Hull armor is somewhat week when not angled, huge muzzle break which causes a lot of gun damage, long reload time, extremely easy to spot from the air. However I would say that the only other tank that is matching in power is the tiger 2 as either no other nation has a heavy tank at 6.7 or they are usually worse.
here's some tips on the T34 from a guy who main it on his rank IV line up : 1. be patient, if you shoot at something and you disable something like a gun or transmission, don't rush it or even keep looking at it, just get behind cover and wait until at least 5/6 of your reload or at least 14 second has passed 2. it's a heavy tank, if uptiered play with team, if downtiered go ham 3. it takes time, if you play it for the first time and it sucks, try to understand that your goal is to be a big bad enemy who disables enemy, if your team takes your kill and you only got an assist, it's okay since you'd risk of dying if you got too greedy 4. have fun !, the tank is really strong and powerful, its strength (good gun and pen, transmission and speed, armor ) overshadows its weakness (being big and uptiered) so the best way to have fun is to play slowly, but never sluggishly, be the 2nd line of defense and keep your team and flanks at bay so you can one shot unsuspecting heavies it's obviously my fav tank and it got the guts to be one !
first match i've got: 3 kills in an uptier. i love how the T34 is the embodiment of my perfect tank: armor and big gun ( good penetration, post pen dmg is unrelevant ) while retaining a good acceleration. i feel like it's best played in a flanking role
4:16 The thing about the T29/30/34's mantlet, that I'm pretty sure is an inaccuracy, is the plates not adding any armor. Yes, they're clearly modelled (Though you can't see them in armor inspector/xray) but they have no armor value. Why? I have no clue. I've read that the irl tank's mantlet armor equaled somewhere up to 230mm as it was specifically designed to counter the long 88. In game however, the only armor is just the 200mm plate, which only gives you 190mm effective thanks to the cast armor multiplier. This is just something interesting about this tank and its translation into the game I thought I'd share.
I have to mention that it one shots more often than you would think, also if you face a king tiger that it's hull is pointing down you can go through the UFP
Nice to see you pop up on my for you page after 5 years, in my old days of war thunder you were the person i turned too, when i needed to learn how stuff works.
One of my best vehicles ever played. I was afraid to play this tank when I was still very new, just after testing the super pershing and hating it. When I played it, it instantly became a favourite along with 6.7 Ontos and T26E5
The armor and rounds of T34 are more effective at 6.7, a lot of the opponents cannot deal good damage to you, while you can more effectively lay your gun and shoot their center mass without worrying whether the round can penetrate. On the other hand, the majority of the opponents M103 will face can pretty easily go through anywhere of an M103. The HEAT round of M103 is good at penetration value but the post effect is unreliable at best. The solid shot of M103, while better at post effect (but still not as effective as the APHE rounds like the Soviet heavies at the same BR) struggles at penetrating the center mass of the majority of the opponents it will face. The TNT mass of the HEAT round in T34 is actually quite large, almost 2 times the TNT equivalent, compared with the HEAT round of similar penetration (105mm round in western L7 and 100 mm round in T-54/Type 59). I hope Gaijin could buff the post effect of the high mass HEAT round like this one and the HEAT round on the 150 gun-launcher system (on M551, M60A2 starship, XM803 and MBT/KPz-70) to make the gameplay more fun.
T34 is a very good tank imo, good armor, good gun, post pen damage is mainly relied on the fact that you are using a 120mm canon, but the one drawback is B O M B, and you cant hide in a big tank but over all very nice👍
The rooftop machine guns need a way bigger cone of fire, or for crew to be considered exposed within a certain time of them firing. Rooftop 50s add so much to a vehicle while having no effect on its br usually
This tank is my favorite. T29/t34. Used to hate it. Swore to never purchase it. But I've changed my mind and ad a result I not only learned how to use it. But also how to fight it properly.
theres one thing i should note about the thing survivability during hull down, yes its pretty darn tanky but due to the giant fuckoff ready rack shell on the left side of ur turret if u dont pay attention u can get 1-shotted thru the left cheek by APDS 90% of the time, which speaks more about how first stage ammorack screws over heavy tank than anything and due to the turret armor angling inward toward the mantlet like that of the KT turret + the state of 6.7 being the new 7.3-7.7 ur ass will feel like the t34 isnt that great at taking hits even with its well spread out crews
honestly i wipe the floor on this tank with an is6 u can pen the turret face and over pressure the crew, shoot the under side of it or the machine gun port.. I LOVE THIS TANK THO
The gun will overmatch a lot of otherwise impenetrable plates you'd avoid with other guns. Getting used to that will make this tank even more powerful.
