What to put on a hundred 1. Advantages and disadvantages of a top-end machine

23-05-2016, 19:59

Hello tankers and everyone who loves to play medium tanks! Today we will talk about a rather exotic vehicle, because it belongs to the Japanese development branch, a Tier 8 medium tank is the STA-1 guide.

TTX STA-1

One can immediately say about this Japanese man that he has one big drawback - the lack of reservations. Indeed, the STA-1 tank is very cardboard, absolutely everyone can pierce it, landmines do full damage and only the gun mask, which is the strongest place in all this cardboard, is sometimes capable of repelling something.

Here we will put an end to the frank shortcomings and move on to more pleasant details. In terms of mobility, the STA-1's performance is very good and although the top speed is somewhat limited, the excellent dynamics of 16.73 horsepower per ton of weight exceed all expectations. Despite its rather large dimensions, this unit turned out to be very dynamic and maneuverable.

Otherwise, we have a good overview, which is important and the standard safety factor for the eighth level.

Cannon

In terms of weapons, everything is somewhat ambiguous. On the one hand, the STA-1 gun has impressive strengths such as decent armor penetration (gold is only needed against 10 levels) and high rate of fire. At the same time, our alpha-strike is not very large, but this does not prevent the tank from reaching 1920 damage per minute, excluding perks and equipment.

With the characteristics of accuracy, everything is average: the spread, which is usual for most tanks of classmates, the well-known aiming time and not the best stabilization. But on the other hand, the STA-1 WoT cannon has stunning vertical aiming angles - 10 degrees downward when set to the target in front or on the side. But here again it is worth making a reservation, if you look back, the cannon will go down only two degrees, because the superstructure of the engine compartment will interfere with it.

Advantages and disadvantages

As you can see, this Japanese unit, like all tanks in our game, has its own strengths and weaknesses. But in order not to get confused and for ease of perception, let's put everything on the shelves.

Pros:
Excellent indicators of mobility, agility and dynamics;
Good visibility;
High attack speed and damage per minute;
Excellent depression angles of the gun when positioned in front and on the side;
Decent armor penetration parameters.

Minuses:
Complete lack of armor;
Not very high one-time damage;
Large dimensions

It is very important to learn how to use your advantages and smooth out the disadvantages, because this is the only way to achieve serious results.

Equipment for STA-1

To squeeze the maximum out of the tank, equipment should be installed on the STA-1 carefully, but at the same time the choice will be very simple, one might even say standard:
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Instead of the last module, you can not be afraid to put it, perhaps this option will be even preferable, because we get a good boost of all characteristics.

Crew training

Another unspoken standard is crew training on this vehicle. For STA-1, perks are selected with the goal of making the process of dealing damage more enjoyable, increasing survivability, and not forgetting about enhancing general characteristics.

Commander (radio operator) -,,,.
Gunner -,,,.
Driver mechanic - , , , .
Charger -,,,.

Equipment for STA-1

Another standard in our case is STA-1 equipment. For those who want to save money, but at the same time feel comfortable enough in battle, you can put, and. However, a much stronger option, significantly increasing survivability, would be, and. By the way, instead of the last consumable, it would be a strong choice to put it, because this is a significant strengthening of the machine.

STA-1 tactics

In order to carry out battles as efficiently as possible, bring benefit to the team and get a decent amount of damage, you should learn to use your advantages and try to level out the disadvantages.

Given that our main drawback is the lack of booking, on the STA-1 combat tactics are mainly based on sticking to the second line. Here you need to take an advantageous position and fire at your own and allied light.

A good option, which should also be used, is the game from the terrain, because the Japanese STA-1 tank has excellent elevation angles. In this case, you need to lean out, make a shot and go to reload, waiting for the next successful opportunity to deal damage.

At the same time, the STA-1 World of Tanks is an excellent support vehicle, we feel very comfortable behind the backs of the allied lines. The main thing is to select the right moments for the attack, wait until the enemy fires a shot at the armored teammate and implement your DPM, always trying to preserve your safety margin.

Otherwise, while playing STA-1 WoT, always look at the mini-map, assess the situation in battle, change flanks, help push directions or return to defend the base from capture, this allows mobility.

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TTX STA-1

Otherwise, we have a good overview, which is important and the standard safety factor for the eighth level.

