The Anti-CAS Rat Tank

[@Spookston]

Thinking about making another poll soon

[@Phantomgames2]

@@Spookston yayyyyyyy

[@NX-aerospace-16]

Spookston is definitely the best warthunder content creator

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

OddBawz just did a challenge where he took the Alecto to BR 5.7 and tried to get a Tiger I kill. Maybe you could try something similar?

[@pairedlace]

Please play f111 for cas

[@Sabre_000]

Make a poll to stop playing war thunder and go do SLASO runs.

[@blumpfreyfranks8863]

Attempt number 55 at getting Spookston to play any tank with a dozer blade, the catch is, he has to dig in before engaging targets. Movement around the maps is allowed, but he has to dig in again before reengaging.

[@Bus_spotter_kvg]

💀

[@Bus_spotter_kvg]

Again…

[@Fantobusiarz]

​@@Bus_spotter_kvg Nice o405 (i think) you have on profile man

[@electrifyingvids3545]

Spookston keeps hearting your comment, but has yet to make a video yet. Maybe he's already started and it's taking a dreadfully long time to make it.

[@VizyVideos]

You got hearted!!!

[@sidorovich9866]

quick tip from an avid CAS-hater: when using IR SAMs, you can often lock the ATGM a helicopter fires instead of the helicopter, then you can launch another missile on _your_ missile, extending the launch range as your first missile will impact the heli's ATGM and the following missile will now only have the (now closer) heli to lock onto, super fun to hit hovering Alouettes like that, generally only works when you're head-on with the ATGM/heli but i've done it with a fairly large angle before

[@cardiv5zuikaku944]

Very interesting Would be great for Type 81 and Type 93

[@TheByQQ]

I'd gladly do that if it actually worked, but they often fire missiles that my missiles don't want to lock onto

[@SomeOrdinaryJanitor]

never thought of this. reminds me of the tactic of locking your ATGM on a scout drone for pseudo BVR shots with missiles.

[@Immortal_BP]

i never understood why people hover in alouette, i just turn on manual mode and shift around. still just as easy to hit targets because you have stabilizer

[@joshuamueller3206]

Alouette vs. MANPADS 💀

[@Atomicbrain1034]

This is why the Wiesel is cool. It's modular, and cute!

[@tomppeli.]

Honestly my favourite tank

[@trevornorfolk3103]

Such a cute and funny tank ❤ 😂

[@ReySchultz121]

​@@trevornorfolk3103 You did not just say cunny.

[@Starman_Dx]

Target locked, intercepting target, THE SUN MUST DIE! - The average thought process of Spookston's missiles

[@StarkRaven59]

"Father, I crave the forbidden heat signature"

[@hellcy7237]

>Having an Affinity for small rat-like vehicles >Asks for RATEL-20 for a year >Sees video with small missile carrier in thumbnail >Opens video >Wiesel

[@MerkeligStrormride]

The Ratel 20 isn't what I would call "small". It's the size of a school bus.

[@simonsoupshark8009]

@@MerkeligStrormride i think he ment the missles

[@hellcy7237]

@@MerkeligStrormride Im going to be 100% honest I've never played the Ratel, I got killed at 5.7 by an ATGM and have been so annoyed ive been asking spook for a year to see him hopefully not get full uptiered and clown on a bunch of WW2 tanks

[@monarch11]

​@hellcy7237 there is better 6.7 atgm carriers than that damn bus

[@arboris]

🐀

[@ImmortalSugimoto792]

3:56 that MiG-21s low level unguided rocket kill was pretty cinematic, not gonna lie.

[@F15StrikeEagl]

was fire

[@WhiskeyTheCat-pp8bt]

I love how he yells “KILL” every time he shoots a missile 😂

[@theflyingfish66]

This video did not have nearly enough of that Steve Harvey "KILL!!!" clip

[@user-ns4zm8qe9p]

Go my son

[@KaihanDTuna]

Go stinger go!

[@ВикторФирсов-е9ф]

3:10 Spookston: I’m playing AA, where are the planes War Thunder: Best I can do is a levitating Challenger

[@ageisaksen7295]

and some weird russian thecnolegy a bit later

[@dereric2]

12:15 Didnt know that Spookston could summon a death ray from the sun to destroy stuff... The only reason he looked away is to not get blind from the suns ray.

[@paulEdamer]

I think i know the reason why it doesnt have more missiles: Ozelots normally operate in groups of 4, so every vehicle has some missiles and has a spcific task, such as having a radar, firing or staying in contact with allies

[@SemoventeDa]

GIORNO 222, DO THAT SEMOVENTE 75/46 M43. MY ARMY IS GROWING! AVANTI SAVOIA!

[@Tiger_42_]

Every day we get closer to it. Don't give up buddy!

[@WinterTyrant]

AVANTI SAVOIA!! MARCIAMO VERSO LA VITTORIA!

[@Rasmus-ef2hf]

AVANTI SAVOIA!!!

