LARGEST CALIBER HEAVY TANK IN THE GAME - T30 in War Thunder

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The T30 in War Thunder is a US Heavy Tank that packs a punch. Based on the T34 and T29 chassis this monster has a 155mm cannon that can fire a HE shell with 61mm of penetration.
The T30 was recently buffed giving it even more HE than there was before almost doubling it. This is massive buff giving the T30 the ability to overpressure any tank in the game now including the Maus!
The only thing that lets the T30 down is the 30 second reload but with an almost guaranteed one shot, that's a pretty nice trade off!
Super fun tank! :)
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[@ericfletcher7844]

Love ur content bawz hope you have a good day today :)

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

Could a video on the meme AA vehicle form the latest patch, the TPK 6.41 be done?

[@JessWLStuart]

Thanks for your content! What's the War Thunder equivalent of a Bob Semple tank? I'd love to see what you can do with that!

[@farmcat9873]

How about the French TPK 6.41 or the Amx-10P I second what Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933 asked 1 hour ago

[@stin428]

hey odd can we see a lineup video? maybe 7.0-7.3 US?

[@barronhelmutschnitzelnazi2188]

4:42 that red flashing triangle is super useful (far right edge of screen). It appears randomly at times, but it helps in knowing the direction of an enemy, especially a flanker. Helps in plane battles, too. Most people don't notice it because it's very brief and small, though.

[@PabloGonzalez-bf8kj]

I think you also get the triangle more often if you have an expect crew

[@mrszczurek]

Where is that triangle? I am literally replaying this part 10th time and can't see it

[@Pat_Playz]

@@mrszczurek there is triangles on the compass at the top indicating enemies

[@barronhelmutschnitzelnazi2188]

@mrszczurek far right edge of screen. Flashes for a few seconds

[@SimonG311]

@mrszczurek its in the middle of the right screen border a little bit under the direction his barrel is pointing, while he free looks to his left and it points to the guy hwo shoots at him seconds later. Right at 4:33

[@t10god]

I love huge gunned heavy tanks. I recommend you give the T-10M a spin: I think that even though its 8.3, it is still quite a diamond.

[@g.williams2047]

That thing is stupidly good. The stabilized HE shell with a good reload for such a large round.

[@petrkdn8224]

it has the fastest APDS shell in the game too.. 1620m/s i think... way faster than even conqueror, though its lighter

[@sniper321fire]

​@petrkdn8224 APDS on slow reload doesn't work well, especially when filler rounds are good enough

[@petrkdn8224]

@@sniper321fire I just said a fun fact, not that you should use them

[@tjrludicke]

just got a nuke in it yesterday. it is a fiend in a downtier

[@UrBoyBipolar]

I recently got the T30 from a SL chest last week and I absolutely love it. I was sad to see that most, if not all videos on it were fairly old. Glad to see that you made a video on it Odd, keep up the amazing work!

[@satnav9699]

I got one to sell, going to wait till the summer to sell it.

[@thatguysky123]

There's gotta be 10 minutes of gameplay that is just reloading 😂❤

[@corsai7506]

Can hear the toffees getting sucked

[@toonyseph7561]

17:52 “Did you angle today?” on the Ontos 🤣 Betty is everywhere

[@statelyelms]

The red flashing triangle comes from your crew's Keen Vision perk, which increases the distance they can spot a ground vehicle and give that hint. It's affects by stuff like binoculars, scouting-equipped vehicles, cover and what mode you're in. There's also Awareness for air mode players which increases the spread of the spotting cone. It's very handy if you catch it!

