The American King Tiger

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The T34 heavy tank is the US tech tree's counterpart to some of the heavier German vehicles in War Thunder. Its armor isn't quite as good, but its armament packs a wallop. Sometimes.
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The American King Tiger

[@Spookston]

Really excited to bring you guys some new videos in 2024 :) (maybe some on games other than WT)

[@TheGrace020]

Really excited to have you enjoying 😼

[@Squishy184]

PLZZZZ PLAY WAR THUNDER MOBILE.if you can

[@G_L_G]

Hope you had a happy new year!

[@zsigmondgy]

can't wait, we'll support you all the way

[@krypanzer3620]

Spookston Dave the Diver playthrough?

[@AdmiralKew]

My friend and I were playing Germany once. I'd peeked around the corner and saw a T34 waiting for anyone trying to cross, so I told my friend over Discord: "Careful, there's a T34 around the corner." He said, "whatever, it's just a T-34." He ate a T14E3 round through the turret face of his King Tiger and detonated. My friend said: "That's not a T-34!"

[@Spookydooky-u2z]

Amazing how one can think it’s simply a “T-34”

[@Hvycrcles]

He probs thought you meant the Russian kind lol

[@Deceit-hx7ey]

@@Hvycrcles very to mistake them if you're not familiar as they do share the same exact name except one has a - lol.

[@duncanmcgee13]

@@Deceit-hx7eythe American one has a higher BR. Just know what BR your match is at.

[@Tankliker]

​@@duncanmcgee13 people regularly bring low BR vehicles uptier. The guy literally just trolled his tank and you fell for the bait.

[@CT-1902]

The interaction with the super perishing was entirely wholesome and made me smile way too much

[@rorakee]

plink plonk plink plonk

[@Hypastpist]

Clown to clown communication

[@celi3437]

I think Spookston would have a lot of fun if he played the M2A2

[@danielnider6685]

OH NO POOR SPOOKSTON

[@Jack-zw5qn]

@@danielnider6685wdym poor that shit goes 72km/h

[@RonanTGS]

He should, it is one of my favorite tanks

[@danielnider6685]

@@Jack-zw5qn you relize it only has a 50 cal and a 30 cal and has 2 crew members. Shit's worse than the locust

[@Player-lu5lw]

*4 crew members. Also is that slander against the majesty of John Moses browning himself? Tisk tisk, shame on you

[@marckugler4298]

Spookston when an enemy pleads for mercy by shaking the turret: "Poor Thing, must suffer from seizures. Better put it out of its misery"

[@samadams2203]

I think the T29/30/34 are honestly beautiful. Gargantuan vehicles, but oddly proportional and aesthetically complete and balanced.

[@worldoftancraft]

gigachad heavy tanks

[@ageisaksen7295]

nope gun is insanly powerful for 6.7 and 7.0 and the fucking armor ive non penned a T34 and a T29 side armor on the turret with a 1 degree angle in my kind tiger which would instantly kill it but it says nope hit this 1mm weak point on the turret

[@recebameme]

@@ageisaksen7295 cry

[@unskilledtarkovplayer9501]

As a current US T34 main, it always helps to see spookston play tanks I use so I can know how to actually use them…

[@jalenwilliams8622]

I like the T-34 but I feel like the American heavies peak at the T-32 that’s absolutely my favorite it can be tough in uptiers though because you can fight 8.3 vehicles

[@sethdaboss245]

"As a black man"

[@sethdaboss245]

@@jalenwilliams8622 Imagine if America gave the T32E1 the 120mm

[@keith91z28]

@@sethdaboss245 I just wish either t32 got the same round as the t29

[@armankiarmankii]

Honestly same, i learn alot from these vids.

[@VasilisJoestar]

6:35 by shaking his turret he basically meant ''please dont shoot''

[@rivertownproductions]

5:06 you and the other tank lightly tapping the machine gun button at each other was pretty funny lol

[@1nv15BL3]

Clown-to-clown communication.

