Is The Object 292 in War Thunder OVERPOWERED?!

Actual Tank Commander tests out the autoloader 152mm gun on the Object 292 and what it would have been able to do or not do in real life. How overpowered is the Object 292 in War Thunder? Let's find out!
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[@Lp-gn5hx]

Imagine if they gave the Object 292 a machine gun, but it is just Ivan popping out of the hatch with an AK

[@Zenta-H]

I would've liked that

[@Maddog3060]

As someone who owns an AKM I would like that a lot.

[@ThatGuyOrby]

Now I want the American "Thumper". The Abrams prototype that had a full meter of kinetic protection on the turret cheeks, an autoloaded 140mm gun that produced double the kinetic energy on target of the 120mm gun it currently has, and 64 grenade launchers.

[@ThatGuyOrby]

Yes, you read that right. 64 smoke grenades. 6 4. 16 on each corner of the turret. Front Left, Front Right, Rear Left, Rear Right.

[@Honoer]

We can’t even get your historic rounds. Even if we got the Thumper it would be disappointing because gaijin would nerf it and make it 11.7 for no reason.

[@ThatGuyOrby]

@@Honoer Oh I know they'd screw it up somehow, just like I know they're going to screw up the SEPV3 whenever they get around to adding it.

[@limer.6355]

same goes for the swiss leo . sadly @@ThatGuyOrby

[@vurr9453]

Thumper did not have a full meter of kinetic protection on the turret. What you’re referring to is the CATTB. Both the Thumper and CATTB are different vehicles. Thumper was the demonstrator for the ATACS which is the 140mm XM291 while the CATTB is a technology test bed. Thumpers frontal protection would be similar to a M1A1 with thicker side composites while lacking a blowout panel.

[@AstroGamer_da_real]

Gaijin Fixed The LOSAT

[@Rrynarth]

I must admit, watching your videos and how you position your tanks in your videos has made me a lot better at the game

[@PanzerPaw]

I'm really glad to hear that! I know I'm not the best at the game but it's nice to know that some of the things I do are helpful to people :)

[@AngryCarMechanic]

Honestly I bring the 292 to 11.7 in my top teir line because I don't think it's fair having that much power and armor having the chance to fight 9.0 vehicles. I feel like it'd do just fine at 10.7-11.0

[@blob643]

Armor? This is my first top tier tank and I may just be a retard but I never survive a dart with this, the ones I do survive often result to either a barrel or breach being fucked. Also the reload is the one that balances it out for me, I don't often survive short range encounter where I whiff my shot Hence why I use this as a HE slinger not an MBT

[@Dark_flame_]

​​​@@blob643that's Definitely a massive skill issue on your end

[@dti1312]

@@Dark_flame_ Shrimply get better and have the enemies shoot you in the UFP instead of the extremely easy to hit weakspots

[@worldoftancraft]

😂😂😂 with the exception that at this BR even T-80 receives adequate traverse drives: 40° per second in BOTH axises. While this thing doesn't have even 20° of horizontal tracerse speed and only the god knows how slow it is at lifting its pitiful erection.

[@worldoftancraft]

​@@blob643see, if you don't recieve the John's wizzardry boost, you don't see this thing having "russian bias". Yet the Johns from the opposite team do recieve the wizzardry of oneshotting you into a fuel tank. Ever killed them with "Fuel Tank Exploded" ? Question mark?

[@Bashlacanim]

292 is sooo op I die every round 20 times against it and have no chance to win against it with the 2a4

[@lada_niva_1.7i]

skill issue)))

[@Bashlacanim]

its just op i cant pen it on any spot and he can pen me if he hit my mg @@lada_niva_1.7i

[@anrw886]

As a 2a4 player, this is a skill issue why are you brawling with them

[@oiio60]

i love your videos especially the part were you cut when you take a shot just the best

[@dgrigg4551]

wasn't the IPM1 moved to 11.0 when it was at 10.3 (before the 5sec reload for an ACED crew) because it had a high pen round for the BR and armor like the 292? except the IPM1 has a worse round

[@eckrion8310]

Few little fun fact's about the Object 292 I've read while researching more about it's history. Most people probably know this at this point that the hull of this tank is from a T-80BV, but less not so many know that the in game engine it uses is from the T-80B which makes 1100HP which is incorrect because the engine that was used on this prototype and which would later would be used on this tank in general (if it would go in the production stage) was an modified variant of this engine which produced 1250HP, another fun fact is that the turett could be very easily taken out from the hull and changed with the normal T-80's one and the last one I can think of right now is that the APFSDS round which we have in game have less pen that what it's supposed to have IRL (in some documents from the testings it's said that the pen that they were able to achive was around ~1000mm), the gun itself was also not very survivable because it was estimated that it could shot around 80 times and then the barrel would have to be swapped with a new one (for context a normal 125mm barrel have estimated lifespan of around ~240 shots)

