meds do less alpha damage then the conarvern does, but then i thought of a few the first one that comes to my mind is the indianpanzer which only has 220
i really like my caernarvon because the rate of fire is just enough to put 2 shots into heavies and sometimes 3 shots into TD and the armor is also JUST enough to be sidescraping, i got my mission 15 done in it! i hope you can get more caernarvon replays up!
Been loving your daily vids so much! They just released the T28 concept on xbox. Would love to see a review on it. They also just released the more mobile British TD line so people are definitely interested in those
Hi QB, great video as always. Want to ask whats the mod that transforms your target into a laser point? also what mod is needed to show you the WN8 of a battle at the end of it?
Good video. I'd like to see more gameplay using regular, as opposed to premium, vehicles and more mid-tier gameplay. I play exclusively tier 5 because as a free-to-play player they make credits no matter what. For example, I really liked the Mathilda video. What do you like at tier 5 and why would be a good video for me. Right now I'm building up the crew in a T34. Something about that one would be nice. Maybe this isn't the place to make requests. If not, let me know where to go.
Quicky, can you put out a guide on how to best angle the Tiger 2 and E75 to make the best use of their armor? Now matter how well I feel like I'm side scraping and angling when I can't side scrape with cover, I seem to get penned super often. Would be awesome if you'd put out a quick guide on angling armor for us!
QB, in that target selection question you posed your viewers, I disagree on your choice of killing the IS, generally for me I shoot the target with their gun pointed at me, because if you fire, they have time to rush you. I am a superunicum like you, and I found that the example you showed could have gone both ways, and you would be correct.
In my opinion quickybaby is right for yourself it would be may more erfective to shot the tank who is aimed on You. But the is was aimed in for another tank he would kill maybe than and qb saved him by take out the gun and as you should know more guns are mostly better. Its same principle like shielding your mates these things often do not increase wn8 bit they increase wr
+Christian Hostetler taking out the low health targets first means there is one less gun that can shoot you and your team mates, and should almost always be focused
I really like my VK4502A but I use the 8,8 cm gun. It is more accurate so the longer aim time doesn't really affect fast shots but it's more accurate and fires very quickly. I like it because then I can bully people around more (especially low tier heavies and any mediums). I know most people prefer the 10,5 cm gun and I can't argue it, the 8,8 just makes me feel more adaptable, and since I know a lot of tank reload times I can often get in 2 8,8 shots for 480 dmg instead of 1 10,5 shot for 320. I've used both guns but I have more fun with the 8,8 cm and I perform better.
I think they´re more close to the Main Battle Tank (MBT) concept, armored machines than have a good speed (an average Weight/ Horsepower relationship), the last technology in middle-caliber guns and a decent armor. It happens the same with the T-10, and some of the later IS family models.
The VK4502A was the first Tier 8 heavy I got and I was originally disappointed with it, and playing it like a HT like anyone else that was new to WoT. But after a few thousand games and I saw how to play different sorts of tanks, I came to realise that I've played it wrong. I'm now regretting selling off the VK4502A. Should have kept that instead of the Tiger II.
After a while playing the VK you start getting the multi-abilit of it, and it limitations, its great, guns a bit weak, still love it, did my HT-15 in it, OP in some hands :)
The Action X turret is even better than the one it replaced. It is better angled with much the same thickness, and covers more of the front area. Without an obvious mantlet, it appears that enemies disregard the lower plate and try to shoot you in the turret... suckers. I always enjoyed the Carnaevon, and now it is better.
Well, I have to say, that the VK4502A's armor is not that bad! Good sidescraping and angling can give you a lot of blocked dmg. :) I completed the 15th heavy tank mission of the 1st session of the personal missions in my VK4502A. :) :)
Great vid QB. I've been watching and trying to figure out the tanks. I just recently switched over from the xbox and am having major troubles getting past even tier 3. Thought I'd be alright after 8 T10s on xbox, but it's just not the same. Your vids are really helping me figure out this version.
speaking of turret armor changes, have you noticed the changes to the Comet when it had its HD makeover, apparently it's turret (elite) got nerfed badly.
What about the Jumbo? You get a T6 game and people will have trouble penning your UFP if you angle, not even gonna talk about the mantlet. Some T7s cant even pen your mantlet. Getting T8 games is rough though, you have to use the derp gun. My only problem with it is that when I use the derp gun, I get t6 games, where Id want a 76, and when I use the 76, I get t8 games where Id want the derp gun.
I got two marks of excellence in the Canarvon before I even had the final gun, the 20 pdr type B. The Conqueror is even better, simply because of the gun it can pretty much do anything- good dpm, snap shots, shooting on the move, etc. haven't played the Vk however.
