Forgotten Era of BIAS - IS-7 - War Thunder

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[@lt.dashkov1079]

12:56 Single IS.7 holds back nato advance towards Warsaw 1970 colorized

[@leeboy29680-ol7gf]

i remember all the ages of warthunder. 1- the age of trying. they tried to make a historic balanced game. 2- the age of bias. they made tanks of a certain nation with over lapping invisible armour and derp rounds that over perform on angles. 3- the age of money. they will do or try anything no matter the cost to the player base just to get money. we are going through a bit of a renaissance of the second age at the moment.

[@bickboose9364]

I'd say the age of bias and money are the same thing. Bias exists to pander to their money makers.

[@rabiealkurba2520]

The invisible plates on the is6 then T-64 A

[@matheusguerrascheffer6518]

Welcome to the premium event vehicles! everyone grind for it, only wallet warriors or no-life 24/7 players get it, servers get flooded with those vehicles for the first 3 months, gaijin raise it's repair cost, no one ever plays it again, repeat. 10/10 gameplay experience right here bois!

[@trungkienlenguyen1418]

This is so true, among hundreds of my battles at 8.3, I saw it only once ;_;

[@alphawolf1786]

That's gaijin for you

[@alphawolf1786]

Honesty this is why I prefer wot(console version) events as it give you 2 months to grind out the events and it's not hard to do so you don't need to go full no life on those events

[@evo3s75]

Sounds almost like the C2A1 except that it will be a usual sight as much as the A1A1 L/44

[@SK1PP3R88]

Object 279 grind took me two hours a day. Not everyone is bad at this game.

[@ramssusss7011]

it's quite a hard tank to balance, when it was at 8.0 it completely stomped, even with the lack of stabilizer it's armor nullifies most apds rounds it faces and Heatfs if not well aimed or isnt 105heatfs, and AP rounds stand absolutely no chance agaisnt it, which is the most used ammo at those levels, and at 8.3 strong apds and apfsds gets spammed a lot more, in an 8.3 match it still stomps easily, but in an uptier to 9.3 it gets obliterated, the high tier heavytank syndrome pretty much, plus now with volumetric AP rounds are almost completely useless against it, making it even harder to balance,also the problem of facing 9.0-9.3 premiums, even with decompression this tank is still really hard to balance, in downtiers it completely stomps and in uptiers it has little chance due to the lack of stab, then the obj279 is pretty much better at absolutely everything and also with stab and sends the is7 to oblivion and forgotten

[@xxfalconarasxx5659]

The problem with lowering the BR to 8.0 is that It stomps other heavies. The solution? Lower the BR of those heavies. Lets be honest here... Almost every heavy tank that is at a BR higher than 6.7 is struggling against HEATFS, APDS, ATGMs, and the occasional APFSDS.

[@gunship0995]

@@xxfalconarasxx5659 Most of the time, I wouldn't really care about some hull tank destroyers killing me (like the object 276, JPZ4-5, Jagdtigers) because they're vehicles that put alot of point in firepower and generally mediocre at everything else. But when they added U-SH, T114 and other speedy go-carts the game just becomes World of Tanks.

[@Desklamp1234]

legend has it the 50 cal is so tall you need an oxygen mask to use it

[@noahdavis3236]

It would’ve been hilarious if every time you ate a shot it just played a snippet of the very beginning of the USSR anthem for maximum bias

[@patrioticpanda7618]

The anthem is so over played

[@kevinl2482]

I think the Foch must have had server lag so he he fired, but the server said no.

[@LongTimeAgoNL]

Probably the famous "ghost shell" feature.

[@qlacht294]

@@LongTimeAgoNL thats the best feature

[@kommandantkillcode]

Or he was on reload with the autoloader.

[@kevinl2482]

I don't think so, otherwise I think he would have turned faster to face armor. He probably shot, thought that he penned or at least got something critical, but then realized too late he got server lagged.

