GAIJIN MISSED THIS ONE TIGER... - VK.45.01 P in War Thunder

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The VK.45.01 P in War Thunder is a German Heavy Tank that was the rejected Porsche Design. This really cursed looking Tiger is a lost relic in terms of War Thunder and it seems even Gaijin has missed it because it's only battle rating 5.3!
The VK 4501 P is very good. It takes the all the things that make the Tiger 1 excellent and with the exception of two weakspots when angling everything is just better. The main advantage comes with the hybrid electric transmission giving it an incredibly fast reverse speed. This is very handy for getting out of tight spots and of course, getting into tight spots too!
This is the second last vehicle for my German Ground Tech Tree collection so I was very excited to play it!
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[@luky98ification]

I love the details on the armor, like it's a last minute prototype that still has the engineering notes written all over it and had to be shipped off to battle

[@obsidianjane4413]

It wasn't but the STZ factory built T-34s at Stalingrad really were.

[@joebloggs7514]

The other thing about it is the similarity to the 200mm Tiger, unless you see it in the kill feed and know the difference then chances are people won’t bother to shoot it from the front, or at least will take a vital second or two to aim at the hull cheeks.

[@thisangell5935]

5:36 Are we gonna ignore the face a round bounced off the VK, ricocheted into the Track of Baws? Like I don't know if thats Lucky or Unlucky

[@jlouw8212]

I’ve got a video on my account of someone shooting me down with a ricochet like that lol

[@ThunderBlitz234]

I did not even know that was a mechanic.

[@Normacly]

Actually got killed once because a shell bounce off my front armor, hit and off my turret, and then did a whole 360 turn back into my armor and penning it. Even the dude who killed me was legit confused via chat, because he saw his shell killing me from a high angle.

[@palmerrl03]

​@@Normacly bruh

[@PedroHenrique-dc5vz]

Not really related but once while in a m41 someone shot at me with 155 HE and missed, hit the water between the mainland and the peninsula in the jungle map, then the spall went THROUGH THE GROUND and killed me

[@tante_di]

Lol, I miss spookston, i'd love it if you did another collab with him for wacky vehicles like this.

[@Trump24GreatWhiteHope]

Same friend, best duo of all.. be cool to see phly odd n spook on somthing fun, or struggle together lol

[@backalleyburrito1815]

I wanna see him collab with dollarplays! Love me some Betty!

[@Ihatecats334]

man he barely can speak english i doubt he can understand him@@backalleyburrito1815

[@yournightmare1398]

@@backalleyburrito1815 how about a squadron of them 4?

[@backalleyburrito1815]

@@yournightmare1398 that'd be cool aswell

[@Lykas_mitts]

2:20 there's a spawn in the Naval Map Fiji for the coastals where if you're anything bigger than a pt boat (e.g. a corvette or a gunboat) you immediately get beached because you spawn in at speed. You're going so fast there's no time to slow down or turn away, not that you can turn away in the narrow channels you get spawned in. Same with the coastal spawns for volcanic island. This beaching causes you to lose your ship because you can't get off the terrain.

[@ThunderBlitz234]

Navel player spotted

[@shadowsavage1014]

The VK45 was my first 5.3 Tank Got very lucky and got it out of a chest.

[@anthonyvizcarra9225]

I hate this one spawn on Alaska, where on the south team, right hand spawn. You can spawn directly infront of a pair of giant rock, and the only way you can drive is the left of it. Where everyone else is funneling through so you have to wait and be last in line D:

[@norske_ow3440]

In jungle you can spawn falling down a side hill. Luckily a teammate saw it and helped

[@emib6599]

In a map that i don't remember the name, i spawned in the water and drown.

[@wangl601]

+0.4 br you can get extra 100mm plate with apcr and unlimited number to buy at lower price. Of course vk4501p is forgotten

[@SuppliceVI]

3:43 Confirmed streamer luck. Hits T-34 driver hatch AND clips UFP, still pens. I've seen APFSDS bounce there.

