The Soviet Jumbo Tank

[@Robbaz]

Best fight in KV-1B is meeting a KV-1E, it's a fencing match to the death.

[@TheBerzerkerlord]

Oi a wild Robbaz has appeared! Would love to see another Kock video. Nothing better than seeing a Swedish man play with his meat.

[@colten1825]

what the fuck

[@chocolateskull6239]

Robbaz is still alive? Robbaz plays Warthunder? Love you big guy

[@valentine7593]

HE LIVES

[@imperialfalcon1919]

Where are the videos Robert? Where are they?

[@monkepotato3897]

well now that you mentioned it, it would be fun to see you play the bt-7 F-32 since it does suit your play style.

[@JohnSmith-mk5jt]

I second this

[@matiasdelafuente3106]

I third this!

[@AudiRSAvant]

I fourth this

[@foxtrot1962]

I fifth this

[@Haaton-of-the-Basement]

I six this

[@darthlazer8895]

The feeling when you shoot a KV-1 in the side and it doesn't pen is terrifying

[@JimmySaulGoodmanMcGill1960]

*fule tank eats the solid shot

[@erictheepic5019]

@@JimmySaulGoodmanMcGill1960 the price you pay for being br*tish

[@dixieduffy7]

Seriously. With how many times I have shot a KV1 in the lower side with the 75 and it non pens baffles me how it is still so low in BR.

[@emib6599]

Then you are probably playing an italian tank. Even the HEAT of the anti tank don't penetrate

[@masteryoda7900]

For the e shoot the lower hull, no armor plates there

[@nickkurzy2246]

Spook: complains about lack of stabilizer Also Spook: hits a bunch of shots on the move

[@FatherGrigori]

KV-1s are probably one of the most terrifying tanks to see at low tier for me, I suck at fighting them

[@mostafamohammedahmed3404]

Hit the cheeks one shot or 2 shot

[@ravenishere69420]

They actually are, I love And hate the damn things

[@blu5021]

If you need an easy shot, try and do the drivers port or the turret sides, like anpanther

[@ravenishere69420]

​@@blu5021 holy shit thank you, was wondering how to kill these damned things

[@blu5021]

@@ravenishere69420 yeah, if you have 100+ mm of pen, try and just hit driver port. Most tanks at 3.0-5.7 have similar weakspots to it as well, the flat plate at leadt

[@leeham6230]

The German KV-1 Jumbo was easily the most overpowered vehicle for a while. Since you never went against German cannons, you just didn't die! Insanely good tank that I wish I had.

[@godfrey2440]

if you like light tanks, you may like the type 60 SPRG, basically the M56 but with 2 recoilless rifles

[@Falconguygaming]

I bounced a Pershings 90mm off one of these UFP and I had to take a break from the game

[@donaldscott9909]

@@Falconguygaming skill issue

[@Sandycheeks6699]

​@@Falconguygaming skill issue

[@Hehe-sc7hj]

​@@Sandycheeks6699 fking npc

[@OneAndromeda559]

@@Falconguygaming skill issue

[@FearlessLeader2001]

3:10 when i started first playing Russia, years and years ago, the shrapnel shells would blacken every crew member and part of a light tank, including the tracks...on the rare occasion it actually penetrated.

[@rockdragon3]

fun fact, the churchill 7 (and i think 3) has a massive weakspot on the rear hull, the toolbox isn't armored and theres a hole in the side armor behind it, you can shoot mg's in it and it will set it on fire and also hit the engine. while this isn't some amazing one hit kill thing, but it means if you're in an SPAA or if your main gun gets CBT'd you can still fight one

[@dylanholven6375]

Also, the roof armour isnt modeled

[@DatBoi_TheGudBIAS]

​@@dylanholven6375 it counts as open tops? Do bombs just destroy them?

