Choosing the Right War Thunder Ground Tech Tree in 2023

[@DawgIVLife]

Took a ton of time to make this video but hopefully it helps all of you wondering which tech tree to grind in War Thunder.

[@dixenherize6969]

Did you really heart your comments/posts? Lol

[@DawgIVLife]

@@dixenherize6969 yes I always do since so many “win this giveaway or here is free something” comments go around I always try to get rid of them. But at the same time hearting is something only the creator can do . Helps make sure people aren’t clicking on odd accounts etc.

[@lxshotgun3535]

@@DawgIVLife unironically smart

[@Cutry-b6w]

Hey do you believe there are two many german tanks

[@DawgIVLife]

Not really I think most nations have a similar amount

[@dustinhosler3906]

Fun fact for the Swedish tech tree, that I didn’t notice at all until grinding it out for awhile, is that all top tier MBTs start out with sabot rounds rather than the heat fin round. Aside from the Leopards from the finish line

[@vendetta8022]

Because all British MBT start with sabot rounds due to British is using hesh rounds instead of heat rounds and hesh rounds in this game is almost unplayable since two weeks after the release of British ground tech tree.

[@jimmothy3012]

a lot of low tier Swedish tanks also have APDS rounds

[@ChiaroscuroxX]

It'd be a shame if someone.... did a sweeping double nerf to all of apds then

[@jimmothy3012]

@@ChiaroscuroxX id say the Swedish tree is fairly balanced, most of the tanks have shitty armor so the good pen makes up for it

[@-Lazy]

​@@jimmothy3012 yeah. It really teaches one to not just rely on armour and where to shoot at

[@dulguunjargal1199]

The Italia Tech Tree teaches you stealth, flanking, and not directly running towards the enemy like the braindead tigers the italian tech tree was my first tech tree and it taught me that flanking and blocking flanks is the difference between winning and loosing i'd recommend it if you're trying to learn how to flank in this game because the speeds make you able to flank behind the enemy within 30 seconds. Edit: "nO rUsHInG iNtO cAP aND dYiNG wIThIn a mINuTE tAKEs mORe sKILl"

[@imnotpoorimbroke9560]

no, it sucks, dont ever play it

[@dulguunjargal1199]

@@imnotpoorimbroke9560 No you suck at it. You shouldn't ever play it

[@dixenherize6969]

​@@imnotpoorimbroke9560 lol exactly what someone who is trash, would say.

[@xander4218]

@@imnotpoorimbroke9560 italy is only trash because of the tiers they're at, but if you flank properly and know weakspots, they can be pretty strong just from the speed. definitely not a beginner nation though

[@JagerFrostTroll]

you're supposed to flank with germany as well, even in tigers. Panther is one of the best flankers in the game

[@Regimentz.]

As an Italian main. (GRB) Italy trades off armor for speed and firepower. (Take the Breda 501, AS/41 47 and the Centuaro For Example) flanking and counter-flanking play a huge role in the Italian playstyle of war thunder. Getting first point is also a nice hustle due to 90% of Italian tanks having amazing speed. Especially really deciding the match at low tiers. If you study your tanks for flaws and strengths, you will find the Italian Tech Tree to be one of the best at low tiers. Especially for players that love light tanks and speedy bois

[@Wispeks]

R3 T20 is such a menace :D

[@johnmartin7165]

Italy is fun to watch when it uses the Mk IV and BF-109

[@StormArmy96]

Every Italian I've seen is either speeding off to a bush on the side to hide in and wait, or is getting machinegunned to death by me because "car with gun" upgrading to "truck with gun" isn't really a good way to play WT. If you like hiding and being almost completely unable to defend yourself and exclusively getting points from the first cap of the match, then fine. If not play UK. They have speed in some tanks, like the South African line, and can flank and maneuver but are also somewhat able to defend themselves with the Cromwell being fast but also decently armoured on an angle, and a solid gun.

[@urielOrnstein]

Italy has the worst firepower in the ENTIRE GAME, POUND FOR POUND, WHAT ARE YOU ON ABOUT?

[@Regimentz.]

@@urielOrnstein lol

[@The_Faceless_No_Name_Stranger]

When I first played WT I went down the French tech tree (because it just released) and around T4 till I got priced out of it. Switched to the US. What the French TT taught me was patience, the grind of WT dosent hurt me after playing T1 T2 frenchies. What the US taught me is god bless 50 cals and that too many people go from tank to planes which means we don’t have a frontline anymore.

[@patta8388]

Germany really starts to go off at 4.3 in my opinion. the 3.7 Panzer IV's are okay as well, but they often get uptiered, where their one strenght, the gun, meets contemporary armour

[@wokedog1799]

German mfs on their way to whine when their 145mm pen APHE round they start with meets armor that can bounce their shells

[@legoheimerda3rd]

up tiered? i get destroyed by those bastards every 5 minutes

[@rootkral4]

@@legoheimerda3rd lol this shit is happening to me good to know i’m not alone

[@jojomaster7675]

Yeah, but then again the only reason 4.3 is good for germany is because the jpz4 is absolutely broken

[@patta8388]

@@jojomaster7675 lower glacier. Unless I can go "hull down" with it, it's one shots all the way. Oh, and being detracked and then flanked. I've got good rounds with it, too. But not more than with any other tank

[@DrDuckMD]

I started with British and it really teaches you about shooting weak spots on enemy tanks. The British tech tree has some nice gimmick tanks like the falcon. It will teach you a lot about the game and help you become a better player. Early on it’s pretty rough.

[@historybuffgaming3740]

Seems rough, but I'd argue most nations are. Especially with experienced players dunking on you. But I agree with your other points, playing UK definitely teaches you how and where to shoot using solid shot. Makes you a much better player.

