Equipment is a category of additional systems, parts, and components that can improve a vehicle's combat characteristics and reduce its weaknesses.
Standard Equipment
This basic type of equipment can be purchased with the in-game currency: credits. It can also be awarded for certain achievements and during events. It is divided into several classes and categories.
- Equipment Classes
- Equipment and Slot Categories
Standard equipment is divided into three classes, depending on its cost and the vehicle tier on which it can be mounted. The higher the equipment class, the higher the cost. A vehicle's tier largely determines the class of equipment that can be mounted on it:
- Tier II–IV vehicles, as well as some Tier V+ vehicles, allow Class 3 equipment to be mounted.
- Tier V–VII vehicles, as well as some Tier VIII+ vehicles—Class 2 equipment.
- Tier VIII–X vehicles—Class 1 equipment.
The exceptions are Camouflage Net and Spall Liner.
Camouflage Net is available in two variations: Class 3 can be mounted on Tier II–IV vehicles, while Class 2 can be mounted on Tier V–X vehicles.
Spall Liner does not have classes. Instead, four different versions are available, each suitable for certain vehicle types and tiers, as follows:
- Light: Tier V–X light tanks, as well as light tank destroyers or SPGs based on an LT chassis.
- Medium: Tier V–VII heavy tanks, as well as Tier V–X medium tanks and medium tank destroyers or SPGs on an MT chassis.
- Heavy: Tier VIII–X heavy tanks, as well as tank destroyers or SPGs under 75 tons.
- Superheavy: Tier VIII–X heavy tanks, as well as tank destroyers or SPGs weighing 75 tons or more.
In addition to classes, standard equipment is divided into the following four categories, each of which improves one of the vehicle's characteristics:
Each type of standard equipment is assigned to the category that it affects.
This does not include Improved Rotation Mechanism, which corresponds to two categories (Firepower and Mobility), and Improved Ventilation, which corresponds to all four.
Equipment is placed in slots that become available starting from Tier II vehicles. The number of available slots depends on the vehicle's tier.
Starting from Tier VI, a specific category is assigned to the first slot based on the vehicle type. If the equipment's category corresponds to the category of the slot in which it is placed, the equipment provides an increased bonus to your vehicle. If the categories don't match or the slot doesn't have a category, the unit of equipment provides its standard effect.
Scouting
Mobility
Survivability
Firepower
Improved Equipment
This valuable equipment can be purchased with bonds, and its characteristics are better than those of standard equipment—even when the latter has been placed in the appropriate slot. As a downside, improved equipment is not tied to any of the four equipment categories, meaning that it will not receive any additional bonuses from being placed in a specialized slot.
Bounty Equipment
This is a special line of items available through various in-game events such as the Battle Pass. Initially, it has the parameters of standard equipment, but can be improved for credits.
Bounty Equipment is not tied to any of the four categories, which means it will not benefit from specialized slots. However, it can be upgraded and its bonuses are greater than those received by placing standard equipment in its corresponding slot.
Experimental Equipment
This equipment type combines two or more characteristics of the other types of equipment in the game. Experimental Equipment cannot be purchased. Instead, it is obtained by completing combat missions and participating in certain events. This equipment cannot be destroyed, but it can be disassembled for free. In return, you will receive components that can be used to upgrade or demount it.
Learn more about Experimental Equipment rules
Expand- Experimental Equipment has both main and additional bonuses.
- The main bonus is the parameter that is displayed first in the description. If this is, for example, a bonus from Turbocharger, you cannot mount more of the same type of equipment on the vehicle.
- An additional bonus can be received from other types of equipment (one or more) or from various mechanics. The additional bonus cannot include the effect of the equipment from which it was taken (e.g., the full restoration of suspension durability after repairs from Improved Hardening).
- Experimental Equipment has special requirements for mounting.
- Experimental Equipment that combines bonuses from two types of equipment will only work on vehicles on which both types of equipment can be mounted. For example, Experimental Equipment with the Gun Rammer bonus (main or additional) cannot be mounted on vehicles with autoloader or autoreloader guns.