The most horrifying sight is still a T-44. Unless you land a perfect coupola shot or hit the middle of the turret head on it eats every shell no problem.
Hey your really help me, I have however I little complain, in fact it’s more a proposition or a demand, you always put your one shot kill or almost when reviewing a vehicle, I really think that put something that go with what you are saying, for example if you are talking about the AP shell that struggle with killing big tank put a clip that prove your statement and give weight to your words. I’m sorry if this isn’t clear im part of your French audience :)
not really, often times hit the gun after he shoot someone or got baited. or if you met him on the side just kiss its cheek or harass it by hitting the underside Edit: btw you can strafe its engine deck with planes to imobilize it
when I see a T34/29 I think of them as basically a slightly smarter tiger player, idk I never feel threatened by these tanks unless I'm in a vehicle that can't do anything to it I'm not saying its bad its pretty fricking good actually, but I see a lot of players have "tiger syndrome" if that makes sense
why t34 heavy is terrifying? simply because its one of the few tanks whos gun has so much power that even a glancing hit can kill you and 3 50cals will delete your tracks in less than 3 seconds
See you in half a year!
Im planning to do at least 1 video every 2 weeks without disappearance for a long periods of time :D
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W, but don't burn yourself out while you're at it
@@HowToPlay1337 Wow, wow, be careful, wow 😆 Love your vids man.
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@@HowToPlay1337 Thanks!
@@HowToPlay1337 happy to hear that, but don't rush it, time is there for the reason that everything doesn't happen at once after all.
You see a T34: PANIC
You’re in a king tiger: Calm
You see a T34: PANIC
This tank comes with it's own boss music. You don't want to turn a corner in a PT and see this staring at you.
basically the best 6.7 out there. It is as all the perks of a heavy tank, but without many of the drawbacks.
True
it has wide size seen from the sky, but that's pretty much almost every big tank in the game
i wanna say reload but then again other nation's counterpart have worse reload
Hull armor is somewhat week when not angled, huge muzzle break which causes a lot of gun damage, long reload time, extremely easy to spot from the air.
However I would say that the only other tank that is matching in power is the tiger 2 as either no other nation has a heavy tank at 6.7 or they are usually worse.
6.7 M103
here's some tips on the T34 from a guy who main it on his rank IV line up :
1. be patient, if you shoot at something and you disable something like a gun or transmission, don't rush it or even keep looking at it, just get behind cover and wait until at least 5/6 of your reload or at least 14 second has passed
2. it's a heavy tank, if uptiered play with team, if downtiered go ham
3. it takes time, if you play it for the first time and it sucks, try to understand that your goal is to be a big bad enemy who disables enemy, if your team takes your kill and you only got an assist, it's okay since you'd risk of dying if you got too greedy
4. have fun !, the tank is really strong and powerful, its strength (good gun and pen, transmission and speed, armor ) overshadows its weakness (being big and uptiered) so the best way to have fun is to play slowly, but never sluggishly, be the 2nd line of defense and keep your team and flanks at bay so you can one shot unsuspecting heavies
it's obviously my fav tank and it got the guts to be one !
first match i've got: 3 kills in an uptier. i love how the T34 is the embodiment of my perfect tank: armor and big gun ( good penetration, post pen dmg is unrelevant ) while retaining a good acceleration. i feel like it's best played in a flanking role
4:16
The thing about the T29/30/34's mantlet, that I'm pretty sure is an inaccuracy, is the plates not adding any armor. Yes, they're clearly modelled (Though you can't see them in armor inspector/xray) but they have no armor value. Why? I have no clue. I've read that the irl tank's mantlet armor equaled somewhere up to 230mm as it was specifically designed to counter the long 88. In game however, the only armor is just the 200mm plate, which only gives you 190mm effective thanks to the cast armor multiplier. This is just something interesting about this tank and its translation into the game I thought I'd share.
