Yes tanks are quite realistic as to how they were at the time to drive, visibility is very limited and the good thing is most maps don't have access to tanks and the maps that do maybe only have 2 a side but when they blow up they are great to watch, also if you are in a full server, maybe best not to play as a commander or even squad leader until you know how it works, a good Commander can make a difference to winning the game, some players take this game really seriously and if you are commander and are not dropping artillery etc you get a bit of shit, Commanders and squad leaders have to sacrifice themselves a bit in this game ie Commanders have to find a radio and stay back out of the action and try to work with squad leaders to get coordinates to drop their artillery, Squad leaders basically have to try and get in good positions and stay alive so squad members can spawn on them and also send info back to Commanders, so as you see using a mic is vital, might be best to go into some empty servers and play against bots for a while to get used to weapons and how things work, one of the best things i like about it is the ranking system, in this game you don't rank up by getting to pick a weapon from 1000's available, how you rank up is by getting faster reload skills or having a steadier hand when you are scoping in also getting attachments for weapons, once you get used to how the soldiers move i'm sure you will enjoy it, just remember it's nothing like Battlefield, also try the campaign modes as it takes you all over Europe or the Pacific, you have to try to win different areas, some have 3 or 4 maps the winning team can vote on either to attack or defend, makes the game a bit better than just playing a single map, when you are supressed in this game you are supressed, everything goes blurred and you can barely aim your weapon, you might have already experienced that by now, we have a Red Orchestra TS channel also for anyone who don't know.