[@VelvetLynx11]

Gotta do what u gotta do to say hi to people 😂😂

[@kamikazeviking3053]

*Panther begs for his life by shaking his head/turret* Spookston: I wonder what tactical advantage that achieves?

[@leahcimbulwark]

The T95 player probably isn't drunk, he had just set the tank to auto-drive and walked the dog, made a sandwich, mowed the lawn and was finishing his taxes when he noticed it colliding with your tank.

[@FreezeMaster5]

“It’s nice to play a vehicle that’s completely unbothered by artillery” - Spookston *me having flashbacks to all the arty deaths I’ve had in the T34*

[@enkeksinimea4399]

Spook I think you should check out the Ru-251! It might well be the SECOND best german light vehicle in the game (after the Puma of course lol), and it's my personal favourite and most played vehicle in the entire game (unlocked nearly the entire german tree with it). It would be really nice to see you feature it because I think that it's relatively "unknown" vehicle in the game despite being wery strong and unique. It's basically a better, smaller and faster mini-Leopard 1 at a lower BR that has scouting and goes 80 km/h off-road. I know it has been uptiered quite a lot recently, but I think it should still be great and worth trying (haven't been playing the game for a while)

[@colinmorris5050]

Which Puma?

[@ыцццФццц]

@@colinmorris5050 good pne

[@Generic_Bleach]

Ive been requesting that for over a year

[@commisaryarreck3974]

@@colinmorris5050 There is only one true puma The low tier goblin one

[@aristotlespupil136]

It used to be fun but right now: constant uptiers and and extremely unreliable round

[@cookiecracker2]

A enemy begging for mercy: Spookston: it's almost like he's trying to communicate....

[@LostSoul6364]

Now that you've played the T34, you should try out the T30 Basically that but uhh with an M109's gun basically Surely, the reload might be just a little long but after losing your loader in the T34 you should be used to it

[@The1austrian]

"a bit long" 38.2 scds isnt long... sturmtiger hast 53 scds I think

[@TheStig_TG]

@@The1austrianYour looking at the wrong data, the Sturm is an outlier. 32 is very long for most other vehicles

[@barnstormer546]

​@@TheStig_TG Still loads faster than a KV-2. Aced crew can reach sub-30s reload speeds, something the KV-2 can't

[@KrisuNaNowo]

4:56 Two most competent War Thunder players

[@FatherGrigori]

I quite enjoy playing this thing, but it is greatly overshadowed by the fear I have when I face them

[@CommandoDragon]

Also about the T34 American , its frontal plate can be mostly easily penned by vehicles at the similar Br and you can survive a lot more shots by being in an angle like using a Tiger 1, is a very good vehicle but is better used when you have a good position , I can tell you that even fighting Leopard 1's is a very good vehicle even with all that HEAT is coming at you

[@Dennis-vm6lu]

I love it when Spookston fills us up with content, feels so good

[@JoeTrumpet-cl1eo]

The best part is the spook is gay

[@rorakee]

spookston would never fill me up with content

[@epiktom5768]

6:26 I think he was asking for mercy

[@thebignacho135]

Hey Spookston, love the vids. You should give the Tam 2ip a try, it’s a pretty agile little tank with DM33 at 9.0, so it seems like a pretty cool little tank.

[@firesb7791]

It also has some extremely goofy armor

[@AHSArnulf]

It performs better than my leopard 2a4 for me at 10.3

[@Hootis]

​@@AHSArnulfI still use the 2 IP in my German 10.3 lineup since the DM33 is able to reliably pen pretty much every T-72 and Abrams tank with a single well placed hit

[@Th3Bishop3]

11:52 As soon as I heard that plane, I knew what was to come.

[@elitely6748]

It's a great day whenever Spookston uploads! Looking forward to researching this bad boy T34, the thing was always menacing when I was in my Tigers or Centurions! *Love shooting big guns though its just super fun*

[@kevinbaboolal4225]

i find them not that difficult to deal with in my centurion and i plaster them in my conqueror

[@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren]

4:39 tiger go pop

[@Timof2009]

I am once again requesting that you play the Italian 90/53 M41. It is killer in CQC and can pen tanks most others can't with its shell (perfect for bullying KV-1s). It is surprisingly survivable if you don't get strafed and is a good TD... when you aren't reloading

[@Nightmaretj0714]

12:00 first cas bombing of the year?