[@Marco-cg7fb]

The new type 99, at 7.0 in japans tree. Gets a 14kg HE shell, with a 7.5 second reload. And freaking proxy rounds for easily taking out airplanes. That thing is absolutely brugsl

[@mrdestructoo]

He already did

[@ToxicCenturion]

lol, he already did

[@markmc5112]

I suck with proxy rounds. I have never landed a single blow using the itallian 2s1 even on the practice range 😅 I have literally never landed 1 so im actually staring to think it's bugged or something

[@Mohenjo_Daro_]

@@markmc5112 I've only landed a few proxy rounds. I just don't give enough lead I think. It'd be easier to test in the practice range if we had a super fast reload option, because waiting 30sec or restarting takes too long to practice with proxies (and you can't just leave the vehicle since the plane doesn't reset iirc). It's definitely a hard skill to master

[@markmc5112]

@Mohenjo_Daro_ Yeah definitely a skill gap I was so exited to start blasting planes 😅

[@zombothedemonneko1315]

The red flashing arrow is something to do with the keen vision crew skill if i remember correctly, its mainly meant for Arcade battles but will give the flashing red triangles in Realistic at times also love the videos keep up the good work

[@johndomarena4688]

I only started the game in 2022, but I got blessed during last year’s winter extreme event. I opened up ten of the event SL crates and got this beast on the fifth one.

[@CathClarity]

Day 4 of asking to play a Tiger 1 in top tier till 5 kills

[@cade8986]

Lame af

[@Mandolorian2055]

This needs to happen ❤❤❤

[@timotiusxxxful]

Having 5 kills in tiger 1 is easy though

[@ghettobecher1352]

@@timotiusxxxfulin Top tier ?

[@Rastajevo]

Irl tiger 1 could beat any modern tenk.

[@Monkeh616]

"have a bombsight on the Arado, but they fly at you directly" - and then usually rant and rave about their useless death, as if they were entitled to the kill for free.

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

Will Gaijin ever add some WWII SPHs to the game? It'll be fun for all, because low tier is best tier.

[@AwesomeShows]

The best 2.3 combo set I've found is M3 Lee, Grant I and Stuart VI, you max these out and 10 kills every game baby!

[@SayakMajumder]

"Paladin" is only referred to the M109A6 variant ... not all the M109 versions prior

[@hoshyro]

People still don't know that you get flashing arrows on the periphery of your screen when the commander spots something?

[@nickybrander1015]

I would love to see some BC 25 T action since it has a 90 mm 4 sec autoloader as a scout. It used to have a 6.7 sec reload so it got quite the buff.

[@bruhman5385]

It also got pushed into 7.7, wich is a serious nerf. 8.3/8.7 uptiers way more often and the 90 struggle hard against those

[@Adam2422]

I was so happy when i got this from the SL crates, aside from the sad reload it's so much fun

[@alluraambrose2978]

Triangle is when you've pumped a lot of points in your spotting with your crew.

[@i_nameless_i-jgsdf]

They should add the T-30E1 into the TT, it fitted with assisted loader. Maybe it would reduce the reload at least by 5-10 seconds.

[@nomeDdeepS7]

Super proud to say I have the whole T-29 project variants in warthunder

[@Titan117-gq9jo]

I’m jealous I want the T30 so baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaad

[@dday392]

Odd you should do another challenge like from down tier all the way up to top tier or starting from teir 1 and when you get kill you use the tank you have been killed by and try to get as high of a tier

[@MP16.9]

Thank you for saving my evening, have a good night.

[@alaxandergw3245]

The reload on this needs to be adjusted. Why does it take 30sec to take a round from stage 1 to the breach but only 9ish seconds to take a round from stage 2 to stage 1?

[@JazzBerri]

Gajin balance

[@MunicipalityCity]

Are you suggesting another 30 seconds to go from stage 2 to 1?

[@TehShadowDeath]

That T29 tried to side scrape like he's playing World of Tanks. lol

[@SpawnofChaos]

Just FYI, with 61mm of pen on those HE rounds, you can easily kill a Maus. Hit low on the 128mm side of the turret face and it'll detonate downward into the top of the tank, which has only 50mm of armor. Can't do it anymore with the KV-2, but the T30 should be easily capable.