[@thomasrichter7767]

was looking for a comment like this

[@gamesinc1872]

Hot dog tiger ( list optional ingredients in the comments )

[@Hurkules]

But no mustard☹️

[@user-bo6sg9mt3b]

88mm PzGr shell 😊😊

[@shahramtondkarmobarakie1824]

transmission that makes todays jeeps look like reliable vehicles (not optional)

[@Xqvt]

Funnily enough, I actually got this tank from the SL crates from the first 5 crates I opened.

[@gymcurry4312]

I got it from my 6th one, couldn't believe my luck at first

[@zillaplayz2753]

I really need to stop wasting my sl on those but then i keep seeing these damn comment and im bankrupt within seconds

[@tommasopisapia7464]

i got the soviet matilda

[@Chad_Thundernuts]

@@zillaplayz2753 I got the Finnish H-75 Hawk from an SL crate. Miracles do happen. You just gotta keep gambling! It always pays off in the end 😂🥲

[@farmcat9873]

13:13 don't you just luv the vanishing tanks during matches they 🥷 you

[@LastGoatKnight]

I don't mean to be mean or anything but the VK 45.01 (P) is not a commander variant of the Tiger I as you said it. In reality this tank never really saw combat, the only known used as a command tank was only one or two prototypes that were pushed into service because since they have them why not. This version of the Tiger I failed the trials against Henschel's design. Because Porsche thought that he would win the competition and to kiss the Führer's boots started to manufacture a hundred of hulls. And the rest hulls were used up as Elefant, a.k.a more commonly known as Ferdinand tank destroyers. The hybrid trasmission was unreliable and was too complicated, while the top speed was less that the competitor, while being heavier and longer, which meant that transporting it on rails was more difficult as well.

[@OddBawZ]

The Command Tiger I referred to was the Premium Command Tiger 1P, not the VK.45.01 :)

[@LastGoatKnight]

@@OddBawZ Ah, I see. Okay then, my mistake (I didn't got notification of you replying, sorry about that as well)

[@OddBawZ]

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[@Haloguy7]

no thanks 🗿

[@Mr_Max103]

Thank You SOO much!!

[@legendbladeplayz]

Does buying GE also get you tour decal?

[@WT_TheDestroyer]

Anything in the store whilst using the link will.@@legendbladeplayz

[@legendbladeplayz]

@@WT_TheDestroyer ok thanks

[@ThunderBlitz234]

Always great Content OddBawZ, Keep it up!

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

Girls und Panzer fans will love this tank for it's F1 antics, and we love Lion Team it all the same.

[@jasonsearle7832]

Happy New year Odd. Great to have your content back

[@EveryComment]

I just like how I was looking for old German tanks and saw this tank and search it up in YT and he made a video about it 30m ago 😂

[@smilermiles4660]

I love this tiger, I've had it for a while and now not facing other tigers at the same br or most near peer heavy tanks make it a great tank for squad battles. Especially being a very mobile and decently armoured 88mm.

[@stevensmileyprod]

I pulled this from my 7th snowman gamba box this event. I also pulled the USSR P63C from the same 2015/16 winter event the VK45.01 was in. I'm crazy happy about it. It's super fun, too. Fun fact the P-63 from the event is better than the P63 you can buy for GE in the store but the VK is not as good as the PzVI P command variant you can buy for GE from the store. It's weird how each has a purchasable version in the store even as event vehicles. I don't think many unique event vehicles are like that. I wish they did that with others like the USSR matilda and the Obj 279.

[@TheGrace020]

Awesome and same also got the VK45 this event :DDD after millions though but happy none the less as for premium 279's..... ermmmm as a grinder for the normal one im not sure how to feel about that xD entire teams of em....

[@RADIOaktywnyy]

Got this beauty from sl box in recent event , i absolutely love it , grinded a good part of german tech tree with it , i also pair it with premium tiger p for ultimate destruction

[@VFRSTREETFIGHTER]

I was awarded this when it was first added to the game and didn't think much of it then. But now I love it, good gun, great reverse speed, it's a great tank at it's BR.