[@LietunantGreek]

AVANTI SAVOIA!AVANTI SAVOIA!AVANTI SAVOIA!

[@thijshagenbeek8853]

Giorno 5 of supporting my Itallian comrade in arms. I ate my lasagna without a semovente video. AVANTI SAVOIA!

[@lazydragon2551]

3:56 that poor bradley was deleted so cinematically. He stood no chance.

[@thealmightytigor5308]

Attempt probably 11 asking for a CV90-105 and cv90-120 vide, nobody ever really makes videos on the vehicle and i think its a really slept on tank.

[@guerrinlove69]

105? Not slept on. 120? YES I HARDLY SEE IT

[@malushky6569]

Jambi at 04:22 spooked me. Was not expecting tool in that very moment

[@nielskoolstra]

Coming here to comment the same. Even worse is that I use that song as my ringtone. I really thought i was getting a call

[@malushky6569]

@@nielskoolstra Hahahah that has happened to me often enough in the past with other songs too, I know the feeling xD It's just faint enough too to make it sound like it's not from your headphones

[@AJ.Arciniega]

Same 💀😊

[@Bombfire0203]

That Leopard C2A1 MEXAS says spookston can't get a nuke with it

[@MenGamer127]

Yes! My fellow C2A1 enjoyer

[@dekkarr2873]

When you next do a collab, it would be fun to see 1 of you run a super heavy tank and everyone else in the squad be tiny tanks that will function as repair drones and AA for it.

[@r1zmy]

you were close, NASCAR actually stands for National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing. they were called "Stock" cars because initially in the sport, you were only allowed to enter production cars that were configured in production stock.

[@TLR_]

Anti cas and rat. Spooksmans favorite combo

[@ThunderSquadron1]

Hey spookston if you ever want to know if something that looks like a rock is a tank, use your binoculars and try to rangefind it. If it is a tank, your commander should say "Tank!".

[@Boz1211111]

Not reliable really but could be used as an addition

[@sidknoop6381]

My favourite thing to do with this thing is to zoom across the map and hide behind/in-between the enemy spawn(s) And then just sit there farming scouts until an aircraft shows up, amd you get to fire while they're cruising towards the battlefield Especially effective on cargoport, as you can get to a spot where there's no containers blocking your view, and enemy CAS thinks it's safe to approach if they fly low

[@FuriousFire898]

How are you today?

[@giannisntoutsias7806]

Yes

[@marcovespa702]

Good thanks

[@FuriousFire898]

@@giannisntoutsias7806No.

[@Cardinal8427]

I am thank you

[@MirroredColt]

Good thanks for asking

[@ToitleGaming]

Spookston had so much fun playing this. It made me happy ALSO attempt 1 at getting Spookston to do the German player challenge again, but this time he has to: Use a stug III A for a match but he has only HE and APHE Use a stug III G for a match but he only has APCR and HE Use a Jagdpz IV/70 V for a match but he only has APCR and HE and Use a Jagdpanther for a match but he only has APCR and HE with the normal German player challenge rules ofc. Thaaaaaaaanks if you do it man. I BEG OF YOU.

[@JohnDoe-kw9ex]

Love the unloved M47 Patton day 176!

[@Д.К-ж8ф]

"Just play AA if you dont like CAS!!11!" CAS Gameplay when no planes: 0:50

[@SdKfz-gq8bh]

Speaking of Stingers doing weird stuff, there used to be (maybe still is) a bug that made the Gepard 1a2 unable to use the FIM-92K, it ALWAYS used the E, even though you select the K countless times

[@JJuanjo55]

I never thought I'd hear of another Arma 3 Antistasi solo player but I'm not disappointed it's Spookston

[@lameking2839]

I was surprised as well

[@ThatTrafficCone]

30th time challenging Spookston to bring the Char 25t into an 8.3 lineup, and then incrementally increase the BR to find when the tank becomes unironically unplayable.

[@calebbranton9129]

As much as some people dont like your video editing, I love it, love your videos

[@SymphnyOfWar]

I've noticed that Stingers are usually great against planes when locking to the rear of the aircraft rather than the front. Stingers honestly suck when shooting at the front of planes, so it's best to let planes fly past you to get a better lock. 70% of the time FIM Ks will ignore flares when locking from behind the aircraft.

[@wifelikecow]

Well, I mean they ARE IR guided missiles. It would only be natural that the best lock they get comes from the biggest heat signature on an aircraft: its engines.

[@shadow200343]

@@wifelikecow They're all-aspect missiles. War Thunder's lock on is just incredibly wonky.

[@aflyingcowboy31]

@@wifelikecow The Stingers in game use a dual band IR/UV seeker (Rosette seeker) and the later variants are literally designed with UAVs in mind..... So it actually shouldn't really matter, if it can work against UAVs it should have no problem with locking helis or jets regardless of aspect. FYI this doesn't of course take into account that the FIM-92K should have datalink capability, but whatever.

