FLATPACK TRASH - IKV 73 in War Thunder - OddBawZ

The IKV 73 in War Thunder is an event vehicle available through Operation S.U.M.M.E.R that is going on right now.
The IKV 73 is a Swedish Premium Medium Tank. It's got a very slow velocity 75mm cannon, less armour on the sides than a cheap IKEA desk but it's pretty mobile.
This Swedish Tank sits at 3.0 and is practically identical to the tech tree varient, the EH. If I was to name this tank, I'd call it the MEH. The IKV73 falls victim to Gaijin's BR system. I don't think it's a good enough tank to warrant its 3.0 BR and even at 2.7 it could still struggle, specifically in uptiers.
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Intro (00:00)
Vehicle (00:47)
Game 1 (04:24)
Game 2 (14:30)
Game 3 (32:58)
Outro (43:09)

[@kevinl2482]

"But this, the EH, is exactly like that, it's eh." -OddBawZ 2020.

[@dovahkiin_brasil]

Not in 150 mm guns

[@velocitie1017]

9:36 Mistor Moon

[@antonholmlund9022]

Nästa mål! = Next target. :)

[@dadinkle]

*me eating in my kitchen, watching the intro during the squeaky noise* I turn around to see both my dogs sitting behind me wagging their tails waiting to play lmao

[@SaltyWound]

My disappointment is immeasurable, and my day is ruined

[@h.cedric8157]

so that's what crack your nuts!!

[@tiesilencer336]

hey odd once you're done with the reward vehicles, can you try the chi-ha short gun?

[@QTownTruckspotting]

Tie Silencer-Good Idea!

[@Talendale]

War Thunder: " The Ikv 73 will be one of the favorite Swedish tanks in the wartime vehicle setup, an honest medium tank with premium bonuses!" To shoot at, namely.

[@borizon7533]

Still waiting on that 1.0 France vid smh my head

[@Liverpool2102MHB]

Lmao shaking my head, my head xD

[@standardheat-fs8159]

Liverpool 2102 Yeah, I always wonder why people still do this! It confuses me!

[@Liverpool2102MHB]

Standart HEAT Likewise, I guess that, at least most of the time, it’s just an honest mistake.😂

[@i_like_sams_a55]

Borizon 1.0 France and no HUD what about that? Lel

[@Matthew-ct2uy]

@@Liverpool2102MHB its literally the joke

[@jkyu99]

OddBawZ, You may say you hate it, will never play it again, but you certainly rose to the challenge with the IKV 73! Well done indeed. The close ending and final five minutes at 29:30 had me wiggling and cheering your entire team.

[@csgaming8101]

Interesting fact: the 13.2 mm machine guns are good because of HE filler. HE filler is not common below 20 mm (mg 151, hispano) but the Swedish are somehow able to make filler rounds to their machine guns, so it's basically like firing Minengeschoss shells from machine guns. After the war, when they bought p51s, pilots are liked the performance of the mustang, but not so much the 50.cals, because they are a step back compared to the 13mm-s.

[@sebastianjohansen2142]

"It has negative 15 degrees gun elevation so that gives us great depression." - OddBawZ 2020.

[@gooding1044]

2.7 is a heap of fun. It brings back your motivation to play. Seal clubbing 101.

[@GregAtlas]

Pretty sure you'd enjoy the IKV 73 a lot more in arcade. The Strv m/42 EH is really fun in arcade and frontal bounces a fair amount of enemy shells at that BR. Just have to remember to start with the APBC round and finish off the target with the APHE once they're disabled enough to get an easy side shot. I agree it is somewhat underwhelming in general though. I much prefer playing the Strv m/41 S-II. It's much more durable in the battle rating and can scout.

[@DaReaperZ]

The Swedish 13.2mm guns fire HE shells. So they're akin to a smaller size 20mm autocannon. They have a good rate of fire as well. They're recorded being very effective against aircraft. Only a few hits were usually enough to take out normal size fighters from what the tests show.

[@huntermoyer3804]

Love that layout Odd (the formatting for the video bar) it v satisfying

[@kingwein89]

I slowed down that encounter with the British AEC spaa, you definitely hit center of mass with that shot, not the fuel tank. I've had some issues with that myself and it seems to be happening more frequently

[@WigglyWings]

Also that thing bounces a lot more shells than it should, maybe something to do with it's damage model.