Cannon

Advantages and disadvantages

As you can see, this Japanese unit, like all tanks in our game, has its own strengths and weaknesses. But in order not to get confused and for ease of perception, let's put everything on the shelves.

Minuses:
Complete lack of armor;
Not very high one-time damage;
Large dimensions

It is very important to learn how to use your advantages and smooth out the disadvantages, because this is the only way to achieve serious results.

Equipment for STA-1

Crew training

Commander (radio operator) -,,,.
Gunner -,,,.
Driver mechanic - , , , .
Charger -,,,.

Equipment for STA-1

STA-1 tactics

In order to carry out battles as efficiently as possible, bring benefit to the team and get a decent amount of damage, you should learn to use your advantages and try to level out the disadvantages.

Otherwise, while playing STA-1 WoT, always look at the mini-map, assess the situation in battle, change flanks, help push directions or return to defend the base from capture, this allows mobility.

We continue to look at the new Japanese and today we have another "cardboard" with decent weapons. Meet STA-1!

Historical background and general information

One of the first post-war tanks, which was developed on the basis of American technology, but taking into account Japanese characteristics: the low growth of Japanese tankers, as well as mountainous terrain. In December 1956, the only prototype was produced.

In order to gain access to STA-1, you will have to sweat a little while eating a cactus and earn 111,000 experience on the previous tank. This unit is worth quite a standard and adequate amount - 2.550.000 silver. The completeness of the crew is four tankers. I am very pleased with the fact that these tankers will not change until the tenth level - that would always be the case. Let's take a look at the methods of crew transfer to STA-1:

Crew retraining / training for gold. At the eighth level, when the crew is quite well pumped, sacrificing experience during the transfer is a bad thing. Don't be lazy and search for these hundreds of gold. The cost of such a transplant will be 4 * 200 = 800 gold.

Crew retraining / training for silver. When there is no way to spend gold, then use this method. It is certainly not the most profitable in terms of loss of experience, but it will not work to kill two birds with one stone. The cost of such retraining will be 4 * 20,000 = 80,000 silver.

It's better to put camouflage anyway. The dimensions and height of the tank are quite modest, so there will still be benefits from such an investment. The cost of camouflage for all types of cards for one month will be 3 * 80,000 = 240,000 silver.

Research tree

While upgrading STA-1 to the top state, you will be forced to use "gold" shells, because the silver penetration will simply not be enough to hit most targets. Otherwise, the tank is pretty comfortable. Let's take a closer look at its modules.

We have three weapons to choose from, but in general terms they are similar to each other, while differing only in penetration, which in the early stages of pumping will have time to ruin your life. Two pre-top guns will make you fork out a little by loading more gold into the ammunition load. Installing a top gun will partly solve the problem with penetration, but still, in games with tenth levels, you sometimes have to charge the COP. All in all, the guns are quite comfortable. All characteristics are in balance with each other.

There are two towers available for the STA-1. Actually, the top tower will give us only 10 m of view, no more. Her research is a forced matter. Both towers have weak armor, even the mask of which is not capable of stopping enemy shells. The dynamics indicator is quite good and is 42 degrees.

Both walkie-talkies have excellent characteristics. The difference between them is 30 m communication range. Whether to buy a top-end product is up to you personally. I will say one thing for sure - you will not notice any growth or improvement.

The ratio of the mass of the tank and the power of the top engine gives an indicator of the power density which can be described as "above average". This is about 17 hp. per ton of weight. The maximum speed is not high, only 45 km, but this is quite enough to feel that you are playing on a medium tank, and not on a T95.

The undercarriage has a relatively good indicator of agility. The top suspension, in comparison with the stock one, will add 4 degrees to the swing speed, and of course it will make it possible to install all modules and equipment.

Pumping

The modules are installed in the following order:

Chassis
Pre-top tool (optional)
Tower
Cannon
Engine
Walkie-talkie

Advantages and disadvantages of a top-end car

pros

Decent weaponry
Good UVV
Good visibility

Minuses

Very weak booking
High chance of module damage and crew concussion

Balance weight

STA-1 gets into level 8, 9 and 10 battles. In principle, the penetration of the top gun is sufficient to comfortably play with the eighth and ninth levels. To defeat targets of the tenth level, you will have to resort to using "gold".

Profitability

Almost all equipment of the eighth level allows you to play without a premium account, without experiencing any problems. STA-1 is no exception. Even if you play with varying degrees of success, the result will most often go to zero.

