Cold War Soviet Tank Tactics Tested in War Thunder!

Actual Tank Commander uses actual Soviet Tank Tactics from the Cold War in War Thunder. Using an actual declassified intelligence report from 1976!
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[@imightbehum4n414]

I have a friend who played 8.0 Russia in full soviet uniform for full immersion 😂

[@__Pomni__]

I do this too but with porn......

[@tribblefluffer]

That's awesome! I have a buddy in the USAF that gave me a flight suit, i'm going to have to start wearing it whenever I fly my A-10. 🤣

[@somua_sm]

​@@__Pomni__wat 🗿 but you are doge...

[@TavaAdam_TR1]

wait what@@__Pomni__

[@bombasspatriot]

​@@__Pomni__ayo😫🤨😩

[@wills9482]

" I swear I'm not trying to make soviet tanks look bad or anything." Also Panzer "... Soviet targets, I mean tanks."

[@espe9251]

The reason why Gunner and Loader are swapped in Soviet tanks is as follows. In the British Army, it was normal for the gunner of a gun to always be on the left side. It was taken over for the tanks. Germany was the first to change that, and with time so did the rest of NATO, including the British. in the USSR that just didn't happen. possibly due to the introduction of autoloader. if you look at older British tanks for example, you find there also the "wrong" arrangement

[@alexmorley241]

Not quite. The US actually used the 'current' layout with the Sherman, meanwhile the germans were using the 'incorrect' layout as late as the Tiger II. Even the British hadn't swapped until the Centurion.

[@mr.waffentrager4400]

whats so wrong about the "incorrect"?

[@alexmorley241]

​@@mr.waffentrager4400ergonomics. As I understand it, it's a lot easier to load a large round with your dominant hand, and since most people are right handed it makes more sense.

[@mr.waffentrager4400]

@@alexmorley241 i see the loader will have to ram the round with left hand, but tbh both hand have equal strength, the difference is that the right hand has more co-ordination, in the incorrect method I think the loader will hold the projectile side with his right hand which is heavier. And guide is into the breach

[@espe9251]

@@mr.waffentrager4400 Okay, I didn't think about the Sherman,good point. And yes, it's about ergonomics. whether this was really so necessary we do not know. My father was a loader on an East German T55, Panzerregiment 4. We talked about it and he said that at the beginning the quite heavy HE were difficult to load. But as time went by, they knew how to do it best. and the APFSDS (he uses the designation UK, Unterkaliber wich means subcaliber) were never a problem due to the comparatively low weight

[@PandaMan-xy1he]

One of the biggest things you're missing here is other vehicles with you. One of the primary parts of that doctrine is concentration of firepower, in this case via superior numbers. In your case, depending on the time and unit, you should have 2 or 3 tanks moving in conjunction with you, either in column or on line. It'd be interesting to see if doing that changes the results.

[@Niko_Novi]

Soviet Cold War tactics are impossible in game realities, as Soviet tanks from the 50s-60s are opposed by vehicles with modernization from the 80s-90s, and the Soviets don't have a 1 to 3-5 quantitative advantage, besides, in reality a Soviet offensive would be all-armed, with infantry and aviation, with paratroopers, with tactical nukes and other elements of WW3. So in the game, the Soviets are buckets that are immortal or die from spitting in favor of balance. Just imagine what would happen if the 1971 t-64a was the main opponent of the m60 and leopard 1 from 1965, in their basic versions, without stabilizers, without APDS-FS, and other joys from the 80s.