[@Gdogg1011]

The first of many.

[@VentsJansons]

12:20 Not a dozer either. Its a front loader

[@pixelcrystal9512]

I can confirm playing the T95 is possible only when drunk.

[@fish3167]

I can confirm that. In one match, i saw a guy using a t95 with a swedish flag on. So I wrote to him in swedish. - You better get 10 kills this mach, tortoise. He responded to me this. -That probably is not gonna be possible cause i have been drinking lately. He never got the 10 bomb with the tutel.

[@randomperson303]

Spookston claims he's a ratty player and has played the most ratty tanks Type 60 sprg: "eXcUsE Me"

[@laurenz4572]

that jagtiger just driving on as if nothing had happend with that music edit at 7:28 got me laughing so hard for some reason xD

[@iluvbaconman]

would love to see you play the ARL-44 tank destroyer, its basically a low tier tiger 2!

[@megakirbo4250]

Oh yes! I love that thing. Unfortunately I had to abandon it when I moved into 6.7.

[@iluvbaconman]

@@megakirbo4250 yeah the french tech tree is kinda empty in the middle

[@EvenlyDay]

I'm so envious to the fact that you can get in to these spots(or even in the open) without anyone spotting you from the other end of the peninsula.

[@Karsonthefoxx]

I love the American T-34, it scares tiger players and its really funny. I would love to see you try the m551

[@megakirbo4250]

It's T34, not T-34.

[@KarmelKoloredKilla]

@@megakirbo4250 🤓

[@KarmelKoloredKilla]

Give the guy (or girl) a break no one cares about your designations

[@MikeBison_]

@@KarmelKoloredKillait’s a simple statement of fact, pal

[@ArticTheFox715]

Nice to see another video Spookston! Amazing Content from you! Keep it up and have a good one. Also I think that Panther was trying to say No.

[@Jerry0880]

You should play top tier air rb

[@irishbandit0518]

love your vids man. i just got my first ever nuke with this tank yesterday. i also love it when half your team is T-34s because how good it is.

[@yazovgang]

Day 112 of asking spookston to play the 15cm sIG

[@dennisbalan851]

It would be fun to see spookston play the asu-85. It's bad, but its low profile can be trolly.

[@eihcra_]

Gaijin could add a literal rat to the game, call it a 'light tank' and spooky boy over here would still get 10 kills after calling it "terrible"

[@gooby5575]

11:59 new year and cas doesnt change

[@amorack_]

0:07 T30 laughing in the background*

[@CrispyMuffin2]

Ahh, i remember it like it was last week. The last BR i had fun with grinding the US tree

[@Startingfires4u]

Day 11 of asking for the Finnish T-54

[@Nukeman6543]

11:57 made me spit my drink out, the editing was spot on

[@Frolaire]

This was my favorite tank in my Line up while it was there, so much fun to front pen the mantlet of King Tigers and rack them from the front. Going hull down also made the thing basically invincible. Good times.

[@AAthlete34]

Ya its an idiot proof tank lol

[@hiruko2373]

This is my 23rd attempt at asking spookston to play the Canadian leopard. I love the us t34 i just wish solid shot in general was better in this game.

[@Sky_EggYT]

T34 after bouncing 100s of king tiger shells then getting one tapped by a m109:

[@crackedjabber]

Spookston 2023: Murdered by CAS every time he turns around. Spookston 2024: Who keeps stealing my kills?

[@TubularGoat7948]

Hey dude keep up the good work. Also your opinions on how bad the game plays sometimes is funny and relatable.

[@Gylphie]

The "on the money" comment is absolutely wild to me because it is the same for me! I remember first hearing it in Ace Combat 4 way back when doing a landing and thought it sounded so cool! The control tower person is the one who says that when you're on track to follow the glide slope and center line!

