The King Of Ratty Tanks

[@arlobones3410]

The legendary tank, instills fear in every light tank above 7.3

[@Law-rc6jq]

Bro light? You got make everyone fear you in the 22

[@TheT-90thatstaresintoyoursoul]

Not even 7.3 lights, I saw a M22 bullying a panther F at 6.3

[@NoInternet58]

in a game with zuit from tblf 10:55

[@youlaughyouphill842]

Nightmare of the cv90105

[@sneugler]

Same with my panzer 2 h, nothing better than printing money with god modes

[@LmgWarThunder]

M22 is imo the ultimate stuart. Very vulnerable if done wrong, but fast and with a good penetration round

[@thetrav2100]

yeh it kinda looks like a mini sherman too

[@garbagebeans6939]

There is nothing better than driving faster than the enemy's turret traverse

[@DpointYT]

[@markolysynchuk5264]

And hitting a wall all of a sudden lol.

[@FyresGames]

I did some test with the M22 and you could even kill a King Tiger if you can manage to stick shells in the back of the neck. Very small, but possible.

[@lnote276]

I killed my friend's M1A1 aims with it, I had to shoot his ammo to kill him

[@Idkwhattoputhereandbeoriginal]

You can pen r the back of the neck with the sap-he

[@kitsubrown]

Here a fun fact if you machine gun out the side skirt or if you feeling real ratty there a small gap in the side armour where there no wheel or sproket it will always kill driver and machine gunner time to time a lot more consistent if not a bit annoying to aim for

[@MediumRareOpinions]

You can also hide below the gun maximum depression to rub it in. The Tiger can do nothing to stop you unless his team are nearby.

[@alphastronghold715]

Bro. I’ve killed a damn Maus with one. You can legit bring down any prey with the locust if you know what you’re doing.

[@Nobody10115]

Rats, rats, we’re the rats.

[@wtdoober]

Ny rat equivalent in wt??

[@DeliveryDemon]

The sun never sets on the Rat Empire

[@reinbeers5322]

Suddenly, hordes of rats burst asunder from the Realm of the Rats and began to dance demonically.

[@JVZTCA]

😂😂😂🫡

[@tunamayo3587]

Quintessential Jerma tank. Compact and psychotic

[@nexviper]

I miss the m22 being tier 2 and having scouting, also the gun or shells used to perform a little better if I remember right, but still by far my favourite tank in the game.

[@XSpamDragonX]

The AP used to deal a LOT more damage post penetration, and the SAP used to be proper HE which was incredibly useful against trucks and exposed crew.

[@strategicperson95]

Yeah, AP used to punch through 98mm of armor at 10m. No wonder they were the bane of casemates. However even 87mm pen at 10m isn't something to scoff at. That's still enough to punch through the sides of even most Heavy tanks. Only Russian Heavies from the IS-3 onwards be immune due to the armour layout.

[@Canadian_Ale]

I spaded my M22 at top tier only by scouting. It was amazing

[@Zap53716]

The M22 to me seems best at taking out tank barrels because how small and fast the damn rat is

[@luthfihar3211]

tank barrels, tracks, engine, and MGs, basically the equivalent of chewing on peoples shins and kneecaps

[@lalad0]

​@@luthfihar3211that's disturbing I love it

[@Cbrmkn98xs]

@@luthfihar3211stealing someones wheelchair in a nutshell

[@grenadier6483]

If the M22 is a rat, then the M18 Hellcat is the giant rat that makes all of the rules.

[@Pz_Iv_F2]

The Hellcat is just the M22's bigger brother.

[@thegrandaviator8308]

Then what is the super hellcat?

[@Pz_Iv_F2]

@@thegrandaviator8308 That one inbred cousin nobody likes (I might be wrong).

[@beaglemanzzz]

Together they'll see what kind of trouble they can get into

[@alvinkwok587]

I saw a M22 at top tier in my team, and I asked who brought their child to work

[@Thurden_mixd]

I love getting adopted by leopards and abrams

[@WiltingGardenOfHeathen]

@@Thurden_mixd Casually abandoning the stock grind to protect a high value asset

[@Thurden_mixd]

@@WiltingGardenOfHeathen mhm

[@affa_lol]

i've done this with friends, basically one is the M22 or L3 and the others have to protect that M22 or L3 from every other tank, it's hilarious@@WiltingGardenOfHeathen

[@affa_lol]

VERY much a high value asset.

