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[Top 5] War Thunder Best Ammo for Tanks

fra — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 14:05:29 +0000

War Thunder offers many possibilities when it comes to tank ammunition.

It has to be said that not all tanks have access to all types of rounds, and in many situations, a certain shell would be useless even though, usually, it would be devastating. But what are the most popular, almost always useful ammo types?

Today, we’ll look into the best 5 most powerful, versatile, and fun to use tank ammunition. We will not talk about Anti-Air ammo belts or anything else apart from the main cannon’s shells. That being said, it’s time to start with our first entry into the list.

#5 HE (Best for High Caliber Guns)

With HE Shells, the size counts.

HE (High Explosive) shells are one of the best and, in some situations, most powerful shots in the game. At this point though, we have to make a distinction between the almost useless low caliber HE shells and the devastating power of high caliber HE Shells. Remember, all chemical energy shells are able to penetrate the same amount of armor at all distances, so a long shot won’t make your shot less powerful.

If you’re using a vehicle with a huge cannon, like many Japanese self-propelled guns, you’ll have access to a fantastic HE shell that will obliterate in one shot almost every tank you come across. Watch out though, many high-tier tanks have armor plates capable of reducing chemical energy damage by a lot, so HE will be almost useless against them.

What HE Excels In:

High Caliber Guns
Shooting From a Distance
Destroying softer vehicles like Armored Cars and SPAA

#4 HEAT (Best for low-tier sniping)

Extraordinary at long, medium, and short ranges.

What’s better than High Explosive? HEAT, of course! This shell not only does not drop its penetration capabilities at longer distances but is also able to penetrate a lot of armor. Like for HE though, the bigger the caliber, the better. HEAT shells though become obsolete when HEATFS is introduced, and as this round is widely available for mid-high tier tanks, HEAT is best used in low-tier matches.

The best way you could use HEAT shells is from a distance, aiming at vital components like ammo racks, gun breeches, and the like. HEAT doesn’t have much post-penetration spalling, meaning that it won’t do as much damage to the insides of the tank. Sniper galore!

What HEAT Excels In:

Sniping
Penetrating thick armor plates
Dealing with sloped armor.

#3 APHECBC (Best for versatility)

When in doubt, pick APHECBC.

APHECBC, or Armor Piercing High Explosive Capped, Ballistic Capped, is a type of shell widely available to low and mid-tier ground vehicles. Upon hitting a target, after a certain amount of penetration, APHE explodes and produces a lot of post-penetration spalling, leading to the crew and internal parts of the tank being heavily damaged.

When looking at an APHE shell stats, it’s best to not only look at the penetration values but also check out how much explosive filler the shot in question has. The more TNT equivalent inside the shot, the more damage it will do. The best part is that this shot, British tanks excluded, is available to almost every tank in the game!

What APHE Excels In:

Versatility
Post-penetration damage
One-shotting tanks if the filler is powerful enough

#2 HEATFS (Best chemical energy damage)

It’s HEAT, but better.

One of the biggest weak points of any HEAT shell is that it loses a lot of energy just by flying to its target. This is remedied by HEATFS, which thanks to its stabilizing fins, allows for much more penetration with all the benefits that HEAT brings.

HEATFS is very useful when sniping, and you will be able to penetrate a lot of tanks thanks to its 300mm average of penetration. Watch out though, the reactive armor of many high-tier tanks will render HEATFS almost completely useless against them, so aim carefully and choose your targets well!

What HEATFS Excels In:

High penetration
High velocity
Good against sloped armor.

#1 APDSFS (Best penetration)

The best kinetic force shell, nothing more, nothing less.

APDSFS (Armor Piercing Discarding Sabot Fin Stabilized) is the best kinetic force shell out there. It is composed of an extra-hard penetrator and a discarding sabot, which functions as some sort of case, so to speak, and is discarded when the shot is flying towards its target, giving the projectile much better ballistic capabilities.

APDSFS is the shell with the highest penetration in the game, and thanks to its incredibly high speeds, it is also terribly easy to use: most of the time, you’ll just have to point at the target and click, with little trajectories to calculate. This shell, though, is only available at high tiers, so don’t expect to be playing with it immediately.can

What APDSFS Excels In:

Extreme Sniping
Penetrating up to 390mm+ of armor
Easy to aim

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[Top 5] War Thunder Best Ammo for Planes

fra — Tue, 09 Nov 2021 22:05:32 +0000

We know it can be confusing to choose which ammo to bring to battle with you. Let’s fix this, shall we?