I remember the days the 20pdr Type B (best gun for the Caernarvan) did 10.53 rounds a minute, they nerfed it so badly to 7.5 RPM, it should've been nerfed to 8.5. it would've made the tank more competeable and less OP.
I was playing the caernarvon when update 9.12 came out and they added the new action X turret. I think the old turret may actually be better than the new one since you can penetrate the cheeks of the action X turret quite easily I found (with my caernarvon at least) whereas the old turret does have those flat sections which are only 152mm thick, it did have that very bouncy mantlet which as far as I can tell seemed a bit more rounded and thicker than on the centurion 1. I got my first HT-15 mission with the Caernarvon and the old turret going hull down and sniping at long-medium range. The combination of aim time, accuracy and penetration on the top gun (the same as the 20 pdr on the centurion 7/1) and very good gun depression makes you flexible and able to do damage in most situations although you only have 230 alpha. I feel like the centurion 1 is a heavy medium and the Caernarvon is a medium heavy, and play pretty similarly as heavy support tanks. The main differences being the centurion has the better mobility but less good armour and gun handling characteristics than the Caernarvon. Overall however I think the centurion 1 is a slightly better overall package because it's armour is still capable on rigelines and has better mobility. They are both definitely worth playing however, and play pretty similarly overall.
Hey QB! Love the video, but I feel like maybe you should have used the FCM 50 t in this video. It's a perfect example of a heavy that plays like a medium having a little bit of armor to sacrafice that camo rating, that sometimes can bounce somehow if the enemy puts a bad shot, something that the CDC can never do but then the CDC may not even get spotted in a certain situation with a good camo crew. Personaly I play the FCM like a med, the way I feel like it should be played it has pretty good view range so it can spot for it self and put some nice shots in. What do you think of the tank? Happy holidays! :)
When will you cover the VK 30.01 P? One of the best mediums IMHO. It is fast, its armor is actually better than the Tiger P and it has 220 alpha. Only drawback is the track traverse, penetration and engine power. The penetration is mitigated by the excellent APCR penetration though.
I love my caernarvon crew got brother in arms, the new turret is damn good if you use the gun depression full on hills, fast reload fast aim good armor
I just realized that while I comment I don't listen what you are saying because these ending things are usually nothing special or new for me :D I know a lot about these tanks already, BUT I really enjoy watching the gameplay you provide and I just like to listen your voice and commentary it is really relaxing, funny and inspirational (in some way I guess, I just wanted to use that word xD) all at the same time :D I just really enjoy watching your content and streams :) all tho I can't watch your streams too often because I gotta play myself dammit :D
I had the VK A for some time and then for the first time i said "screw it" bought a shit ton of gold and free-exp-ed my way to the lovely B version. Everybody keeps talking about the "great dpm" of the VK A but if you compare it to a Tiger II ,the 10.5cm will only do about 150dpm more and the 8.8cm 20dpm. But the Tiger also gets more penetration and has better armour, thus should always win an encounter. The VK A is not fast, can't go hull down, doesn't have much dpm and is a huge artillery target. Even when played like a medium it is one of the slowest meds because, wouldn't you know it, to make it balanced the VK A gets the same topspeed limit as the Tiger II -.- Not a very competitive tank at all, there are no tactics you can use, 6° of gun depression are not enough for a tall tank like this either. Sidescraping is impossible, gettint around your enemies usually as well (again, there has never been a Tiger II who couldn't turn his turret faster than i could drive my tank) and of course you will be spotted from the other side at the map and since your armour is crap, everybody will always shoot at you exclusively.
I find Obj. 263 line also very underestimated and rarely played. Everyone grinds another USSR TD line (to Obj. 268) maybe because of BL-10 on tier VIII. Maybe you could do some review on that "Obj. 263 line"? It is just an advice :)
not to mention the vk has good armour at aprox 180 on the lower plate and the upper plate with a good Angling job you will easily peek 200 value which is pretty decent for tier 8, I Plat mine like a heavy and have a 2400 average in it
Hey QuickyBaby, in ur opinion, which British tank do you think is better for tier 8? Centurion Mk.1 or Carnarvon? (Sorry if I misspell the tanks' names >.
Hi Quicky, can you do a T32 review? I feel that amongst other tier 8 heavies its a bit overlooked because of the gun. Please, do some more of these videos.
I own one, and yeah.... The guns are terrible. Both of them don't have the pen of most mediums at tier 7 do. It's gun mantlet is ridiculous, but if it could mount a better gun it'd be a whole lot better. And what sucks is that you're stuck with that shitty 105mm when you get the M103 until you can earn enough XP to get the better 120mm.
+PixelBucket The Herobrine Hunter True. But don't get me wrong, I own one and I love it, got 2 MoEs on mine. But I feel like it deserves more love, also I think that its sometimes played too much like a heavy, unloading into peoples faces. However, the low penetration makes it impossible...
