Playing War Thunder As A Bush

[@howdy5005]

Today, I've become the very thing I swore to destroy. -Spookston, probably.

[@stalinistpotato4329]

“Now I have become death, the destroyer of worlds”

[@Nicmadis]

And it only came at the cost of fueling the curse that tells cas where he is.

[@Notmyname1593]

Pretty sure I heard all the enemies with CAS in their lineup yelling something like "you n`wah!" the moment he spawned.

[@DefinitelyNotEmma]

He became the bush

[@Swedishthunder131]

Yes

[@villie86]

Spookston trying to figure out why he gets all the air attention: 1.: You're in an asu-57 2.: You're covered in bushes You totally deserve all the attention, not gonna lie there.

[@BillKillerz]

Yeah dude, thats like the meta XD

[@szymsonthatmemeguy3181]

Technically, the fact that you died almost exclusively to planes means that the bushes actually worked

[@volttheprotogen1893]

true lmao

[@derrickstorm6976]

Technically in every video he almost always dies only to planes...

[@LeroxYT]

I swear i hate these lv 100 players in rb, when im a newbie, and they be like: m22 bush

[@clydecraft5642]

@@LeroxYT i run every tank bare and still run around clubbing seals am i a good lvl 100 player?

[@szymsonthatmemeguy3181]

@@robertharris6092 Yeah it's hard to counter them if you don't have a dedicated vehicle to take them out Last game I played after dying once to a bomb I spawned in a Wirbelwind. But my aim wasn't amazing after 4 years of not having played the game my aim wasn't so good and I got strafed and died. Then I spawned in a Hetzer. I got strafed and died immediately after losing spawn protection. I still had some spawn points left so I spawned in the flak sfl. I thought that maybe I won't get killed immediately, or maybe someone else will shoot them down, but no I died immediately to a plane for the 4th time in that match. The game can be fun sometimes But mostly it's just suffering because of planes in my experience. And I guess it's not for me. I'll stick to World of Tanks Blitz. At least Wargaming didn't ruin that version yet...

[@kimjanek646]

Bush camo is super effective. Not only for hiding weakspots and making you unrecognizable but it makes it very easy to be overlooked when people are looking around for some tank silhouette.

[@hhale]

The goal is not total stealth (though if you can achieve it, super), the goal is merely to cause just enough hesitation that you get to shoot (or scoot) first. Hiding weak spots I've always had mixed results. In real life, the goal was to break up the vehicle. In an era of infrared sensors and "fire and forget" however, that becomes much less important.

[@emib6599]

If you use vehicles that are not tank's shaped, and you stay still it also works.

[@burningsinner1132]

@@hhale It's still very important, many just struggle with the stuff that works. Russians got "Nakidka" (Coveralls) kit that hides the vehicles enough to outsnipe enemy in thermal vs thermal engagement. Ukraine got their Oplot T-84 tank with very low side skirts NATO is all over the place. They only start to get a consensus that drivetrain heats up too much and need some sort of good compromise between length of skirt and offroad capabilities. That's why Abrams X prototype got these weird wavy skirts with rubber-fabric screens on the tips. Out of all westerners, I think Japan is on top of the game with Type 10. Offcourse, there are brits, with their Challenger II, but brits can stuff themselves. With WW3 chances rising, I think we'll see very interesting one step forward, two steps back dynamics with active protective systems. ATGMs are bane of tank's existence, and hard-kill protection system feel obligatory, However, system requires RADARS to operate reliably and both sides got both satellites and Electronic Recon planes, which got capabilities to get ELINT reading on any radar as far as 400km away from their location. Which is not enough to provide effective fire, but enough to shoot ARH mortar rounds, artillery shells and missiles.

[@Mark3nd]

​@@burningsinner1132 Somehow, it reminds me of Artillery Satellite in WoT

[@Uzyvan6]

That’s how ground players in tanks look we look for silhouettes. When we are in a plane we don’t look form silhouettes, we look for any movement and any differences in terrain.

[@user-fe7bo5mm1o]

im paranoid by bushes already. one time i was spraying a bush because i thought it was a tank

[@youngrody2386]

Vietnam Vet: Same-

[@shubhaschandradas2446]

@@youngrody2386 ☠

[@Squirtward_1]

​@@youngrody2386😂

[@markolysynchuk5264]

Every time I'm in a battle I instantly get Vietnam flashbacks.

[@haeppchen1603]

Love the doppler effect edit for the shell zooming by you at 1:28. Made me flinch and wanting to nope out of there, without being the one who is playing.

