This Tank Is "Broken"

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The Swedish Ikv 103 tank destroyer is considered overpowered by many War Thunder players due to it having access to HEAT-FS shells at a low battle rating. This allows it to go through any tank it sees, though it leaves a lot to be desired in the damage department.
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This Tank Is "Broken"

[@Spookston]

My surgery got delayed to the 19th. BTW should I do a 350k QnA or wait until 400k

[@aidleopard7716]

400k imo

[@FlamieDoc]

Wait for 400k. Priorities your health than a qna

[@dominothefifth]

500k if you're brave

[@danielsanchez6521]

mango

[@ghosty-sp4bj]

400k

Swedish engineers really said "nah size doesnt matter" when designing this chode mobile 💀

[@Manchweld]

My favorite part is the little hole the gunner peeks out thru, although it does make it an open top for damage calcs

[@MM10567]

it does tho

[@ideadlift20kg83]

It was mainly designed as a HE lobber for infantry support. The heat fs was only a stopgap to not have to purchase/build as many mbts.

[@cheyannei5983]

It's really not that small. It's not comfortably large, of course, but these games give people a warped sense of how big a tank is. Even the small ones are pretty big.

[@cheyannei5983]

​@@ideadlift20kg83Does it not have HE in WT?

[@OmikronTitan]

3:41 "...that's our Gunner." *two seconds later, water gurgling sounds*

[@GoredonTheDestroyer]

"Shdhfshjibffdrsaffebsninrjuhsqsb" - Ikv 103 gunner, probably.

[@HossBlacksilver]

Bail! Bail! Or the tank will fail! 😂

[@flightmanz]

The tank has been baptized! (Is that how they do it)

[@DavidRamirez-lq2co]

@@GoredonTheDestroyer when you try to pronounce the long version of the ikv tank

[@messyjessem.3108]

Man, I love how goofy Swedish tanks are.

[@Insane_One]

There’s a reason why it’s my favorite lineup

[@thekommunistkrusader3921]

​@@Insane_Onehow do you deal with 2.7-3.7 sweden? Cause while sure you have APDS its not stock and the lago 1 without apds is awful

[@wulfwar]

​@@thekommunistkrusader3921the TDs and AA are good. The AA have AP ammo. The mediums in tier 2 are too slow, not enough armor, and painful to get apds. Nuking everything with spj fm/43 is amusing.

[@LURKTec]

I absolutely DESPISE the fact that they keep getting lolpen postwar rounds PT-76 HEAT-FS for my 3.3 T-34 when?

[@501stIstheBestRegiment]

@@LURKTec Usually those rounds don't matter till like 7.0 I personally with M36B2 got HEAT-FS and was hyped like thinking I'll have a top tier round instead I went back to using the M82 and replacing my HE with it since that was the only real use for it

[@fishee5567]

Heat fs is the most fun and consistent round in the game

[@wotwott2319]

second only to the best most consistent round in the game, apds

[@fishee5567]

@@wotwott2319”shell shattered”

[@quan-uo5ws]

Nah APDS is way more fun and consistent.

[@Germanempireaboolilel]

​@@shahramtondkarmobarakie1824 APCR is very consistent in dealing no damage and non penning tanks

[@Maxikxng]

honestly tho i have no idea why its so bad for spookston for me it does consistent damage and i can 1/2 hit kill 90% (without hitting ammo) of the time with the 103

[@LugborG]

Hey, while you’re under the knife, you should see if you can get that CAS magnet removed.

[@Whatisthisstupidfinghandle]

It’s an apple air tag attached to all vehicles. Guy just goes into find-my lol

[@donutgaming88]

Most underrated comment ever

[@kmezoalmasry6207]

god, I just love the t-34s having the composite fuel tank armour at rank II 1:55

[@connivingkhajiit]

notice that BOTH fuel tanks were annihilated by the round, but no other spalling occurred and neither of them ignited.

[@r7asj]

t-34 moving to 11.0

[@kmezoalmasry6207]

@@r7asj lmaoo

[@zutihun7441]

a t34 is broken when you get the same but better with a sherman, when this sweedish rat has 400mil heat at 4.0 😕😕

[@L1mp1nB1zk1t]

Good ole' Russian Bias code.