[@danielcoors4300]

I Think sometimes you Have to loose is Player Balance everybody Have fun i dont know is still Trash i know

[@skancha1413]

hey Odd, love your videos. Keep up the good work!

[@QTownTruckspotting]

I Agree

[@realjohn.sins6934]

I Agree!

[@mariuskroll829]

Nice video, sadly no nice tank xD Maybe you can visit the boarhound T18E2, it needs love. It's alone out there in the cold, don't ignore it Odd.

[@kirishima638]

How do you manage to play so much WT AND create so many great videos?!

[@universate5332]

james may "its rubish" this guy quoting top gear (the grand tour) has made me like him so much more

[@chrissclater3890]

Those squeaky noises at the beginning just killed me.

[@FenriaWolf]

IKV is short for Infanteri Kanon Vagn, i.e. Infantry Gun Vehicle. Its designed as a support vehicle for infantry and not for fighting tanks

[@Meow_Zedong]

I was crying at the intro with the squeaky toy noises

[@arshitektur2210]

i like how first prize vehicle keeps getting shafted down while the second prize vehicle keeps getting better every event.

[@alan-sk7ky]

9:36 its our mate Moonie :-)

[@stanisawnielepkowicz1881]

When are you playing with Peebro. We need it (i saw the tweet).

[@OddBawZ]

Dude, I'll message him tomorrow and arrange something!

[@stanisawnielepkowicz1881]

@@OddBawZ hell yeah man thats what i want to hear!

[@crisgp2747]

This thing should have a heat

[@smolwavingsnail9028]

typical Russia player. gives them enough room to fit a T95 through and they still choose to ram into you trying to squeeze through a tiny gap because they don't want to slow down just a little bit to get round. smooth brain maneuvers

[@etienzsplash]

I agree. All the low-tier Swedish mediums are way over tiered. Same with the Italian TDs.

[@Liverpool2102MHB]

So true.

[@aIorse]

said poop sock first haha love u oddbawz

[@himself8639]

Mista moon 🌚

[@weaselrider]

I live for games like match 2. Damn I was on the edge of my seat.

[@alexmitchell513]

The m/40b shot is so much better imo. Same ballistics as the solid shot but much better shrapnel

[@faei1897]

Fun fact: it seems the IKV-73 is the precursor to the STRV-74

[@peoplesrepublicofliberland5606]

Yes, it goes M42, IKV 73 and Strv 74

[@tonytn3822]

Great video! Could you make a 6.7 british pls? It Is a tier i use to grind SL.

[@noelwesterbergselin2444]

The Swedish national anthem in the start haha

[@oztinc]

i would not be surprised to see them knock this down to 2.7 or 2.3

[@akramlahmouri6101]

Sweedish tree is there to challenge our patience if you manage to grind to rank 5 then you can succeede in life , you might even have a chance runing for the upcoming us elections .

[@twintaildragon2593]

Why were you using just the normal stock AP rounds? The upgraded APBC round is better and has improved angle pen; its wayyyy better than the stock round.

[@OddBawZ]

I have the worst luck with APBC. The rounds seem to never be on my crosshair when I shoot it. Then, the more I fire the worse it gets.

[@twintaildragon2593]

@@OddBawZ Odd. The shells shrapnel way better when they hit as well. Maybe try it out again with a comparison to the normal AP shells.

[@dustyak79]

Do a Ta-Se video ironically if those Ta-Se drivers got into the town your team would of had a lot of trouble.

[@jeffbengtson]

Hey Odd, or if anyone else can answer this question, how do you control your plane while looking around? I only have the freelook button set up, and I look around with my mouse, which is the same way I control my flight.

[@jeffbengtson]

@@alichinogaming6089 I like the idea of setting right mouse as freelook. That is kind of what I meant, I think mostly I didn't realize then that he was using freelook while controlling the plane, I would have the mouse directions and key directions interfering.

[@drexsol2312]

I wish the starting Swedish tanks starts with the aphe stock and not with the trash ap.

[@backyarddeathtraps5831]

Yup those early Swedish tanks they are shooting marshmallows

[@nogodsnomasters7669]

Could you plz play any panzer III and show me how it can be competitive?