- Experimental Equipment that combines the bonuses of three or more types of equipment, gets bonuses unrelated to equipment, or has an unusual distribution of bonuses will have its own conditions for mounting.
- Experimental Equipment does not receive an additional bonus from its slot, regardless of its Upgrade Level.
- Experimental Equipment is not divided into classes (i.e., the same unit can be mounted on a Tier II or Tier IX vehicle if they meet its requirements).
- For any piece of Experimental Equipment:
- Its set of characteristics will not change when the Upgrade Level is increased.
- With each new Upgrade Level, the values of one or several characteristics may increase, but they will never decrease.
Equipment Mounting
Equipment is placed in slots that become available starting from Tier II vehicles. The number of available slots depends on the vehicle's tier.
To mount a piece of equipment:
- Select a vehicle, then click any empty equipment slot above the vehicle panel. Hover your mouse over an item to learn more about its characteristics.
- Select the equipment and click Apply. The equipment is purchased and automatically mounted on your vehicle. It is then displayed in one of your vehicle's equipment slots.
You can't mount multiple pieces of equipment that have the same effect, regardless of the equipment type.
- Bounty Equipment upgrade
- Experimental Equipment upgrade
- In your Garage, click any equipment slot above the vehicle panel.
- Go to the Bounty tab, select an equipment type, and click (Upgrade).
- On the screen displayed, click Upgrade to confirm. The required number of credits will be withdrawn from your account.
You can also upgrade any Bounty Equipment stored in the Stock section of the Depot. Right-click the Bounty Equipment item and select Upgrade in the menu displayed.
- In your Garage, click any equipment slot above the vehicle panel.
- Go to the Experimental tab, select the equipment type, and click (the current level of the equipment will be displayed).
- On the screen displayed, click Upgrade to confirm. The required number of components will be withdrawn from your account.
Equipment | Components Required for Upgrades | |
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Level I → II | Level II → III | |
Fire-Control System | 400 | 2,000 |
Mobility Improvement System | 400 | 2,000 |
Survival Improvement Suite | 400 | 2,000 |
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The combined effect of Tier I equipment is equal to that of standard equipment.
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Tier II is upgraded Bounty Equipment.
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Tier III is improved equipment (which is purchased for bonds).
An upgraded unit of unmounted Experimental Equipment will not be mounted on a vehicle automatically. Don't forget to mount it yourself before battle!
Disassembling Equipment
Experimental Equipment is the only type of equipment that can be disassembled. Disassembling equipment gives you components. The exact number you will receive depends on the upgrade level of the disassembled gear, as per the table below:
Equipment | Components Acquired from Disassembly | ||
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Level I | Level II | Level III | |
Fire-Control System | 100 | 400 | 1,600 |
Mobility Improvement System | 100 | 400 | 1,600 |
Survival Improvement Suite | 100 | 400 | 1,600 |
Equipment Demounting
All equipment types can be demounted:
- Standard and Bounty Equipment — for gold or with a Demounting Kit;
- Improved equipment — for bonds;
- Experimental Equipment — for gold or with a Demounting Kit, and then for components.
Demounting Kits allow you to demount one piece of equipment for free. Kits are spent upon activation and can be obtained as rewards for completing Daily Missions.
Received or purchased Demounting Kits are permanently stored in the Depot. You can view your available Demounting Kits via the Consumables tab in the Stock section.
To demount your equipment with a Demounting Kit, do the following:
- In your Garage, select the vehicle from which you want to demount equipment, then click the necessary equipment slot.
- Click (Demount).
- In the confirmation window, select Demounting Kit, and then Demount.
One Demounting Kit will be spent, and the demounted equipment will be sent to the Depot. You can mount the demounted equipment on another vehicle.
The demounting requirements for Experimental Equipment depend on its upgrade level. The amount of resources required is as follows:
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Level I: 1 Demounting Kit or 10
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Level II: 50 components
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Level III: 100 components