I have to mention that it one shots more often than you would think, also if you face a king tiger that it's hull is pointing down you can go through the UFP
Nice to see you pop up on my for you page after 5 years, in my old days of war thunder you were the person i turned too, when i needed to learn how stuff works.
One of my best vehicles ever played. I was afraid to play this tank when I was still very new, just after testing the super pershing and hating it. When I played it, it instantly became a favourite along with 6.7 Ontos and T26E5
It's essentially a 6.7 M103
The armor and rounds of T34 are more effective at 6.7, a lot of the opponents cannot deal good damage to you, while you can more effectively lay your gun and shoot their center mass without worrying whether the round can penetrate. On the other hand, the majority of the opponents M103 will face can pretty easily go through anywhere of an M103. The HEAT round of M103 is good at penetration value but the post effect is unreliable at best. The solid shot of M103, while better at post effect (but still not as effective as the APHE rounds like the Soviet heavies at the same BR) struggles at penetrating the center mass of the majority of the opponents it will face.
The TNT mass of the HEAT round in T34 is actually quite large, almost 2 times the TNT equivalent, compared with the HEAT round of similar penetration (105mm round in western L7 and 100 mm round in T-54/Type 59). I hope Gaijin could buff the post effect of the high mass HEAT round like this one and the HEAT round on the 150 gun-launcher system (on M551, M60A2 starship, XM803 and MBT/KPz-70) to make the gameplay more fun.
@@frankf6716 M103 also faces more opponents with stabilized guns
I really Like this format talking about details of tanks you showcase. Thanks for all your hard work! Keepem coming!
T34 is a very good tank imo, good armor, good gun, post pen damage is mainly relied on the fact that you are using a 120mm canon, but the one drawback is B O M B, and you cant hide in a big tank but over all very nice👍
I don't even play warthunder i just like this guy
Amazing video as always!
I'd love to see a video on the T32 as well :D
Sadly every time I took this out it was up tiered and my opponents had rail guns, laser beams and nuclear bombs 😕
The rooftop machine guns need a way bigger cone of fire, or for crew to be considered exposed within a certain time of them firing. Rooftop 50s add so much to a vehicle while having no effect on its br usually
Hey man, hope you’re doing good. It's good to have you back
This tank is my favorite. T29/t34.
Used to hate it. Swore to never purchase it. But I've changed my mind and ad a result I not only learned how to use it. But also how to fight it properly.
1:58 oh so this is how you shoot through wagons :o
15 secs for a long 120 mm is great considering the Tiger II 10.5cm, and the IS-2, IS-3, IS-4
Sure,but the tanks you mentioned have aphe so they usually one shot if pen
Naver use Apcr on this because it has very bad Angle pen performance, the APCBC has amazing angle pen it can pen T-44 from the front
theres one thing i should note about the thing survivability
during hull down, yes its pretty darn tanky but due to the giant fuckoff ready rack shell on the left side of ur turret if u dont pay attention u can get 1-shotted thru the left cheek by APDS 90% of the time, which speaks more about how first stage ammorack screws over heavy tank than anything
and due to the turret armor angling inward toward the mantlet like that of the KT turret + the state of 6.7 being the new 7.3-7.7 ur ass will feel like the t34 isnt that great at taking hits even with its well spread out crews
Always enjoy your work! Thanks for another excellent video!
You should try the T-30. Works just like this one, but has really good high explosive round and APHE.
Well in that case i'd take T29, better APHE penetration and WAY MORE acceptable reload than T30
@@HowToPlay1337 But that's a higher battle rating at 7.0
This I will admit, Nothing makes me shit my pants faster than seeing a T 34 push down a sight line when I'm in my Tiger 1 that's for surr
I give this channel 5 bad jokes out of 7 great videos
Even king tiger still worried facing this one, and must waiting for perfect angle to destroy T-34
honestly i wipe the floor on this tank with an is6 u can pen the turret face and over pressure the crew, shoot the under side of it or the machine gun port.. I LOVE THIS TANK THO
A 6/10 for arguably the best 6.7 heavy? Bruh
Lmaoo, exactly. With how he was talking about it, I thought it was gonna get an 8/10 at least.
t34 is ironically one of the best heavy tank i used...it have decent speed for it heavy, good round
One of the best heavy tanks in the game, also that commander joke -_-
Why is this tank rank lower than the t29?