Hey QB i think you should take another look at the SU-101, this patch it got a buff, it now has the IS-4 gun which really makes the tank a lot more fun for me
I am surprised at how much I'm liking the Caernarvon, because it looks like it sucks on paper. But the way the gun just shoots where you think is awesome.
QB, could you review the IS-7? I have just picked one up, I checked out Jingles old video, I think it has changed since then, could you do that sometimes?😮
Problem with VK is it is a medium play style in a tech line that is otherwise all heavy. I play that line because I want to play the heavy style, and so I am stuck trying to grind through this aberration in order to get back to the heavy tanks.
make one for the KV-13, a completely underrated little thing. it's like a IS with better mobility but lacking in terms of firepower, it dominates when top tier
the gun, (and gun depression) sucks, but if you can deal with that, its awesome, it used to be prety rare because of its weird position in tech tree, but now i see much more of them
+MizutayioGP yeah, good idea. Maybe together with the M7. The KV-13 as a mix between heavy and medium and the M7 as a mix between light and medium :)
Fun fact kv 13 was the first ever idea of the main battle tank - idea behind the centurion.
+MizutayioGP Its like the Pz III: underwhelming gun on an excellent tank.
+tank 943 fast, mobile tanks with armor comparable to heavy tanks. MBT in a nutshell and KV-13 in a nutshell.
I knew about that beforehand but thanks for mentioning that for the ones that don't know yet.
Also i want KV-13 in hd with some minor gun depression buffs and possibly penetration, that's the main weakness of the tier 7 meds i would be happy with 155mm pen instead of the 144mm
lol i thought he has a tatoo, but then i realised it's his t-shirt XD
Lol me too XD
Me too
+The Blue Mapper or a digusting tuft of chest hair.
Me too XDD
+The Blue Mapper Me too lol!!!
Word man, I was playing my Vk A on Tundra the other day and took it to the top of the hill like a medium and racked up 3k dmg shooting down on the enemy team from all the various sniping points to earn me mah ace!
Its also especially good at killing light tanks. I've had so many walker bulldogs and AMX 13 75 rage at me because they try to circle strafe me and just ping off the frontal armor when I manage to keep the tank pointed at them and lob HE into their turrets.
Also QB, try playing the Kv-13 or T-43 with the 122 mil howitzer! Preferably the Kv-13. You will learn how powerful Stalin really is once you adopt the proper playstyle for the howitzer. There is nothing more satisfying than shooting 400 HE dmg into an m103's rear and watching him burn to death. Just using the howitzer I got a MoE on my T-43, and an ace in the Kv-13!!!
I really liked the VK 4502 A, just that combination of mobility and punchy gun, along with workable armor made it very nice.
The Super Pershing is very interesting too, has beastly armor when used right, but still has some medium tank perks like a fast reverse speed and decent traverse speed despite its awful engine power.
And of course who could forget the AMX 40, the light tank that plays like a derpy heavy tank I guess.
¿is it crazy how saying sentences backwards create backwards sentences saying how crazy it is?
Not at all. Simple logic Simple.
Quickybaby, keep uploading frequent quality content like this that we all love and you can take this channel farther than you can possibly imagine
Caernarvon: The heaviest... and the best ridgline-fighting medium in the game. I really love it.
Kind of how i like my superstealthy and mobile sniper/brawler: Chi-Ri
+Cathandroo I think that was sarcasm
I think that was sarcasm
+Madis Jõgi Chi-Ri ninja tank, bring much honor to the japanese line !!!
+British Bobcat Same
Cathandroo no im not kidding. It is really good at brawling. With proper use ofcourse.
Never understood why people like QB adore the comet. Yeah, Comet is fun. but Chi-Ri is fun and an absolute MONSTER if used correctly.
Sold my comet after i got ace tanker. Never sold my Chi-Ri.
Latest replay of mine in it: replays.quickybaby.com/result.php?id=182563
Both tanks are great, loved driving both of them. VKa was allot more fun than the weak Tiger P before it and the caernarvons speed was a nice change to the Churchills.
Also could you *PLEASE* show lower tier tanks more (like tier IV-VI)? I only see tier VII-X on your channel most of the time and I usually can't relate to these tanks because I'm not there yet.
+Gedeon Kele QuickyBaby very rarely plays Tier 1-6. He admits it is pure seal clubbing for him and he does not enjoy it. I don't blame him. Search for the specific tank your interested in and you will find videos if he reviewed them, which he tries to do for every tank.
the reason he doesn't show it is the lower tiers are unbalanced, and generally not as important due to the small amount of time spent in them
+Gedeon Kele It be nice but most tier 4's are shit and are prone to being one shotted often by land arty (derps).
