Source: https://m.vk.com/newsblog_wot

Please keep in mind that this is just a partial list of what is going on in 9.3. Full supertest patchnotes will be available on Thursday.

KV-1S changes

KV-1S is getting split to two tanks: KV-1S and KV-85

If you have the KV-1S unlocked:

- if you have the 85mm D-5T gun unlocked, you will have the 85mm S-31 gun unlocked as well

- if you have KV-1S unlocked, you will have KV-85 unlocked as well

- KV-1S statistics are transferred to KV-85

- KV-1S crew will be retrained to KV-85 with the exception of the radioman (who will remain on KV-1S)

- XP accumulated on KV-1S will be transferred to KV-85, so will the barrel rings

- if you have the elite suspension unlocked, you will have the KV-122 suspension (elite) unlocked as well

- if you have the elite turret unlocked, you will have the KV-122 Obr. 1944 turret (elite) unlocked as well

- if you have the 122mm U-11 unlocked, you will have the 122mm S-41 howitzer and the elite turret unlocked as well

- if you have the 122mm D-2-5T unlocked, you will have the 100mm S-34 unlocked as well

If you have the KV-1S in your garage:

- equipment will be moved to the depot, so will the consumables and shells

- KV-1S gets changed to KV-85

- crew of KV-1S will get moved and retrained to KV-85 (apart from the radioman, who returns to barracks)

- KV-1S camo and inscription will be transferred to KV-85

- if you have stock KV-1S suspension, you will get stock suspension on KV-85, same goes for elite

- if you have the V-2IS engine on KV-1S, you’ll get the same engine on KV-85

- you will get the same radio on KV-85 as you had on KV-1S

- if you had a stock turret, you will get a stock turret on KV-85 as well, same goes for elite turret

- guns get changed from KV-1S to KV-85 as such: 76mm ZiS-5, 76mm S-54, 122mm U-11 and 85mm D-5T all to 85mm D-5T, 122mm D-2-5T gets transferred to KV-85

(yes, that apparently means no free tier 5 KV-1S for KV-1S owners)

Chaffee changes

Chaffee turret and guns get changed (amongst other changes)

If you have the Chaffee unlocked:

- if the 76mm T94 gun was unlocked, you will have 75mm M17 gun unlocked

- if you had the 2x44E24 V-8 Cadillac engine unlocked, you will have Twin Cadillac Series 44T4 engine unlocked (stock)

- if you had the second engine unlocked, you will get the Wright Continental R-975C4 engine (elite) unlocked

If you have the Chaffee in garage:

- shells will be moved to hangar

- 76mm T94, if it was installed, will be moved to the depot and you’ll get 75mm M17 instead

- stock and second engine will be changed without moving of the module to depot (second engine will be elite)

- if you had the elite engine installed, you will get the second (elite) engine

- if the stock engine is in your depot as a module, it will be sold for purchase price in credits (8000 creds)

M5 Stuart changes

M5 turret and guns get changed (amongst other changes)

If you have the Stuart unlocked:

- 37mm Gun M6 will be unlocked in any case

- if you have the elite turret unlocked, you will also get the 37mm Gun T16 unlocked

If you have the Stuart in the garage:

- shells will be moved to the depot

- if you have the 20mm Hispano-Suiza gun installed, you will get 37mm Gun M6 instead

- if you have the 75mm M3 instealled, you will get 37mm T16 instead