Goodness did you spend the whole game hiding in a conveniently tank-sized bush?
Well, yes and no.
The tank I was playing is actually a tank destroyer: technically not a tank, but screw it. Anyway, they usually have good frontal armor and a limited firing arc; they usually don't have turrets. So you'd usually have to hide and shoot while facing the enemy.
The US M8A1 tank destroyer is different. It lacks good frontal armor, but it has a turret, a fast firing gun, and speed.
So, I was hiding in bushes and taking shots, but I was also dashing around the battlefield. Also had to "dogfight", or engage up close. Usually a bad idea, since the turret turns slow. However, I went up close with self-propelled guns, which works like a usual tank destroyer when not being artillery.
I ran out of ammo by the end of the match.
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Clarification: there are 5 types of tanks in World of Tanks: Light, Medium, Heavy, Tank Destroyers, and Self-Propelled Guns
-Light tanks: Have speed, but have paper-thin armor. Usually used for finding out where the other team is and usually die fast. They also don't have much punch, with the exception of the high-tier French lights, which carry powerful cannons that can be fired 6 times in rapid succession, before having to reload.
-Medium tanks: They can have the speed of light tanks, with firepower reminiscent of Heavy tanks. Jack of all trades, master of none. They are primarily used for going to an enemy tank's sides quickly. Some, like the Russian T-54, are feared for being really fast, maneuverable, and having good amounts of firepower, while having good armor.
-Heavy tanks: Slow, but carry the most armor and have some of the most powerful cannons, these are the spearheads of an assault. They can usually take damage and dish them out, but can fall through concentrated fire. A lot of variation is here, as Russian heavies have the most armor and powerful cannons at the cost of not being good in accuracy, German heavies have more accurate cannons with lessened damage, American heavies have awesome turret armor but weak hull armor, and French heavies are fast and can have the same kinds of cannons as their light tank brethren, but really can't take a hit.
-Tank Destroyers: As I said, they have good frontal armor, but the majority do not have turrets, so they're limited to a firing arc in front. If they want to fire on a target outside of their arc, people have to move the whole tank in that direction. They also hide very well in bushes, so they're like snipers, but having to move the tank constantly breaks their ability to hide. The American TD's are special in that some have turrets, and turning them doesn't break their ability to hide. Some American TD's also have speed at the cost of armor.
-Self-Propelled Guns: Called "arty" or "arties", they work like, well, artillery, lobbing shells to the enemy from far away. They have the most powerful cannons, and can really put the hurt on a tank, if not take it out, in one shot. However, they have long reload times, and when faced in a situation where they have to be like tank destroyers, they usually lose since they can't turn fast, too.
