Ground Nations in War Thunder EXPLAINED Part 1 | War Thunder Tank Nation Guide

[@skDoger]

⎯⎯⎯⎯ Read before commenting!! ⎯⎯⎯⎯ Frequently asked questions: Q: "Why did you give German CAS such a low score?" A: Germany is limited when it comes to close air support. What do I mean by this? Well, you either have to pick between very slow and large planes with cannons, or nimble fighters with 250kg bombs. While yes, the Messerschmitt and the Dornier ground attackers are very good, you'll get taken out very quickly if an anti-air or an enemy fighter spots you. And as for the fighters, you can only kill 1 or 2 tanks with the limited ordnance you get. And before you ask, yes, the G91 is a good CAS plane. It just comes way too late in the tech tree to have a big impact. Q: "When is part 2 coming out?" A: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fKebpHx5mrOWqrs Q: "Will you do a plane nation guide?" A: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5qYgmSilp2gj8U Q: "Why is the M8 in the light tank line? A: The picture of the American tank tree is a bit outdated. Leave your questions as a reply to this comment and I'll answer them in the future!

[@FallazTheDane]

Oi part 2! It just got good! You can't stop now

[@normallygaming9493]

Soviet heavy tanks can be annoying with their repetitive gun and long reload

[@FallazTheDane]

@@normallygaming9493 ive been trying to spade all the IS tanks... I'm in so much pain... They were so good like 6-7 years ago. now they get lol penned at all ranges

[@normallygaming9493]

@@FallazTheDane yeah they are annoying to play especially the is6 since its gun is the same as the is 2 and its armour is not much better, I feel like its br shoulf be lowered

[@FallazTheDane]

@@normallygaming9493 but they can't really lower them much more cus as soon as they don't face heatfs it's gonna be the old problem with them being monsters as in the old days where it was Maus vs is4 monster fest

[@choccymilkcontainer5107]

Italy be like: Just a picture of the R3 T20 while unsettling music plays

[@anxiousseal556]

And then comes American ground vehicle with their mandatory .50 cal on each tank

[@crusader3222]

@@anxiousseal556 m1 browning boomstick electric boogaloo

[@anxiousseal556]

@@crusader3222 indeed

[@ricefarmingfarm3248]

Oh dear god what about Britain..... Its just going to be a centurion casually front penning the ufp or tiger 2s from across the map and into their spawn while sipping on a cup of earl Grey.

[@mrfreezeable2930]

There's more to that to italy but fucken whatever

[@IslandWork1]

German Heavy Vehicles in a nutshell: >Find a good spot and kill 2-3 people >Proceed to have 2000lbs worth of explosives dropped by revenge/random CAS >Repeat

[@felipeb.ribeiro5357]

True

[@nick230699]

U forgot to give to option to get lolpenned. By a MBT from 1970s by Brits and lolpenned by a M50 or t114 camping a corner

[@nick230699]

@Samuel Gracia t114 with 433mm pen is only 6.7 for God knows what reason same for the fiat and M50 but at least the fiat can die to 50 Cal's something Germans don't get not to mention M50/t114 really that firerate at 6.7 as soon as that came In game I knew the game was fucked

[@niaagustina4142]

@Samuel Gracia ye , im always got destroyed by that capitalist strike fighter

[@alphawolf1786]

@Samuel Gracia but it's not a 1980 TD it's a 1960 TD as it was used in Vietnam

[@Pelayyy]

This video in a nutshell: Each nation is excellent

[@SISU_Leijona]

Ye...

[@joeyhofman4527]

In their own way at different BRs, Germany goes form thicc armored ww2 boys, to mobility focused leopards back to armored leopards

[@ausaskar]

These are the 3 main nations. When he does the minors opinions will be a lot more mixed. They have thinner trees that make it harder to build competitive lineups and more one-trick ponies that you either love or hate.

[@SISU_Leijona]

@@ausaskar still, the fact that every nation has so far gotten an A on everything is not acurate. The USA does NOT have good AA for all tiers except 8.0, 8.3 and 10.3 for example. And ofcourse there's few more things that is extremely inacurate. Also should there be looked at specific tier pages and not 1 overall picture, cuz in that case the USA would have this: AA USA 1.0-3.7: B AA USA 4.0-6.7: C AA USA 7.0-8.3: A/B AA USA 8.7-10.7: S And for example the MBT line: 1.0-3.7: A/B 4.0-5.0: B 5.3-6.7: S/A 7.0-8.0: B 8.3-10.0: A/B 10.3-10.7: A

[@Lehr-km5be]

I would have to disagree here - by no means is american AA bad below 8.0 They may look pretty underwhelming on paper, but both M13 and M16 are very god for their BR - .50cals have amazing velocity and shell travel time, which makes it easy for you to aim. Planes are not too fast at this BR and are not armored, so even with .50cals you can quickly dispose of them, and you get plenty of ammunition/reloads do not need to be done too often. M15 is the only american AA which is honestly really bad - you lose 2 .50cals compared to M16 and you get a 37 which is terrible - it's rate of fire makes it ineffective against planes, and you cant really fight ground vehicles with it either, because you have to turn the entire vehicle to use it - which is easier said than done with a half track. Both M19 and M42 are quite good in my opinion - really effective against aircraft, with sufficient rotation and 2x40 Bofors you can easily do the work. The only real problems are limited ammo loads and the fact that they are pretty bad against tanks. But if you end up fighting tanks, you can very often survive a shell or two, just because they dont arm at this BR Above that the american AA is simply amazing. Sure, american AA at it's BRs is not as good as Wirbelwind or old Ostwind, but it is most definitely not bad. You can effectively engage planes at almost all BRs, the only real problem comes when dealing with tanks (compared to russian or german SPAAs), but the main goal of shooting down planes can easily be done.

[@AlexNV75]

Correction, Germany has 3 TD lines, the aa line counts as well lmao

[@glitchseeker2128]

Great example is kugelblitz, the modified pz. 2 :D

[@dannymiller3315]

@@glitchseeker2128 glak pz 1 is good td

[@burningsinner1132]

We talk only about Tank Destroyers, not Will Destroyers.

