The Most Australian Tank Ever Made

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The Australian AC.I (also written as AC1 in the War Thunder community) Sentinel is a very unique tank. Even ignoring its looks, it has amazing armor for its battle rating. However, it is held down by its abysmal 2-pounder cannon which is not only inaccurate and has low damage, but has mediocre penetration to boot. It stomped for a bit before Gaijin moved it up to 3.0.
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The Most Australian Tank Ever Made

[@Spookston]

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[@Shadowsoul244]

mech arena mid

[@redtsar]

Mech Arena is P2W, weapons, mechs and pilots are locked behind paywalls On top of that, to level up your weapons and mechs, you need to use a ridiculous amount of A-Coins, their way of forcing you to use real money

[@goblin-assasin15]

stug 3 pls

[@WarFoxThunder]

4th

[@steinhaynes4179]

Sp1c

[@Moongazer423]

Within the first 30 seconds he already has the entire commonwealth up in arms except Australia.

[@xnthrax8251]

Kids never respect there elders smh

[@boothead9495]

Deadass, was wondering what his gripe with NZ was

[@Dwarltier]

angry Bob Semple noises

[@emmapryke3263]

@@Dwarltier the bob simple was basicly a tractor with armor

[@steinerstine2845]

Australia is the best

[@Autechltd]

"Australia is the only Commonwealth country I respect" *Feels bad in New Zealand*

[@RYHo-ni4my]

Canada: BRUH

[@rpg138]

Feels bad in Canada

[@pablor5628]

@@rpg138 canada is shit

[@augustkoningen9970]

That was quite disrespectful ngl...

[@solidshot7849]

@@augustkoningen9970 yeah, that do be a lotta disrespect

[@eliasvenaas1685]

10:51 "That was the dumbest thing I have seen in quite some time." Enemy pilot: "Is that a challenge!?"

[@meepfanmeepster8620]

well its not a challenger

[@RetardedEstonian]

@@meepfanmeepster8620 he didnt mean the tank challenger he meant somthing else

[@meepfanmeepster8620]

@@RetardedEstonian I know was making a pun

[@hunlepto2239]

Just a note: It's not that the 2-pounder is inaccurate. It's that there's a hidden barrel overheating mechanic in the game. Basically, certain vehicles when fired too fast will become inaccurate if fired rapidly. That is especially noticeable with tanks like the T-34-57. You usually need to wait a bit for your 3rd and consecutive shots for the barrel to cooldown or risk your shot going sideways. Not sure about autoloaded vehicles. I have no idea why it's actually not mentioned at all, Adjustment of Fire also reduces this effect technically, but it's in the game.

[@iffracem]

Nice tip, didn't know there was a thermal mechanic. (Although I did realise that upping the gunner skills reduces the effect a lot) I've noticed that the 17 pounder suffers the same.

[@kiri101]

Oh really? Got any sources? It certainly matches my experience

[@rawchicken3463]

that explains a lot, ive noticed it with some other vehicles but not a ton with my t-34-57

[@sheriff0017]

@@iffracem Apparently, the 17 Pounder was inaccurate in real life, according to the US Army's tests on the Sherman Firefly.

[@attilavs2]

Didn't notice it with the T34-57, especially since i usally get killed or kill before firing 3 shots inquick succesion

[@dumpsterfire42]

Isu-152 video when??? Pls it's my favorite spg

[@memesareus5654]

Nah 2s3m

[@KreuzritterXXL]

Brummbär

[@bornonthebattlefront4883]

Hey, it’s getting made!

[@kam3766]

Love this thing. Best AA in the early russian tree, and can pen the ufp of panthers and tigers with the upgraded round (and kill all crew from the kilogram of tnt)

[@darkknightgaming2157]

Would love to see this

[@Dinozavr210]

2 videos in 2 days? You are making me too happy, Spookston Also, Sturer Emil/Dicker Max next?