[@jspene]

Spookston, you should play the L3/33 CC but cover yourself in bushes, but the catch is that you can’t shoot anyone unless they shoot at you, and your goal is to get to the enemies spawn and sit in front of it to watch them leave the spawn without them seeing you, or you can find a sneaky spot on a point and watch all your enemies look for you in vain and eventually give up.

[@britishspy4791]

Why be in a rat tank when you can be the best tank in the game…. The conqueror, the best of British design

[@mateuszk3812]

And 95% of its players dont even use the machine gun aim option to angle its copula to the point it can laugh at apd/aphe and even 300-320mm pen heat

[@arlobones3410]

Me looking at the Leopard 1 who just nonpenned me with that dollar store DM12 on my turret cheeks:

[@haroldotrotter9148]

conqueror is my main tank

[@DeliveryDemon]

You mean the Matilda, you ASS

[@camelgod1628]

conky😍😍😍

[@HumphreyHorsehead]

The M22 only ever saw action once during Operation Varsity and it was used by the 6th Airborne Division of the British Army. They brought 8 in by glider, 6 made it to the LZ, 4 made it to the rendezvous point, and only 2 were completely undamaged by then. While it was designed and made by the USA we never used it in combat so really this should be in the British tree, or at least a copy of it.

[@obsidianjane4413]

There is room in the Universe for only 1 M22.

[@r.ndomperson]

wasnt it used in one of the Israeli wars?

[@Helsinki40268]

I love using the crusader with the 6 pounder/57mm gun as a rat tank! 122mm of pen with the highest round

[@arlobones3410]

The 6 pdr is just amazing, it’s why the SARC Mk VI equipped with it is probably an even better light tank to uptier in a lineup than the Puma, there is the concept but the SARC also gets a low speed stab

[@commandoepsilon4664]

@@arlobones3410 But the SARC is just so damn tall, I'd go with the Crusader every day of the week. Deus Vult!

[@Helsinki40268]

@@commandoepsilon4664 exactly! Way to chunky to be a rat tank! All hail our crusader

[@hammer1349]

My brother had an STA or STB bounce a heat round off the machine gun cowling. The angles on the turret can be very trolly and the low profile with good gun characteristics, handling/depression etc, make it great and a nightmare for IFVs etc

[@DAKOTA56777]

6 pounder is bae, if only Gajin would give it the APDS round that was developed for it, out pen a German 88 from twice the range cause kek.

[@mattdoty289]

One of my favorite gremlin tanks is the AML 90, the doom buggy. It goes pretty fast, has no armor, and 90mm heat

[@tyrannicswinen117]

Spookston: "I like that no one is even bothering to take the cap" That one light tank friendly speeding towards the cap: Am I a joke to you?

[@arcanaxiii6665]

I do like your version of editing and humor. You add just the right meme at the right time, nothing's overdone, just properly aligned.

[@LimeInDisguise]

Spookston you should play the russian traktor tank destroyer, the Zis-30, its so hilarious to play with its wacky suspension and to use in an uptier day 22

[@Telamon8]

My favourite use for the ZiS-30 is as EBR pest control, but also it's funny to imagine the anguish of German mains when their Tiger tanks gets front-penned by a tractor with a cannon stapled to it.

[@Darth_Barnaby]

It would be fun to see a video were you use a versatile low tier tank, like the m22, and every round you use it in a 0.3 br higher game than the last, and see how far you can go

[@MokkaHai]

you should play the ikv 103, it gets a insane HEATFS shell at only 4.0 and other cool features like neutral steering

[@jacobdewey2053]

insane is not the word i would use for that shell

[@BacnManYT]

Speaking of gremlins, I was playing the Yestervark and I just gunned it to the other side to the map, wasn't long before I got there as the thing can go 89 km/h at top speed which is apparently easy to achieve on both concrete and dirt. I went so fast I once circled a map twice (the map was Carpathians) and there was many funny moments that kept me happy during my gameplay. Oh and also the Yestervark is very easy to aim.

