IS-7 / War Thunder

[@mauswaffe]

I couldn't afford it, so I bought a real one.

[@magogodlams]

Does it work

[@troutwarrior6735]

😂

[@druk1796]

The gaijin dilemma

[@bigtris3251]

Funny

[@piranlittle1394]

Too true

[@t_h_f7931]

In war thunder: The 500$ tank

[@SLAYERxX420]

YES!

[@MB-cv5pz]

nah mate. You're a bit on the low side. Currently retailing for 650 on the market XDD xaxaxa gaijobbles playing capitalist simulator

[@Ivy_TSG]

Accurately depicting it's real life costs ))))

[@Cirnein]

I read this in jeremy clarkson voice

[@trevon5653]

Who tf would pay $500 for this??? And why????

[@canadianwaffenwaffle2976]

dogs inside IS7 while being shot at be like: "this is fine"

[@MB-cv5pz]

now go spend 650 USD on the market to get your very own IS-7 experience

[@canadianwaffenwaffle2976]

@@MB-cv5pz time to whip out the credit card >:)

[@krashsite2125]

p u r o

[@hpayne0]

@@krashsite2125 c h a n g e d

[@canadianwaffenwaffle2976]

@@krashsite2125 c h i

[@crowdie423]

And another POV : u can buy a Ps5 instead of buying an IS-7

[@sydney4814]

But the IS7 is far better for flexing on people who can't afford $500 on a tank....

[@fluffymuffin9089]

@@sydney4814 yes

[@no-legjohnny3691]

@@sydney4814 - Doesn't even come close to the T18E2 Boarhound and Sd.Kfz.234/4, both are armored cars at 3.0 BR, but for some reason fetch for about *1000 DOLLARS EACH* what the everloving blin is the Gaijin market!?

[@DarkNinja_LP-WT]

Since I am not a console player at all, i'd rather get a pixel tank for 500 bucks... xDDD

[@sydney4814]

@@DarkNinja_LP-WT Lol, same, since after you buy a PS5, you then have to pay $50-$120 per game as well..xD

[@VengineerGER]

The IS-7 costs about as much in this game as it cost them to develop it IRL.

[@Slopmuncher]

I doubt that

[@friendlycomradeivan5393]

@@Slopmuncher yeah development was cheaper

[@alejandrobaran4301]

Cries in 17,000 SL repair costs for the Swedish Strv 122A, or the nearly 10,500 SL repair cost of the Strv 121 (both being basically Leopard 2A5 and 2A4 respectively)

[@Slopmuncher]

@@friendlycomradeivan5393 Ikr like I could make my own army with it

[@Oof_2nd]

@@Slopmuncher Let's get a army and storm Gaijin HQ

[@georgeklemens7577]

Tank Designers: We finally created the most modern tank after 5 years, do you want it? Stalin: No Tank Designers: Oh ok, then why did we make this again? Stalin: No

[@TheMadVulpen]

For decoration

[@me262omlett]

Same for the Maus, same for the T28. If you are a tank designer, don’t ever expect your clients to actually buy what they ordered.

[@lancevarrell711]

It was ordered in 1945, it successfully underwent trials in 1946-1947, however it was cancelled in favor of the T-10

[@datbeast109]

@@TheMadVulpen hiiii kevin

[@dc-nm7ev]

Because he did not want thing whit his name burned down

[@JGRD124]

IS7: has lots of armor that’s angled FV4005: doesn’t care

[@pumba9393]

Literally my favorite tank in the game lmao

[@syrez156]

I mean, the FV4005 183 was designed to counter Russian Vehicles, including the IS-7, so nothing wrong on that matter.

[@bruhmanthetruthprovider2201]

@@syrez156 never was meant to counter the IS-7, it was meant to counter the IS3, whether it could effectively is debatable

[@crad5476]

Any other tank that can penetrate it easily doesn't care either.

[@crowdie423]

And another POV : u can buy real IS-7 cannon instead of buying an IS-7 in war thunder

[@IHaevATajpo]

Heck, you can buy the entire tank instead of the one in war thunder

[@Raxegol]

you know the tank is powerful when it have 8 machinegun's

[@tobichallanger]

Yes, the M2 Medium.

