Australia's Better Panther Tank

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The Australian A.C.IV was one of the first premiums I ever bought for War Thunder, and it still holds up really well. It has solid armor and mobility in addition to a very hard-hitting cannon, plus it's a lot smaller than a Panther. I'm pretty surprised that Gaijin hasn't uptiered it yet, but I don't think it's overpowered. Its only downside is that it's in the British tree :)
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Australia's Better Panther Tank

[@lilstarship34]

“Is there someone there?” “Nope is my own track noise” Dies, tank sadly rolls down steps like a Aztec sacrifice

[@toastbrot_junkie9037]

10/10 comparison

[@bjw6877]

I agree, that's an elite simile 😂

[@theoverlord4218]

*oblivion music* “What was that noise? Must have been the wind” Dies *louder oblivion music*

[@minhducnguyen9276]

When your engine stopped but the noise is still there.

[@AnonOmis1000]

​@minhducnguyen9276 so I'm new to the game, and I swear I get duped by my own engine noises. I spent a minute last night staring at fence because I was convinced there was something on the other side. It wasn't until I realized what sounded like a moving tank was stationary that I figured out it was my own engine.

[@OneAndromeda559]

Honestly would like to see a video on the Chi-Ri after hearing it get mentioned in this video lol

[@xena19881]

And dont forget Chi-Ri is a part of Maus too, i love using that little 37mm on the front :D

[@anonymousunknown4811]

@@xena19881 nah, it's more like the invert Lee since that gun is in the hull

[@Felix_1099]

I always use it in my 5.0 lineup in Japan with the Chi-to late, an AA and some planes It's a solid tank for long range support and close quarters ambush (although is fucking huge) Also I love baiting enemies by firing the 37 making them think I shoot the main gun

[@i_nameless_i-jgsdf]

Yes, he should, the turret traverse speed was buffed very recently, it used to be extremely slow, now it is much faster.

[@TastelessM-13]

@@Felix_1099 this is my fav lineup

[@Germanempireaboolilel]

6:00 Me going back in time just to tell the British tank designers to make APHE for all of their tanks so they don't suffer in a fictional game 80 years later.

[@SpardaSon21]

Fun fact: IRL HE filler in AP shells was largely ineffective at increasing casualties since the high-hardness steel in AP shells tended to separate into only a few large chunks (typically three, IIRC) instead of fragmenting into a cloud of death like in-game, plus since inertia is a thing the shell chunks had a fairly narrow cone pattern to them as a result of the pre-detonation forwards velocity, so they didn't really hit anything an intact shell wouldn't. So, naturally, they got dropped because losing penetration and adding yet more things in a tank that can explode and kill everyone inside didn't make up for the slight increase in enemy casualties.

[@PMARC14]

@@SpardaSon21 Do you know what shells this was tested for, cause some of AP shells in this game have positively massive amounts of filler in them and I wonder if the results are significantly different for those.

[@SpardaSon21]

@@PMARC14 Not really. Off the top of my head the best that was ever done was five pieces or so for a Russian round, and that's with their potent filler and relatively poor shell steel.

[@arya31ful]

@@SpardaSon21 I think the idea is that explosion itself and not the fragments that'd do the most damage since it goes off in confined space. But since iirc British tests of the APHE shells show they're actually kinda janky in their fuze performance, strangely i never heard the problem in other nation's shells tho.

[@holdencross5904]

The thing is they did have APHE and their AP was actually really decent.

[@seanh857]

I wasn't expecting to see Sassy here. I am very pleased.

[@CheezeSpartan]

Wadiyatalkinabeet?

[@filmcameras4evr45]

Second this, clearly Spook is a man of culture!

[@McLeod917]

bro, same. love to see it.

[@theidioticgentleman4646]

@@CheezeSpartan amen

[@scoobyi]

have never heard anyone outside of aus/nz know about big lez show lol

[@n1co2017]

the disappearing tanks anti cheat thing at a minimum should be turned off in a 1km radius or just removed all together because i know they want to prevent i guess wall hacks but it doesn’t stop that since the wall hacks don’t need a rendered tank to work and now after i think about 2 years of playing the games and now just having reached 1000 hours i have run into a minuscule total of 3 hackers.

[@iMoD190]

it's not worth the frustration. it's up there with ghost shells and curving torpedoes for most annoying bugs.

[@AlterExo_]

Bruh 4500 hours in and I have not found a single hacker...