Tactics

The STA-1 feels pretty good on the battlefield due to its balanced dynamics and weapons. After all those "cacti" that you had a chance to chew on the way to this tank, we can say that this unit is just excellent. In general, I cannot find any peculiarities of using STA-1 - the usual medium tank... The main thing is not to substitute yourself for shots and do not trade damage. Weak armor will not forgive you.

Optional equipment

Extra set equipment has not changed. You can easily remove the equipment from the previous tank and use it for the STA-1. The "rammer" and "stabilizer" are the most useful devices for our unit. In the third slot, install either "horns" or "optics" to choose from. The prices are listed below:

Medium Caliber Rapporteur - 300,000 silver
"Horizontal aiming stabilizer Mk 1" - 300,000 silver
"Stereotube" - 500,000 silver
"Enlightened Optics" - 500,000 silver

Equipment

Repair kit
First aid kit
Fire extinguisher / Onigiri

The equipment is classic: a belt and a first-aid kit are simply required for everyone, but in the third slot you can put either a fire extinguisher or Onigiri, depending on your financial capabilities and personal preferences for functionality.

Crew skills and perks

Commander

Repair / Disguise
Sixth Sense
The Brotherhood of War

Gunner

Repair / Disguise
Sniper
The Brotherhood of War

Driver mechanic

Repair / Disguise
Smooth running
The Brotherhood of War

Charging

Repair / Disguise
Non-contact ammo rack
The Brotherhood of War

We keep rocking this table skills. Like most tanks in this branch, both disguise and repairs will be useful for the STA-1 - you choose which to download first. Combat brotherhood will also be quite useful - at least more useful than the complex of specialized skills of tankers, some of which are of dubious utility. As for the main profile skills, the "light bulb" does not require any explanation, the "sniper" is useful as always for rapid-fire guns, the "smooth ride" will make the weapon more accurate, but the "ammo rack" is just a plus to survivability.

Several videos about STA-1:

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This post-war tank was developed on the basis of American vehicles, taking into account the specifics of the Japanese mountainous terrain and the Japanese crew. There is only one copy in the world, which was released in December 1956.

Study

STA-1 opens after Chi-Ri over 111,000 experience, and from that moment we find ourselves in a world of pain. Due to the fact that we have to study all the modules in full, since we did not get anything from the previous tank, playing on the STA-1 seems unbearable. The penetration of the stock cannon has only 155mm... Our cardboard is clean, but you can get used to it thanks to the good vertical roll-down angles -10 ° from which we can play, taking advantage of the folds of the terrain.

In order to smooth out our negative feelings, we must quickly bring our tank to the top. If you have wanted to buy this tank for a long time and are waiting for a promotion, I say in advance, start accumulating free experience, we will need it immediately after purchase to study the top turret and cannon, thank the developers for the fact that the stock suspension allows us to do this. Then we can safely explore the rest of the modules. Being in top condition, we have a completely new tank with new sensations, but something similar to the American M26 Pershing.

Peculiarities

In terms of paper characteristics, our tank should surpass all medium tanks of its tier, but in practice and according to the experience of players who have already researched STA-1, it has its drawbacks that it should not have.

For instance:

Our top-end engine has a fire chance 12% , but in practice, almost every third battle we burn (the engine compartment takes up almost 1/2 of the tank). By comparison, an engine has a chance of catching fire. 20% , but playing almost 300 battles on this tank, I burned a maximum of 10 times.

Now about the accuracy. By technical specifications, the spread of the top gun in total 0.36m, but in practice our projectiles often fly where we did not want to shoot at all. Therefore, it is better to always make sure that we get there.

Advantages:

Fast reload - 7.5s
Large penetration - 218mm
Ricochet forehead of the tower (screens are present)
Excellent gun depression angle - -10 °
Good view - 390m
Good - 240 damage
Excellent gun stabilization

Flaws:

Poor hull armor - 45/35 / 25mm
Not high maximum speed - 45km / h
High chance of module damage and crew concussion

The tank does not have large dimensions, thus it makes sense to buy camouflage, which will better reflect on the fighting qualities.

Modules

1.Mailer- to increase our rate of fire, damage per minute;
2.Horizontal aiming stabilizer Mk 1- to maximize stabilization;
3.Horns (stereo tube)- to improve our visibility to the maximum;
4.Optics- can also be used as an alternative.