+Gedeon Kele Probably because QB likes higher tier tanks. Lets face it, only a few low-mid tier tanks are unique and fun to play. You will soon discover the love of the higher tier tanks when you unlock them, good luck with your journey up the tiers.
***** The AT2 is definitely one of them. Thick, impenetrable armor and a destructive gun (once did 700 dmg with an HE shell at Tier V!).
I'm driving a Conqueror now, but I absolutely loved the Caernarvon. It really did come as a surprise to me, because many of my friends said they hated it. It's my kind of tank, because I rather have a good rate of fire than big alfa damage. Also I have to say that the 20 pounder gun is got to be one of my favourite in the game. I loved it on Centurion I and Centurion 7/1 and it's just great on Caernarvon. It also made Conqueror grind to his top gun not that bad, but of course it does struggle sometimes and the 120mm gun is so much better on this tier. That was a real fun to watch QB, waiting for more.
It would be nice if you paid more attention to vehicles of tiers 5,6,7...Maybe the new CZ tanks?
+Dan Kov He used free XP to get tier X :DD
+The Anonymous Patriot Im a subscriber of both, no videos yet :-/
+Fr4nt1s3k I know :)
+The Anonymous Patriot Got it ;)
+The Anonymous Patriot dude u are going around and shitting on good youtubers because you are not one u shat u anfield about his arty video and ur shitting on QB saying he isnt aware of his subs maybe he just doesnt like tier 5,6,7
I agree. The 45.02 A is unbelievably underrated. Honestly, I did better in it than the Tiger II. If you mix the mobility to flank the enemy with the decent rate of fire and aim time, you could rip up the opposition. Along with this, its armor, though thin for a heavy, can still block shots if angled correctly. To date, it is one of my favorite tanks in the game
I own the VK 4502 A and play it like a medium
+Henry Pruski Good for you. I do believe, that you have your socks and you don't were them as gloves.
+Ján Chovanec What is that supposed to mean?
+Henry Pruski I think he means that the VK4502A is mean to be played like a medium, just as socks are meant to be worn on your feet
the 4502 a was my first tier 8 tank and i still enjoy playing it today. its got enough armor to be fairly dependable, enough firepower to challenge any tier 9, and the speed to outmaneuver even some mediums. The front mounted turret also helps with peeking around corners by allowing you to angle the hull more steeply. Overall this is a very good tank, people just dont like it for some reason.
No thank you Quickybaby I used to be a 44% and now after watching you for a year give or take i'm a 51%!
TacoSeniour and for me he got me from 44% to 46% in 3years but atleast i have above average wn8
If I remember correctly, the Caernarvon was indeed an alternative alongside the Centurion for Britain's Universal Tank of the time.
You're wrong, those are meavy tanks
+Kyeran Wang
Wrong again; they're _hedium_ tanks. ^^
JamesPolymer lol
older replay, doesnt the caenarvon have a new turret now, the one from action X
+-FK- yeah, I was looking forward to seeing him play it after the changes but when I saw that turret I knew it was old.
Yeah,that's what he said at 12:06
is-8 shoud be on this video
T-10
i love T-10
+-FK- best of the best
+Pierre khoury yeah, crazy mobile, awesome turret armour, amazing side armour, biggest alpha damage of all tier IX heavys (edit: dpm , not alpha)
+-FK- I think you mean dmp....
VK4502a was my favourite tier 8 heavy and I have played many of them. loved the speed, dpm and decent frontal armour
Probably not the first one to say, you must do new review on the caernarvon.. since turret is... worse now than it was before no
Thanks for posting this video. When i first got my Caenarvon i was terrible with it and hated it like most people. Coming from the slow, lumbering armored line of Churchills and the Black Prince meant I had to completely change my heavy tactics. Now that ive learned how to properly handle the ol' girl it is fast becoming one of my favourite tanks to play. If you can keep it mostly hull down, the gun depression and penetration can make up for the poor alpha. Also the view range is great on this tank, so i often find myself getting alot of spotting damage as well.
How did you get up the British Heavy Tier? In my view the Caernavron is tolerable and the Conqueror is superb but tier V, VI and VII are utterly desastrous, especially since the Japanese tanks have been introduced.
+Rubashow When the Churchill VII or Black Prince are top tier they can use their exceptional armor to brawl and soak up shots for your teammates. The Church VII is one of my favorite tanks because even when you're lower tier that gun is still valid considering you pick your targets and take sideshots on heavier ones. The Japanese heavies do invalidate them a bit though, but it just means that you have to be more careful whenever one's around.
I liked my BP too, but the gun at that point is pretty much useless. The traverse is surprisingly good though, which means you can get really aggressive against light tanks without worrying about them circling you.
+Connor Schilling Yeah, An IS-3 and a T34 had to fire gold ammo to penetrate my when I was sidescraping with my Churchill VII.