[@disky1784]

When you get to mid tier you start getting tanks with heatfs and Sabo anyway so with britain I just learned early where to aim. I grinded America to 5.7 and was like, oh God I can't take this anymore I hate tigers. But now I have uk 6.7 and when I go back to the us I'm like, now that I know how to aim this is better

[@jaredpreston7303]

My only problem with Britain low their is the 3km/h reverse speed. Painful

[@Jaxymann]

I started playing a few months ago, and I actually really like China. One, because you can access the SU-76M, a fantastic Tank Destroyer that's able to one-shot almost anything else in the early game. And two, you get access to both American and Soviet vehicles in a single tech tree that gives nice variety.

[@vittoriovenetov9655]

True. BTW the LVT is better TD than the SU76 I have been using it in RB and getting 3-7 kills with it.

[@Vallsi.]

most tanks in china are just copy paste

[@danysainz-gootenberg7809]

The m8 hmc is better than both of those and it’s 1.3

[@macdonaldakanu369]

​@@danysainz-gootenberg7809 idk😅. The slow rotation + slow shell velocity kinda a turn off for me. I've ended up using the machine for get more kills in a match

[@johannfrederichk3473]

yeah. im a very patriotic american so i started out with the american tech tree. but i got my progress lost for some reason. i didnt have any more luck, so i started to play china cuz i had some luck. i saw it was bad later on so i got away and back to america before i went too far down the rabbit hole, but it was pretty good.

[@boofini1830]

Japan main, no other country and I’m close to order of the rising sun. You’re right ground forces don’t have much to pick from and no foreseeable additional vehicles. The saving grace I had was that I unboxed the heavy tank no. 6 which just allows me to play jermany

[@adimaiuniversal4361]

Japan is the perfect cleanup crew/early match tech tree, because you essentially have to hide, hit and run, make sure the enemy doesnt have a lock on you, or you can follow the main force, branch out make sure no one is flanking and rejoin, simply moving around alone (apart from in light tanks) is a no go, always have a battle buddy, be a sniper, become a talking tree, or in short guerrilla warfare is the way to go in early game japan

[@hirogami30]

True tho not so much in Japanese air at early game. Air is extremely strong early game and gets worse as you progress for Japan. Until u get to f16 and 15

[@Grebogoborp]

The best ones IMO are Sweden because you never feel behind technology wise and your tanks are always good at every BR plus the rounds are often higher performance APDS and HEATFS that let you be confident that you will pen wherever you hit allowing you to better target critical modules and ammo as opposed to constantly just trying to pen the only spots your able too like commanders hatches and lower plates plus your tanks are generally interesting and have cool features and the other one I really liked grinding was Italy once you get into the middle BRs where progress starts to slow down a lot you get access to a bunch of funny unique vehicles that are really fun to play plus have the added bonus of actually being effective with high pen HEATFS on funny cars the only downside is the Italian tree helis are a living nightmare at first and the air tree is pretty mediocre it’s not bad but it’s just very meh Sweden on the other hand has a very fun air tree and a passable heli tree it’s not great at first but at least you get ATGMS unlike the Italian tree where you get 14 rockets and a pair of 7.62mm MGs as your best loadout

[@karuto6733]

Tip for Japanese tech tree: don’t get hit lol air or ground

[@nandafaiqfadhlurrahman2144]

They're built like origami

[@erasedkarma]

@@nandafaiqfadhlurrahman2144 one of the downsides of all the budget going to the navy.

[@antonyerick5596]

They looked at their katanas, brilliant blades folded a thousand times by a master smith and thought: I'm never doing this shit again

[@jorppumaki1255]

unless you are in the Ho-Ri

[@Hellboy99922]

@@erasedkarma they shoulda invested more in their navy

[@ozziedogbear011]

"China is good because it has tanks from all other nations" ... "Italy is bad...because it has tanks from other nations, and it would be better to grind them out in their respective nations". Great advice, my guy ;D

[@thebeast8429]

Lmao I immediately thought of commenting this but decided screw it.

[@Actul_Trap]

It is also fair to mention that playing nations like Italy will help you improve at the game much faster, as you are forced to flank and use speed due to a lack of armor. I will also say that Japan may be worth it for newer players due to its nature of being the “quickest” to top tier. I will say China is criminally underrated, for the reasons mentioned in the video, with it carrying lots of vehicles from other tiers, I actually properly played through mid-tier with China before touching USA or Russia at that br, just for the sake of learning both the Sherman’s and t-34s in the same tech-tree. Going with one of the big three is always a safe bet although i will advise some things, USA does have a certain learning curve to it, you especially feel it whenever you play around 5.0+, and in low tier against Russia. You’ll need to learn weakspots which the tech tree really doesn’t teach you due to most of low tier being low armor and Germany not having anything substantial until the Tigers and Panthers. Germany also has a huge learning curve to it, which will pretty much hit you like a truck around 5.3 with the Tigers and Panthers. It is likely that the first few times you play them, you will get absolutely crushed. Angling is the name of the game with Tigers, and as a general rule of thumb you get stronger the farther away you are from an enemy. USSR is quite a bit more unique and “fun” in the lower brs in my opinion. They have the consistency with mediums and the KVs are very strong. Although once you get back around 5.3+ you will still be forced to learn the same weakspots as USA will. It is also important to mention that both USSR and Germany lack in light tanks, while USA lacks in heavy tds. So make sure you take into account what exactly your playstyle is going to be and what vehicles you would most likely like to play. Most of all, make sure you are having FUN. The grind can become addicting and feel like a chore, so make sure you are playing the game for the sake of enjoyment and leave the grind as an afterthought. You will end up doing better in matches and enjoy the game more with this mindset. :)

[@pandy3102]

I really appreciate you for the china mention as a china main

[@CunnyRadishElf]

The M-51 for Israel is really worth it, the 400mm pen shreds everything at 6.0 and paired up with a P51 or Spitfire its fun and you never get bored. About Merk 4, you survive most frontal shots and aps does its job very well while the sabot pens everything in its way (just as all do at 10.0+), so a few backups or having the two Merks in ur line up does the job.

