SP1C Review/Guide, Why Defending Correlates With Winning

I review the SP1C, a tier 7 German light tank in World of Tanks (WoT), with a replay of a tier 8 Winterberg battle. Stat line: Ave Tanker, 4.2k damage, 4 kills, 3 spots, 100 defense points In this guide, I discuss the unique playstyle of the SPIC due to its limited active scouting capability and its superb 3-shell autoloader. Strengths and Weaknesses + Excellent silver AP penetration (180) + Excellent burst damage (720 in 6 seconds) + Excellent gun depression (-10) + Very manageable clip reload time (~17 sec) with Rammer equipped + Solid gun handling for an autoloader + Good top speed - Lacks acceleration / agility to actively scout safely - Paper thin armor, very susceptible to overmatch and HE damage - Prone to ramming damage due to extremely light weight - Slow AP shell velocity Recommended Equipment 1. Optics 2. Rammer 3. Vents Per VBAddict, most Unicums select Vents over VStab as the 3rd equipment, probably due to the 3-sec intra-clip reload, decent gun handling (for an autoloader), and the fact that as a light tank you should often have the 1st-shot advantage. I've tried both and favor Vents. In this battle I ran with double repair kits, but after getting set on fire 4 times in 80 battles, I switched one of those kits to a fire extinguisher. This video is part of my "Road to Unicum" series in which I share what I learned as I progressed towards account Unicum rating (top 1%) with silver ammo only. I talk through how I'm reading the battle as it unfolds and discuss key decisions and mistakes. My hope is that these videos meaningfully help players improve their gameplay. "Road to Unicum" full guide and FAQs: http://taugrim.com/2015/02/19/road-to-unicum-guide-videos-for-world-of-tanks If you want to support my WoT habit (thanks that's generous of you), you can send me gold in-game, or you can donate via PayPal or by shopping on Amazon: http://taugrim.com/2015/02/19/road-to-unicum-guide-videos-for-world-of-tanks/#donate Cheers, Taugrim YouTube: http://youtube.com/taugrim Twitter: http://twitter.com/taugrim Facebook: http://facebook.com/taugrim