[@jzapien1377]

im honestly trying to figure out how he did it

[@Sadness45678]

Disgusting. How d a r e you, Spook. In all reality, funny as hell, and I love your use of Interstellar clips and music lately

[@professionalretard9364]

I love interstellar. Definitely the best movie ever

[@ыцццФццц]

Literally unsub, disgusting

[@NathanPa-xo3zj]

​@@ыцццФцццTHIS UNSUBSCRIBING GONNA TAKE US MILLION CRINGE 😂😂

[@Swedishthunder131]

😂😂😂

[@jaakko222]

Also a random 1 second sound clip from Post Malones rockstar… lol

[@DarkEmperorRay13]

I'm surprised Spookston hasn't put in an edit of Rattlesnake Jake freaking out when the bats in Rango flew over in the shape of a hawk. That exact reaction is how I imagine most ground RB players feel when they hear multiple C.A.S. plane engine sounds at once over them but they're in the middle of the trees and can't see the sky clearly.

[@joaomarcoslouro1424]

Most amazing thing in ASU is how the gun recoil move the vehicle from his previous position...

[@LeroxYT]

Fv 4005 : am i a joke

[@gavinlightfoot5521]

M56: amateurs

[@WolfGTR]

2S25: you dont even try

[@jerrymartin7019]

friendly reminder that spookston has never played the ho-ro (he should)

[@lepershing1902]

Aml and elend my beloved

[@thebiggeststarwarsfan6635]

I love the “it’s broken” sound when the round whizzes by your tank

[@mey.tomhero4876]

Would love to see you playing the object 685 at 8.7. It’s a light tank with 100mm gun, 6 second reload but no thermals

[@whohashamburger855]

​@@robertharris6092 *worse

[@inniyewtesfaw2003]

it should also be much better off now that it's been liberated from the 9.7 black hole

[@whohashamburger855]

@@robertharris6092 no the 906 is honestly better than the 685 that's the point I was making. I was responding to your first comment

[@EPE77U]

@@robertharris6092 I'm not even sure if it's better than object. It has dart but worse reloading

[@ronaldmcreagann6343]

They’re both rather good, but the 906 has a bigger advantage due to its br, with a full stabilizer, potent APHE, and quicker reload. Plus the fact you have a large lineup to back you up at 7.7. 8.7 just isn’t as good

[@reiujifumo1970]

Despite being too broke to contribute myself other than by watching, it makes me happy to see a longer outro segment just because of the number of patrons now. Looking back 1 or 2 years really makes you realise how well you've done and how far you've come with hard work. Glad you're doing well in the whole YT thing and making something out of it too, and hope to see more.💙

[@vgames1543]

Did you know that pretty much the entire front of the Sturmtiger, including the barrel, can be entirely covered in bushes?

[@mernyr]

You can cover the end of the barrel if you use the right type of bushes. The spruce branches I believe are the once’s the work

[@DatBoi_TheGudBIAS]

Won't help u anyways lol, after the first shot, unless ure sniping, ull be rushed

[@Lofi.z34]

Can confirm, mine's a wall of 6-pack bush lol

[@ghilliemcwilly2162]

Reminds me of a group of arseholes artillerybombing the point from their nestled up positions far back, it was Eastern Europe, somewehre behind the enemy spawn's treeline. Bastards wore the entire forest for half the fecking match.

[@TapczanZaglady]

you can block your view with bushes, on RB you are actually aiming from your barrel. On SB game forces you to use gunner sight and you will just block it if you try to stick bushes on all of your turret.

[@rawchicken3463]

Finally, I've asked for this once or twice Also it was great to hear you laugh in the arms helicopter video

[@TippyHippy]

I put my hamster in a sock and slammed it against the furniture.

[@thefuturist1867]

which one is that?

[@Tanks.With.Teeth.Malloy]

I could tell you were losing your grip with reality little by little lolol. I have a love hate relationship with bushes so it just equals out to meh most of the time lol. My quest for the Super Pershing will not end. Requesting this tank when time allows:)

[@scout4996]

Actually, if you choose to use the gunner sight view instead of somehow sticking a camera inside the barrel, it does get obstructed by bushes, much like commander view sometimes does

[@scout4996]

Also, stay in the shadows, you're basically invisible to planes when under the shsde

[@Einkesseln]

​@@hanakoismywaifu6350bushes have no place in sim

[@mikhanical7338]

Devil's advocate, as much as ground matches feel like Air RB right now, if there is any vehicle that deserves a swift smiting in all of WT, it's the shrubs on treads.

