Evolving Tanks but I cannot die?! - War Thunder Challenge

Actual Tank Commander takes on the toughest War Thunder challenge to date. Evolving tanks with only ONE LIFE! How far will I get?
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[@devourerofbuffets9080]

Warthunder if the Tank Gunner and Driver survived an entire war.

[@Pointless1000]

Fr

[@angryeliteultragree6329]

KERTZ!

[@dylanbontempo2708]

a point about the barrage balloons: they were actually the most effective form of anti-air during WWI. Less effective in WWII with the higher altitudes of planes

[@LuisSantos-hu6gy]

i dont know if thats real or not, but makes so much sense, that i wouldnt be surprised if itsthe most effective

[@brysonabalos5354]

getting killed by Cas shouldnt count because you cant really do anything to avoid it

[@sneakycactus8815]

agreed

[@biedawo]

choose the aa tree to go up?

[@brysonabalos5354]

yes but then it would be hard to make any progress unless he is counting only kills and deaths by planes@@biedawo

[@PanzerPaw]

SPAA only could be possible with mission score target instead of kills then since assists, caps and repairs also count. Survival would be a lot harder tho.

[@brysonabalos5354]

@@PanzerPaw that would work and be really fun to watch

[@Anti-Smart]

I'd say cas death is -500 to -1000, so maybe -750? Ya know what? If you do it again, go for AA.

[@CryptidEXP]

Yes!

[@Anti-Smart]

@@Bonk997 No

[@Knockee]

Terrible idea, I love it.

[@Maj_AndersonM]

Only use of Pershing in Vietnam I’m aware of was training. Otherwise it was the US T54 and M48. M60 entered service in final months of the war

[@NorvaVindrise]

Dankeschön for answering this

[@maxkummer1640]

"put it in reverse terry" i noticed you sneaky editor

[@linussyren9221]

I love to see more like this. Maybe try a minor nation instead for some more unique vehicles

[@EurofighterNo1]

Always great when panzer uploads a vid

[@azellaaaaa]

to answer your question in the video: M60s and M46s weren't deployed in Vietnam - the M46 had already been mostly superseded by the M48, while the M60 was seen as too valuable and too new to deploy in Vietnam, and was kept on the border in Europe instead. meanwhile, the ARVN (south vietnamese) made use of shermans and M41s. M46s /were/ used in the korean war, however

[@BDP0408]

By the time of the Vietnam war the Sherman had been phased out. It was used in the war in Indochina in the 50s, but by the time of US involvement it had been replaced so ARVN never used it

[@azellaaaaa]

@@BDP0408 The ARVN was still using the Sherman while the US was involved and even after it, but it wasn't in the same sorts of numbers that they were at the beginning. They mostly moved to a rear-line / support role, in part because they started to run out of ammunition and spare parts for them (especially after the US pulled out). The M48 and M41 were simply more effective for what the ARVN wanted. The ARVN couldn't really afford to throw out a perfectly good tank (considering who they're fighting) like the Sherman. They had to use all of the assets they had at their disposal, and so they did.

[@BDP0408]

@@azellaaaaa I couldn't find a single source showing that the sherman was present at all, let alone used. If you could show me that would be great

[@azellaaaaa]

@@BDP0408 the issue with finding images on the sherman is that most of them looked pretty much the same as the american ones from the second world war in vietnamese service. i remember reading in the past that it /was/ used in a supportive capacity, but i don't remember where. i'll see if i can find a proper source and get back to you. but, yes, they were mostly phased out by the time of the vietnam war - just clarifying i'm not meaning to deny that.

[@nosferatustg7675]

I absolutely would like to see you attempt to make it through with this challenge on more nations

[@Armoredcompany]

Don't know if anyone else has mentioned it or not yet, 90% of the tanks you see driving with their turret facing the rear are players who have set the cruise control on max, pointed themselves at the cap...and tabbed out. For some reason tabbing out of the game turns your turret 180 degrees.

