If I know what tanks I am going to go out with, I hit the test range with those vehicles for about 10-15 minutes before I head into battle, just to make sure my aim with said weapon and ammo is good. Spend a bit of time in the test range for whatever gun you are using. I do like to engage at long range more but I personally don't use the rangefinder.īest way to me: parctice and memory. A basic crew can only range to around 800m and it takes some time, so upgrading is needed to get better and further measurements. Well, first off there is using the rangefinding key (tank miscellaneous controls). I haven't played tanks for two or so months, and I probably need to re-teach myself a lot of things, particularly with all these smoke shells. We all flailed our arms and struggled a bit until we figured things out, and I know that I still find myself learning new things all the time. I don't think anyone, myself included, started RB as being a good player. My second comment would be that there will be times where a SWAG is the best thing you can do, and the only thing that really helps in those scenarios is to have practice with your vehicle and be able to say, 'Eh, that oughta be about right'. For maps like poland in the city, about 200 meters was usual, but on maps like Kursk it wasn't unusual for me to make a first shot at 1500m. If you have the above (Reasonably good crew + modules), my first comment is that each map has typical benchmark engagement ranges. For RB it's less exaggerated, but there is still a huge difference between high level crew + modules unlocked, versus mediocre crew + standard tank.

Without the crew training and module unlocks, you can be shooting at an enemies exact range, and straddle targets all day in AB.

There are typically two modules on each tank for accuracy. There is a crew skill for your gunner for rangefinding, and it makes your shots more accurate. There is a rangefinding ability for some (all?) tanks, I think it is typically bound to 'u' by default.

Originally posted by SturmAlpha:So vie started playing realsitic and i lke it and doing very well, excpet for long range engagements, i suck like dog♥♥♥♥♥♥ so any tips?

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