Random Tips From a 5200 Hour Ground Player in War Thunder (vol. 2)

[@ryanberry_]

I have a fresh squadron ready for you to join! =rbYT2= 😊 And I made some small mistakes: The 6.7 heavy tank SP cost in a full uptier is 100 SP not 110 SP (actually not sure if this is true) Free Ace qualification does not require the crew level. Also red turret ring does not affect traverse. My bad.

[@ttonin33]

If your cant find the squadron, seach for rbYT2 atleast in my case the = was a problem.

[@Deuce_and_a_half]

Hey Ryan, question, does crew agility affect the crewman replacing the dead one. Or the dead one? For example I upgrade the agility of the radioman. Does that mean he can get into the gunners seat quicker if my gunner dies? Or do I need to upgrade the agility of the gunner. So his limber corpse can be chucked out of the way faster by the radioman replacing him?

[@ryanberry_]

@@Deuce_and_a_half Actually the agility skills for individual members contribute to a "global" skill for that crew slot, if that makes sense. Basically increasing any agility skill makes any crew replacement faster no matter who it is. Same with Field Repair.

[@AkoHus]

And the tank destroyer spawn in a max downtier is 130sp @ryanberry

[@Deuce_and_a_half]

@@ryanberry_ Oh right, very helpful, thanks a million :)

[@OvercastCoob]

Small note about the ammo types, whereas APFSDS usually is the superior choise, there are some vehicles where due to low calibre and spall you might be actually better off using HEATFS. Such as for example the M41D

[@ryanberry_]

That is a good note. But imo it's personal preference. I still use the APFSDS as my main shell on M41D and even Type 69 😂

[@OvercastCoob]

@@ryanberry_ yeah that is perfectly valid! For some reason the Type 69 APFSDS absolutely slaps for me, but the M41D just let me down one too many times lmao

[@frenchace878]

Can't belive you guys are playing the M41D voluntarily 😂

[@thesaltyapplewannabe5493]

Totaly didnt whale my way past the M41D :p

[@your_comrade7119]

M41d made me suffer😂

[@PdPete11795]

Underrated tip that I don't hear mentioned a lot. Make sure the slots you use to grind aircraft in air battles corresponds to the slot you use for CAS in ground battles!

[@sandornyemcsok4168]

Not just that, but additionally I try to assign the same type of vehicle (light, medium&heavy tank, SPAA, aircraft) to each slot consistently in all BRs so the crew skills fit the best always (I still have only a few slots where the crew is on very high level everywhere where it matters).

[@Kraus-]

I use slots for vehicle types so that I don't have to pay for training when I change the lineup.

[@user625FNDA]

I moved few planes from slots, they were max level (75) and i had over 45.000 points so i maxed naval crews.

[@elnewbie2611]

My lineup is 5 slots first slot for light tanks, second fpr mediums, third for heavy&tank destroyers, 4th for spaas and 5 for aircrafts, with the aircrafts I assign all of them to the same slot so I don't waste SL in multiple crew training. I apply this in all tech trees and it saves you some SL.

[@elnewbie2611]

@@user625FNDA I farm crew xp points with premiums on air arcade battles around 5.0-6.0 br to maximize profit and crew rp per hour because top tier no one plays arcade battles and you'll get stuck in a 3-5mins queue.

[@thesaltyapplewannabe5493]

Small tip, you dont have to open the map itself, you can just simply hold down Alt and mark on the small minimap in the bottom right

[@uniquethoughtss4985]

true

[@dadistos4538]

was looking for someone to say this, this is a worthwhile tip man, has saved me many seconds and allowed me to see people that would only have been visible for the time the menu was open.

[@ryanberry_]

That is true! I personally don't use it though because my map button is 2nd nature at this point. And also the main map is much larger and therefore more accurate to ping with.

[@swoosh13]

​@@ryanberry_ you can make the mini map like 166% larger so you can still ping accurately.

[@ryanberry_]

@@swoosh13 I have my minimap at max size, the main map is still at least twice as large. To each their own!

[@melle9155]

from a 5800 hour player, i highly recommend tank sim around the mid-high BRs (5.7-8.7). There's certain lineups (7.7-ish w/ maus, 8.0 ish with Strv 103, etc.) where some vehicles that are hard to enjoy in RB really shine. The Strv 103 for example is amazing at sniping, since you practically only face BR412D and such (APHEBC and such) which really struggle to pen Strv103. Combined with a LR, 4 second autoloaded reload it's really forgiving and a blast to play. Maus too has a similar situation, where your armour actually works really well and can easily juggle multiple enemies since sim matches are usually a lot smaller than RB. TLDR: Play SIM ground more! You can basically guarantee yourself a full downtier if you pick from the higher BR vehicles of a certain bracket!

[@ryanberry_]

I fucking love ground sim but I just can't stand the queue times man. And it has some cancerous rules too like being able to spawn CAS early. I wish it was more accessible and balanced, but yeah, sim rules

[@Schimml0rd]

@@ryanberry_ the only thing i dislike about their "sim" mode is ww2 tanks STILL facing 1954 E.B.R.s :'D

[@ryanberry_]

@@Schimml0rd bruh that sim bracket is so fucked, the 54 EBR is literally evil against the tanks it faces 💀💀

[@haruka0002]

A tip on the ammo stowage in leopard 2 variants. If you bring 16 shells, there won’t be any ammo in the body. There’s space for 15 shells in the turret and 1 in the barrel when you start a game!