[@ConnorGorski]

A video on the CV90 BILL would be neat, basically the Swedish Bradley.

[@wifflewaffel]

​​@J.G.Wentworthand better cannon and mobility and armor and post pen survivability

[@nanni-buyerofcopper]

What about the bradish swedley

[@sigstenbockgard8080]

@@HVUDERBY actual skill issue

[@HVUDERBY]

@@sigstenbockgard8080 yes

[@boffe360]

I back this

[@murisbukvic2496]

"a friendly rams you or kills you with arty" "they are German"

[@Ungood-jl5ep]

German teammates will also use you as spaced armor.

[@justinsiemann7190]

(When you drive into your teammates artillery and almost die because stupid)

[@ARCCommanderOrar]

Attempt #3 you should play the AUBL/74 HVG the 8.0 armored car with the 60mm gun

[@crazyadam9281]

You really want spook to suffer don't you.

[@MichalKolac]

Or the vcc 80/60 same gun but autoloaded

[@wiwbssjh8233]

They need to buff it, it had a three round burst mode irl and there was a bunch of cool vehicles with it

[@creature1941]

0:44 Yea I'm creature what's up what do you need?

[@Maddog3060]

Spookston: "Now that's a spicy-" CAS [Revenge Bombs] Spookston: "Oh."

[@notapuma]

Ikv103 players deserve it.

[@Shintsu2]

I've had a lot of anxiety lately, but your videos are always enjoyable to watch and help calm me. Hoping your surgery goes well, thanks for what you do, Spookston!

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

This might be something that could be a Battle Pass vehicle, but what if Gaijin added the T40/M9 Tank Destroyer to the game? It's basically a beta design of the M10, armed with the same 76mm gun as the M10, but based on the chassis of the M3 Lee rather than the Sherman.

[@AceTheMM]

Imo, just about every TD and SPG for the US should be added into their tree since the US TD line is so incredibly anemic.

[@liladoodle]

The players: *Would want this in the tech tree.* Gaijin: *Will make this a Battle Pass vehicle.*

[@lector-dogmatixsicarii1537]

Why not throw the rest of our totally not needed SPAA into events too? RIGHT? right? To join our totally not siphoned light tank branch.

[@Beanz192]

0:35 you know War Thunders map rotation is bad when I don’t even recognize this map because all I do is play Flanders over and over again

[@filmandfirearms]

That one is pretty rare, actually. It's a damn good map, though, lots of good routes for mobility and not too many bullshit hiding spots

[@PrusslanSeal]

7:18 my brother is THE definition of a gremlin

[@Strop2198]

15:15 superior italian casemate tecnology

[@Hydrochloric_acid_bucket]

its just kinda immune to HEAT sometimes ig

[@snipermaninside]

That locust player at 7:07 the type to say "I don't mind needless killings lule" - Reimu or something

[@Gundanium_Wolf908]

Swedish tanks are so powerful they dont need armor theres a literal hole for the gunners sight

[@Am-ugly_af1]

6:05 He jinxed that PvkV 🤣

[@needhealing4747]

I killed ît ^^

[@spaceyhandle]

2:50 KV1-E *appeals to spookstons humanity* Spookston : "That aint gonna help you here bud."

[@thebeckboys2229]

Nuh uh

[@watvat8]

I love it when people rush cap and are able to spawn in a plane with 2 1000 pounder bombs and go to town

[@aiedenoldstien9751]

And only spawn planes for the rest of the match? Love how it's called ground and people try hard in planes to say they're good in ground. But they're only good in air rb. (It also doesn't help that Gajin puts bombs on every fighter)

[@XanderTuron]

@@aiedenoldstien9751 Hell, most of them aren't even good in Air RB either because then they have to deal with people in fighters who know what they are doing.

[@aiedenoldstien9751]

@@XanderTuron That's true, I'm giving too much credit to them.

