The Panther On Steroids

[@Spookston]

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[@familyjobe853]

Spookston ! You Own me a computer ! You must pay me a computer ! Also next video can you play the non premium Tier 1 medium tank in chinese ? Thank you

[@blugastidiofable9517]

yeah I'd peg him

[@vap0rw1se]

Play the L3 next

[@sschuster2180]

@Spookston the AI doesn't struggle with the ground, it struggles with your tank. Select something small like the Pz. 2 H and it'll drive right past it but anything larger seems to be "too close" to the road for the AI to speed past.

[@kenairodriguez9090]

Spookston play arcade

[@lilstarship34]

Everytime spook fires I just kinda expect a “target destroyed.”

[@jonathanvautour7899]

The shot @ 0:50 might be him using the default ammo, which has 130mm flat pen and 520g of tnt, effectively enough to overpressure your tank so long as it pens or hits the right area. Add a sprinkling of gaigins magic and that's likely how it killed you the way it did.

[@jPlanerv2]

Yep its the same way i get a lot of kills with jagtiger when i shoot mantlets of some US tanks shell doesn't go inside the tank on killcam but whole crew gets over pressured

[@8ballentertainment.885]

What's the difference between it and the researchable one? I never really looked before I switched out my stock of stock ammo for the researched

[@Greenguy1077]

@@8ballentertainment.885 it's was tnt

[@luperamoon]

It killed him because he damaged the exposed breech, since it counts as an internal component it causes the crew to become vulnerable to overpressure despite no actual armor penetration taking place

[@panther-nk2hn]

@@luperamoon Thank you, Gaijin, very cool.

[@guts2015]

As a Japanese person I would love to see you play Japanese tanks both modern and those from the pacific war.

[@MrBlueBurd0451]

KANE LIVES!

[@GhostHunterdu67]

chi-to and chi-ri

[@sages9038]

Would be funny to see him prank people with the hull mounted 37mm on the Chi-Ri II

[@Drake-ul6zx]

Type 74 or stb 1, he didn't made any video on these tank

[@ijn4438]

@@GhostHunterdu67 Man my boy the Chi-To got massacred years back, I would even give up the better APHE for it to go back down.

[@ihateads4022]

Surely germany needs another panther at a low BR.

[@jPlanerv2]

Surely it wont go lower in br because German mains cant play vehicles that can be pened frontally

[@ideadlift20kg83]

It currently outperforms the Panther D in KD so it will likely go up in BR. Question is will the Panther D go down or will they move the D up to 5.7 and the rest .5 BRs as well?

[@eddyspageddi7128]

Yes and a tiger at 3.0 and a panther at 11.3

[@adanpiumpium2613]

Leopard 2k at br 1.0 hell yeah

[@Death_Trooper-177]

They need players with IQ over 11

[@roanferguson8873]

I've noticed that first issue on the good ol Jumbo, too. Shots that have no business penetrating going through the absolute thickest part of the mantlet

[@a.b.3455]

Yea especially the german 88 loves to overpressure my jumbo.

[@BIGmlems]

@@a.b.3455 wish my 8,8 would overpressure, haven't landed an mg port shot in some time without it getting eaten into oblivion.

[@a.b.3455]

@@BIGmlems I love the fact that a 76mm HEAT-FS to my track can overpressure me more constantly then actual HE or APHE

[@PotatoeJoe69]

I've found quite the opposite. Shots that should go thru don't. Actually I've had some really weird stuff happening against the 76mm Sherman's lately, where even tho the mantlet is paper, my German 75mm still bounces off when he's looking right at me within 200m.

[@JackTheNoober]

@@BIGmlems I've noticed that if you hit the MG ports gun barrel it tends to eat the entire shot sometimes.

[@derritter3873]

Would love to see some Japanese tank gameplay. The Chi-Tos are pretty good and at top tier there’s the mbts with 4 sec reloads and gen 3 thermals on the Type 16s and Type 10(s). I would’ve rather they fixed the type 10s armor then add another one, but oh well.

