WoTB Terms

World of Tanks Blitz has many mechanical terms and acronyms used in the game, by players, and in this wiki. Below is a list of these terms for you to familiarize yourself with.

A

* **AP Shell**; short for **Armor Piercing Shell**, shell with a high penetration value.
* **APCR Shell**; short for **Armor Piercing Composite Rigid Shell**, shell with higher penetration value than AP shells, but does less damage. Premium ammo for most guns.
* **ATGM**; short for **Anti-Tank Guided Missile**, shell with a controlled trajectory but limited range.

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C

* **Cruiser Tank**; unique, specialized class of tanks concieved by the British military to compromise between light and medium tanks, the concept eventually evolving into the Main Battle Tank class. The Cruiser series of tanks notably belongs to this class.

D

* **Derp Gun**; gamer slang for a gun with high HE penetration and splash.

E

* **Engine**; tank module in World of Tanks Blitz.

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G

* **Gun**; tank module in World of Tanks Blitz.

H

* **HE Shell**; short for **High-Explosive Shell**, shell with low penetration but explodes on impact, capable of doing heavy damage.
* **HEAT Shell**; short for **High-Explosive Anti-Tank Shell**, shell with high penetration that explodes on impact. Premium shell for most guns.
* **Heavy Tank**;

* Class of tank in World of Tanks Blitz (see more).
* Real life class of tanks designed with heavy armor and superior firepower, often at the cost of mobility.

* **HESH Shell**; short for **High-Explosive Squash Head**, shells filled with plastic explosives, with similar pen/damage to HEAT shells.

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L

* **Light Tank**;

* Class of tank in World of Tanks Blitz (see more).
* Real life class of tanks designed for rapid movement and superior mobility, often at the cost of armor and firepower.

M

* **Main Battle Tank**; modern real life class of tanks with the mobility of a light tank and the firepower/armor of a heavy tank, all with the weight and size of a medium tank. Some Tier IX and X tanks in World of Tanks Blitz belong to this class in real life, though they are usually classed as Medium or Heavy Tanks in-game.
* **Medium Tank**;

* Class of tank in World of Tanks Blitz (see more).
* Real life class of tanks designed to balance mobility, armor, and firepower.

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P

* **Panzer**; abrv. **Pz.** short for **Panzerkampfwagen** (German: "armored combat vehicle", abrv. Pz.Kpfw.). German word for "tank", most commonly associated with WWII-era German tanks.
* **Penetration**; abrv. **Pen**, breaching a tank's armor (this must be done to do more than just light damage).
* **Premium Shells** or **Premium Ammo**; shells that cost gold or high ammounts of credits to use.

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R

* **Radio**; unused tank module in World of Tanks Blitz.

S

* **SPG**, short for **Self-Propelled Gun**;

* Class of tanks in World of Tanks that is not in World of Tanks Blitz.
* Artillery gun mounted on a vehicle (usually, though not necessarily, a tank).

* **Super-Heavy Tank**; real life class of tank with superior armor and firepower to even most heavy tanks. Tanks in this category were some of the slowest and least agile tanks ever built. Some in-game tanks in the Heavy Tank class belong to the Super-Heavy class in real life.
* **Suspension**; tank module in World of Tanks Blitz.

T

* **Tank**; armored fighting vehicle designed for front-line combat.
* **Tank Destroyer**; armored fighting vehicle designed specifically for anti-tank combat.
* **Turret**; tank module in World of Tanks Blitz.

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W

* **WoD**; short for World of Ducks, an April Fools event and game mode in World of Tanks Blitz.
* **WoT**; short for World of Tanks, WoTB's parent game.
* **WoT Blitz** or **WoTB**; short for World of Tanks Blitz.

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