Thunderbolt Review/Guide, Bullying Same-Tier Opponents

I review the M4A3E8 Thunderbolt, a tier 6 American premium medium tank in World of Tanks (WoT), with replays of tier 8 Windstorm and tier 6 Sacred Valley battles. The Thunderbolt continues Wargaming's recent trend of releasing premiums that are mechanically superior to non-premium peers. The Thunderbolt also comes with a fully-trained crew with "zero-skill" Brother in Arms, so you not only get BIA immediately but that BIA doesn't affect the progression of additional skills. Strengths and Weaknesses Superb frontal hull armor (~155), better than most same-tier heavies, let alone mediums Superb gun depression (-10) Excellent turret armor Excellent gun handling, especially with VStab Lackluster acceleration Low silver penetration (128) Low alpha damage (115) Tall profile Is it worth it? The tank's strengths allow for a very comfortable playstyle. You can hull-down or you can brawl with hull angling while bleeding your opponents to death. Recommended Equipment 1. Optics 2. Rammer 3. VStab Viewers have asked me to review various premium tanks that I don't have in my garage. If you're feeling generous and want to gift me a premium tank, let me know and in most cases I'll be happy to review it. This video is part of my "Road to Unicum" series in which I share what I learned as I progressed towards account Unicum rating (top 1%) with silver ammo only. I talk through how I'm reading the battle as it unfolds and discuss key decisions and mistakes. My hope is that these videos meaningfully help players improve their gameplay. "Road to Unicum" full guide and FAQs: http://taugrim.com/2015/02/19/road-to... If you want to support my WoT habit (thanks that's generous of you), you can send me gold in-game, or you can donate via PayPal or by shopping on Amazon: http://taugrim.com/2015/02/19/road-to... Cheers, Taugrim YouTube:    / taugrim   Twitter:   / taugrim   Facebook:   / taugrim