[@frankieM_]

yeah the weirdass gaps between the composite plates is annoying

[@user-ns4zm8qe9p]

We are here for the cheeto latte

[@speedtrees]

Ngl I'd rather them add an actual fucking anti air than add the type 10(p) or fix the type 10(s) the amount if times i end up dying in spawn to CAS is just way too much. I love the Type 93 for fun, but as an actual anti air stingers are pain, dont lock on to helis until they're in sneezing range, and you'll never lock a drone at all.

[@derritter3873]

@@speedtrees I just have to put it out there, when I wrote Type 10(s), I meant that because there will soon be 2 Type 10s. Also as for anti air, they really should as there are a few options they can pick. The Type 81, Type 11, and the Chū-MPM. Preferably the Type 81 or Type 11 as the Chū-MPM is mainly anti heli/tank/landing ship.

[@speedtrees]

@@derritter3873 fair, and here's hoping maybe they have something for the next dev server for AA.

[@samuelkiral5867]

Great video as always! Could you do a video about the ST-A3 next? It has good reload speed, high velocity HEAT shell and decent speed

[@zachgartner8676]

Thank you for using the command and conquer generals backround music, definitely brough back some nostalgia

[@ShidenJ]

Play Chi-Ri II but only using 45mm cannon :DD or ST-A series

[@henrique2456]

💀

[@michjed7]

I'm spading STAs atm, it's pain :V

[@cookiecracker2]

I actually liked the sta-1

[@maxliverpool]

As others have already suggested, try playing the Japanese tanks with the Type 2 Model 2 Cannon, especially the Chi Nu II and the Chi To tanks. Very fun, much kill. also, there was no need for the Vk3002 protopanther, it just makes it a total of 5 panthers for a panther line up

[@joshuamueller3206]

Not to mention there are so many vehicles in Germany you need to research like 12 just to get to the next rank. I ground for the Panther A like a mad man, because I wanted to skip over this one.

[@lucagorosito3715]

@@joshuamueller3206 why would you skip the panthers they're great grinders (only because of how absolutely broken they are)

[@wulfthemountaindragon5432]

It's a step in the right direction to fill out that annoying gap in tanks in the middle of the German tech tree. Prototypes, if used correctly, aren't really all that bad to have. They can be used to fill out such gaps so we have something to tie in with the next, actual production model of that tank. Fighting it, I shoot the front plate with the 76 and I can kill it. Side armor is the same normal panther side armor, the most armored part is the mantlet that says 50, but seems to actually be double that. And anyone getting mad at the number of panthers should probably take a look at the *hordes* of Shermans.

[@joshuamueller3206]

@@lucagorosito3715 I did not skip the Panther. I skipped the VK 3002 because I just wanted the Panther.

[@Chtulhu1204]

As a USSR player, I fricking hate how broken the german tree is. Especially around 4.7 -5.5. You see a german tank, aaand your dead. Sure, shoot at it all you want, never ever gonna pen it. Never ever gonna over pressure it. Shit, I swear you could fire the Sturmtiger at a Panther, and it would hit, the Panther would go "Oh, I didn't see you there, thanks for the heads up mate :)". And your dead.

[@BirdiesGoCherp]

I miss when the Panther A was the fast panther.

[@friendlycomradeivan5393]

Still the most brawler capable, with that turret traverse speed and mobility, while VK3002 has that garbage hand cranked turret same as Panther D

[@kimjanek646]

@@friendlycomradeivan5393 it’s not hand cranked. Just some underpowered electrical motor. Later it’s powered by the engine and wasn’t any faster on idle, unless the driver reved the engine.

[@dreamhaze9123]

@@friendlycomradeivan5393 Panther G is plain better now.

[@friendlycomradeivan5393]

@@kimjanek646 I stand corrected thank you for the info, now I wish reving the engine would make it faster

[@friendlycomradeivan5393]

@@dreamhaze9123 meeehhhh, the extra armour in the bottom of the turret and the sides of the hull barely adds any relevant protection and without any engine upgrades, it makes the whole thing sluggier and just overall a fat cow that barely maneuvers in tight spaces

[@ratbaby3107]

I'm shocked it took you more than one shot to kill that is-1, I get instantly obliterated every time

[@giornogiovanna5214]

Russian bias only works when you play against them

[@benitomussolini6524]

Reverse into the enemy

[@sparrow9990]

0:44 the new overpressure mechanics really need just removed. I have a clip of me in a m60 bouncing a heat shell off of the side of the hull at a really high angle and the heat shell from a 105 on this German m48 overpressured me aulthough it litterally bounced off and hit the ground about 80 feet away. it wasnt even from the concussion forces of the shell like it litterly killed the tank with overpressure from 80 feet

[@D_F_A]

They are a great learning tank for casemate operation. You quickly learn to turn the hull as that's faster then the turret movement.

