The Absolute Rarest Tank In War Thunder

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I've been very interested in rare War Thunder vehicles recently, so I decided to see if I could play the rarest tank in the game, the AMX-50 Surblindé. Surprisingly, Gaijin actually accepted my request and gave me a test drive for it. The Surblindé was an event vehicle that was supposed to be about as rare as the German E-100 heavy tank, but a lot of the people who got it were banned for cheating. Much like its tech tree counterpart, the AMX-50 Surbaissé, the AMX-50 is a heavy tank with an oscillating turret and autoloading 120mm gun. The 120mm fires full-bore AP that is very similar to the shell fired by the American M103 heavy tank, but at one round every six seconds. Though the AMX-50's armor is ineffective, it is an incredibly strong sniper. It is an incredibly fun tank to play.
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0:00 - Intro
1:24 - Sponsorship break
2:40 - Gameplay
11:18 - Outro
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[@Spookston]

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[@jackdiedtoday_]

spook not you too 😭

[@DrChrisus]

What would you do

[@Spookston]

@@jackdiedtoday_ Your boy wants to go to the dentist

[@waffleshardware]

No

[@wagonlee5443]

Didn't expect to see this sponsor here hahaha. Cash in that YT money dude! No shame in it.

[@dgnx1888]

the funny thing about this tank is that it should be armored to 200mm on the front, but gaijin couldn't bother to look at the blueprint that you can litteraly find on internet and put a random number on it

[@jammygamer8961]

you sure its not 200mm effective thickness but actually 200mm thick plates?

[@dgnx1888]

@@jammygamer8961 no, you can mesure yourself the thickness of the plate, it's at least 20cm

[@ZZPxFTW]

@@dgnx1888 really, i can go find this tank IRL and physically measure a cross section of the armor myself?? AMAZING; WHERE?!

[@MIIRBH]

@@ZZPxFTW france

[@jammygamer8961]

@@Blorb137 thanks Nick S

[@Archaon-ml2cz]

No way did me and my mate make it into this video, I was the IS-6 and him the King Tiger at 6:55 All i remember is screaming cause ive never seen that tank before hahaha

[@Doc_Paradox]

Tell your friend his death impressed the fuck out of me. That explosion could make a Pe-8 blush

[@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751]

If you like the is6 , which I really do , then check out the t10-a ... the premium one.

[@thebirbestbirb]

You have the IS-6 yet never seen the AMX-50 really huh new player ig

[@Archaon-ml2cz]

@@thebirbestbirb Nah i have over 1k hours, i meant ive just never seen that variant of the AMX-50

[@owenfranco9441]

@@thebirbestbirb did you even watch the video???

[@ShurkMan413]

Kills PT-76-57: “Glad we got him out of the game, unless he has a backup” Kills the same guy 20s later Nice

[@borkovitch5227]

Only a fool would assume a pt-76-57 player doesn't have a backup. The guys who play them dont know how to play anything else. (Except probably the bmp2M and ka-50)

[@gordonfr333man]

Just imagine the salt... Delicious!

[@Past10Performance]

@@borkovitch5227 I mean I ground out the battle pass for it I may as well get some use out of it before they nerf it any more then they allready have. After the last patch it's the highest br rank 4 in the game at 8.0 lol. And it's a great sl earner if u have a premium plane to go with it In a line up

[@borkovitch5227]

@@Past10Performance to a point players cant be blamed for using unfair vehicle's and tactics considering the insane grind.

[@zerrierslizer1]

@@borkovitch5227 then you have the sad clots that literally pays their way through the entire thing...

[@OddBawZ]

You can still buy it... ...as long as you have $970 :)

[@marlorgamer6263]

💀

[@Krulucifervonlayfon]

2000 now lol

[@grandmoffrex]

Me who only has $960 >:(

[@juliusevola4135]

@@Krulucifervonlayfoninflation one hell of a thing

[@nesyboi9421]

Hey give the T54e1 a whirl, they buffed it's reload to 5 seconds instead of 6.7 seconds, absolutely killer premium. I recently made a small montage for the first time in forever because of the buff.

[@brisho2684]

Possibly unpopular opinion: I think the sabot is more effective than the HEAT on the T54E1. Less crew picking and better spall.

[@nesyboi9421]

@@brisho2684 I agree

[@Past10Performance]

@@brisho2684 the sabot is better then heat on all the 105s. Much higher velocity so easier to hit targets at range, much better post pen damage and more then enough penetration for most enemy's

[@Rubberduckzillas]

What are you on about? Pretty sure the reload was always 5 seconds. The thing is irrelevant with the Turm 3 at the same BR with significantly better mobility, 30mm coax, same reload (basically same gun) and the real kicker: 2 plane stabiliser.