[@infusedj9498]

the idiot missile truck when you get the hang of it is an absolute ambush sniper

[@TheLoganatorz]

My second tank tech tree was Japan and honestly it's been the most enjoyable to grind out. Sure I have a much better time with other nation's lineups but since Japan doesn't have many vehicles the progression to top tier was 3x faster than other nations.

[@Kuro_Nguyen]

Sounds like you guys were having fun, Japan is my first tech tree and it's been hell

[@DubiousFIN]

Japan just works for me since i play quite passive

[@chaosdualist8538]

@@Kuro_Nguyen same, their tank armor are shit

[@apeking7099]

​@@Kuro_Nguyen Japan is my first too. What br are you? I can't remember lowest br, but I'd say br 3 and 4 are fun even on arcade. Chi ri 2 is torture but once you push past that the American tanks are good. Also 4br anti air isn't great but not much of a problem

[@Kuro_Nguyen]

@@apeking7099 things got a lot better after I got the ki84 ko and after I got the american vehicles at 5.7

[@jackhall8510]

4.0 Italy is cracked. Breda 501 in my opinion is the best 4.0 tank in the game, good mobility, super good gun that can one tap pretty much anything with good aim.

[@5crassrocker]

I'm really enjoying 2.7 Italy. the Celere sirhanio is so fun to play

[@jadedketchup515]

My favorite tech tree is the rusians or germany, fall in love with israily tech tree. All are good in some tech trees like 2.7 USA, 3.7 USSR, 4.3 Germany,4.7 Japan and Britain, 5.7-6.0 Germany, USA, French and USSR, 6.7 Germany ,etc. Top tier for me as a USSR main I love it with that 10.7-11.0 and Germany 11.0, all nations have pros and cons but all fun in there way. Love the video😀.

[@ihitonmilfs]

6.0 ussr is a massive pain You get a ton of armor that slows you down, but you can't use it because everything else pens you anyway

[@thekralj5132]

I went from russia to Italy and my game became so much better, Italy is great country in wt and german/american parts of its tech tree are really not something special.

[@heythere7-f6u]

Bro for real, i chose italy as my first tank tech tree and im going very fast with the grind.

[@chrism822]

I find Italy really fun, after getting 6.7 in most trees and finishing Sweden. I've currently just got the r30. To grind Italy though I'm using the VRCC and OF40 premiums

[@Phantom-bh5ru]

honestly i think chinese techtree is prob one of the best starter tech trees. also its 8.7 line up is insanely good

[@whypizzatime]

fr the ztz99 is a beast

[@yeetnoodle9668]

Firs started in the Japanese tech tree, what I learned is that everything will and can penetrate you. HOWEVER, this tree teaches you to be more spatially aware at the cost of paranoia, it also actively trains your reflexes despite most of the tanks in the tree have bad turret rotation speeds, it most of all, teaches you to be more patient than everyone else. It's painful and not very worth it for impatient players, but can be extremely rewarding if you take the time to learn your tank's weaknesses, and strengths.

[@Wispeks]

Russia, USA , Germany best nations for starting players rest of the nations feel like they need more experience. Sweden might have best shells for low tier if im not wrong.

[@yudhat1700]

Agreed same here in wt same in wot If you grinned japan as first tech trree and deal with it till at least type 90 like me I give respect U got no fancy toy No armor Pretymuch dogshit AA( toyota corolla landcruise is fun thou but not effective) And yes its air tech three didnt equip with high tech toy for CAS In a nutshell either you are samurai, JSDF fanboy or trolling weebs

[@pilot_bruh576]

Me: *plays Sweden and learns how to bounce multiple shots with thin spj turret armor*

[@-Kokoro-]

Japan was my first tech tree too early Japan is really fun and quick up to around 2.0 between 2.0 and 5.3 Japan is horrific but I think Japan has an awesome 5.7 lineup (if you can get the jap tiger) and the キ87 😜

[@voidtraveller8667]

I also started Japan (and still main it). biggest complaint i have is how many tanks you have for any given BR. Japan just doesn't have many vehicles. i think the most vehicles at the same BR is 8.3 and 9.0. that said, nice aviation tree, and 7.7 chopper. Even if you only have mighty mouse rockets. it does defiantly teach you to be patient, and forces you to learn maps. honestly first time i jumped on the US tree and bounced a round i was so confused because i'm used to everything i see being able to pen me from almost any angle. Something else i haven't seen anyone mention, low tier japan has some of the best APHE in the game.

[@jeffrey9068]

Started with China I have no regrets amazing tech tree

[@edlol7919]

Is the ztz good I’m trying to play it?

[@jeffrey9068]

@@edlol7919 the ztz99 ii and iii are pretty mid but the ztz99a and wz1001 are really good probably one of the best top teir mbt the game in my opinion

[@riddhirahman]

​@@jeffrey9068 those ERA are super powerful

[@h3jst]

Starter with Germany, regret on 5.7 💀. I mean, this is good tech tree but teammates are sharing one braincells.. so germany have good tanks but idiots are in the team

[@dabbinghitlersmemes1762]

The only thing I regret is the existence of the Chinese tech tree. It is completely copypaste nonsense to pander to the Chinese government. There are like TWO actual chinese vehicles, and honestly they should've just rolled those into the Soviet tree.

[@shikikanaz4624]

I'd say china is extremely underrated especially since they have been getting very strong vehicles especially top tier jets, also some very strong unique vehicles like ptl02, aft09, maybe wz305? To name a few definitely recommend as it's probably gonna get stronger Edit: forgot to mention china also has one of the best heli missiles (ty90) and you get them at 9.3 which is insane

[@wagahagwa6978]

i am doing the Chinese tech tree and i have been having more fun then agony compared to the other tech trees

[@shikikanaz4624]

@@wagahagwa6978 good for you, the only downside is that it lacks some support/light tanks in higher tiers, hope they get added soon

[@Wispeks]

Dont forget that China also almost always aligns on same side with rus.