[@lelek1774]

The JaPz.K A2 of the german tree. Is at 8.7, has basically no armor and no stabilizer, though it has apfsds, laserrangefinder, thermal sight and a 4 sec auto loader.

[@i_nameless_i-jgsdf]

Remember when they added the first actual artillery vehicle in the game like Type 75 SPH and everyone laugh at it for being a meme/ derp machine ? Well, now everyone is using the SPH after realizing how OP the HE shells fired from howitzer guns really are.

[@ALonelyAnchovy]

Try out the IS-4M or the AMX-50 Surbaisse. You feel unstoppable in both, and the IS-4M is still strong but not played very often anymore

[@Nightmare_52]

It's a lot of fun until you meet one of the many tanks with heat to just go through your armour like butter

[@babusseus1105]

I'd love to see the IS-4M on this channel. Great armour and invulnarable to many enemies.

[@Blizzard_the_Pilot_Wannabee]

I second the whole ordeal with the AMX-50 Surbaissé, I've always enjoyed that tank, alongside the rest of the French 7.7 lineup. One of my personal favorites :D

[@kru-sen-hg1kd]

oh no not the t30 i get nightmares about facing that thing with my king tiger 😔

[@bighobo7745]

Since we're at no longer available 6.7 US premiums: I recommend trying the M26E1 if you have time. It somehow works quite well even if it looks mediocre on paper: Long 90 with a slightly faster reload, 4x/8x scope, coax .50, and somehow better mobility than the original M26. The HVAP is actually pretty good as well, entirely capable of knocking out German box tanks with one hit from the front and the APHE takes care of everything else.

[@YourGodStalin]

I've been trying to get Spookston to play this thing for a year or so now...with no luck...but hey at least you are and that's just as good!

[@The-Wanderer-82377]

I took a picture with the real thing. It was awesome.

[@lordzombipolosk3683]

Ah yes, the shmancy mancy decal...Did you angel today?...the Lord Dollarplessi

[@quadcannon]

Hey OddBawz, I think it'd be cool if you did a low-tier run through of the nations -- so 2.0~3.0 line ups for each nation, giving people tips on how to improve gameplay, and how to utilize their low-tier advantages.

[@hunanonymus6623]

Hi bawzz, I really enjoyed your video. I wanna ask that are you down to make a video about the T29 as well? Because I've already seen your video about the T34, and the T30 as well, and I know that there's not much difference between these tanks, but I genuelly love the T29, and Imo it's better then the Tiger 2 sla. By the way keep up the good work, I love your videos, and Im kinda courius about your "natural" scottish accent ;)

[@mr_crest]

I got this from the snowmen crate, love the tank but not so much the reload time.

[@olivierbeaudry-ogden938]

honestly my most played tank is the m4a1 with the 75 and if you want to play 3.3 you will dominate i feel it's way better then the panzer 4 f2 because of the low speed stabilizer so i recommend it thank you for the video tho have a nice monday.

[@BoulderDashe]

Grea 0:00 great video as always. Just want to point out one thing, the Paladin (M109 series) is NOT a tank it is a Self-Propelled Howitzer (SPH). As such, it’s armor sucks because it is Artillery and not a Tank. It is used for Fire Support ( you know the artillery barrage ) rarely ever gets involved in Direct Fire engagements. Definitely does not maneuver alongside tanks. Gaijin kind of played loosely-goosey adding all of these in the game

[@annousa689]

For some reason an IS2 with its 122 mm APHEFSDS shell can punch through the upper front plane of this thing and its other brothers

[@night7185]

its trolly, sometimes it can sometimes it cant

[@roulejj1342]

Best warthunder KZbinr honestly. I might buy your decal

[@jPlanerv2]

I grided this event when T30 got added, best event in WT imo i grinded out almost whole US ground tree with this thing. I rember when before the nerf to it APHE it could lol pen front plate of T54 at 500+ meters fun times

[@grumpydave7329]

I'd love to know how it takes the crew so damned long to reload a round lol. It just seems so ridiculously long.