[@otaviom6480]

The M2 Medium has one less MG over the IS-7

[@tobichallanger]

@@otaviom6480 There where M2 Mediums with 9 or more MGs

[@otaviom6480]

@@tobichallanger but those aren't in the game. We are talking about the game

[@tobichallanger]

@@otaviom6480 Actually I wasn't talking about the game, i was talking about the tank. I could also have brought in stuff like the A7V with 6+ MGs but the M2 Medium seems to be more well known

[@JustinPlaysTV]

I believe I have the right to say this. I suffered in it, outside of Sim.. its nothing more than a glorified target for APFSDS. At 7.7, HEAT eats this thing up for breakfast!

[@weepweep2225]

Yeah it really doesn’t “sit” well in its BR, no stabilizer and your armor might as well be that of a light tank. I rarely play mine anymore, and I’d really hate to take the 279 out now at 8.7. Love your channel bro

[@veliki_dlek]

@@weepweep2225 Really hate to take it out at 8.7? It wrecks - if you can't play the 279 at 8.7 that's a L2p issue entirely.

[@russianoldschoo48]

Hey I watched your is-7 video a couple days ago

[@weepweep2225]

@@veliki_dlek I apologize if you took what I said the wrong way I was talking about the armor for the 279 at 8.7

[@liamjohnston4495]

Yeah. Still faster than the m60 series.

[@TheCourier006]

*western tanks gangsta till the IS-7 starting to appear* Post-War HEAT-FS, recoilless rifle and ATGM user: *Boom!*

[@hmshood9212]

Composite Armor: *Buenos Dias Fuckboi*

[@drinkyourwater1039]

HEAT is not that useful on the IS-7, only if you hit the center of the pike nose, because my god how it bounces

[@Heinz4455]

Also someone with APFSDS

[@bombardierbrisk8871]

@@drinkyourwater1039 bruh apfsds just pierces this like butter. Idk why this is in the game.

[@drinkyourwater1039]

@@bombardierbrisk8871 i Said HEAT

[@ThunderGod9182]

IS-7 event was super toxic, I got my IS-7 and I stopped playing for a month afterwards, I've never even spaded the thing, and now it's been so power creeped you die every match to someone who has thermals or some douchebag in a helicopter with an atgm. Just remember kids, low tier fun tier.

[@paradistime4436]

8.0 was amazing. Since they're rare, putting them back to 8.0 could be somewhat fine I'd say. But if they plan on doing another IS-7 event, it's not going back to 8.0. Not to mention that so many times it gets uptiered. Would rather only have 260mm of pen but at 8,0

[@dotnask0001]

low tier is pretty cancer too 50billion shermans

[@hungryhedgehog4201]

My friend got her IS 7 and then stopped playing for 2 years. Now it's a 68t hangar decoration.

[@ThunderGod9182]

@@hungryhedgehog4201 yup, the grind kills all the fun in the game.

[@neymarjr_.]

@@hungryhedgehog4201 woah gamer girl

[@dimi4784]

Russia: "puts dogs in tank and fires at it" John Wick: where's my pencil

[@destroyerstar5674]

I was disturbed by that fact too

[@seamusfeng3610]

If it makes everyone feel better just know that they weren't hurt.

[@destroyerstar5674]

@@seamusfeng3610 I know right. But still a lot of these kind of tests were performed on different types of vehicles with dogs inside most likely.

[@seamusfeng3610]

@@destroyerstar5674 Test dummies. Then with humans, then anything else if it seems fun.

[@destroyerstar5674]

@@seamusfeng3610 that was soviet russia, they mainly used animals for that kind of stuff

[@CptCrazyWolfMan01]

Really need to bring the event tanks back again

[@EbeBE817]

It would destroy the market

[@pumba9393]

​@@EbeBE817 Screw the market, half the playerbase can't even use it. Besides, there are so many vehicles most players will never be able to use, and I find that quite sad.

[@EbeBE817]

@@pumba9393 screw the market? Dude, I haven't spent single penny on that game, and I have easy life in war thunder thanks to the events and coupons from them. Currently holding Obj. 279, Matilda hedgehog, new boat from battle pass, Merkava Mk 3 and couple more vechicles in my inventory. They are all going on market. That's my source of income in game. And gaijin also profits from it.