[@danysainz-gootenberg7809]

Id say that they have enormous expansion potential as well as basically none of their modern ifvs have been added as well as the type-15 light tank. Obviously there’s a ton of stuff for aviation that hasn’t been added, (J-10,J-11,J-16, J-20[lol not yet].) It has the best 8.7 lineup from both the vehicles as well as the amount of same br vehicles. Personally I haven’t done much aviation for China but at 8.7 the heli is ridiculous with 2nd gen thermals and great maneuverability.

[@shikikanaz4624]

@@danysainz-gootenberg7809 agreed, they need to implement some ifvs and light tanks (maybe m1a2t to make cm11 actually worth the grind) however I hate the z11wa imo but that's probably skill issue. I just wish it had ccip for rockets as yes it has thermals but 3km range gets you killed especially for it's high br

[@TheDgamesD]

Germany is still missing the PZ II L, the Wespe and a dozen other SPG vehicles, as well as other project tanks like the VK30.02D. another note would be the M1 “Thumper” project or the CATTB, or the TTB for the US.

[@chrispolly838]

They are also missing a few light tanks as well

[@Fantom_4C1]

Well and germany could also get the lion but idk since germany already got a shit ton of tanks around where it wouldve been

[@That1SwedishIdiot]

Yeah, and Sweden needs the kranvagnn.

[@draketurtle4169]

The B1/2C tanks make the early french tech tree worry it, at least imo getting rewarded with those early Bar juggernauts for suffering through those other tanks is nice… (Only issue it’s kinda bad for arcade since everyone is faster and knows where they can pen/can’t and in realistic your really slow but from the front your nearly invincible)

[@tomaszmaksymow5913]

For simplicity USA -Stabilisers(easier to acquire targets and give possibility to accurately shoot first) -Through most of tree same cannon ballistics because the same gun is present on many vehicles Such as same 37mm on all stuarts -decent gun depression on most -decent survival ability -good mobility -some Germany -Good sniping guns -They Require a little bit more of planning to be played well (Advised to learn how to ambush with them or don't rush onto entire enemy team) -Some Early Panzers have no turret rotation -Playing this nation may bring u to the conclusion that Germany suffers because many players seem to be AI steered with only some sharing mastery/capability in German vehicles -decent mobility even on first Heavy Tank USSR -Excellent mobility on most vehicles -Some guns feel a little bit wobbly -Very good survivalability cuz of so called "Stalinium" (sometimes they survive when they should not) -Very good penetration -Excellent guns on all tiers -Both good at Engagements on even terrain -no gun depression Britain (Not for beginners) -consist of low armor -often no stabilisers and wobbly guns -no explosive fillar and require a lot of shots to take out a single target cuz there is no spoiling for some reason -very quick reload -someties poor accuracy -take even more patience than Germany -excellent flankers French(not for beginners) -early tanks feel very slow -low damaging early guns -2nd rank starts getting more decent thx to "French Sherman" and decent "French crusader -for very patient ppl - Italy -good survivalability on early vehicles -good early armor -low pen but comes with explosive fillars -decent rank 2 -consist of both slow and steady and fast wheeled vehicles -powerfull tank destroyers (This is just my own personal experience for GRB)

[@russman3787]

Idk about calling USSR guns “high pen”. Aren’t they typically slightly inferior to their US counterparts in that regard?

[@Ganz1ll3r]

​@@russman3787idk, sometimes I cant pen a Sherman when its angling perfectly but somehow I penned a fucking tiger when it was angling with a t34 1942

[@UnOfficiallyRekt]

As a Great Britain main who started with Great Britain for no other reason then just choosing a random nation and grinding, it isn’t as… bad as I hear a lot of people say it is. It just requires a play style as arguably every nation or individual vehicle requires. Things like the Firefly, FV4005/Conway, and Conqueror made the grind a lot better to play and those things are just generally fun to use even if you’re getting sent back to the hangar faster in something like an FV4005 half the time. I do recommend investing in the Centurion Action X for a stronger 7.3 line. That thing is great. Although everything after the Conqueror and Conway starts to get painful aside from the South Africans and the Vickers. You’ll see pain early on with the early vehicles, I personally hated the Churchills. All of them. But with the right play style if you can get a hold of it, tanks like the Comet, Avenger, Challenger (tank destroyer), and the balls to the wall great (IMO) Charioteer just give you a super fun lineup. And the Ystervark. Mmmm, my love. I love you little tractor. I disagree with the vid, 4.7 UK is probably my favorite lineup to bring out since I have the tech tree firefly and the polish firefly. Even without the money gun, the normal firefly stands up great on its own with the other vehicles too. That isn’t a vehicle, and largely none of the British vehicles at low to mid tier, are vehicles to bring as brawlers who take to the middle of the map. I use British vehicles to great effect by flanking and relocating. Anyways, just a weird stinky British main. Yes, we also don’t see the sun. How else do you think we spent as long as we did getting to top tier?

[@cooperbarron3898]

i was looking for another british main who actually agreed with my opinions on the tech tree. I think that once you get used to solid shot, it is very enjoyable. and you get the added bonus that when you go to another tech tree with APHE you feel like a god.

[@bertiesaurus]

Yeah I think it’s crazy to say uk suffers at 4.7 ground, it fuckin dominates hard there.

[@Bo-rt7yk]

I've grinded to rank 5 tanks and rank 4 planes of every tech tree except for Israel, and I totally agree that China right now is definitely the most effective and enjoyable tech tree especially in low to mid tier as they got really good tanks and CAS options.

