Crew Training

The crew is a key element that connects a player to a vehicle. Each crew member—Commander, Driver, Gunner, Loader, and Radio Operator—has their own Crew Efficiency, which always starts at 100%. When you improve a crew member's Crew Efficiency and train additional perks, they become more effective, which significantly improves the battle performance of the vehicle.

Crew Efficiency

Crew Efficiency is a parameter which determines the crew effectiveness in battle. It is set to 100% for all crew members. The value can be increased through specific perks, consumables, equipment, and the Commander’s bonus.

Crew Perks

After recruiting a crew member with a 100% Crew Efficiency, you can choose the first perk.

There are both group and individual perks. Group perks are available for all crew members, while individual perks are only for certain qualifications. If a tanker has several qualifications, they can train all perks available for each one.

Sixth Sense: A Special Commander Feature

Please note that all Commanders have a special feature that allows them to identify whether their vehicle has been spotted by the enemy.

The maximum number of perks a crew member can train for their major qualification is six (including zero perks). You can choose from six individual (qualification-specific) perks and three group ones.

Bonus perks are available for crew members with additional qualifications. These crew members can passively train an individual perk specific to their additional qualification(s) at 50% speed while training their major qualification perks. The maximum number of bonus perks a crew member can have is three. No extra Crew XP is required to train them.

Note that you can't select group perks to train as bonus perks.

If two or more crew members share the same major qualification (for example, in some large vehicles with big guns that have multiple Loaders), the effect of perks is calculated based on their average training level. For a perk to have 100% efficiency, every crew member must have the same individual (qualification-specific) perk trained to 100%.

The main features of perks are as follows:

• The perk efficiency value determines the effectiveness of learned perks and is set to 100% by default.
  • Retraining operations performed for free or credits will reduce the perks efficiency value below 100%, negatively impacting the effectiveness of all learned perks. Perk efficiency of 50% means learned perks are only half as effective.
  • The reduced value can be linearly increased with Crew XP to a maximum of 100,000, so a 1% perk efficiency increase is equal to collecting 1,000 Crew XP.
• Perks come into effect when trained to at least 1%, and their effectiveness grows with further training.
• Some perks have a situational effect that is triggered in certain battle conditions, while others have a permanent effect that remains active throughout the battle.
• For group perks, the average training level among all crew members is applied.
• Each percentage point above 100% Crew Efficiency amplifies the effect of all perks (except for Brothers in Arms).

 After training an additional perk to 100%, tankers can start training the next one. To train the next perk, the tanker will need twice as much experience as for the previous one.

Perk Training

Perk training starts at 0% and increases by gaining Combat XP.

A zero perk is a special type of perk that is available to a crew member by default. It is fully trained, does not require any experience, and cannot be changed by the player. Crew members with zero perks can be acquired as a reward or during events such as Holiday Ops. Zero perks significantly reduce the amount of experience needed for further crew training.

Perk training can be increased at any time. Here are several ways to do this:

• Train for Free XP. After each battle, 5% of Combat XP is converted into Free XP. You can also gain Free XP by converting Combat XP from Elite vehicles for gold.
• Use the Accelerate Crew Training option on Elite vehicles.
• Study Crew Books.
• Activate Personal Reserves.
• Earn more Combat and Crew XP when playing with WoT Premium Account or in Premium vehicles.

Here's how to accelerate perk training for Free XP:

1. Select the vehicle in the Garage as well as the tanker whose qualification level you want to increase.
2. Select Profile in the menu, and
3. then click Increase.
4. Choose Free Experience in the Quick Training window and finalize the training process.

You can also reset a crew member's existing perks at any time by clicking the Reset button. The first reset for any crew member is free. For subsequent resets, you can choose one of the following options:

• Rapid Courses: Free of charge, but the total perk experience is reduced by 20%.
• Regimental School: Costs 20,000, but the total perk experience is reduced by 10%.
• Tank Academy: Costs 200 and does not change the total perk experience.
• Retraining: Requires a Retraining Order but leaves the major qualification level unchanged.

Post-Progression

Crew members that have six major qualification perks fully trained continue to accumulate Crew XP. For every 100,000 XP earned in the Post-Progression, you will receive a Universal Guide that can be used to train other crews.

Crew Books

Crew Books allow you to speed up training of one or all crew members by adding a certain amount of Crew XP.

Crew Books differ by type and value. The higher the value, the more XP a crew member will receive when the Crew Book is studied. There are seven types of Crew Books that differ in their acquisition method and conditions of use.

Purchasing and Using Training Manuals

To purchase Training Manuals, do the following:

1. In the Garage, select the vehicle of the nation for which you want to purchase Training Manuals.
2. Right-click the image of a crew member you would like to train, and then
3. click Quick Training.
4. In the new window, select the Training Manual, and then click Purchase.
5. In the confirmation window, set the number of Training Manuals and click Purchase. A Training Manual costs 2,000,000. When studied, it provides each crew member with 250,000 XP.

In the same menu, you can train specific crew members for Free XP. This is where all types of Crew Books are stored, ready for immediate use. Select the crew members you want to train and use the available consumables.

Here's how to view your Crew Books:

1. Go to the Depot tab under the Battle! button in your Garage.
2. Click (Stock) on the left-hand side of the screen.
3. Go to the Crew Books tab. Available Crew Books are displayed here. Use filters to search for the Crew Books you need.