[@YeetTheHusky]

I litteraly searched for videos about the Ikv. Then the funny wt canine uploads this

[@MrSlyFox]

I have noticed the HEAT shenanigans with the M51, and except for the ability to overpressure people, it seems weirdly similar to APDS . Now i have an urge to grind sweden too... In terms of suggestion, maybe give the Chief Mk10 a try? Cool vid as always. Have a great day and stay away from CAS. Cheers!

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

Well kinda. HEAT is apds, but doesnt suck against angled armor and can overpressure stuff.

[@MrSlyFox]

@@alexturnbackthearmy1907 Honestly? I have a counterpoint. How usefull APDS is depends of it's caliber. Belive me or not, but my 105 sabo fired from the L7 almost never shatters or pens with zero damage. Sometimes, but VERY rarely does it ricochet. Most of the time it slices clean through and does about as much damage as 17pdr's mk8 shot. So a two-tap/oneshot most of the time. 17/20pdr penetrates and does nothing, and 120mm shatters like crazy. There's something about the 105 one that makes it work. Plus you can't forget about how easy to aim it is

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

@@MrSlyFox Idk about 120, still too traumatized to use conqueror ever again. Its most likely already fixed, but non-pens left a vivid memory.

[@ancientwarrior3482]

@@MrSlyFox Yeah 100-105mm and Swedish 75mm APDS seems to work perfectly fine to me

[@robertharris6092]

​​@@MrSlyFox cause the l7 is a newer gun that uses a newer design of APDS. Vs the early APDS that was very inconsistsent IRL.

[@RustyDroid]

13:17 The palpable *rage*.

[@vincent7584]

6th day of asking for ARL-44

[@DbonTop]

the foreshadow is crazy

[@sirunknown2142]

I once had a friendly panzer keep pushing me over and over to the point I eventually pit maneuvered him, and he just sat there questioning his life. Looked like a kid sitting in timeout lol.

[@smier666]

Day 69 of asking spook to play arcade

[@paogene1288]

I love it when you get happy on your games, keep having fun and for many more videos in the future!!!

[@Dopamine154]

2:49 He isn't shaking his turret to dodge the round, he's begging for mercy lol.

[@SmaukGames]

Love that tank. Sometimes it can be frustrating when heat suddenly stops working. But it feels nice to kill heavy that team struggles to penetrate. Also fast reverse is pretty nice

[@r.cooper9037]

Nothing like a spookston video to get me thru the day

[@AidanBush-bv6jn]

“…what an absolute creature!!” Got me dead lol, keep up the great work!

[@FlapJacks7]

I love it. such entertainment. "A absolute creature!" Good Luck man

[@Hyunny...]

You somehow make warthunder seem enjoyable and fun. Its my go to "watch while eating lunch" programming

[@dm_macht]

6:00 i love how while he talks about the pvkv and then u see that kill message on the bottom right xd

[@user-ps6qm4bc4t]

Thank you, I’ve been waiting for this moment

[@user-ps6qm4bc4t]

Now. Day 1 of asking for Pvkv II

[@MisterMainiac]

There were findings while testing the STRV 103 when taking side shots while having the jerry cans mounted on the outside along the side of the hull, heat shells would sometimes defuse off the jerry cans therefore no damage to the tank or crew. I could see similar results with the internal gas tanks as well

[@lepershing1902]

Good to see you again Spook, been missing out on these videos. Hope you're doing well.

[@AceTheMM]

One of the best arguments against era-division. This thing shouldn't ever be forced to fight other objectively superior vehicles from the 50s.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

Its m56, but swedish. This thing is a gremlin AND a menace, 7.3 at least.

[@AceTheMM]

@@alexturnbackthearmy1907 no

[@michaelc9155]

It shouldn't have been added in the first place. Vehicles likes this are toxic, as they ruin heavy tanks as a class, and if you uptier them, they are useless. Same for fast vehicles like btrs and r3t20

[@AceTheMM]

@@michaelc9155 lol. lmao even.