[@nadhifsaputra7310]

The sweden tech tree are quite complicated Imagine playing a light tank with a very good gun, but has the repair cost of a jet. Also majority of (native) sweden tanks CAN and WILL be strafed with every aircraft in that BR possible. Yes, it has good guns, yes it has good optics etc. But after you killed that one guy in the far, just get ready to be strafed/bombed. The air however, pretty alright, until u get to 4.3 theres 3 aircraft u can use in the same lane going down ( J21A-1, J21A-2, and the J26 (basically P51D-NA)) however i suggest playing the J21A series, it doesn't have good flight performance and it easily rips when diving, but those 20mm and 13.7mm really shreds if u have good aim. (Always go for a head on, u have the gun advantage BUT AVOID YAK-9s!). The early jets sucks. While the SK60b is good for groundpounding, but i don't suggest to use those twin 30mm ADENs into a dogfight/ fight any players tbh-- they have no tracers and hard quite hard to aim, especially if you're new to jets (like me) the J21RB and J21RA has downgrades, the 13.7mm AKAN are changed to the 12.7mm (idk why) but still maintains the 20mm. Also. They didn't upgrade the airframe at all, so expect ripping speeds even in straight line. But you have airbrakes to counter this. (Note the minimum fuel on both aircraft is around 6 minutes, and the max is 22 minutes) i also recommend (if you insist playing these early jets) pick the J21RA cuz it has better engine than the J21RB (200 more thrust is 200 more thrust ) About the helicopter, i would skip the HKP3c (imagine firing ATGM with 2km max going out in 85m/s) The HKP2 is pretty alright, but you're shooting essentially the SS.11 ATGM so it's not fast, but better than the bantam (RB53 fitted in the HKP3c, yes the one that has 85m/s speed) In a nutshell, don't play swedish tech tree without any financial backing. If you just started to play, pick the big 3 (america, soviets, germany) more easier to learn, or pick chinese if you want some varieties while playing

[@jorickschaffef1461]

And for french tech tree it remains many things to add in ground, costal fleet, deep water fleet and maybe some things in aircrafts.

[@boomerix]

Most of the good American Tanks are in other Tech trees anyway. It really get's tiring to gind yet ANOTHER Sherman when you are on your 7th tree. Italy has a lot of fun vehicles, if you really want to grind fast to top tier China isn't too bad since it uses some of the better American and Soviet equipment on the lower tiers. Japan, France and Sweden are nice. Brits can be a bit hard in the beginning due to only bringing AP, but once you get used to aiming more carefully and on different spots it's fine. Germany and the Soviets have big trees, which can make the grind quite tedious at times. Honestly I recommend to do multiple trees at once if you are not in a hurry, as swapping nations saves on repair costs. Israel is kinda the Tree you do once you grinded through all the others. Gaijin said they would add Hungarian and Romanian vehicles to the Italian tech tree so that should flesh out some gaps. I hope Japan will get a South Korean sub tree in the future, they would really benefit from it.

[@javsjavs8659]

Lovely video, very thorough and well argued. Small bit of feedback would be to add pictures of the tanks you're talking about, so players that might not be as experienced can get a mental image of what you're talking about :)

[@theallmightyego6756]

I would disagree with Israel, yes the Magach grind is- not great… (until they release the Sabra so there will actually be a good reason to grind that line) but the Merkava’s I find are honestly amazing. They do require quite a layer back playstyle, but the thing I love most about them is their optics I would argue are some of the best for any MBT due to the commander having 20x zoom on the Mk.1-Mk.3B, the 3C’s optics are not great for some reason, but the Mk.4 does get less zoom at only 14x but with gen two thermals and the commander sight being very high up meaning playing ridges is very easy…

[@DawgIVLife]

That ammo rack in the hull for the mk4s Is pretty funny

[@theallmightyego6756]

@@DawgIVLife The two rounds that are right by the engine for whatever reason? yea those are *ahem* a n n o y i n g

[@9D9]

Britain was the first tree I started grinding, I have a love/hate relationship with it but it is my highest

[@BlueLightningHawk]

This guy never mentioned one of the key strengths of Italy, flanking capability. I also think like it is extremely fun to play low tier. People who like to play quick and sneaky will enjoy Italy.

[@5crassrocker]

the Celere sirhanio is a nice premium vehicle for it's BR

[@CasualStrategist]

Israel during the early stages is very good and I would encourage playing

[@eQui253]

After i played germany / USA / russia to 8.3 i recently started britain.. There I found my new favorite vehicle in low tier.. The Crusader 3.... that 6 pounder at 3.0 is nuts! ... I can't believe that this thing was 2.7 not long ago... I have so much fun with that vehicle... Also the churchil 1 is a lot of fun if u don't face PZ4 F2s . I don't plan to grind Britain further.. I just wanted the early ww2 vehicles and I was not disappointed. It's a lot of fun, when u finally get the 6 pounder. Of all the trees I tried so far, I would recomend the USA tree to a friend who starts from 0. The early Shermans are just perfect forgiving tanks, that have something from everything..

[@patta8388]

Recently grindeed up to 3.7 with the UK as well, those cruiser tanks are fun as hell

[@buzzbobby]

2.7 is soooo tanky

[@SoloBeing1]

Britain 3.7 is also pretty good people say the archer is a bad vehicle but id recommend it as people who says its bad dont use it for the purpose it was made for and mostly rely on aphe for kills

[@thatonelocalauthority2809]

Britain is a very interest nation in game, even if it has been neglected by gaijin, especially at top tier. Britain is at its strongest at 6.7-7.7, because they get fully stabilised, high pen, and good damage (the damage was bad for years, but recently British APDS now hits really hard) as well as good mobility and in some cases like the conqueror, even armour.

[@buzzbobby]

But until the, the reverse speed is horrible, -3 !

[@blooeagle5118]

I started US but really I think i'll end up going Germany. I'm top tier in Germany Air RB and they also have awesome ground attack air craft

[@artupage]

I play all tech tree and i can say that sweden is the most fun one, their 4.0 lineups is broken and its tier 3, great for grinding events and missions

[@to_tire]

I've only just gotten to Rank V Italy, but up to that point I've had the most fun with that tree than any other tree, though I'm only rank 2 or 3 in tech trees that aren't Germany. I start to grind them but get frustrated and go back to Italy/Germany to actually have some fun.