[@trainstanksandhistory.5721]

I hate aa. Its garbage. I think it might be worse than artillery in world of tanks.

[@burningsinner1132]

@@trainstanksandhistory.5721 Well, you can always have a good laugh with Yag-10 (29K) (Which is totally not a cousin of BFG 10K) or 8.8 cm Flak, bringing heavy anti-tank component to your medium AA.

[@kevinl2482]

"Most Soviet tanks have less than 10 degrees of gun depression" Oh boi you were very generous there lol. I would have said most tanks have less than 5 degrees XD.

[@mekolayn]

Yeah, the soviets are pretty happy

[@Янус_Ырт]

@@mekolayn they are happy because they made out of best material - Stalinium

[@niaagustina4142]

@@Янус_Ырт very happy till cannot shoot from behind the hill

[@Янус_Ырт]

@@niaagustina4142 that's the point of happiness - in Soviet Russia you don't shoot from hills, the hills shoot from you, or smth like this))))

[@tomasrichtr9554]

Best tree depression i found is IT-1 with -9 or 10. I wont count soviet sherman

[@pikaso1448]

"Your speed is your biggest enemy" Puma: "Hold my beer."

[@boysetstudios7932]

use it in br 10

[@akseltrnnes1146]

I can’t wait to understand this 😂

[@AMhockeybro97]

Locust is actually decent in a 6.7 7.7ish game. Small and fast. Flanking machine

[@MrNobody-zx4jz]

Please, can Anybody tell me if the creator of the video made a legit recomandation with that FREE GOLDEN EAGLE APP? Or is some malware bitcoin miner scam???

[@francopesce1970]

@@MrNobody-zx4jz is legit, and is recognized my the big snail, the problem is that you grind GE more slower than to grind a top tier tank without premium AKA you get too little golden eagles for task that sometimes feels stupid, so it has more cons than pros for me, but if you have all the time in the world to waste go on

[@Bakotcha]

"Tiers 4&5 are also where light tanks really start to shine" M22: Hahah.. hah..

[@d-man9921]

Pz 2: *pedobear sounds*

[@Bakotcha]

@@d-man9921 I ra- Caress that thing and pat it in the head with my glorious M4 if I saw it in battlefield.

[@d-man9921]

@@Bakotcha It's a pedobear for its BR. Of course Shermans would delete them, but getting behind 3 enemy tanks with your Pz2 is pretty much 3 kills for you.

[@Bakotcha]

@@d-man9921 unless you got gs'ed for the entire clip. Also, I love seeing them trying to survive agains't my M4 (105), that's kinda cute how they try to flank and realize that the traverse speed of the Sherman is fast as fuk.

[@RhuBin02]

e b r s c a r e s m e

[@darkergood5248]

This video also doubles as a "how to take out tanks from each nation". Very well made!

[@skDoger]

True lol

[@adam.8478]

@@MrNobody-zx4jz its legit, no need to worry

[@jackblack5393]

The lack of gun depression in Soviet tanks is not an issue, I can supply some of my own

[@99999bomb]

Self burn, oof

[@skye_music]

@@MrNobody-zx4jz I was using it in 2018 and I earned 6000 GE which I think is good but then the surveys stopped. So I made more accounts until it said that I have enought of them. However I don't know how it works now though.

[@brown1es]

@@skye_music was it deleted because I can't find it

[@skye_music]

@@brown1es I don't know. I used it in 2018 the last time

[@wauweau]

@@brown1es it might only be on android, im not sure

[@comradedawid5292]

"The German CAS isn't that good" Allied soldiers getting killed by 1,000kg Stuka bombs disagree

[@Defsould]

Well yes, if your AAA and planes are blind as fuk, i mean, the stuka's are enormous, slow and not maneuverable at all, the only thing good about them is the early good payload, a 1000kg bomb in tiers 1 and 2 are very good, though unnecesary too, i always despised using them as my CAS, only when i started using the bf110 i noted a good kill/death ratio.

[@parodyclip36]

Each time I drop a 1000kg bomb I manage to rip my wings off and barely scratching the ennemy tank. I must be really bad at dive bombing

[@Defsould]

@@parodyclip36 It's a shitty fuck of gaijin, if you drop something above 500kg of explosive and you're not 1km ahead of the explosion, you can say goodbye. And that, talking about stukas, it's nearly imposible.

[@parodyclip36]

@@Defsould So that's fucking why I can't even kill a tank with my stuka

[@hoshyro]

@@parodyclip36 Set a 2 second delay

[@dejeffmcbob]

Dad came back from getting milk!

[@syncplayz9010]

Aaaaand he's gone

[@lector-dogmatixsicarii1537]

"T95 is great" >Looks at repair costs >HEAT-FS enemies >Cannon CAS enemies [German player TOM CRUISE LAUGH . MEME]

[@coatofarms4439]

Just use the T-28.

[@friendlycomradeivan5393]

@@coatofarms4439 * laughs in 122mm Soviet power* T28 side armor goes bye bye

[@mekolayn]

*Gun breech is destroyed*

[@nick230699]

Might I suggest any German ww2 tank at 6.7 like the jagdtiger .3 be higher far lesser armor mobility and firepower. And that's besides it's 250mm armr can be penned by almost anything and everything 6.0+ and lolpenned by half of all tanks at 6.7+ and fully lolpenned by anything at 7.3 + now look at the T28/T95 nothing can pen the T28 frontally till 7.7 heat meanwhile it sits at 6.3 for no reason except litterly pay to win same goes for T95

[@MrNobody-zx4jz]

Please, can Anybody tell me if the creator of the video made a legit recomandation with that FREE GOLDEN EAGLE APP? Or is some malware bitcoin miner scam???

[@breizhrudie4757]

Can't wait for the disaster that is French tech tree, their early tiers are at least S rank in terms of absolute *pain* .

