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bangerland (talk | contribs) (I need someone to make a screenshot with OTOMATIC or one of leopards that have X16 scope to confirm ST-A1 scope is X16 or not. I've got no vehicles with that stated clearly, just guessing by looking at japanese tree after that tank.) |
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You can always see them when you use X-ray in vehicle preview, though they often come without proper description and don't say their magnification levels. Generally, only one of them tells zoom levels. | You can always see them when you use X-ray in vehicle preview, though they often come without proper description and don't say their magnification levels. Generally, only one of them tells zoom levels. | ||
| − | + | [[File:Optics tooltip example.jpg|none|thumb|Optics on AMX-30. They may be even harder to find sometimes.]] | |
Some vehicles are half-filled, and only say one zoom level (presumably, it always means maximal zoom): | Some vehicles are half-filled, and only say one zoom level (presumably, it always means maximal zoom): | ||
| − | + | [[File:Optics tooltip not properly filled example.jpg|none|thumb]] | |
Optics and viewports are also sometimes a weakspot of super heavy tanks, such as [[IS-7]], though they are '''extremely''' hard to target, as they are very small. | Optics and viewports are also sometimes a weakspot of super heavy tanks, such as [[IS-7]], though they are '''extremely''' hard to target, as they are very small. | ||
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Click on first image and browse them with arrow keys/buttons on screenshot sides to make it easier.) | Click on first image and browse them with arrow keys/buttons on screenshot sides to make it easier.) | ||
| − | <!--Apply screenshot of each and every zoom level if you find new one, even small deviations like X8.8, X10.3, ETC, as their lenses may be different. It is recommended to ONLY apply screenshots of confirmed magnification (As it says so in X-ray), as scopes may deviate even by X0.3 and are purely subjective otherwise. | + | <!--Very important! Apply screenshot of each and every zoom level if you find new one, even small deviations like X8.8, X10.3, ETC, as their lenses may be different. It is recommended to ONLY apply screenshots of confirmed magnification (As it says so in X-ray), as scopes may deviate even by X0.3 and are purely subjective otherwise. |
| − | + | Also very important! Apply screenshots in proper order, I.E. X4 goes after X3 but before X5, to make it easier to browse the gallery. Name them accordingly (as example "screenshot of zoom magnification X2", if possible. In comment below image, mention zoom and used vehicle. | |
| − | All of that is so we can use these screenshots to compare them to actual zooms of vehicle, and then place them on the vehicle's page as example of their zoom levels (just in case if only mentioning "default zoom X4, maximum zoom X6" doesn't tell much to the player of optics performance.)-->[[File:X1 zoom example.jpg|none|thumb|X1 - no zoom, 3PV infront of the gun. Ho-Ri Production.]] | + | All of that is so we can use these screenshots to compare them to actual zooms of vehicle, and then place them on the vehicle's page as example of their zoom levels (just in case if only mentioning "default zoom X4, maximum zoom X6" doesn't tell much to the player of optics performance.)--> |
| + | [[File:X1 zoom example.jpg|none|thumb|X1 - no zoom, 3PV infront of the gun. Ho-Ri Production.]] | ||
[[File:X2.5 Zoom example.jpg|none|thumb|X2.5 zoom. Made with Tiger II Sla.16.]] | [[File:X2.5 Zoom example.jpg|none|thumb|X2.5 zoom. Made with Tiger II Sla.16.]] | ||
[[File:X3 zoom example.jpg|none|thumb|X3 zoom. Made with Calliope.]] | [[File:X3 zoom example.jpg|none|thumb|X3 zoom. Made with Calliope.]] | ||
Revision as of 11:29, 28 April 2019
What are optics and where to look for them
Optics are used by your crew to look at enemy. For you, they are used whenever you use sniper (gunner) scope.
You can always see them when you use X-ray in vehicle preview, though they often come without proper description and don't say their magnification levels. Generally, only one of them tells zoom levels.
Some vehicles are half-filled, and only say one zoom level (presumably, it always means maximal zoom):
Optics and viewports are also sometimes a weakspot of super heavy tanks, such as IS-7, though they are extremely hard to target, as they are very small.
Just damaging the optics does nothing to the tank or player's effectiveness in game so far.
Zoom levels in the game
Optics zoom levels are no joke and one should keep in mind what they're using. Fighting dedicated sniper tanks with X12+ scopes, while you have only X4 is extremely dangerous.
Commander's binoculars always have about X6 zoom.
Here are the examples of zoom levels for different confirmed vehicles.
Screenshots are made in test drive, always from a certain position (seen on minimap), hull front is always towards the target to minimize collision.
Weather settings : 16:00, overcast. (It surely will be easier to spot enemy at good weather, but in RB they have camouflage, so it's only fair if we make target a bit harder to see.)
The target is at a distance of exactly 1km on these screenshots, as should be seen by indicators.
It is also worth noting, that certain nations and/or vehicles have much cleaner scopes (As in, your vision is not blacked out all the time, even if zoom level itself is atrocious).
Click on first image and browse them with arrow keys/buttons on screenshot sides to make it easier.)