[@userjlj]

for returning players, israel is my bet.. you start @ 6.0 M51 super sherman with a 105 mm gun that pens 400mm of armor(albeit inconsistently).. and if you play arcade, you can play it 3 times even without any backup to it.. for new players.. I am torn between german and soviet main.. soviet main has speed, firepower and armor from low to high mid tier while with germany, you can never go wrong.. only IMO..

[@reganwicaksono3424]

As a former anerican main, i just want to say. American cannons in the early game ( br 1.0 - 6.0 for me) have decent cannons but are so severly nerfed by the fact you start with AP rounds

[@MydadleftmeForsmokes]

I’m in the German tech tree and I’ve just gotten into the panzer 4s. The panzer threes and 4’s almost always seem to be one shotted even by smaller Caliber we guns like 50mm

[@Keryaken133]

if in the aviation tech tree, my favorite is german, they have great planes at all br with pretty good maneuverability and great climb rate. Overall, they are my favorite

[@jojomaster7675]

Until you reach jets. Rank 5 is very painful if you don't have the squadron hunter (which I'd highly recomend, it's downright op), as quite literalyl the only good vehicle there is the mig15bis.

[@Secretary68]

As someone who just started (German 5.7 rn) this is video extremely well made and informative, thank you!

[@nuka6226]

Italy is good at first their main advantage is speed but you have light armor which is good in lower BR but once you hit the higher BRs everyone else is pretty much as quick as you and you just end up getting one hit

[@duke0salt717]

I've got 3 I enjoy Ussr, Japan and Israel all three are pretty cash money

[@truphot1]

Tbh israeli tech tree is a super fun one esspecialy planes as you have from france us and some britian props

[@gofukursef]

Germany undoubtedly. I have both the Swedish and German tech trees and am currently doing Japan. Low tier Japan is frustrating as hell, however I'm at 8.3 ((thanks to the type 16 FPS). That Type 87 RCV is beyond fun😄

[@2strokehatza]

I think 4.7 Britain is pretty good, i played it with the two Sherman Fireflys, Avenger, Concept 3 and the Achilles, never had a problem killing tigers or so. In my opinion you should skip on the churchill mk 7 and probaply also on the mk5.

[@thombrick]

The churchill mk.7 is extremely fun, wdym

[@rikkowastaken]

Disrespect the bunker tank again I dare you

[@Coupiv1352]

​@@thombrick the Churchill mk7 has lower pen than the churchill mk3

[@gofukursef]

I used to play Germany a lot (i have all the tech trees) but now my go to is Sweden because honestly it quirky fun. You just never know what you're getting (performance wise) with these vehicles, including the planes. Some how I keep getting Russian freebee, but I am truly not interested in playing Russian vehicles because they seem to have a bias... I'd rather destroy, so I sometimes hunt them during the games, and Sweden has the firepower to deal with everything Russian.

[@TheebayOffroader]

I've ground/grinded? Britain, US, Russia, Sweden, Italy and Germany to rank 5/ 6. It's so hard to say which is the best overall. They each have their good points at different br's. If I was to put them in an order. I would probably say US, Russia, Germany. To be honest any order of them would do. Then Britain, Sweden and Italy. but you could swap Italy and Sweden. But because these are last, doesn't mean they are less fun. But I think you need to learn the at least one of the top three first. I think my next country will be France. Those AMX piss me off. Also, what you were saying about Israel being the same tank at the next br, with just a bit extra. I found that pissed me off with the US tech tree. Every fucking next tank was a different Sherman. lol

[@5crassrocker]

I started out playing us then switched to Germany after hitting all the Sherman's

[@CynicallyObnoxious]

I just came back to the game after a year off Im in 7.0 in USA Germany and UK and tbh Im really liking Brit tanks

[@SuperMomentai]

Best is American simply so you don't have to worry about burger cas spam.

[@SoloBeing1]

4.7 is the best grb rank for grinding in britain If you use the avenger, firefly, churchill mk7, ystevark, typhoon mk1b or spitfire mkf xvi and concept 3 make probably the best grinding layout for 4.7

[@highnlow4651]

Really slept on Brittish tanks as irl the challenger is one of if not the best in the world

[@pwrm8721]

Great Video! China is my personal favourite.

[@raginasiangaming910]

As an Italy main, I feel like recent updates (announced or otherwise) have hit the tree hard. It used to be that the speed of our light tanks offset the lack of armor. Now I get outpaced by a lot of MBT's at top tier, while driving something that struggles to pen top tier tanks unless side shooting. Lack of a great high tier AA doesn't help either. Especially with helicopters being laughably unrealistic (borderline unlockable with radar, fantasy flight physics, etc), anyone without a good beam riding/guided missile is at a big disadvantage. Of course, you can also take advantage of the helicopter BS by using the Spikes and just barrel rolling out of enemy AA fire. Gaijin really needs to rework helicopters to make them at least quasi realistic.

[@The_Duckiest_ace]

My dream tank in war thunder is IS-2(1944) and I’m already at rank 3 with heavy and medium tanks

[@jthablaidd]

I love the big 3 in war thunder because of how bad I am vs the enemies who use them When I fight America they absorb all my shots while they gang bang me. When I play America I always get one shot and even near teammates they don’t help me whenever I don’t get one shot Against Germany they absorb all my shots and absolutely atomize me. When I play Germany I love at a snails pace and get one shot by a sniper When face Russia they bounce all my shots, even to their flat side somehow. When I play Russia..you get the jist

[@Donut0128]

In the swedish tech tree, strv is actually short for "stridsvagn" wich translates to tank

[@thatdude1435]

Technically, it translates to 'Battle Wagon' :p It makes sense in scandinavia atleast. For instance, in danish its called a 'Kampvogn', which is 'Battle Wagon' in english ;]

[@jascen4192]

Ooof. Your Italy part of the video just made it sound like you never grounded it out. Italy has by far been my favorite tech tree to grind in WT. it does have its moments of frustration but it’s a tree where you have to actually know what you’re doing to be successful instead of brain dead charging the enemy team like in Russia.