[@PanzerPaw]

I've tabbed out loads of times and never seen that myself but that's still interesting to find out. 🤔

[@Armoredcompany]

@@PanzerPaw Happens every time I do, even if its just for a few seconds to mute a video or something. When I tab back in my turret is turning back to face the front. If it's a fixed gun TD or something then it will be jacked all the way to the right.

[@puffypenguin3759]

You should try this challenge with SPAAs lol

[@fostercirino7183]

Just found you last night through your AC6 video. Never played War Thunder but love your commentary

[@PanzerPaw]

Glad to hear it! Also more armored core coming very soon!

[@vincgavula2193]

Did you know that the W in the Shermans means that the ammo is being ‘protected’ and reduced chance of exploding when hit or set afire

[@mr.j8149]

Yep, I love night maps more than nuclear sun. In fact I prefer night maps. You can adjust it so that it's not that dark.

[@edwardkenway148]

They could tone down the sun but i love mornings and evenings, they look the best

[@SvensHistoryLab]

The M46 is an upgraded pershing with a different engine and transmission it has the same gun but with access to HEAT-FS

[@Legendcpvp123]

quick point, the barrage balloons are there to stop dive bombing, not normal bombing

[@That0neSkrub]

Man, you actually give me challenges to try to play for myself,good stuff !!

[@martinlewis6775]

This was such a cool video!! I’d love to see u try other tank branches and how well u do with them

[@Faded._]

I really miss playing Ground Zero, it was the one good night map.

[@Streaky100001]

Hmmmm, I think not counting deaths to aircraft as the full penalty, but rather taking a 500pt hit is a smart idea. To my mind at least, a challenge like this is about tank on tank warfare, and being attacked by aircraft just sort of spoils the fun. I'd also consider treating deaths to artillery similar. That said, as trade for these leniencies of the rules, I'd maybe consider having it to where you're not allowed to use artillery or airstrikes either, as to make it truly tank vs tank. I don't think you used artillery or airstrikes in this anyways, but I'm just thinking if you do similar going forward. That's my suggestions anyways.

[@DodgerRedGaming]

Would be cool seeing this again with another tank line, maybe the heavy line next time?

[@Streaky100001]

Barrage balloons were actually incredibly effective, if you hit the cable, you were pretty much screwed. Plus, big heavy bombers aren't going to be doing lots of ducking and weaving around cables. With that said, I've seen some reports that say they actually downed more friendly aircraft than hostile aircraft, although it should be noted that by and large over any given period there would be more friendly aircraft in our airspace than hostile.... so..... make of it as you will.

[@monomixd4046]

Love ur content. Keep it up 👍❤️

[@underworldgameshd69]

Poor M3, anyway good video

[@MrLolx2u]

The barrage balloons works to a degree as it forces CAS out of action as they increase the flying height by alot which lowers their effective chances for a strike as the lower you go, the more risk you get yourself entangled or cut in half by the steel cables and for high altitude bombers, it too forces them to fly higher which made their aiming worse due to the extra height.

[@arktheevil]

there should be a ground RB where there is no CAS

[@strellettes8511]

This a pretty neat video idea

[@lefty_13]

Artillery smoke gets me killed so many times they need to get rid of it maybe just show you a grid square kill zone on the map.

[@wmolders8160]

This was a cool idea and fun to watch. I'd like to see you try it in arcade :)

[@banana-ku4wd]

Aint no one..talking about the 19k silver lions 💀

[@Kettleman1.0]

With the m2 medium there's 2 fixed mgs in the hull front so that's 4 sponson 2 hull and 1 coaxial with the 2 spares

[@notwofie]

somebody: how many machine guns you have? me: yes.

[@AvgMilkDrinker]

Nice vid the m3 lee is offended😂

[@Gamerfat]

This has to be the best challenge ever bro !! Good job

[@FlugabwehrraketensystemRoland.]

This was funny and enteraining to watch while watching my dinner man-

[@STCPlays]

There is another idea for you, Challenge: Play only on third person view. No binoculars or no sniper mode. No limitations for using zoom on the third person view. And optionally, if you want a little bit more challenging, use the bullets that have less than 750 m/s muzzle velocity.

