Reload Time in World of Tanks?

So I noticed a long time ago in World of Tanks when I look at any gun specifications, for Aiming time It gives me a value (Lets say 2.7), and then once I go in battle, the reload time says 5.1 (Near the aiming circle)!

My point is, there is no indication while looking at gun specifications where the real Aiming time (Time in (s) to reload a shell) like the once displayed in battle. This is really bad sinse I dont know how much time it takes for that gun to reload!

Where is located (What piece of text) the time to reload a shell in World of Tanks?

Solution 1:

You are confusing reload and aiming time, they are not the same thing.

The reload time of the gun is the time it takes to load a shell in the gun. After reloading you can fire. The reload time for a tank is visible in the firepower section in your garage (see red arrow in the screenshot below).

Aiming time is the time for the tank to fully aim so it will fire with it's maximum accuracy. It is possible to fire the gun before you fully aim, but it is less likely you will hit your intended target. See the blue arrow below for where to find aiming time.

Please note that you will need to re-aim after moving the tank, or rotating the turret as the aiming timer will be (partially) reset when doing that.