[@b_thegoose]

I hearby query the one and only Spookston of yore to entertain us with the prospect of utilizing the amx-13-m24, for it is so inherently unsightly that it gives the kingdom the chuckles.

[@Coffeybean117]

You and Stimpee using “Devils, Monsters” for quick terror shots in your vids never ceases to get a laugh outta me.😂

[@reentrysfs6317]

Play the bt7a at top tier.it's fast maneuverable and small basicslly what you like. It has 70mm of aphebc pen ( it's actuslly closer to 90) The explosive filler is enough to kill most afvs and can pen the sides. Of tanks.

[@zacharywellman4178]

That or the M22

[@mudhutonthemoon]

Gigachad.

[@hunlepto2239]

This literally. The BT-7A (F-32) is my dream tank to get. I love the BT tanks so much and the BT-7A (F-32) is the most uptier viable out of them. I just hope when the next crate event starts, the BT-7A (F-32) will be included and its price will hopefully go down to 30 euros as I would gladly buy that that under that price, it's just too price-y atm.

[@reentrysfs6317]

@@hunlepto2239 I have it in wot not in wt sadly.

[@David-ub4mf]

8:29 OH MY GAWD!!

[@superbrain3848]

hiding in the shadows works a bit to avoid getting bombed. the lighting is a bit broken and it will make your blend in quite well. i use this to avoid drones for a bit, until they have thermals, then just become the lorax and hope the trees help you.

[@jedinight235]

6:21 That crash was epic.

[@memesareus5654]

As a person who just got the weasel 1a4 I love just watching people drive by me not knowing I just scouted their whole team 🤣

[@Hovado_Lesni]

1:20 yeas thats what you see if you play simulator. You see your own bushes

[@titan_fx]

Spookston : Bushes are scummy Also Spookston:

[@dioniscaraus6124]

Yeah it's a lot of fun to ride for 2 minutes and then die to a sneak attack

[@KaiserWilhe]

Admittedly the reason bushes are scummy isnt really cause of the camouflage and sneak aspect, but because people use them to hide the weakpoints of heavy tanks

[@megan00b8]

I think that the lesson we've all learned today is to put the bushes on the top of your vehicle (it's easy to spot tanks from air, they're all uncovered, but a random fat bush wouldn't draw much attention I think)

[@maxoroso7209]

This wouldn't work because bushes on tanks aren't rendered after a certain distance so it wouldn't work with planes

[@captainc0rgi]

3:22 *crew becomes vitamin c proficient.*

[@Cam_Wight]

Community - complains about CAS, Br's and Maps Gaijin - Makes them all consistently worse

[@Nyeoom]

Can we get a "boom-lance" video where you just maneuver and side-ram barrel-stuff people in the asu, t55, or breda? Something with no turret with enough speed to make physical contact before firing

[@Mondlichtproductions]

Spookston: bushes are crap do not use Everyone else: it's a bush dont worry

[@lemmonboy6459]

No! Bad Spookston! You know better!

[@obama9862]

In sim battles, bushes actually do block the gunnery sight

[@hiruko2373]

My 22th attempt at asking Spookston to play the t32e1

[@BenjaPar_Truly]

I really admire your will and self restrain to not slur and not insult every godammed Plane Player. Absolute Chad.

[@bobsempletank4322]

I want to call you the n word so bad right now

[@wilsonwy7151]

I loved playing this so much when it came out. Playing this in sim is some of the most fun you can have. I mean, not as much fun as the KV-220, but close!

[@derrickstorm6976]

Basically only OP stuff is fun for you, got it :)

[@lord0fmemes266]

​@@derrickstorm6976 that's typically how it works yeah.

[@Mlgpug553]

Lol the plane deaths is just karma for the amount of bushed you brought

[@couldnotfindcoolname]

I have played so much I can recognize the camo bush's from the normal ones most of the times. I refuse to put them on my tanks.

[@Legion617]

You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain. Spookston has become the villain.

[@juancarlospinzonmedina6377]

3:46 it was the same guy on the same plane lmao

[@wpsp2010]

Now be a true bush player and put max bushes on a premium reserve

[@rafaelledeb7449]

So you became a VC solider 0:01

[@turtlelord46]

i think war thunder should add a separate ground battles game mode with no cas

[@Major_Bomber187]

day 23: I think that Waffentrager is calling to be played 😁🙃🙃 love the video man!❤

[@ThatSlowTypingGuy]

4:13 "They can't see me. I can't see them." -Caboose

[@FatherGrigori]

The Lorraine 40t would be cool to see, I shouldn't have been sleeping on France

[@Keyboard_Thoughts]

With L3 you can make it completely covered in bushes to the point that enemies won't see you even when you're right in next to them.