[@cheezball0340]

The ZiS-43 OR the ZiS-30. Both great and really fun tanks

[@dragoneye0979]

That thing really shouldnt be 5.0. Light tank mobility with medium tank armor and heavy tank firepower

[@forrekungen6997]

The only youtuber who actually gets uptiered.

[@raizencore]

When I played it and it was fully stock it's mobility caught me off, it's so fast, it was like I had it fully spaded. Really nice tank overall, had some questionable moments happen but it was a fun experience nonetheless. If you're a fan of WW2 tanks this one will surprise you in many ways.

[@jingqinluo7493]

vk on down tiers is basically like murdering a coughing baby with a rpg-7

[@alexswagg2981]

I like how you got killed by the breda then got revenge on the same dude in a different match lol

[@nicehaircutmrsvarog]

Man I still remember the few months before this was in game. I was a new player at that time and I had to pair my Tiger H1 with my Pz 4 H and F2 to fill up my lineup before I got the Panther D.

[@secretkeepersam8703]

i absolutely love this thing, I was forced to make a new account because my PC broke and i can't transfer it to PS4, and this was what i grinded. It's made me a bunch of SL

[@Ampex_]

I love how you just question random bugs that happen during a fight, and just move on after you kill them. Absolute Chad

[@squillz8310]

This thing is so frustrating to fight against. I've found that I can't even pen the front plate, straight on, with a shell that has ~150mm of pen (500 meters, 30° angle) like, even in an uptier this thing is wild. They're phenomenal at spawn camping not even 3 minutes into a Ground RB match, as I've fallen victim to that many times. I get out of spawn, reach a shooting position and then one of these is already behind our entire team. I can't imagine having to face this at 4.0, that's absolutely ridiculous. Yeah it's armor is a lot thinner, but it sure as hell doesn't behave that way.

[@aexandereung5686]

what tank is that exactly?

[@cldus7442]

just... shoot the muzzle brake. It'll destroy the barrel instantly with like anything. Then shoot the mantlet because he has no turret traverse

[@aexandereung5686]

@@cldus7442 easier said than done, if you slightly miss the tip and hit the barrel from the side it wouldnt do any damage.

[@cobaltfoxpaw945]

I love the random meme edits you did

[@comradeiosif2794]

Unusual and obscure vehicles are fun to see. Could you try the QF 3.7 Ram next?

[@bradentucker4854]

as a Canadian fuck yeah

[@bickboose9364]

@@bradentucker4854 Did you mean: "As a Canadian fuck, yeah!" or "As a Canadian, fuck yeah!" ?

[@meesamkhan4767]

@@bickboose9364 💀💀

[@AkolouthosKryos]

That background music takes me back. It’s from Command & Conquer Generals back in 2003… I feel old.

[@harlech2]

"That Armata in the parade..." I literally did a spit take.

[@Sweetasthesun]

VK = Versuchskonstruktion (Experimental construction) E = Entwicklungswagen (Developing chassis)

[@petermatas9510]

The hangar AI struggles in that area because during winter event they changed hangar. In that area where they struggle, there was narrowing caused by snow piles and tanks always slowed down and had to pathfind way through it. I think they changed hangar but actually never touched AI and pathfinding, meaning hangar looks like summer one but AI acts like its winter hangar. Also this has never happened before that event so im pretty sure thats the cause.