[@kommandantkillcode]

@@kevinl2482 Fair enough. Poor guy tho.

[@claverton]

getting this tank was so difficult, and I didn't spend a cent on it, totally by grinding, it nearly cost my marriage

[@destroyerarmor2846]

Is marriage worth it?🤔

[@nicholasleon7819]

This past week I've been using my IS-7 to grind soviet tier 6 in hopes of the anniversary sale (I bought a talisman for it way back when I first got it), and it's really reminded me that this tank has fallen on hard times. It's like the only russian tank that Gaijin has ever come down hard on with it's 20k lion rep cost (down from 24k just last week). The game has changed around it. Not only did it go up to 8.3 but more stuff has been added that could damage it. Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't the leoa1a1 L/44 used to be 9.3 or was it 8.7? Regardless, things like premium dart tanks for Italy, China, and France have all entered the game, Germany got the BMP-1 which with it's upgraded missile can easily penetrate it from any angle and it sits a whole BR bracket lower than the IS-7, the Wall-e is an annoying little fucker to face in this tank for sure, plus the couple sabot buffs the British have been riding high off of for a while now. Can't forget helicopters too. I unironically think this tank should go back to 8.0 (remember when the Object 279 was introduced and they were both the same br, lul). Or at least get rid of i'ts bonkers repair cost jeez. There are lots of tanks starting at 7.0 that use HEAT, HESH, or sabot that can easily disable the IS-7 frontally (you only need around 250mm to go through the front of the turret to get the gun breech and the gunner) but it's not a lolpen like it is normally with the tanks it usually faces. Also the IS-7 is far rarer than most tanks in the game so tweaking it has far less of an impact on the game. That being said the one thing that this tank does have going for it is it's spacious for a soviet tank and has lots of crew so I often take a real pounding before I die and it's sometimes good enough to allow my teammates to rescue me. Even when fighting at it's own BR I live in fear of chieftains and don't really play too brashly. Complaining about the performance is the IS-7 is truly first world problems even by war thunder standards but it's just such a cool tank I wish it didn't have to see the top tier premiums so often. As an afterthought I do want to mention that I have a very respectable 2.45 K:D in this thing so you can still do well in it, just not as an unstoppable monster with your finger taped to the W. You just become another camper tank or a bear mode light tank.

[@yuliusfrancis9542]

If is-7 should go back to 8.0, that gonna be a lot of problem for other 7.0 vehicles, and t95 would cry seing is-7 armour and speed.

[@nathanswitchenko8310]

Consider playing it in sim, there's an event where the IS-7 is the highest BR tank. It's still expensive to repair, but at least you don't face constant uptiers in it.

[@Kubulin24]

Yeah, put it at 8.0 for Centurion MK. 3 and Caernarvon to face it, no its fine at 8.3, no reason to put it lower.

[@yuliusfrancis9542]

@@Kubulin24 this. When compared to some equivalent tank, like maus and is-4m, which is both at 7.7, and 8.0 at arcade for maus, the is-7 is completely superior in every aspect compared to those two. Putting it at 8.0 would make those vehicle irrelevant.

[@bickboose9364]

This is one of those vehicles that doesn't have a place in the game as anything other than a backup. If you lower its BR it becomes unstoppable. If you keep it where it is it's Swiss-cheese. IMO, most non-production models of tanks just simply don't fit the meta for their respective BRs.