[@fastestfail2645]

Says bushys are bad then get killed by the real problem of the this game ever time cas 😂

[@caffplays]

If that tank is already annoying to deal when it's in bush mode, imagine if War Thunder had permanent grass for everybody.

[@majot_mk4]

Day 25 of asking for Semovente 75/34 m43 while being shocked by the consistency of myself on asking for this goofy ahh tank

[@BruceLeeroy94]

Bushes should be: 1. Visible in gunner views. 2. Destructable. 90% of the problems of bushes would be solved by this.

[@spinosaurusiii7027]

I'd like to see you play the SU-122 sometime, it's like a low tier soviet Brummbär/StuH

[@user-fe7bo5mm1o]

yeah it's op at 2.3. it's got armor of t34 and a big gun

[@spinosaurusiii7027]

@@user-fe7bo5mm1o Big gun but both the shells and reload are slow

[@NathanPa-xo3zj]

Why would you touched grass, when our lord and savior Snail gave us grass 😂

[@DefinitelyNotEmma]

I see casemate tanks, I click like.

[@quiteindeed6809]

3:24 That bomb gave your crew jaundice. Jaundeez nutz

[@mrp1l0t32]

Video recommendation(one or multiple videos): Play a variety of anti-aircraft/interceptor and just go doomslayer on anyone who dares to deploy CAS, partly as revenge against CAS but also as repentance for using bushes.

[@applepie1911e]

Bushes are disgustingly op

[@cogcog5264]

CAS try not to ruin the game challenge

[@rasmusjonsson1348]

Thanks for the video! I dislike planes in GRB too, I feel like if I'm playing good, have survived for a longtime and made a dent in the enemies vehicle count I get strafed, bombed or rocketed.

[@keithrogers6876]

Strange string of emotions watching this one.. On the one hand I feel your pain of getting constant revenge killed by CAS. On the other hand my brain was going "he deserved it for being a scummy bush tank". EDIT: I initially didn't think much of the decoration bushes, like "oh cool a cosmetic thing for people to play around with". Then I started seeing things like KV-1B, Jumbo, Panther, , and the front of them look like the front of this ASU-57.. My opinion immediately switched to bushes being a form of P2W (yes I know you can get 'free' bushes), that are super easy exploit and ruin everyone else game experience with.

[@SwordsMaster7.]

Wait, you can get free bushes?

[@keithrogers6876]

@@SwordsMaster7. Crate with random bushes is one of the things in the Warbond shop.

[@SwordsMaster7.]

@@keithrogers6876 Ahh, thanks for the tip!

[@SorenNido]

Ngl, its very satisfying watching an ASU get absolutely stomped out.

[@IvanZumito]

why the bush are talking .-.

[@BallsngI]

Smash

[@DullestTitan]

Spookston i'd love to see you play my favorite premium, the SU-100Y

[@FelixGryph]

I gotta admit, seeing that bush karma was very satisfying.

[@TheInfamousMrFox]

I wonder how many people were crying and raging in the comments, bushes really seem to upset some people.

[@sway_hybird4984]

Hey spookston i know you hate slow tanks soooo how about you play a tank with a very slow reverse and do a reverse only challenge. I think it would be fun to see you suffer (love your videos)

[@darkstonefire]

So the Archer?

[@musicalbiohazard3207]

I was kind of hoping to see the "I think his mate saw me" clip from Meet the Sniper but with the amount of times you died to planes there was nowhere it would have fit in

[@ideadlift20kg83]

I feel like they need to up SP cost of fighters by 30% and switch light tank spawn cost with heavy tank spawn cost. This would greatly reduce early cas SPAM and it would make sense for scouting to reduce cas cost etc.

[@coopasss]

There should be a limit of so many planes per team at a time, and also how many can be used in one match in total (maybe have it so capping a point gives +0.5 plane spawns to the team). Furthermore have it so planes can't be spawned before 5 minutes into a match.

[@johncee853]

"Can I please get more than three kills!?" Welcome to my world Mr. Spooky!

[@Kay-51995]

Honestly CAS needs a higher SP cost. Also I think the Chinese ZTZ 88 would be interesting to see.

[@mackattack03]

4:36 - I thought I was the only one who said “Pooma” like that 😂

[@a.b.3455]

1:15 i think it would be cool if they actually made you use the gunner sights in RB like they do in SB. It would also prevent people from completely bushing up their turrets or shooting out of a smoke by putting the barrel just out of the smoke.