[@foundedcupid5286]

Every apfsds shell in the game has less pen than irl gaijij uses the same equation to calculate all the apfsd so all the apfsds in game are nerfed

[@EdyAlbertoMSGT3]

11:04 Soo many Obj. 292 being used, even the enemies have them (and in the next clip there is another 292 VS 292 kill in the killfeed)

[@Z_Pavel]

IRL 152mm cannon have around 1m of penetration. Same cannon was on Object 195.

[@Luisasophie163]

i press X for doubt

[@ronaldmcreagann6343]

@@Luisasophie163 it’s not that doubtful. Modern guns and rounds can produce that amount of pen with smaller projectiles, with more modern designs, higher velocities, better materials, and more. This absolutely could produce close to a meter of pen.

[@Cramblit]

Gaijin: Ghost shells don't exist War Thunder: 10:20

[@dti1312]

It's even funnier when the sabot petals hit them but the actual round completely disappears. I died to that like a month ago and I'm still salty

[@buildingfactory]

Very interesting also to see you spawn an aircraft, Which i did not think could be done but then again i play BR 1.0 lol

[@Dark_flame_]

I Want the Leopard 2 140 now

[@jeesustelija655]

Yes that should be at 10.7 because that thing can pen leo 2a7v hull at the front so it is quite too powerfull, but easy to kill (if there is no russian bias)

[@Direwoof]

Chinese new year event: RUSSIAN TANK, WHY?! lol.

[@rookiedriver6672]

its disgusting how much this tank survives, reinforced breech armor (247mm thick so no autocannon pen) absolutely eats 105 darts, side eats them, driver viewport bounces them and makes them dissapear somehow, barrel also absolutely loves to bounce the darts, and again the breech also sometimes completely eats them its unreal how this is somehow 10.0

[@Crippe92an]

it eats dm23 like nothing. shot loads of times straight in to the driver compartment and nothing. even block dm33 quite abit

[@worldoftancraft]

and how tf Abrams and Leo2 gun manlets eat this "soopeer peeneetrati-on" shell with zero damage to gun or the breech? Some John's wizzardry as the reply to Ivan bias?

[@rookiedriver6672]

gaijin at their finest

[@Tacom01]

This thing is just the LOSAT but good

[@dragonbank6807]

Yea this thing is super fun. I’m only playing 10.0 Russia rn cause I know it’s definitely going to get a br increase eventually lol

[@joshdowning4606]

A little over a month ago I noticed that with my Leo 2 as well, it just keeps burning like for some reason. It never used to do that before

[@PanzerPaw]

Yeah, it didn't burn like that previously. And also the turret ammo rack just bursts into flames when the engine catches fire.

[@soumyadeepchoudhury3201]

@@PanzerPaw Thats why I turn the turret sideways and NOT burn to death :3

[@baerlyhuman1300]

Ok so..he just slaps on this tank....its...angy

[@boat5138441]

The best balance would be to sell turms/2S38 with a discount to dilute experienced Soviet corp.

[@jaegern7118]

If my memory is correct a T80 it does not have pivot gear

[@PanzerPaw]

It would make sense. Something like that would add weight and make the transmission bigger so it's probably not needed if the whole idea is for the tank to be smaller anyway

[@mr.waffentrager4400]

@@PanzerPaw finally someone who understands soviet tanks.

[@TheKythia]

There is no russian bias, oke. Stalin said so.

[@wmolders8160]

So, it's a tank that was nuts to grind for, will be very expensive in the store, and will be the meta tank for quite a while since it is pretty OP. Pushing FTP or anyone who is not a no-lifer out of the game.

[@worldoftancraft]

where's the op JS-7 and objêkt-279? I don't need your lecture. I need evidence. Players of random battles "vote" with their line ups they take with them to a battle. I didn't see those behemoths for this patch abd despite being an active player I've seen inly twice 279 in the former major update.

[@wmolders8160]

@@worldoftancraft I suppose we will just have to wait and see how many are out there in a couple months.