[@Casefozza]

11:00 Bro was going back and forth

[@Starwar111ITA]

I'm really happy you're finally branching out to more games, I really liked the videos on GHPC and the one Sprocket video (the Autosave goes brrrrr), and I would love to see you moving onto different types of games. Tbh I mainly follow you for the editing and the funny commentary, moreso than WT itself. I know that variety is basically a death sentence in youtube tho, unfortunately.

[@juusolatva]

12:05 *staring at the size of the hole the 155mm shell made*

[@LaneB16]

“I think I can see him under the uh forklift there” “That’s not even a forklift that uh uh dozer” You were so close buddy, it’s a wheel loader 😂

[@bahamut256]

9:00 Well that narrows it down to around 80% of all tanks ever made.

[@AUXH_hi]

thanks for funny videos everyday

[@WoTBTerry]

4:39 was just overkill 😭

[@evanmaulbetsch8147]

Spookston: Can identify dozens, if not hundreds, of various armored vehicles from numerous countries built over several decades with great accuracy. Also Spookston: Misidentifies a front loader as both a fork lift and a dozer. 12:14

[@DS-wl5pk]

New challenge: take a shot every time Spookston says “absolutely”

[@eckrion8310]

A new year and a new Spookston video with him getting bonked by the CAS. Yeah, that's the content which I'm here for (and a tradition at this point)

[@carllinden533]

5:25 *If* you get those often use clove oil, it's the only stuff that works I swear.

[@telephonepole8646]

spookston comes up with the best warthunder memes in the intro hands down

[@ianjohnson3987]

Hey spookston happy new year hope I just wanted to say that we all appreciate what you do and that your videos have helped me through some of the more difficult things in my life and I genuinely hope that everything goes well with your Kidneys. Again happy new year

[@jogrin]

Best Spookston gameplay upload yet

[@jsplicer9]

Unless Gaijin just decided to omit the APHE round for this tank im suprised one wasnt developed. I'd imagine the T29 with the 105 is ranked higher partially because it gets an APHE round (and a better reload). It would be cool to see you play all of the latewar heavies and compare their strenghts and weaknesses. I think if I remember correctly the army liked the 105 but wanted to go bigger, found the 155 to be just too massive to reasonably handle, and then settled on the 120.

[@ryanfigueroa2058]

The T29 had the 105mm Cannon, the T30 had the 155mm Cannon , and finally the T34 had the 120mm Cannon.

[@yellowcrayonkid]

I remember the first time I saw this thing, it was on advance to the rhine and we had an entire corridor of 7 tigers and panthers trying to frontally pen a t34. Nobody could kill it for minutes on end until I respawned and flanked it

[@Garrison-nh4rh]

The worst part about playing up here these days is every single young player will buy golden eagles just to spam planes so as soon as they see it a good tank and you’re having a good time and you kill a few you have 16 planes on you and it doesn’t even have to be a plane that has somebody killed. They just think because you’re having a good time you have to die, see a MAUS and I’ll get bomb. I have seen a MAUS at 2.0

[@conradm4943]

Spookston, there’s an amazing “thunk” sound from the Patriots/Broncos game from a few weeks ago when the football hit the goalpost that you should add to your sound library

[@theonlytnargmatt]

After the two videos i kinda want to see you play the Abrams, either that or play a submarine in world of warships and enjoy the crushing depths of the ocean.

[@generalslothingtoniii7949]

Spook you bullied a few SU-122-54's but you should get it a shot, they are one of the most fun tank destroyers to play, get a stereoscopic rangefinder and the armor is very spicy if angled. Plus sub 15 second 122mm with heat for king tigers who think their 150mm plate still works and, your favorite, big boy autocannon on top (and pintle mounted) for CAS and light boys. Also she can boogie, and looks like a cheese wedge.

[@eliasalvessouza4607]

Hahaha Wheel loader: exists Spookston: forklift... Dozer?

