The Best German Light Tank

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The Puma or Sd.Kfz.234/2 is one of the best vehicles in War Thunder, bar none. It has exceptional mobility paired with a rapid and hard-hitting cannon, meaning that players with good map knowledge will do very well.
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The Best German Light Tank

[@Spookston]

Big historical video essay this Sunday, for real this time. It'll be around 20 minutes long.

[@DeliveryDemon]

Yo so do you think that they will leak the documents for the M1A2 spall liner?

[@RoccoKnight-bv3wd]

hey spookston just wanted to say i hope you're feeling better man

[@yazovgang]

Day 107 of asking spookston to play the 15cm sIG

[@Epic_candle]

Already leaked M3 😂​@@DeliveryDemon

[@DeliveryDemon]

@@Epic_candle Thought it was the M2A2 they leaked

[@maciejzdeba3786]

Puma - Deadly stupid and stupidly deadly It's either you or your enemies being smacked

[@soup5759]

If you just wanna have a bit of fun, I’ve been recently using the SU-100P. It’s a nice break from top tier 👍

[@MinuteMaidInHeaven]

My favorite soviet tank destroyer. An absolute monster in the right position

[@Spookston]

I've always liked the look of it, but I've never actually tried playing it

[@123123boobies]

​@@Spookstonits a beast if you become a rat

[@akriegguardsman]

The best TD at it's br, it's my main moneymaker

[@Spido68_the_spectator]

​@@SpookstonYou can be gremlin, rat, sniper or fire support depending on the situation. Very versatile and FAST

[@FatherGrigori]

I love the puma, you can keep it in your lineup for quite a while as your br increases. Same with thr chaffee

[@bonnibelio_]

I'm at 6.3 and still regularly see pumas, the most recent one was on a full uptier at 7.3

[@LordTechnoPrime]

My friends and I were at 11.7 and my friend got an Abrams with the Puma

[@nanni-buyerofcopper]

Chadfee

[@Norbert92]

i see no reason to remove it from your lineup unless to replace with the bulldog, i feel if more players knew how to use it germany would probably do way better, having close to no light vehicles in their teams gives them a pretty big disadvantage, and the people who use it to rush enemy spawn dont help at all

[@toxicmuggle5788]

A freedom French players dont get, sad EBR noises

[@Deadmau195]

Just an absolute masterpiece of presenting how puma players play

[@Deadmau195]

@@russman3787 yeah that's true. German mains have severe brain malfunctions and do the stupidest things

[@bonnibelio_]

people turning their turrets slowly to look at each other is my favourite part of every war thunder match

[@that_audi_a2_enjoyer]

1:00 bro commited twin towers

[@pyrothedragon1282]

Oh god 💀💀💀

[@porkish682]

No i was gonna say that D:

[@kristenleopold7149]

MR PRESIDENT! THERE IS A SECOND PLANE!

[@dankuser8303]

It’s a really fun vehicle but as a German main, I can confirm most of my teammates don’t know how to use it lol

[@LadyWrathOfficial]

confirmed, i have no idea, but i go vroom and get 7 kills. it is the subway surfers of tanks

[@HowKnow_me]

Some german players think they can kill anything because their gun has above 100 mm of penetration. But still pumas are cool

[@silphonym]

It carried me a lot of games when I played it. If you get in the zone with this it is an absolute monster, as you can literally drive circles around the enemy and pick them off or decap to your liking.

