TwistedArtek, on 16 April 2018 - 05:00 AM, said:
Hi ,i whana buy 1 of those tanks,but i dont know witch one,please help me with choice.
Is3A or Krivets 1or Is5
I have the IS-3A and the IS-5 and had a look at the Scourge as well. They share the same basic gun specs (penetration/damage), with differences in firing rate and many other differences in armor and mobility.
The IS-3A is more sluggish and has a different turret shape that seems to be less efficient at deflections - its front part is more bulbous. It has the fastest firing rate, but aiming time and precision are the least. The bulbous turret and underpowered engine also make it different from the TT IS-3.
The IS-5 has a better engine, so it's a bit more agile, and it has a turret whose frontal part seems more effective at bouncing shots. It aims a bit faster than the IS-3A also, but has slower rate of fire too.
Both the IS-3A and the IS-5 are pike-nosed.
The Scourge provides a variation with a regular front plate (no pike nose) and otherwise the turret profile is more similar to that of the IS-5, although the armor values are different. The gun aims faster and has slightly better accuracy than the one on the other two tanks, but the firing rate is further reduced. Overall, I'd say it looks more similar to the IS-5 with the main difference being the pike nose.
Given the tanks I already have, I have little interest in the Scourge, although I wouldn't say no to a gift.
From cost perspective, the IS-5 may be less expensive because it's not a skinned version. If you like the Scourge but don't care about the skin, you may want to wait for a regular version to be released. You'd probably save 1600g, maybe even more if you catch some sale.
Edit: I forgot an important detail. One thing I noticed about the Scourge is that it has a weaker lower plate than all these other tanks. That would make me prefer the IS-5 over it. Even the Chinese 112 seems to have received a buff to its lower plate and is now better armored there than the Scourge.
Edited by Aelgyn, 28 September 2018 - 07:43 PM.