New premium suggestion: KV-4 130

[dapper cargo]

Probably 99 percent of players here don't know that KV-4, before it arrived on PC in 2012 was supposed to feature a 130 mm gun as it's final upgrade (It was also 20 tons lighter and much faster, with a top speed of a whooping 50 km/h )

However this never come to pass, 130 mm gun was removed before release and it was never seen again, all that is left are two images of the fully upgraded tank, thus it never had a chance to arrive on Console

There's also zero information about it's parameters, back then they didn't share them as much as they do now

What I'd like to propose is to bring this obscure thing back as a tier VIII premium or a gun package for tech tree KV-4

Gun I'd like to propose is the pre buff version of the 130 mm S-26 from ISU-130, obviously with much longer reload and worse accuracy but with really decent aim time for such higher caliber cannon

Similar gun from SU-100Y was too weak for a tier 8

It also features ISU's signature premium AP shell with increased alpha damage at the cost of lower penetration

Exact parameters are in the image below

[amber dagger]

dear lord

that is some awful pen

[tawny cove]

I would buy this, I like it! Didnt even knew. Thank you

[coarse citrus]

Penetration can't be that bad OH MY GOODNESS. SQUIDWARD.

Where did those shells go? I love tanks that have a premium shell that pens less but does more damage.

SU-100Y is a grand example

But this?

This thing has to hope for a down tier

Because if it gets sent to tier 10. Its doomed

With pen that bad it deserves preferential matchmaking.

[tawny cove]

They could easily give it applique armor, I can see it working honestly and besides. It doesn't really matter much as the KV-4 already sees tier X. Besides I would have no problem at all with the tank

[peak cairn]

Or wg could get of their bum, and make heavy tanks & assault tank destroyers +1/-1 from the start, making their armor more reliable.
Most HT don't have enough mobility to make up for weak armor when being stuck at tier 10 for example.
And keep the other vehicle classes as they where.
But its unlikely that this will happen, so idk why i'm suggesting it.

and op tier 8 HT can't stomp on the tier 6 puppies at the same time.

I'll be flipping damned...

now i look like an idiot

hope they don't screw this up.

After looking through the news it says for all tank classes, which isn't great.
But better than nothing i suppose.

[coarse citrus]

Damn you.

Moderation is a annoyance on my existence.

[dapper cargo]

Okay, penetration is too low, may crank it up to 238/217, just as post buff ISU has