The gun will overmatch a lot of otherwise impenetrable plates you'd avoid with other guns. Getting used to that will make this tank even more powerful.
I love this tank, everytime i play wt i have good memories on this tank, on its br its so goood
Best t34 in game
T54 next?
49' variant cause 7.3
What's that map with the intro where You wrote Ki-32 in "Planes in RB ground battles" ?
The episode with Ki-32.
When I used to play wt I never took the US T34 seriously in my KT it was my food.
Can you do a How To Play on the Centurion Mk 1? If you can thanks
you should try the ratel 90
there's only a few other tanks which are this allround.
i feel like the creators of t34 just took the t95 and put a turret on it
Turns out this is one of my most played American vehicles, but I don't remember playing it at all. Not sure what this says about it.
that tank got me to the 1st abrams
the American Dream...
on tracks
Commabove is your best one so far.
How is this not a 10/10m
every shot sounds like a vine boom
Ohh,i thought it was a Tank destroyer this whole time
My favorite tank in the game!
Why no BMP-3 video?
First time when I guessed by which part you will rate the tank😅
Unloaded 12 APHE with the T-55AM-1 into this thing and it didnt kill him
The most horrifying sight is still a T-44. Unless you land a perfect coupola shot or hit the middle of the turret head on it eats every shell no problem.
I miss warthuder, it was a fun game
Oi. HowToPlay1337 is still alive.
YES!!!! MY FAVOURITE WAR THUNDER UA-camR UPLOADED!!!!
Hey your really help me, I have however I little complain, in fact it’s more a proposition or a demand, you always put your one shot kill or almost when reviewing a vehicle, I really think that put something that go with what you are saying, for example if you are talking about the AP shell that struggle with killing big tank put a clip that prove your statement and give weight to your words.
I’m sorry if this isn’t clear im part of your French audience :)
I try to do that with most vehicles but not when the reload is 15 seconds+ :)
Got my first nuke in this bad boy :)
engine deck are its weak spot, planes with 50 cals and above can pen and it sets on fire easily
not really, often times hit the gun after he shoot someone or got baited. or if you met him on the side just kiss its cheek or harass it by hitting the underside
Edit: btw you can strafe its engine deck with planes to imobilize it
T34 fun :) one of my favorite tanks :)
Thumbs up for best CC.
when I see a T34/29 I think of them as basically a slightly smarter tiger player, idk I never feel threatened by these tanks unless I'm in a vehicle that can't do anything to it
I'm not saying its bad its pretty fricking good actually, but I see a lot of players have "tiger syndrome" if that makes sense
Where Have you been
Earth
why t34 heavy is terrifying?
simply because its one of the few tanks whos gun has so much power that even a glancing hit can kill you
and 3 50cals will delete your tracks in less than 3 seconds
I NEVER FACE PANTHERS IN THIS TANK...
Even more annoying than trying to pierce the Panther Mantlet?
Because it is the first US tank that makes the germans feel what they have been making you feel since 4.7.
Honestly, not nearly as bad as the IS-3, IS-6, and IS-4.
These are annoying unless you have ATGM / darts-
This one's weak from the sides..
did you literally create this video for the "commander" joke? :D
I've started playing War Thunder to make a commander joke
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Apcr can pen maus and e100 easily
since "under" became "ander" I vote for the opposite to be "commubove" or "cummabove" whichever you like :D
T34. Lower glaces. Manlet. Very easy to kill
Shit gets real when america removes the -
IS6: Check me out Check me out.
Because 90% of american tanks in wt are unrealistically buffed as shit
virgin russian t34 vs chad USA t34
This tank's busted, should be 7.0, yeah no APHE, but the gun is still good. Needs nerf
possibly the worst joke i've heard, you know which one.
Best heavy for its br and even up to 7.3
Why would you though?