+JustNLGaming really? thats sad. If you know where to shoot you can pen the front of a churchill VII with tier 5's, they must have been really bad or just spamming premium ammo nonsensically
+JustNLGaming i like the british heavy line but if a t34 or an is3 cant pen your Churchill VII its just because they are really bad. Those tanks should be able to pen your turret almost in any angle even when sidescraping. To me BP is better, even tho the gun is terrible; becuase the turret armor is stronger and you can truly sidescrape and showing your turret ocasionally to shoot
+Rubashow Sure the Conqueror is good now, but pre buff (turret used to be pretty much auto penn), it was so incredibly shit
Really quickybaby? Loading gold to challenge the Tiger 2? The Tiger 2 is just a "free damage sign" to anyone if you take it up front to fight it out against other heavy tanks...
I didnt say it is a bad tank, I personally like it a lot ...Im just saying it has no armor at close range, and can be destroyed by most of the t7 tanks without a problem, let alone the VK with 200mm pen.
+Simeon “TUNDRIJA” Momcilovic No. You clearly don't know the VK4502A then. The 200 mm of pen, as I said, will struggle to compete with a Tiger II frontally, while his 226 mm pen will butter your hull.
+QuickyBabyTV especially when you are close because the turret is so high that you have to shoot the lower plate at even greater angle
QuickyBabyTV I had the VK as well and 200mm is enough to go trough the tiger 2 at that range, especialy if you shoot it in the turert which can be penetrated by even some t6 tanks at the angle he was.
DEZiiRE_GH0sTy Lee And the Nashorn, ARL V39, PzSflIVc, SU 100Y, ARL44. and a lot of other tanks if they get lucky.
The Caernarvon is bloodly awful, not hard to see why it's the worst performing T8 heavy.
It's not bloody awful, it's just not noob friendly :) Go play your Russian heavys.
+alphadogg64 It's a Fatturion 1. Put it on a diet and give it a workout and it'll become a respectable tank, and also one that's already in the tech tree, in the medium line at the same tier.
+alphadogg64 Nah it's bad. Trust me. It's a Centurion in all aspects except it's bigger and slower.
+newhoped different people have different tastes, i loved my Caernarvon :P
+alphadogg64 I was gonna say the same thing then I saw your comment xD Russian heavies are the definition of noob friendly
KV-13 was a fun little thing. the VK45 is my favorite tier 8 so far, loved it and should have kept it.
The Caernavon was a PAIN to start but when i got it fully loaded it grew on me.
I see a Quickybaby video. I Press LIKE...... You should do the same :D
KAPPA do you play / watch clash royale?!?
Quicky baby this is one of my all time favorite videos you have done! I really love the under appreciated tanks! Some of my best ratings are in vehicles that I rarely see because of their unpopularity! Examples, VK 30.01 the Lee and even the B1 are all some of my favorite tanks if not favorite, I play exceptionally well in them. I think I attribute it to the fact these tanks need to compensate for glaring weaknesses. I must pay better attention while I am playing. I don't know if anyone else feels that way but that is often why I find these oddballs some of the more fun to play.
+rat488 For anyone suffering through the B1 the best hint I can give is the tank was designed by the french as a tank to take punishment not deal it out. The light line was the flanker or "Calvary" the B1 was supposed to create the anvil the lights were the hammer to smash the enemy. Which is why the B1 is equipped with an amazing radio if you sidescrape you can be virtually indestructable and provide spotting and time for your allies to rip your opponents apart just be cautious about your deployment because driving too far in the wrong direction and you will find yourself in a position to not be able to affect the outcome of the battle.
nice one. finally a VK 4502 A review. its like forever for me to find a good and trusted review on this vehicle.
I loved the VK4502A, plays like a "heavy medium", somewhat similar to E50, and its armor can be surprisingly effective if you angle it propperly. Caernavon... not so much, it's OK-ish but you need to work hard for a decent result.
QB sounds so calm and helpful lol, good job QB keep up the work, i loved my Carnaervon and i don't have vk4502a so cant really judge.
Played them only in Blitz. VK is one of my favourite machines. Great front armor, nice gun and great speed (awesome in ramming) and mobility.
got my first kolobanovs and poolsmedal in the vk, so that tank has a special place in my hearth,
i did like the cearnarvon, but i found the conqueror such a big stepup
VK45.02 A can be used as a heavy tank if you hide the hull. By the way nice to see QB remember this tank as in the older videos he said that he's not going to drive it again anymore.
I teally appreciate the hight frequency of uploaded videos in your channel, I thing that it's usually what subscribers want: to watch a video everyday before going to bed or similar situations. Thank you! By the way, one question: T-54 with D-54 (better pen, worse general stats) gun or the other one (worse pen, better RoF, acc, dispersion, etc)?