[@commandoepsilon4664]

Also there are holes in the armour model behind the idler wheel, hose them down with HE from AA and you could just find it and get the kill. It is honestly full of weak spots from a poor armour model. @DatBoi_TheGudBIAS It doesn't technically count as open topped, 75mm HE won't just kill it, it is allergic to even moderate amounts of HE though.

[@destroyerarmor2846]

Stop betraying the awesome Churchill VII

[@thebravegallade731]

@@dylanholven6375 yeah the roof is like, 20mm sloped at like 20 degrees meaning anything larger then 50mm just overpens.

[@zaleost]

The first few KV-1’s have always been incredibly fun to play. If you use it correctly and have a good idea of what can and can’t pen you (when angled) you can be incredibly hard to kill.

[@itscarl381]

I love the KV-1E, its protected and have great shells. i wish i had it before it was gone.

[@WarFoxThunder]

You didn't buy it..? I mean sure it costed money but it wasn't too pricey

[@itscarl381]

@@WarFoxThunder yeah i was going to get it but i didnt have the money for it, until the last day where i had it and it went offsale unfortunately.

[@WarFoxThunder]

@@itscarl381 ahhh darn, im sorry to hear that. if you ever wanna play with a kv1e, lemme know in this reply section.

[@WarFoxThunder]

@@itscarl381 PriscillaTheFox

[@justinb3560]

Kind of annoying they added it back for a day. I had it before and no one had it or new how to counter it. Now there is 1-2 in every match.

[@ThatOneMan830]

This is my favorite tank in the entire game. In an uptier you can still bully some medium tanks and a lot of lights, taking people off guard, and in a downtier being a colossal wall is so fun. My fondest memory of this game is from a few years ago where I single-handedly held a C point against the entire enemy team for so long that my team got to dig in around B. By the time I finally died, the enemy team had like 45 seconds worth of tickets left. At that point somebody had finally gotten it into their heads to use a Sherman Firefly. It felt incredible. The Jumbo comparison does work. Honestly, I think the tank is at the best BR it could be at for this playing it and playing against it. Its frontal weak spots are there and so long as someone knows what they’re doing there’s a good chance you’re gonna get clapped, while the sides and rear are easy pickings if you don’t just shoot center mass all the time. One that always took me by surprise when it happened is when people would shoot me in the weird bulge under the gun. Doing that tends to disable the entire turret. It’s surrounded by vehicles that can kill it frontally too (I fear the Achilles in particular, but there are the German tank destroyers who will just ignore your armor, as well as the SUs and the KV-2 who will delete you from existence), or can bring it to a complete standstill (Churchills, other KVs (which is also really fucking funny to watch) and, in uptiers, the Jumbo itself.) It also has a weak gun that ducks you in the ass if you aren’t careful and try to take fights you can’t win, but it’s never truly obsolete, and is never OP unless the enemy team has no idea what to do. I really love it.

[@LispyCat]

sherman shits on the kv1

[@ThatOneMan830]

@@LispyCat Honestly yeah, that’s kind of the point. Even at its own battle rating there are vehicles that can deal with the KV-1E while being very difficult for it to take out.

[@DatBoi_TheGudBIAS]

​@@LispyCat a 75mm doesn't, at least the kv1e It has some frontal weakspots tho

[@LispyCat]

@@DatBoi_TheGudBIAS can a kv1 penetrate a sherman front? no also the kv1 has alot of weakspots and u can also pen the front armor

[@DatBoi_TheGudBIAS]

@@LispyCat yes, it can lol. Maybe not the m4a2 and m4a3, but other Shermans are pened. Shermans probably have an advantage in close ranges

[@macfather8426]

Goodness 2 heavy tank videos in a week, we are blessed

[@Big_.Sunlandia]

6:22 : "I got you" 6:23 : *Gets fucking obliterated by an bomb*

[@ervanaugusto791]

"Ok"

[@ComradeThomas]

You should play some of the French autoloaders! Either the AMX M4, Lorraine 40t, Char 25t or AMX 50 would be neat to see!