[@TheArcticFoxxo]

@@brisho2684 KE always comes above CE

[@StrvB-ng8kb]

The Surblinde is supposed to be better armored than normal AMX 50 100 if I recall right. Then they realized the thing is well... 70 tonns, and tried to lighten it while keeping the protection and armament, hence the "Lowered", aka Surbaisse version. Or so I reckon.

[@mickael_guitara]

Yup, weight was too much both for the suspensions and the 900hp Maybach engine, the tank couldn't go past 50kph and wasn't reliable

[@airsoftpopcorn]

This is the only rare tank that I actually own

[@asiangaming8409]

A nickel for your account take it or leave it

[@THUND3RzEdits]

Don’t listen to the individual above me. I will offer you a quarter for the account.

[@chloeholmes4641]

@@THUND3RzEdits *HALF KRONO!!! Nothing More!!*

[@TheDidgerideuces]

One Vietnamese Dong for your troubles, nothing more

[@tristanbaris7377]

Nonono, i will offer you ONE dollar

[@tyrannicswinen117]

Tanks like this are the reason why I think a redux event would be a great idea

[@g3arjammer837]

Or at least bring back the vehicle after so many years for GE. (2-5 years) This would be especially useful for Console players like myself who either never played on PC or like me had a PC and can’t afford a new one

[@tyrannicswinen117]

@@g3arjammer837 I just think in general to have it like once or twice a year to give people an opportunity to get something they might have missed because they didn’t have time or never knew it existed in the first place

[@g3arjammer837]

@@tyrannicswinen117 definitely

[@TheArcticFoxxo]

@@g3arjammer837 Not GE, it's too rare for it. Maybe a crafting event under the guise of it being scrapped, as it was IRL?

[@armadillo3454]

"im very surprised we are still alive" *2000lb bomb lands right in front of him "Oh...."

[@galaxlordcz3933]

Now I wonder if I've ever seen one of these in a battle, I've spent a lot of battles at 8.0 so I think I must have seen it at least once.

[@mr.griffin206]

i've seen one so far, and i also killed it with the leopard. as Spookston already said, the armor isn't great

[@lector-dogmatixsicarii1537]

Probably confusing a Turm III with this.

[@gbreuil1]

I seen one because i'm french enjoyer and i teamed with one (you know amx-50 oignon baguette force)

[@biotoxin6280]

I faced off against one killed my tiger 2 in one shot but I spawned in on a back up and shot it in the back of its head.

[@caralho5237]

you're more likely to see an abrams in 7.7 than this thing

[@TKScreamer]

"This situation is suboptimal" - This is the nicest way to react to annoying situation i have ever seen.

[@ethans6539]

My brain when a random tank I’ve never heard of is rare in WT: I NEED IT 😡 I NEED IT😡 I NEED IT 😡

[@doge3058]

Only 500? I swear I've been kill buy this tank like 20 times

[@-theislander-5888]

you probably killed surbaisses. basically the exact same tech tree copy.

[@doge3058]

@@-theislander-5888 oh yeah

[@didrechus9904]

To be precise on the project The AMX 50 project continue it developement of more and more powerfull turrets and guns At the same time the 50 FOCH is made to be able to host a 120 mm gun on an AMX 50 hull Then disgn is made for a copatible turret for a 120 mm ... put on a normal AMX 50 hull (so AMX 50 TOA 120) but it is considered unbalance and not armored enof so a more capable hull is made UParmored (Surblindé) (or AMX 70) our famous AMX 50 Surblindé here Then the wells and the rest is too hard to work on ... and it is too tall and heavy so it is desided to redisgne the entire tank to lower the all thing ... and with that we get the final version (witch is the one who got the closest to full production) the AMX 50 Surbaissé (overlowered)

[@claverton]

IS-7 is still more expensive though. I got that tank by sweating blood. It's BR is a tad too high at the moment but still a pleasure to play

[@augustkoningen9970]

This been my favourite tank for so long... I wish that when I get back to this game they make another event or something 😭 Thanks for giving It some love Spookston! Edit: typo

[@chungnun4948]

ig ur in luck!