[@Jason-jb1vs]

well at some moment in the history, western Europe supposed to fight 5 T64s and 10 T72s with 2 M60s and 3 Leopard 1s

[@andreahumada5103]

Won't most cold war tactics fail in game? Due to both sides not having the full advantages of infantry and such

[@rightfeelI]

@@Jason-jb1vsthen why didn't iranian m60 tanks perform good against t64s and t72s of iraqi army in iran iraq war

[@kidpagronprimsank05]

​@@rightfeelIwell, many well-trained crew of Iran were either got out of the country or in prison. Also Iraq didn't equipped with T-64, only 72

[@rightfeelI]

@@kidpagronprimsank05 Ik that a lot of officers were purged but I don't think that every tank crew got out of the country or got purged one of my grandpas friends was a tank commander in iran iraq war he used to say that the soviet tanks performed better anyways I don't really know about tanks I'm a plane guy😂

[@mrsteel250]

Hey panzer you should get a big squad together and test the tactics against a random enemy team, some games like war of rights have “pub stomps” where the organized guys eviscerate the randoms on the other team, I think a similar idea would be fun to see in war thunder

[@PanzerPaw]

I'll definitely look into trying this at some point! :)

[@thebombplayer2986]

@@PanzerPawYou can try it with viewers or smth that way you can get more people in a game.

[@ReviveHF]

Short answer : The developers need to increase the number of players on the Soviet side, in real life the Soviets used superior tanks numbers to cover the weak flanks. And BMPs and Infantry units should cover the tanks as the platoon of Tanks breaks through enemy defense line.

[@iplaygames8090]

real if they added infantry the flamers would have use

[@ReviveHF]

@@iplaygames8090 How about PVE Zombie mode?

[@iplaygames8090]

@@ReviveHF would be cool for helloween or april fools

[@vel2871]

@@ReviveHF pve where you support infantry going trough a town or somethign would be really fun

[@fishyfish6050]

This is a thing that should only be added in simulator battles then and some vehicles in nato countries such as the german and hungarian t-72s should be placed on the side of the soviets

[@S1su]

9:58 that’s real tanker’s muscle memory😅

[@flyingfinn8275]

8:10 a tank like the T72 is not going to be retreating any time soon with its reverse gear

[@Ploon72]

“Who is hitting me? I can’t see what I’m shooting at!” That’s 100% of my WT experience and why I stopped playing.

[@that1dumbweeb]

lol

[@Q...........-]

thats just being bad

[@tuklonsane]

"I swear I'm not trying to make the Soviet tanks look bad" continues to call them targets TWICE and offensive to tanks, "I'm doing a soviet missile thing.confusing a road for a target"

[@S1su]

6:45 it looks weird because all the visual effects are way brighter than everything else. That messes up with ur brain and it’ll start to think that the area is bright evn though it’s actually dark.

[@thecheshire2334]

It's kinda funny how I've naturally used these strategies in wt. The hill tactic i always called the sniper; reserved for "sniper tanks" (any tank with fast reverse or sharp depression) as they could excel on hill combat. The strategy feels very passive/defensive with little mobility. The low land strat i often referred as cornering/ Snaking. Very fast paced and often weaving in the cover of valley or city alleys. It was always rapid mobility and sudden strikes. Super aggressive but easily out numbered on success.

[@tofu9673]

I really like your video concepts, and you manage to pull them off really well. Keep it up bro.

[@Postoronniy]

4:25 On the T-44/54/55/62 series, the commander sits behind the gunner in the left half of the turret, so the left hatch is actually the commander's hatch, which is also the gunner's hatch. The right hatch with the HMG is the loader's hatch, since that is where the loader's position is.

[@tigrebleu7458]

6:45 I actually see that kind of sky very often here in Eastern Canada during winter. When the Sun is low (that is, in the early morning or late afternoon, and it happens more often in winter than in summer), the clouds can take this dark grey look, but with the light being so diffuse, the ground looks quite bright, resulting in that kind of stunning contrast. I believe the issue is that we see this way more often than in reality in War Thunder. It should be uncommon, not a recurring thing. 😆

[@Bestmilfgaming]

so accroding to Polish People Army Tank manuals (all declasified as Poland no longer uses this docrine) you got 3 things wrong: 1st. NATO tactic of using the elevating terrain was designed a little after all NATO tanks stared using L7 so late 60's 2nd. your first ammo type should be APHE than Kinetic (when T-72 became a thing they went with HEAT firts then if the target is 1.2km away switch to Kinetic 3rd. While playing soviet tanks like T-55, T-62 or even BMP's you should go with the group as it is in the doctrine "Infantry should cover the tanks as the platoon of Tanks breaks through enemy defense line" Source: trust me bro also I'm polish and I work for terytorial army, so getting info from someone who has been a soldier in 80's was like: hey, what was like to be a tank commander? and then he told you evertyhng saying "we don't use that anymore so its public information"