[@EbeBE817]

And important thing to mention. All market stuff was once part of some event. So you could get them then instead of crying over that now.

[@pyroau6486]

@@EbeBE817 Nah

[@crowdie423]

POV : you have an IS-7 but getting ammoracked every game...

[@yuniku1489]

this is not wot my guy.

[@hotteokenjoyer]

@@yuniku1489 I mean... you kinda still can ammorack in war thunder as well

[@crowdie423]

@@yuniku1489 yeah you're right thats not wot, u can kill someone at most 3 shoots... Hp is a bullshit

[@Z3ROcrossGamesAndTech]

load around 12- 15 ammo , so front ammo rack's next to driver are epty

[@otaviom6480]

I only load the autoloader ammo on these types of tanks It's more practical and in the IS-7's case i wouldn't have to bother with the 40 seconds to load a 7th shell

[@racingraptor4758]

And now funny fact: you could probably buy a T-34 in real life for the price of this tank in game

[@specs_u]

Another funny fact: No, you can't.

[@Eletruun]

@@specs_u to be fair it’s reasonable to think you can get a t34 for 700 dollars in some ex soviet republic so not that unreasonable

[@LilLadJim]

Yes talk about a tank that no one can get anymore without spending an arm and a leg to get thank you gaijin...

[@dikkekater]

"What do you think?" Well I think we should get another chance to unlock this giant. I haven't seen many of them around and didn't have the opportunity to unlock it when the event was active.

[@SovietEmperor7480]

Agreed

[@leonhassenrik3370]

The Tank is dead unfortunately. 25k SL repaircost

[@SovietEmperor7480]

@@leonhassenrik3370 oh well I'll pay that price

[@leonhassenrik3370]

Still it can be a beast

[@juancortapan7845]

@@leonhassenrik3370 vs post war guns? It's not a beast at all

[@tofu3317]

"Comfortable at the battle rating" Ha not when you get apfsdsed from accross the map by a leo

[@randomuser5443]

I saw one, fired a HEATFS, and he died instantly. 100% skill said no one ever

[@tofu3317]

@@randomuser5443 about all ruski tanks, till the end of rank 5 suffer from this, heck I'm facing Vickers MBT, Cent mk 5 avre, cent mark 3 etc with t54 1947, and is3 with apbc and APCBC shells against apfsds and heatfs 😂😂😂

[@sorincaladera936]

Lol and if an Is-7 shoots at Leo1 its dead in one shot. Ya'll are just dumb xD

[@hex6970]

@@tofu3317 none of the tanks you listed have APFSDS. No tank in Rank 5 has APFSDS. You’re thinking of APDS, or as I like to call it - “Angry APCR”

[@reinerw.1158]

@@tofu3317 *about all tanks in game at this BR suffer from this problem

[@bodek]

i hope it will be available again in the future with a less insane grind. i would love to have it but i am not going to spend 400 dollars on the market to get it

[@spazzkill4092]

Exactly. That thing is my soviet tree dream

[@Jermster_91]

Doubtful. The few times the E-100 has been made available, it has been as a top prize in Tournaments.

[@jPlanerv2]

i wouldn't be suprised if we would see re used vehicles in events in few years

[@ADudOverTheFence1]

Less insane grind? Events have become grindier and grindier. At least I tried the Space Race event and got the Sd.Kfz.234/1. Last Strategist event when I realized the insane grind I didn't even tried to continue doing it.

[@martinez0407]

As someone who grinded for the is-7, i don't feel like it would be fair if they made it easier to get. Also the events have got less grindier already from my experience, getting the object 279 took me like half the time it did for the is-7.

[@pepper7171]

Normal country :"let's put a dummy mannequin inside the tanks to test if the armour can defending it" Soviet: "let's put a dog inside the tanks to see if our good boi get disturbed or not"

[@sovietred7371]

Then put dog in rocket and shoot to space... Wait were we supposed to bring it back, woops😂

[@zahwa242]

IS 7 : "noo you cant just pen my armor" Cold war tank : "haha heat-fs goes brrr"

[@2pinchema147]

Ahh yes the IS-7 the tank you’ll never be able to afford

[@radenprasetyo8234]

The fallen warrior of the past He who couldn't compete with the new era

[@EmotoZ]

1:26 IS7 is so mighty the grass faints just by seeing it.