[@AlexThetankI]

0:02 When Justin drives a Russian tank without vodk😂

[@christianschlogl6295]

this thing was so hard to get, a friend of mine and myself grinded it *together on a single account and I still had to buy some stuff*

[@PlayerAfricanChieften]

THE REPAIR COST IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST IN THE GAME FOR A TANK

[@Slane583]

I haven't played War Thunder in a very long time. But I will be honest, the IS-7 was and still is a cool tank. The problem I see with it is that it's a tank which looks like it was intended to roll with the likes of the IS-4 and other post WW2/Pre-Cold War vehicles at the same tier level back before they added all of the Late Cold-War/Early Modern vehicles. Back when I was still heavy into playing Armored Warfare I got their version of the IS-7 as a free gift which is still fun. But it's only a tier-3 tank in AW because it's a Late WW2/Early Cold-War design. It's also slower than sin in everything that it does and any early vehicle with a rocket can hurt it easily. But it's still fun if you're willing to use it as intended. I'd say with the likes of all of the fancy modern vehicles in War Thunder now the IS-7 is more of just a collectors vehicle now. :)

[@gibbon8827]

when you were invented in 1948, but you are being challenged against tanks of the 21st century

[@videogamesss1000]

I love your vids my guy, could you take the type 89 out? I’d love to see your opinion on it so I know to rush for it or not

[@esu2537]

I have it, if you know what you're doing and if its spaded, its actually amazing. I've gotten 2 aces in a single match multiple times with it. The sights are the best part, the atgms are laser guided i belive, usually 1 taps everything at its br. If u have the time get it, it may be hard to spade because of the stock 40mm.

[@videogamesss1000]

@@esu2537 thanks my guy, I can’t find too many people who rep the Japanese tanks, right now I’m working on getting the type 61 I think the one after the sta1

[@tsumibito5796]

@@videogamesss1000 yeah its only gets better from the sta series everything after is god tier except the 7.0 atgm launcher that thing is awful

[@alexandrerodrigues8014]

@@videogamesss1000 the only Japanese tank that I don't have is the new AA and they are amazing

[@alexandrerodrigues8014]

@@tsumibito5796 I got to tell you that I did some amazing kills with thing, the problem is that it uses 1°gen ATGMS

[@ismerobert8884]

I remember when I left the game because of IS7... Not because is a bias tank, is because I didn't manage to get it I only needed the turret, i pretty much left the game for like 2 years, Until quarantine hit everyone up and I started playing again. But In the end I was sad I didn't get the IS7

[@tomshepard9050]

so satisfying, it's shoots like precision nuke.

[@radenprasetyo8234]

I just saw this vehicle, he didn't do well. Easily removed by a g91

[@quinnfell3824]

Wait this thins is only 2 years old?? I swear I have been battling these things since the beginning of time.

[@matthieuzglurg6015]

the fact that they managed to put so much armor, firepower and mobility at the same weight as a King Tiger baffles me

[@AnchisesGamer]

My guess is it’s because the tiger II hull is so square and massive space-wise

[@xxfalconarasxx5659]

The pike nose and v-hull was a huge innovation that improved the effectiveness of the armour without needing to add more weight to the vehicle. The USSR was in the lead when it came armour technology during the post war period. They were one of the first countries to implement reactive and composite armour to their vehicles.

[@crudboy12]

I think they put a little more effort/post war tech into the engine

[@stevewright6051]

Such a shame the IS7 has fallen. So many sleepless nights grinding this (I’m no wallet warrior). But I suppose a lot of these brawlers have suffered against them pesky MBT’s (damn them). But still nice to have it in my garage of memories of the good old War Thunder days when heavies ruled. RIP IS7 and all heavies. 😢

[@mattfaletto1663]

Brush the dust off your IS-7 the Heavy tank Meta is upon us!

[@neb1006]

I love the is-7 it just costs a bomb to repair.

[@Foxik58]

Me realizing its already 2 years old :O Damn you time!

[@michaelvigil5321]

Honestly was confused why people called the IS-7 op when it was literally just an Is 3 with an auto loader at 8.3. The Obj 279 on the other hand, is a slightly slower, slower reloading, stabilized, invulnerable heavy tank, try to kill one with the Aubl 74 hvg spoilers it's basically impossible unless you hit the back of the turret perfectly the side is impossible to penetrate.