[@eccentricartist3996]

Fun fact the amx 13 fl-11 does not suffer reload penalties even if your loader is dead

[@Arkhmar]

im sure all auto loading tanks dont

[@AYMANITO777]

lol@@Arkhmar

[@panniertankboy8751]

On the topic of its reliability; the museum I volunteer at owned an M22 for many years. It ran once in the time we took custody of it, needed maintenance, and was (apparently) so much of a pain to work on that it sat in the back of the workshop until last year when we sold it to a private collector. Still miss that little thing ;-;

[@TheTankerCat]

Ey let’s gooooo new Spookston vid.This made my day thanks Much love from Germany ❤ Keep it up

[@buttercup9709]

I always used to love the daimler AC as a low tier rat tank, basically locust but taller and wheeled. I remember getting a 17 kill, 0 death game on el Alamein purely while running around the town like a little gremlin boy

[@mernyr]

Spookston: panzer 2s just don’t take damage. T-34: allow me to introduce myself

[@OGTacitus]

Thank you Spookston for raising my rat fear, now i triplecheck all possible noises and it saved my tanks multiple times already

[@nickkozak4763]

the M22 will always get you one way or another. but beware of the guys who immobilize their prey first… they Will kill you if they get your engine. and i mean WILL.

[@kurttempongko4587]

Spookston, I think you're two numbers short for the tank I keep asking for. Great rat gaming as always sir!

[@baldcommander4570]

How far is that? About that far! Spookston refusing to use the rangefinder level: IMPOSSIBLE

[@TheUltimateEel]

3:00 nobody is capping because low BR is full of level 80+ players trying to get as many kills as possible.

[@bradenbricker9979]

You should try the type 60 sprg. Its only bad side seems to be its horrendously low ammo count but that could make for a funny "Spookston suffers" video. Love the content man!

[@StarkRaven59]

That and the recoilless guns take some getting used to, and the thing explodes at the sight of machine guns.

[@saisyuumaho]

Yeah I think the twin guns will probably be the hardest to get used to. You really want to fire them separately in order to conserve ammo. Absolutely incredible with HESH though, with how easily you can overpressure. No armor, 5 ammo per gun, but otherwise it's amazing.

[@commonavionics6069]

When you play it in its own battle rating it is nothing short of apocalyptic.

[@airportreview913]

Interesting fact about the m22 it was used a infantry support tank and would be brought in by glider to help paratroopers

[@lepershing1902]

I caught ya Spook, uploaded that ad by mistake hmmm? Hope all's good on your end, love ya buddy. Stay safe

[@Mace4301]

Yeah I saw it too. It looks like only about 300 people got to view it before he took it down

[@orcashamudeluxeu567]

what happened?

[@xaviershah3159]

whenever spookston plays light tanks or ratty tanks he dont fear the other tanks he fear the cas

[@richardgurney100]

This tank is an absolute joy to play. Somehow has good gun handling even with no stabiliser - at least when you get used to it

[@xsonohx7961]

Great editing, opened this in a new tab as soon as I saw it in my notifications.

[@whocares435-z9v]

Day 0 of asking Spookston to bring back the "stand alone ad video" series (if you know, you know)

[@Twhrit14]

Man you’re loving Covenant Dance these last couple of videos. Don’t blame you best song from Halo CE

[@kevinhatcher3765]

You have to take the locust into top tier next❤

[@marsar1775]

ive done that and legit had sabot overpen through my turret without killing anyone. funniest shit i have seen in a long time

[@mote_vengador2832]

It's hilarious and annoying when your teammate only bring a locus and left within 5 seconds

[@lukewalker8989]

I gotta say man, as an absolutely huge Halo fanboy, I love all of the Halo CE & Halo 2 sound effects you use in your videos. Makes my day everytime I hear them!

[@flippy1950]

Day 37 of asking Spookston to play the concept 3, it is a very fast and fun light tank that is pretty good even though it only gets solid shot

[@Russão000]

M22: Oh BT-5: Im Smarter, Im Stronger, IM BETTER!