[@davesthrowawayacc1162]

Leopard A1s gets APFSDS rounds, More like the WAS-7

[@TheContinuation]

Lmao, this was so far the only original comment that I've come across, it's funny as well. Good job my guy, and stay safe out there

[@Dzichader]

Remember when it had twice the armor it should? :D

[@dragoontype00alphaz19]

That was is6 with turret front being 2 150mm plates which 300mm armor

[@andrewis9103]

Should be around 7.7 BR, as the Maus. Especially now, with the Maus's new lolpen round.

[@paradistime4436]

This thing was a monster when it was in BR 8.0. It only had around 260mm of pen then, but it didn't matter. I'd say this tank was a bit abandoned when it was moved to 8.3. I'd love this beast to be moved back to 8.0, plus nowadays I stop seeing it in battles, so perhaps moving it to 8.0 won't hurt too much since they're already a rare sight. But I'm sure a lot of people will protest it, and that it might bring back some old IS-7 players! But you still have good battles with it at 8.3 but 8.0 was just amazing.

[@andyforkner1106]

All I want for christmas is my IS-7

[@rojanflorendo2223]

Would it be ok to ad a bomb protection analysis

[@bubassvaba6221]

Bombs eork in a way that u have a radius in which all vehicle, building etc. Are dead. No mater if its 10kg german reserve bomb on fab 5000

[@locust3552]

Where's my Swedish heli

[@Threestrikesracing]

Y'all don't need them

[@locust3552]

I do

[@SANNA_SILVA]

That “IS” a tank

[@ussr1124]

our tank

[@locust3552]

Our tank

[@IHaevATajpo]

Blyat

[@theilluminatedone9214]

I see.... What you did there....

[@getgaijoobed6219]

Man I wish I had the heart to grind events before everyone else started to grind events too

[@Masterhitman935]

We all started at the same time :/

[@nicksober4763]

If it only wouldn't face HEATFS just like other heavies in the game do. It's armor is useless just like with other heavy tanks in game. Please Gaijin do something.

[@nikolaperic9941]

Sold my soul to the devil just to get this tank and just to play against tanks that can 1 shot me from any angle, nice thanks for reminding me why I never play it.

[@TitaniumEdge]

Congrats to the 5 people that have this tank

[@otaviocamanho1135]

"what you think? tell us in the comments, we'd love to know"....yeah, i highly doubt it. HIGHLY DOUBT IT

[@Whome98]

This vehicle doesn’t belong at 8.3, it should go back down to 8.0.

[@paradistime4436]

Plus, they're a rare sight nowadays, so it'll be fine

[@TheT-90thatstaresintoyoursoul]

to even make it so it doesnt fight those it would have to be 6.0 to not face 400mm pen heat-fs

[@therealbrick6794]

I’ve got a bad feeling about this

[@clevernamegotban1752]

possible SUPER Grindy event for the IS-7 part two?

[@tavopasillas5840]

I hope so I don't care how grindy it is lol I need IS-7

[@ryanvanderweel5450]

Litterally any tank from history In the Kubinka Tank Museum

[@bb3xhrhj]

Only big issue with the IS-7 is how vulnerable it is to HEAT shells. Very good design for it's time though. It's majestic, but it's kinda obvious that they needed a different design to cut down on cost and weight.

[@gunmasterx1164]

it would be nice if this tank wasn't over 650 dollars

[@Jermster_91]

Should have grinded it out when it was available.

[@gunmasterx1164]

@@Jermster_91 Like I'm gonna do a build a Bear event

[@westernspy561]

@@Jermster_91 Ah yes, 10 hours per day for 2 weeks, definitely worth it.

[@Nick-ox4ei]

@@Jermster_91 we have lives outside of war thunder

[@veliki_dlek]

The price isn't dictated by Gaijin, grind it next time

[@pyro7358]

just put this thing in the tech tree like world of tanks and make it a publicity vehicle for the game, you would make more money that way than making it only a gift vehicle

[@Kalashnikov413]

no, because it doesn't fit to be a tech tree vehicle

[@ACE_VIPER]

All I want for Christmas is 1v1, 2v2, and 4v4 game modes for top tier air RB.