[@omnimaplez]

spookston genuinely suprised when his HEAT round goes through tanks

[@InfinityBS]

The german main pushing you from behind and ruining your shot is so funny 😭

[@thunderhit2362]

Can't wait for the rat king to play the upcoming ratiest british fox, good luck for the surgery btw 👍🏻👍🏻

[@LolYoko]

Isn't that the thing with the warrior cannon??

[@thunderhit2362]

​@@LolYokoit actually is

[@LolYoko]

I wouldn't say it's a rat tank cause it has a really tall profile to be rat tank??

[@thunderhit2362]

​@@LolYoko it's kind of a small tank tho

[@Mr_Lichec]

I think collective fear of HEAT-FS is from days when they were first introduced in the game, back than leo1 can one-shot everything with their heat

[@madsstentoft3140]

Since you mentioned you loved the pvkv m/43, could be nice to see a video driving it around since both m/43 are some are my favourite tanks to play

[@TAM1906]

This tank embodies my utter hatred for HEATFS as an ammo type

[@andriv3r415]

1:54 tipical moment when a t-34 fuel tank absorb the entire round for no reason

[@sneugler]

Thr swefish tree fits my playstyle surprisingly well, since I primarly focus on goblinmaxxing. I have a blast with the widespread great gun depression and speed. On another note, good luck with your surgery. Never a fun thing to go through. Don't feel obligated to keep on a video schedule if you feel awful

[@donutgaming88]

"That plane" and spook just pulled the best cinematic of war thunder

[@simonchoudhury7576]

I hope your procedure goes smoothly, thoughts and prayers from Slovakia😊

[@ougus]

this is probably the most suffering ive seen spookston go through in one video

[@Error_16463]

Spookston saying it’s an okay match when he has 8 kills 0 deaths And me over here happy with 3 kills 2 deaths

[@darkninjacorporation]

Gaijin be like “let’s add an entire tech tree that is capable of nullifying any armor”

[@tokmc1050]

3:24 was the KV-1E revenge bombing also

[@matchc0635]

That locust rusher is indeed the current nature of war thunder '"ground"" RB

[@KalebGeorge-sr2jh]

That m22 is a creature beyond understanding

[@AngryFrenchPenguin]

spookston, you will never escape the Zachlam Tager (attempt #9)

[@Treysm3gtr]

7:25 I heard the audio of that one "realistic clip" of a Panther getting shot from across the world.

[@Trialsphere]

1:57 I have never heard Spookston sound so distraught after getting screwed over by the warthunder engine since he played with HESH

[@Trialsphere]

(also I heard that they're overhaulling HESH in the dev server so we'll see how that goes)

[@meta.5studios]

2:04 - Spookston delves further into the madness abyss as demonstrated by his maniacal laughter

[@kauangarcia9236]

1:56 the spall liner was added to modern vehicles recently, but the t34 always had it

[@HenrikEbert]

6:07 talks about how good the pvkv m43 is and it immediately pops up in the kill feed.

[@sporgonmcgee]

Thanks I hated and loved playing this vehicle at the same time

[@swallowgum2284]

I had the same happening to me today 13:15 but in a Nashorn but I got killed because of it. I feel your rage!

[@JTM1010]

this is one of my mains in sweden as i grinded purely because of its insane pen

[@foo-foocuddlypoops5694]

7:07 *Actual* goblin sighting

[@aiedenoldstien9751]

You mean a person who can't play ground battles? They just like to think their good at ground.

[@exoticdachoo007]

Bro is absolutely speedrunning the subscriber counter right now

[@theend1555]

Spookston: *makes the worst shot imaginable* Also Spookston: "WHY DIDNT THAT ONE SHOT!?"

