War Thunder AB #291 (PC) - 360 with the wrists - The Reversal: ZIS 30 on Abandoned Factory

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Morgan Kell

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Published on March 17, 2017 2:29:46 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOXK18mMsaI

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War Thunder (2016)

Duration: 12:35

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Survivor, Heavy Metal Fury. Every once in a while I give the ZIS 30 a spin with the goal of getting some good footage but it's a really tough job. Reasons: extremely vulnerable (which got even worse the last couple patches), weak gun (good pen but lacking post pen damage), low ammo count (20 rounds is not enough combined with the low damage of the shells), very slow gun traverse and gun sway that takes ages to subside after you stop the vehicle. Oh...and you won't be able to knock down any obstacles. Even some simple tubes on the ground will stop you.
Game starts pretty well in the sense that while I'm alone in going for the southern cap zone there is no immediate contact with the enemy so I get a free cap so to speak. As I head out for some action an enemy managed to sneak by me, going for my zone. As I watched the video again before uploading I saw him passing by for a fraction of a second without popping up on the mini map or getting marked on the 3d map. I didn't notice it while playing right then, just a couple seconds later when his red dot got added to the minimap. Luckily he is alone so I approach from the side he would expect the least and it's an easy take down. Well, if you think of 4 point blank hits into a cramped low BR Valentine being easy. I did some damage to the next enemy push but I didn't expect to win this engagement as there are still no allies nearby to assist me versus their superior numbers so I let the enemy have the zone, moving to the center of the map instead where there's the option to fight with some friendly support (spotting being the most important thing here as with this TD you need to know what you're getting yourself involved in before committing).
The 57mm low damage gun is 'stealing' some kills from me over course of the rest of this match and I also need to resupply at the center because I ran out of ammo. This is probably the thing that is most annoying if you actually plan to get a good score. And by that I mean like 10 kills or more but this is very difficult with just 20 rounds as you need 3 to 2 hits approx for every takedown. Allow for a couple of misses or guessing shots and well, there you have the empty ammo rack.
The final score made me a bit sad. Most kills, no death, 2 caps and still just #3... One thing needs to get noted here: for the score board, taking hits is actually a pretty important factor. I have a vid where I easily top the charts in a tanky vehicle with just 3 kills but because I tanked like 40 shots the score kinda through the roof. Since you cannot even take machine gun fire in this TD it will be difficult to get a clear #1 position given the current rule set.
So in the end I guess my ZIS 30 mission ins't over just yet. One day the stars will align for a decent result but for the moment this vid here will have to do.

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