[@byP4t0]

As a ussr main i can say german mains dont know how to use any tank

[@hunterofajax1963]

Ah the Puma. The scuttling spider you saw for a split second and now you don’t know where it went

[@seanmarshall5463]

I remember not too long ago this thing was 2.7 for ground RB. It was just cruel really

[@just_a_username8979]

Seeing one of these at 1.7 was terrifying

[@m-g-b513]

should have stay at 2.3, easier god mode

[@Afk29292]

It still is in AB

[@eVillGaming-eng]

@@m-g-b513 don't you think that's bad

[@megapet777]

damn I just got this vehicle and now its 3.7. I cant even imagine how op it was in 2.7

[@bagon_head]

This must be spookstons' favorite tank -Tiny profile -Good gun -Awesome speed -Great reverse gear -Absolute gremlin tank

[@THRAKORZOD]

The puma is in no world tiny

[@legionx4046]

- ability to be a rat

[@retronax4346]

"tiny profile" it's taller and longer than most tanks

[@Deliverygrot]

One thing i like it’s taking the puma to 7.0 and each time i get a kill i get “ skill issues “ as a reward

[@lucasguia6030]

Fun fact: the guy facing backwards isn’t a radio operator but a reverse driver

[@ChunkyFeet]

Spook, you should play the 2.0 Puma with the 75mm heat launcher

[@Crittergkk]

@@jessegd6306The H.35 is quite good if you know how to angle, i managed to fight off 2 Panzers on that thing, i need to admit that it was on a long distance so the Panzers did lose some penetration, but still it felt like a movie scene.

[@xemus30]

​@@Crittergkkwatching German mains panic when they don't pen me as a h35 or d2 was amazing

[@liramsegal916]

Video 56 of asking spookston to play the ikv 103

[@tewsgcdcfgechk908]

If we be doing swedish 103s, lets throw in the STRV 103 as well. Gib cheese wedge

[@itskyansaro]

The Puma is also really fun in WTs ''little Brother'' Enlisted, where I use it a lot. The Turret of the puma was actually designed for a Panzer II version, that never got built, because the contract got cancelled. The Panzer II ''Leopard'' was meant to be a mix of Heavy armor, Speed and Firepower with 80-60mm Armor, 60 kmh speed and a 50mm Gun.

[@alexxifaras738]

yeah it would be cool if they added the VK1602 in wt

[@gamergumilyov8579]

Puma's when they see something they can't peirce: "You dont have the firepower" "I've got the mass"

[@MrCaskwine]

theres also the fact that the Puma scales exceptionally well at high tiers when fighting ifv's and MBT's with weak side armour

[@PanArbuz-7466]

I really like the memes and sound effects you put in your videos. They always cheer me up even on the worst days

[@wladimirkoszmar268]

Zis-30 is very good in overtiers because its armor is so thin and its firepower so good that it does not change anything. But its reload becomes comparatively better

[@ksawerds]

Yep you crit people or you delete people

[@cortexoftheego4568]

Zis-30 was one of my favorite soveit TD and generaly Gunits it is ridiculous, your ally can turn zis30 up side down, even with small speed, because zis 30 is very light. it's gun is amazing, also zis30 is prety much fast, when I look at it i think about like about big chicken.

[@Porkor23]

Spookston please play the Italian/Hungarian KF41. I want to see if it’s worth the grind and it seems like a fun light tank

[@ahhno4662]

Apparently, it’s absolutely awful. Sako Sniper has a good video on it

[@haruka0002]

It’s overtiered it should be 10.0-9.7

[@daskollektiv4593]

its terrible, but youre playing Italy so youre used to that

[@chiefpapos]

Been a stressful day. I figured I'd say thank you for bringing a smile to my face. You never cease to make me smile at least once in your videos.

[@ryanfigueroa2058]

1:50 bro ur life just flashed before your eyes. 2:47 I'm dead from that meme sound 😂😂😂

[@sloppyjoe9422]

“Get Rocked” -spookston 2023

[@jonnaylor3154]

This is one of my favourite vehicle's in the game, I've had so much fun, from 2.7 to 8.0, the puma works!!!😎

[@golden_7899]

5:19 I love how Spookston is fighting a US player in a German plane while Spookston is playing as Germany in a Russian plane

[@pilot2076]

i thought this would be coming, the puma fits spookstons playstyle so well. Also Video 35 of asking spookston to play the AML-90.