[@r.ndomperson]

nah, full lineup. Nashorn, Dicker Max, Sturer Emil

[@Dinozavr210]

@@r.ndompersonIm afraid its too big of a br jump between them

[@r.ndomperson]

@@Dinozavr210 eh maybe, but itd still be fun

[@Dinozavr210]

@@r.ndomperson absolutely, yes

[@samdaman9214]

Yes sturer emil

[@sigmatus303]

As an Australian I'm mildly upset I cant get this beast any more, I started playing after they did. (Although I did get the 17pdr) It would be awesome to see either the single or double 25pdr in there

[@solreaver83]

The "mk4" we have is sadly wrong, it's a mk3 hull with a mk 1 turret with a 17pdr gun. Saying that I love the tank in game

[@sigmatus303]

@@solreaver83 are you referring to the vehicles in Cairns?

[@solreaver83]

@Scott no the premium In game is called a mk4 and it's not

[@sigmatus303]

@@solreaver83 @solreaver83 ahhh yeah i see. Yeah AC1 is accurate but the AC4 in gane has the wrong hull and wrong turret i get you now

[@solreaver83]

@Scott yeah. The mk 4 wasn't ever built and design plans show it looking differently with a whole new turret and similar hull design with increased armour and scooter sides moving the exhaust pipes from the top side to reduce fires feom accumulated brush

[@ampa-3612]

Finally, after all these years, I have another chance to ask for the 2S3M.

[@garmfield2977]

152mm proxy fuse HE is hilarious against hulldown/hiding behind cover vehicles

[@AbsolutelyStupidGoofball]

I really like this tank, it's pretty quick, okay gun and the armour is nice. Can you do a Pak puma video? I really like that tank too. Great video as usual, spook!

[@maximilianmustermann1278]

Pakpuma vid pls yes!

[@AbsolutelyStupidGoofball]

@Roniixx uh, no idea really. Maybe Gaijin buffed it because it was underperforming?

[@RyuakiraX]

​@Roniixx Wikipedia tends to not be a good source for anything.

[@MarshalBeard]

@@RyuakiraX People who say this are ridiculous and stuck in 2005. You think Wikipedia is the source of armor penetration values on a 100 year old gun? It isn't. Wikipedia wasnt around then. Wikipedia is a website that simply provides real sources. It isn't a source. It's like saying Google isn't a good source. Google isn't a source, it's a method of finding sources. Face 🌴

[@RyuakiraX]

@@MarshalBeard If you in your comment, cite Wikipedia, it is to be expected that you're using it as your perceived source.

[@THECAKEISTALKING]

the little mg on the front always messes with me cause of volumetric, 10/10 tank

[@eliasbelmore944]

"Hoards of rats burst asunder from the Realm of the Rats" lmfao i cant breathe

[@imjonas307]

Alright that's a good start. Would be nice to see more vehicles from the British tech tree get featured.

[@Sol-Orion]

@Roniixx Because Gaijin felt like changing it. You'll have better luck getting an actual answer on the forums or the subreddit, prolly.

[@theidioticgentleman4646]

@Roniixx because they updated the formulas used to calculate penetration to make it more accurate

[@michael6485]

@Roniixx i think you got mixed up the solid shot has 91 mm of pen. The M61 APCBC has 104 mm of pen i remember it being this way for the longest while

[@mcnuffin1208]

With the puny gun sounds, no visual recoil, the damage of nerf darts while also being tanky as hell, and along with the chaos going on in these matches made this a joy to watch. Thanks spook

[@grahh7234]

Can you try the Class 3 (P)? I think it would fit your playstyle

[@Raven-vl9vy]

I would love to see him play it, it's such an overwhelming monster for size but flies by everywhere and has wonderfully spaced crew. It's my favorite vehicle.

[@NotSoSerious69420]

@@Raven-vl9vy its the key in my german 9.0 lineup because NO ONE knows where to shoot to kill

[@WarFoxThunder]

I DONT KNOW WHAT THAT IS BUT YES

[@grahh7234]

@@WarFoxThunder just think rooikat 105 but it was the size of the maus and no thermals

[@SteveIsHavingMC]

@Batzero8515 churchill, turret if your gun is pretty strong, hull if it isnt, gun mantlet if youre close, sides otherwise. tiger I, front of the hull anywhere with any 5.3 tank except driver optics, tiger ii, hull with HEAT and turret with 205+ pen AP.

[@hawkstable8889]

You should try out the SARC Mk VI with the 6 pdr gun. It has great mobility, a solid gun and a shoulder stock stabilizer. It's probably the only low tier armored car that can give the Puma a run for its money.