A Japanese Zero fighter plane shooting.

There are many types of ammunition to choose from for your air engagements in War Thunder, but, especially if you’re a newer player, it might be hard to know what to pick and when to use it. In this guide, we will examine all seven main ammo types for aircraft in the game, to let you know which one in our opinion is the best for what types of engagements and users.

We’ll take into consideration what the “ideal” type of belt would do, but bear in mind that each nation has a different shell type ratio, so you will hardly encounter the same exact ammo belt in two different factions. Also, usually, a plane will only have certain ammo belts and not every single one.

We will not cite specific examples regarding singular vehicles or special types of ammo, and since there are no premium ammo types in War Thunder, everything that is mentioned in this guide will be available for everybody. Let’s start

#5 Tracer Ammunition (Best for new players)

Ooh, lasers!

Tracers are the quintessential “training wheels” of Realistic Air Battles.

Tracer rounds are great for those that are just starting playing Realistic Air Battles since in this game mode the HUD will not tell you where your shots will land and you’ll have to calculate it yourself.

This type of ammo will make it a lot easier to trace (well, duh) every single shot you fire and understand what the bullet trajectory is, allowing for easier aiming. Watch out though, these rounds tend to have worse ballistics than other types, so you’ll need to land more shots in critically vulnerable areas, like engines.

What Tracer Ammunition belts excel in:

Making aiming easier for new players
Letting you know where each shot is going
Calibrating a shot for other guns on your plane

#4 Stealth Ammunition (Best for ambushes/experienced players)

A British fighter plane flying in formation with some other aircraft.

Death from above!

If you’re looking to get in and out of a situation without your shots giving away your position and you know what you’re doing, then equip Stealth Ammunition. With this ammunition, you will not give away where your shots are coming from, but you will be able to tell where they land from the bullet impacts.

They’re also the best when it comes to Arcade battles since there you will already have the HUD telling you where your shots will land, so there’s little to no reason not to equip them in this game mode. Very useful, but hard to master, in night battles.

What Stealth Ammunition belts excel in:

Ambushing targets
Arcade Battles
Night battles (only for experienced players)

#3 Universal Ammunition (Best for versatility)

A German jet fighter destroying an enemy plane.

Jack-of-all-trades extraordinaire.

Universal belts are, well, universal. They can deal with most soft targets like other planes, trucks and open-top vehicles, have some nice ballistics and are not hard to aim since tracer shells can still be found inside the belt, but they don’t excel in anything else.

If you’re not sure what you’re going to fight against, just equip universal and go on your merry way, but if you know what you’re supposed to do during the match, check out the next two entries.

What Universal Ammunition belts excel in:

Dealing with most air targets
Destroying trucks and open-top ground vehicles
Versatility

#2 Air Targets Ammunition (Best for killing aircraft)

An American fighter/CAS destroying an enemy airplane. Note the rockets strapped to the wings.

Pretty self-explanatory isn’t it?

These Air Targets ammo belts will allow you to take planes down much more easily, so if you’re looking to get into dogfights or plan to ambush smaller planes then pick this one up.

They don’t do extraordinarily well against armored bombers and other heavy aircraft, since the shells don’t penetrate as much, but usually, you won’t have problems taking them down as well if you aim for their weak spots.

What Air Targets belts excel in:

Shooting down planes (duh)
Killing soft ground targets
Doing the same as Universal belts, but better

#1 Armoured Targets (Best for killing tanks and heavy aircraft)

A modern jet fighter preparing to strafe some enemy ground troops.

Damn, these hit hard as hell!

Honestly, Armoured Targets and Air Targets belts could be switched up or could share the number 1 spot, since both are aimed at specific targets but are very good at what they do.

The decision to put Armored Targets as number one stems specifically from one fact: It will disintegrate planes while also being able to penetrate armored plates like the ones on heavier aircraft or even tanks. Equip it and feel the power!

What Armored Targets belt excel in:

Disintegrating enemy planes
Penetrating the top of even heavy tanks
Penetrating the armored plates in aircraft cockpits.

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