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Vehicle Crew
The crew is an essential part of any vehicle. The crew composition depends on the specific vehicle. A crew might comprise from 1 to 6 crew members.
Each crew member has one or several qualifications: Commander, Gunner, Driver, Radio Operator, and Loader. The better the crew's training, the more efficient the vehicle.
Additional qualifications allow crew members to train special perks that will help them emerge victorious from any tricky situation.
Crew Qualifications
The Commander keeps track of the combat situation on the battlefield and commands the crew. Each Commander has a special feature—Sixth Sense. It allows the Commander to determine whether the vehicle has been spotted.
The Gunner is responsible for hit accuracy and aiming at vulnerable spots on enemy vehicles, while the Loader prepares shells and reloads the gun. The better their major qualifications, the higher your firepower.
The Driver handles the vehicle's mobility and aims to decrease gun dispersion on the move. The Radio Operator reports enemy positions, allowing your team to cooperate on the battlefield.
Additional Qualifications
If a vehicle has few crew members, some of them may have several qualifications, enabling them to train more perks. However, if they are injured, the total negative effect on technical characteristics will be much stronger.
Sometimes, one crew member is not enough for a certain qualification. Several crew members in a vehicle may have the same qualifications. In this case, the greater major qualification level is applied for calculations.
Major Qualification Level
The major qualification level is the main parameter of each crew member. The parameter value is displayed next to the crew member's portrait.
If the major qualification level of a crew member is below 100%, the corresponding vehicle characteristics will be decreased. If the major qualification of a crew member is above 100%, these characteristics will get an additional bonus, as will the perks trained by this crew member.
A fully trained Commander provides a 10% bonus to the major qualification levels of other crew members. You can use certain equipment, consumables, and perks to increase this bonus.
Crew Experience
Crew XP is used to increase the major qualification level, as well as for training and increasing perks. Fight battles to earn Combat and Crew XP.
If you fight a battle in an Elite vehicle with the Accelerate Crew Training option enabled, the crew earns more Crew XP. In this case, the Combat XP earned in this vehicle will be added to the least experienced crew member.
You can also convert Free XP into Crew XP (5 Crew XP for 1 Free XP), or study Crew Books to get more Crew XP.
Crew Perks
The more experienced a crew member, the more perks they can train. Each qualification has a set of corresponding perks. In addition, you can train group perks available to all crew members. The better a group perk is trained by all crew members, the higher its efficiency.
The first perk becomes available for training once a crew member achieves major qualification level 100%. The higher the perk training level, the better it works. Once a perk is trained to 100%, another perk becomes available for training. To train it to 100%, the crew member will need twice as much Crew XP as for training the previous perk.
Some special crew members may have a zero perk. This perk is already trained to 100% and cannot be changed. It does not require Crew XP for training, which allows the second perk to be trained twice as fast.
Specialization
To operate a vehicle effectively, a crew member needs to be trained for the vehicle. However, you do not need to train crew members for Premium vehicles. You can transfer crew to a Premium vehicle of the same type without penalty.
If a crew member is sent to a vehicle they are not trained for, their major qualification level will be decreased in this vehicle. If this vehicle belongs to a different type, the penalty will be even higher.
To train a crew member for a certain vehicle, select a corresponding specialization and retraining option. The previous specialization will be replaced with a new one. Some retraining options might decrease the crew member's major qualification level.
Injured Crew Members
A crew member can be injured in a battle, which will significantly decrease the corresponding technical characteristics.
A crew can be stunned by SPG fire, which will temporarily decrease the combat performance of your vehicle.
Use First Aid Kits to treat injured crew members and remove the stun effect.
Additional Features
If a crew member is not selected for a certain vehicle, they are located in the Barracks. The Barracks contain all crew members, including recruits. Recruits are new crew members without perks. You can configure them upon recruitment.
Go to the Appearance section of a crew member's profile to change their name and appearance. There, you can also select unique crew skins for the crew member.
Your crew can use special items. Directives for crew provide your crew members with a certain perk for the duration of one battle. If a crew member already has a perk, the corresponding directive increases its effect. You can use Retraining Orders to reset a crew member's perks for free without losing Crew XP.
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