[@zadekterkyblitky4509]

It's still happening in 2024:D

[@evo3s75]

1:59 that is most likely because of last christmas still when there was tight gap there and it seems they've never bothered to fix it. So the AI still think that there's a tight gap there

[@PerryCaulkins]

Italian 90 is godly, you should play the semovente 90/53, its actually cracked at its BR

[@howtodefeatisis1015]

In-game def prefer the Panther D to the VK but that's also down to the D being absurdly low br for having such good hull armor compared to everything around it

[@SdKfz-gq8bh]

damn, i really felt that "what" at 0:52 that is some stuff i see multiple times yet understand it less and less

[@etriusa3671]

Whenever I play the panther i have this sense of dread when playing on snow maps cause I constantly fear the transmission bursting into flames

[@marksman1734]

Spookston : Aims at some point in the forest Screen: Target destroyed

[@NotoTomatoes]

Spookston's mind melting after becoming the average 5.0-5.7 German player

[@cheese_walker]

you should try the bredda 501 it has a good amount of pen and the aphe stock round can 1 shot an Abrams from the side

[@neutr4l1zer]

Next german addition: wooden panther mockup

[@viewingsphinx9812]

At 1:32 I killed spookston without knowing lol.

[@AbizarShabihayya]

Ikr😂

[@carislevertfanclub]

Breda 501 has a dumb huge amount of explosive filler so maybe that's why it overpressured

[@ryerial7723]

So this is basically Germany’s firefly. You can go through about everything but a lot can easily go through you.

[@madhavraghu4489]

hey spooks, huge fan! could you try out the panther F sometime? i recently unlocked it and its stupidly good for sniping because it has a rangefinder. It also has pretty decent frontal armor for brawling. i get a lot of 5-6 kills games with it and im only level 26, so you should have a field day with it.

[@ryeo9907]

2:07 Ah this is the humor we come for once again

[@Masonthebaconhair]

When a prototype Panther goes faster then any of panther in it's ranks *Sonic noises*

[@Igzilee]

3:23 that fit so incredibly well

[@busterspeedbump]

the turret rotation on this thing kills me every time

[@houjisaifeddine5524]

"i'm having a terrible luck, almost every game has been an uptier" welcome to the german tech tree, buddy. we kept telling you that your case of getting somewhat similar uptiers/downtiers proportions was really insane. for the rest of us, uptiers are the norm. i for one has never, and i do mean never, had a single game with Germany ground that wasn't a full uptier

[@gabrielmonte4545]

"never had a single game with Germany ground that wasn't a full uptier" Just LMAO. Everyone gets uptiered everywhere except for 11.0 BR, pal. The difference is being uptiered into a VK 3002 in a Sherman 75 or T-34-76 is far more brutal than being uptiered into american M41 Walker Bulldogs in the VK 3002 (because there are barely any tanks worth playing at 6.0, much less bully tanks made for stomping lower BRs), and German vehicles are on average undertiered at this BR range meaning their uptiers are mitigated significantly compared to their non-German peers sitting at 0.3 or 0.7 BR higher for equivalent power budgets.

[@nahuelleandroarroyo]

This might get uptiered because of the dense 5.7-6.0 blob of german tanks, basically the game tries to get you with the rest of the nation. Even in a 5.0-5.3 the panther can be beat by 75-76mm, just you would defeat other 5.x vehicles

[@tomatooole1492]

Imagine thinking this is Germany tree problem LMAOOO be honest, have you ever even thought of playing other nation other than Germany?

[@houjisaifeddine5524]

@@tomatooole1492 i play other nations as well, and i pointed this out because it only happened to me with the german tree. with other nations, the number of uptiers/ downtiers is balanaced. look, if it happens once or twice, it's a coincidence. if it happens always, that's a pattern

[@houjisaifeddine5524]

@@gabrielmonte4545 i am not talking about the placement of this tank in the Br, and i'm not making a hyperbole. i'm just stating an observation that every single match i played using german ground units, no matter the Br (still didn't get to 11.0 yet), is a full uptier. i have been keeping track because i thought it was weird as well. but nope, every match, no matter what br i am at, i still get a full uptier. i have never to this point had a single match that was my own br, a slight uptier or a downtier

[@zortidi3595]

Command and conquer generals USA theme made me drop my tears

[@JSDFEnthusiast]

*Me the last Japanese main playing the Chi-Ri in honor of that poor soul *Truly a dying breed* Also yes please play more Japan, like the Chi-Nu II and the Type 74's or Type 61

[@jonathanallen3688]

I play the Chi-nu II instead. The chi-ri can be fun but it's just so slow and such a big target.