[@furkantugraakbas2962]

and in the semovente m41m go full ammo. yeah. like that td only has 8 shels😂

[@kryperdev]

On battle maps it is more beneficial to defend and counter attack then to attack. Simply taking good spot and waiting for enemy team to overextend will most of the time get you easier win then going into enemy that does exactly that.

[@R4ZORLIGHT]

I fully agree, just had a match (even though we still lost) where i managed to get 21 kills just defending our cap (each team had one cap) a few days ago. Doesn't work all the time, if the enemy has some brain cells they will flank and demolish you.

[@Rexhunterj]

This is bad if you're going for activity percent at all for any reason.

[@petrkdn8224]

Can be said about any gamemode though

[@mike1045]

Might be worth mentioning how important sound settings are, I've played on and off since 2012/13 and only recently got a decent headset and turn down most sound effects, apart from enemy engine noise. It feels like a massive advantage to knowing where your enemy is in any close quarter engagements.

[@_al1k_]

Yes, this!!! I have Headphones with excellent Surround Sound and it is a HUGE advantage imo. After some time you're also able to distinguish the engine sounds and get an idea of what country the enemy rank is from, so you can already mentally prepare yourself to aim for weak spots.

[@ryanberry_]

I touched on sound in my previous tips video, and I definitely agree

[@mike1045]

@@ryanberry_ Oh nice one, I must have missed that, my bad!

[@_al1k_]

@@ryanberry_ thanks for the efforts!

[@Iugeer]

@@_al1k_ What are the headphones?

[@kiBe-]

You can also tell its a full uptier by the nuke plane when playing at 5.7 or 8.3. It'll appear at 6.7 and change to a higher tier one at 9.3

[@validgamer89]

Very common for me which I use a t-44 at 6.3 and can tell just by that

[@DatBoi_TheGudBIAS]

At 6.7, u get the b29 or tu4, at 8.0 (or 8.3 I don't remember) u get crambera or IL 28 I think, and in 9.something ull get the top-tier jet

[@xlgapelsin6173]

​@@DatBoi_TheGudBIASi know for a fact you get the jaguar on Sweden and Germany if im not mistaken

[@DatBoi_TheGudBIAS]

@@xlgapelsin6173 jaguar for nato countries, some random jet for non nato countriee

[@UnknownUsername131]

To add to your point about HEAT not going through objects. This is a much bigger hindrance than it initially sounds like. Also, not all objects in Warthunder are created equal so while you're doing mental calculations on if this bush will detonate your round or not, your target has lead down range already. It happens more than youd think.

[@societyender6666]

This right here is the bane of my existence 😭

[@BigPapaKaiser]

A quick tip for lower tier matches - you can use the distance to cap points which is displayed on screen as a "measuring stick" to better gauge sight distances. Especially if the enemy is on the cap.

[@dustymooneye5858]

The map grid can also give you rough estimations of how far away people are

[@God-of-canine]

I use it to spit Smoke shells at points to annoy the hell outta the enemy. Not sure if it’s helping my team, but it’s funny.

[@TJ_Low]

For people wanting to know how many rounds to bring for different tanks, the War Thunder Wiki is a great source of information. It gives a picture for every tank showing which racks are emptied first, and whether the rounds disappear one-by-one, or in groups.

[@wtfron99]

Important thing for people to think about in my opinion is what your first vehicle is in a match, do you wanna rush objective, creep the edges of the map, flank enemies or be that one guy everyone loves that spawns in SPAA to counter uptier helicopter players. Seeing what map you're playing and which vehicle is best suited for the first push can make such a difference. I always see my whole team spawn in T80BVMs and instantly die cuz they rush in vs a team of leopards, I'd rather flank around the side in a 2S25M using its mobility and spotting to gain a strong upper hand at the start. Another tip would be looking at the enemy teams nations to know what you can expect to face. This will also influence which vehicle you pick and how you want to move around the battlefield. Vs USA you really want to flank as their front is really strong, Germany aim for lower front hull or ammo etc. Hope these help some people

[@T34theAmericanheavy]

A good practice to get into is not slamming on the breaks when you see an enemy, especially if they see you. When using german tanks like the panther or tiger they have excellent suspension. You can roll the tank by tapping the forward key repeatedly to keep the tank moving at a constant 9-14 mph speed. With a targeting maxed out you basically have a effective stabilizer. And if you miss you just floor it and run to cover, most people struggle going through a panthers turret when it’s moving

[@IMP_ROM]

I can’t tell if the German tanks having excellent suspension part is sarcasm or not.

[@T34theAmericanheavy]

@@IMP_ROM it’s not, in a tank like the T34 this method is incredibly unreliable because of how unstable it is. But in a panther going 10 mph it’s gun is almost completely smooth even with light bumps

[@tabanne9738]

I think the most important takeaway is: He has over 5200 hours and yet somewhat lower level crews. This is one of the most p2w mechanics in this game. F2P crew leveling is somewhat super slow.