[@evo3s75]

I sometimes also struggle even with the A1A1 with DM23 but that is also because my shells somehow just bounce off or disintegrate even tho I shot a weakspot

[@gabbreilblue443]

As an E-100 player I did not forget, And I do not forgive...

[@felixgrenier3276]

It was fine at 8.0. Now all you face is apfsds and it defeats the purpuse of armor

[@chakalcho3982]

Not to forget that this tank was made in 1945, first prototypes were ready right after the war ended, so it should historically be at at 6.7 lol

[@faq187tim9]

No that was the is3 which would be opposed by early apds from the allies

[@chakalcho3982]

@@faq187tim9 is 3 and is 7 were made in 1945, the difference is that is 3 was barely ready for the parade while the is 7 wanst and the is 3 was adopted into service as the is 3m

[@smogstrike]

If you look back with is-7 you can shoot machine guns in back it works for me

[@captainfactoid3867]

Hey just saw an IS-7 yesterday. First time in a long while

[@sonnysilva8444]

Could you do a video on the ersatz M10 sometime in the future?

[@sonnysilva8444]

@@raf_tml thank you so much

[@otaviom6480]

i myself on tanks like that only bring the first stage ammo to avoid the refills or just because it erases the massive rack on the Caernarvon

[@evo3s75]

It's sad that back then I didn't had the time and rank to get it, it is one of my most favorite tanks and I would love to get my hands on it one day

[@Yayaloy9]

True, same here, I didn't have any tier 4 vehicle at the time, only managed to get the T34 E back then.

[@RodneyThumper]

9:12 poor t-55

[@user-qi8nz8gm7h]

the Soviet Union in 1949 had an is-7, which they could improve and mass-produce from the 50s... And what could the Allies oppose?

[@dannyd.4254]

Stalin’s image of a main battle *heavy* tank

[@No2Eight]

2018?! Damn I’m old

[@derisers8953]

justin after grinding wt with prem for a week i went from the t95 to the m1a1 in around 40 hours of ingame time

[@kevinl2482]

WTF that is very fast. I'm still stuck researching the first Abrams... But that's probably because I went playing both Swedish ground and air.

[@derisers8953]

@@kevinl2482 Dude, it's called 40 hours into the game in 3 days. My soul is gone.

[@kevinl2482]

LMFAO

[@purplenurp5590]

the amx foch has an insanely long reload thats why he didnt fire

[@siouneo152]

You want to know what's the problem with German tanks. They always lead to Poland and France

[@john5189]

You're like my favourite War thunder youtuber. Either than Phly of course

[@koenruysseveldt3848]

Use the HE only. It's very effective and fun to play. Attempt Nr.1

[@GabyHannaheavenseeker]

yeah this thing should be another tree vehicle and dropped top 7.7 so it does what it should which is BE A HEAVY tank.

[@southweststrangla9591]

Yeah good luck in your Tiger 2 at full uptier fighting this thing. It's not overtiered it just doesn't fit the meta, it's superior in every way to things like M-103, Conqueror and T-32E1 it would just stomp even at 8.0. They just need to decompress brs

[@daphydrake7899]

Tanks without high pen heat-fs or Apfsds can barely even pen the Is-7 from the side. So nope it doesn't belong at 7.7. It's not like the maus that only got it's armor. The Is-7 is amazingly fast for a heavy tank and got a much better gun and reload then most.

[@neki203]

9:38: why didnt you fire? Yeah not like a giant 130mm vodka launcher on tracks armed with stalinium is charging the living hell out of it

[@elitesnipergenj3093]

Put all of the bushes you can on it and you'll see a drastic improvement of that things armor

[@thefrunze.198]

Oh look it's me!