[@Avionicx]

Seeing you play the Type 16 or Type 10, or top tier JP would be cool!

[@DeividasJurevicius-tv2hv]

I love it when spookston complaines about teasmates only bringing one vehicle and than dieing and leaving yet he does the same thing....

[@leonst.7471]

japanese 5.7 with the tiger Shermann and new M36 is quite fun

[@Armageddon_71]

0:50 Just the absolute confusion that "...w-what?" conveyed XD WTF Gaijin?!

[@greatoverlordchikonmaster7226]

Maybe do a video comparing the Panzer 3 M to the Panzer 4 G at the same br? Why the latter is absurdly undertiered

[@rchave]

Everyone says its "fast" and it sure is on a long, flat road. But it accelerates like a canal boat. Barely turns, barely reverses. It's armour is nigh-indestructible like the t34 because angles! It's main problem is game-breaking boredom. Apparently the German mediums are all static snipers and well, fuck that, I'm going back to ussr lol

[@CrniWuk]

Panther A : why are you running? WHY ARE YOU RUNNING?

[@laxcatthesleepycat2688]

3:30 this, plus the sideskirts, a usable reverse speed and whatever they use for the faster turret traverse speed, boom, a better tank. personally, while i like the panther very much, i believe that full production should've been delayed until they got all the quirks ironed out and have the tiger/panzer 4 hold the fort until it was complete

[@DocLeQuack]

The Panther is an medium tank under Wehrmacht doctrine. Gun caliber not armor determined what the tank would be considered. A 75mm main gun made it a medium, only the Allies used armor thickness to determine classification.

[@SquishyTanks]

"There's an endangered species right there-" Boom

[@ionator2000ist]

For the overpressure thing I think something funky is going on in warthunder. I got overpressured in a challenger MK2 by a heat-fs from a tam-2c

[@Atrev_on]

i like this tank a lot but the reverse speed and the turret rotation make it less fun for me tbh ive died a lot because of it

[@theboi5157]

imo the VK just looks like a so much more slick and clean design too, i know the sideskirts can be useful for the panther but for looks it just seems cleaner without them

[@Sparra2629]

Man you're zooming in this like it's a Panther Trueno

[@loreson5714]

I'm so glad I'm out of 5.0 Japan, the Chi-Ri's reload is beautiful but good god is it hell trying to not get breathed on and die.

[@Aahmpower]

This

[@Flak_Dancer]

4:47 complain about german team when more of the half of the team are soviets players...

[@unlink1649]

the tank would still be good if it would be in the same tier as normal panthers. Speed vs Armour is legit

[@playeriguesslol]

Here’s a fun little fact: gaijin sorta did an oopsie and made the panther D have the same maneuverability of the VK while having its armor

[@Conraf]

3:27 Japanese low tier i one of the best in my opinion, the mobility and survivability may not be the best but the guns are very good, Chi-Ha LG is outstanding when it comes to performance

[@Sniper5875]

i see a lot of jp mains talk about hightier and the midtier, but not that middle between. ive falled in love with the sta3 and its autoloader, it gives you insane rapid fire sniping ability at 6.7, the other sta's arent bad but they lack that 6s reload

[@Quotasnotrealfr]

This makes me want to get the VK

[@hagamapama]

This is the Panther before Mr. Moustachio messed with it.

[@Tanker19]

Hey spookston! Big fan of your videos I’m thinking of picking up the T14 American premium vehicle but I’m not sure if it’s a good purchase and the video you made on it was 2 years ago so is it possible to get an updated take on the T14? Thanks and keep making videos!

[@uisce_]

Just wait for it to go on the Warbonds shop. It's there relatively often

[@fullsetsunk4090]

I believe it got a BR increase since then It's a decent tank if you angle your armor but the gun is a short 75 which struggles against heavier opponents in uptiers Also as the other guy said it shows up for warbonds occasionally I'd say the premium M18 would be a better pick, there's also a sale coming in late october/early november with 50% off on all vehicles

[@Tanker19]

@@fullsetsunk4090 awesome! Figured there wouldn’t be much new but since the BR increase wasn’t sure if it was totally outclassed by stuff like tigers and IS’s I’ll wait for that sale tho!