[@ryanberry_]

I play every nation equally so that's why. I don't have a single vehicle with 1000 battles and only have 2 with over 1000 ground kills. But yeah, it's also slow to level and single points in some skills get really expensive

[@tabanne9738]

It wasn't meant as an insult ;). I think I have twice your playtime and I also play everything incl. Naval except for Israel. I think I only have one tank crew on 150 and that's my German spaa crew slot. I have quite some aircrews on max level 75 and some naval crews on max. 100. Btw. Crew levels much faster in arcade, I actually earned easy over 40k crew points back in the day when helis were introduced (arcade mode) and I grinded full us heli tree with the ah1g (got a random talisman) and you could farm bases with hydras. Also crew points can be earned in naval as example but allocated to a tank crew as long as it is the same crew slot. Naval arcade is very easy for events and the earned crew points can be used for a tank crew as well. Maybe you can include that in your next vid ;)

[@Nisenziart]

averaging 80 crew level isnt somewhat low lmao what are you smoking

[@konellin189]

Not insulting but gives an insulting comment.... 100% keyboard warrior right there 😂😂😂​@@Nisenziart

[@PlayerAfricanChieften]

We cant deny that crew vitality is such a trolly and drastically (especially on soviet crew and german crews since they are either the most spread out or most cramped crews) important mechanic as well especially when aced, it lets the crews tank up so much damage especially from British apds or low tnt equivalent APHE from the post pen damage, at least that what i noticed and i been playing since late 2013s but thanks for making this guides, i am showing to my beginner friends cuz they cant stop asking me questions about the game while i am trying to sweat carry them in rb tank battles lol

[@sandornyemcsok4168]

Yes, crew skills are a more complex choice for me than suggested here. Generally I rate field repair much lower than vitality. And it also depends on the type of vehicle, in case of light vehicles (light tank, AA) I usually do not spend the experience on this as higher priority because if the opposition hits me than usually I won't be able to escape, so in this case vitality is even more important because if I survived the first shot somehow because of higher vitality then I have a better chance to return fire. This is especially valid for SPAAs. In case of medium and heavy tanks however I invest more into the repair skill, but still less than into vitality. Additionally I try to assign the same type of vehicle to each slot consistently in all BRs so the crew skills fit the best always (I still have only a few slots where the crew is on very high level everwhere where it matters).

[@The_Gabinator]

You should make a video specifically on situations where two tanks know each other are around a corner, and how to win that engagement. Such as baiting with your track then pivoting and shooting them, or popping smoke and using third person to see when your barrel moves and fire. As well as just side scraping to hopefully bait a shot that won't pen.

[@markusplotz2259]

Best one is still ESS If you have one.

[@_al1k_]

Side scraping has been the most effective way for me so far.

[@bigmoneyshmoneymaker7697]

Oooo a whole video for something that you explained in one comment yes yes give me more

[@bluhorizon332]

8:20 Here is a chart for the BR costs which might help you if you don't know all of them specifically, the reference BR will be a vehicle that is 6.7 like he used Light tanks/Medium tanks (they share the same spawn point cost) 150 SP: Maximum BR is 6.7 130 SP: Maximum BR is 7.0 120 SP: Maximum BR is 7.3 100 SP: Maximum BR is 7.7 Heavy tanks 160 SP: Maximum BR is 6.7 140 SP: Maximum BR is 7.0 130 SP: Maximum BR is 7.3 110 SP: Maximum BR is 7.7 Tank destroyers: 130 SP: Maximum BR is 6.7 110 SP: Maximum BR is 7.0 100 SP: Maximum BR is 7.3 90 SP: Maximum BR is 7.7 SPAA 110 SP: Maximum BR is 6.7 100 SP: Maximum BR is 7.0 90 SP: Maximum BR is 7.3 70 SP: Maximum BR is 7.7

[@ryanberry_]

🗿

[@STerkskz]

Wath

[@fjorddrake389]

The GOAT 🐐

[@fulccrum2324]

Is this still accurate?

[@possumteeth1692]

@@ryanberry_🗿

[@Kerbalizer]

I'm at like 2k hours and this series does have some things I didn't know, and I'm really happy I found your videos!

[@MA82_Gaming]

Let's pause for a moment and appreciate the level of realism and complexity of this incredible game

[@aguy607]

Sarcasm right, have u seen Russian top tier? And how CAS works?

[@MA82_Gaming]

​@@aguy607 not there yet 😊

[@swordbrethrenmordred1230]

Even after "only" 500h of WT, I just learned that you can turn the grass off. When I use hull down on hills, I always do the overcomplicated, aiming with binoculars, ranging/shooting over gunner sight folowed by a quick switch back to binoculars to observe the hit. Now, I can just aim over the gunner, without overextending or having to use the binoculars to look over the grass.

[@davidwithawiredprofile]

The spawn protection function is definitely some good advice. Played war thunder for 2 years and didn't know why i kept dying from spawn camping till now

[@parmesan6133]

i liked the uptier/downtier section a lot as i knew you could kinda tell based on the spawn point cost but didn't know the exact values. it's good to know that 80% of my matches are a full uptier and only like 10% are any sort of downtier

[@ryanberry_]

It helps a lot with setting expectations lol

[@jan_direction8146]

This also very heavily depends on the br you are playing. Some br’s, such as 5.7, 6.7 and 2.7 are far more prone to uptiers, while 3.3, 6.3, etc are far more commonly downtiered. Keep this in mind as well.

[@Rexhunterj]

@@jan_direction8146 The nation matters too, most BRs for Russia, you get uptiered and face higher tier tanks with better ammo and armour which forces you to play a certain way, kind of dry and boring IMO if its every match, if it was 30% of matches that I had to sweat to succeed that would be fine but I often will just instantly vaporise to APDSFS in tanks that don't even get to have HEAT and have armour plating half as thick as the APDSFS penetration values, also angling in many russian vehicles feels pointless, the hull almost always gets penetrated even from huge angles like 75+ degrees.