[@kristinacurljohnston1237]

7:37

[@defas2204]

The added sound you add into the footage of shooting, bouncing shells, aircraft etc. are really cool

[@okemosniper]

The swedish strv 42/DT can be pretty crazy. That autoloader mixed with good pen and post pen damage makes it a bit of a tiger killer at 5.0. Maybe you can make a vid on that?

[@Jimmy-pc9qe]

I’m honestly struggling to play this thing, maybe I’m stupid and I haven’t unlocked the good shell yet, but any tips?

[@okemosniper]

@@Jimmy-pc9qe I would say just be careful it has some real light armor, but beyond that its pretty good with everything else. The best ammos has like 140+ pen with a 4 or 5 second reload and it has good explosive mass. just play it slow and perform some flanks and you're gold

[@mrkarabz6397]

dude its unlike anything else to get a full on flank in with, some of the most fun in warthunder sometimes

[@Quicksilver-7791]

@@Jimmy-pc9qe the good shell is MILES better than the stock one. Priotitize that over everything else.

[@m-g-b513]

KV-1, sherman/jumbo is probably what everyone want with how their tanks performs. fast turret rotation, fast reload, good armour, fast rotating speed (or at least easier)

[@sicsempertyrannis6541]

My favorite thing was to run the Brumbar and hit KV-1E's just under the gun, some reason the KV's just love to fuel detonate

[@-suiluj-]

i would absolutley love longer vids, your style is super entertaining!!

[@Reik_Kregar]

11:56, reliable ww2 footage right here

[@dengar3095]

12:07 So relatable BRUH. Love the added on Halo sound effects

[@connormoody1852]

I would like to see you play the M50 Ontos, tubes of terror!

[@justterriblegameplay3790]

KV-1 Variants with bushes is the most overpowered broken thing in existence

[@That_Guy5575]

Video 7 of asking: Could you play the T92? I think it's a really cool and unique design, and a shame that it never went into service. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of gameplay or info about it on YT, and it's right up your ally for play style.

[@cookiecracker2]

I remember spookston playing it way back in the day, it was a bit of fun years ago, but now, it's just a lil suffer cart.

[@Shaun_Jones]

What’s better than one M48 cupola? Two M48 cupolas!

[@That_Guy5575]

@@Shaun_Jones Exactly! Except now one is a .30 Cal and the other is a .50, so now you have O P T I O N S

[@cookiecracker2]

@@That_Guy5575 death options more like lol. Do you get killed in the right turret or left?

[@That_Guy5575]

@@cookiecracker2 Just duck bruh, not that hard. Oh and don’t forget your PT belt 😤

[@srjklmmm4556666]

I loved all the Halo sounds you put in here, lovely sense of nostalgia. It would be great to see you take out the strf 90 and be frustrated over not having the exact same aircraft tracking featured on the lvkv 90

[@popinmo]

This is obviously Soviet propaganda can't fool me

[@leonardolejarde467]

same pfp lmao

[@culturedman1310]

@@leonardolejarde467 hmm... carefull something bad might happen

[@leonardolejarde467]

@@culturedman1310 like?

[@Tutel0093]

(...) - can't fool US. *

[@culturedman1310]

@@leonardolejarde467 you know doppelganger and shit like that probably don't play war thunder for a while

[@SneezewipeYT]

I absolutely loved the editing on this vid

[@MurkyShallows]

the warthunder double standared, cant play heavy tanks without immediatly dying by a perfect weakspot shot, yet get killed by heavy tanks because perfect shots into their weakspot get nullified by some manner of warthunder bulsjit

[@eriktheos6022]

6:09 Spook casually having an aneurysm for our entertainment

[@burningsinner1132]

Pro tip: Smoke round got same velocity as APHE. So load like 30 smokes, learn map ranges and deploy smokes on their spawn at the start of a match. The slowdown they get from it will result in massive loss of the map control from the get go and might easily throw a whole match once half the team leaves.