[@jintsuubest9331]

It use to be really good at being a heavy tank with serviceable gun. Now it is just a overweighted Sherman. I never hand an issue one shooting them whenever I saw one.

[@Tanker19]

@@jintsuubest9331 thanks for the info still might consider it but definitely will take into consideration!

[@taka-chan6834]

2:05 The burn was so hot it makes the ammo wheel of a T-72 in Ukraine look cold

[@MH-OKW]

This coming from the guy with a superiority complex for American vehicles? Yeah, right.

[@CowboySlinging]

its only a 5mph difference and with how small the maps are and with hills doesnt really make it worth all that much

[@raptorcaliber5165]

3:40 is just my German gaming experience. And Russian. And American. And everything else. I get a lot of uptiers.

[@DerpsWithWolves]

POV: Albert Speer was actually allowed to do his job, and not constantly tormented by German High Command.

[@memeshark7459]

Finally a WT vid I can enjoy.

[@exxplosion9276]

As a German main I feel for ya with that team, playing your worst match ever and still being on top is interesting

[@tobi2233]

Play the jumbo with the AP shell

[@pamashi_]

I would love to see a video on the history and absurdity of the M-50 Ontos. The USMC really said MOAR GUNS

[@AlexT-34]

Twenty first video asking for the Spj fm/43-44, it has a 15 sec reload, and fires 8kg TNT equivalent HE shells, while at br 1.7.

[@fatford4209]

Play the Breda 501 and explain why that thing should stay 4.0

[@ideadlift20kg83]

I hope it goes up to 5.3

[@zobius9191]

99% of deaths: “..What?!”

[@thelieutenant7732]

Imagine if there was a VK25.XX or something along those lines with the long 75 and the layout of a slightly smaller panther and even less armor, allowing it to act as a light tank.

[@donaldscott9909]

no

[@SharkGoesRawr]

​@@robertharris6092 it will be 5.7 considering the m18

[@LaminarTurbulence]

3:27 If you want to play japanese vehicles I recommend the chi-to and the type 75 sph, I find those the most fun.

[@zv_cx]

1:16 "Boss... You killed a child"

[@lv100magikarp4]

I might be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that the car sound at the start is a Mk 4 Supra 2step-ing

[@ignasanchezl]

Most of the issues with the Panther were because of the added armor post the development of the MAN prototype. Everything in the tank was designed for that weight, from the engine to the transmission, final drive and the tracks. Ridiculously enough though, the side and rear armor still wouldn't fully protect from the PTRS 41 anti tank rifle at under 100m, so they added side skirts to the unangled portions, and then increased it on later panthers (more weight). Another reason why im biased towards the Damiler Benz prototype.

[@doge3058]

Spookston what do you think about the army's new Lynx OMFV apparently there trying to replace the Bradley with it.

[@TheWhoamaters]

Sometimes I feel like playing war thunder, then I open whatever the recommended video of the day is and am reminded that is a bad idea

[@tedarcher9120]

Put a panther A turret in it, it would be an ideal medium tank

[@alexandermihaylov3555]

The way it’s going, we’re gonna have an open-top variant at 4.7 in the next update.

[@SirCabooseCCCP]

play the P-61C-1 if ya want, its quite a funky plane.

[@RAGEMONSTER]

I have 2 strikes on my channel.....should i make all my content private until the strikes have fucked off? 2 of them were for hate speech and they were war thunder streams From 2020 and i believe recently in this year I already made my past live streams private But should i just to be safe make my video clips private to?

[@ChaosPootato]

"bitch" is my favorite lineup

[@oofman1911]

Good thing there was no t34-85s

[@TheArklyte]

The best part? There basically aren't any guns that fall right between the armor layout of prototype and production Panthers on any real combat ranges. Meaning that it's not penetrated or penetrated by the same guns in same situations. In return you have lower BR, no need to wait for top round and better mobility(well, speed. Reverse gears are still absent).

[@c0ad3y72]

hey spookston I've got a video idea on the m48 super and i was wondering what is your opinion on it and if you could make a video on it. thank you