[@Charlie-fk4ly]

The swedish 75mm is very hard to use, it punishes you every time you dont shoot center of mass

[@AHappyCub]

6:05 hence the name, Ikv 73 (Infanterikanonvagn 73)

[@henryatkinson1479]

Please do a vid on the F-11 if gaijin gives you a drive

[@regul8or198]

ABBA? I see what you did there.

[@Broodingrage235]

"...in the immortal words of James May, this armor is rubbish......" Ah yes, draw inspiration from our favorite Top Gear (now The Grand Tour) nerd, Capt. Slow!

[@muhammadbarakahasyaamri2233]

Bruh ..... wonder if this gun of Ikv73 is undamage / richochet the ASU 57

[@nigoamigo1831]

This Tank is just DIRT

[@ningen1980]

As said in another video by another person. "The shell name looks like someone just smashed their face on the keyboard. Slpprj"

[@DaReaperZ]

I think both the EH and the Ikv 73 should be 2.7 at least. maybe even 2.3 when compared to the Lee or Pz III J1 or T-127. They're quite similar to the T-28E. The main difference being slightly better penetration with the solid shot round and better mobility, but worse survivability and worse reload rate. We desperately need the Pvkv III and IV.

[@daphydrake7899]

Why not follow one of the weakest guns up with one of the strongest? Show us the swedish railgun! The CV90120!

[@peoplesrepublicofliberland5606]

This thing has a gun roughly between a Short barrelled german 75mm and a 75mm M1897, why doesn't have a 4 sec reload.

[@Sam-ed8kk]

What about your artillery? You did not drop it on the cap. Too bad. But you won the buzzer beater. New rule for Phly, "Always, shoot the Pumer".

[@troutwarrior6735]

I feel like they should add an AI objectives (like a system of pillboxes or a battalion of infantry) to make infantry tanks like this more viable.

[@aircraftnut15]

Like an enduring confrontation for ground vehicles that’s would be cool

[@ToshioThunder]

Easily penned by reserve tanks, beat on reload and damage/pen by everything at its tier, and decent mobility. This tank could be 2.3, still weak at 2.7.

[@crudboy12]

would be weak at any tier really.

[@operatorgaming1669]

fken angle? i bounce shells all the time even in my none spaded tech tree version

[@michaelstjohn6086]

Odd, I have an event question. I have killed over twenty in air RB but I haven't got the check mark. What can I do?

[@evanzhang2671]

Perhaps the vehicle that you used wasn't Rank III or higher?

[@seouliteinmumbai7955]

This tank is op in arcade. Easily gets 5 or more kills time after time.

[@ThickestKYLE]

OddBawz decal when?

[@xvang9346]

It has artillery as a tank destroyer?

[@WigglyWings]

Swedish low tier is just suffering. After like 2.7 that APDS round bounces all the time and that reload on tanks literally gets me killed. Also that AEC AA has better armor than a PZ IV, at least in WT.

[@JosephStalin-rq6hx]

How long did it take to build the tank before playing it

[@hotcoals2291]

This isn’t a build event.

[@standardheat-fs8159]

I think you need 5 Points for it!

[@Noonespecial237]

Second game??? Xanax time??? Hahahahaha

[@QTownTruckspotting]

Hey Odd, PLAY THE A30 CHALLENGER WITH THE LANCASTER B Mk1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Please! - BTW Keep up the great Content 👌

[@boldernet1411]

Why is it a TD? They messed up the marking xd

[@ace2523]

i was literarly grinding for it just to sell it and now.... i cant even get rid of that shit

[@Foxik58]

Why would you use normal ap over apcbc?

[@OddBawZ]

The shrapnel damage is too narrow of a cone for my liking.

[@tonythejackal571]

I don't think Odd is having a good time with the Ikv 73 heh

[@ameredewdrop]

I thot it was gonna be a face reveal!!!!!!

[@bazarovmedic4807]

This thing should be 1.3, jeez, what a trashcan.

[@MilHistoria]

You should try out the M4A1 (76) W and the A-26B-10 with either the single or dual 37mm cannon setups.

[@kyistrash5598]

Odd is still alive yay😆

[@FullSemiAuto357]

Its almost like the BT5 shouldn't be Reserve Tier...

[@astartesfanboy5294]

He could just use the APCBC.....