[@m-g-b513]

i'm sorry i still don't understand this. can you explain a bit more? wouldn't they just past the smoke while looking at the map?

[@burningsinner1132]

@@m-g-b513 Good player would… if it wasn't for bunch of unexperienced players blocking the way.

[@sil3ntsp3ct3r]

I do this in the XM-1, it's amazing how mad they get in chat lol

[@Zesmas]

ever since u put out this video iv been seeing ALOT of these tanks and i enjoy blowing them up with my M4

[@TaronTT]

3:01 I'm going to make it funnier: those aren't rivets, they're BOLTS. Yes, they BOLTED the extra armour on.

[@sambrown6426]

In a vaguely similar vein, late in the war, Germany ran out of Manganese, meaning that they had to build their tanks out a different type of steel that was less ductile and much more brittle, to the point that Soviet crews reported that after a couple non-pens, the German's armor would literally start to crack and fall apart. Honestly, I'd expect that from the Soviets a lot more than the Germans, but war is a cruel thing, and material shortages do happen.

[@bushmanvids8772]

This is the best video you have made. Love the content❤

[@roadhigher]

KV-1 has to be my 2nd favourite Soviet Heavy, just behind the IS-4M. Could you do a video on the IS-4M by any chance please?

[@ДАНЯ_МГЕ]

But why? The Is-4 is like... Horrible, even the T10M is a much better heavy tank, and this thing dies with the first APFSDS shot at it

[@bluespidergaming7719]

hes not a mascocist hes prob not gonna play the is-4

[@NotLikethisComrade]

One of my best tanks in terms of win rate! The armor on the KV-1E is absolutely insane, it's very mobile for its size and weight, and the shell packs a massive punch!! This tank just looks sexy and the engine sounds gorgeous. I love the KV-1E, one of my best tanks I have in my garage and also one of my most loved and driven tanks from my garage. I have no regrets about the purchase!!

[@davidmay9956]

This thing being on sale was an absolute menace, I got absolutely clubbed aka spawn camping.

[@GumMonster1]

Finally... I've played this thing so much, one of my most played tanks and I got it in a pack with the premium IL-2M, my most played aircraft. This is an incredibly unfair tank to fight against but incredibly fun to fight in. I highly recommend it to new players to the game who are interested in pwning some noobs. Worst thing you'll see is a German or Finnish KV. Really like the nostalgic Halo CE sniper rifle sound effect. I recommend taking this thing into high tier light tank territory, around 7.3 br. I've bounced multiple Milan missiles from marders and killed german M48s through the cupola a number of times with the KV-1E.

[@apelsinproductions3497]

You should do a video on the real jumbo next, that would be a fun comparison. thanks :)

[@aybaer3668]

the chaffee is incredible. I take it out with my 5.3 lineup and it still destroys. If you get a juicy flank you can own so hard

[@Shadowninja1095]

It would be nice if you played the M1A2 SEP. I would like to see how you utilize the commander sight and the ERA. I’ve noticed that the ERA helps against choppers if they hit you from the side. If you angle it just right you might be able to stop the ATGM.

[@coruls]

dude when the tank was flying in air with the alien ring tone you made me spit out my orange slice

[@blumpfreyfranks8863]

Could you play out the 8.3 BMP-2, its a good time at its BR

[@randomajaz1209]

You know what's terrifying than KV-1E? KV-1E in angle position.

[@chrisdillard785]

Day 4 of asking for the t114

[@scorch6297]

M4A5 Ram II, I swear by my ancestors that I'll keep requesting this Lee/Sherman hybrid until I see it. But y'know, no pressure! But yes, KV1s are the bane of low tier... especially the German premium one... which... if you hadn't just done the KV1 now, I'd also have suggested eventually.

[@TevinLee-ge2wn]

Me having a grand old time in 2.7 and then seeing a goddamn KV-1 coming into view.

[@nathanb7166]

Nice vid. Tnxs for the game play. You got like magic internet.

