The appearance of Caernarvon AX is one of the first cases when a former free2play game turned into a classic pay2win, where donators have advantages over ordinary players. The premium analogue of the upgraded Caernarvon was superior in all respects. It had a faster-firing and DPM gun, much stronger armor, and mobility was slightly better.
However, that was a long time ago. Several years have passed since the advent of the tank. Feel old and realize that Action X is now a blitz classic.
Characteristics of the tank
Weapons and firepower
The tool is a classic British hole puncher, a small thing from the world of heavy tanks. The advantages include good accuracy and high DPM. Of the minuses - low alpha.
While most of the heavy tanks at the eighth level are trading, our villain-British is forced to constantly be in the path of the enemy in order to deal damage. It is not enough to catch the adversary once, it is necessary to violently and systematically drive your shells into him so that he feels something.
However, such a rate of fire makes it possible to catch the enemy, knock down his caterpillar and not let him go until he enters the hangar.
In terms of armor penetration, the tank does not experience any particular difficulties while fighting opponents of the same level. However, when fighting nines or especially strong eights, problems will arise, since gold bullets have slightly reduced penetration. Good stabilization and excellent accuracy allow you to target weak spots, however the scattering of shells in the circle of dispersion is rather chaotic and misses happen at long distances.
The vertical aiming angles can be called ideal. The gun tilts down by 10 degrees, and rises up by 20 degrees. These are excellent indicators for playing on modern dug maps.
Armor and security
Margin of safety: 1750 units as standard.
NLD: 140 mm.
VLD: 240 mm.
Tower: 240-270 mm (together with 40 mm screens) + 140 mm hatch.
Boards: 90mm + 6mm screen.
Tower sides: 200-155-98 mm from the forehead to the back of the head.
Stern: 40 mm.
Although Action X is head and shoulders above the pumped Caen, his armor still cannot be called the ultimate.
Partially covered by XNUMX mm screens, the turret holds up well to the impact of Tier XNUMX vehicles, however, in front of Gold or Tier XNUMX vehicles, it abruptly loses ground. And even without gold, many opponents can easily target the commander's cupola.
The hull can repel projectiles with the upper armor plate, however, when loading gold bullets, it also quickly turns gray. It’s better to keep silent about the lower armor plate, even pokes from level 7 medium tanks fly there.
A nice place in the action armor is its good sides. They can be gently bred from corners. But it’s better to save the stern, because land mines from almost any caliber fly there.
Speed and mobility
The mobility of the car is very pleasant. This heavy tank quickly picks up its maximum speed and maintains it perfectly. He is also very responsive, responds quickly to commands, does not give in to spin from medium tanks, quickly turns his head and, in general, he is a great fellow.
The only downside is top speed. And, if going forward at a speed of 36 km/h is quite good for a heavy truck, then crawling back at a speed of 12 km/h is disgusting for any car.
The best equipment and gear
Equipment is standard. Remka usual to fix the caterpillar. The repair is universal in order to repair the caterpillar a second time (or resurrect a shell-shocked crew member). Adrenaline to make pew pew faster.
Ammunition is standard. The tank is a full-fledged damage dealer whose main task on the battlefield is to deal a lot of damage. Therefore, according to the classics, we sculpt two additional rations and large gasoline. If desired, a small additional ration can be replaced with a protective kit, if it seems that the tank collects crits. This is already individual.
The equipment is standard. In terms of firepower, we set the rammer and equipment for shooting comfort. This is how we ensure that the tank almost always becomes converged. From survivability, we put an improved assembly in the second line to get an additional 105 HP. In the specialization, we set optics in the first line to see further, as well as tweaked engine speeds for a general improvement in mobility. The rest is optional.
Ammunition - 70 shells. That's good enough. Previously, there were much fewer of them, and something had to be sacrificed. Now you need to load at least 40 armor-piercing shells for standard situations and at least 20 sub-calibers for encounters with armored opponents. Land mines are not suitable for destroying shots, the caliber is too small, but shooting at cardboard is just right. You can take 4-8 pieces.
How to play Caernarvon Action X
Despite good accuracy and fast mixing, the machine is absolutely not suitable for shooting from afar. Due to the low alpha, you will scare the enemy once, after which he will not show up again.
A large margin of safety, good gun depression angles and a well-armored turret let us know that the vehicle is in the right place on the terrain somewhere in the thick of the battle. Any folds in the terrain will be your friends, but in some situations you can try to gently move the enemy away from the side.
The main thing is not to turn the body over. Staying behind the backs of teammates is not an option, low alpha does not allow you to play on the tactics of "rolled out, gave, rolled back." Action X must always be on the front line, keeping the enemy in line of sight and throwing projectile after projectile at him. This is the only way to realize the combat potential of the kaen.
However, when you get into the ninth level fight, you should slow down your ardor a bit, as these guys can already afford to punch the action right into the tower. This is the increased difficulty of playing a tank, because you have to be at the forefront and expose yourself to the enemy, but you cannot afford to take damage from him.
Pros and cons of a tank
Pros:
- Excellent shooting comfort. A British gun with an accuracy of 0.29, fast aiming time and good stabilization, as well as a pleasant -10 LHP - this is a guarantee of comfort.
- High DPM. The higher the damage per minute, the faster you can deal with the enemy. Also, a good DPM allows you to shoot good damage numbers even in turbo battles.
- Versatility. This heavy is capable of fighting both on the terrain and in the city, resisting both heavy and medium tanks, causing a lot of damage to both classmates and nines. Wherever you are, with the right implementation, you can show good results on Action X.
- Stability. For experienced players, it is very important to rely on your hands and not on random. Action tanks what it needs to tank and hits where it needs to hit. In contrast to the Soviet strands.
Cons:
- Low burst damage. The main problem of the tank is that it is unprofitable for him to exchange. 190 damage per shot is a very embarrassing figure, which even in front of some ST-7s is a shame to shine.
- Difficult for beginners. The second problem follows from the first - the huge complexity of the implementation of the machine. Due to the low alpha, Action X has to roll out to the enemy very often and expose himself to a blow, risking losing all his HP at the beginning of the battle. Without solid experience in the game, it is unrealistic to implement such a machine, which means that the tank is banned for beginners.
Conclusions
In 2024, Action X is still a pretty good device that can set the heat in random, however he is no longer the ultimate imba, which in terms of characteristics surpasses any eight.
Action is a tank-extreme. If a sweaty purple bodybuilder sits behind the “levers”, due to the accurate weapon and high damage per minute, the machine is able to tear even nines to shreds. If a novice enters the battle on a tank, with a high degree of probability he simply cannot cope with such low one-time damage, unsuccessfully sets himself up and quickly flies into the hangar.
For farming, this premium is suitable, but, again, not for every player. In this regard, Т54Е2 "Shark" right now there is no competition.
