i've played this a long time, but i only play tier5 and below...not sure what u mean by newbie 

German TD tier 10 gonna be a slow monster might just as well go for Ferdinand to adapt yourself later

JgPanther II is a faster TD, kinda like Russia second line TD

it can get to position faster than Ferdi
faster to turn around when enemy get to your side
Ferdi is better at armor and gun

better ferdi cuz
u need to adapt to it cuz the tier 9 Jagdtiger is a freaking slow TD

just bought myself a shiny new toy

I was guilty of that myself the other day in my SU-26. With good reason.

Some idiot in a BT-7 thought it would be fun to shoot off my tracks while I'm getting into position. Okay, I thought, no biggie. I proceeded to murder two tanks first. Then he started pushing me, throwing off my aim.

Bullshit.

I TK-ed him and proceeded to blow up another three tanks. The funny thing is how he turned around and accused me of teamkilling him without reason. Dude had nothing to say when I say I recorded the game.

The power of evidence to show up imbeciles like these guys. 

BIA need ALL crew to gain 100% on that perk to get it working.