I think what makes Caernarvon such well performing machine is combination of fairly good rate of fire and dependable penetration together with great accuracy/aimtime. Many a player is going to be surprised the average dmg output of Caern in the game. Especially in team battles it tend to be the main damage dealer, at least in our clan.
Always struggled with my Caernarvon, so thanks QB!
something that i did when i played the tiger II was that i used the 88cm gun. What i really liked about it was that the gun was very good because the 6 sec reload that i got on the gun just allowed me to trade very well. I kept switching from the top gun to the stock gun and i enjoyed the stock gun much more. Something to note though is that the 203mm of pen can be a bit hard to deal with but if you are a good shot and are able to trade well you are golden.
"...as we burn the enemy Hummel to death" --I could imagine the crew inside the SPG burning and rolling on the floor when you said that.
Please make a gameplay review on Caernarvon after update 9.20
Thanks QB. I've unlocked the VK4502A, but I haven't purchased it because it looked really horrible and was dreading the grind. With this info I think I am ready to give it a whirl.
QB, just checked WoT to confirm, the Black Prince turret has been removed from the Caernarvon, and the stock turret is the Centurion Mk II turret now (ie the one that used to be the upgraded turret). The only real differences between the AX turret on the Caern and the Cent that I can see are the traverse speed and view range (36 deg/s vs 48 deg/s and 400 m vs 410 m).
"cool guys dont look at fires" nice one QB :D
It's a good thing that you listen to your viewers, QB! That is what makes a good RUclipsr I think. So well done :)
i like how u did both endplates at video end
The American T21 and T20 such fun fast tanks that go largely unnoticed.
I've been playing vk45.02A over a month and I really like that tank. When top tier the frontal armor can hold pretty good in some situations. Mobility is amazing for a German ht. The gun feels quick and very accurate though. Only thing I miss playing this is the gun depression.
In my Oppinion the Caernarvon is a a Perfectly rounded Heavy decent frontal armor good power to weight and a consistent reliable gun. It's why I miss my caernarvon after I sold it for my FV215b.
Great video, I loved my VK 45.02 A and am considering re-buying it to sit alongside the superb VK 45.02 B though I think it will suffer not having the good crew skills from my retrained crew.
Really like this theme Quicky! Not too many pay attention to these less preferred tanks. What about making videos about how you would go about in really awful (stat-wise) tanks? woyld be fun to see!
QB you mentioned in the video that you dont think any t8 meds do less alpha damage then the conarvern does, but then i thought of a few the first one that comes to my mind is the indianpanzer which only has 220
i really like my caernarvon because the rate of fire is just enough to put 2 shots into heavies and sometimes 3 shots into TD and the armor is also JUST enough to be sidescraping, i got my mission 15 done in it! i hope you can get more caernarvon replays up!
I enjoyed the carnarvon angling the upper plate I managed to bounce a lot of shots and do a lot of damage
Never had any problems with the Caernarvon. Always did well. Haven't gone down the Maus line yet.
Been loving your daily vids so much! They just released the T28 concept on xbox. Would love to see a review on it. They also just released the more mobile British TD line so people are definitely interested in those
Hi QB, great video as always. Want to ask whats the mod that transforms your target into a laser point? also what mod is needed to show you the WN8 of a battle at the end of it?
Good video. I'd like to see more gameplay using regular, as opposed to premium, vehicles and more mid-tier gameplay. I play exclusively tier 5 because as a free-to-play player they make credits no matter what. For example, I really liked the Mathilda video. What do you like at tier 5 and why would be a good video for me. Right now I'm building up the crew in a T34. Something about that one would be nice. Maybe this isn't the place to make requests. If not, let me know where to go.
Thx QB i learned a lot from this video, for example about the play styles of tech trees
Quicky, can you put out a guide on how to best angle the Tiger 2 and E75 to make the best use of their armor? Now matter how well I feel like I'm side scraping and angling when I can't side scrape with cover, I seem to get penned super often. Would be awesome if you'd put out a quick guide on angling armor for us!
QB, in that target selection question you posed your viewers, I disagree on your choice of killing the IS, generally for me I shoot the target with their gun pointed at me, because if you fire, they have time to rush you. I am a superunicum like you, and I found that the example you showed could have gone both ways, and you would be correct.
In my opinion quickybaby is right for yourself it would be may more erfective to shot the tank who is aimed on You. But the is was aimed in for another tank he would kill maybe than and qb saved him by take out the gun and as you should know more guns are mostly better. Its same principle like shielding your mates these things often do not increase wn8 bit they increase wr
i find that by taking out tanks and lowering the enemy's DPM is more effective than shooting at other tanks but it can vary from sertain situations
+Christian Hostetler taking out the low health targets first means there is one less gun that can shoot you and your team mates, and should almost always be focused
usually but QB left himself open to a shot from the KT if the kt was smart enough to rush him.