[@r.awilliams9815]

The projectile weighs 43 kg/95 pounds, trying to wrestle something like that around in the confines of a tank turret isn't going to be easy. And then you still have to load the powder charge.

[@grumpydave7329]

I suppose getting the spent shell out is a bit of trouble as well. That is a lot heavier than I would've guessed for sure lol. Dang...@@r.awilliams9815

[@Illusionyary]

30 seconds is pretty generous, I'd suspect realistically it'd actually take minutes. To give you an example early T-34-76s took 30-40 seconds to reload in reality due to the cramped space and poor ammunition placement, whilst in-game they reload in under 9 seconds. Obviously this is done for gameplay purposes otherwise it wouldn't be very fun, see the Sturmtiger.

[@grumpydave7329]

@@Illusionyary Wow... I had it all wrong in my head lol. Thanx for the facts.

[@jts0221]

T30 is my guilty pleasure. It is my fun reprieve when all other BRs are annoying me

[@androsbasileus1682]

Long 88 can pen the mantlet? That's news to me! I don't think I have ever penned the mantlet on one of those with it😅

[@jgdowell]

I love it when you put on a fifty cal clinic.

[@HellCat-vt4hx]

Oddbawz it has been 2 years since you have taken out the super hellcat and since then it has had 2 major buffs one being it turned into a light tank and second being it's speed buff. I have 4,555 kills in it and roughly 12 nukes. When played sneakily it is an absolute menace because of m82. Would love to see you do another video on it.

[@piersnicholls7575]

Hi Odd, wondering if you could play sd.kfz 222, I love watching your low teir videos and I thought you would have a lot of fun with this vehicle

[@darenational887]

Keep up the good work man love your content

[@maxpower1293]

I like that you don't flame your enemy when you're ve been killed. 👌🏻

[@bigmike1432]

you should use the m3 lee and p-400

[@Maddog3060]

155mm as a tank gun. I'm surprised no one tried sticking a 5"/38cal turret from a Fletcher onto a chassis.

[@user-gf7kj5vj3p]

They really need to sort out barrel physics clipping into buildings

[@Chad_Thundernuts]

Can't believe I'm actually starting to miss this game 😭 Odd's videos often manage to temp me to return to the dark side though 😸👍

[@Shiraumere]

I love how they nerfed this thing immediately after it came out cus it could overmatch one of their best selling premium tanks the IS-6. fucking pathetic.

[@EvilCouncil]

Ah yes, good old times. I made numerous reports on the BIAS-6 back then for having a bugged armor model. They ignored everyone for I think more than a year and I even got a perma ban for it in return. Gotta love the commies! 😂

[@fire_drake12.arc.24]

Average USA tax. Look at the T29. That sad fucking thing is 7.0 now all because Germany had to face a tank that was equal to their Tiger IIs

[@Ferne345]

@@fire_drake12.arc.24 its more versatile and therefore arguably better though

[@alanrich9649]

I want this tank so badly but unfortunately I can’t afford it but I have the t29 but I hope to get the t30 one day great vid odd

[@fire_drake12.arc.24]

The T29 isn't as satisfying or fun, especially now that it's over-br'd at 7.0 for no good reason.

[@alanrich9649]

@@fire_drake12.arc.24 yeah I know maybe one day I’ll have it

[@mehuna66]

Finally got a worthy coupon this time after 1000s of crates so far. And market is flooded with T30 s 🤕. Hopefully price will go bit up in few months

[@Snoopyloopywoopy]

Damn I’m surprised people actually play the t95 when I got that tank I absolutely dreaded it for how slow it is and 90% of the time I get bombed before I can even reach the battle field with it

[@duncanmcgee13]

I was so close to getting it but most people said it wasnt worth it

[@BENKYism]

If you pen any part of the tank, it's a kill. 640g TNT is the highest yield of any APCBC or APHE shell.