[@lilneoman1]

Can confirm 3.3 is uptier central. I was playing 3.0 france and got a good mix, but the moment i added the 3.3 sherman to my lineup, literally nothing but full uptiers for dozens of games.

[@gampexhd5672]

Day 17 of asking for leopard 1

[@hypoxic125]

Yesterday's sim battles were teams mass running the puma. It gave me PTSD.

[@shadowfox48]

Day 152 of asking this man to play the IT-1

[@blackarrow7988]

Spookston: "Revenge bombing is petty" Also Spookston: "Got a Yak so I can get revenge"

[@InternetStudiesGuy]

"Like that scene in Fury except the bad guys won" That WAS the scene in Fury

[@SirBinding]

Silence cringelord, nobody asked

[@bradenhagen7977]

3Edgy5me

[@edwardvonhorseteeth7575]

The thing I love about the puma is that although its a great vehicle, it teaches you how to play the game correctly.

[@SemoventeDa]

Hey Spook, you should play the Semovente 75/46 M43. It's a deeply overshadowed italian tank destroyer which can deliver an heavy punch but it's deeply ignored the potential it has. I am not gonna surrender in proposing this. I AM NOT GONNA SURRENDER, BE CLEAR! I A M N O T B A C K I N G O F F! Y O U C A N' T K E E P G E T T I N G A W A Y W I T H I T ! Eyo, don't yo dare ignoring me, I won't surrender until you play it! (Day 128)

[@ozelotsoffunT-jz2rt]

Its not overshadowed. Its bade

[@sniper0073088]

The turn speed is so bad Man

[@sturmoviksunday]

its only bad if you use it incorrectly

[@dennislemasters4339]

it was a decent italian ww2 afv with much better firepower than most of afvs italy used at the time except for the italian td armed with a 90mm gun

[@GaijinEncarmine]

I love Italian tanks. They did their best!

[@Geo_Seph]

The lack of clips from beyond Halo Reach speaks volumes. I remember growing up with my little brother, he used to love halo more than anything, I would just be dragged along into it (ive been PC since birth), Im glad you have the footage though. It brings back memories of him asking me to come up with insults to use over xbox live, while he plays. I did have fun on big team battle tho, the utter chaos of battles are fun to me.

[@marlenacooper3165]

Day 58 of asking Spookston to play the t-35

[@murisbukvic2496]

I cant help but hear the Initial D song whenever i see a Puma. it drifts so much I love how you decided to bring a fighter plane into your line up, to get the revenge for all the cas bombings I think all those Zis 30's are the players projecting their wishes for you to play it

[@Mr101editz]

When spookston sounds like a robot, you know it’s gonna be a great vid

[@Alext0250]

Finally spooks covers the best puma , the monster of 2.7

[@sharkk127]

Hey spookston, want to hear a decent example of a rat, i was playing 6.0 italy and i got a battle game, my entire team died and i went through my entire lineup, once i got to the r3 i ran away, killed 2 planes, dropped 2 arty salvos on the point while hiding, and only charged in at the last minute and managed to kill an spaa before dieing, god it was fun

[@mrduck231]

This is the first competent puma gameplay I've ever seen

[@liamboyle9199]

Spook, you know what tank doesn't get a lot of love when it's actually quite respectable? The ACL44 at 3.7

[@Fatman221]

I uninstalled WT years ago, but I LOVE Spookston videos. Can't wait for that historical vid.

[@aiedenoldstien9751]

Congratulations on being free from the addiction

[@Fatman221]

@@aiedenoldstien9751 I'm sorry, I've failed. I don't deserve that congratulations.

[@aiedenoldstien9751]

@Fatman221 Well what am I supposed to do with the cake and all these cookies then?

[@Fatman221]

@@aiedenoldstien9751 Nevermind. I forgot how horrible I am at it an uninstalled again. I'm free!