I really like my VK4502A but I use the 8,8 cm gun. It is more accurate so the longer aim time doesn't really affect fast shots but it's more accurate and fires very quickly. I like it because then I can bully people around more (especially low tier heavies and any mediums). I know most people prefer the 10,5 cm gun and I can't argue it, the 8,8 just makes me feel more adaptable, and since I know a lot of tank reload times I can often get in 2 8,8 shots for 480 dmg instead of 1 10,5 shot for 320. I've used both guns but I have more fun with the 8,8 cm and I perform better.
I think they´re more close to the Main Battle Tank (MBT) concept, armored machines than have a good speed (an average Weight/ Horsepower relationship), the last technology in middle-caliber guns and a decent armor. It happens the same with the T-10, and some of the later IS family models.
The VK4502A was the first Tier 8 heavy I got and I was originally disappointed with it, and playing it like a HT like anyone else that was new to WoT. But after a few thousand games and I saw how to play different sorts of tanks, I came to realise that I've played it wrong. I'm now regretting selling off the VK4502A. Should have kept that instead of the Tiger II.
After a while playing the VK you start getting the multi-abilit of it, and it limitations, its great, guns a bit weak, still love it, did my HT-15 in it, OP in some hands :)
The Action X turret is even better than the one it replaced. It is better angled with much the same thickness, and covers more of the front area. Without an obvious mantlet, it appears that enemies disregard the lower plate and try to shoot you in the turret... suckers. I always enjoyed the Carnaevon, and now it is better.
Well, I have to say, that the VK4502A's armor is not that bad! Good sidescraping and angling can give you a lot of blocked dmg. :) I completed the 15th heavy tank mission of the 1st session of the personal missions in my VK4502A. :) :)
Great vid QB. I've been watching and trying to figure out the tanks. I just recently switched over from the xbox and am having major troubles getting past even tier 3. Thought I'd be alright after 8 T10s on xbox, but it's just not the same. Your vids are really helping me figure out this version.
Please do M103. I have it, but need to know all about it. love watching your content. very entertaining.
I love both of those tanks. Caernarvon especially, works better as a med than the cent 1 imo.
It's a good idea to showcase these underdogs more.
speaking of turret armor changes, have you noticed the changes to the Comet when it had its HD makeover, apparently it's turret (elite) got nerfed badly.
yaa, a kv-13 game would be nice, one of my favorite tanks in the game and had my best battle ever in it
What about the Jumbo? You get a T6 game and people will have trouble penning your UFP if you angle, not even gonna talk about the mantlet. Some T7s cant even pen your mantlet. Getting T8 games is rough though, you have to use the derp gun. My only problem with it is that when I use the derp gun, I get t6 games, where Id want a 76, and when I use the 76, I get t8 games where Id want the derp gun.
I got two marks of excellence in the Canarvon before I even had the final gun, the 20 pdr type B. The Conqueror is even better, simply because of the gun it can pretty much do anything- good dpm, snap shots, shooting on the move, etc. haven't played the Vk however.
Can't wait to get this tank after I finish with the Black Prince - I LOVE flexible tanks that give me options :)
I remember the days the 20pdr Type B (best gun for the Caernarvan) did 10.53 rounds a minute, they nerfed it so badly to 7.5 RPM, it should've been nerfed to 8.5. it would've made the tank more competeable and less OP.
I was playing the caernarvon when update 9.12 came out and they added the new action X turret. I think the old turret may actually be better than the new one since you can penetrate the cheeks of the action X turret quite easily I found (with my caernarvon at least) whereas the old turret does have those flat sections which are only 152mm thick, it did have that very bouncy mantlet which as far as I can tell seemed a bit more rounded and thicker than on the centurion 1. I got my first HT-15 mission with the Caernarvon and the old turret going hull down and sniping at long-medium range. The combination of aim time, accuracy and penetration on the top gun (the same as the 20 pdr on the centurion 7/1) and very good gun depression makes you flexible and able to do damage in most situations although you only have 230 alpha. I feel like the centurion 1 is a heavy medium and the Caernarvon is a medium heavy, and play pretty similarly as heavy support tanks. The main differences being the centurion has the better mobility but less good armour and gun handling characteristics than the Caernarvon. Overall however I think the centurion 1 is a slightly better overall package because it's armour is still capable on rigelines and has better mobility. They are both definitely worth playing however, and play pretty similarly overall.
Wow caernarvon looks fun, gonna have to try it out
I actually like the VK 45.02A. One of the tanks I did extremely well in.