[@Lucain420]

I laughed way to hard at that "Do a flip!", great video man as always!

[@DAWNTHEGARD]

Someone shoots KV-1 KV-1: laughs in Stalinium

[@CT-1902]

I swear with the amount of Halo references you put in I want to watch you play Halo at some point. dealers choice on the Halo

[@mbravos]

Given your statement at 6:54 and your obvious love for slow moving vehicles, it seems only fitting to request you to play the Churchill I.

[@shark7013]

Back when I got this thing years ago, it was in the KV pack on steam, and my friend throught I was an idiot because they thought the turret was weak and didnt bother to look whatwas behind the plate Didnt ever play it until like a year later, and its been a staple of my "fun" lineup ever since

[@samuelspry6955]

5:47 "Yeah, it worked- but a man died." And we all know Stalins policy on One man versus Many. One is a tragedy, one million is a statistic.

[@thehuscarl4835]

I remember years ago on Kursk, I was driving a Panzer IV F2 and put a round through the front plate of a KV-1 variant while on the move from more than a kilometer away. Right at the start of the match. The medium 75mm is the smallest gun that can deal with KV's effectively.

[@eric97909]

Loved the Halo sound effects, made me reminisce about Blood Gulch in Halo 1

[@MR-ER1-f5o]

Famous last words "I hope I don't get bombed" 💀

[@jack3t888]

That Pvkv was prime example why I absolutely despise volumetric, nothing feels worst than hitting a shot that should 100% pen only for it to do zero damage

[@Geshiko-GuP]

Thanks for the KV-1E tips I was suffering even with all my Soviet grinding

[@heath1234able]

This thing with a maxed crew is terrifying, and is a beast at holding down caps. People shoot your weakpoints but maxed on a cap youve got just a few seconds to repair anything on the tank and your back in action, the shells angled performance is ridiculous against m4's too.

[@bonemaster6928]

This may seem like an oxymoron but it what's your favourite British Tank "I say, the Crusader III is lovely today, perhaps You should try it".

[@juliancastro1297]

Man, I Love Your Vids

[@soul69690]

6:35 average WOT experience 💀🙏🏻

[@PJohann]

When you face these up-armored KVs in a sherman: have to be pixel perfect when shooting a weak spot or it will bounce and even when you hit it it is still a volumetric gamble. When you are playing KV1E/B: enemy sherman just shoots somewhere in your general direction, pens your turret face anywhere and you can't replicate that in analysis no matter what.

[@MaineDoesYT]

I prefer the KV-!B but that's just because I cackle at having a full lineup of captured vehicles as Germany. Plus it has a Finnish skin that pairs super nicely with the Finnish skin for the t34 747 r

[@pietrocardelli4241]

The shot sound in the second clip was almost like the mosin nagant from call of duty 1, that gave me so much PTSD, I like it

[@nathanielhawk8775]

2:50 had me dying. Is that a beaver?

[@leahmarvel4033]

I love how the 15 cm is so low velocity that you can catch multiple frames of it flying by. Its literally subsonic.

[@azizaliabdul7686]

Gaijin just loves to make tanks that have only 1-2 weak spots have the most inconsistent volumetric just to make sure u cant even pen them there.... Gotta love it tbh

[@ricardoricardoricardoricardo]

Your usage of dog and cat memes is exceptional btw. Very entertaining.

[@gtafanatic1]

2:51 Where the hell do you even find these clips. You always seem to have the perfect one for every occasion

[@Brave_Sir_Robin]

You should give the Celere “wide boi” Sahariano a try

[@RasEli03]

0:10 also seem to have completely forgotten the flakpanzer 1 and the ton of comments to play it

[@youdontneedtoknow6621]

Staghound is a surprisingly good anti tank vehicle

[@Xeonzs]

2:23 the exact same thing crossed my mind "Typical low tier, and I love it"

[@martij30]

This tank + the uparmored T-34E at 4.0 is one of my favourite lineups.