[@nuddin99]

10:35 *Dies to BLACKFAFA with Merkava* 10:43 *Kills BLACKFAFA in a C2A1* ummm ok

[@thankfullpluto588]

The price has ridden to over 999 coins

[@RickJame1986]

It funny how difficult it was to get it, but the object 279 was easier to get

[@ICECAPPEDSKY]

Because Gaijin knows they couldn’t pull an operation suffer again

[@BlandEmperor]

Really wish I was able to grab this, also the 279

[@D4RKMA7TER]

i remember it being impossible to kill when it came out

[@Lilith_The_Demon_Queen]

Sees AMX 50 Foch*” I think he has enough fire power to go through me IS-7 immune to all conventional rounds frontally: “you doubt my power!!!” AMX 50 Foch: “um I can’t pin that things front”

[@mdjd.8893]

I agree with you Justin at the end, but if you were honest at the end, why couldn't it be the same in the examples? From the highlights it looked like a great vehicle. Perhaps shows highlights that show not only strengths of the vehicle, but the weaknesses as well.

[@RickJame1986]

I haven't seen someone play is7 in a while. Ever since the 279 came out.

[@tyecollaborator5017]

I really wish they'd bring the IS-7 back.. :(

[@ak1969]

Did it and got it and yes, it was too hard for the price. Well, it's done what is done....

[@weepweep2225]

Would have been awesome to receive the one with the stabilizer they planned to have on the IS-7. But then again it still wouldn’t fit in, just like the Maus, she is cool to have but more often then not, is not really fun to play, I do like looking at mine in the hanger and think back on the valuable time I shall never get back 😂😂😂

[@Masnooper]

I like killing these with my BMP-1 xD

[@egonieser]

IS-7 is kindda obsolete with T-10M being superior in every way except for less machine guns. But even so it has the 2x 14mm machine guns, the others are useless anyway.

[@legendarydavo]

Justin... have you ever played the french line at the same BR or below against this thing? Near impossible to fkn kill.

[@zeakthetinysoviet3702]

Had to wake Stalin up from his grave to get the sekrit dokumints

[@fernandoguzman4202]

Been watching for a 3 months ..now i subb.

[@madtatrfart1437]

You don’t know how bad I want the IS-7 i am a Russian main in war thunder only have 4 tanks left in the tree to research but I have the IS-7 in 2 other game and i have a variant of the 279 in all 3 games it is the only tank in war thunder I’m willing to pay for and the only tank i want anymore in war thunder.

[@apache08]

I wouldn’t angle the hull as the front plate is already angled.

[@BertramGamingSociety]

I love your vids good job on the is 7

[@jeanchaillou2532]

IS7 is such a sexy tank -*-

[@ahmadjavedaj]

Tactical Roll for the kill

[@hobbobandits1986]

Justin while you are on the high tier Russian heavy topic, take out the 279, it is one of the most fun vehicles I personally have played and I think it would fit your playstyle more than the IS-7.

[@cynthianolan4856]

Howzit man. Im completely new to this game whats the best nation to start with? Ive watched quite a few of your vids and I dont see the is7 in store? Any other premium vehicles thats worth it?

[@hahanatorz5309]

My first time seeing is7 is in arcade

[@onoff8520]

And this monster has the same BR like T-10M... quite unfair to.. T-10M, having the only advantage in gun stabilizer :(

[@thefunnyguyfromtheburgerki3334]

Ah yes the original 69 ton Blyatmobile

[@XBOXLOVER220]

I purchased the is7 on the market place for 100usd 2 years ago

[@c32amgftw]

When it came out it was almost unstoppable. The most annoying tank to play against back then.

[@daphydrake7899]

It still is if you face it in a tank that doesn't have high pen Heat-fs or Apfsds. That T32E1 and the Foch he came up against can't scratch it from the front and it's gonna be difficult to pen it even from the side with the T32.

[@milkshakemanxd5544]

Oh god this is like 666$ back in the day now it’s like 999$

[@ducklingchief8289]

I could of got 700k+ of snail coins if i kept it, dont even play it much cuz of the br and repair cost

[@purplenurp5590]

bruh they took the stab away

[@johnbacuna9282]

Call this tank blyat machine of doom

[@indyjons321]

Pretty sure the introduction of this tank boosted suicide rates.