[@adrianwilson7536]

I don't play but enjoy the videos. his ability to see a small blob of pixels and id and categorize the threat in a fraction of a second. Then take a snapshot or hold if he wants better pray just amazes me. " Oh I missed, that's just bad luck" no, no that implies you need good luck to hit, you got skill, then other guy could say it was luck you missed. I think if they put a turtle with a handgun and a grenade to its back in the game you would get a kill with it

[@arthunterns]

That reload is longer than a Monday

[@GHOSToperator25]

That combo is the exact combo I ran for 3-4 months straight!! Except I’m on console so I was using the f4U-4b vmf (exclusive premium)

[@Average_height_human]

It was today that I realised that when I looked at the screen on the top right actually was very good and showed me where the enemies crew was

[@callott2201]

As a console player, I don’t have access to the gaijin market and this is the ONE tank I’d be willing to buy but sadly I can’t. Sometimes it shows up in the loot boxes but it’s not worth gambling for

[@Szaliwun]

I sold one of these as a coupon a couple months back for over a hundred GJN, and got another coupon drop from this year's winter chest, which I might just try for myself now, since I really enjoy dropping *huge loads* on ususpecting people

[@farmcat9873]

20:43 hell guess im not the only one that notices that every time you try to help teammate either you or them are punished.

[@dbeerewout]

Duuude, you're now that size to get paid actors :D

[@Corellian_Smuggler]

So glad I grinded this back in the day!

[@TntMooze]

This guy is addicted to premium tanks

[@philipped.r.6385]

Did you ever make a video with the French AMX-40? I know that you're not too fond of top tiers, but it's an interesting vehicle with impressive mobility, a good gun and decent optics. If you're not too tempted, the AMX-13 or a chinese tank could be fun. The Type 69-IIa is a nice little tank that is essentially a T-55A with a laser rangefinder, but no dart at 8.3. The AMX-13 might be my second favorite light tank in the game. It looks great, has a surprisingly good gun on a 4 sec reload and the tank is speedy and agile. The suspension is the only I have a problem with.

[@IlllIlIlIIlll]

Bonktonk.

[@nikolajvollesen9639]

This thing is basically just a very armoured up M109😂

[@naughtyewok]

Love the video as ever Odd! The Sherman Firefly Premiem could always use a video...

[@sharkk127]

Wait, people think your cheating because of the red triangles? Those are literally 3d markers from people marking the map

[@user-sj8if1ry9m-IRAN]

My favorite tank after Abrams. T30

[@fire_drake12.arc.24]

You seem to favor shit tanks like I do. A fellow masochist!

[@user-sj8if1ry9m-IRAN]

@@fire_drake12.arc.24 I am very interested in most tanks above 1000 tons👌

[@Facade1356]

Fun fact: the M107 HE shell can one shot a maus from the turret cheek where the 75mm gun is

[@night7185]

one shots a maus anywhere on the lower turret

[@DataDownLynk]

Mr. Odd. With all due respect, Derp guns refer to large caliber and one shot potential with HE. Nothing to do with barrel length or muzzle velocity.

[@Taoscape]

We are still missing a video on the bulliest of the bullies, the IS-4. Also you grinded out the AMX-40 in your AMX-30 video and never got a video on the 40 ;) If you can get your hands on an AMX-13 SS.11 it is also very fun since it bullies around the bullies. They might think they are in a downtier, but T95s, Jagtigers, Mauses, etc get their smiles turned upside down when they see an ATGM comming at them from 6.7. Also great fur bullying IS-3s, 4s, 5s, 6s, and 7s.

