Currently, the M5A1 underperforms compared to the Puma. The puma has higher survivability due to having a lot of empty space that sucks shells into the void, and a better gun, with much better HE. I suggest adding the “Canister shot” ammo type in replacement of the Stuart’s lackluster HE shell. This shot acts basically as an oversized shotgun, for the people that do not know what it does. It has a pretty good lethal range, and would allow the Stuart to be equal to the Puma in terms of anti-infantry firepower.
This was suggested by ManyMilesAway on the CC discord
Thoughts?
I mean I’d like it to be buffed a bit, it still missing the stabilizer (and it and the sherman should get it) so I see no reason to not add this ammunition…
But the biggest reason why puma overpreforms is a very bad and broken damage model making it somehow immune to explosive packs, bazookas and AT cannons (even when shooting exactly at crew)
Before adding the canister shot, we have to remind devs to fix the Puma
under perform?
man, the m5 can even go through my frontal armor of my PZ III N.
as i said, i ain’t a war thunder ace, tanker or whatever.
but the m5, unlike the puma, can get a lot of punches.
if angled, it’s a disguised tiger tank for the americans.
how can you say that underpeform?
i played the m5, and does not underperform at all.
overhall, for the main thread, all HE shells should be reworked in my opinion.
but giving more anti infantry power to that tank that is already better than the puma due to their mg mag.
exept it does.
and this factor can be noticed more when your 50 mm does not gun breach his little pencil cannon.
or when that square tin can seems immune to 50mm shells. like, you get the components, but the crew it’s still there. sponge-shelling everything.
trying to get the gunner? well too bad. the turrett it’s a giant block unpenetrable for a 50 mm. when on his end, the puma turrett can be almost penetrated anywhere.
it is truee that enlisted and war thunder are different games.
but something really went wrong when you are putting 5 shells into the m5 in different places and that one still goes on with no trouble.
h o w ?
i don’t think you even tried for 1 sec the puma.
i don’t think we are playing the same game at this point
I could see the canister shot being a very limited ammo sidegrade for the M5A1, once they implement upgrade trees. Have it replace the HE shell, and only have a few shots available.
The canister shot is useful for clusters of soldiers, and as nearly everyone has between 3 - 6 window lickers running in tow, you’d see why it would become rather problematic. The sheer lethality that it provides will be very hard to balance if you give it a sizeable amount of ammo.
You can call me whatever the names you want But
The reason that majority agrees puma overpreforms totally reveals you either don’t even play the m5 stuart or you play it very rarely