[@ServalShots]

I've only ever come across one hacker shooting through entire map and that was yeaaars ago.

[@ablativekitten5189]

it's less hackers, more people abusing ULQ mode, but yeah, I agree it needs to go

[@LaVaZ000]

War Thunder is almost impossible to hack

[@TakeTheL-iam]

Honestly love the more joking, enjoyable nature of these new videos. Really fits the channels style!

[@keanuwick4565]

Yeah Spook’s live commentary really feels like he’s become more comfortable and its really wholesome.

[@Conraf]

7:54 the fuel tank exploded hurting the fighting compartment and since they guys vitality crew was terrible they just died instantly, the 2nd shot shows that the turret crew was dead

[@azeemqureshi5654]

Another thing to remember about the Chi-Ri 2 besides the size and the armour thickness, is the shape of the armour. It's actually got a decent bit more armour than the Sherman statistically, but it's flat. So it ends up with a little bit *less* armour at 5.0.

[@desertfalcon1539]

Yeah i remember playing at 5.7 or 6.0 I don't know with my Chi-Ri and I absorbed some rounds (I was at a distance)

[@azeemqureshi5654]

@@desertfalcon1539 Yeah it stays in the lineup for ages as well. Since it's armour is marginally better than tissue paper at that tier, it performs about the same wherever you bring it. Reload speed is pretty good though.

[@sturmkrafte8969]

Can I ask you to play the M4/FL10? I think it’s a neat vehicle, and I’m curious to see if you like it.

[@thealpaca8hay]

I concur, it’s quite a decent vehicle for its br.

[@johnjimmy8385]

Pretty sure he did

[@steyn1775]

As an owner of the Aussie tank I can confirm it's a beast, decent speed, good 17 pounder and decent armour I had more fun playing this tank than any other brithish tanks

[@justinkedgetor5949]

The money is worth the actual reverse gear alone

[@JoseRodriguez-eu5ez]

You know the saying: "Once you go oblong...you can finally reverse gears"

[@joedingo7022]

You probably had more fun because, y'know, it isn't British. Same reason I play South African tanks.

[@carrott36]

I’m Aussie and got a 75% discount on it. Buying it was a bit of a no brainer :P

[@OddBawZ]

The use of Big Lez got my instant like! Also, this tank when it was 4.7 and the 17pdr didn't fire confetti after post pen it was absolutely silly. Not quite T20 worthy but pretty close. As a result of its 5.0 nerf only good players brought it out and now it's likely on its way to 5.7 making it awful for newer players to pick up. uᴉɐƃ∀ ɐᴉlɐɹʇsn∀ plnoM - 0Ɩ/0Ɩ

[@DarthCody700]

If it goes to 5.7 at least it'll get APDS, right?

[@BOKCGrizzlyWarlord]

BRI’ISH!!!!

[@mikewizz1895]

epic

[@Apoquinador]

@@DarthCody700 you mean apds?

[@ThatAusGamer]

Honestly was genuinely shocked to see a Big Lez reference in War Thunder content.

[@theallmightyego6756]

Not gonna lie I would love to see a video on the RBT-5 with how insane it is at low-tier once you get the hang of the 250kg rockets…. Also hit 1000 battles on the RBT-5 myself lol

[@toastbrot_junkie9037]

I really like how you're adding more funny comments and edits recently like at 3:51 . Makes the video a lot more entertaining :)

[@TheFightingCanuck]

I'd love to see the A.C.1! They really are wicked looking tanks, and the program is certainly a testament to Australian war time production efforts. It's impressive how many of these things still survive today. Now all that is needed is the A.C.3 (maybe the one with dual 25pdrs) to form the Sentinel dream team.

[@boothead9495]

They could (maybe) add the AC-IB which was the proposed design for a 6pdr AC-I

[@solreaver83]

Despite what they call it the one in game is actually an ac3 hull and an ac1 turret. We need the ac2 which was a light version and as much as I'd love a real ac4 in game we won't because the plans weren't even finalised let alone built sadly

[@GreyWuff]

Fun fact, this thing essentially had 3 v6 engines bolted together and stuck in this thing, another fun fact, I've seen it irl in a tank museum in Cairns, it's very cool. Also it's older brother the AC1 with the funny hull machine gun.

[@peytonbrennan614]

FINALLY! Literally one of the best tanks and I use it to grind so much. great tank all around.

[@Spookston]

It's heavily underrated

[@stelpher]

We were inspired by Australia's most dangerous predator - the Emu. Long neck = very dangerous. So we gave the tank a longer neck.