[@Newvegasfiend]

Nice one spook your finally being sponsored by raid this is a big milestone in becoming a big youtuber

[@kevinhatcher3765]

I really hope somebody does this kind of series for planes in war thunder

[@jammygamer8961]

Lol i wasn't expecting a raid shadow legends AD from Spooky. Also i hope with tanks like the AMX 50's being in the game i hope the T58 makes it in (yes it was found it was actually built)

[@jamesrobinson3624]

I had no idea this was so rare. I bought mine off the market the first week you could n spent like 140. Loved the French tech tree at the time and this was a blast. Been much better since it was dropped down to 7.7. I think it fits in better with the line up.

[@-theislander-5888]

not worth it for a surbaisse copy imo.

[@Miftahul_786]

@@-theislander-5888 then again you don’t have the tank, he does

[@-theislander-5888]

@@Miftahul_786 i don’t have to own something to make an assessment of its subjective value. maybe you think paying 900$ for a slightly upgraded version of an (in my opinion) very lackluster 7.7 ‘heavy‘ is totally worth it but hey, that’s ok.

[@dammage4018]

@@-theislander-5888 he said he paid 140

[@fire_drake12.arc.24]

Wish the T54E1 would be moved down to 7.7. Its pretty similar. No armor, faster reload but a smaller gun. Its ok at 8.0 but it faces fully stabilized stuff almost constantly and it kinda suffers because of it.

[@VivaLaDog926]

Always thought about eventually buying this tank because it just seems like the surbaisse but, you know, slightly better in my opinion, Then i looked at the price

[@airsoftpopcorn]

I bought mine for 80 awhile ago, I probably should have bought two

[@AAthlete34]

I remember this event but never really grinded for it because I knew it was basically the same tank as the normal amx-50. Every time I get killed by an amx 50 I always double check its name to see if its a surblinde. Haven't seen one yet and never actually knew how rare this tank is. I feel like no one actually remembers this event and im the only one who double checks amx50s to see if its a surblinde.

[@homiedaclown4381]

Try out the ASU-85. Same gun as the Obj 906, but with double the reload, at 6.3. Not too quick, but you get scouting and can pen just about anything frontally. I've only had problems penning the Jagtiger, T95, T28, and the Strv 103 (in full uptiers with my 6.7 lineup).

[@robertharris6092]

It has HEATFS...

[@morva4498]

It has a really good gun but has terrible armor. It's a trade off I guess.

[@homiedaclown4381]

@@robertharris6092 I haven't spaded it yet, and the APHE is still really good

[@robertharris6092]

@@morva4498 more importantly its a powerful APHE shell that can lulpen almost anything it sees.

[@morva4498]

They should bring back certain event vehicles as like a seasonal thing as a throwback type deal.

[@KriminalKat]

The same 3 map thing definitely tracks. I was doing low tier arcade with a friend who is brand new and I think we got Sinai 8 times, Poland 2 times and frozen pass once. Then the next day it was just Stalingrad 8 times in a row

[@dy031101]

I seem to recall seeing it in the Marketplace. And it's FIENDISHLY expensive. As in near a thousand bucks.

[@lector-dogmatixsicarii1537]

Does this purchase come with clown shoes and a horn? It seems a requirement for spending a grand on vaporware.

[@juawei1940]

love the way the round passed through the IS-3 turret but there was no spalling lol

[@dimitros9592]

I love these one-liners spookston says from time to time, idk the way he said "The situation is sub optimal" made my day.

[@K_R87]

One of the only content creators that segments the video and lets me know where the adds are. Because of that I watch the adds.

[@hmaksimov]

This showcase really made me sad I didn't try to get the tank. Looks like an absolute funhouse!

[@BufferThunder]

"i'm very surprised we are still alive" "oh" 💥💥💥💥

[@berserkermaniac8697]

4:15 it's on the market place for about $1000 there is currently (as of 10/12/2022) 6 for sale

[@Dangtous]

Many videos with french tanks lately, very pleasing for french mains.

[@Jaco93]

I know what you mean on the map rotations, it feels like we have been missing a few maps lately, also did anyone notice whiterock fortress is gone? i’ve been playing naval all through the event and air before that so I was quite surprised to find that they removed it

[@mohykaanSK]

heck yes, 10min video from Spookston! 💥🔥

[@blackrx89]

that bomb drop at 5:23 and the "oh" make me chuckle so bad 🤣

[@reinbeers5322]

That part about the map rotation is very real, I got the TOW rat (Wiesel 1A2, play it sometime?) and while I had no thermals I kept getting night maps. Unlocked thermals, not a single night map.