[@TheAlmightySPAA]

Loved the halo combat evolved active camo sound at 6:36

[@milkman4137]

You should play the KV-1S, it has worse armor on the hull compared to both the KV-1 (L-11) and especially this thing, but it has way better mobility, a(n) (extremely) slightly better gun, and a waaay better mantlet configuration. I much prefer it to the KV-1E, tbh. The better mobility paired with the better gun and mantlet makes it sooo nice to use, and the armor is still quite effective, (somehow)

[@thatguys_idea]

“THE SWEETS HAVE LEVITATING TECHNOLOGY” -Spookston

[@nikolasfoulger1127]

Should play the OF-40 MTCA. great mobility+fast reaction time+decent firepower=something I think spookston would like. The only downsides being the lack of thermals, and sitting at a very premium heavy BR

[@Mach-2-Fishbed]

"The breech and trunnion mounts are still pretty weak" Oh ya, surly curved armor with a flush mantlet creating a volumetric hell won't have anything at all to say to 90% of the shots that hit it.

[@telesiak2484]

Wish there was some kind of event every weekend where u can play tanks without CAS. I literally die 70% to tanks and helis

[@DiscoverWithDeLo]

Nothing like a new spookston video to watch while eating lunch between courses

[@probablyafrog7454]

2:47 I think I laughed to much at the dog

[@randomexcessmemories4452]

I love it when you use the "yippee" sound for someone dying in a ridiculous fashion off in the distance.

[@chrisd281]

I’m happy that Gaijin servers aren’t just affecting me like that. The PL message is so tiny it can be hard to see if it changes at the bottom of your screen. Also M24 go brrrrr on mantlet😂

[@Arsiniuskingfire]

Ayo that's me, that's so epic

[@lucasvyner1502]

it's not an easy shot, but the flat turret face in the top corners is a good "give me your crew" in most kv's (especially 2's that think they are a safe peek). Also i'm surprised you stared down the pvkv III, it's little 57mm is insane at getting through volumetric nonsense.

[@vojtasTS29]

I hate that by far the most common variant of the KV is a prem, while we get a literal prototype in the tech tree. Nearly all KV-1s received the plating at the start of the war and almost all KV-1s had the F-32 gun

[@Tanks.With.Teeth.Malloy]

As a type 1 diabetic I can confirm low blood sugar is crappy especially in game. I go from "ah man this is going to be a great game" to "My god I cant see/do anything please kill me" Again asking for the super perishing when time allows :)

[@BlackHawkBallistic]

T-34 and Soviet fuel tanks eating shells is so cracked, I was in a match and shot a T-34 fuel tanks like you did a 8:50 but with a XM-1 dart and the fuel tank ate the entire fucking thing somehow

[@cfa44_nosferatu]

Spookston: "7 kills isn't bad but it's not great" *Me who averages 1.5 kills a match and thinks i do decent*

[@thelittlebeaver6080]

Same

[@spiffywolf2850]

Spookston so dedicated to his videos that hes fine with passing out from low blood sugar. KV series tanks are very funny

[@carimannola]

I love Halo CE sound effects

[@jackahoy7180]

This tank is literally the vehicle equivalent of “Kanye plays basketball against disabled children, wins 106-0”

[@stonethemason12]

"most of their team is gone...I was hoping i could get more kills" spookston said with a bloodthirsty look in his eyes...

[@Gopnik57]

3:29, that couldve been such a smooth manscaped transition.. like koala brain smooth

[@NightRadar]

Spookston is constantly refusing the courage to say "okay, alright." everytime something weird happens, this should be a challenge for the next vid, no okay and alright.

[@bravo_cj]

Gaijin ballistics: an APHEBC that pens 90mm vertically (the BR-350B with MD-8) can pen more sloped armor than does an APCBC with a vertical penetration of over 100mm (the US 75mm APCBC)

[@Locklear33]

i love halo soundeffects❤