[@guvyygvuhh298]

As overkill as this gun is, its probably less effective than a t80b 125 just bcz it reloads in 6.5 sec and not 10. 3bm42 (the round most soviet MBTs at and around 10.0 have) can already pen 2a4s in the turret, hardly anything bar the IP M1 and M1 HC can actually tank it up to and including 11.3. To add to that, it doesn't do that much more spall than the 125 and it's still susceptible to volumetric and well angled armor shinenigans. The full strength of the shell only comes into play at top tier with it being able to pen the 2a7V and strv 122+ (just barely with the 122, post pen damage is minimal) in the hull at close range. From a performance pov, id rather play a t80b honestly, much faster reload, gets ERA (with ~650 heat pen u can reliability go thru 292 btw, it doesn't even need to be tandem), gets hunter-killer (292 doesn't as far as im aware), a coax 7.62 + roof mounted .50, gets thermals and better turret and gun traverse speeds. 292 gets the haha funny meme gun with HE that goes pew pew and blows the socks off anyone in it's path but it's not as competitive as a turms imo Sidenote, since 292 is based on the late production t80bv model, it gets the t80u hull armor which is almost immune to 120 Dm23 and M833 but M900 will zip right thru. Weakspots still very much apply tho

[@Joe-qp7hb]

I was wondering if you could the su-122 or the kv-122?

[@zerthios]

HE OP

[@Con5tantine]

...so what you're saying Panzer...is that you have MENTAL classified documentation that proves the penetration power of the Abrams and Leopards...? That you just LEAKED in a KZbin video? 😂

[@AprezaRenaldy]

9:11 just like 50% bridge only capable of holding a 50 ton vehicle

[@zyppydaddy007]

Gaijin Abrams doesn’t need the m829a3 makes no difference! Even tho that’s the round or higher that sep uses, then proceed to give Russia a 700 pen round at 10.0 on a t80 chassis. Abrams that are already by gaijin definition light tanks got even lighter. You only have enough armor to produce good spall, US engineers never thought or tested Russian rounds on their tanks. But hey the list and the trends keeps on going. Russia falls below 50% win rate here you go OP tank for motherland. US still at 32% with a round that half the time doesn’t produce any spall, you have to shot everything 3 times and most time gets you kill.. Cus everyone wanted and ask for spall liners on already broken tanks.

[@Sky-wt5nm]

Now I wait for the OBJ 477 Molot to be added.

[@Sky-wt5nm]

I will state that the OBJ 292 and the OBJ 477 Molot have the same gun but in world of tanks they don’t have 650mm of pen they have 954mm of pen.

[@joeythegamer9519]

People have a lot of problem with this It doesn’t get thermal, era, gun depression nor reload time. Even the stabilizer is no use for a gun this big. All this is is just gun and firepower

[@itzmefanta7688]

Hey I'm a new supporter and am Curious if you are American or not and if you are how did you command German tanks?

[@vgames1543]

The Dart cannot pen ERA, and I keep bouncing or nonpenning frontal Leopards.

[@PanzerPaw]

I usually aim for the lower hull or the gunner sight and the dart seems to do just fine.

[@Dark_flame_]

U can't non pen leopards it's a guaranteed pen

[@worldoftancraft]

​@@Dark_flame_yes yes, tell to the legendary Jorman shelves (the cover things over the caterpillars)

[@jsmith2000078]

lol everyone Saying it’s op me casually in my m6a1 killing it through its lower frontal plate😂😂😂

[@MedallionSteven]

aThe problem is that it has HE which can kill no promlem if u see the big toe of the enemy and second it hase good armor ... At 10.0 the Ru are to strong Su25k, 2s38, bmp2m ... and now that ... and for all of the u dont need to grind ...

[@topek7921]

HE is much easier to use. APFSDS often overpenetrates with very little spalling

[@airun5362]

Leopard has good armor. So its okay overall.

[@Cireee1512]

If its overpowered is one question. It definitely is annoying tho.

[@philippey4918]

why are you using dm23 instead of 33 on your leo2?

[@PanzerPaw]

10.3 Leos don't get DM33

[@philippey4918]

@@PanzerPaw i thought the premium on had it mb

[@Crippe92an]

@@philippey4918 only leopard2AV that has dm33 but you loose thermal instead

[@kidpagronprimsank05]

HE of this calibre should in theory disable, or even outright destroyed AFV?

[@PanzerPaw]

The concussive effect should be enough to knock out the crew or severely damage internal systems, so yes I think so too. And to be fair to the game, HE shells do actually work sort of well when they hit the right spot.

[@P3S4R]

Leopards and Abrams underperform ingame? I know about abram's underperformance, but how exactly do leopards underperform? they seem pretty good

[@saltzkruber732]

Leopard 2a4 and Abrams has dogcrap armor. Can't say if thats realistic but its gaijin. And Chally 2s are pretty poorly armoured considering how heavy and how much of it they have

[@PanzerPaw]

They're artificially nerfed for balancing. Ammunition and armour aren't what they should be historically.