[@petrkdn8224]

It really depends on what nation and BR you are playing. French 7.3 .7.7 gets downtiered a lot in my experience

[@TheHumanHighlighter]

3 things: Your videos seem to be getting better and better ❤ "Targeting quality" effects dispersion similar to the "adjustment of fire" mod in addition to what you already said about traverse I will be joining your discord, your squadron and I will personally harass you through said mediums because you seem like a pretty chill dude.

[@faei1897]

Here's a few others: 1. Entrenching can be useful, not always but it can be useful in some situations where you're able to take advantage of a spot without much opposition. You'll rarely see this in combat but it does exist! 2. Some vehicles, notably the Type 90 and Type 10/TKX tanks as well as I believe the KPZ-70/MBT-70, have Hydraulic Suspension, this is very rarely taken advantage of but can be used for a variety of things such as better line of sight, tricking the enemy into shooting somewhere they expect and missing or having their shell get eaten by your turret's ERA and internal protection. Additionally, you can force your tank to prioritize height on one track to either force an enemy to miss a shot or partially negate an incline that you're shooting with your tank horizontally on. 3. Some snowy maps have artificial snow that exists on top of the real collision box. You can tell if you can shoot through it by using binoculars or mouse aim in third person to get a potential shot off. This artificial snow also doesn't appear in Ultra-Low (and possibly Low) Quality settings.

[@mateuszmazurek6080]

Another good tip would be to not put a tank with higher BR in your lineup if you don't have anything that could back it up effectively. I've seen a lot of people playing their Tigers first only to get knocked out 3 minutes into match and taking a Pz III. It may sound like too much work because you need to spade few vehicles but Arcade mode is very good for that.

[@hahapoorguy]

About tickets I don't know exact numbers but there are cases when you have the point and tickets bleed for the enemy team but if the enemy captures the point your team's tickets can vanish pretty quickly especially when the match is taking a long time. Don't know the details but it's rather true

[@ryanberry_]

I could have expanded on that a bit more. Tickets bleed faster when there 3 or less active players on one team

[@thunderphenol]

Hey, great vid as always. Could you consider making content about your approach to maps and positioning? Such as specific routes that give good results or spots that are great for sniping?

[@ryanberry_]

Eventually I will do map videos

[@PdPete11795]

​@@ryanberry_ definitely second this. I've been an off and on player for years now and have always struggled with map positioning because of that. When I find the right spots I do well, but most of the time it's luck not skill or map IQ. On a side note, glad I found your channel, been loving your videos! I also got one of my friends back into WT recently and being able to point to your videos to help explain important concepts to my friend, has been invaluable to getting him to a competitive playing level!

[@YourMyDisciple]

I have over 3k hours and grinded uk/us/ussr/china and germany all the way to top tier. But never knew i could turn off grass in the gunner sight lol. Legit always tought other people played on potato graphix if i got killed through a bush. Thanks, subbed

[@Никита-б2п3й]

What can i say as a tournament player, its also very useful to learn how to ahoot through the smoke from the third sight, you can also say about this method.

[@machinewings]

17:17 This brought me some crazy memories I got in this game. I had a 30 minute long battle in Normandy map same type as this one. I had Tiger II (H) and I lived in the whole game with only 7 kills but I defended our point in the whole game. We still lost because only me and one of my teammates were only left in the last minute, I told him to stay hidden but he just got stubborn, tried to attack an enemy and he got killed making the kill count 60 of our side

[@CGxWhiteWolf]

Building upon the third person camera: If you have Track IR, you can extend your camera even FURTHER BEYOND the boundaries of the normal mouse aim, by abusing 3-axis movement. You can literally exploit up to TWICE the normal camera height and TWICE the length of your camera by enabling TrackIR in ground battles.

[@ryanberry_]

ooooo very fancy

[@DatBoi_TheGudBIAS]

Track wut?

[@solid244]

@@DatBoi_TheGudBIAS TrackIR is a head tracking device+software that translates head movement into camera movements. Widely used in Flight/Space Simulations.

[@ducksy98]

Depending on the map and the location you want to get to asap, you can obscure yourself by placing an artillery strike between the path where you will be visible/vulnerable for couple seconds and path where the enemies can kill you from. Dropping an artillery creates an effective enough smoke cloud that obscures enemy vision, giving you a better chance to get to your desired location.

[@ducksy98]

Damn @ryanberry_, thanks for the highlight!

[@Darktotaled]

ill add 2 things: 1- in an older video from gaijin, the chance of blowing up enemy ammo was based on the kinetic energy of the round(im assuming they meant only the non aphe or chemical shells), so pretty much the more energy a round can carry till it reaches the ammo, the bigger the chance to detonate it. 2- Ive been testing for a while and it seems that HE and HEAT are interchangeable when we are talking about open top vehicles. some heat shots at non vital spots on open top tanks are killing the crew(killed some m10s some days ago by hitting the back corner of the tank with HEAT)

[@ryanberry_]

Yeah HEAT can definitely do the same job as HE and HESH. It just depends on the explosive mass. Even APHE/APCBC with enough filler can perform the same role assuming it fuses on what you hit.