[@sharkk127]

I never see is7s or e100s In war thunder like at all. I want it so bad

[@evo3s75]

I've seen IS-7's pretty often and I saw a few E-100's, they're pretty rare but die kinda quick at that br

[@sharkk127]

@@evo3s75 huh lucky, also not to be weird but I like your profile pick

[@evo3s75]

@@sharkk127 isn't weird, thank you :D I am thinking of changing it however but I haven't seen anything nice I could use tho

[@sharkk127]

@@evo3s75 I might eventually change my profile pic to something from that anime or a different anime

[@evo3s75]

@@sharkk127 nice :D and you know the sauce for this one right?

[@davidlefranc6240]

at 100 dollars i would get it but not at 500 its ridiculous and yes it needs to be at 7.7

[@Ima184mm]

I wish IS-7 down to 8.0

[@Wyrmixx]

How about playing the T32E1? I think you're gonna have the same experience as the IS-7. Although that doesn't mean I would want to see your rip your hair off lol

[@stalinapproved2762]

Try the panthers comrade!

[@zakszazso9860]

*STALINIUM*

[@siddheshthorat9898]

This footage is from Arcade or realistic mode ? I am a bit confused ? like from 0 - 7:22 what game mode is it ?

[@JustinPlaysTV]

Always RB.

[@Szaliwun]

"Very hard time playing this thing", huh? Try the Maus, so fun facing against (un)balanced T-55AM's and 279's, almost everytime

[@ducklingchief8289]

Idk why but 7.7 is getting constant down tier now I've been playing the Maus and versing 6.7 tanks

[@Szaliwun]

@@ducklingchief8289 ayy, good on you mate. Wish I had luck like that too

[@ducklingchief8289]

@@Szaliwun for real tho, 8/10 games i got downtiered to 6.7 games

[@JYoelBhiguera]

It was worth it back then when it was br: 8.0

[@alphawolf1786]

Hell I remember when I got the t95e1 one and this event was happening honesty it was fun fighting them in that tank

[@pepengjelek8599]

bIaS-7

[@BasTSLA]

I remember that event I was in 70% to get it but I could not and I just got the T34E

[@Alex-tw1lv]

Ah yes, the moment warthunder went wrong.

[@LongTimeAgoNL]

Strange though. Tank was designed (but not ever produced) in 1945(!). So it suffers greatly vs heat-fs. But it's sitting in 8.3 (???) and you can and will encounter even tanks with APFSDS which it stand NO chance against. It regained some of its glory with the volumetric shell update, but still, all russian tanks did gain extra BS protection. So not really a big plus. The Obj 279, which was designed to withstand heat-fs and even APFSDS (in some degree), is sitting at 8.7! The Obj. 279 is and will always be the biggest bullshit bias tank around. Not this thing. So again, a beautifull, albeit prototype tank suffering due to the BR system. Also, I think the auto-loading system on this thing might be bugged. Or the first-ammo stowage is not being properly replenished by the crew or something.

[@OumuamuaOumuamua]

Is-6 video when

[@BRuff-jy7ee]

What an intro!😂😂😂

[@wote2760]

I remember I got this for 45 USD

[@dark_impurities7946]

130mm DERP

[@skeptical-.-8676]

How do u get that Teddy bear on the is 7? Pls tell me

[@Bentotrbas1-2-3]

Do M4A1 76W but solid shells (not stock)

[@consumedvelzit6219]

Бочка-басс колбасит соло.

[@user-zf6fs2wr2l]

not Russian, but Soviet technique

[@varagianafro9755]

welp you basicly said the most commonly known problem of war thunder, called fakin BR compression. Gaijin just gives zero fak soo yea this thing is one of maany tanks that suc at their br but the the actual tank is strong