[@mindesbork8559]

Ah, yes. The Maus was taken away because it wasn’t “mass produced” (couldn’t fix the BR nor the tank), yet we have tanks like these. Interesting.

[@justuseodysee7348]

Wow, you made a promotional material for tank that got its supply already brought up entirely. GJ Gajin

[@youwotmate7705]

please for the love of god make these things available again... I don't want to have to play WoT to experience this

[@zbaydar57]

I'd love for them to bring back the IS-7 in another event I didn't have the time to grind out the first one, and its one of my fav heavy tanks

[@t-34-36]

This thing's a magnet for post-war shells.

[@dariusjacobi4573]

My main reason to visit Moskau is the Maus and IS-7

[@ItsAMeAndrew]

when are you going to lower the repair cost?

[@milang393]

Probably never

[@krazicanuck9045]

Bring it back again. I want this tank in game

[@DomBogey94]

Put this on the PS store, now.

[@cma-jo1qx]

Ive spent countless hours to grind this only to pay 25k in repairs, are you insane?

[@paradistime4436]

Plus being moved to 8.3 in BR

[@cma-jo1qx]

@@paradistime4436 Yeah, I love facing 1980+ glass cannons with this anvil.

[@nicholasleon7819]

Dang I thought this was gonna be an announcement for the winter gift vehicle

[@Thekitty0706fan]

Ah yes, the tank where Russia adopted the US doctrine of placing machine guns anywhere they fit.

[@cabin4999]

No cap, but you guys HAVE to release the war thunder Shooting range soundtrack, that ending for this one was EPIC.

[@irsyad5414]

Ah yes Stalin's RC Tank how nice

[@justasimplegamer129]

Imagine in a Alternative universe. These giant beasts were actually accepted although in lesser numbers (due to the requirements of constructing and purchasing such machine) into the new era while new MBTs were gonna be in development. Possibly some of these heavies would be in Mass Production.

[@dmitriyfragrance]

And still, this 1948 heavy faces 1970s MBTs and 1990s Armoured Cars, which are even below its BR.

[@SovietEmperor7480]

Gaijin I demand you bring back the IS-7

[@Nunyabizy123]

Hi Gaijin, Could you cover the specifics on how one gets awarded a kill assist? I don't always get credit for one even though I cause damage. How much damage do I need to cause to get credit?

[@jamesbrown2184]

I think you need to do critical damage and for it to die within a certain amount of time. Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

[@kryspinsowiak2415]

is 7 is like a shopping cart with a jet engine - everyone wants it

[@PointlessGunSyncs]

You can pick yours up at the Gaijin Market for the small price of $650!

[@IHaevATajpo]

Very small price compared to the gaijin market

[@NIGHTFUR_]

So when will we be able to get this again

[@domenkolar3983]

You need to use market, only 650 GJN coins comrade!

[@saSA-ll6oq]

i love so much the and of this ep... IS7 parked between two tanks 😊 and the camera moving out from the canon plus this music ohh LOVE IT

[@interkast3040]

Don’t shoot the IS-7 you’ll just make him angry

[@h1j123]

War Thunder is the definition of learning while you play

[@Snowlep337]

It'd be nice if we could have a second go at getting this.

[@ayazamikanz5299]

"Dogs in the compartment were completely undisturbed by the incoming fire." Are you sure they are still breathing?

[@charlesiv3984]

This hasn’t been available to most players for...2 years? Why make a video on it

[@Eric910320]

"Most advanced vehicle of the time" *Doesn't even have a stabilizer*

[@AFT_05G]

Freeaboo confirmed. IS-7 was better armed and armored than anything US had until the latest variants of M60 in late 60s-early 70s.Let that sink in. Now i'm saying that as someone who thinks Sherman was one of the best tanks of WW2.

[@captainfactoid3867]

The IS-3 is one of my favorite tanks because of the Western nations response

[@mEmEzMaN...]

