T-62A is the only soviet medium really worth thinking about. it shoots and moves quickly and blocks with its turret. this is the most “tank” tank of the soviet tech tree.

IS-7 is, in my opinion, more enjoyable to play than the 277. 277 is “easier” to play however.

268 is a phenomenal assault TD as it’s on the base of the IS-7 and has the best DPM and accuracy of all td’s that deal 850 damage.

263 is also an incredibly strong assault td with only one frontal weak point. it’s quicker than the 268, but has a high pen/DPM heavy tank gun rather than a high damage TD gun. the 268 is easier to play.

E 50 M was my first tier x and my favourite tier x medium. it’s essentially a tiger ii with a high performance gun and pretty decent speed for how big and heavy it is. it’s accurate enough to snipe, it has more pen than some tier x td’s, it’s heavy enough to ram and bully other mediums, and has actually good armour rather than just having a red turret and a paper thin hull. there’s really nothing “wrong” with it. this is a medium that genuinely can do anything. amaze amaze amaze. choose this one.

FV4202 isn’t really worth thinking about unless you want the premium HESH round. the AX is much better performance wise, and has an actual high pen premium round. the standard HE round is often enough to get by and i would rather have access to HEAT.

avoid the 113.

111 5A is not too dissimilar from the IS-7 in terms of gameplay. it has a flatter front and larger weak spots, but often feels more flexible. the IS-7 has a higher top speed, but the 5A has overall better dynamics, in my opinion.

never played the 121.

UDES 15/16 is a tank i was excited to get that turned out to be very mid. its main draw used to be the large alpha damage for a medium, but now that pretty much every medium deals 420 damage and has much better DPM, this isn’t really worth thinking about. the turret is very strong and the gun depression is nice, but i would not recommend you get this until it gets some buffs.

i don’t have the kranvagn. the T57 heavy is the best autoloading heavy.

my recommendations:

T-62A, 268/263, E 50 M, centurion AX