[@rogerrabbit2913]

Why is the m18 gmc 5.7????? The gun is pretty trash for the br and it has no armor at all

[@j-lly_4117]

IKV-73, more like *IKEA-73* ahahaha Ok I’ll show myself out

[@dhirpatel7187]

Rather use Lago w/ APSD

[@user-kk6ug9we3r]

Can u do a pather f video?;/

[@OddBawZ]

Panther rangeFinder?

[@user-kk6ug9we3r]

@@OddBawZ yes

[@user-kk6ug9we3r]

And I would like and honest review on and if u enjoy playing it and is it worthwhile to play

[@OddBawZ]

@@user-kk6ug9we3r It's a super nice tank, I'll get to it sometime!

[@crisgp2747]

thats a really nice tank

[@PARDUS-IX]

we need to ban together to get gaigen to add the swedish experimental heat round that is similar to the p40's heat round.

[@noivern8869]

I'd rather use the reserve Strv m/38 than this thing.

[@keno2048]

If you didn't already get instant thumbs up on every video, the James May reference sealed it. :D

[@bigbigmushy7338]

Play the horo

[@operationdrank5864]

Reeeeeee Odd why don't you use arty??????????????

[@gun_master1]

i prefer to play arcade with this vehicle. it doesnt really perform well otherwise for me.

[@wulfleyn6498]

Wish they had chosen any other vehicle. This thing is always garbo.

[@janhommen3255]

Hi can you play my favorite lineup? ISU-152 and IL-2M :-) Attempt # 3

[@stenval5665]

I find the lago I better than any swedish tank at that rank

[@the_burger]

This trashwagon could go to 2.7 and still be mediocre.

[@timlisha4516]

Hi

[@howiethehowitzer7398]

I'm annoyed that these Ikea's exist.

[@martinboniotti423]

MISTER MOON!

[@cryojen3595]

:)

[@sheepwars2959]

Finished Rank 2 with the Swedes. Then i had enough with the ''target undamaged'' all the time. You cant even reliably sideshot most tanks above 100m. As you can see in the intro. And IF you pen, the shells do nothing. Not sure what they did to the AP rounds, but I remember the British AP being much more reliable. Its kind of a shame. I was really interested in the Swedish tree. There are some unique looking vehicles there. But apparently there is a reason why there are unique. They are mostly garbage :/

[@kirishima638]

This what happens when you build tanks that never actually serve in conflict. They look good on paper and fill out the ranks. But are never modified for the realities of war.

[@sheepwars2959]

​@@kirishima638 That might be true for the real ones. But there is no excuse for them to be bad in a video game. It was their decision to give them the BRs and the ammo selection they have. Yes give tanks more pen, better reload or more horsepower (within reason ofc) if it makes them more fun or playable at least. I know there would be people screaming again, that this wouldn't be realistic. Because they still think WT is a realistic tank sim and not an arcade game. But I would choose gameplay over realism everyday.

[@kirishima638]

@@sheepwars2959 Oh I agree 100% but have long since given up trying to fathom Gaijin's BRs and 'balancing' decisions. There is only ONE thing that matters in this game: speed. If you have a fast vehicle, you can cap first, get in and out of engagements quickly and run circles around everyone else. Even if you have a shit gun, you can make it work. That's why you have BT-5s, M22s, R3s, M18s and Pumas in every battle at every tier and they always do well. All other vehicles exist to be fed upon.

[@sheepwars2959]

@@kirishima638 Best example for their ''balancing'' ist the recent update to give all high tier tanks HEAT-FS as stock and increasing the price per shot up to 600SL again. How are you even supposed to kill shit with the enemies having apfsds and chemical protection way north of a 1000mm?

[@kirishima638]

@@sheepwars2959 Using SL to balance vehicles makes even less sense than BRs. There are whales with millions in the bank who wouldn't notice - I'm a casual player and even I have more SL than I know what to do with.

[@brandoncote9721]

FoUrTh

[@IagoCCampos]

This tank is ridiculous, far from be BR 3.0

[@sumtingwong8230]

ikea tech tree feels shit and underperforming until BR III

[@IkeanCrusader1013]

Bruh no wonder you ain't doing well you aren't using it right, and especially not the right ammo

[@matveycher7187]

ikv 73 is broken

[@DeathbyDawn141]

3rd game hears Odd talk about how bad the APHE round is.. me an intellectual. Then why did you even bring it if you knew it was that bad