[@MrTheWaterbear]

B1 or bust, imho

[@heliogonzalezsanchez8227]

the only one that is truly pain is tier 1 but with the lorraine 37L it is a bit better now, and maybe a bit tier 6, but the rest is very good

[@breizhrudie4757]

@@heliogonzalezsanchez8227 debatable, lots of unbalanced line ups, as in nearly impossible to make a correct one (like France barely has anything to go with its top tier Leclerc), there are very good tanks with dozen of average and bad ones in the dark. Not to mention the absurd repair costs (15k for the BatChat 25t, like wtf the tank is barely any better than an AMX 13 which costs 10k+ already for a damn light tank with an autoloader) and lack of dozens of vehicles and poorly modeled ones (BRENUS and its reactive armour). Of course a premium AMX30 being the only stabilized one as if the HEAT round wasn't painful enough (too much RNG imo, sometimes I oneshot the T55, sometimes I just destroy the machine gun port). I find that the nation is under developped overall, we still lack AMX 10s, lots of AMX 30 and AMX 13 variants (including a AMX 13 AA with the AMX 30 AA's turret but without radar as prototype to give France something to fill the gap between 4.7-8.0) and so on so forth. Tier I is painful and not beginner friendly at all (mfw the SPAA is the best AT vehicle). Our CAS isn't so bad at least.

[@heliogonzalezsanchez8227]

@@breizhrudie4757 yeah, I agree in mostly everything you said, but i think that France is the biggest minor nation, the repair costs are very high sometimes, like you stated and there are a lot of vehicles that could be added. Also they fucked up the EBR, if they wanted a loe tier french premium they could have introduced the variant with the FL11 turret that could fit easily in 3.7 and fix the EBR we have and put it on 6.0 or 6.3, but no, they had to put a broken vehicle in a way lower br it should be if it functioned correctly

[@breizhrudie4757]

@@heliogonzalezsanchez8227 yeh I don't understand the EBR being premium in the first place. The FL11 should be a regular vehicle imo not premium, the other mayne but higher BR. Gaijin is just painfully inconsistent with its BR it is annoying. Well France still lacks a fleet, not like it had a big one you know.

[@arima272]

**CAS APPEARS** Low tier Sweden: my time has come

[@omerege4209]

bruh sweden have 60mm frontal armor 150mm gunned anti tank,its so fuckingf overpowered

[@Karnitin75]

Sweden have no armor until 7.0

[@Karnitin75]

That is what makes them special

[@Mikalent]

Sweden, the drunken Master style I expected Russia to have, I am actually amazed at how many shells I have bounced with their crappy armor, but by god hearing a bounce, then wrecking them with oversized AT is always the best.

[@MrNobody-zx4jz]

Please, can Anybody tell me if the creator of the video made a legit recomandation with that FREE GOLDEN EAGLE APP? Or is some malware bitcoin miner scam???

[@schmid1.079]

"German CAS isn't good" *Sad Stuka noises* (literally)

[@Josh28574]

More like *angry Stuka reee*

[@MrNobody-zx4jz]

Please, can Anybody tell me if the creator of the video made a legit recomandation with that FREE GOLDEN EAGLE APP? Or is some malware bitcoin miner scam???

[@ionizedbeam8089]

@@MrNobody-zx4jz it's OK and official licensed but very slow and not really worth it unless you only need like 20 gets because you have left over ges

[@MrNobody-zx4jz]

@@ionizedbeam8089 thx for response friend

[@wirb3859]

Everybody gangsta till you realize the Abram's turret isn't symmetrical

[@andrelima841]

😯😯😯😯

[@MrBonzi-ez6ho]

When navy boat thing shell explained?????? >:(

[@skDoger]

When Kgb actually hosts a good event

[@Jan_372]

@@skDoger soon™️?

[@adrianibanez8610]

@@skDoger not possible

[@baffidistalin6880]

@@skDoger hi, could i know if it is risky if i put my email for the game account afterwards? Thanks

[@skDoger]

@@baffidistalin6880 I'm not sure what you mean, could you explain?

[@pestilence7394]

Only 4 months between videos this is a true blessing

[@skDoger]

Indeed 🙏

[@jonathonspears7736]

"German CAS isn't good" *G91 would like to know your location*

[@11Tits]

Tbh the g91 isn't even the best and it only gets nords that's it but if you look at America you can have all the armaments In the world.

[@jonathonspears7736]

@@11Tits I agree that US has the best variety of CAS But playing against the Germans at 8.7+ the G91 Nord spam is real. I've started running 2 SPAA on my lineups.

[@11Tits]

@@jonathonspears7736 tbh it is a hard vehicle to use but can be fun

[@jonathonspears7736]

@@11Tits hard how? My track record with it is fantastic, both in Air RB and Ground RB. 4 Nords for killing ground is extremely powerful, and the DEFA cannons only need 1 or 2 hits for a kill.

[@11Tits]

@@jonathonspears7736 tbh when i started with them it was a struggle bus

[@garrettz1340]

lord Doger has delivered a new blessing upon us

[@explodingonc2782]

German: not a lot of CAS options G91s: Let us introduce ourselves...

[@thiagocorreia3483]

i mean, he is still right, is literally just one plane is it borderline broken? yes but still is just one plane

[@L963-h9r]

@@thiagocorreia3483 I would actually argue that its percieved as such OP because this plane is ptetty much the only CAS option for high tier. With other nations you get killed by different vehicles as more options are availabe

[@gasupplisson]

An me410, bf110, bf109, do330 etc...

[@Jollyroger84103]

"You can easily secure the objective, and some oil supplies while you're at it." That had me rolling.

[@Floofrer]

"We aren't supposed to talk bad about German tanks" - Mr. Fletcher

[@firemonster3603]

Fun fact, during the Second World War America didn’t really focus on heavy armor and firepower because they wanted a multipurpose vehicle that can have multiple roll for example the Sherman had a bulldozer attachment to remove ruble from a battlefield to allow allied units and infantry to push through without slowing down

[@UnicornMeat512]

America definitely had a different tank doctrine. Tanks were meant to support infantry, not be a stand-alone unit. Which worked out great. It makes for lighter tanks. That were much easier to transport over great distances.

[@SpooderOfficial]

Basically what I think: Start with America and research all the lineups, grind them all to tier 3 and see what play style you like best. After you figure out which playstyle then move to a nation with tanks that have a majority of what your playstyle is.