[@tiseril]

5:36 That's rough, buddy.

[@american101]

Dude, that face on the T34 is absolutely amazing! 😂

[@seductive_fishstick8961]

Just got a burger, and there’s a new spookston video. Best day of my life

[@VengeanceMkII]

The I hate you!! Was so out of nowhere it caught me off guard 😂

[@BanditRookie]

12:34 That was the same C13 he MG'd earlier 😭Homie cannot catch a break

[@Mac_in_the_Hat]

Spook: "I think I hear an M154 Goofy Goober Mk VIII." (M154 Goofy Goober Mk VIII appears) Spook: "I think I can see him under the forklift.." (Clearly looking at front end loader) His armor ID is second to none but he seems to lack on basic construction vehicles you learn at three years old 🤔

[@NotTrenchify]

Spookston starter pack: “Absolutely smoked” CAS “That is so unfortunate” “I beg of you”

[@taxpayer1459]

He should play the t29 it’s really fun

[@blueblitz3885]

I found when using the T-34 shooting at places like the upper point of the turret face on the King Tiger will usually miss the crew and detonate the ammo reliably

[@mrp1l0t32]

Okay, the King Tiger cooking off with Metal_Pipe_Falling.mp3 is a great thing to witness.

[@davidbrinson6150]

Love you spooks, hope you the best of health for 2024 and the foreseeable future!

[@scorpbyt609]

Now that you've played the T34. you should try out the M103

[@FlapJacks7]

Quality as always. Thanks man

[@deadbonbon]

Panther: pls no Spookston: torture it is then!

[@Train115]

9:34, the T95 is hard to control when going up hills.

[@edwardvonhorseteeth7575]

you should play the Brenus. A lot of people dont give it the love it deserves because its lack of a stabalizer but i feel like it is a positive as it forces you to not press w. I dont consider myself that good of a warthunder player and considering i have gotten 2 nukes and been close to 3 many times it a really good vehicle. Sometimes i get hit 3 or 4 times and still do not lose a crew member and its IRCM is at a BR that actually makes it useful, give some love to a tank that no one gives love to due to it being the worst tank in the game stock.

[@hudsongray5091]

Love how spookston miss identified the same construction vehicle twice but can tell if a tank is on the other side of the point with artillery fire

[@GeorgeMerl]

6:40 he was expressing his disapproval

[@JoseBolanos-w3j]

Thank you for making this video ❤❤

[@moe-iv7uq]

Spookston played Ace Combat 6, instantly my favorite War Thunder KZbinr. Godspeed, silly boi tank kisser man.

[@8thobretenov354]

In Bulgaria there's a town where a steamroller killed a person, the firestation burned down and a plane crashed in a horse-drawn cart, so yes it happens sometimes

[@duke0salt717]

The long reload plus inconsistent damage on this shell pisses me off too much to play this thing. Sometimes it oneshots other times it just disappears.

[@chiefpapos]

Damn. I sleepymaxed through a spookston upload. I can't believe myself.

[@zivansaranic9440]

That bombing at 12:00 was beautiful hahahahahaha

[@AlphaQStoopid]

Spookston: I’m trying not to voice my complaints too much. New year new me. The CAS about to drop a 1000lbs bomb: Allow me to Re-Introduce myself

[@sharkslay12]

all Spookston has to do now is to play the T30 again to complete the trilogy

[@rebelblade7159]

I get consistent one shots with the T34 if I aim for center mass on the enemy tank. Panthers and Tiger I's are one shot most of the time by shots on the upper front plate right on the center or slightly offset to the left or right since it also takes out the driver or radio operator. Its turrets that are inconsistent when the tank has enough crew members on the hull to survive the loss of the turret crew, like with King Tigers if the turret ammo does not detonate. Also, having 3 .50 cals is a huge benefit not just for dealing with CAS and light tanks but also to quickly disable tracks. If I don't one shot a target in close range, I immediately go for their tracks using the MG's to ensure they don't escape until I finish reloading.

[@overextra8691]

Spookston air realistic when?