Format battles

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Format Battle — a subtype of PRO Battles that is played using specific turret and hull combinations according to predefined rules.

In the battle list, format battles are shown with a unique icon , which is displayed instead of the PRO icon .

Railgun formats

See also: Guide to XP/BP

The peculiarity of these formats is that the player must equip Hornet / Wasp and Railgun of modifications M2–M3.

You do not need to equip a specific paint for your tank, because when you enter the battle, the game will give you the required resistance based on your hull modification.

Hornet and Railgun (XP)

• Hull: Hornet M2 / M3
• Turret: Railgun M2 / M3
• Format does not include: Rearm (turret / hull change)

Wasp and Railgun (BР)

• Hull: Wasp M2 / M3
• Turret: Railgun M2 / M3
• Format does not include: Rearm (turret / hull change)

Hornet / Wasp and Railgun (ХР/ВР)

• Hull: Hornet or Wasp M2 / M3
• Turret: Railgun M2 / M3
• Format does not include: Rearm (turret / hull change)

• The term "XP" is an acronym for "Хорнет", which stands for "Hornet" in Russian, and "Рельса" which stands for Railgun in Russian. While the letter "B" in "BP" stems from "Васп", which stands for "Wasp" in Russian, as the letter "P" stands for Railgun, or "Рельса".
• You could also hear the term "HR/VR" because of the pronunciation of the actual Russian terms for both Hornet and Wasp.

Format – “Parkour”

See also: Parkour

This format is intended for taking a break from intense battles and includes activities such as getting on top of high buildings or platforms using parkour skills.

• Supplies have no cooldown and can be activated at any time.
• Players do not receive experience points for destroying enemy tanks, capturing flags, or controlling points.
• The battle fund is fixed at 0 and does not grow.
• Mines can be deployed instantly.

Unofficial formats

Notice!
These battle formats are not enforced by the game itself. Any player who joins is not obligated to follow the format rules, and cannot be punished in-game for ignoring them.

In addition to formats provided by the game itself, players can independently organize battles according to their own rules: only with specific equipment, paints without resistances, without using mines, etc.

The most well-known unofficial formats:

HF/WF or in russian (ХЖ/ВЖ)

• Hornet or Wasp
• Firebird

This format used to be very popular because it allowed players to gain experience very quickly, and the battle fund grew faster in these battles.

However, to prevent overly fast farming, it was decided that in battles with a large number of Firebird players (more than 50%), the fund growth would be heavily slowed down, causing the format to lose popularity among players.

• With the introduction of special missions with rewards such as Railgun XT and Hornet XT, the format became popular again, because despite slow fund growth, kills and experience can still be earned as before.

HF

• Hunter
• Freeze

This format is used by players to speed up the growth of the battle fund, especially since the HF/WF format’s fund growth was significantly reduced. It is mainly played during holidays, when battle fund rates are boosted by x2, x3, or sometimes even x4.