Hello dear friends! In 2022, the developers of World of Tanks released a new update introducing new content to the Steel Hunter special mode. In the new update, players can play on the new Firnulfir map and new tanks. In total, 3 tanks appeared in Steel Hunter – these are Beowulf from Sweden, Bái Láng (China) and Huragan (Poland). Each tank has its own unique abilities and combat tactics.

About the special mode “Steel Hunter”.

In the Steel Hunter 2020 game event, players can fight other players on special maps. In the process of game combat, pump your war horse, that is, a tank. To pump modules for a tank, you need to collect supplies dropped from a cargo plane or supplies located in different parts of the map on the territory. And also deal damage to enemies and collect trophies from them.

Each tank from the presented tanks has its own special qualities and advantages on the battlefield. Important points in the victory are pumpable modules, they can change the tactics of combat. To survive and get into the top three fighters, you will have to study the strengths and weaknesses of the existing tanks.

For the first time in Steel Hunter, the Bai Lang tank appeared in 2022 with the release of update 1.17. Bai Lang is more suitable for players who prefer light and medium tanks. Pumping allows you to choose the class of the tank depending on the style of the game. The tank is very difficult to develop and fight on the battlefield. The tank is missing something, everything seems to be there, but not enough.

During the game, you need to decide in which class to end the battle. On the one hand, you can get a fast and light tank with a drum loading mechanism or a single-shot gun. And on the other hand, a medium tank, which has more hit points and the ability to mount a high-explosive cannon. The choice is not easy and very often affects the result of the place at the end of the battle.

As mentioned above, it is available to build a light and fast tank or a medium tank with a normal margin of safety. You will have to choose between mobility, durability and weapons. Of course, the middle class has armor, but it is not enough for a confident confrontation. In all cases of development, fighting in close combat is not easy, even with a pumped Arlequin. Basically, an acceptable average distance, although often the opponents climb into a head-on skirmish.

1 level of pumping tank Bai Lang.

The first level of Bai Lang immediately makes it clear that a light class tank and open fire is not the best idea. Since there are 1000 points of strength, weak armor and weapons. Such parameters can only be dealt with with the Arlequin tank. For all other cases, a 630 horsepower engine is on board, which develops a speed of 60 kilometers per hour.

It will be possible to run away from some medium and heavy tanks. Beware at the beginning of the game you need Raven (USA), Harbinger Mk. IV (Great Britain) and Huragan (Poland), these tanks have approximately the same speed as the Bai Lang. Therefore, you need to leave them immediately, besides, the weapons of medium tanks are normal. The listed tanks easily penetrate the armor of Bai Lang, but Bai Lang sometimes does not penetrate Raven (USA) and Huragan (Poland) at the first levels. And in general, all tanks, except for Arlequin, are dangerous at the first levels. That’s just from the cords you can safely escape.

When choosing a radar, there should be no big difficulties. The first radar will allow you to scan 300 meters once in 15 seconds. And the second 530 meters at a time in 25 seconds. The radars are weaker than those of the Arlequin, but it has little effect on the gameplay. In addition, these are the best radars among the available tanks. We suggest pumping the first radar, as it allows you to scan the territory more often.

Starting from the third level of upgrade for Bai Lang, you need to immediately decide which tank to play in the future. It can be a light or medium tank. At the same time, any engine is suitable for a light tank, the difference will be only in mobility. In our case, we are considering the assembly of a medium tank and therefore we choose the appropriate engine.

• First engine.

Two motors can be selected for speed or power. At the same time, an engine with more power, 1260 horsepower, allows you to reach a speed of 65 kilometers per hour. This speed makes it possible to leave the battlefield from most opponents. It is advisable to choose this particular engine for a medium tank.

An engine with more power is suitable for a set of modules for a medium tank. In this case, the tank will certainly be less agile and mobility for the worse will become noticeable. When compared with the configuration of a light tank. At the same time, the second engine will not work at all, since the tank will become similar to a heavy tank in terms of mobility.

Mobility when turning can play a small role, as it will be more difficult to twist and maneuver between an enemy tank. Here you need to decide on the style of play and battle tactics, including further weapons. Attacks like the Arlequin will not work, this is a completely different tank, so you need to play carefully.

Weapons at level 4 are a bit controversial. On the one hand, there is a drum that allows you to throw shells in a short period of time. With one-time damage of 120 units. But, the drum needs time to recharge and the one-time damage is small. And on the other hand, a single-shot cannon that pierces 160 millimeters of armor and deals more damage per shot, 210 units.

• Gun with drum loading mechanism.

Can penetrate 160mm armor and deal 120 damage per shot. This is certainly not enough, but at the initial stage of development, a suitable strategy is shooting from a distance. After shooting, you need to leave the place to charge the drum. The spread of the gun is 0.38 per 100 meters, a quite comfortable gun for firing at medium distances.

• Single shot gun.

The gun attracts with one-time damage, which is 210 units. This is enough to shoot down opponents from a distance and sometimes saves during duels. The dispersion is not very good, 0.40 per 100 meters. Such a spread sometimes carries the shells in the other direction, in order to hit the departing enemy, you have to try.

Bai Lang hulls have a big difference not only in armor, but also in hit points. Since the main thing in Steel Hunter is durability points, you need to choose modules that increase durability. But, not always modules with higher durability can give priority on the battlefield. Since the tower opens up access to improved weapons, and they can already accurately determine the outcome of the battle.