[@masonharkness6437]

I think the flame thrower on this and the Churchill should be able to melt tires on wheeled vehicles immobilizing them at least

[@lightningstrike5024]

it does

[@erwinc.9117]

I think it's very interesting how you don't actually play very well with real life tank knowledge. A veteran war thunder player will prefer the APHE any day of the week and opt to shoot weakspots, while you prefer highest pen and often just shoot centre mass, which is definitely the way to go IRL. It goes to show how even though War Thunder is right below tank sims in terms of realism, it is such a far cry from real life.

[@shreashdroom]

Got home from school and see that ppaw made a new video, automatically a good day

[@Boberther]

I'd love to see you do this kind of video but with a T-64 or a T-80. As far as I'm concerned that's when the technology available to the Soviets and their tactics really came together with regards to mobility, low profile and large calibre armament. Soviet tanks get a bad rap and rightly so for the most part, but there was quite a long time from the development of the T-64 where they really outshined western tanks in a lot of respects.

[@PanzerPaw]

I'd have to see if I can find some usable info for the newer tanks and try it for sure. It's a very different way to play.

[@samargrewal929]

@@PanzerPaw go to tankograd's T-80 article and for the t64 i would recommen you wacth Let's talk about tanks - T-64, T-64A and T-64B armor evolution. by Broń Pancerna Świata and also the T-80B and T-64B use the same FCS it being the 1A33 FCS and 1G42 gunsight hope this helps :)

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

I disagree that soviet tanks 'rightly so' get a bad rap. Their weaknesses or its affect in actualy combat is often overstated, especially in the context of soviet doctrine. Just like western tanks would weaknesses affect them less in their doctrine.

[@Boberther]

@@matthiuskoenig3378 I could've worded my comment better to be fair. I think they're justifiably criticised in certain areas, but I absolutely agree that a lot of their weaknesses are exaggerated. For example, it's very easy to look at the performance of the T-72 in Iraq and conclude that they're horrendously outmatched by its western counterparts, when in reality they were export variants with thinner armour than the T-72A, were utilised by poorly trained crews and were used with near complete disregard for the doctrine they were designed for. I do think their reverse speed is objectively horrendous though lol

[@Jason-jb1vs]

@@BobertherWell T72A were built in 70s, where the west only had M60s and Leopard 1s, not to mention it's price where was intentionally cheapened compared to better and earlier T64s. If you played HOI4 you'd know it's more important to having tanks into the army than have the best tank where you can not spit out enough number

[@tmo_117]

Wait wait wait, I was just looking up Cold War tank Tactics for the T-55 a couple days ago, didn’t find much but why are you looking up my search history

[@richardhockey8442]

when your primary means for ranging targets is the stadiametric reticle of your gun sight and the training of your gunner

[@jdawwwgytb]

My favorite era

[@NSAdonis]

Yes, more tank tactics plz :)

[@GladWinstein-qf3oh]

I pressed Sub button. I love this channel already.

[@FreePalestine07462]

My favorite warthunder KZbinr👍🏻

[@thebrazilianhistorian6530]

A cool idea for a video. You could do some more irl tactics videos but with subscribers to help you out! Like 2 more people in a squad. Seeing 3 T55's in formation running towards you must be terrifying!

[@sappygoober]

just wanna say i watched your leopard video ;ast night and it was awesome, i like your stuff so cool!

[@themindakviking]

I would love to see you hop into the M60A1 AOS and see how NATO tactics work with its big ass commander cupola. You could possibly compare it to the Magach 6b, since it's practically the same, but without the giant cupola.

[@bluebud169]

What you explained sounds just like what I do. Completely aggressive, moving from cover to cover and flanking enemy or brawling close range. And it surprisingly works very well for me.

