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Right on time. Yesterday I have finished grinding the IS7 on my second account again and this tank is like a cake but each bite tastes different. You mostly get good bites but some are very sour. Firstly, armor is insanely good, especially in the sides. But, as Max said, side scraping is almost impossible on this tank, but reverse side scraping is insane on 257. This tank is the best in the game for reverse side scraping Secondly, the gun is pretty bad, but redeemable. Stabs are really not necesary because this tank either hits exactly in the middle of the aiming circle, or right on the edge of it. The frequency of lucky shots that aren't fully aimed but still hit is really big on this tank. Lastly, there are 2 main downsights to the 257. It is very heavy and the engine is underpowered so it never reaches that top speed and this tank is on fire almost every game. Prioritise getting firefighting perk on the radioman asap and ALWAYS bring fire extinguisher, not food! As this message was written mostly for newer players, here is a heads up for the IS7. Put additional grousers on it so the tank won't feel like the 257 and will actually reach its top speed.
I do like a speed build on the 257 with turbo, grouser, improved config, with the repair kit swapped for fuel and food. Not saying it is competitive, but ramming mediums on a mediums flank is fun.
Interesting video, however Turbo + top speed fieldmod lower the full potential of this tank. Turbo is a wasted equipment slot which should be hardening (since you should expose your troll hull more than your turret type of tank) since shots will often hit your tracks and you need extra hp to stay in the game longer which this tank DOES OFTEN. also lowering top speed of this tank fieldmod from 54 to 50 is also recommended since it improves your gun aim time and turret speed which is crucial as this tank is an amazing brawler so that means you will miss less and snap better and anyway this tank STRUGGLES to go beyond 50km/h due to awful ground resistance. keep in mind this tank is still relatively a faster heavy anyway on its own and will get you to key early positions on its own. In other words, speed is somewhat irrelevant if you brawl, what matters is gun handlimg/dpm and extra hardening HP, as an example in first battle on overlord speed was irrelevant and you ended up on lower side stationary brawling other heavies so your speed and turbo had no real advantage. Anyways enjoyed the video and I hope this was a positive constructive feedback!
I must recommend HP instead of optics for one of the equipment loadouts. Because you need HP to truly shine in those battles on Himmel, Ensk, Ruinberg, etc. when you get the opportunity to reverse sidescrape and farm noobs that do not know how to pen a reverse-sidescraping Obj 257.
It's not worth it on this tank, you need all the equipment I have shown in this video. Not to mention you want the left hand field mod which makes HP a lot worse since you don't have the track health.
You can have all the side armour in the world but with such a turret which has 2 humongous cupolas close together just like the defender has except defender's cupolas are shorter, you also have an overmatch roof conveniently in the same area as the said cupolas so basically even the reverse sidescraping doesn't work. Even the KV-2 can snap and hit your turret weakspots given how large the green area is.
If you are grinding this tank and don't have access to a bounty turbo, grouser are slightly better than a standard turbo. You can check on Tanks gg. However if you take the improved ground resistances on the second field mod or run food, than a turbo will be better. It is one of the few tanks where is a choice between a turbo or grousers, depending on how the tank is configured.
The Gun doesn't treat me very well, when im facing Tier 10s im having a hard time, while the M103 50TP E75 are the best ones for me marking them is super easy unlike this one, immediately sold to get the IS7
That isn’t the case. I am not sure if it used to be like this but there has been testing done and it doesn’t work. www.reddit.com/r/WorldofTanks/comments/hrgfsz/facts_and_myths_burn_damage/
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Sometimes I think this thing's side armor is made up of ebr wheels
so true about that WZ111, every time some tanks is on sale, observing become more interesting than playing
Right on time. Yesterday I have finished grinding the IS7 on my second account again and this tank is like a cake but each bite tastes different. You mostly get good bites but some are very sour.
Firstly, armor is insanely good, especially in the sides. But, as Max said, side scraping is almost impossible on this tank, but reverse side scraping is insane on 257. This tank is the best in the game for reverse side scraping
Secondly, the gun is pretty bad, but redeemable. Stabs are really not necesary because this tank either hits exactly in the middle of the aiming circle, or right on the edge of it. The frequency of lucky shots that aren't fully aimed but still hit is really big on this tank.
Lastly, there are 2 main downsights to the 257. It is very heavy and the engine is underpowered so it never reaches that top speed and this tank is on fire almost every game. Prioritise getting firefighting perk on the radioman asap and ALWAYS bring fire extinguisher, not food!
As this message was written mostly for newer players, here is a heads up for the IS7. Put additional grousers on it so the tank won't feel like the 257 and will actually reach its top speed.
20:10 Thats my RNG right there.