[@Darktotaled]

@@ryanberry_ the best tip i can give is: make the fun you want to have. Forget the grind, let it be consequence of you having fun. Im personally playing with gunner sights and using historical sights while playing ww2 tanks. Its harder to play, you gotta compensate some of them cuz the sight and the gun aint aligned horizontally but its fun. Playing a Tiger for example, entering gunner sight and seeing that distance dial instead of that bland default sight is amazing.

[@ttonin33]

Yes if aviable take HEAT an not HE so if your facing amor your have at least the cange to penetrate like on German Tanks 12mm He vs 80/110mm Heat.

[@rockig5529]

@@ttonin33 Plus the German HEAT round for the 88mm has more explosive, which factors into overpressure.

[@billyboy3562]

17:55 Those chat messages really sum up top tier gameplay. (Especially for US mains)

[@petrkdn8224]

Also, additional interesting fact: Only 2 tanks in the game have FORCED gunner view regardless of your options. Shturm S and Krizhantema. For some reason, these 2 tanks are the only ones with sight out of the gunner sight and not the ATGM. Despite every other ATGM tank having sight out of the ATGM.. , such as IT1, wiesel, atd

[@Zarkaithnia]

Since you mentioned Russian bias I do want to point out as primarily a naval player it's quite evident. I did just watch volume one and both of these are awesome. Love the way you conduct yourself during these. Very professional.

[@Sagari12Master]

I'm thankful to the youtube gods for finding another smaller WT creator.

[@mohadutalif]

pagan

[@austinhardina1779]

Love it when you drop these videos. I’ll have try some of these out this weekend

[@changkwonlee6174]

learned few tricks here, i really appreciate the time and effort you put on these videos so that we learn something. Also, it will be great if you can share some recommended map routes, one thing i know for sure is that experienced good players goes to different route than the majority of teammates, which if you follow them its brawl situation, but good players always knows where to go so that they can shoot the enemies side or back where they dont expect. Like the Turm III video you posted on the Vietnam map.

[@itz_chieftain976]

Hi,tnx for your vids,i am pro player of war thunder and wanna get my XP and tips to you guys,1.use smoke shells when you are in trouble, just change it and hit other guys that wants to snipe you 2.use ESS through thermal sight,if you are in one by one situation you can pop up smokes and then use ESS then the enemy tank think you can't see her,but you can shot her through ESS smokes. 3.when you and enemy get stock in corners especially in urban maps you can hit her track and she can't drive any more then you can hit her in better position 4.use Commander sight in snipe,CMDs have better zoom X than gunner sight so you can use its potential for sniping. 5.use Cruiser controls in urban maps to not flank by enemy and better could search corners 6.use dead tanks as a cover 7.ping enemy team with your MGs so others can find her 8.stop when you don't know the map situation 9.be in your gunner sight when you are in straight way

[@benkendall7489]

For ammo storage look at the wiki page on the vehicle, most tanks have diagrams of where ammo will be stored depending on how much ammo you have!

[@braedynhoward3644]

VERY, VERY helpful for new players! Thank you for educating them... I, even though I'm not the best player, have gotten good over the years. Unfortunately, I never had videos like this to watch, so I learned these tricks over a few years.

[@eliashuber7306]

Very nice video Ryan! I've already forwarded it to my friends and I can't wait to link it to people the next time when they accuse someone for "cheating". Btw, absolutely love the thumbnail! :)

[@TheJagdPanzerE100]

YO thx for the video, I have around 1000+ hours and the qualifications part blew my mind as a F2P, sadly I cant do anything about the crew level other than keep grinding so yeah, nice video and keep up the good content!

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodst8632]

As someone who just started a few days ago. I hope to see more content from you. Subbed🔥

[@Schimml0rd]

oh boi are you in for a ride

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodst8632]

@@Schimml0rd I’m so ready for it but dang it’s overwhelming sometimes with so much stuff lol.

[@jordithefox2786]

The spawn point cost being explained was super helpful I was always super confused on how wt KZbinrs seemed to use black magic to know exactly what br they in 0.2 seconds into the game

[@hellohelloington9442]

Really cool video. I sent this to my friend that I'm helping learn the game and it really helped them. Thanks for this!! also, a video suggestion - you should try out the AMX-40, if you have it. it's really fun.

[@ryanberry_]

I actually finally bought and spaded the AMX-32 recently and plan to buy the 40 soon as well. Should be a nice upgrade in terms of mobility. Sad to lose that degree of gun depression though

[@hellohelloington9442]

how did the AMX-32 grind go? it was torturous for me lol, i was so happy when I finally got onto the AMX-40 the AMX-40 is really fun, and much better than the AMX-32 in practically every way; probably one of the most fun vehicles to play in the game imo. i just wish that composite armour was a little bit more useful, and that it had the same gun depression lol (though i've rarely ever had any issues with it).

[@ryanberry_]

@@hellohelloington9442 I honestly enjoyed the 32, sure it's a bit slow but it's quite survivable with taking only first stage ammo. And the 20mm is very funni for shooting barrels and lights. Much better spaded of course

[@hellohelloington9442]

@@ryanberry_ fair enough. i have it spaded, but it's always second choice for me. the loss of mobility just makes it sort of unbearable for me, but that might just be because i'm playing it wrong, because i sort of treat it like it's the AMX-40 now that I have it. maybe i should pay more attention to these tip videos and see how i do, lol

[@HonT1]

By opening the moduls of high-level tanks and jets, you can guess the moment, it is barely open, spend 3-10 chickens and save your cats. Another good way to save money - ignoring boring vehicles, just play on good machines and don't forget: you get points only in +-one era. One more trick - if you leave the plane after reloading on the airfield, you can leave the match without repair cost. While you open ATGMs for your new choper, you can take the "reserve" tank in your setup and leave the game right after your suicide run and go to the next immediately.