[@mygoodsir539]

I think the tactic of using valleys and ditches works a lot better with combined arms recon

[@mrkoro29]

Pov you can read russian and the title becomes totally changed

[@PanzerPaw]

Does it really change that much?

[@mrkoro29]

@@PanzerPaw honestly i dont know x) I can read it but i dont understand it for now

[@Someone-lr6gu]

​​​​@@PanzerPaw somewhat it turns into "do tneu wojak" with a weird mirrored E and K, but it doesn't actually mean anything the wojak part made me giggle though

[@RarinRaptor]

Flamethrowers are not banned and are not a war crime. it's just a myth. They are banned by specific countries for use in those countries' military, which is where the misconception likely derives from. I love your videos. Keep up the great content

[@Matias-dr3ys]

thats actually lot like what winter/overcast often looks like here in finland. no sun visible but still light outside but no shadows either. looks weird just like in the game.

[@Postoronniy]

8:44 No, this is exactly how a 2-stroke diesel engine with opposingly moving pistons sounds like (5TD engine family on T-64 series and their design predecessors (obj. 430/435)).

[@PeterSmoosey]

I believe you can actually set water on fire. The fuel sits on the top so the water can't extinguish it.

[@PanzerPaw]

Yeah I've seen that with oil fires before. I just wasn't sure if that's intentional with WT tho haha

[@Khotetsu]

I was gonna say the same thing. As far as I know, flamethrowers are less a jet of fire and more a pressurized hose blasting a mix of flammable liquids past a lighter. The mix of slow burning fuels like diesel and stuff allows you to get a lot more range and would float on top of water like an oil slick. Of course, knowing War Thunder, they probably didn't think of that when they implemented it and it was totally unintentional.

[@icewallowcome364]

The gunner doesn't get a hatch in the T-55, or any other soviet tank. The hatch to the left(relative to WT camera position) is TC hatch and the one to the right is the loaders hatch

[@HarlockG]

About not knowing what to do a GHPC video about: -Hell, go through Campagin mode and do a whole video series: 1 video per operation. And since campaign is procedurally generated... After you finish one campaign you could actually start a new one and it will be different. Also you can shift focus between campaigns: Once prioritizing MBTs, other IFVs... Also changing factions, of course. -There are a lot of Instant Action missions: a LOT. You can fight Day, Night, NATO, WP, Tanks, IFVs... It is literally the same idea that you would do with War Thunder, just on GHPC. Showcasing different vehicles, trying different strategies, under different conditions (attacking, defending, having the upper hand, being the underdog, etc) -Tutorials and more instructing material about tactics, FCS, other tank systems... Also relating all that to the Cold War contexr or comparing it with similar conflicts in that era. -Soviet forces coming soon (next week?) So an update is always a good excuse to make a video. We'll see soviet versions of the vehicles already in the game but also a new T-64A. -If you manage to get audience engaged with GPHC... Leopards shouldn't take too long to come to GHPC... wink, wink.

[@StefanDrake]

Best place to get real declassified documents its from an Ex-Military 👍🏻 Love ur vids man

[@timothygoodwin3287]

Japanese cold war/modern tank tactics using the hydropneumatic suspension

[@S1su]

Very interesting subject. I hope the vid will be good

[@neurofiedyamato8763]

The water being on fire makes sense because the flamethrower is spewing out fuel which is less dense than water. So it floats up and continues to burn. Its why you don't pour water on grease fires. The grease and oil floats up. Its also why if you dive beneath the fuel when it is on fire, you are actually pretty safe. How to get around a burning pool of oil above you is another story though.

[@weesdt]

Best up and coming WT content maker 🦘🦘🦘

[@PanzerPaw]

🦘🦘🦘

[@HONGKELDONGKEL1888]

it's actually harder to make the T-55 work compared to say the Chieftain or Centurion. but when it works, you bully 90's to modern main battle tanks and one-tank wallet warriors with a 60-year-old granny tank and it's very satisfying. only 2 things i keep in mind while driving the T-55: "use your friends as distractions" and "if you're shooting at something from the front, you did something wrong". i LOVE the T-55. (hate the T-54) but it's so hard to love it sometimes.