I do like a speed build on the 257 with turbo, grouser, improved config, with the repair kit swapped for fuel and food. Not saying it is competitive, but ramming mediums on a mediums flank is fun.
And that’s why I take a fire extinguisher every game. Not wasting 20,000 credits for a 2 min 15-4 game on food
Then you have no silver?
Interesting video, however Turbo + top speed fieldmod lower the full potential of this tank. Turbo is a wasted equipment slot which should be hardening (since you should expose your troll hull more than your turret type of tank) since shots will often hit your tracks and you need extra hp to stay in the game longer which this tank DOES OFTEN. also lowering top speed of this tank fieldmod from 54 to 50 is also recommended since it improves your gun aim time and turret speed which is crucial as this tank is an amazing brawler so that means you will miss less and snap better and anyway this tank STRUGGLES to go beyond 50km/h due to awful ground resistance. keep in mind this tank is still relatively a faster heavy anyway on its own and will get you to key early positions on its own.
In other words, speed is somewhat irrelevant if you brawl, what matters is gun handlimg/dpm and extra hardening HP, as an example in first battle on overlord speed was irrelevant and you ended up on lower side stationary brawling other heavies so your speed and turbo had no real advantage. Anyways enjoyed the video and I hope this was a positive constructive feedback!
I loved this tank had so much fun in it. Much better than Is7 or T10, something close or better was TNH vz 51 imo.
Vz51 with single gun yes.
@@nubbyg9096 ofc no point for the double gun (worse dpm and accuracy )
I must recommend HP instead of optics for one of the equipment loadouts.
Because you need HP to truly shine in those battles on Himmel, Ensk, Ruinberg, etc. when you get the opportunity to reverse sidescrape and farm noobs that do not know how to pen a reverse-sidescraping Obj 257.
It's not worth it on this tank, you need all the equipment I have shown in this video. Not to mention you want the left hand field mod which makes HP a lot worse since you don't have the track health.
@@MaxGamingFPS I must disrespectfully disagree.
You can have all the side armour in the world but with such a turret which has 2 humongous cupolas close together just like the defender has except defender's cupolas are shorter, you also have an overmatch roof conveniently in the same area as the said cupolas so basically even the reverse sidescraping doesn't work. Even the KV-2 can snap and hit your turret weakspots given how large the green area is.
i love this tank, its so easy to annoy any players with it and make them spam heat, and having them miss even more
i actuly loved this tank.. i had alot higher WR in it then is7.. its so great for reverse sidescraping... gun also treatet me good.
If you are grinding this tank and don't have access to a bounty turbo, grouser are slightly better than a standard turbo. You can check on Tanks gg. However if you take the improved ground resistances on the second field mod or run food, than a turbo will be better. It is one of the few tanks where is a choice between a turbo or grousers, depending on how the tank is configured.
So in all, its a K-2 at tier 9
the reason why the stats for the obj are so meh is because many new players grind the is7 as their first line
I bought this tank yesterday after 2 days I prefer it more than the AE Phase 1
The Gun doesn't treat me very well, when im facing Tier 10s im having a hard time, while the M103 50TP E75 are the best ones for me marking them is super easy unlike this one, immediately sold to get the IS7
which tank is better Conqueror or AE Phase?
6:19 Fire gets put out quicker if you stand still
That isn’t the case. I am not sure if it used to be like this but there has been testing done and it doesn’t work.
www.reddit.com/r/WorldofTanks/comments/hrgfsz/facts_and_myths_burn_damage/
I love this tank, side armour trolls sooooo hard. Then you peak, try and shoot then remember the gun trolls hard 🤣
Jolly good old bean
i use exp turbo, rammer and hardening or exp hardening
I ran this thing with HP, Vents, and Rammer and found it an extremely fun tank even with that setup, huh
Same, although sometimes sub vents for vstab. Always hardening on tier 9/10 heavies, helps prevent tracking
I don't think 257 has enough track health to prevent tracking
I sold the 257. There are so many better HTs on tier 9. I never would have played it anyway…
When it came out it was pretty funny.
But these days it's a way worse T-10
For some reason I did not like this tank very, very much and I sold it the moment I grinded tier X.
"Lick My Panzer" tank. LOL...
5:45 LIES! SMH my head :^)
Greater than 90mm. I may or may not have forgotten to add it into the video....
Magnet for ammorack
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Just use some premium rounds gee!
T-10 > Obj 257
I honestly didnt enjoy this tank. One of my least favorite tier 9 soviet heavies. I sold it as soon as I unlocked the tier 10.
It's because you played it wrong
I sold the IS-7 and kept the Obj. 257
Is7 is better though@@Highest-Ground