[@anthraxman]

With regard to crosshair placement I tend to use C a lot. Similar to in aircraft, keep your gun/nose up and pointing in a useful direction (usually at a corner) while you look holding the gun in place with the C key

[@kiri101]

Great video overall, you brought up some important stuff without going in to way too much detail. 02:15 - It's worth pointing out most ground vehicle's wiki page details a useful reduced ammo load to avoid filling the turret/hull/whatever under the Ammunition Racks subheading. Click 'Information' after right-clicking a vehicle and go learn some things! 15:50 - I thought the crew level was only required if you buy the Ace qualification with GE, but doesn't apply if you earned it with RP 18:00 - I thought you could also win Battle mode by re-capturing your team's point for an instant win, regardless of tickets

[@ryanberry_]

Yeah the Wiki is nice of course, but like I said in the video, I feel like discovering things on your own, using the provided tools, is a better way to retain what you learn. Everyone is different tho You definitely don't win Battle by recapping your own zone. I recap it semi-often and it just counts as a capture and nothing happens.

[@thisTG]

Great way to get the optimal ammo loadout per vehicle is to check the wiki then scroll down to the ammo rack section. It will show you how many ammo racks are in the vehicle and how many rounds are kept in each rack. Some wikis will even tell you how many rounds you should carry in order to keep the turret/hull of a vehicle empty of ammo.

[@JekFromTerra]

I always have a hard time playing realistic battles, this tips will help me much. Thanks Ryan!

[@prestigexv2151]

15:52 this actually isn't true, if you manage to grind the free Ace crew, then you don't actually need the required crew level to claim it. That only applies to outright buying it with GE.

[@clotcho_]

easily the best tips video i have ever watched, i kinda suck at war thunder and this did really teach me about some mistakes i commonly make.

[@vanderlinde2376]

Does war thunder have a coaching thing? In games like valorant it has become massively popular since almost everyone wants to improve as efficiently as possible. I love seeing your vids and breakdowns I learn a lot from it, maybe a VOD review or something would offer you to analyze and explain scenarios that you’d normally not be in. Loving the content dude! May the algorithm bless u

[@ryanberry_]

I don't know of any serious coaching type thing with WT. Although I'm sure you could find some random dude on Fiverr or similar sites selling coaching services 😂 I could maybe so something like that, similar to DEFYN but for ground. Would have to be the right battle though

[@willkeno]

one thing I recently found out that has been helpful for reviewing replays. In the settings there's an option that can make the replays rewind-able in increments of something like 10 20 30 60 90 or so on seconds. I find my self rewinding the replay to see it from many angles and perspectives to get an idea of how or why you got killed or sometimes you wanna save and record a replay in say OBS of something funny or epic you yourself pulled off.

[@jocab564]

1.3k hours and i HAD NO FUCKING CLUE ABOUT THE LATE SPAWNS, THANK YOU

[@ryanberry_]

I GOTCHU BRO

[@jakedavenport2588]

Thank you soooo much for making this vid. I swear I stopped enjoying the game for like a month, watching this vid made me just have an epiphany and look at my gameplay releasing that Im just not thinking right

[@marco8414]

Some people call me crazy for doing it, but playing with the actual gunner sight is so much more fun and rewarding to me.

[@ryanberry_]

Absolutely bro, that's why I love ground sim so much. Shame that gamemode is in such a shit state. My reason for suggesting this in the video is only because I've seen some people struggling by having it on without knowing. But it is also personal preference

[@marco8414]

@@ryanberry_Oh yeah I understand completely. I just love that 'realism' experience.

[@Kuschel_K]

You’re crazy 🤣

[@manhvo242]

average experience on rank 2: spawn in a t-34, move to the A point, get sniped, chat "fuckass", alt f4, never play again in 1 month, repeat

[@arima272]

I wish more people could just ping enemies when they died so i dont have to waste time to finding out their location that, or taking note out of this video, because its very valuable

[@leobosi]

Great video and solid tips, I hope your channel grows soon!

[@dumpsterfire42]

Note: in my experience even a light orange barrel is dead, missing even in point blank, never worked

[@FujisamaProductions]

I have been playing ground forces since release, and this video definitely explains things well. Thank you for informing all the new players!

[@600tian5]

Really appreciate your tips videos. I didn't even know I could get Ace crew without paying GE!

[@samadams2203]

When loading into a full uptier, you can hit escape then 'back to hangar' to leave the game and play a different lineup!

[@ryanberry_]

💀 💀

[@charlessell7224]

Great training Ryan. Thank you from a very seasoned arcade player who is just starting to try realistic. I hate CAS so much 😢 I enjoy arcade because I can play without audio and still be reasonably successful. You should mention that realistic has to be played with audio because of all the information available from hearing the enemy engines, vehicle and weapon sounds. Another important tip is identifying the type of enemy vehicle class from the icon on the map. I suspect both of these tips are already mentioned, but that’s my 2 cents worth.