[@danielefiloni6924]

Challeng: next time play a wheeled tank ( obviously the best, the Italian Centauro with the 120mm cannon)

[@Pumbord_gaming]

nice video again😃

[@calamitywulf9431]

The word declassified is as big a red flag to me now as the word leak. All thanks to WT.

[@deliriousgaming9432]

I know you’ve made a video on NATO tank tactics, but I’d love to see how you recommend playing each nation’s top tier tanks, I for one would love to learn the best tactics for the Abrams.

[@rando9352]

So thats whyyy there always is a turms T in our spawn within first 5 minutes of a match

[@kileytingey6828]

Panzer this video is EXACTLY how I play Russia i never climb hills unless i have to

[@Postoronniy]

Overall, it's not really possible to represent Soviet armor tactics in War Thunder scale (at most a battalion-level tactical engagement on a very narrow section of the frontline, with the number of vehicles per side present on the battlefield at a given moment in time representing at most a reinforced company), since those tactics are oriented towards exploitation of enemy weak points (with fewer anti-tank assets present to impede the assault, including opposing enemy armor) and rapid breakthrough into enemy rear with intent to cut off and encircle enemy formations on the operational level.

[@airtankier3682]

Hey panzer, what we should do is you open a custom and we see how many of us warthunder players is required to knock you out in your leopard

[@PanzerPaw]

That.... might actually be kind of fun 🤔

[@SonsOfLorgar]

​@@stickmouse5002 projecting much? Also, who pissed in your breakfast?

[@lightningstrike5024]

panzer paw: insults soviet tanks soviet tanks: t-64s vs m48s

[@NehemieMomo]

Do more tactics gameplay❤❤ Köszönöm

[@HelmutGaming]

08:02 ''Soviet Targets'' 💀

[@villie86]

"Then again, I don't think there has been a time in history, where the t-55s had a good time." 1956, Budapest.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Against civilians...

[@lucienpapercraft5171]

You really forgot targets on the map, like the light tank and Vidar behind and to the side respectively.

[@S1su]

I’m really starting to like ur edititigg style. But in those longer vids, how do you have the patience to make such small edits so often. Respect

[@PanzerPaw]

I just have very good editors haha. I actually used to edit everything myself until recently but yeah it's very tiring for sure.

[@S1su]

@@PanzerPaw just keep ’em good vids coming! I prefer quality over quantity

[@el-cee]

out of curiosity, what other different tank tactics are there? Nato represents the general use of defensive tanks, while the Warsaw Pact is offensive use of tanks. So what else do we have?

[@PanzerPaw]

Every country has its own variation actually. I just have to find old documents or stuff that I can actually use for videos and then I'll test them out.

[@tylerwhite4471]

You can still use flame 🔥 thowers in war it is not against the laws of war "For use against the enemy they are still legal, just not used in practice. Air-dropped incendiary weapons cannot be used against military targets if they are within a civilian-concentrated area (such as a base in the middle of a city) but that's beyond the scope of flamethrowers."

[@PanzerPaw]

And that's where the problem is: It's indiscriminate enough that it'd be a problem. Hence, better to just not use it and going with something more effective and accurate.

[@tribblefluffer]

As someone who is fairly new to WT but has played a ton so far, I love the unique tanks that are kind of fun to play but not really that useful. Although I'd rather they focus on things like the maps where you get spawn camped endlessly, or if they could find a way to do something about the half of my team that inevitably goes afk once they find out they've been up tiered. Also, is it really as hard as it seems to find a decent squad that isn't full of random bots and people using vpns?

[@THCLK]

just a question: why is it illegal to mount a flamethrower to a tank? the usage of flamethrowers is not banned by any convention... just regulated via Protocol III of the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons...

[@PanzerPaw]

My understanding of it is that because of Protocol III, it's pointless to mount it since there's very few circumstances where you could use it. It's pretty indiscriminate in nature so, you're going to always run the risk of breaking the rules by bringing it out. Also, it's not _that_ useful for tanks to carry around anyway.