Hey QB! Love the video, but I feel like maybe you should have used the FCM 50 t in this video. It's a perfect example of a heavy that plays like a medium having a little bit of armor to sacrafice that camo rating, that sometimes can bounce somehow if the enemy puts a bad shot, something that the CDC can never do but then the CDC may not even get spotted in a certain situation with a good camo crew. Personaly I play the FCM like a med, the way I feel like it should be played it has pretty good view range so it can spot for it self and put some nice shots in. What do you think of the tank? Happy holidays! :)
When will you cover the VK 30.01 P? One of the best mediums IMHO. It is fast, its armor is actually better than the Tiger P and it has 220 alpha. Only drawback is the track traverse, penetration and engine power. The penetration is mitigated by the excellent APCR penetration though.
Personally the IS-8 (T-10) is my favorite medium heavy. The gun is great, good maneuverability, and the armor is ok.
I love my caernarvon crew got brother in arms, the new turret is damn good if you use the gun depression full on hills, fast reload fast aim good armor
when new physics comes out u can play mediums but they are turning and moving as slow as a heavy
I just realized that while I comment I don't listen what you are saying because these ending things are usually nothing special or new for me :D I know a lot about these tanks already, BUT I really enjoy watching the gameplay you provide and I just like to listen your voice and commentary it is really relaxing, funny and inspirational (in some way I guess, I just wanted to use that word xD) all at the same time :D I just really enjoy watching your content and streams :) all tho I can't watch your streams too often because I gotta play myself dammit :D
The T28 Prototype, it's a TD, but it plays like a second line heavy.
I had the VK A for some time and then for the first time i said "screw it" bought a shit ton of gold and free-exp-ed my way to the lovely B version. Everybody keeps talking about the "great dpm" of the VK A but if you compare it to a Tiger II ,the 10.5cm will only do about 150dpm more and the 8.8cm 20dpm. But the Tiger also gets more penetration and has better armour, thus should always win an encounter. The VK A is not fast, can't go hull down, doesn't have much dpm and is a huge artillery target. Even when played like a medium it is one of the slowest meds because, wouldn't you know it, to make it balanced the VK A gets the same topspeed limit as the Tiger II -.- Not a very competitive tank at all, there are no tactics you can use, 6° of gun depression are not enough for a tall tank like this either. Sidescraping is impossible, gettint around your enemies usually as well (again, there has never been a Tiger II who couldn't turn his turret faster than i could drive my tank) and of course you will be spotted from the other side at the map and since your armour is crap, everybody will always shoot at you exclusively.
I find Obj. 263 line also very underestimated and rarely played. Everyone grinds another USSR TD line (to Obj. 268) maybe because of BL-10 on tier VIII. Maybe you could do some review on that "Obj. 263 line"? It is just an advice :)
The VK 4502 A is a medium hunter, while the Caernarvon is a hulldown sniper
not to mention the vk has good armour at aprox 180 on the lower plate and the upper plate with a good Angling job you will easily peek 200 value which is pretty decent for tier 8, I Plat mine like a heavy and have a 2400 average in it
So , this month , we've got a RelaxBaby ? That was a good month for your channel , was really cool :p
Hey QuickyBaby, in ur opinion, which British tank do you think is better for tier 8? Centurion Mk.1 or Carnarvon? (Sorry if I misspell the tanks' names >.
Hi Quicky, can you do a T32 review? I feel that amongst other tier 8 heavies its a bit overlooked because of the gun. Please, do some more of these videos.
I own one, and yeah....
The guns are terrible. Both of them don't have the pen of most mediums at tier 7 do. It's gun mantlet is ridiculous, but if it could mount a better gun it'd be a whole lot better. And what sucks is that you're stuck with that shitty 105mm when you get the M103 until you can earn enough XP to get the better 120mm.
+PixelBucket The Herobrine Hunter True. But don't get me wrong, I own one and I love it, got 2 MoEs on mine. But I feel like it deserves more love, also I think that its sometimes played too much like a heavy, unloading into peoples faces. However, the low penetration makes it impossible...
The super Pershing plays like a heavy for sure.
Hey QB i think you should take another look at the SU-101, this patch it got a buff, it now has the IS-4 gun which really makes the tank a lot more fun for me
Then there's the IS-3. Fast and mobile. None, but trolly armour. A great gun. And if you pray to Stahlin, you will have the accuracy TD
I am surprised at how much I'm liking the Caernarvon, because it looks like it sucks on paper. But the way the gun just shoots where you think is awesome.
QB, could you review the IS-7? I have just picked one up, I checked out Jingles old video, I think it has changed since then, could you do that sometimes?😮
"somtime" sry.😉
T-10 i realy enjoy playing that tank, the gun is so much more reliable than the 122mm's at tier 7 and 8.
Problem with VK is it is a medium play style in a tech line that is otherwise all heavy. I play that line because I want to play the heavy style, and so I am stuck trying to grind through this aberration in order to get back to the heavy tanks.