- 1 German Pz.Kpfw. B2 740 (f) tier IV heavy tank
- 1 Garage slot in World of Tanks
- 14 500 gold
The Pz.Kpfw. B2 740 (f) heavy tank is a premium vehicle restricted to participate only in tier IV battles. It was available for purchase in the in-game store until the introduction of the French vehicles in 2012. After the removal it was offered in the gift shop only on special occasions. The card game World of Tanks Rush includes a bonus code for this premium vehicle.
The Pz.Kpfw. B2 740 (f) is worth 1250 and the garage slot is worth 300 gold. Add the 14500 gold and the advent calendar offer has a total value of 16050 gold.
With 49.99 EUR you can buy 14500 gold in the EU gift shop. So the advent calendar offer has an added value of 1550 gold or 620000 credits. Let's consider the gear which would be necessary to prepare the premium vehicle for combat:
- Equip the three essential consumables (Small Repair Kit, Small First Aid Kit and Manual Fire Extinguishers), 9000 credits.
- Purchase equipment to enhance the vehicle capabilities (Heavy Spall Liner, Binocular Telescope and Improved Ventilation Class 3), 1600000 credits.
- Load 60 AP, 30 APCR and 20 HE ammunition, 25100 credits.
This incurs a total cost of 1634100 credits (or approximately 4085 gold). If becomes necessary to train 1 crew member in the tank academy (an extra Radio Operator is required to operate the premium vehicle) the total cost will increase to 1714100 credits (or approximately 4285 gold). The added value of the advent calendar offer is lower than the incurred costs. Wargaming is offering you an deal with incurred expenses for the same price you would pay for a deal with no incurred expenses.
The Pz.Kpfw. B2 740 (f) has an average net income of 2485 credits per battle (source: vbaddict.net). This premium vehicle would need to participate in approximately 658 battles to pay off the incurred costs of 1634100 credits.
Should you buy it?
Yes! You should only buy it if you were looking exactly for this premium vehicle and for approximately 10000 gold. Moreover, you should only buy if you have at least 3 crew members (Commander, Driver and Radio Operator) already trained in any German heavy tank.
No! You should not buy it if you are just looking for this premium vehicle! You can obtain the Pz.Kpfw. B2 740 (f) on Ebay or Amazon for approximately 20 EUR. However you will still need to set up the premium vehicle. (The bonus code included in the game card box only gifts the Pz.Kpfw. B2 740 (f) and a garage slot. So you should not buy the game card if you do not have enough credits or gold to pay for the incurred costs).
