Wargaming.net has been trumpeting the 7.0 release for its World of Tanks MMO for a while now. Today the company dropped the first hint about what lies beyond with update 7.1, which it will feature the long-awaited introduction of French tanks.
The new tech tree boasts 18 new French fighting vehicles (there's a pacifist joke in there somewhere) divided into light, medium, and heavy flavors. Wargaming.net also says that the French armor will "enrich the combat and bring all-new tactics into the game." We're not sure how the new tactics will work as of yet, but we'll bring you the very latest as the devs make it available.
Finally, Wargaming.net says that French SPGs and tank destroyers are planned for a later update.
[Source: Wargaming.net press release]
Reader Comments (12)
Posted: Dec 20th 2011 10:19AM jimr9999us said
If we're going to have World of Tanks coverage on this site, I'd like to see BF3 and CoD as well, thx :)
Posted: Dec 20th 2011 11:35AM nimzy said
Quickly, get yourself a Lorraine 50t. The 90mm gun on that beast absolutely owns. 236mm penetration on a T6?!?!
That said, the fact that no one's reported on the HE nerf is worrying. HE is now almost completely ineffective outside of premium ammunition and artillery.
That said, the fact that no one's reported on the HE nerf is worrying. HE is now almost completely ineffective outside of premium ammunition and artillery.
Posted: Dec 20th 2011 12:29PM (Unverified) said
@nimzy
I for one would like to know more about this HE nerf. I normally run German tanks so we are normally outgunned in the game, so having to resort to HE is common. Also it's comforting that my Tiger II will be easily outgunned by a T6.....
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I for one would like to know more about this HE nerf. I normally run German tanks so we are normally outgunned in the game, so having to resort to HE is common. Also it's comforting that my Tiger II will be easily outgunned by a T6.....
Posted: Dec 20th 2011 1:05PM nimzy said
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Basically what happened was they changed the way that HE impacts are modeled. Where before they did a spherical damage model (a sphere is drawn from the point of impact, and the thinnest armor in that sphere is what is hit) they now use a line-of-sight model, so only the the thinnest armor that the point of impact can "see" is hit. I guess now you -really- have to know the weak spots on each tank.
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Basically what happened was they changed the way that HE impacts are modeled. Where before they did a spherical damage model (a sphere is drawn from the point of impact, and the thinnest armor in that sphere is what is hit) they now use a line-of-sight model, so only the the thinnest armor that the point of impact can "see" is hit. I guess now you -really- have to know the weak spots on each tank.
Posted: Dec 20th 2011 2:00PM (Unverified) said
@nimzy
I see, thanks for the info. Ya one of the benefits of HE was the small aoe from its blast so you didn't have to be as precise with them. Not sure what the reason for this change really. My experience with HE is that you just get a percent or 2 with them generally, so they were only a last resort round to begin with. I never run with the stubby "derp" guns, so maybe it's different for those, idk.
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I see, thanks for the info. Ya one of the benefits of HE was the small aoe from its blast so you didn't have to be as precise with them. Not sure what the reason for this change really. My experience with HE is that you just get a percent or 2 with them generally, so they were only a last resort round to begin with. I never run with the stubby "derp" guns, so maybe it's different for those, idk.
Posted: Dec 20th 2011 12:47PM Gaugamela said
Just paint me like one of your french tanks.
Posted: Dec 20th 2011 5:16PM beavisrocks said
Oh man, I used to have so much fun with this game. Kicked butt with T-54, Sherman, DB - every tree had some awesome tanks. Go mediums!
Posted: Dec 20th 2011 8:10PM Faction 3 said
LOL!
French Army!!
Those 2 words together just make me laugh my ass off.
Like "Chicago Cubs" and "World Series".
French Army!!
Those 2 words together just make me laugh my ass off.
Like "Chicago Cubs" and "World Series".
Posted: Dec 20th 2011 10:43PM h4ngedm4n said
I'm especially looking forward to the French t7 light. Sadly I won't have the free experience to pick it up immediately.