[@radustefan8945]

You should try out the object 268, it also can overpressure tanks with APHE

[@dreadlock7604]

Hey Odd for HE I recommend u shooting the cheeks or the barrel closest to the cheeks on Tigers sometimes the cupola works too but since it's such a small area to hit I wouldn't do that also for TDs a good shot to the underbelly of the TD should be enough to kill it, I do that with 2S3M and the majority of other artillery pieces that I have as for Jagdtiger it follows the same rule as the Tigers but closest point between the super structure and the roof of the hull and the over-pressure should do the rest

[@wolvetica]

Since you played the conquerer, you persuaded me to play it. Its my favourite and best tank yet. Only thing is i wish it sat at 7.3 not 7.7

[@Blizzard_the_Pilot_Wannabee]

Sup'! I always enjoy your videos, and this one was no different. As for vehicle suggestions, I'd recommend you give the AMX-30 Super and the 9.3 French lineup a few rounds. Perhaps try explaining how you play light vehicles on a particular map as you go, and why you do/don't enjoy higher tier/more mobile vehicles.

[@leonsabic2406]

BawZ you should start a series where you start a new acc and grind to top tier without premiums and showcase each tank love your content

[@johnygreen81]

Man these mid role adds are freaking killing me

[@FenrieYT]

bros got the stussy tank

[@bujak4077]

I'm glad I didn't sell the T30. Now it's my favourite tank, I love it, and it's stupid as well, but since the plague of artillery, this isn't as good as it was before.

[@Falloutrip]

I swear the only reason the Ar-234 is at such a low BR is because of how bad the pilots are. I have shot down so many of them with roof MGs, and low BR SPAA and Aircraft like P-40s that it's actually kind of sad.

[@No1harris_98]

Odd I’d love to see you play the Pz III N. (Btw you get those arrows from the commander, it’s a crew skill you can level up)

[@IZZ_MEE_AZZFAA]

Just got this thing from snowman lootbox

[@ZombieWolf2113]

I managed to pick that beast of a tank up before the market on it crashed and I’m so happy I did, I love the American heavy tanks and this thing is just a blast to deck tanks with :)

[@qeqeqeq2305]

The Arado's mistake was flying right at you from the front, but dive bombing in the Arado works way better than level bombing when you actually do it right. Between nerfed bomb performance against tanks vs reality (gotta basically nail em even with 500/1000 kg'ers) and the ridiculous whistle you can hear from miles away, level bombing in ground RB is a fool's erand unless your enemy is completely inattentive. Based on the fact that you heard the both Arado's engines, I'm guessing you would've dodged the level bomb attempt with that stupid exaggerated bomb whistle noise. But personally based on the fact that he hadn't dropped his bombs yet, I'm guessing the first Arado was going for a suicide bomb. Which is lame, but frankly in the meta of WT, taking the time to land and rearm even with a jet that has an air start like that Arado is sometimes the wrong move, so it pushes people towards time saving efficiency strats like suicide bombing to respawn in something else and get back in the match quicker. It's lame but it's the game Gaijin made a decade ago and I doubt it's changing.

[@edward_slicer]

I love this tank, it’s so fun to play! No lie I got this from one of those summer chests on my 5th opening and was so shocked

[@jacobyakunt4675]

Got one from the snowmen on my 6th chest mega lucky.

[@ramedog7357]

I would like to see a challenge. With Sunderland MkIII, get an air kill/strafe kill using the front guns. Big girls need lovin too.

[@-MarcelDavis-]

May I suggest a vehicle which get's no love known as the Foch? It looks so good...on paper

[@Equinoqx]

Great video like always, keep up the good work!⭐️

[@charlesfranklin2112]

16:35 is just pure filth.

[@batt1948]

i'd like to see u get god mode award

[@Qs_Internet_Cafe]

Cries in "Germany" !

[@mesidiasvellal8353]

Yes at least OMG T30 my favourite tank snd favourite KZbinr playing it very good for us (İn İRL it has 20 second reload but thanks Gaijin hate from usa techs)