[@brycewalker7797]

Hey spookston im really curious what your stance is on gaijins posts about the leopard, Abrams hull armor/DU/Spall liner, and the other controversy going down rn. Nice vid!

[@RayPall]

- has a great gun for its size that fires APHE and has a very good ROF, - has widely spaced modules, making it surprisingly hard to one-shot, - has two drivers and can do a full-speed reverse - is enclosed, so it can't be strafed, - is wickedly fast and agile even in hard terrain (because Gaijin and it's implementation of wheeled vehicles), Yeah, no wonder it's a fan favourite.

[@tfk_001]

11:30 the most Girls und Panzer fight on this channel followed by the most Spookston line in history

[@aidanacebo9529]

Puma is the gold standard of 8x8 armored scout cars.

[@polygondwanaland8390]

Spookston in every other video: Have I mentioned I hate Puma Spookston in this video: Have I mentioned I hate T-50s

[@dorsiafridaynight3488]

i played 600+ battles on puma. and its beautiful vehicle. if you have straight hands and clear thinking, you can even take it up to 9.7 br. usually hunt SPAAs in late game with it on high br.

[@electrosindustries5299]

Fun fact: the 'radio operator' that is facing backwards is actually a second driver for driving in reverse.

[@zerrierslizer1]

this is the vehicle i have the most "God Mode" awards with. this, and the sadge-seal plane from the Gaijin x TheRussianBadger colab lol.

[@legionx4046]

Your snort when the aircraft didnt bother pulling up sounded like the A-10 😂

[@crimsonhowell7776]

Damn, with the way he says goober you'd think it was a slur lol

[@drastickej]

I love this tank so much. probably my most favourite tank in WarThunder. The best thing is that it works even in BR's like 6.3 and even higher. You can still cap and reliably fight early cappers from enemy teams and even take on heavier tanks from side which is not so difficult with how quick it is. The only disadvantages are that it is rank 2 so you cannot really do Intelligence medium daily tasks with it and the freaking turret being so slow :(

[@SonofAeons]

I love the Halo shorts and Spookston videos. Best Holiday vids ever :)

[@grognard23]

Hey now! @14:04 you chose a pic with 참이슬 and that is truly the best way to zone out, no hangover afterwards! Don't knock it 'til ya try it!

[@austinrose8982]

That dog at 11:36 is exactly what I did and I laughed for 5 mins straight.

[@GOST-on1hu]

All of your videos are fun and enjoyable to watch no matter the tank

[@grievetan]

you can also call it the Special Purpose Vehicle 234

[@Tutel0093]

OMG I did like a 20 day streak asking for this back in summer and I gave up Thanks nice xmas gift

[@haxavage156]

You should totally use the T-55 AMD-1 it’s the premium T-55 but with 8 shots of APS at 8.7 and is so funny

[@ItsRainyInFrance]

The guy at the rear of the puma is in fact a second driver, the radio operator is the commander. But, you know, gaijin....

[@FazekasPK]

IRL the all wheel steering turns off and straightens out when the vehicle exceeds 30km/h to prevent flipping. Sadly in WT it isn't modelled.

[@VanGruuv]

I will NEVER get tired of the halo sound bites ❤❤❤

[@Reichtag]

In real life, well the series (Sonderkraftfahrzeug) received an improvement in the turret rotation, being able to reach 49 degrees per second, but due to material problems and at the end of the great war, only the series remained "Sonderkraftfahrzeug 234"

[@MberEnder]

Spook's favorite word is "um".

[@joshuamueller3206]

"Who takes the ZiS-30 to 3.3?" Me, that's who (however I was not the person in that match). When your plane skipped of the ground I was expecting to witness the lag nonsense that happened when I flew a P-36 through a hill only to all of a sudden lag and then replay the last 5 seconds only to crash this time.