[@Knockee]

I bet you get this a thousand times a second. I’ve played with a lot of my subscribers and I’ve played with a lot of my favorite KZbinrs. You are quickly growing and I’d love to get back into War Thunder but I have nobody to play with. So I’d love to play some rounds with you. If you’d like to just tell me in reply’s.

[@benjammin3381]

the 500point should go up every BR.

[@PanzerPaw]

Yeah I might play around with the score number requirements for the next one.

[@willemdakevin1681]

1:10 i only just noticed the 52 mgs on that tank lmao

[@NeverlostatBSgaming]

bit sad you skipped the M3 Lee as its a sleeper in my experience, its surprisingly good when done right

[@generalcat7678]

I want you to do a thing where you play every single Sherman in the game you have

[@benpurcell4935]

Cas shouldn’t count for the sake of you sanity.

[@Cod3nameHurricane]

5:10 is a bloody blind German main moment😂

[@averageb21enthusiast-ex5gk]

They didn’t get rid of night maps, its just a setting that is off by default now.

[@whirlwindeddie2124]

18:13 Nope, Pershings did not participate in Vietnam War, it was M48

[@taylori9271]

maybe next time, for excess points (anything not going up a teir) allows for a certain upgrade or something, so that you arent leaving a waste of points not allocated to something

[@Enzo_Gaming00]

As a tank nerd I believe it’s ceased service in 1950 and was replaced by the Patton

[@supremealgo1]

7:10 I've flied planes into those cables by accident, they 100% work.

[@Luka_H]

Yea the lightning in the game is a big issue, sometimes you cant even see tanks because of it and it gives a big advantage over the other team, I leave the games asap if i dont have a booster on

[@llx-red_oppz-xll7.62.51]

I would definitely say CAS doesn’t count but you have to minus 500pts which you did so good one😂

[@Helmovic]

*Hits commander and gunner* Oh I didn't get the gunner

[@BrewBlaster]

I've watched gameplay for years, but never played. That being said, I remember when there was no arty smoke and I question why it needs to exist.

[@PanzerPaw]

It's a kind of warning before the shells hit. But they're just too much as they are right now. They tried removing them completely but then you just end up randomly dying to the shells instead. So, it just wasn't really fun either

[@basic8744]

Very cool vid

[@tylerunderwood8317]

I thinking of doing this challenge.

[@Akashi_Takahashi]

No planes shouldn't count because you cannot avoid it with 1 life.

[@chimera2802]

I think when thermals start appearing night maps should start appearing too

[@PanzerPaw]

They used to. But too many tanks were getting it even when they didn't have NVDs/Thermals unlocked. So instead of just unlocking them by default, night maps got removed.

[@BombasticBaller]

Love u yellow guy 💛

[@SteelxWolf]

CAS deaths shouldnt count. You can have matches where you just get bombed more than you kill tanks

[@toybunnyledr9880]

The m2 has 7 machine guns the 2 on the turret don't count but the 4 under the turret, 2 on the Hull and 1 on the turret

[@theelmogame]

Do this with United Kingdom tech tree

[@stary_1048]

nice video:)

[@yourtitle4444]

Damm some tiger players carry way to much ammo with them

[@TheBingusZone]

The two top mounted machine guns on the M2 don’t count, there are two fixed ones in the front

[@thegamingzilla6269]

M26 and M46 are actually the same tank, their only difference is the M46 has a slightly different gun and a different transmission

[@Ppax11]

The front of the turret of t-34’s is really easy to pen even with a bofors 40mm

[@timh2792]

German main moment at 5:07

[@mbrackeva]

CAS doesn't count. If fact, each time you die by CAS Gaijin should send you a bunch of flowers as an apology. Actually, that rule should be general for all players in every WT match. Except CAS players of course... They should be sent a bomb letter.