[@DawgIVLife]

I mean every tech tree you have to use the good old brain to play. Italian players always seem to be elitist which is always very weird.

[@InconceivableSandwichChannel]

I am currently at BR 7 with American and it’s my first tech tree. I honestly have say despite how much of a struggle American is mid tier I am glad because I learned how to pen vehicles and what rounds work where.

[@MemekingJag]

The best tech tree to go down is the one you're interested in. You can start down the most overpowered tech tree possible, but if you don't have any real interest in the history of the vehicles you're playing, it's going to go from a fun chance to play that nation's military history to a grind.

[@wolverinex8330]

Very helpful, I’m just starting out and my only prior experience to this kinda thing is WoWs ( nightmare I know ) so stuff like this is AMAZING, ty ty

[@alexandre007opa]

The 6.3 6.7 german tier gets fucked because most of the tanks there sacrifice agility for armour but at that tier most of them get cut like butter by modern projectiles and outflanked pretty easily (the maus is basically useless at the tier it's in)

[@EtherianRouge]

I'd played multiple trees for a while but never really fell in love or was that good with any of them. Then I tried Japan and for some reason they just clicked and quickly became my best nation, now I'm sitting happy with my TKX

[@Wanted_wont31]

Usually I don’t play the game to grind but I play it to have fun like it was made to be but when I do grind I don’t take it too seriously

[@Keaza.]

6:41 Wym, the Elefant is the same tank destroyer as the Ferdinand, just a different nickname and tracks on the hull to make it look more unique in game.

[@DawgIVLife]

Elefant has more weak spots then the Ferdinand being the MG port on the front and as well the turret mantlet is weaker

[@zombieboss5178]

italy has the funny factor though, they have the L3, the larciena (probably miss spelt that, it's the truck with the cannon on the back

[@itswrs6159]

i underestimated china tech tree at first but after reaching high br from 8.0+ there are so many good vehicle in china tech tree. for example the z11wa is the only early helicopter equipped with a thermal and the aft09 has a missile with the same penetration as the khrizantema but at 8.7

[@kaiberuss]

sweden also has the ikv 91 at like 7.3 with laser range finder, and heatfs which is really damn good

[@Azuzu_Komagome]

Japanese tech tree: going to suffer until you get the chi to, late, and ri version. Expect to get one tapped. The only problem of habit I have is adjusting to using a sta gun and a panther gun

[@danieltsimbler343]

As an Israeli main, look at (top tier especially) this way. In most mid and top tier vehicles, armor and firepower doesnt matter, because one way or another youre gonna get penned. Even the best armored tanks have weak spots. What i look for is 'peripherals.' Smoke grenades, gun slewing rate, mobility, even machine guns. The Merkava has more than any tank in those respects, except maybe mobility, but the mk4 does have a reverse gearbox, and all merkavas are equipped with hella many smoke grenades and mgs. Dont forget that its survivability in wt actually reflects on that in real life (yes ive experienced it first hand) and that even the centurions and pattons in israeli tree are focused around upgrades like smokes (or putting hydra rockets lmao). Israel may not have the best armor, but its firepower, survivability and peripherals are on par, if not superior, not to mention you get stabs pretty early on. The biggest downside to Israel is not the repeated pattons and centurions, but the lack of BRs where you can make a large and decently sized lineup. These BRs are usually 8.0, 8.7, 9.0 and 12.0 (as of the new BR change.)

[@Theantininja]

A point of contention as someone who has done the grind from the American line, concerning the portion of the lineup at or around the 5.3-6.3 BR: it's not a good tier of ground vehicles. the 3rd tier of Americans is just awful by comparison to most the other nations, and gets worse the higher you go. This problem resolves itself in tier 4 around BR 6.3-6.7. It's a long and frustrating grind to get through, for 1 reason: Sherman tanks. Sherman tanks are, by a wide margin, everyone's favorite tank to shoot. They are large, have mediocre guns and ammo, comprise about 80% of the 5.3-6.3 American lineup, and most are relatively poorly armored. And they frequently face German and Russian teams, usually combined, which: -are generally better armored -have better guns and ammunition -have few exploitable weaknesses that American vehicles can take advantage of -in several cases are harder to detect and combat (this mostly applies to their spg's, although with the way skilled panther and tiger drivers play, they easily fall in that category too. Prepare to be sniped frequently from hills a kilometer away by a panther driver that barely showed you the top of his turret for 3 seconds.) Some people say that the American aircraft at these tiers counter the problem in ground battles. I discredit the aircraft as a fix to this problem, for 3 primary reasons -aircraft require spawn points in realistic and sim battles. Which requires getting kills. So only the fortunate or the talented can spawn them in early enough to make a difference. -aircraft bomb and rocket payloads are usually only good enough to deal with 2-3 tanks before needing to rearm, which takes a significant amount of time. Which effectively removes the aircraft's presence, because the only other armaments most American aircraft carry are .50 cal machine guns. Which have a difficult time making it through any tank armor, even top armor. As opposed to most other aircraft using cannons. Which segues into my 3rd point. -EVERYONE gets aircraft. Being able to spawn in a mustang or whatever aircraft you prefer usually means it's heading into an open sky full of Russian and German aircraft that, if they have any degree of competence, have been expecting and waiting for you, because it's just easier for them to kill your tanks and earn the points to spawn them, and so odds are they've been up there for a while. In summary, the video mostly gets the American line right, but undercuts how TERRIBLE the grind can get. You are going to suffer at those tiers. It's just gonna happen. It's a bit of a mixed blessing in the form of teaching you and burning into your memory all the weak points of German and Russian tanks and where to shoot for maximum effect, which you can then use from 6.3 onward to get sweet sweet revenge.

[@trinitylynn2605]

I came here to say this basically but seeing as you put it more eloquently than I ever could I think I will just have to second that

[@bubakbubakovic9286]

I've started with Japan, and to be frank I've never had so much fun with aby other trees after I've masterd Japanese one. When you learn how to play Japanese, other trees feels boring cause you know how to play war Thunder and it become so easy.