[@jackbruno4748]

Yeah nothing makes me scream more when you get T-55AM1's and IS-4M's. I dread when I have to fight them but starting to know their weaknesses at the very least like the Maus armor.

[@spartanx9293]

1:27 spookeston you know full well that there is a special layer of hell for people who accept raid Shadow Legends ads right next to the one where people shill products they know are bad

[@hgill257]

I love spookston videos, I’ve never played war thunder and love these videos

[@JohannanasTheBrave]

Wow! I own this tank. Didn't know that it was so rare but it's a nice tank in the french lineups.

[@Faden47]

It's a good thing there are rare vehicles like this, people should get rewarded for grinding an event and getting a one time prize so they could feel special, wish I played back then

[@kellyhall6113]

You literally got my favourite map, sweden, I haven't played it in ages

[@MedicalTape_xX]

THANK YOU for marking out where the ad is

[@starwarsporgsrule3071]

i love how it poops out the empty shell thing after fireing

[@airsoftpopcorn]

It was so stupid that this tank was 0.3 higher br than the surbaisse for a bit

[@officialgeneral_soldiernat5717]

Would like to see some love for the Type 10 or 16. Genuine fun out of the ‘16 with the crisp thermals, and decently survivable vs some autocannons. Haven’t got the Type 10 yet but I’m on the way to it. The 500mm ufp seems like fun to have.

[@tomsmith7207]

“Very surprised that we are still alive…? …Oh.” 5:10. Loved that hahaha

[@imawaffle2407]

Spookston has made it with the raid sponsor. Congrats big man

[@carlwheezer2797]

W Video Spookston Keep em coming

[@ImStiglitz]

I honestly thought I was going crazy with the map rotations, but the 3 maps are always different each day

[@Atomic_Vengeance]

Would want to try play the Australian centurion? Its something I missed out on going through my cancer treatment but I always enjoy watching over people play.

[@jamescharlesworth775]

Spookstons monotone Raid ad was unintentionally hilarious

[@teatanks6481]

our boy spook growing up, finally got a Raid sponsor

[@RedFlameZero]

Speaking of T-44s being tanky, I had a normal T-44 eat two 128mm rounds from the Maus aimed at the body and cheek a few days ago. After it survived those shots, it killed my main gun so I just J'd out and put WT down for the day.

[@bornonthebattlefront4883]

Spook when he plays a 7.7 vehicle: gets full down tier, very little heavy tanks, not too much CAS Me when I play a 7.7 vehicle: Magically gets put in 9.0, gets bombed by drones and cant pen anything as everything seems to have infinite armor P.S. Spook, plz play the C13 T90!

[@mrp1l0t32]

*enters a 7.7 match with a heavy tank* *sees BT-5* *BT-5 has ambulance paintjob* *kills BT-5 anyways* War Thunder never changes.

[@Caiosist]

5:13, that PT 76-57 did indeed have a back up.

[@fooltaurus5161]

Yeah I don't know what's up with high-caliber AP and APDS shells, but I feel like they do more spall when striking at longer ranges, where point blank just goes trough or simply don't pen.

[@Better_bedrock]

I somehow saw this tank 5 time in a short time and every time nuked it with the 88 of the king tiger and one time in a tiger e somehow. (And keep up making the good videos)

[@bighobo7745]

best advice i have for the 120 AP is to just play enough and get used to the supremely funky overmatch it's capable of

[@awesom6588]

ive actually seen them a couple times. never really thought much of them my 122 aphe would blow them up really easily.

[@hugo8851]

Now that I've seen you struggle to kill that IS4m I don't recall you making a video on it, maybe you would enjoy some trolly armour.

[@Zorro9129]

"The armor is basically useless" Armor: Saves Spookston multiple times.

[@dreixler]

congratz on sponsorship :) also I think I never heard of this tank

[@EsOoBaCtvp]

All i know, is with the Super bias.... I just center mass anything with the 120 and it dies. Solid shot detonates ammo 12/10 times. Easily my favorite gun in the game.

[@trathanstargazer6421]

They need to bring tanks like this into their events. People would be more interested.

[@QofSQ]

Play the premium Jagdpanther? I find it great fun to play, even in an uptier. Managed to take out a plane with the 88 once lol. Or the ASU-57 is always a laugh. Sneaky flanking fun.

[@abitofapickle6255]

I love your movie references. A man of culture as one would say. Historically accurate M51 please? The ULTIMATE sherman

[@arthurvarc241]

The one and only french tank I wish they made available again is the Lorraine 155 Mle.50. France lack in the howitzer department. A high caliber HE platform is fun when you know how to use them.