[@PhxGKINGMIKE]

I thought gaijin fixed the invisibility bugs but apparently not. I’ve died so many times because they didn’t render but I did. Also nice to see there’s a new one where objects (trees and fences) don’t demolish anymore and are invincible

[@cainthegreat3056]

You seem happier in this video and I love it. Also just generally like the editing and content. I rate this a ghost shell out of a disappearing tank.

[@operatorsenko8291]

Hey Spook! No request here, just wanna say that you're easily one of my favorite CCs in general, and especially with War Thunder. Keep it up my man

[@Juel92]

5.3 is probably very "popular" because it's basically the cap before the übergrind. Up to 5.3 you'll probably never be stuck on any one vehicle for too long unless you want to but at 5.3 you're gonna play the same vehicles for a while until you unlock the 6+ vehicles. Edit: Also when you go above 5.3 you start facing jet planes and if you only have propeller planes you might not be too interested in making that match up.

[@Zorro9129]

And at 5.3 you face very few actual Cold War vehicles (the PT-76 and various AA being an exception), but when you go above that you face more and more which is just painful.

[@aha.9612]

Congrats on 200k subs, another good video as per usual keep it up!

[@maxliverpool]

Have you tried the Pz.Sfl.Ic? It's a very nice vehicle, and an interesting topic as a light TD for the eastern front. Works very well even in upteirs towards 4.3-4.7 from 2.3

[@nanni-buyerofcopper]

There's an old video of him using it at like,9.7

[@tigersympathiser2265]

I was cranky about 'The only issue is that it's in the British Tree' comment until I heard the Cheese joke, video redeemed instant like

[@comradekatyusha5124]

The Heisenberg reference was so good. Thanks for bringing that up. Again thanks

[@alankohn6709]

The AC IV was an interesting vehicle Australia had been getting done over as far as deliveries were going with promised vetches being diverted so we designed our own then figured the gun needed upgrading so fitted a 17 pounder then the US gave us a lot of tanks so we abandoned the project but one of the engineers working on the project used the knowledge to help design the Firefly gun system

[@solreaver83]

The Americans actually are responsible for the programs demise. They wanted to continue the program but american lend lease dictated we HAD to buy minimum volumes of different resources and we couldn't do that and afford to have our own tanks. Americans pressured the government into dropping the program to rely on their goods. They did the same thing to the Brits too

[@hellohelloington9442]

i love the A.C.IV, it's so fun and yeah it looks great, i agree

[@YamahaR12015]

You came with this video so fast, I really enjoy the rapidness

[@Thee_Saturn]

I enjoy the length of this video and seeing you enjoy yourself, epic game play

[@bornonthebattlefront4883]

Hey spook! Nice to see the odd and different vehicles being used And speaking of Could you try out the C13 T90? It sits in a strange place at 6.7, and with its HEATFS and fast platform, it’s a pretty fun vehicle

[@diamonddollar1527]

i thought you might do this after i saw a comment on one of your videos, as always, love your little meme clips at the start

[@boejiden1113]

Loved the longer video I always want more after the 5 minutes is up

[@IronSink]

One of my first premiums Love playing it

[@Sexytree]

It's always a good day when Spookston posts a new video

[@awacsrazgriz967]

Jesus christ that 17pdr sound is so satisfying. Really love the more relaxed and joking style of videos like this one, keep it up man.

[@andrewhunter6910]

Super good . Loved it man!!

[@jtoddjb]

very cool. I just wanted to say how much I have been enjoying your content.

[@razortheonethelight7303]

I think of all the 5.3 tanks this one has got to be one of my favorite since it's pretty much a firefly but with armor that can actually save you from time to time. Also T-35 could be a fun one since it is the opposite of your playstyle.