[@Its_Me_Romano]

A fine addition to your collection

[@WillfulTangent]

I about chocked on my lunch from the ginger bread jump scare 😂 02:00

[@hectorhelm]

This is my favourite tank and only play it backwards, the engine+trans make a shield for the tripulation and u go as fast as forward. And u can angle it no problem cause the shoot never reaches the tripulation compartment, its so funny when the people dont even know what are they loocking at.

[@satriabagaskara4198]

does it really work well though? cause i tried it with the armour inspection thingy and if you shoot at where the exhaust comes out of the shell goes through and doesnt hit the engine. and goes straight into the crew compartment.

[@dominicbrothers]

loving the song in the background of the intro - same as the one Armchair Historian uses!

[@frion_seit5755]

It’d be awesome if you went through your collection for a video at some point as a guide to all premiums

[@SuperDarkSamurai1]

Would really love to get this tank, really love the Tiger tanks and the P has been one of my faves along with the H1, E.

[@stirlingparry8022]

You gave me the urge to use the Porsche Tiger! Nice content.

[@princesspupcake1269]

I wish more tanks had that red-coat primer camo, it's really neat.

[@corsai7506]

Great content, even the TBD fight was fun, as there is nothing worse than getting bounced by a much much worse plane than your own.

[@Cock_Productions]

wow that is a bit on the posch side of things

[@theelmogame]

I’ve only seen an elephant once in War thunder or better known as the nozhorn I only saw it once on a sandy battle when I was playing the Cromwell and then the Valentine

[@ImminentFallout]

I got a coupon for this tank yesterday from the winter crates and it was worth 58 GJN, i check today and it up to 75 GJN lol. Thanks OddBawZ!

[@chriswaldron2617]

There’s a few maps where you spawn facing the wrong way, and trying to turn in a Jagdpanther takes so long to turn around and you lose so much time to the enemy trying to get to your spot

[@hahapoorguy]

I actually got vk4501 from those snowmen

[@masondzimek6433]

I was lucky enough to get this out of the SL snowman crate things, haven't quite come to grips with it yet!

[@Stalker_Monkee]

The wagon tiger is fun, basically the same as this vk, but with more armour

[@Shitbird3249]

2:00 Ginger

[@manofharlech5775]

Don't cry about spawning facing a wrong direction. There were times when we could spawn on a side of a high rock/hill (usually on Ash River), which made you slip down immediately, resulting in a damaged vehicle and most of the time flipped over, too. What a nice start of a battle, isn't it? But still better than spawning INSIDE of a bunker in Karelia with no way to get out... But my favourite failed spawns were when multiple vehicles spawned inside each other and then all of sudden they all went "see ya" and flew away, literally. It was like a giant explosion throwing the vehicles high and far in the air... 🤣

[@Mach-2-Fishbed]

Ah good times. One of my favourite screenshots I took was back in 2015 where we all spawned on a single spot and my IS-2 sent FLYING across Hürtgen Forest going 183km/h when the screenshot was taken. IIRC, I never even touched the ground before the 25 second timer ended. Didn't even end up very high in the air, my IS-2 just refused to come down.

[@manofharlech5775]

@@Mach-2-Fishbed Yeah, I'm going to search YT for some old clips of these fun times. Let the nostalgia hit hard... 😁

[@swissfreek]

2:20 UGH the way it spawns you facing the objective every time. Remember Port Novo? You'd spawn facing completely backwards and against a wall (or telephone pole). If you were playing Britain, it could take half the match to get out of that peninsula...

[@stewart9540]

Is it just me or does anybody else lean to the side in their chair when they try to see round corners in 3rd person 😂😂

[@satriabagaskara4198]

the thing that would've made this tank perfect is if the engines were placed a little bit higher with the radiator on top of it. cause then you can drive backwards at full speed with extra protection for your crew. make it an is2 but lower br and faster. unfortunately the engine sits really low and that allows for shells to pass through the engine bay into the crew compartment with ease

[@Bv222freak]

I am totally on you side! The Engines are fare to Small Modelled by Gaijin. If you Check old Pictures of the VK 45.01, you can find some, showing a Mechanic sitting on the Engine. The are as high like the Engine Deck^^

[@Evilconrad56]

This is still my favorite tank of WWII and in War Thunder.