[@SilentSniper58]

Spookston finally made it big time, he got a raid shadow legend sponsorship.

[@gagemullis313]

Spookston we need tutorial videos on how to be as good at the game as you are

[@gomatus1998c9]

U can actually buy this tank on the market for 966.65 GJN tho there's only 6 for sale and other 5 r at higher prices

[@emental3800]

What i wish the Gaijin did was to reverb the 2014/2015 penetration model and decompress the vehicles.

[@the_thunder2281]

I always wondered whats inside the briefcase in pulp fiction, now i know and i can die happy

[@jasoncrawford4929]

I love the amx 50 surb. They definitely fixed its gun at some point without announcing it. I realized this when going back to play 7.7 and I shot clean through an m47 mantlet at range. It used to nonpen leopard 1 turret because the optics and the sheer size of the 120. So happy to see this thing getting love

[@Eman-720]

For Su 122 about halfway through, Ive had it many times where Im killed by someone I never saw, often times when I was looking directly at where they were in the kill cam, because they just didn't render on my client even at CQB distances.

[@TheArcticFoxxo]

the issue with this isn't a lack of armor or it being bad in certain places, but you have to manually angle it at times

[@arc7155]

The rarest vehicle might be the chi ha Kai twitch drop, since it was only available in a Japanese stream and required like 6 of the 8 stream hours to get it

[@floridalawman86]

A M-22 Locust video would be awesome!

[@spacialsonic7779]

i Am one of the owner of the Surblinder. I remember get the top 500 and that was a crazy event, but also cost lot of time. It's rare actually to return in war thunder, because time.

[@nologichere8764]

"You know, im suprised we're still alive..." *bomb drops* *"o h"*

[@MrAcuta73]

That intro, though...for a few seconds, I thought I was watching DOLLARplays! LOL Yeah, would be nice if they'd do some of these old vehicles as a reward. Maybe make you choose between the rare vehicle and another good vehicle for event or battle pass. Would still keep it artificially rare, which Gaijin seems to want...but still give people a chance.

[@SdKfz-gq8bh]

*gets bombed but survives* "this situation is quite suboptimal" the definition of calm

[@paxamericania5923]

You survive veing bombed in stalingrad and most of your modules get knocked out: this situation has become suboptimal

[@epicbanana4317]

'This situation is sub-optimal' is basically my new favorite saying. It describes my life pretty good aswell.

[@neb1006]

Waiting for the price to drop, it wasn’t so high recently iirc, I’d love to own this just as a collectors piece and the added 20mm mg

[@MorroTreece]

I managed to get my surblinde awhile back when it was on the market place. I got a chest and received some kind of shitty panther, and just used that to sell and trade for the AMX-50.

[@Xinevlin]

Fact, The track that both AMX 50 use is same as Tiger II track... I wonder why... Is that historically accurate or not? :D

[@Damien_N]

Look at the rear of the AMX 50 and the Surblindé, and the running gear too it all looks awfully like a tiger 2 doesn’t it? (They even share an engine of the same family) I’ve always thought of this family of vehicles as the French Tigers

[@ryuhanja3415]

This is a tank I remember grinding for, getting it, didn’t really like the French tech tree so sold it and got the Russian moon tank instead

[@RedShocktrooperRST]

"Very surprised that we are still alive." -bomb whistle- "Oh."

[@Bagheera2]

"im suprised im still alive" *plonk* "oh..."

[@SexPun48]

I really enjoyed this! Maybe do another tank that has the mg 151? Idkif there is one but it would be cool

[@itzzdustyspartan3241]

Would be interesting to see you do a vid on the Ram II

[@TheReidmeister96]

Hey Spookston, if you liked the tank so much, why not make another video on it? Like, a part 2 or something. I'm pretty sure we (the audience) won't mind watching more Surblinde gameplay 🤷

[@KalebGeorge-sr2jh]

Me seeing a Amx 50 Surbaisse in 6.7 Me: casually watching the game chat with death every 10 seconds

[@squillz8310]

A raid shadow legends sponsor? Spookston gettin that BAG. Hell yeah!

[@connorgormly3236]

Love these videos weirder the tank the better

[@barronhelmutschnitzelnazi2188]

It was a little less than 150GJN when I was eyeing it. Didn't feel like it was any big improvement over the Surbaisse so I skipped it. Now it's way more expensive now in the marketplace