[@skDoger]

Pretty decent

[@JuniperF]

That isn't what I did. I took one look at the German tanks, and knew I wanted to shoot those big ass cannons

[@medial_zenith6980]

@@JuniperF as a beginner my self i said the same thing, pretty sure most beginners do lmao i see a lot of lower leveled players in german tanks at low tier.

[@initialyeet3951]

@@JuniperF and this is why German mains are lacking in intelligence

[@antonjames4867]

Out of patriotisim i went usa now im sorry I did

[@dovahkiin_brasil]

You forgot one point: Germany has a really noob-ish player base. I have seen a E.B.R get scouted on a hill and 3 tiger and 1 puma ignore the guy and advance to a base. The baguette launcher killed all of them and more two guys before changing location

[@SirenHead00]

aye just like real life

[@Lukyan]

Funny thing is, it used to be the opposite two years ago. Mid tier Germany was big brain, while mid tier USA was "hold muh W forward".

[@sincereeastman6972]

Biggest babied Nation in the game. Every update they have to get something or they cry

[@erenzo1914]

@@Lukyan it was but American players had to think more because of big brain Germany tech tree players, repair cost and Jumbo on higher br. Idk why many Germany tech tree players are brain dead at 3 tier

[@maggyyolokraut1941]

@@erenzo1914 i think it has something to do with that they have the wrong impression of what the tiger is but i will go with the more sensible answer and say its the most popular nation in the game. it often has 3x times the players quing it and with a bigger population of players comes the bigger population of idiots. its really bad around 5.7-6.7 but after that it gets better even tho i still see some plp trying to brawl with a leo 1 but they will learn eventually.

[@CharliMorganMusic]

Pro-tip with Sherman: use manual transmission control if you want to use the stabilizer. I keep it in 2nd Gear for that.

[@fm56001]

Theres manual gear control in wt?

[@deadeyecpt.7765]

@@fm56001 yes, I mapped it to R and E. It allows you to stay within the speed limit in which the stabilizer is effective. It can make a big difference in combat with US tanks, as it gives you qn advantage over other natiins. It works well with some Japanese tanks as well in the Chi Nu and Chi To series, though I don't think those have a stabilizer, just a somewhat more stable gun when moving when compared to the Germans.

[@patriot4048]

One thing to note is that germany gets the me 410 b6 at 5.3 with 2 mk 103s with hvap rounds, that thing if left untouched will literally clean up entire teams

[@firepower7017]

Whenever I am teamed with Germany as USSR, we usually lose. And in a few instances I see EBRs or Hellcats ramming Tigers and Panthers with them not even reacting at all. Is there a fix?

[@patriot4048]

@@firepower7017 yes there is a fix, its called german top tier i.e 8.7-10.7 german teams at that BR just steamroll everyone especially at 9.0 bcz everyone brings the radkampfwagon and kills 1 or 2 tanks and when they die, they spawn in G91s

[@andrelima841]

And what about the Do 335 with 3 mk 103 with avaps?

[@patriot4048]

@@andrelima841 thats even better but it sits at 5.7 BR and is a premium

[@andrelima841]

@@patriot4048 indeed, but in my opinion it is one of the best if not the best mid tier "attacker" plane in the game, 3 mk103 hvap and a load ton of ammo i have seen these things shredding entire teams

[@jefvld9294]

I really enjoyed using the russian KV-2, it has great armour, amazing shells, but terrible driving and reload speed. It is a unique playstyle, which i highly reccomend playing.

[@th3kgbdog385]

my beloved KV-2 doesn't get enough love these days lol, that tank is unique, the reload time is abysimal but it's HE shells are so good you most likely won't need a second shot to that poor sherman/pz IV/T-34 you are shooting at. also the type of playstile that fits the KV-2 is very similar to the one you should adopt when using an IS-2, so it's like a training for people that want to unlock that beautiful beast.

[@superspies32]

KV-2 the only tank that make everybody shit out of their pants when they see its gun aim to you and you failed to kill it.

[@organicleaf]

i cant even play normal tanks, so imma stay far away from the kv2 until i can actually play the game

[@aldorfwinterfeld942]

"germany CAS is bad" say that to 8.0+

[@lordmalo22]

Or everything with 30mm

[@pleaseenteranamelol711]

German cas is great, wtf?

[@luxfux8764]

@@lordmalo22 30mm has been ruined...

[@SymmbolZS]

germany 6.7 br is the definition of pain, you'll be fighting more modern tanks with stabilizers with your older tanks

[@howtoremovealias]

Germany 6.0-6.7 is just complete fucking apeshit You play 6.0 you get uptiered to 6.7 You try to do something in your tiger and you get fucking spawn camped 3 minutes in the game because you're team is worse than cyberpunk AI

[@SymmbolZS]

@@howtoremovealias yeah, the enemy teams and their AMX are so annoying

[@arewethereyet7461]

Germany and USSR are like bitches in this rank. It's like elders trying to throw hands at young men

[@mexicobasado8177]

Use the Tiger 2 when playing in 6.7, use light tanks like the bulldog or the ATGMs if uptiered

[@Gary_The_Metro]

Germany 6.7 is no worse than any other nation in an uptier, and downright broken in a downtier. 6.7 is a shit BR for everyone. You think your tiger II has it bad? Try being a T26E1-1

[@Hvidchokolade]

This looks like a well done PowerPoint presentation

[@vintzvi3406]

-USA spaa should be lower because lack of GOOD mid tier SPAA -Germany CAS should be higher because there is literally a plane for every battle rating that’s pretty good -USSR CAS is not as effective as the other 2 -USSR has same situation with USA with lack of good mid tier spaa.

[@nick230699]

Not really true as German cas are litterly heavy bombers or 1 fw190 model. Also yess good mid tier spaa there isn't but to contrast does it matter when good planes exist? Also Germany doesnt get 1 decent tank after the pz4f2 till the leo1 cuz the tiger1 Vs the cent mk1/is2 is not really a battle same goes for the tiger2 as that Vs a cent mk3 and the like or is3 or even a T34 is not really a fair fight either is it?