[@TheOreoOverlord]

Idk man that t-34 fuel tanks eating all damage seems slightly off to me

[@bennettcrozier344]

Bro 3:50 your tank is now a jacuzzi for the rest of the match

[@twitchyflash333]

Play the Panzer 3 M so you can flex on all the kids using the Panzer 4 F2

[@NotTrenchify]

That ground ricochet was something that only happens in T-34 lol

[@goldenfuntimefoxy5700]

“Identify Yourself, Creature” -spookston 2024

[@IDontHaveAMicrowave]

fun fact, two ATGM carriers the PvRbBv 551 and lvrbv 701 were built by converting IKV 102 and IKV103 chassis and served until 2000

[@radicaljellyfish4435]

2:49 he wasn’t trying to dodge your shot, he was begging for mercy

[@MustacheMann22]

I'm a little confused a newer player, noticed you are able to range find and measure out targets, how do you exactly do that? I know one is in realistic but been playing a mix of both since I have trouble getting into matches, winning them, and so on. Also try to make it so I don't get frustrated but it is super easy to do so in lower levels, especially always playing with people that know exactly where you are, level 100, or just being bad at the game, but any advice is always appreciated. Also great videos, I was able to use both your links too, glad to support you any way I can! Good luck though man and keep it up, started watching your older content too, still holds up!

[@Puerkl8r]

"Heat-FS does no damage" ........Cries in British APDS.

[@christianharrison8363]

I wish spookston would say crumped again, he said it so well

[@nerysalguero3956]

I love the ikv103. It's mobility is damn good and I've used to dance around 2 enemy tanks while somehow surviving

[@Youtao-]

A video on one of the STB/Type 74 tanks would be neat, considering they've gone a bit unloved in recent years.

[@Warden585]

you know its a good day when spookton makes a swedish tank review (its my main techtree)

[@admiraltee]

"I'm so happy" Never a truer opposite statement ever made :)

[@chickenpie4402]

This video had so much teammateTuran 3-s in it that is almost made up for the fact that we still didn't get a review for that tank.

[@bornonthebattlefront4883]

15:09 Superior Pasta Technology

[@strategicintervention]

hey spookston! I think you'd love the Rooikat MTTD, it fits in well with the rat playstyle

[@raremuan]

Hey spookston, i've noticed a rather, eh, *interesting* weakspot of both jagdpanters at 4.7br in protection analysis. If you manage to hit their track high enough from the front, you can ricochet your bullet into their underside, with relatively low pen. Best of all, it has a decent chance to one shot with aphc (tested with swedish t-34 regular aphc 87mm pen), either one shotting crew or hitting ammo. I think it would be very interessting to see if this is actually possible to hit in a match.

[@charlie7341]

Love the memes, it always cracks me up

[@u.npeacekeeperball432]

6:07 You jinxed your teammate.

[@mmj9634]

You should play tier 1 Japan medium tanks, they get a low velocity HEAT shells that overpressure everything and is quite funny to use

[@Pache45016]

fun fact: Ikv 103 stock HEAT round has no tracer , hard to use but sometimes enemy won't notice you

[@dmdwed]

Video 13 of asking Spookston to play the LAV-AD with Anti-Tank HEAT

[@cheesesniper473]

Lake dimensions: 10 feetx100feet Lake Depth: 300 feet.

[@Tooawesome693]

I really think you'd have a blast in the m42 duster. Dual 40mm bofors firing full AP clips on a bulldog chassis goes crazy at 4.3

[@crabhm5537]

As a sweden main, i love bringing this up in br as to kill king tigers and the maus easily, when my friendd are trying to grind late ww2 and i come down to help the grind i use this vehicle, the pvkv 43 1964 is really good and so is the strvm42 DT as you have showcased in your other video. My grind to fill my 10.3 lineup is hella slow though

[@zakauf2658]

Bro is playing Gymnopedie no 1 at 9:18. It's a great sad song. I've been obsessed with it recently and it's funny to find it here.

[@chiefpapos]

Waking up like a draugr at 10 AM for a Spookston upload

[@wdj4015]

My favorite glass cannon of all time Love that goofy lil thing

[@white0devil0]

Got a 1,2 km kill with this guy on a amx that was going full send across a field. Lives rent free in my head forever.

[@LucyKaida]

6:01 you jinxed the poor guy. smh, better play that tank now to make up for it

[@anttisinivuori5259]

The Avenger *can* be overpressured, but I believe only if you hit the very top of the turret (I've tried this in protection analysis) - but the shell might also just fly through if hit between the canvas supports. Also, the periscopes on the Italian casemate TDs are hilarious, since they can eat up pretty much any shell.