Wheeled vehicles are coming to World of Tanks, that no one can deny it and this week Wargaming did a Q&A about wheeled vehicles on Wargaming FM. We finally see it revealed all the information we were looking for, where it will all start, what vehicles we will see and the confirmation Panhard EBR 75 FL 10 will be a Premium vehicle.

Answering questions are Product Manager Alexey “Inaki” Ilyin and Lead Balance Designer Yuriy “Yurko” Filipovskiy. Massive thanks to Bolnoj, long time reader and supporter, for translating this information so we could publish it.

The French wheeled vehicle line will start from Tier VI and will branch off AMX ELC bis . This is an official confirmation, so good job those who started to save up experience already.

. This is an official confirmation, so good job those who started to save up experience already. The new branch will have five vehicles and one premium, already shown earlier. These vehicles won’t have a lot of HP.

Wheeled vehicles aren’t a class, they are still light tanks. The MM treats them like LTs, and puts them in battles like LTs. However, if there are two-wheeled vehicles in the queue, they should end up on opposite teams.

The first shown wheeled vehicle, Panhard EBR 75, will be a Tier VIII Premium . It’s pretty well-known and popular, and there will be 2 vehicles based on it in the line. It had lots of modifications as it was manufactured for a long time, there’s a choice in both turret and gun.

. It’s pretty well-known and popular, and there will be 2 vehicles based on it in the line. It had lots of modifications as it was manufactured for a long time, there’s a choice in both turret and gun. Tier VI – Four-wheeled Panhard 60 . This one won’t have the special mechanic or the charge, only the lock-on. It is desired to be a seamless transition from regular light tanks.

. This one won’t have the special mechanic or the charge, only the lock-on. It is desired to be a seamless transition from regular light tanks. Tier VII three-axes Hotchkiss EBR . The vehicle has a charge feature, but still no movement modes.

. The vehicle has a charge feature, but still no movement modes. Tier VIII – The search for a candidate for T8 was a long one, but in the end, the chosen vehicle is AML Lynx with three-axes. It finally gets movement modes in addition to charge.

with three-axes. It finally gets movement modes in addition to charge. Tier IX – Panhard EBR 90 with eight wheels and a 90 mm gun.

with eight wheels and a 90 mm gun. Tier 10 – Panhard EBR 105 , the only vehicle in the line that is somewhat non-historical. The vehicle did indeed not have the 105-mm gun, though there were plans of mounting it. Wargaming tried to preserve the historical and engineering accuracy that would’ve been the case if the gun was mounted. From the gameplay point of view, the objective is to give the player something interesting to play, not just a historical vehicle, which was the case with Kanonenjagdpanzer, something that really needed a 105 mm. There were a lot of discussions of what gun the T10 should have, and it wasn’t a one-day decision; 105 mm is significantly more competitive and appealing gameplay-wise. (H: I’ve asked some of my contacts and after looking for all sorts of information and a lot of talks with Saumur Museum, no one seems to have found any plans to mount a 105mm gun on the Panhard EBR).

, the only vehicle in the line that is somewhat non-historical. The vehicle did indeed not have the 105-mm gun, though there were plans of mounting it. Wargaming tried to preserve the historical and engineering accuracy that would’ve been the case if the gun was mounted. From the gameplay point of view, the objective is to give the player something interesting to play, not just a historical vehicle, which was the case with Kanonenjagdpanzer, something that really needed a 105 mm. There were a lot of discussions of what gun the T10 should have, and it wasn’t a one-day decision; 105 mm is significantly more competitive and appealing gameplay-wise. (H: I’ve asked some of my contacts and after looking for all sorts of information and a lot of talks with Saumur Museum, no one seems to have found any plans to mount a 105mm gun on the Panhard EBR). Charge – rev up the engine and release the brakes for a sudden burst of movement. This will also damage the engine. However, when the engine is one-two charges away from turning damaged, you will receive a warning about it.

If one of your wheels is damaged, your movement won’t stop, but it will affect your characteristics – speed and manoeuvrability, plus whatever use the specific damaged wheel was.

Wheels that are responsible for steering will make it harder to control the vehicle when damaged.

Wheeled vehicles will be all-wheel drive as they are meant to be all-terrain.

Wheeled suspension is completely new physics, made from scratch.

The most uncomfortable part of these vehicles is turning in place. It’s simply not a thing. You’ll have to get used to it.

Lock-on works differently at different distances. Around an enemy tank far away there is a relatively small area that will let you lock on to the tank if you aim anywhere at it and right click. You won’t be able to lock on to a tank completely behind cover, it works similarly to spotting mechanics.

Researching the wheeled vehicle line will require a similar amount of experience to other LTs, nothing special here.

There are candidates for wheeled vehicles in other nations, possibly for each nation, even, but right now it’s only the French. Should see how well it goes first.

With the update releasing wheeled vehicles all map zones not intended for gameplay will be closed off completely. The mapmakers are too tired of removing various climbs individually, so there’ll be a feature preventing them for good.

First mass testing for everyone will be on CT the next year. Right now the testing is internal, aimed at quality. The risks are understood, and the players are heard.

The tank you lock on to will have a special marker above it. This is purely for convenience and doesn’t serve any other purpose.

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