[@sharilken]

As for spawn there is a spawn in Naval EC which spawns you the opposite direction from where enemies spawn so if you are in a slow ship with a piss turn radius good luck turning without sitting broadside for a while

[@stef9254]

honestly this tank is super good and pretty much every shot one taps every tank in it's br.

[@3rdcain356]

yeah i love the spawn letting you face a giant ass rock, or inside a tree as well

[@callmekordl]

I love this thing I always get looks when I drive it out of spawn.

[@TotallyNotRicardio223]

If you need to have fun, try the AMX-13 (SS.11), or the full French 6.7 lineup for that matter. Now that they have the M26, they have something with some semblance of armor there (I don't count the AMX M4, since its armor is very unreliable in my experience)!

[@obsidianjane4413]

Between the random spawn orientation or getting "siamesed" after materializing within another player's tank... Gaijin gotta Gaijin...

[@benraynor-]

no marketplace on console is getting so annoying bro we literally can't get like half the tanks in the game at this point

[@warthunderman75]

As a console player i agree

[@bugbeam8852]

Second video of asking you to play 8.7 Sweden, it gets constant dowtiers from the amount of people that are below level 20 buying 7.7 premiums. The Saab 105 g is honestly one of the if not the best cas planes to play (both in results and just enjoyment). The 103c is surprisingly good at taking down helis, and the t55m works like a charm. Lineup: saab105g, 103c, 104, 91-105, t55m, itpsv 90, veak 40.

[@lucakeen8081]

Woah Gajijn has given u so MUCH Vechials!

[@ComfortablyNumbSkeen]

I'm so happy I got that tank from the first winter event loot box I opened.

[@seppelce]

Finally my most beloved Tiger...

[@jaworks1987]

that reverse is insane

[@Cihelka69]

I literally opened this yesterday from the snowman cases

[@jawa011]

got it like 5 years ago in the crate, and then sold it off for quite a bit of GJN

[@jeffreyhornblower6515]

That shot on the duster at 11:10 ish was fucking real good

[@ftwspartan]

makes me thankful I bought the fury tiger when it was £20 back in the day and I'm surprised you don't have one

[@krle7970]

What is the difference between it an H1?

[@ftwspartan]

@@krle7970 there is zero difference between the furry tiger and the h1 it's just a tiger h1 that comes with a unique camo that's Tiger stripes

[@krle7970]

@@ftwspartan oh, why does it exist? Oh Gaijin

[@BLEHwaazaa]

you had wheeled vehicle gravity going down that hill lol

[@petrkdn8224]

id argue, gaijin didnt forget about this tank, its pretty much a tiger1 but worse. the entire point of a tiger (a heavy tank) is its armor, so by creating the big angled armor weakness on the side, you eliminate the armor strenght... and its still got the cupola... so id say 5.3 is fine

[@beretman27]

It's so refreshing to see a tiger that's faster and more agile.

[@Patches-vq8cd]

Hey odd! A good tank to show would be the challenger mk2! There are hardly any videos on the first challenger you get and it is really good

[@leeham6230]

It also has a glaring weak spot with that giant cupola.

[@MarineCorpzor1]

I hate that Gaijin bumped up the BR for a lot of the 5.3- 6.3 German vehicles. Because of "Statistics".

[@user-lv5pl9mj8m]

I love how I got this tiger out of one of the first three loot boxes I opened

[@shyn481]

ok so can someone tell me the music he used when presenting the vehicle ? heard it on yarnhub channel too but I can't put my hand on it and I just love it

[@Gadamlu]

I earned the VK 4501 back when it was first released on the first War thunder holiday event thing. that event was terrible. but i have my tonk

[@chris_hisss]

My favorite German main, bawz! Well played. You know I got a new set of headphones, they are still cheap but these are Sennheiser, EPOS, and now I can hear better. 30 USD as well. My 50$ corsair ones I guess weren't so good at all of the frequencies. I am also seeing enemies better, and overall understanding when and where they might be, so been enjoying the game a bit more. Did you see the Newley restored Grant video? Do you have that thing? The elephant used to be my favorite tank but I think now my favorite is the grant. It is a M3 Lee, but the Brits knew he was a confederate prick, and named it a much better general. I think it is underrated, and has a M2 75 AND a 37 on an early Sherman chassis, which are a whole BR higher +. I don't have the grant but I do have the Lee and the Lend Lease Russian one. Maybe worth a vid? I will probably look and you did done in the last year or something.