[@Secret-gn5pf]

the sponsor gave mone for more high budget animations

[@bpmgaming3351]

Don't forget that if you want to play CAS, you also need those planes researched along with their modifications. War Thunder is an endless grind, but it can be fun once you've gotten through the pain of grinding out a tech tree.

[@camodog0352]

skDoger: “the Russians don’t have very good depression angels” Me (a Russian tank main): I took that one personally

[@Марко109]

"They usually have less than -10° of depression." He probably meant from -5° to -3° since I don't remember having any tank that had like -8-9° of depression

[@burningsinner1132]

@@Марко109 It gets even worse on TD line. I mean, how do you even aim with -4° depression angle when the smallest rock grants your ASU-57 8° elevation? Also, player-friendly? That's new. Sure you get BT, but SU tank destroyers will take your soul as payment. And milk trucks are there only to show off your superiority as a player. CAS is a nice joke as well. I mean, seriously? We have IL line that needs big pack of condoms for it's inability to pull out in time and PE line which can't be missed if you try. So you are pigeonholed into SU line, which has to go in the most obvious strafe in the existence of mankind. The only way it would be more obvious if Su line music theme would start to play every time it approaches. I say the better choice for a rook would be italy. It grants decent early tanks, they pack a lot of fast vehicles, give a good sense of track vs wheels and, when it comes to planes, even if italian 12.7 are worse, they get them early. Also, their planes are just enjoyable to fly, even if you don't have a lot in terms of ground pounding.

[@Марко109]

@@burningsinner1132 I stopped resreach TD line after su85. I think it is player friendly and pretty good when you get KVs and T-34s. Spaag line is kinda shitty until you get to zsu-57/2. CAS is almost none existing and not comparable with USA or Germany( especially when Germans get G91s). First helicopter(Mi-4AV) has awful manoeuvrebility but has good atgms. All in all, good tech tree which has unike features you don't want to have( gun depression,pen,CAS...)

[@burningsinner1132]

@@Марко109 I'm not saying that soviets themselves are bad (They are good, even if very different from the regular hull down rock jerking). I'm saying that their TDs are bad. Germans get stug/stuk which transits into Jagdpaner/tiger/panther. These are low profile, tanky pieces with mean guns (Shorty takes some getting used to, but the skill of HEAT lobbing translates well into your overall effectiveness with tanks across all trees) And they get Marder-Dicker-Emil, which offer superior pen. Americans get fully turreted high performance TDs. Soviets get underarmored barns with weak engines or non-armored barns with slightly stronger engines. Guns differ wildly, but, outside 57mm, underpen or outright don't have APHE option. Which would be fine if not for HORRIBLE HEAT which fails to pop PZ IV on 24 second reload gun.

[@woowwoowowowowowo]

GOD HAS COME TO US AND GIFTED this fine video

[@joewow1229]

Russia Reserves are super fun. Especially with the busted overpressure system. You can use a reserve I-15 with 50lb bombs and dive bomb once you cap an objective by rushing with the BT-5 or 7, 1 kill, capture objective or just bounce a couple of shells is enough to get you the plane.

[@novivan3942]

Yak9B very good

[@russianoldschoo48]

When the German player actually knows the jumbos frontal weak spot

[@kinderfett5259]

GeRmaNy SuffErS

[@ivanstopfiringandfixthetur7790]

“You know what really grinds my gears?, when a player who has only been playing for a week who already has the tiger and panther tanks and mains Germany comes to me and says that Germany suffers because Russians are too powerful but I’m still at the first t34 after playing for 4-5 years trying to grind Russia but I can hardly advance tiers due to the German tanks.

[@kinderfett5259]

@@ivanstopfiringandfixthetur7790 sKiLl iSsuE

[@socialist_elmo]

@@ivanstopfiringandfixthetur7790 skill issue + should've sideclimbed

[@biko9824]

8:42 There are a lot of German cannon birds, and most fighters can carry a 250/500kg bomb. In my opinion, German cas is very powerful if used correctly. Less dump-your-ammo-and-headon-anti-air, and more strike-unexpectedly-and-kill-enemy-attack-planes.

[@trainman2226]

one more note: as a US main it feels like you get destroyed by the German guns, if you use (even on your slow tanks) flank routes you’ll be able to get 1-2 kills if your unlucky and 4-6 of you donut right

[@ardanbadmaev6286]

I like how he said: "Expect to bounce 5 or 6 shells before getting penetrated." and I die from one.

[@bodigt0n35]

Depend on what kind of tank is firing the round at you. If it's a heavy or tank destroyer, yeah you're probably going to die. A light or medium tank means you will take a few shells before dying. Or you get ammo racked by a light tank because they got lucky

[@darioignaciocontrerasruz5861]

Skill issue(?)

[@discover3024]

Most fun tiers for Germany are the low tiers (~2.7-3.7). This is where uptiers aren’t a problem. At 5.3-6.7 you won’t get a single downtier and this makes a lot of matches considerably harder due to the heavy tanks not being very flexible. I would like to warn players that step into the tech tree thinking they are going to dominate with superior german engineering when in reality you can’t even play the tanks recommended play style (sniping).

[@nickkurzy2246]

I would like to make one addition to USA STABILIZERS! having the ability to pull off the first shor while your opponent is waiting for their gun to settle down is extremely useful.

[@Canuck037]

A notable tank for Germany you missed is the stug 42 g, one of the best tanks in its teir

[@Kunden3eleg]

How did I not get a notification. Anyways: SK DOGER IS BACK ON THE MENU BOYS

[@bobt2094]

The British from what I've experienced... paper armour and ricochet galore... "though we've shot 100 shells into this tank we sure as hell gave them a jolly good headache lads, tea anyone?"....