[@SM-ol6yl]

That metal sound after shot, it's gorgeous

[@MrTrool323]

The 17-pounder is a pretty ok gun Maybe it does not 1-shot but you can go through anything at the tier AC IV with Firefly could be a good combo to fall back on

[@solarflare6300]

I wish I could have gotten the AC-1. It and the AC-E1 are my favorite tanks

[@joseSanchez-ej2oh]

The first time i saw this thing was in the kill cam I was pretty much looking right where it was but couldn't actually tell bc it was so so short that the bushes covered it up completely

[@retsiemikcehc129]

6:32 that turret liftoff from behind the hill *cheffs Kiss*

[@levoderso7469]

great editing :D

[@joaopedroduarte7050]

The editing was fire 🔥

[@camdenarnett193]

The "Clang" you hear every time the A.C.IV fires is the sound of the breach hitting the back of the turret

[@emerald322]

that part with heisenberg in the killfeed was funny af

[@oskar6393]

Seeing the little big lez show clip at the start made my day haha, I didn't know it was that internationally known lmao

[@harrywright6544]

About your comment on why Britain didn't use APHE rounds, the MOD done a test to compare post penetration spooling/shrapnel of both solid shot and APHE rounds and found that APHE only had a small advantage over a solid shot round. In war thunder APHE works like an airburst round when it should just create a little more dispersion of shell fragments. I believe the only nations APHE that works correctly is Sweden.

[@Spookston]

I know, I've made videos talking about it before. I was just lamenting that the post pen damage is so inconsistent for War Thunder.

[@harrywright6544]

@@Spookston Yh playing GB would be much better if solid shot/apcr had more consistent post pen damage.

[@davidhobson7652]

The ergonomic of tank and even look of tank may have improve if research and development continued to progress, it was cancelled because by time it was ready for production there were large stocks of Sherman tanks in Australia already, there was enough tanks for i believe to equip two armoured squadrons here, and some were even used in a Movie Rats of Tobruk

[@Allstar-yl1ek]

I actually got a 75% discount for this thing recently so I grabbed it just a bit before the video dropped. Been a ton of fun so far and I'm glad to hear it might not just be luck.

[@serdarcam99]

3:52 -Say my name +Heisenberg -You're god damn right

[@liamboyle9199]

Big Lez Show is a proper throw back to my highschool days😂 AC.IV is always good fun. Sometimes that sloped rear deck can actually bounce rounds which is hilarious

[@fluxx6181]

I LOVE 5.3 / 5.7 in America and Germany, well those are the only two nations I've ever played lol, but still I love this br range. Super genuinely fun to play!

[@HJDore]

Would be nice to see some of the vickers MBT’s, perhaps start with the most mature of the lot the vickers MK 7?

[@bubby9175]

Soon gonna get my grubby little hands on the tank gunner sight hoody. I ordered it.😀

[@FatherGrigori]

You should see how high in br you can bring the chaffee and still do well

[@letsgobrandontrump2024]

I’ve brought the acIV out to 7.3 and bounced rounds and got a few kills for the lols

[@berserkskeleton762]

love the Big Lez clip in the beginning

[@YodamanOb704]

Your thoughts are now shrapnel... Incredible commentary

[@Patches-vq8cd]

Im so glad to see even someone as skilled as you dosnt 1 shot everthing with the solid shot. The ac4 is one of my favs. Can you play matilda please?

[@chrisgames199]

Hey Spookston, could you possibly play the Delat Torn? (Strv m/42 DT)? It has a 3-4 second autoloader at 5.0, I think that you'll like it.(and I really love your videos man!)

[@loona6777]

8:34 inconsistent armor thickness at its finest...so realistic

[@stevensmileyprod]

I love the AC IV. I got it during the sale and it's super fun.

[@centurionpanocculus]

Having a whole tent setup on the back of a tank like that sounds comfy AF

[@haxavage156]

Hey Spooskon, could you please do a video on the IS-2 now that’s it at 6.0, I’m grinding Russia and would like to get a bit of advice and see if it’s worth going for.

[@razgrizbsg2785]

I agree, Really like her looks, slick and mean, first premium I bought, like many years ago lol

[@leopoldthedigger7062]

Yes, thank you for bringing out the Australian spirit!

[@Atomic_Vengeance]

Thanks for giving us Aussies some love mate. Think you could do the centurion mk5/1

[@raseli4066]

I really like these videos (yaknow.. when you play the game and edit in up to date memes)

[@abrahamdonovan8014]

Cheers for showing off an Aussie tank. The gun and armor is really good the speed is a bit slow but still its a great tank

[@DJ_not_DJ]

Ohhh I luv the ACIV its so good and powerful

[@devanmcghee6123]

The render thing has happened to me too many times lately. I'll be looking at someone and they just dissapear, so frustrating. I also stop like 3 times a battle to listen for noises that usually end up being my own tracks

[@hungryhedgehog4201]

This thing was such a blast to play

[@i_nameless_i-jgsdf]

