Ground RB field manual
Build stronger lineups, manage your gun and ammunition, and make better decisions before and after the first shot.
Uptiers and downtiers: read the matchup
An uptier changes which fights you should take. It does not make every enemy stronger than you, and a downtier does not make your armor reliable against every gun. Read the bracket, then identify the vehicles that can stop your opening plan.
Read guideBuild a lineup that survives the first loss
A lineup earns its place after the opening tank dies. If every remaining vehicle needs the same firing lane, or none can contest the objective, you brought several copies of one plan. Build around the situations you need to recover from.
Read guidePosition before you shoot
Before moving out, check what you can shoot, what can shoot you and how you will get back to cover.
Read guideChoose ammunition for the target
Pick the damage you need, then the round that can reach it. A shell with the largest penetration number is not automatically the best loaded round. Armor angle, the path through the target and the time available for a follow-up matter as much as penetration on a flat test plate.
Read guideManage ammunition and the ready rack
Carry enough ammunition to finish useful fights without filling storage you do not need. The right load depends on the vehicle's rack layout, your firing rate and the route back to resupply. Neither maximum capacity nor an arbitrary twenty-round rule answers all three.
Read guidePut crew investment where it changes the fight
A strong crew makes a useful vehicle more dependable. It does not fix a bad lineup or make an exposed position safe. Assign crews around the tanks you regularly use, then spend on the delays that are actually costing you shots, mobility or recovery.
Read guideSet controls around the engagement
Your controls should let you find a target, put the gun on it and withdraw without searching the keyboard. Build a consistent core layout, then add the functions your current lineup actually uses. A copied keybind file is only useful after you understand what each binding changes.
Read guideMake a stock vehicle earn its place
A stock tank needs a different opening from the upgraded version in a highlight video. Identify the missing capability that is limiting useful engagements, research toward it and choose positions the current vehicle can survive. Grinding harder through the wrong fight only repeats the same loss.
Read guideChoose the spawn that changes the match
Choose a job before choosing another vehicle. After a death, the battlefield has changed: an approach may be watched, an objective may have fallen, or aircraft may be preventing the team from moving. Your next spawn should address that change instead of repeating the opening.
Read guideFind the decision behind the death
Review the moment the fight became unfavorable, not just the shell that finished it. The final hit often follows an earlier decision: crossing before checking a lane, staying for another reload or pushing after a disable without accounting for the second enemy.
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