War Thunder beginner's guide: tips and tricks for tank battles

Making the transition from a tank novice to a veritable Sherman is a long-winded and treacherous route without proper guidance. The difference between coming away from a game with a couple of kills and topping the leaderboard is in the details, and boy, doesn't War Thunder have a lot of details.

The simulation elements in this tank game mean that emerging victorious from an armoured scrap requires a great deal of thought, concentration and strategy. Armour angling, penetration values and shell types add complications to the basic question that plagues every tank commander's mind: can I explode it before it explodes me?

Answering that question involves far too much maths, so instead here are some basic tips and tricks to use in War Thunder's Ground Forces game.

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