[@AbhijeetSingh-lf3uu]

Lmfao

[@adam207321]

Which nation is beginner friendly? skDoger: yes

[@thesnazzycomet]

Saying soviet tanks have less than 10 degrees of depression is very generous. You’ll get lucky to get more than 6

[@zsoltkovacs827]

good video Sorry if the grammar in my comment above isn't the best, since I live in Europe, it's difficult for me to speak other languaged than my native one. I am so sorry that I'm not english-speaking and my brain couldn't develop a better solution to execute the form of my comment. I will try to fix this issue as soon as possible, since this is a huge shame concidering that I came here to compliment your video and I couldn't even do that respectfully. I want you to pardon me, and let's hope I won't make similar errors in the future. I am hoping that my english can improve in the future, and I will try to remake this comment when I'm done. The video that I saw above really inspired me and I just want to thank you for making it. It changed my life for the better, and I can't thank you enough for being this kind. I am actually sorry for the sins I made before I hope it's not a problem for you

[@giorgiogalliano05]

Wtf

[@tybrustornt]

The M4A3 (105) with a BR of 3 has a 105 mm cannon with 12.7 mm MGs. The next available medium tank with that armament is the M60A1 has a BR of 8.3. The 105 is a cheat code

[@harits3183]

well the cannon is different tho

[@scavulous6336]

Bud. 105 howitzer vs 105 smoothbore cannon

[@anxiousseal556]

As for me US anti-air is good until M16 MGMC then it stops until you reached M163

[@Kanyeeast294]

me: uses historically accurate tanks also me: ah yes info that i wont use dlightful

[@sovietakm6869]

Let's go finally a new vid

[@Ryan-ok2xr]

Would've been nice if you mentioned germany has an easier time penning but have large, visible profiles while US and russian medium tanks struggle penning sometimes while being a little better for flanking. lot of new people complaining about shermans because they don't realize they can't play them like pz 4s

[@Ypog_UA]

13:21 You accidentally used Russian flag instead of Soviet one

[@Darilon12]

So what? There also was a modern German flag and the 50 star version of the US flag. These are anachronistic as well....

[@Ypog_UA]

@@Darilon12 Okay, but Germany and USA are still the same country, USSR is not the same country as Russia

[@Darilon12]

@@Ypog_UA that might hold true for the USA. But Germany is as much still the same country as Russia is?

[@Ypog_UA]

@@Darilon12 Germany still represents one country, Germany. It only lost part of its land to other countries. However, USSR was made from many different countries, not just Russia.

[@Darilon12]

@@Ypog_UA Germany was founded in 1949. It succeeded the third Reich and inherited many aspects but it is not the same country. Like you and your parents are not the same person. That would be a vast oversimplification. And even if we assume that's not the case, the flag would still be wrong. I didn't mean to imply that you were wrong but just show that this is constantly ignored by this content creator.

[@coolchrisable]

man playing that girls und panzer music for germany. a man of culture

[@Kalashnikov413]

Lol Panzerlied (despite appeared in GuP) are not entirely GuP song, it's a song about German tankers in WWII

[@richardnixon2445]

@@Kalashnikov413 yeah but he was using the gup version

[@Kalashnikov413]

@@richardnixon2445 i don't think that's the GuP version

[@bonusducks2.03]

I’d count the bad depression angles as a pro because if you are not flanking with Russian hard bass and t-34s. Then you ain’t playin right

[@firepower7017]

Too bad T-34s will face EBRs which are faster in shooting you and running.

[@blob643]

@@firepower7017 Release the R3s!!!! Seriously though, I have many matches that the battle between R3s and EBRs often dictated the match if the R3s kill all flanking EBRs then the heavies are safer and the enemy team lost 1/3 of their players if the EBRs kills all daring R3s then they are free to hunt tunnel visioned heavies and your team lost 1/3 of your players

[@firepower7017]

@@blob643 R3s I see are nearly brain dead. I have managed to down one and his posse consisting of a Sturmpanzer II and a Panzer IV, and also a Hetzer. The tactic was the R3 would blind me from seeing the incoming Sturmpanzer, I would kill the R3 and reposition to dodge the large cannon from hitting me. He would try to reverse but I would kill him, next a Hetzer would arrive. But it didn't seem to spot me so then I would end it on it's side. A Panzer IV would arrive seeing the spectacle, but the dummy hit me in a angle. So then I killed it, Because he forgot T-34-57 can actually snipe.

[@blob643]

@@firepower7017 Yeah majority of R3 players are R3tards But IMO the good ones usually use it in BR 5.7 and above and they can be downright terrifying specially when I am on a Hellcat

[@firepower7017]

@@blob643 I seen a Tiger get slapped by a Hellcat on the rear and didn't even notice, I try to engage but the fecker disabled my gun.

[@bubla2659]

Everyone forgets how America starts with almost every vehicle having the blessing of Browning strapped to the top of their turret which is a real threat to early light tanks and close air support

[@dovahkiin_brasil]

I took the russian tree cause I noticed the zis 30 has 145 of pen at battle rating 2.3

[@firstduckofwellington6889]

the gun is the only good thing about it though

[@bravomike4734]

@@firstduckofwellington6889 Its low profile is a good thing about it too. Smaller than ASU-57 and u're really hard to see if u sit still.

[@dovahkiin_brasil]

@@firstduckofwellington6889 that's all I need

[@jonaslechat9472]

@@firstduckofwellington6889 that's the only thing you need in a tank destroyer, a gun that obliterate everything (I mean normally you see the 57mm at 4.3 with the T-34 57, having that gun at 2.3 is almost cheating)

[@PanthersFan44]

The theme for America: armor ranges from good to outstanding, with guns that range from awful to alright. Good mobility all around, except heavy tanks

[@kaiserreichtangle7103]

"powerful enough to pen a tiger from the front" because _tiGeR pLAYeRs doN't AnglE_

[@Mannerheimium1000KG]

Angling doesnt help alot 1° wrong and u are screwd. Side scraping is far more suprerior tactic

[@tylerfilms7486]

I've been waiting for a video like this for a long time. Well done

[@davidecarucci1073]

Germany suffers because the sum of the IQ of the team doesnt reach 2 digits CHANGE MY MIND

[@andrewis9103]

They still win every top tier battle :/

[@davidecarucci1073]

@@andrewis9103 i mean teams at 5.3-6.something

[@PHX76]

Agree. But air rb in the other hand..