[@dutchdragon2472]

I love how people genuinely seem shocked and oppose the notion that there's any bias at all

[@P3S4R]

@@saltzkruber732 Nahhh, clearly the challenger 2, one of the world's best tanks, can't survive a long 88 shell on the lfp, trust me bro

[@P3S4R]

@@PanzerPaw I meannn, if they were buffed they'd just dominate wayyy too much wouldn't they? I do think they should get their real buff in sim, because well, not many play sim

[@Luisasophie163]

Yeah it is

[@Tentacl]

"Balans"

[@TheGrace020]

its ok i like bigga guns

[@holden3083]

It’s not a bad tank. They’ve nerfed the round. It ricochet’s more then it should… It needs thermals @ 10br. Because it faces more uptiers then down tiers. If there is actually down tiers? And being an event vehicle it should have a premium….

[@orangek4t]

I'll explain the downtier with an example. You have a Leopard 1A5 (9.3 at RB) You join in a match with the max BR 9.3 > You got a downtier. You will only face enemies the same BR or lower than you. Uptier is when you face a higher br.

[@holden3083]

@@orangek4t yes I understand how down & uptiers work…. > = greater then. U have confused yourself. It’s gaijin’s meta of uptier battles.. in my experience I rarely see downtiers.

[@splatterdatter1626]

I think, compared to the leo 2a4, the survivability is a bit worse. The main reason is the gun depression and like you said, its just a T-80 with a big gun and the leo has a lot more things going for it. The main reason I think people might play it in the long run is the HE at 10.0, its a big round

[@Teronas]

survivability worse than a 2a4? eh, no... far superior

[@worldoftancraft]

​@@Teronasanother one who confuses accuracy with precision, survivability with protection Also it still less than, no, not "11.0 T-80U but with K-5", than T-72 of 1989 sample.

[@loyalfrog4864]

There so much bias in your videos that I am drowning under it and even if I was fighting for my life, I wouldn’t stand this massive ocean.

[@loneirregular1280]

There are tanks in the game, that are way worse for the meta than the 292. Raketenautomat Leopard 1 series, almost any is best for their BR IMHO. Then lets not even start talking about Sweden.

[@anrw886]

The first leopard 1 is ultra mid, idk about the leopard 1s after as I skipped 9.0-9.3 as my friends advised me as they see loads of uptiers but I wouldn't call them OP looking at them. Maybe if they didn't see the up tiers

[@mehman9249]

Damn I think the Russians contacted Panzer 💀

[@LordDigz12]

Should be 10.3 or 10.7

[@edel8343]

10.0 that set ..... there are so many op prenuin Russia tank ! Enough !!!!

[@user-ig6ep4ex4c]

hi

[@RammF22]

hi

[@superior_bat]

Yo panzer im kinda new and played with a friend in 10.0 so I could get god mode guess how I got god mode I KILLED HIM WITH ARTILLERY XD

[@Tristanpepplinkhuizen]

Hi

[@duke0salt717]

A very fun tank bit I'd still prefer the T 80 B over it

[@EuropaTelesBTR]

Good Russian vehicle, perfect in the right hands. Shoot, cover, shoot , cover, shoot

[@RammF22]

:0

[@ShadowDragon1848]

Hm yeaht he T series is not as bad as people think. It get´s a lot of laughs, for example because of their lackluster performance in Ukraine. And that is fair. But T-72 are really outdated it is just fair that such an old tank´s performance isn´t all that good on a modern battlefield. T-80s and T-90s performance is at least in my opinion also lackluster, because they were used in battlefield wich were not optimal for tanks in the first place. And it should be noted that they were never used like they were really intended, as part of a giant tank army followed by thousands of mechanized infantry and artillery. I have no idea whether the Soviet invasion plans would have worked. That the west won the cold war was not, because of their tanks. As you said, their design has pros, but also a lot of flaws. Flaws who showed how less the Soviet Union cared about their men. I would always choose to be part of the western plan.

[@saltzkruber732]

You cannot find any ground on earth more suited to tank warfare than flat ukraine

[@ShadowDragon1848]

@@saltzkruber732 That's true. But as I said, they are outdated and the Russian army also has seen better days. Ukraine is also just very good at making new ideas to counter the Russian onslaught.

[@carfruit]

Try war thunder mobile please

[@pokemon202668]

I think the issue with a tank like this is that it is just unplaceable. It works the same in almost all high brs, gun kills everything, it gets killed by most things, its works the same way in any br with FSDS

[@bharathyadav1589]

i hate that tank

[@BuilderInStyle]

Test warthunder mobile

[@photonicemitter9227]

every russian crap is overpowered. But, their game their rules