Valiant guide - how to play and the mini-marathon

A gift tank for the Decade of World of Tanks, which you need to master to complete combat missions.

Hello tankers! With you Wotpack and a review of the Valiant tier 5 British medium tank in World of Tanks. To get the A46 for free, you will have to participate in a mini-marathon, which is run only on gift vehicles. Therefore, we will analyze the choice of equipment (all possible options) and the tactics of the game.

TTX Valiant

Although Valiant belongs to the CT class, in of parameters and gameplay, it is closer to the TT.

Firepower

He has at his disposal a 75 mm gun with one-time damage 110 units, which is the norm for level 5. And here armor penetration significantly inferior: 91 mm basic armor-piercing projectile and 144 special subcaliber.

Ammunition characteristics:

 

Accuracy mediocre 0,39, but reduced gun for a long time against the background of classmates 2,4 seconds. Reloading takes just over 4 seconds, so the average damage per minute also behind the majority of classmates 1639 units.

Vitality

In this regard, he has no equal among ST. Safety margin 800 units, and frontal armor beyond praise, in this regard, he will be able to compete even with strands. But armor plates are located at right angles, so if someone comes in from the flank, they will be able to break through without any problems.

Mobility and intelligence

The mass of the tank tank is 27,34 tons - the average value against the background of classmates, but Valiant equipped with a very weak engine, so power density is only 7,68 hp / t. At the same time, it has a low maximum speed 19/10 km/h. But despite such a weak dynamics, it has a good “swiftness” due to the chassis turning speed of 36,51 °.

It is surprising that with its armor and dimensions, the equipment was endowed with the best coefficient stealth. Radius review mediocre 340 meters, but the communication range is only 400 meters.

Comparison with heavy tanks

As you may have noticed, Valiant atypical CT and in of performance characteristics and gameplay it is closer to TT, and in many ways resembles the British heavy Excelsior. Therefore, I propose to look at the comparison of parameters, since we will return to the gameplay in battle in the "how to play" section.

Advantages and disadvantages

After such a detailed acquaintance with the performance characteristics of Valiant, we can highlight the strengths and weaknesses of the technique.

Advantages:

• good accuracy;
• comfortable UVN;
• excellent frontal booking;
• good stealth.

Disadvantages:

• low armor penetration;
• long recharge;
• long time information;
• small DPM;
• weak acceleration dynamics;
• low maximum speed;
• low communication range.

Equipment selection for Valiant

As you can see, the machine is not easy to master due to so many shortcomings, so we will try to fix them by installing additional modules. The variety of options adds new equipment, so there are several options for assemblies.

Bet on firepower and rapprochement with the enemy:

• reinforced aiming drives;
• rammer;
• improved sight.

A bet on survival so as not to suffer from artillery and high-explosive tanks + improved dynamics and increased visibility:

• anti-fragmentation lining;
• turbocharger;
• enlightened optics.

Universal option:

• rammer;
• lining;
• improved ventilation.

Crew training

As part of Valiant four tanists, and the commander has a combined specialization with a radio operator. If you do not yet have a crew of British STs, then in this case we recommend the following set of skills:

First of all, it is important to start with Repair, because the tank is slow and overall, if it is put on a caterpillar, it will become an easy target for artillery. At the same time, there are a lot of fast-firing vehicles at low levels, which simply won’t let him off the tracks if repairs are not pumped in.

The Brotherhood of War we take through the reset of skills that have been in effect since the moment of study (3-4 column).  Smooth running и Smooth turret rotation improve stabilization. BC is a weak point for the British, so it is important to study the loader less ammo rack.

Commander in addition to sixth sense take the profile skills of a radio operator to increase visibility Radio interception и An eagle eye. Given the initially good stealth coefficient, the Stealth skill will make it even better.

Desperate will speed up reloading when the health drops below 80, so there is more chance of inflicting critical damage from The Sniper. And slightly improve the dynamics of acceleration Koff-road king.

Equipment selection

Considering the level of battles, it is quite possible to get by with the usual consumables:

• small repair kit;
• small first aid kit;
• fire extinguisher (still better than automatic).

If you have silver reserves, you can increase combat effectiveness with the help of a national dish tea puddinginstead of a fire extinguisher. And in order to protect the car from arson, take a pre-combat instruction The art of putting out the flames.

How to play Valiant

Before we move on to tactics in combat, let's look at the final configuration with the highest possible efficiency:

As you can see, the emphasis is on firepower, and high invisibility leaves him the right of the first shot. Accuracy has become noticeably better, which allows you to compensate for the low armor penetration of the base projectile, better targeting the vulnerable areas of enemy tanks.

Going into battle, forget that Valiant ST. This tank is played like a TT, only then you can maximize its potential. If the VBR does not give your opponents +25% to penetration, then almost no one among STs and TTs will be able to deal damage in the frontal projection. Therefore, you can confidently press, not giving the enemy time to aim at the NLD and clamping in the clinch.

If we consider the Valiant from the position of a heavy one, then we can call it a universal machine:

• feels confident in close combat, can rush the enemy;
• by swinging the tank, you can get a good boost in accuracy + good camouflage will allow you to remain invisible and at the same time shoot damage;
• can be equally effectively used both in attack (in urban conditions) and in defense.

Home avoid open areas, because with his speed, he will become an easy target for self-propelled guns. Also, be careful to the choice of direction when ing, he will not be able to return to defend the base or change flank.

Results

The gift tank for the Decade of World of Tanks turned out to be ambiguous. On the one hand, its firepower is at the level of preferential equipment, and it does not correspond to the ST class at all. On the other hand, he was given two interesting features: frontal armor and excellent stealth.

In combat, it feels like this:

• if you do not have a crew and you are not ready to use improved consumables and charge the floor of BC gold, then the gameplay will not be easy;
• at the same time, if you put silver in the car, you can bend in random, but only in the top of the list.

Fights against 6 levels can still be endured, but with 7 it will be very difficult and you definitely won’t be able to work out HP on basic shells.