[@davidecarucci1073]

@@PHX76 ah yes, people not sideclimbing

[@iota515]

You've obviously never had Russian teammates ramming you and American pilots flying into the ground

[@The_Meloman]

This video was really useful! I liked that you really went out and explained all tiers of tech trees and even made conclusion after you explained everything there is to say about each nation. Thank you so much!

[@TEUTknight]

I've been waiting for a video like this for ages. Thank you so much for making this.

[@jakubjanota5086]

I would say the panthers are fast but not very agile. You can get into position fairly quickly in your panther. You just need to watch the terrain and try to go in straight lines. With the added benefit of great hull armor and ok-ish armor on the turret you can do a lot.

[@ahelpfulcomputer3689]

good work! keep it up!

[@skDoger]

Thank you :)

[@furinick]

As a soviet player i have to say, do angle the t34, any extra protection always helps, i love seeing the krauts wonder why their wunderwaffles cant pen me Also please turn to 45 degrees mr tiger players

[@rohantime5938]

Next time may you please establish that it is a tank guide in the title? I have been mislead by this video because I assumed it would cover planes and naval as well.

[@Krypton2658]

Why would anyone cover naval?

[@roketsnail34]

14:09 if you want a really good light bomber i suggest the Ar-2 with full bomb payload ( custom payload with the biggest bombs which i don't remember the name ) since it has airbrakes, bomb sight and some really good gunners

[@connordevereaux759]

Good video. Was thinking of buying war thunder for playstation as a way to pass time due to covid19. Greetings from Ireland 🇮🇪

[@reduxverse2446]

Nation guide is on your side

[@hohladych]

Germanys close air support: 6 "g91 flashbacks start playing" Sure, just 6/10, ussr team isnt losing fast enough

[@Jeremy13294]

Ive played German, American Great Britain, and Russia. And by far, the best games I’ve played have been in Russia. There tanks just one shot everything. Even the 45mm you get at low tears

[@skDoger]

@@Jeremy13294 That Russian bias hits different sometimes

[@Jeremy13294]

@@skDoger I waited to play Russia last, I’m regretting my decision lol it’s like playing on easy mode.

[@llanealbina7031]

does war thunder cause depression?

[@ajdinserdarevic6815]

Yes

[@Lionheartsmh]

War Thunder Reddit, 5 years ago. “This game is like a drug, except it doesn’t get you high, only addicted and depressed”

[@tigershark935]

Sometimes

[@Terminated_Toast]

The Russian tech tree usually doesn't get much depression

[@hamedabdeljaiwed2897]

​@@Terminated_Toast first one to play

[@meezo9980]

You just unlocked a Tiger? Well, that's a shame, because I just unlocked the Shot SV Mk. 1 on my challenger

[@howtoremovealias]

Haha I love getting assfucked by those thing in my 70 ton fucker

[@yuribernate9982]

Nice vids dude, love them, keep up the good work!!

[@skDoger]

Thank you :)

[@KomodoPrazision420]

As a German tank player who is about to get the leopard 1, I would have to say that at least up until now in the tech tree, the Germans have more potential than the American counterparts, but they have a higher skill floor for doing well in the tigers. If you don't know how to angle them properly, turn your turret, and position your gun when on the move, you will die quickly. The Jumbo is a prime example of being braindead and still surviving dozens of shells, but the super pershing is the exception as volumetric gave it and the jumbo huge buffs

[@generalbandege1184]

Finally someone else who noticed that the Jumbo's and Pershing's weak spots stopped actually being a weakspots because of Volumetrics. The other day I hit a jumbo in the machunegun port with a long 8.8 from the Nashorn and it did nothing but destroy the machine gun and give the machine gunner a papercut.

[@samuelsokol60]

You could make a video about some strange tanks and tell how to play with them (something like Bison, Puma, sPzB 41 on tier I, 105mm sherman, etc.)

[@skDoger]

Not too bad of an idea actually! I'll give it some thought.

[@miko886]

12:49 *you see commrade, when u play you yust pick a T-34 you want*

[@TaronTT]

11:00 wait. You're joking right? Anything German (at it's own BR range) can 1-shot a T-34-85 with ease, and you can only barely or NOT pen them on a very limited amount of locations (except the sides and rear, but good luck getting a shot at that especially in AB)...

[@Plant3468]

Your forgetting that most German players at that BR range are playing the Tigers and are kinda dumb. Got lots of moments where Tiger players tunnel vision or are completley unaware of weakpoints.

[@bravomike4734]

The statement was that T-34s can one shot their enemies. Not that they can tank german cannons. Russian APHE can quite confidently one shot alot of big tanks with their extra TNT mass shells which come with a slightly lower penetration.

[@circleboi4900]

the kv1 tanks are fucking beast i was once ambushed by nashorn and dickermax which it has 170mm pentration and none of the rounds penetrate the kv armor and i killed both of em, pure stalinium armor and ammunition guidance

[@titan_tanker]

"Having to research a Sherman tank 7 times is not exactly the most rewarding thing out there" *JOKES ON YOU, I'M INTO THAT SHIT* Srsly tho, feels like I can't get enough of them. Keep researching from other countries as well like British, French, China, and soon Italy lol

[@liaogregor4047]

I still don't understand why my Tiger ll's long 88 didn't penetrate M41's turret front

[@mansbestcomrade6315]

Russian game hates Germany and loves Russia or idk what else it can be, since Germany and URSS don't make sense in it, except one doesn't make sense in disadvantage, and the other doesn't make sense in advantage, go figure wich one is each. How can a T34 take more shots than an angled Tiger? lol it has a crazy angle but less than 50mm holding like a champ against 100mm/80mm angled holding sh*t?

[@mikailvito7200]

@@mansbestcomrade6315 huh i thought t-34s were easy to kill, it's just that goddamn stalinium drivers hatch

[@jonathansorg1713]

4:55 Fun? Who plays this game for fun? We all know we play this dumb game just for our “target destroyed” addiction lol

[@Kalashnikov413]

I play War Thunder for fun

[@secondlieutenan]

Watching this while downloading War thunder. I’ll be waiting for 1 hour, enough for a couple of videos.