[@teegor2h]

Someone should try doing this in arcade

[@thealmightytigor5308]

Poopie and I can stress this enough doo

[@vlmi6883]

5:00 i mean he is a german main so it explains why he didnt see the shot honestly

[@janfranjic6862]

How do you do that sight thing for shotting far

[@Fitri-ws1bj]

Hey panzer is APFSDS MEAN ARMOR PIERCING FIN STABILISED DISREGARDING SABOT

[@Laconianarms]

if you see anyone with a reversed turret they're afk/tabbed out

[@THCLK]

you die -> you reset... it is a weapon in the game and it killed you :P but that opinion just might be me^^ i also prefer to nuzlocke every first playthrough of each new pokemon, before playing it normally :P so i might be a a fan of torturing me xD

[@Waxenthrone]

Bro I couldn’t dream of doing this I suck 😂

[@richieflareon3530]

What if you do a challenge with only redeemed rewards like the Russian badger lvt

[@juliboi7230]

What Tank did u serve in when u where a Tank Commander?`i think i have heard u say Leopard

[@PanzerPaw]

Leopard 2 :)

[@hi_d933]

i miss the good old times when the m4a1 76 was actually good at 4.7 because at 5.3 it is armorless and in my opinion i dont like the gun

[@XC25Runner]

The pershing was used late ww2 and all the way to early veitnam

[@Dewey_the_25U]

My brother in christ, use HE on the face of the achillies or the m36b.

[@shreashdroom]

9 minutes ago? It feels illegal to be so early

[@apollotime9441]

nuslock would be fun

[@PanzerPaw]

I had to look up what this meant and yes, it really is. Something like that might be up next for a video.

[@Easy_Histo]

I bet this guy has a lot of classified documents. Please leak🥺

[@KolbyYT]

m26 was used in vietnam

[@blyatman9726]

Why not do this with every nation

[@CT--ph9yj]

day 2 of asking, can you do a light tank only challenge you ca make your own rules.

[@nicklasfejersen4202]

bro you can't die and just say it doesn't count just because it's to CAS

[@irrelevant9023]

17:15 dude ...

[@benjamindd2948]

maybe change a country next time is a good idea :D

[@herecomesnothing8879]

dying to cas should just make the game not count in higher tiers

[@gojira2055]

I'm sorry but I do think CAS kills should reset you. 1. Overhead cover and / or concealment is a thing that should be considered when selecting BP as a former Abrams commander I would get my dick smashed in the field if I didn't find any. By my 1SG and CO 2. Someone could easily avoid Tank death by running and getting purposely killed by aircraft because I'm going to replicate this challenge, and I want a Souls type pain. Look, the more difficult, the less easy it is for someone to copy for their own channel.

[@PanzerPaw]

I'd agree but the game makes it difficult to avoid. At top tier especially. Early tanks would be too slow to run away, modern tanks face ATGMs that you won't see coming. And I'm not really concerned about someone "copying" the idea. It's not really that original an idea anyway lol. I'd welcome more people to try these kinds of challenges anyway. It's fun! :D

[@elishakabera6954]

The Russian bias is real

[@gorancolic2349]

do dis agen but ussr version

[@blacksky121_]

Yo panzerpaw you might wanna turn off "join already active battles" in the settings. It'll take a bit more time to get a match but you'll spawn at the start of the battle and not midway through

[@PanzerPaw]

I leave it on so I can get into battles quicker since I sometimes play at random times. It's still pretty rare that I get a super late match anyway

[@USSWisconsin]

Hey! Youre at a bout a similar are i am in the tt

[@vuktodorovic6485]

Why do you have so much ping in every video?

[@nguyenhongphuc5330]

w

[@skyone9462]

how i can set the rage ?

[@PanzerPaw]

Under controls, the mouse wheel axis setting for camera zoom can be swapped for range adjustment.

[@skyone9462]

thx@@PanzerPaw

[@erayefe9795]

bro stop the cap literally every time i play the t-34 i get one shot amd i barely kill anything in one shot,but the enemy t-34 is f***ing impenetratable you cant penetrate it they angle it i cant pen i angle it the just go straight through like its nothing