[@THCLK]

@@PanzerPaw ahhh alright^^ thanks for taking your time to answer me :) makes sense calling it illegal due to its indiscriminating nature :) also thanks for bringing me back to war thunder :D forgot how much fun this game is^^

[@BARelement]

17:03 You went on the hill 😅. To be fair I don’t want to fight at B, or A either but your best bet is maybe A, or maybe in between A-B if you didn’t go up on that high area at C. Overall that map isn’t EZ for the 55 imo.

[@KevinCockburn]

P.P. why not try the South African Rooikat 105 using South African tank tactics.

[@ajmod73]

half way in the video "maybe its easier to brawl than to try to snipe with them." yes.... thats.. like..... _sigh_

[@PanzerPaw]

Yeah I was having to continuously remind myself to do it. It feels very _very_ unnatural to me lol

[@minenedidnothingwrong1097]

The China Joke get me Dying

[@Iamlurking504]

Me reading the title in cyrillic: Do tneu woyak?

[@mateosj7553]

16:59 Well , I remenber that one time in china...

[@mart4144]

so the lack of gun depression makes sense

[@chiccoo7525]

Is it possible in war thunder to use SPGs like the soviet 2s3 akatsiya the way it’s supposed to be used or are all the maps not big enough.

[@PanzerPaw]

Technically yes, but you're right about the maps being a little too small.

[@SonsOfLorgar]

Would be really interesting if WT implemented mortar carriers/mortar AFVs. ie. M113/equivalent with 105 or 120mm mortar up to Grkpbv90120 Mjölner or Grkpbv90120/Patria360 AMOS/NEMO 😊

[@ThatGuyOrby]

Great video as per usual, interesting concept and made for an entertaining watch

[@KoT_3JIoBpEg]

Would you like to see "451°F" decal for TO-55 or Churchill Crocodile?

[@theonlySTABEL]

why is the turrent rotation slow while aiming, but as fast as the hull traverse, when aiming at a fixed point??

[@ancienthorder8543]

8:03 non biased behaviour shown right here he innocently called the targets I mean tanks

[@cristitanase6130]

LOL, accuse the soviets for flamethrowers while US used Napalm in Vietnam 24/7. Also you said to avoid open confutation and use cover. 99% of all your deaths are in the middle of the road with zero cover near.

[@aniditys]

there is one time in china got me :D

[@metal_spar6139]

Could you play the c1 ariete (p)? Or any italian top teir

[@Mystalo]

If you're playing the soviet team for a while the people automaticly doing the tactic in uptier

[@BARelement]

I just feel, when I excel in society tanks like the T-55 is purely positioning, and patience. You’re reload, accuracy, speed, gun guidance angles, etc is just not good enough to make you stand out. You aren’t great at anything, especially reload. Use that low silhouette and be where they don’t expect. You want to just be good with your aim to make up for the fact you don’t have a rangefinder when everyone else does. And hit people in the side. I find that the IS-2 Peakaboo doctrine works best. But it’s weird because on certain maps I can CRUSH, and other maps in the T-55 I just get demolished. However, my best kills in this era was during atomic thunder in the M-60A1 AOS. I believe that was 17 kills? But the most I got in T-55 was 9-10kills. After a while the disadvantage stack the longer you stay in a match.

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

5:00 because t26, bt, t50, t34/76 are tanks with a 2 man turret where the gunner is the tank commander. Meanwhile, on the M2 Stuart USA tank, which also has a turret, 2 people are the tank commander. and M4 Shermans produced before 1943 did not have a hatch for the loader. So who would have thought that Loder would take over Commander's job? 9:52 why not do ovensif like Soviet 😂 16:59 only Vietnam have good time. When they take. South Vietnam capital.

[@airtankier3682]

I love him referring to Soviet tanks as targets 😂😂😂

[@DobroDed76]

"That did not stop Soviets from doing that" USA with M67 flamethrower tanks be like: "Wait! That's illegal! Only we can do illegal things!"

[@juerdprinsen9327]

I know of a country that extensively used flamethrowers and it's not the soviets.