[@brrrserkr]

You can also ping on the map on your battle HUD by holding alt and mousing over the map.

[@ryanberry_]

I do know about this! I didn't feel like it was worth mentioning in this video though. For me the main map is better for a few reasons. #1 is that it's larger and therefore more precise when you ping. #2 is just muscle memory, I have my map button easily accessible and it's just instinctual at this point. That's just me tho, for other control layout, it's probably easier to hold Alt.

[@brrrserkr]

@@ryanberry_ #2 is actually the same reason I use the HUD one, it's already there. If you open the map by holding M it's in a different spot than what you're already playing with. It's just a difference in taste really, same as checking the pen of your round mid game with the same feature.

[@alphaxgaming6879]

I was wondering if it was going to be a low tips quality video but after hearing this beatiful voice i knew i needed to finish the video

[@jackgu4978]

I feel like another important aspect of playing well in wt is having a easy mentality. Many aspects of this game will make you frustrated easily and having a casual mentality who make you play way better. I used to play wt for the win and kills, death and accidents would make me furious often. After playing wt for 8 years, I learned how to be easy on things. I got bombed and I will be like "okay", my dart got absorbed by fuel tanks and I will be like "oh well". I belive one will never play well if he or she is frustrated. That being said, this might be easy said than done, but I will call myself a pretty short-tempered guy and yet I finally learned how to be chill playing this game. Well, gotta say no desk or pc computer monitor is harmed during this learning process lmao. Also, just a personal opinion, I really don't like playing top tier ground because I personally think people are way too sweaty top tier. I guess it can't be helped because players at top tier are at least pretty decent. I don't know what you all think about this.

[@Rexhunterj]

That kind of patience only really comes from it being a core trait of your own or from many, many countless hours of experience and just chalking it up to "the Gaijin magic" (you can substitute the Gaijin part for anything really)

[@Rap-ow2lh]

One of the things that helped me to play is the range finder and the ability to assign your crew to adapt your optics at said range coming from arcade that is the only thing you need to know to hit your shots

[@an000n]

When you finally start getting good at the game but you're kd is so low even if you get 2000 kills you'll still be considered bad

[@Quantenchompelopel]

Lmfao 😂 hey man don’t talk abt me like dat 😂😂

[@muzammilkaleemulla6667]

@ryanberry Hey, great tips and very well explained as always. Could you do a short video on the different pings and information on mini-map? Basically how to read and react to information on mini-map? This is such crucial information, yet I'm not able to find a decent guide/article on this. I would like to know what the different flashing or fading icons mean, and the different skulls and icon mean. That would help a lot :) Thanks in advance :)

[@ryanberry_]

Honestly that's a pretty decent idea

[@Iugeer]

Flashing means enemy, fading means dead enemy, skull means dead friendly

[@Spoozie26]

I just wanna add, the ammo racks can be looked up at the wiki site as well. They usually have a picture, and proper numbers saying which ammo racks empties at how many rounds.

[@GatoConBotas403]

The thing with ammo in my mind is that in most tanks, if i am hit in the ammo, i would have died anyways. Therefore i take more ammo than people think I should and i do just fine

[@PdPete11795]

Yeah this is my thinking as well. Carrying what you need versus the minimal ammo load definitely does increase your chances of dying to a one shot, but its not enough of a difference for me to create a possibility of running out of ammo when I'm doing well and be forced to run for the nearest friendly cap zone like a headless chicken! I basically aim to keep the ammo supply to the ready rack and the secondary ready rack, where possible.

[@ryanberry_]

It's personal preference for sure. I would still recommend taking the minimum amount of ammo you need to get the job done. Whatever's comfortable for you!

[@chickenpurple6704]

That's a very specialized thing, though. Some tanks have god-awful ammo stowage like the tiger, where you need to lower your ammo or you'll become a firecracker from the slightest breeze.

[@Zandonus]

@@PdPete11795 I like to live dangerously, so I will with each match in that tank- lower the amount of shells i carry by 1. Once I run out of ammo, I add one shell the next time i spawn. If I run out again, I get one more, But don't remove any. By the time i've found that "perfect number", i've been killed enough times with no ammo in the rack or moved on to a new tank.

[@hoosierfarmkid]

I do this to an extent, I look at the ammo racks and proceed from there. On the 20lber Cents I believe in full ammo because that rack will have ammo if you have 9 rounds or all of them. Pattons just suck for ammo placement, and the M41A1 I take enough to fill everything but the big front rack. Meanwhile W Sherman’s I just take full ammo because you have a fast reload and it’s all in a block on the floor

[@xnopyt13]

7:18 To add to this, I have also seen people immobilize someone, ping and then immediately smoke themselves while moving, and securing the kill from a different position.

[@Kuschel_K]

I'm a 6500h player and I don't have a single tank with APFSDS unlocked 😂 Nor any missiles for planes 😋

[@ryanberry_]

Based

[@wastelander89]

.thanks for all the tips and tricks. I usually take the tips from players like you because anyone that has 1000 hours in this game knows a thing or two about how to win and play the game. Thanks for the tips videos. I appreciate it .I always learn something new watching your videos. If u need tips in world of war ships on console I have 18k battles. But im trying to get better at war thunder . The game is very rewarding when u do well and win.

[@TeemuH1]

I use the extra ammo as reactive armour

[@pilot_xoan]

And how It performs? Lots of fireworks?