Funny when this video reminds me of how much i wish the other variants of the AC 1 was in the game and then i realized we actually have the AC 1 Sentinel in the British tech tree. I'm seriously completely forgot that i have unlocked this tank in the past and never played with this once LOL

[@Idkwutwrong]

Spookston always gets stuck in things!! It's very funny to see it happen

[@ubermensch8630]

You sir should play the type 75 MLRS. Never have I before played such a unsuspecting vehicle to then carry game after game

[@next6459]

Chi-Ri's spacious hull is kinda trolly sometimes tho. I once got atgm'd to my turret by a Marder A1 at 7.3 (alongside my Ho-Ri prod) and miraculously I still survived..It can also survive heatfs rounds

[@quazzihuhh]

can we take a moment to apricate the amazing sound of that tank shell

[@Iris_Libre]

Been playing 5.3/7 US for the past few weeks, not even joking, every game is 6.0 to 6.3 at least

[@DeepVeinThrombonus]

Glad to see someone else knows the the Big Lez Show and won't think I'm talking about naughty vids when I reference it

[@liveperkins77]

Very nice. Keep up the good work. Can you do the SU100y

[@themedic7933]

Bro that stug was actually really smart at 8:30 he tried to cover his left weak spot with his cannon

[@Turk3YbAstEr]

Pretty sure they did make APHE for the 17pdr (or maybe the 6pdr) and the brits discovered that it wasn't doing noticably more postpen damage than solid shot, plus had fuse reliability issues.

[@mokaso]

It’s such a great tank. Major staple of my 5.0-6.0 line up.

[@Bit01]

I was lucky enough to get a 75% off coupon for this thing a few months ago. It was a while before I bothered to play it, but it's since become one of my favorites. It's even better covered in bushes, not to hide, but to further confuse the enemy as to what they're even trying to shoot at.

[@Maximo_de_plane_spotter]

Spookston, I have any interesting idea and I want your opinion on it. What do you think if Gajain stop adding modern tanks and planes for a while and add WW1 tanks and planes. They can add a br of 0.3 and 0.7 or add it as an event.

[@Axle0Bullitt019]

I would not be surprised if a major factor of why the ACIV is the fact it’s not seen quite frequently nowadays.

[@Ion115]

Assassin's creed 4 truly needs some attention

[@Kay-51995]

I'd like to see a video on the M48 Super, it is honestly one of the most underrated tanks for it's BR.

[@D3athw1s3]

Yo Spook, I recommend the fv4202. It has a stabilizer at 7.0 and access to apds, allowing it shred through just about everything.

[@spoksiesgaming7564]

Did you know to test the Aussie cruiser for the 17 pounder, they fitted it with a dual 25 pounder set up.

[@starguy96]

I would love to see you try out the Bandkanon 1C with the Swedish, that thing goes hard for what it is

[@tfk_001]

spookston switching to live commentary has drastically improved the channel's content - I liked it before but this is a very good change

[@kiryu-chan1590]

Hey spookston I think you should try the BMP-1 with the konkurs atgm the in the videos I've seen it being used its looks pretty good 1:24: loading all 92 rounds instead of loading 22-25 (I tend to load 30) rounds in a tiger 1 is one of the worst things you could do.

[@MiG21fanboy]

Spookston, i would love to see a vid on the Black Prince as its so strong agaisnt 5.7 germany it feels broken as the apds can pen the panther ufp and it has an insane reload

[@shieldG43Sniper]

The ACIV is one of my go to tanks just to relax and enjoy the game

[@ChadrickThundercrocks]

spookston hearing noises in the background as the video continues reinforces the fact that war thunder engine noises make you hallucinate

[@kam833]

Van you make a video on the french leclers? I never hear peaple talk about them so shineing some light on them could be fun

[@sgtfallout9486]

I would love to see a video on the M26e1. Fantastic vehicle to play in 6.7

[@what_not_butter_]

Every time ac4 fires it sounds like the traditional Japanese drum, and I needed to here the rest and the YOOOOOOOOO sound after

[@solreaver83]

An experienced gunner with a 17pdr could reload on average every 4 seconds, same for 6pdr, and 20pdr. Trivia, this tank in game though called a mk 4 is actually a mk1 turret on a mk3 hull. Had they made the mk4 it was planned to be 90mm upper front. The planning board built this tank with plans to upgrade it in the future to use the 3.7 inch AA gun which we have in game as the 32pdr on the tortoise tank.

[@ProGamer13782]

5:06 thankyou!