Crew Skills

Skills will depend on your style of play, if you play the tactics described below, it is best to learn:

1. Light bulb- to the commander, Disguise- the rest of the crew;
2. The Brotherhood of War- all crew members;
3. Disguise- to the commander, King of the off-road- a mechanic to the driver, Sniper- to the gunner, Non-contact ammo rack- to the loader.

Tactics

The tactical application of this versatile tank is not strictly directed, most likely it can be given a mixed style of tactics. That is, you will have to act depending on the situation in battle and depending on your skill. But still, the best tactic, in my opinion, will be tactics. All of our characteristics hint to the player that we have to work at medium-long distances because of the bushes. Head-on skirmishes with heavy tanks are strictly forbidden to us, especially on city maps. An excellent overview allows us to meet any tank that falls within our range of vision. High breakdown and fast reloading allows us to disassemble or at least scare the approaching tank without being exposed.

Outcomes

The tank is very specific, it needs a good player with good hands... Playing on it, you need to have patience, at the right time. STA-1 able to change the outcome of the battle. It feels best in a platoon with heavy tanks, performing the role of long-range support and light, or in a platoon with the same tanks. By itself, it is very comfortable to operate. If you have mastered it to the fullest, it means that one of the best of the eighth level is in your hands.

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The ST class, which is located on the 8th level and being on the test server has already been baptized the leader among all similar models. The fact is that all the characteristics of this combat vehicle are far superior to the current leader, therefore, in terms of combat effectiveness, one does not even need to start a conversation. The technique itself is the crown of the creation of Japanese designers, since for the entire creation process it received only a single minus in terms of booking, as for the rest of the indicators, it is worth noting first of all the penetration, which has reached the leading position and is now the highest indicator of level 8.

STA-1 tank that almost everyone will have in the hangar. Considering that it will be very comfortable to play on it, you don't even need to think about other representatives. Speed, agility, damage - all this together makes up an excellent picture of an ideal combat vehicle. Of course, in comparison with it will be a little difficult, but having such excellent weapons, you will not even have to think about buying gold, which means that the tank will bring stable income, during normal play.

The Japanese representative possesses a 90 mm gun that achieves damage of 240 HP and has a penetration rate of 218 mm. In this case, the rate of fire reaches 8 rounds per minute. Based on this, we can conclude that in terms of damage, this tank also outperformed all its competitors, since the maximum damage indicator was 380.

Reservation:

Hull: forehead - 45 mm, sides - 35 mm, feed - 25;
Tower: forehead - 70 mm, sides - 60 mm, feed - 35.

Yes, Japanese armor leaves a lot to be desired, which is why hard armor is not found on any model of this nation. But, despite this, the STA-1 can be perfectly tanked on the turret, since the gun mantlet has a 124 mm screen, and this, together with the tilt and the main armor indicator, allows you to block damage. It should also be borne in mind that the tower has a rather smoothed shape, and this increases the likelihood of ricochets.

Additional equipment and equipment STA-1

As for additional equipment, the following modules should be installed: vertical stabilizer, rammer and stereo tube. Our representative will have to practice shots wherever possible, if the city is quite predictable, then in the vast fields and desert, it will be best if you have an overestimated viewpoint.

The equipment has a standard scheme for Japan: a small repair kit, a small first aid kit and rolls.

Comparison with similar combat vehicles

As mentioned above, the Japanese STA-1 tank received universal recognition from the players and on this occasion (and the comparison made) it also became the leader among all similar levels. This is quite natural, since the tank surpasses other levels both in rate of fire, and in accuracy, and in terms of damage, and in terms of penetration, I think. These indicators are enough to prove its superiority. He moved all tanks to a lower level, so now the second place belongs. He was also entrenched with. And the last positions still belong, and.

P.S: The comparison row is in a strict order of comparison with the main tank, which we are considering, so the rows of positions can be changed in the guides, there is nothing strange about that.

Video review of STA-1

Tactical use of STA-1

The tactical use of this versatile tank is not strictly directed; most likely, it can be given a mixed style of tactics. That is, you will have to act depending on the situation in the battle. But the main thing to remember is that you should not rush forward and face several opponents at once, you need to play carefully using cover and your view. A rather vague recommendation will actually allow itself to be realized in the plan that is most convenient for you. This combat technique feels great in any tactical action. The main thing is not to be afraid to experiment and you will succeed.