[@swoosh13]

The crosshair placement part I think yeah its useful to be looking at each corner you pass but the reason people are typically aim a little lower is to avoid the obstruction that the crosshair has. Its a lot of clutter to have over your area of interest and can make it tougher to spot someone if you have that giant double crosshair passing over. I think keeping it just below the horizon is ideal. Another benefit is that it allows you to take flick shots as opposed to tracking shots which is what more people are comfortable doing. Same way in games like cod people who snipe will be looking near a target and only flick over them once they are ready to take a shot.

[@daselitefury]

Epic, yo

[@dasidiotentv8253]

about Crewskills, rangefinding is also a pretty good thing, helped me out a lot, might only helps in 2 out of 10 matches but it gives u 1-2 kills or more in these matches.

[@petrkdn8224]

Usually only for new players, veterans get to remember the ranges and dont need it

[@toddtrollthecapper5990]

As a person with 8k hours in wt I didn't really need to watch this I just wanted to come here and compliment your voice cutie. Though I did wanted to say feeling kind of washed in this game since it keeps changing with the player base doing different tactics than what I'm familiar with

[@ryanberry_]

😳

[@chogathchapado]

thats what i needed as a 200 hour begginer. Thanks.

[@Viking88Power]

I hate you, you killed me today lol

[@ryanberry_]

sorry bb, have some kisses 😘😘

[@Viking88Power]

@@ryanberry_ Thanks, forgiven )

[@rammywarrior4033]

The Gunner Sight Option Just Blew My Mind, You Don't Know the Struggle I Was Having After Coming Back After a Few Years and Got Thrown Into High BR Ground RB Because of Friends.

[@KA-jm2cz]

When you get angry - take a break. At least do not write anything.

[@mahweezy]

Thanks for the tips man. I have 1000hrs ingame and I didnt know the coner pushing trick... maybe thats why am so bad at pushing corners...😅 alwys looking for ways to improve my gameplay and not be a burden to my team. If your interested I have a suggestion: tips on how to use custom sights their pros and cons and how to use them in game

[@nudelkuchen9346]

4 times the same clip 😂 20:36

[@A_Larsen]

I want to add that keen vision actually seem to have a big impact on how far away a tank will be rendered in 3rd person. At 2km+ a tank could be invisible in 3rd person, but able to shoot you because you can see that distance in binoculars and gunners view.

[@BlueLightningHawk]

Heat fin stabilized also can be stopped by any spaced armor, I've shot a dude in the side skirt of his tank and it ate it up no problem. Kinda wack tbh lol

[@TomislavPuklin-x5m]

For new players, since most recent patch, spawn protection either lasts 20 seconds, or 30 meters distance traveled from the point of spawning. It will also mark people that shoot at you while spawn protection is active. This in theory gives you 2-3 free shots on spawn. Use them.

[@ZZZZZZ-ek2pq]

Hell yeah dude! Thanks for this

[@michaelmller4582]

Great video! I recently started playing WT, am running T3 tanks atm, around 4-5BR - having fun !

[@shaddaboop7998]

8:22 I've done some experiments with this using lots of different BRs in a single lineup. As far as I can tell 150 SP for a medium tank means ANY downtier - 0.3, 0.7, or a full 1.0. 130 SP seems to mean it's the vehicle's BR, and it's quite rare. Every match will have a minimum of three fully uptiered and three fully downtiered players (insane, awful feature that needs to go from matchmaking) so statistically you should have a 5.33 in 16 chance of getting a full uptier or a full downtier. Spawn point decreases for an uptier only seem to be influenced by whether it's +0.3/+0.7 OR a full +1.0 uptier. As far as I can tell the amount you get downtiered partly depends on the BR you're playing, but is mostly influenced by what nation you're playing - minor nations seem to be hardcoded to round out matches as cannon fodder for the majors (ie, my British lineup getting 51% full uptiers at 10.0 - should not statistically be possible), and because matchmaking is also hardcoded to group axis factions and allied factions in the same teams regardless of the BR you can end up with some black holes where certain line ups will almost always get fully uptiered. Thanks Gaijin.

[@rafpicavet1604]

good stuff man, relatively new, not too much sinkable time. Made it to 3.3 and think I'll keep it at that.

[@enjoyingend1939]

13:55 me in my german 6.7 lineup having only the slowest and heaviest tanks to ever grace the surface of this cursed rock and getting fields of poland, maginot line or kursk

[@warthy4889]

glad to see youre using this wonderful sight for the abrams

[@trevorwalkerjr.9375]

For ammunition supply, I often take as many shells as enemies I can realistically see myself killing. For example. If I’m playing the Tiger, 1, sometimes 2 APHE is required to kill most enemy tanks. So if a good spawn will net me 7 kills, I take 15 APHE rounds, plus 2 HE rounds for light targets (because missing the first shot is likely). In addition to this, if I am planning on sniping from significant ranges, I will take more shells since missing shots will become more likely at longer range. (always track your shots at long range to see if you’re shooting too high or low.) Finally, anti air vehicles. I usually take as much ammo as I can, and split between my fastest HE shell and my best penetrating shell. I never take mixed belts. This makes sure that if i’m shooting at planes, my best shell for planes is always being fired, and if i need to defend myself against a tank, the shell that gives me the best chance of penetrating or damaging a barrel is the only shell i am firing.