[@bagelmaster2498]

I actually recommend Germany to beginners if they want to get good fast you also forgot their 3rd Td line which is their aa and the tiger 2 is basically worthless rn. their cas is great actually with the 288 being viable up until 8.0 and the dreaded g91 at top tier

[@haniforange]

I agree

[@zevirkann9755]

Yep. Pretty much this. 4.7-5.7 is just painful for my win rate. I have to work 2x for my kills in my Shermans vs. my Panthers and Tigers.

[@STRYKER_b14]

I love my G91, no other option for CAS. Gotta say, after Nording 4 guys, G91 can cover the skies pretty easily compared to heavy fat usa attackers

[@casualgamerclips]

Basically, the game is fun. It tortures you sometimes but it's fun

[@creativeengineer8365]

Just wait until he starts talking about Italy and China

[@someonewhohopes1534]

@@mekhane.broken9678 Not worse, italy in the III era is op, especially with tank destroyers. The modern Italian tanks, on the other hand, are glass cannons. They are fast, penetrate and oneshot anything, but are just easily destroyable.

[@thibb223]

Jumbo takes multiple shots. Mine gets one shot from the other side of the map

[@Lukyan]

I'd like whatever you're smoking that led you to make the conclusion that USSR has better CAS than Germany lol. Also, you kind of forgot helis, they seem rather relevant. I might just make my own nation guide because this has several glaring overlooked points even if it is part 1.

[@swemn8062]

This is a tank gide for begginers, why whould he mention helies?

[@cori8397]

Yak-9T

[@carlwheezerofsouls3273]

helicopters are relevant to beginners? id like some of what YOU’RE smoking!

[@Abdullah-mn6sw]

I started with British because their tank seemed fast and it seemed like an interesting nation but after unlocking two vehicles I switched to US as it has great vehicles.

[@ira1420]

Very well done video, although I would suggest new players to not grind nation by nation. Grind one battle rating at a time with all nations, or almost all nations (for example I grind everything except France and Sweden). There's significative advantages in doing so: 1. You're gonna get to play enemy vehicles and get better at dealing with them. 2. You're gonna get more used to a new tier since you're gonna play more time at the same tier and avoid those tier jumps that you often find grinding only 1 tech tree. 3. Before getting to high tiers with more skilled players you'll have more time to improve your skill and understanding of game mechanics. 4. You'll get more silver lions:. If you jump from a 6.7 to a 7.7 lineup as in the German tech tree for example, the 7.7 vehicles will be significantly more expensive. Instead, if you play for example one nation at 6.7, and then all the other nations at 6.7 and then you go up at 7.0, the costs will be significantly cheaper and you'll probably afford your next lineup. Also, you get more silver lions because using this method you'll become a better player and earn more. Now, there's a huge disadvantage tho: you're not gonna get to high tier anytime soon, it will take at least 2 years, but just if you play a lot and you're really skilled, so it's up to you. Although let me state that using my grinding method you're gonna be way more relaxed, rage less because you don't have the pressure to getting to high tier, improve your playing skills, and unlock new vehicles more often, even if they're not high tier, basically a more fun and rewarding experience overall. You can use a hybrid method if you want: grind one nation that you particularly like up to high tier and then use my method.

[@sergioochoa5893]

Barely started playing and it's so annoying playing realistic, all my tanks get one shotted when it takes a million shots just to kill someone

[@Pumba70]

When Russia has a better CAS score than Germany. Wut.

[@SISU_Leijona]

LMAOOOO Russia has like the lowest cas in the game while Germany has ME262s and G91s

[@adamapkarian8555]

Screams in Jericho horns

[@FookFish]

ikr mk103 go plink plink plink

[@giornogiovanna5214]

True

[@dankcheese274]

I mean, Russian cas pilots are batshit crazy, so that counts for a bit I would say, (also TIS MA)

[@Leon_der_Luftige]

Excuse me, German CAS is really good. 3.0 -> Hs.123 (75mm version is quite fun) or ideally BF110 C6 (cheap marketplace vehicle which you should absolutely get) 3.7 and 4.0 -> Me410 With 50mm (there's two of them) 5.0 -> Do335 with 95mm pen AP belts in their 30mm cannons + bombs 5.7 - 6.0 -> premium Do335 (plenty bombs and 3x30mm cannons with deadly AP) ,Ta152C (again, 30mm with AP) or premium Ju288 (fast bomber with 2 gigantic 1800kg bombs on board and fantastic self defense weapons) 6.7 -> Me262 A1/U4 (same 50mm cannon known from the Me410 and quite literally the best CAS in the game IMPORTANT: use the AP belts with 95mm pen and explosive filling) 8.7 G.91 (4x AS Nord manually guided missiles killing almost any tank with ease) It is advised to use the vehicles up until you unlock the next vehicles I mentioned. There's theoretically CAS variants in between but they're not worth your time since the ones I mentioned are so good. PS: No, BF110, Me410, 262 and G91 are NOT easy to take out.

[@treborthgirw]

I cant agree with you that german CAS is just ok, those damn planes tear my teams apart so often.

[@lucasgomez3283]

From my experience there are 4 things I would correct or mention. 1 I believe he overestimates the power of the American SPAA veichles, whiles groups of good ones (mostly from BR 1.3-2.3 and +8.0) most of late early tiers and mid tiers have lackluster SPAA. 2 German CAS is some of the most dependable in the game, there are not too many of them in the game but there are a couple that will work fantastic even in putting them 1 or 2 BRs higher than intended. Examples of this are planes like the Ju 88 A-4, Fw 190Fs and Ds, Bf110s, Ju 188, and Me 410s. The secret to these planes' success is due to the powerful bombs Germany has that can be carried by faster and more maneuverable aircraft. Although I will say the CAS options past tier 4 are not the best aside from 8.7 where they get some good CAS again. 3 One of the Soviet tree's best lineup is in 4.3 with a variety of diverse tanks that can accommodate to any playstyle in any map. 4 Lastly the Soviet trees' CAS while there are some good ones like the ones he mentioned (such as the attacker line and a couple bombers) these generally are slower for their BR and payload, leaving for a bit more to be desired from them. Other than this he pretty much nailed everything else he mentioned in this vid and yea thank you for attending my TED Talk