[@twist8587]

Day 8 of asking spookston to play the RU-251. It’s cool.

[@CanardCubique]

The baby leopard

[@funniminecraft836]

I agree!

[@jamesedwardladislazerrudo1378]

Day 6 asking if Japanese tanks we're historically accurate

[@garrettlittle1279]

"First rule of strafing ground targets; try no to crash into the ground, you'd be surprised how many people actually forget that." - Flight Officer Clifford Stone: Heroes Over Europe.

[@errornamenotfound2513]

You should definitely try BT42! Really fast, packs a punch and is pretty stupid!

[@Teh0X]

big brain tank

[@halfblood_drag0n]

so this is why high ranks hate me so much in custom battles

[@diegodaza4140]

Day 17 telling you for play with the Italian P40, have a nice Day :)

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

You're 100% correct about the Pz 2, they have buggy frontal armor that often isn't penned by solid shot. If I had a dollar for every shot at a Pz 2 that didn't pen, I could afford the IS-7.

[@ProMakesVideos]

day 31 of asking for T80BVM

[@MatthewSmith-b5p]

I've been waiting for this moment!

[@dasyak1179]

Day 80 of asking for M3 GMC

[@drrocketman7794]

7:11 something yeeted right off that assault gun...

[@ObviouslyNotXenrek]

>"look how compact we are, were not surviving a hit in this" me, playing britain, having 100% had locusts survive a shot from my 5.0 lineup

[@thompsongunner27]

The M22 Locust looks like a mini M4 Sherman.

[@thexlonewolf671]

5:44 “I really wish I had proper high explosive right about now.” Ro-Go: Ask and ye shall receive.

[@thegerb5417]

The planes crashing around you like a summer rain, is an accurate depiction of most of my War Thunder experience. lol

[@metalicny_]

I love when you put a shit load of memes in to your videos

[@theanarchist9733]

Only 1 was ever lost in combat

[@Epicgamercool-iz4sl]

Yep, due to its usage during late-war which few were sent out.

[@Drauzet]

I wish this tank was used in the pacific

[@dopplerhit8374]

“stupid rock” i felt that 😭

[@sdragon5556]

Bro the sound effects were on point in this one. Had me geekin every other second 😂

[@ZombieHi5]

i love your edits i dont even play any more but your the only one i watch play this game

[@countryboyfarming490]

Imagine how powerful the locust would be if it had aphe and a stabilizer

[@countryboyfarming490]

Oh, and I also forgot the roof 50cal

[@countryboyfarming490]

And scouting

[@Leonlizard1111]

0:43 "Here we find the majestic mountain locust they are quite small in size but can pack a punch at some points."

[@neromastic4512]

Spookston AP basically works in WT almost as in Real Life Depending on the Plate it penetrates,it will make shrapnel in the co-responding direction it penetrated.

[@mails5054]

more of an issue of aphe just being too strong. Shit didnt even always explod in real life, not to mention it was in a cone

[@r.ndomperson]

​@@mails5054exactly, APHE needs a fuckin nerf. IRL, they did about the same "damage"

[@robertbalazslorincz8218]

"As an expert in rats, there are rats lol THE SUN NEVER SETS ON THE RAT EMPIRE"

[@Unethical.FandubsGames]

0:45 Here's something nobody asked for: Bringing a beloved game series to MOBILE.

[@whatagiantnerd]

And it's the second time they do it

[@that1connor583]

As a fellow C&C Nerd, I am legally obligated to test out this new Legion Game. Hopefully it's better than Rivals, Because that was a disaster of a game. Also, Absolute gremlin of a tank, love the Locust.

[@rowbot5555]

Lemme know how it goes

[@Sawaame]

Spookston upload 🎉

[@44MagnumNA]

3:56 I couldn't help but think about and say that line in a Eustace voice. "Stupid rock! You make me look bad!"

[@bahamut256]

12:15 As a professional gremlin, you can kill a kv1-s with the m22. You are easily able to pen the rear armor over the engine. Its best to get point blank and shoot the engine with ap from the rear. It doesn't have enough gun depression to hit you once its engine is out, so its completely helpless.