[@benjamindd2948]

17:03 social credits -10000000000 XD

[@TormentedPenguin]

Soviet tank tactics require a full squad and 3/4 of you die so the 4th can get the kill.

[@manuel_bog9369]

I saw you in a Match today

[@princesspupcake1269]

I'd still love to know why Russia decided their tanks just wouldn't be able to aim *down*, like all their shit... at least in WT... has 5-degrees or less.

[@PanzerPaw]

Lots of reasons but the main ones being that their Western front is very flat so elevations aren't as big an issue. And also, their tactics didn't involve using ridges as much. But also, lower gun depression means needing more internal space = bigger/taller turret. And they wanted smaller tanks overall too. (Oversimplifying it a lot here to fit in a comment but that's the gist of it AFAIK)

[@Vegemite_Warrior]

You should do Australian tactics, mabey some centurion action.

[@Maverick966]

Never use APDS as main ammo on T-54/55

[@Oroberus]

16:59 EmOTiOnAl DaMaGe!

[@ms_oneword5284]

If u think that this winter map weather doesn’t look like anything of this earth then u clearly never visited Russia

[@ShadowDragon1848]

Like your previous video on tank tactics it was cool, even when the tank felt super weak. Maybe soviet tanks relied more on apcs and infantry to help them?

[@PanzerPaw]

All sides definitely used combined arms tactics in their own ways. But I do feel like the tactics described in the document would work in larger groups. Trying to do it solo is a lot less effective haha

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

​@@PanzerPawThe Soviets always had 5x more tanks than the United States. The United States always had 2.5x more planes than the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union had 10x more anti-aircraft missiles than the United States. while the United States always had 5x more aircraft carriers than the Soviet Union.

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

​​@@PanzerPawInteresting fact: because at the start of Operation Barbarossa the Soviet Union lost 5,000 planes in just 1 week. The Soviets invested heavily in anti-aircraft weapons. Even if all their planes were destroyed the United States would not gain air supremacy. This large number of anti-aircraft weapons makes it difficult for Ukraine and Russia to gain air supremacy. in fact in 1992 right when Ukraine became independent. Ukraine alone has more tanks and anti-aircraft weapon than the United States even though it is only a fraction of the Soviet Union

[@matthiuskoenig3378]

@PanzerPaw it's not just numbers though, it's also the fact that soviet tanks are supposed rely on missile armed vehicles/infantry for overwatch and artillery suppressing terrain that could be used to attack an advance. Speaking of, the soviet army was an artillery army, with great emphasis on artillery shaping the battlefield. In warthunder artillery is an afterthought. While both nato and soviet doctrine is combined arms, soviet doctrine leans more heavily into the 'just a cog in a larger machine' aspect. Nato is much more about flexability and so while still not the doctrinal ideal their tanks tactics can handle isolation better than soviet tank tactics.

[@kv_of_the_ground4453]

hey tonk

[@Observer29830]

Very good video! Though, I think you need to get better at shooting, situational awareness, use of terrain, attention, driving, teamwork, eyeballing, choosing ammunition, angling, looking at the map, gaming chair, headphones, computer building, astronaut, cooking, getting a girlfriend, happy birthday, and dog before trying to use tactics that require more than just camping on a hill!

[@robertharris6092]

Flamethrowers arnt illegal. America used them till 1978. The US stopped because of the horrible moral effect it had on their own troops.

[@harbringerf9416]

The USA neglected to sign the documents, making many weapons restricted or illegal under the international law. However as the creator is in Canada they are indeed illegal for his armed forces.

[@apylkas2035]

I'm currently playing war thunder and I am getting brain failure becouse of germany in 8.0

[@ericbencusmagnusfabricius3499]

yepp thats not how u play a soviet tank alone.... at least u r honest about your bias

[@marcuslegion3654]

That's crazy I play the soviets and just smash everything late game 8.0+ and easy money..

[@chezmcdave]

Technically flame throwers aren’t illegal they are still used as engineering equipment the US and most western militaries just don’t use them anymore because they aren’t as good as other systems