That music is just as good as the IS-7

[@vict9451]

is-7 in real life: the most powerful ground vehicle in 1950s、play with Sherman、m26、m46 is-7 in Warthunder: not interesting enough

[@tirano099]

This is the best tank game but it is quite complex with the setting of the keys. Another negative point is that if you want to make a place for yourself you have to pay and a lot, I have never seen a game in which you lose credit that you have already won, it's demotivating and it doesn't make you want to to progress but it's still nice enough to make fun parts. Losing credit to change crew is also a negative point, when you unlock a tank it must be final and be able to change again without using credit.

[@svantedurand6672]

If Germany had been allowed to continue designing military equipment (planes, ships, tanks, weapons) after the war (1946-1960) what would they look like? Considering cases such as Germany is unified and allied with USSR, or allied with the USA, or is neutral to both axes, or is divided by each of the provinces that make it up

[@raizencore]

Given its firepower and mobility, this 68 ton beast deserved a fair chance, I mean, for such a heavy tank, it surely can handle battles against a lot of modern MBTs easily.

[@jocking3]

* In Gayjin office: Maus with 2 built vehicles: We have to remove it, as it's an almost fictional tank. IS-7 with 6 built total: OMG, PuT iT in tHE gAMe ASaP

[@Pain-ww6ne]

Gajin could you lower the br of the is3? The is 3 its comparable to the tiger 2 and t34 heavy tank of the Americans and they are both 6,7. Sure the is 3 has some respectable armor, but it's gun lack behind. At the moment the is3 suffering really bad and it would be nice to have a 6,7 armor meta. 🐨

[@scravelp]

Finally a new realease in this channel

[@arshitektur2210]

After the introduction of 279 into the game, this thing doesn't deserve it's expensive repair.

[@shuangli5466]

the last 8 seconds is so sick

[@wathog01]

You can still use the IS7 as a mbt in game and it does the job. But it doesn’t do anything better than the other mbts. Once you lower your expectations, the tank can still perform really good

[@thelostswede4358]

Bought one today actually, money well spent

[@Siamon34]

Why a video on this tank if we can't even get it... It's more anoying than instructive in fact for the players..

[@pumba9393]

I do love a good history lesson, but as cool as all those facts are, I would rather learn myself. After, you know... USING THE VEHICLE

[@PizzaPowerXYZ]

"The IS-3 had issues with the transmission" I think this was the most obvious one

[@sherlock9397]

I really hope they bring this tank back for another event because most people won’t have it or have the money to buy it and anyone on console won’t have it or can’t buy it because we don’t get access to the store.

[@zm290]

I think they should put this chonky chungus in the main tree or at least in a pack. The Maus did it, why cant the IS-7?

[@sydney4814]

The Maus is completely different. it being a tank that was originally a researchable tech tree tank from the get-go. whereas the IS7 was a never-researchable reward tank. and the Maus was NEVER able to be sold on market.

[@LtFox-gl8bp]

Bring this back for an event please?

[@eatsnowanddie]

I shouldn't have to fear getting an error code playing this game. Since the update I do.

[@novusregnum]

You guys should make a video on the 38t family. A lot of vehicles in-game are based on the chassis. The chi-ha as well

[@8smoger8]

Hey Gaijin wanna hear a joke? Your arty mechanism in arcade battles

[@siegfried2k4]

Why? It’s useful and can kill PTs and M56s and Waffentager.

[@8smoger8]

@@siegfried2k4 yeah, but if you are trying to cap a point you can find yourself in neverending cycle of track repairing since everyone will spam arty on you

[@boddah]

wow this is great, but fix high tier harriers & turms. thank you

[@igorbesevic8450]

Why do I have a feeling that the IS-7 will be available for research?

[@siicoviiciouse1629]

It was above it’s time and quit frankly one of the most prettiest ones

[@isaiahwolftail867]

I tryed buying this but i bought the flat hull tiop version the PREMIUM IS-6

[@rogerarmy8659]

This thing is ridiculously painful to fight.

[@dihar5966]

"IS-7 is the most advance tank in that year and with High tech technology, Highly mobile and superior defences capability" well, Yosef and their team forgot this flaw "Poor Depression"

[@syrez156]

They didn't care about the Depression as it was snowing most of the time and the ground is mostly flat at their terrain, so there was no point of putting more than 6 degrees of depression. What's the point of having a 8 - 10 degrees of depression if the ground is flat?