[@jacobphotonstein3578]

Dont forget the .50 cal , thats how you get rid of a Puma in the SARC

[@stc3145]

This is the first time i see Spookston fly a plane

[@tobysharma7908]

Could you do a video on the CA Lorraine. I think it’s a really underrated tank with its punchy gun and great mobility, but is really overlooked because of its poor armour and the fact it’s in the french tech tree.

[@Helsinki40268]

Love to see Ram ll! good armor and really good rounds. 57mm is awesome

[@JetS_Gamer]

Saw you also playing those Australian planes aswell, wish they could bring the CAC CA-15 (Kangaroo) into the game as it was a prototype Australian aircraft, that looks simular to the P-51 but had no inspiration from it, rather a development from the Boomerang actually, and was fitted with 6x0.50cals, but they also thought of fitting it with I believe 4x20mm Hispano cannons, the plane was also able to carry 2x1000ib bombs.

[@blitzer3973]

The AC.IV with the 17 pounder absolutely slaps when played right. It's so much shorter then most other allied tanks with similar guns plus you can hide in the most dirty places and just lay in ambush.

[@asg4780]

The BA-11 would be cool to see a video about, since ive ever met one other in a match

[@josephheuer4540]

If you haven't, play the SARC 6 pounder. It's like the 234/2 and Crusader III had a child, but it was based.

[@Nailed_it23]

i think you should try the centurion Mk3 its bit of a monster tbh

[@sauronsrighthandman301]

Now if only you could make the entire tank gold. Maybe someone could make a user skin to make the entire tank appear as if made out of pure Australium.

[@kriskay5020]

As an Aussie I can safely say the designer knew what he was doing

[@wulfthemountaindragon5432]

The first 30 ish seconds felt like a punch, my friend, the Ram is great! Why must you lambast your maple neighbours

[@SimonMurphy67]

Your editing and comedic timing on this video was fantastic. Good work Spookston.

[@jonabiberacher1219]

A little bit of knowledge for anyone trying to dominate in mech Arena: get the killshot, javelin rack and at least crow. In other words, anything closer than 75m is probably dead or half dead

[@mbravos]

Nice! Now that you been practicing with the 2-pounder it seems like a good time to request the Churchill I.

[@BHuang92]

Have you tried the penetration calculator on the Sentinel MG port?

[@scoutguard3015]

💀💀💀💀💀💀💀💀

[@s1nenomine]

For the compression I recommend you to upload your videos in 1440p. Because KZbin uses 2 encoders, and the HQ one is used only for 1440p or higher resolutions. Even if you record in 1080p, make your video to be rescaled to 1440p, you'll surely lose some quality because of the rescale, but the difference brought by the better encoder will completely compensate. I did the same with my rallying onboards before I got able to record in 1440p, the results were astonishing

[@SquishyTanks]

As an Australian I can confirm a few things: 1. We knew exactly what we were doing when we made the machine gun cowling. 2. We had no other guns lol 3. Britain kinda hates us

[@jooj7046]

can you play the Strv 103C? i would love to see some cheese wedge gameplay

[@Raven-vl9vy]

A Fellow Cheese Enjoyer. C:

[@ivanleal9694]

Hey Spook why wont u try the italian P40 tank? Last time I played it the aphe was insane it has so much explosive mass

[@justinkedgetor5949]

If it pens it typically overpressures from my experience. However the HEAT round performance is random or under performs even on flat armored plates

[@seanmccusker2282]

I love the edits Spook implements into these videos.

[@wickedjaws5400]

Those cheezy mech arena inserts are killing me, but im happy that you get sponsorships. You deserve it more than most youtubers fr, great video on another funny upside down tank

[@lucaskapel]

Could you please play the panzer IV F2, I had a lot of fun with it

[@drvinylscratch1936]

Pz4 H too

[@chiefpapos]

Just a question! Would you be willing to play the DF-105?

[@Raven-vl9vy]

Another really underrated vehicle, I enjoy playing that at it's BR.