[@indanger4513]

Hey odd speaking of coupon vics you should give the t30 another look as with the buff of m107 the t30 now gets 9 KG of HE instead of 6

[@jgdowell]

I love these oddball tanks. ggs

[@yojlik]

2:20 damn near all the spawns on Ash River drive me nuts. but it is a smallish map, so it's probably on purpose

[@Lachmaniarz]

Yesterday i've seen this tank in battle and dude was driving it backwards whole game

[@T0tenkampf]

Crowsfoot antenna OP

[@TheChancellorPlays]

Odd, can you do another Bkan vid? It's my "ol reliable" anytime I want to pop turrets.

[@noarmorbestarmor]

Since they added the Breda 90/53 they have added a new round for the Italian 90mm gun, maybe you could make a video in the future with a lineup of just 90mm 90/53 guns (Breda 90/53, Breda 501 and 90 /53 M41M)

[@alluraambrose2978]

Man Ferdinand with his self-righting technology.

[@Boibucks]

My fav tank besides the P40

[@corrodan2995]

The cooler daniel

[@9dissection9]

I got the 🐅, rarely play it. You never see it these days. Should have saved it and sold it, but I’m a collector and wanted it.

[@porternewell2049]

Hey odd could you please do a video of you dominating in the is-7 or kv-220?

[@Lex-si8on]

Fr kv-220 is such an beast

[@Lex-si8on]

With over a littel of 2000 hours on war thunder playing on my ps4/5 i got with the Kv-220 my first nuke

[@Brawl_stars_on_top]

Am I the only that heard at the begginig "This is the VK for final one"?

[@TheGrace020]

Im betting its the Lil LVT Fella you are doing a video on :DDDDD

[@The_RE_Merchant]

I would be driving in reverse the whole time with that tank

[@Verttix9]

tigor

[@marswick-xp3mk]

Odd you need to do the japanese tree!!!

[@jjaybuill3685]

I didn't seen low tiers in a while

[@vadimyakus]

The reason it stayed that low at 5.3 is the same as for the original Tiger H1 not jumping to 6.0 - the cupola!

[@machochacher9324]

good video

[@CR055H41RZ]

Is the next US vehicle you're driving out the LVT(A) Zis-2?

[@Bv222freak]

Nice video, thanks for that! The VK45.01P has always been interesting for me because of the technology that was installed. Unfortunately, what bothers me about the VK45.01P and the Premium version is that the inside of the turret model is slightly misrepresented. The turret layout should be like that of the Tiger 1. Unfortunately, the breech is too short and the coaxial machine gun looks too far out of the aperture. Is there a possibility to point this out to Gaijin or to mention errors in the models?

[@hunlepto2239]

Why you think their forum exists?

[@44_Rev]

how do you elevate your gun in the sniper mode without the use of mouse?

[@SomeOrdinaryJanitor]

"... i picked this up for just under 50 GJN, which is really expensive..." oh lordy..... as a fellow collector, if that is the most expensive purchase, that's a low purchase.... this christmas i nabbed the American T30 Heavy Tank... IIRC that was over 120 gjn.... most recently i nabbed the Fw-190 C

[@radmusicalfreak3526]

the new war thunder ad is WILD

[@IC3DZOMBIE]

I just unlocked this the other week actually its not as bad as many say

[@nadmanganianpotasu8109]

27:15 me whenever i play this game (my mental health deteriorates and the game is my escape from it ))) )

[@yordobelps]

No Odd, the lesser penning shell has always been 215g of TNT

[@nathanpearson6762]

I got this out of a camo box I opened 50 of them got the TV m60ambt this thing and a kv220