[@SuperShermanTanker]

I think Spookston is just a plane magnet every single video he dies to CAS or a plane just randomly crashes right next to him

[@jalinda4871]

This takes me back to when I first started playing war thunder

[@Mystic-Midnight]

Spookston seeing a plane crash is like Jerma watching a car take any damage

[@mackharmon5818]

OML, Spookston in the OG rat tank? Let's GOOOOOOOO!!

[@cpt.doomwolf3794]

I love bringing this to my 10.0 matches and sneaking up on pumas and other IFV

[@boerne_ben]

You're not alone on the Panzer II eating rounds on the test drive. I've fired US 90mm at it and the front plate track armor and the roadwheel on the upper plate both eat ANY shell you fire at it.

[@CheezeSpartan]

I've had this thing bounce a dart from my Rooikat, truly a menace no matter where you put it.

[@fox_evo3267]

Finally the video I was waiting for

[@gavinknott4602]

This thing is hilariously good when you uptier it to fight blind 5.3-5.7 German mains. Got an ace killing tiger 1s and panthers once lol.

[@afoxinafoxhole7891]

Am remember there was like a bug for a month in this where the loader could act as the gunner which made this thibg so broken

[@bomb00000]

That honestly the best vid yet and omg all those planes at the end xD

[@LmgWarThunder]

love the bit where you're like "don't make me update my thumbnail!" lol

[@Whyh3ll0there]

love the m22, it can even block a shot or two if it hits the drivers hatch

[@ferisczx737]

thank you and fug you you have just revitalized my fear of locusts in war thunder

[@uncledave953]

The 'Let's go goblin overdrive' line killed me 😂

[@eeveemaster9896]

YES ITS MY BABYS TIME TO SHINE!! im so happy i get to see my favorite tank be used by my favorite youtuber

[@Willing_Herold]

0:51 Mountain goat moment!

[@christophergodbold]

Dude that elite screem is still the best death sound

[@thegreatlemmon7487]

i will never forget when phlydaily was playing the Elefant and a m22 just trolled the crap out of him

[@stalinyourleader3846]

at 2.0 i actually load the SAP round before the AP because most of what you fight is BT-7s and other weak armored stuff that dies in 1 hit from the SAP. very funny to use

[@gmt1]

Oh holy shit Command & Conquer is back that's so... oh... it's a mobile game.

[@SargeM27]

@Spookston, you should try the amx-13 (FL11). It is a monster at 4.0 with a medium velocity 75mm gun that uses M62, high speed, remarkable fire on the move capability and volumetric made the armor super janky so you can bounce shots that should kill you

[@LavaFrog12]

my favorite M22 memory is facing one in my panther D, and crushing it to death against a building after it tried to get behind me

[@randomsofascientist1829]

Amazing that you got sponsorship thing from EA and CnC franchise. Also, should note that our favourite CnC experience is coming to mobile device is great! BUT ALL WE NEED IS CnC Generals and ZH remastered or rework !!!!!!!!

[@desertfalcon1539]

Excellent video as always Spookston. I have a suggestion for you: step back in medium tank territory and play the regular chinese Type 69 Basically a T-55 but with a slightly better engine, LRF, dual stab, no APHE but HEAT and a kinda weak but workable APFSDS round... all while being 8.0 It's quite fun to play in my humble opinion

[@Thatfoxdreamer]

1:59 chieftain players going in a plain surface:

[@Rojek-ls3dl]

Spookston deploying secret top attack APHE shells

[@no-legjohnny3691]

I've mentioned it before, but the Daimler armored car is a pretty similar tank for Britain. It's sort of an in-between for the M8 armored car and the Locust. Good mobility overall, relatively small. But the real nice part of it is the shoulder stabilized 2-pounder, which has slightly better AP, and also an APHE with actually decent performance compared to the 37mm SAPHE, and the reload for it considering the performance is INSANE. A good crew can reload it in less than 3 seconds.

[@JimberCrime]

Do I hear joy? In a Spookston video????????? IMPOSSIBLE!

[@Mikey-xz4vn]

The American 37mm reloads so quickly it's almost like a slow autocannon