[@chiefpapos]

@Raven super fun to play! Even though it's quickly replaced by an atgm destroyer

[@BlackTemplar679]

The sniper from tf2: “20 shots and 6 kills”

[@HumphreyHorsehead]

I love this tank, easily one of my favorites. I recommend putting a pair of british helmets over the two turret cheek hatches, it fits the round looks and hides the weakspots.

[@robinvanrossum4522]

Day 3 of asking for the Black Prince

[@katfox2004]

Thank you for finaly playing this thing

[@wallysonrodrigues716]

i lived enough to see Spookston doing CAS, now i can die in peace.

[@Drobbik]

That transition was smooth as butter cuz I legitimately thought there was a bird at the window lmfao.

[@ArrivingPit]

I am once again, asking for an Ikv-91 video. Meme aside, once it has the laser range finder essentially becomes artillery.

[@battlebox7024]

Fun facts, the AC1 Sentinel never saw combat, were stand-ins for German tanks in the film “The Rats of Tobruk” and the gunner had to sit with their left shoulder facing the front of the tank. And as an Aussie I am proud of what we could accomplish back then.

[@Mrducky78]

Rats of Tobruk should be mentioned more. Completely surrounded by German forces, holed up in a hyper fortified position, low on munitions and vehicles. Proceed to just go out into the bush at night and steal munitions and vehicles from all from the Germans.

[@drvinylscratch1936]

Should try the pz38t for a video. Light tank rat mode. Also bonus points to see how high br you can take it up and still get multiple kills

[@dugthedog1935]

This man single handedly made all of the British tech tree look unfun and made this tank look extremally fun to play and now I kind a want to buy it

[@jaakko14]

I faced this once with the M4 and got like six shots on it. Two of them from side angle and could not kill it. The armor is pretty insane

[@luketowner]

As an Australian, I can definitely say that If I were tasked with making a tank, my mind would come up with either of the two options: 1: slap a big gun on it 2: slap some armour on it

[@emersonsteffler4149]

It's so ironic that you're playing the Sentinel because I was just playing it yesterday and this morning along with the 57 mm mosquito. Also, I put your decal pointing to the hull machine gun cover 😆

[@dancing_odie]

"There's no chivalry in War Thunder." -Spookston 2023 Truer words have never been spoken

[@bluebirel2823]

Hey Spookston, if you haven't covered it already, I'd like to see a gameplay video on the m6a1. It's my favorite tank, but I'm not good at this game and it'd be cool to know some tips. Thanks for the awesome content!

[@okemosniper]

Strv 42/ DT is kinda crazy man, high pen, good explosive mass and 5 sec reload at 5.0 is kinda OP. A true tiger killer we got here

[@o-hogameplay185]

and like 30 seconds to replenish the ready rack

[@jayburn00]

Ah, the tanks with phallic machine gun covers. For SOME REASON, it was a popular style with a lot of tanks used by Australia in general, even ones not made in Australia (I've seen more than one tank type with it , nearly all British).

[@ZeFluffyKnight]

Didn't even know they added the AC I at some point. Love the AC IV premium.

[@terashockzz2027]

never thought id live to see the day spook uses CAS

[@kooser921]

Within about 30 seconds you have incurred the wrath of the Canadians and South Africans, both of which had armour industries

[@castrix9910]

Spookston not trying to get aroused by the strange machinegun cover: impossible

[@Doc_Paradox]

That Marder actually uses a 76 so even more impressive c:

[@wheely_boi_6846]

*75

[@Bumpkin5367]

You should try the Stug III (preferably the short 75 variants), it has over 100mm of pen, is speedy, and is a short lil goblin tank in every sense

[@jirkazalabak1514]

I love the memes in videos man, keep em coming.

[@danoncho]

Your content is so great, that I prefer to watch your sponsor ads. Thank you Spookston!

[@Hans-lg2zx]

Sub 1 minute reply

[@merucrypoison296]

That sponsor transition was really good spookston

[@magosryzak7477]

Would love to see you derp around some more in low tiers with the Italians!

[@grunt1688]

How about a video on the T18E2 or the Chinese M64? Those are some tanks I've rarely seen and it would be cool to see your opinion of them.

[@fragmancenneti3092]

Would like to see you play "Neubaufahrzeug". It looks really interesting.