[@WiseMysticalTree]

I hate when I play open top tanks and I get killed by plane mgs. Almost every death with my Marder 3 H was because of a plane.

[@kylecope4412]

Those meme edits were amazing! "it's BROKen" "I can not see, I'm legally blind"

[@811brian]

Spookston: Plane players: “… and I took that personally!”

[@Jip-lx4hk]

1:15 Simulator battles “Am I a joke to you?”

[@maliksaleem4242]

What I usually do with most tanks I turn off the engine because they can easily see the smoke coming out while using bush and you mostly get lucky enough to sneak pass most players

[@_NoName_314]

"Don't waste ammunition, you need it when you need it. The bushes are not your enemy"

[@versinussyrin577]

When a literal moving bush just appears in the middle of the city: Tanks: yeah its completely normal and none sees you Planes: hey waitaminute

[@cnlbenmc]

6:31 That's how the rest of us feel most of the time Spook...

[@DerFuzzball]

I have bushes on some of my vehicles. I like the way they look. Also. Bushes can block my sight. Simply by turning on the setting for *view from gunner sight* sight isn't from the barrel. Like in sim battles. But for all battles.

[@samadams2203]

I love ASU-57s. They're not too fast, can't shoot up and die in one burst. Good luck bushing that exhaust!

[@fireball_airsoft]

I swear every other spookston video is just another example of why there should be a ground vehicle only mode.

[@FrozenxDeath]

That burst of the Flood theme at 3:03 triggered my fight or flight response--

[@andreicrisan5526]

When I tell people who don't play the game that one of the most OP things in WT is literal bushes, they all think I'm joking. *furiously gesticulates at the evil bushgoblin ASU*

[@turtletipper1851]

"I think it's safe to leave" *immediately gets strafed by a plane*

[@its2three4]

>someone in spookton's game coughs >spookton's loader gets yellowed

[@michaelhowell2326]

This was a legit funny episode. More the added sound effects than the slaughter from above.

[@HelperBot5000_]

That Halo Flood music at 3:04 got my adrenaline going. Just an innate fear just hearing that music lol

[@soldatsnek195]

Spookton: Plays toxic tank Also spookton; Surprised when ppl don't like it

[@noahsawesomevids422]

I wish I had more bushes for my small tanks like m56 and t114

[@AdmiralJT]

Started removing the minimal bushes I had, never mattered. Still would get sniped across the map while sitting in thick woods... meanwhile I'd watch tanks with nothing be invisible in the middle of the road until they fired. Bushes for block commander and driver view in RB, and everything in sim

[@wilmeroberg9794]

4:58 Yes, the pressure from the bomb can't be "blocked". The pressure propagates outwards and it killed your crew

[@jamesh2321]

I find myself in the strange position of watching your videos intently even though I currently don't even have WT installed. I just find the videos enjoyable. Which is meant as a compliment. Also- the use of C&C Generals music in the background stirred nostalgia something fierce and I had to go play a generals challenge map... or 3. It also helps me live less 'dangerously' since my watercooler on my rig died and graphically intensive games tend to overheat my CPU(s) now... I know... that's not a good idea but I'm poor. I'm scraping up to afford a repair. Also also- 'Double bushed' was a term I likely overused during my 'tenure' as a WoT player. I *do* still have that installed, but it makes my rig run very hot and it is... less enjoyable than it once was, so I'm not playing that either. but I digress. Good video, keep doing you. And slamming German mains and 'soviet bias'...

[@robinsteeden7466]

From a frequent flier in RB ground battles... On maps with lots of trees and bushes, it's much easier to spot vehicles when they are moving, when they are shooting or when they are being shot at. The human eye is excellent at spotting movement. So sit still if you want to avoid being strafed. An obvious tactic is to hide under trees, but people forget that sitting in a shadow makes you much harder to notices as well. And that's also true for enemy ground vehicles, not just aircraft.

[@RollClassic]

Cover tank in bushes: Die to planes because none of the tanks can even see you. Yeah it sounds about right. I once died to the same Char 25t three times in a row because he went outside of the map covered in bushes and kept sniping from slightly different positions, could never find him until I was dead because of the range and he looked like every other bush. Got into a plane and I was 100% going to just revenge kill him, but I got intercepted by one of his team's jets. Remove bushes, all I'm saying

[@eradicatedmaverick1721]

I like how this man is so calm meanwhile I'm screaming at my PC breaking the sound barrier

[@0desumilde11]

that chi-nu was so petty, it's amazing, straight up something I'd do

[@letsgooutwithabang3101]

Video 19 of asking spookston to play a amx 50