[@miko886]

I started with USSR. In many ways a really fun tech tree because of those big guns on KV-2, IS tanks and so on

[@davidtimchenko4478]

A lot of people shit on the British tech tree. I personally started with it, and it had been genuinely a very fun experience playing as the British. Like there were horrible moments with German tigers, and Russian KV-1 and KV-2, but overall it's just fun.

[@Hallonyancat]

New Zealand should have a tech tree. A garage on tracks with sheep inside it

[@CasualStrategist]

remember guys the tank he was using during the USSR section was the IS2 (china) not is2 russia

[@sargonsblackgrandfather2072]

Germany, some US and a little Britain. I’d like to try Russia for the Stalinium armour but boy starting at the bottom is a tough prospect

[@Mossyzilla]

What would you rank them when it comes to high tier, MBTs light tanks ans SPAA ? also great video super informative

[@DawgIVLife]

1.Sweden 2.America 3.Russia 4.Germany 5.France 6.Japan 7.China 8.Britian 9.Israel 10.Italy That would be my list for top tier right now. America Russia are kinda both #2 Sweden is just a better Germany right now with the leopards and STRV 122s

[@eddiemeng]

@@DawgIVLife Can you rank them by best midtier tanks, SPAAs, and aircraft? thank you.

[@YellowLemonmuncher]

When i started i was playing japan but i got tired of the rice cake armor but i had a interest in France but i was hesitant before people say it's bad but after this video I'm going to play it

[@antonywei3019]

Ive been playing china since i started and one thing thats about it is that its a weird mix between russian tanks and united states tanks in the start and i sort of enjoy it but im broke as hell

[@javsjavs8659]

Ten months later, do you think the addition of the Hungary line to the Italian tech tree changes your opinion on Italy's nation rank?

[@DawgIVLife]

So far grinding that sub tree the WW2 stuff is great fun. Soon as you get to the 2S1 and the BTR you run into the problem of those vehicles not having lineups The rest of the tree I have not gotten to yet grind wise but at least the T72, Leopard 2a4 can have a decent lineup at those battle ratings. KF41 goes right back into the problem of it being 10.7 but italy does not have anymore 10.7 tanks which means you would have to uptier it to have a lineup and the vehicle it self is a worse puma

[@javsjavs8659]

@@DawgIVLife Thanks for the quick response! Gotten back to WT recently after about 9 years and I've been grinding Sweden (around tier 6 now) I might consider taking a break with Italy in low-tier battles since I find those to be fun in a different way and the Hungarian tanks look cool as **** Anyways have a great day!

[@doctorothon]

France has a good 7.7 lineup, the issue is that in an up tier you fight t55ams and t 64s

[@eddiemeng]

Can you rank them by best midtier tanks, SPAAs, and aircraft? thank you.

[@herrgeneralerwinrommel3728]

Japanese and French main here, everyone always underestimates me, but I can still hold my ground. A good tip for the Japanese mains, your engine can be used as excelent armot

[@5crassrocker]

the Chi nu is great and the ho ni 3

[@basedsketch4133]

I started with German Naval then went for Russian Ground specifically SPAA and when i went to get to BTR-ZD and started murdering air power and now i have to just get the Pantsir the Strela i hated incredibly but now with good button setups make all the difference especially when your like me playing on a PS5.

[@sn0lder]

i think italy is really fun, so far im at 10.7 and im enjoying it

[@averageb21enthusiast-ex5gk]

If I’m grinding a tech tree I’m going to grind not just ground but also air and helicopters. Just not Naval

[@Theigzorn]

the french c2 bis is my favorit in lowtier indirect fire onehit kills up to 1.1km and still not op because of its ammorack being shielded by wet papier lol. so much fun.

[@creepercraft77]

chinas.reserve vehicle is a m8 lac. it has a 50cal an a 37mm

[@MyPhan-ut3sp]

in the 7.7 in us tech tree the heavy is pretty survivable in my opinion a very fun br to play

[@diffx2795]

My first tree was russia, I only just recently started another tree which is germay, wanted to feel that tiger gameplay. (Since I suffered with T-34s) And god damn having Gun Depretion is a blessing

[@zepos]

Do you think going against German as Russia is easier or going against Russia as Germany easier?

[@jthablaidd]

Every tech tree would be good and viable if they did one thing *remove repair costs*

[@DawgIVLife]

Repair cost are a funny thing many players get a point in the game where they no longer matter. They prevent players from straight up botting and give a incentive to do good every game. Idk why people just come up with the solution let’s just remove repair cost does more harm then good.

[@jthablaidd]

@@DawgIVLife because we are tired of scraping up a few hundred sl every match just to end up having one bad game taking away all of it. I know it’s a skill issue but cmon the incentive for not losing shouldn’t be that punishing. It’s pretty much”get youtuber enemies, get lucky, sweat like you’re really in a battlefield, or buy our premium time”

[@DawgIVLife]

@@jthablaidd would it not be smart to figure out the skill issue you have that is not allowing you to earn silver lions? Then improve your own performance.

[@jthablaidd]

@@DawgIVLife I mean a lot of stuff I can’t control Like a bush sniping across the map or a revenge bomber While other stuff is my fault, like me not camping the whole match and instead trying to rush

[@vittoriovenetov9655]

@@jthablaidd Nah you are right because ill spend 3 games and get like 8 kills each game and then I have one game where I die without getting any kills 3 times and somehow lose everything I just earned and some. Pretty stupid.

[@gamer-jm6my]

i grinded almost everything for america air and over half of ground and i have all the way to jets in germany plus 3.0 tanks. though i took several year long breaks but iv played sense 2017 ish lots of good memories and lots and lots of downfalls too

[@tedcation7940]

My friend and I just started playing war thunder. We are doing U.K., Japan, 😅 and Germany.