[@Seriouspizza]

you know spookston is serious when he starts calling people buster

[@Taluien]

How to say the designation for the Puma: "Sonderkraftfahrzeug Zweihundervierunddreissig, Schrägstrich Zwei". Glad to be of help. ;)

[@kiel_3222]

That yellow background really surprised me ngl

[@progamer-cv8fi]

The fact that spook cant deal with 15 packet loss is so funny to me when i play at 30 or more sometimes

[@jacobscott2473]

Binding driver assistance is how I got good with driving wheeled vehicles like these pumas. You hold the button down and it lets you steer with the mouse. So much easier to control them at speed this way. Give it a try and see what you think!

[@Scrogan]

AMX-50 Surbaisse is great. 120mm gun, 6s autoloader, and a large enough autoloading ready rack that you do t have to pause to replenish most matches.

[@danielmattera4298]

I still bring the Puma at 6.7. Means I usually have a low SP tank backup and it can still side shot a lot of things.

[@user-jp5bz4pl2z]

rare Spookston moment where he plays planes in ground battle

[@dirkbastiaandejong997]

A german captured yak fighting a US captured 109 * spidermen pointing meme *

[@ashethewolf1764]

He's done it, he's reached peak goblin

[@BalhaMilan]

I love the Puma, probably my favourite vehicle in the game, and some pretty nice games can be pulled with it (I once carried the entire B point on Fields of Normandy alone, against like 6 enemies). Biggest frag I got with it was an AMX-32 but I also got a T-62 twice (that I remember and have a video of) Great video!

[@catballs69420]

thanks spookston you've made me return to the snail after an hour of being free

[@yapgrunt9303]

Is that simultaneously a Red vs Blue reference? You are awesome. It kind of does look more like a Puma.

[@patchnuggets]

Spook: I hear a plane Me: I hear an explosion *not 5 seconds later* Me and Spooks: yup

[@Goon1047]

Drifting is fun sometimes in the puma

[@ChristopherDefrank]

I love how in previous videos you have mentioned that you hated the puma and now when you play it, you absolutely have fun because it is a perfect gremlin. Anyways, I think it’s time you take revenge on CAS and play the M42 Duster. If you’re unable to aim, then the Duster makes a great mobile anti-tank platform with its dual 40mm cannons that can easily make light work of lightly armored tanks and open-top vehicles, even able to destroy any Panzer IV from the side

[@austinkeen4577]

Out of all the Puma videos out there, this is easily one of them.

[@seagull_master]

If anyone has played enlisted they know what it feels like to see a puma slinging up a hill

[@markwazowskinreal]

this tank this low key overpowered, every ww2 br it can kill things... hell even higher tiers

[@agentdachshund7095]

no way this is awesome! im pretty sure that is my friend that was your puma pal! his username is also sennady!

[@skytheannur6168]

I never said this, but I always enjoy the use of Halo sfx in your vids.

[@neznambratra1714]

0:40 That attention to detail, love it.

[@alluraambrose2978]

Good to see the Yak is still made out Stalinium just like the good old days of WT plane only xD

[@addedcheese]

take a shot every time spookston says 'get out of here'

[@psyborg4706]

The 3.3 Puma is the Pumington and the 10.0 one is the King Puma

[@vulpus]

The Puma is hands down my favorite vehicle simply for the utility and being Uptierd means nothing. ❤

[@Gracefulwarrior2124]

15:09 I think gaijin actually reduced its frontal hull armor from 50mm to 37, so its not as tanky as it once was

[@tomppeli.]

Honestly, the lack of keybinds in War Thunder is one of the more relatable things At least in ground vehicles

[@rockyracoon7181]

Spookston evolving after years of abuse from CAS and brings a plane for countering

[@ozernamgyal7749]

FINALLY spookston plays the puma!!😮😮

[@nogi2167]

“You gotta come down to MY wheelhouse” *Spookston dies immediately*

[@Seekzs]

16 minute spookston video 22 minutes before my shift lessgoooo