In our case, the complete set of modules is selected for a medium tank. Therefore, at the base we have less mobility, approximately like a medium tank. But, more points of strength and better thickness of the hull armor 75 millimeters in the forehead. But the turret for a medium tank has less armor than the turret for a light tank. Nevertheless, you can play, with tactics with a shooting distance. There is a greater margin of safety and the ability to install a high-explosive gun.

The medium tank Bai Lang will receive the maximum number of hit points from the available upgrade. The total number of durability points will be 2100 units. Since durability plays an important role in Steel Hunter, this branch is very interesting. But in reality, the created medium tank does not always show good results. It all depends on the enemy and those upgrades that are on the enemy tank.

The armor of a medium tank will sometimes hold back damage from enemy shots, but this is rare. The frontal armor of the hull is 75 millimeters, and the armor of the turret is 100 millimeters. Enemy shots from level 7 cannons easily pierce armor in most cases. At the same time, the Bai Lang tank is not maneuverable enough, in contrast to the configuration of a light tank.

The branch for a medium tank can be upgraded referring to the terrain, since in urban conditions the game is a little more confident. In addition, the branch opens up the possibility of installing a high-explosive gun, which is interesting in some ways. Even in a medium configuration, a Bai Lang tank can lose a head-on duel with other medium tanks. In both cases, the game from the available abilities is desirable.

Two types of guns are available for the light tank branch, these are a single-shot cannon and launchers with a drum. Both guns are good in their moments, of course, both guns can be suitable for a light tank. It all depends on the style of play, the terrain map and the remaining opponents.

• Single shot gun.

This tool is suitable for any configuration. The strengths of the gun, penetration of 260 millimeters of armor and one-time damage of 320 units. Penetration is enough for light and medium tanks, although it happens that it does not penetrate the armor of some other medium tanks. Otherwise, the improved projectile penetrates 310 mm of armor and deals 240 damage per shot. Spread 0.4 per 100 meters.

The cannon has a moderate rate of fire and works well with the Acid Projectile ability. If you couldn’t play with the drum, then the cannon is the best option for completing a light tank. And most likely for the medium tank branch too. Since armor modules for a medium tank open up the possibility of installing a high-explosive gun.

Of all the guns on the Bai Lang tank, the land mine has the highest one-shot damage of 850 HP per shot. But, it has a big drawback – it’s a spread per 100 meters, which is 0.55 units. With such a spread, it is difficult to play at long and medium distances. Projectiles often miss their target. Another big downside is the long reload time of 8.63 seconds. During this time, at least 2 damage can be obtained from some enemy tanks.

Given all of the above for this gun, the picture is not very good. Another slightly low mobility of a medium tank, which complicates the combat process. The high explosive cannon has one positive point, it fits Bai Lang’s ability “Acid projectile”. Since all shots are guaranteed to trigger the Acid Projectile ability and the enemy takes damage. In the case of other weapons, the Acid Projectile ability does not always work, as the projectiles do not penetrate armor.

• Acid projectile

Adds corrosive properties to the projectile. When it deals damage to enemy vehicles, a temporary effect is applied to it, causing additional periodic damage. The repair kit resets the effect. It happens that the enemy did not take into account that you need to turn on the repair kit, but activated the “Restoration of equipment”, then the ability deals decent damage.

The ability goes well with weapons that have good penetration. If the projectile with the activated ability does not penetrate the enemy’s armor, then the “Acid Projectile” will not work. Therefore, it is very important to take into account the armor of enemy tanks and try to shoot at the side or rear. Sometimes the ability “Acid Shell” with a single-shot cannon and a drum cannon is used idle.

Summons an autonomous tank equipped with a “friend or foe” system that will chase and attack the nearest enemy for some time. The robot can be destroyed. This ability is reminiscent of Arlequin’s Fireman, it also summons a partner, only it lasts longer.

In different cases and with different players, the “Combat Robot” showed itself from different angles. On the battlefield, such an ally provides a good advantage, as it can divert attention to itself. Opponents do not always switch to the robot and try to shoot with the Bai Lang tank. Since the robot deals a small amount of damage per shot.

The advantage of the “Combat Robot” is that it is small and fast. And it should be noted that playing on different tanks you can perfectly feel this asshole. For example, for tanks, cannons with large dispersion can have difficulty hitting a robot. While the gun is reduced, the robot will move to another place. Tanks with low mobility and turn can be even more of a problem, the Warbot just flies around them.

Thus, the main effectiveness of the “Combat Robot” ability applies to heavy tanks. The second targets are medium tanks and only then light ones. There have been instances in combat where the Warbot has been effective against the Arlequin. It all depends on the player who is fighting the “Combat Robot”.

Bai Lang in the skin of a medium tank has a good health reserve of 2100 HP, which increases the survivability and duration of the battle. At the end of the game, a good margin of safety is very important, as there is room for error. The only thing that can confuse is its mobility. However, on the battlefield, Bai Lang can cause a lot of trouble for enemy players.

You will also have to think about the gun, since the land mine simply will not be able to protect the tank from the enemy “Combat Robot”. Due to the large spread, it is very difficult to aim and hit the Combat Robot. As soon as the guidance has taken place and the gun is ready to fire, the “Combat Robot” abruptly drives off and the shot misses.