[@cheekburek6672]

I'm enjoying this type of content from you, could you do the Panther F one day? I'm quite enjoying it to be fair, and it's quite surprising how survivable it is when angled.

[@dullen2810]

Now that I think about it this is a pretty accurate representation of WoT mixed with WT because you need to shoot enemies so much they might as well have healthbars, and the dispersion is just insane.

[@razvy6949]

A video abt the Type 16 or RadKampfWagen or other wheeled vehicles would be amazing

[@ben9861]

Love the videos, they always make me laugh. Can you do a video on the amx-13 HOT, it always gets so much hate but I just love playing it. Killing top tier tanks with a 75 solid shot round is just so much fun

[@valentinajordovich6489]

i love the command & conquer generals music in the background

[@legendlynxgaming2368]

Even though I quit war thunder a while ago I still love watching your videos, thanks for all the great videos!

[@CastleHearth]

I'm curious of what your impressions are for the new Char 2C that released and how it fares better or worse to its 2C Bis counterpart.

[@j.yossarian6852]

I think the Matilda’s modified for jungle fighting could be argued count as Aussie tanks

[@deruta37]

BT-7: Exists Spook: Is this a T-55?

[@thecamocampaindude5167]

Im watching this on an iphone 6s, thank you 🙏🏻 for acknowledging the youtube compression

[@mudhutonthemoon]

Thanks for mentioning the machine gun in the hull

[@mikep3180]

Whenever I see this tank I think of the 'ladidadida schlob on me knob' song

[@ArmouredOnion]

The version of this tank with what I think is a 17 pounder is great.

[@Ampex_]

As a French tank enthusiast, I hope you can do the AMX-10 RC, quite a remarkable gun for an Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle

[@paulodecarvalho8965]

I remember when there was honor in WarThunder, but at that time there you could also tk your teammates in ground rb, and planes could kill tanks by ramming them so this was a while ago

[@proxi1976]

Its good that u combining tanks and planes. btw... never played warthunder before so i think im gonna try it cuz of this video :)

[@Aes880]

You should try the Su-85M, people think it just a casemate T-34 with a 85 but it actually have 75mm front instead of 45mm which allow it to bounce the 88m Pgr 39 at BR 5.0

[@ThatOneMan830]

I think an M6A1 video would be very fun to see. Great stuff as usual btw

[@justinkedgetor5949]

I personally never use the m6 now that it is 5.0. It has not lineup and the armor is rather bad for a heavy at its BR

[@ogscarl3t375]

To be fair the QF 2pdr irl could go clean through the front of both Chi-Ha variants turrets even without the barrel adapter fitted.

[@blackegret666]

You should've slapped a bush ontop the hull MG (if you know, you know).

[@Kay-51995]

You should try the Chinese Type 63, a pretty fun little tank with good mobility and a good gun.

[@majordiananno4911]

8:53 he casually just commits a war crime

[@ChSVaness]

9:09 for a second I thought that was some SFX taken from SCP: Containment Breach... Weird similarity ngl Also now that an Aussie vehicle has been featured, playing the ultimate A.C. IV is obligatory ;)

[@EliteInfiniti]

Bro made that ad transition smooth

[@bradengould609]

Need a video on the Somua SM, definitely one of the best premiums available.

[@Somerandomrocks509]

You should do the strumpanzer 2 if you haven't already, in tier 5, it's still competent

[@morganpudlo195]

My inner War historian soldier is having a stroke listening to Spookston smack the QF 2 Pounder. Like bro, its meant for use in infantry support vehicles and that's all Australia and other Commonwealths had available because all 6 Pounders and 17 Pounders were taken to Europe and Africa to support the fighting there.

[@Harloe1]

Bro pissed off half his community by saying Australia was the only commonwealth country he respects 😂

[@noot_noot3589]

I love how he kept calling the T-34 a T-54 throughout the entire video =D

[@why...does...this_exist]

2:55 bro my lungs hurt from laughing man xd

[@tombrady1848]

It’d be cool if you played the M36 Jackson. I don’t play war thunder, I’m a casual who sustains their tank interest on WoT so I’d be living vicariously through your skill.

[@SaucyAlfredo]

Oh no, spook has learned the art of the sponsor transition