[@TheByQQ]

@@shadow200343 All aspect doesn't mean "works literally the exact same from every direction", it just means means the seeker is cooled and sensitive enough to work *at all* from directions other than directly behind the target, it doesn't mean you can lock onto a prop from front at 20km

[@TheByQQ]

@@aflyingcowboy31 the UV is only to help the missile distinguish a plane from a flare

[@JHCuero5282]

This one of your best videos for the commentary and the antics

[@cl3matis]

Spook? AMX M4! the MBT at home :D

[@racil3735]

Seeing Spookston playing a vehicle which is only capable of scouting and destroying aircraft is quite poetic

[@MrDenDen69420]

Omg another spookton vid already

[@crad5476]

0:43 I had something similar. My older GPU had some heavy coil whine back then, and whenever I looked at enemies in certain games it would get more intense, letting me know where people are.

[@azbestowa7819]

1:29 Skaven yes yes

[@eric97909]

3:22 “How do people play this game” - A person who plays this game

[@shadowviper4822]

4:23 TOOL Moment

[@Skip.8221]

I KNEW IT

[@PhillyPhilly248]

You’re forgetting the 3rd reason the War Thunder community knows you for, you somehow having an animal as your profile but not being a furry. That’s too big for their head to understand. They see an animal and automatically go “furry”. It’s crazy

[@RedHeavy-]

13:31 ah.. that makes more sense.

[@N3wbConscript]

Love how every time you fire at a plane you say ‘KILL’ like it’s some Harry Potter spell lmao. Great content, ty for the vid.

[@paranparanovic3923]

Day 141 of asking for the Type 74 G

[@bzlcmry14]

*_A tiny dot in the sky_* Spookston: _Just a hellcat_

[@jeremielarin1979]

0:14 false. You are also known for your videos on problems in the game.

[@-sixy-]

brother…

[@lonemarkkingoftypos3722]

And history

[@alexerb5759]

Hey Spooks :D I know I'm a little late to the party, but I know why our stingers act all weird with drone. The reason is the IR seeker / tracker on it identifies the smaller drones as an object that is much larger than they are, this causes the missile to overcorrect or under correct and the proximity fuse to not be engaged. Have a great day :D Love the vid

[@AnakinSkyobiliviator]

Spookston: The War Thunder community knows me for two things Me: CAS Spookston: Absolutely despising planes Me: And HSTVL- Spookston: and affinity for small and rat-like vehicles

[@Darkel45]

I wrote this at 11:11 AM, and i wished for the Kugelblitz to be played by Mr. Spookston!

[@blackjackninja16]

Thanks for keeping your videos clean, like language and stuff

[@TheBoringCreatr]

the tanks just rapidly moving or flying with those sound effects get me each time xD

[@Tanks.With.Teeth.Malloy]

Jambi playing in the background at 4:23 made my day lol.

[@1up601]

been preaching this over and over this lil AA is beast

[@OmikronTitan]

Scouting those secret hover tanks the enemy is hiding.

[@waxmydolphin9894]

I love brushing my teeth and watching spookston, greatest habbit I've got.

[@sharkk127]

10:10 as a nascar fan, I was not expecting you to talk about nascar, like, at all

[@MrWooaa]

I am always impressed about how well you can identify a small speck as an enemy vehicle, and even know what type it is.

[@TheReader1998]

as an austrian i would love to see you play our only ground vehicle in the game:the SK-105A2 or the JaPz.K_A2 both work

[@Mr_22]

This is the definition of Spookston being an absolute rat, and it's fun to see him having the two things he loves doing, putting a stop to CAS and being fast, loved the vid.

[@red_d849]

ok ngl, this video is prob your best in a while as i watched it without even THINKING of clicking off, i think the donuts in this dinky little being sold it for me lmao

[@SunsetSlot]

Attempt 49 Challenge: For high tier support a nations MBT with its respective APC/IFV counterpart (ie Abrams/Bradley, T90/BMP2M, etc.) Challenge is keeping the other player alive and supporting it without stealing kills (breaking barrels, tracking, repairing, etc) it being a random should help make it interesting.

[@Mach-2-Fishbed]

14:01 Oh great, now I've got the jellyfish jam stuck in my head as well, thanks.

[@RedWave16]

Video 78 of asking Spookston to play the LAV-AD with HEAT

[@Truck_Kun_Driver]

"Four missles, enough to kill anything that flies" Ocelot, probably

[@Nokknokkopenup]

New Spookston lore, he played Arma 3 Antistasi prob one of the best missions in Arma 3

[@jeffmerkel3046]

4:20 Jambi! Fantastic Tool song!

[@bearisland7200]

The balloon sound effect on missiles gets me every time

[@araerevenant5809]

As a player with this being my moat used tank in the game by a longshot, Stingers have a lot of small bugs and really could use a tange buff, especially against helicopters at the br, the IRST is great for passive air detection with both the search and lock not alerting any aircraft, and the best way to fire is to aim up more so you get the ground clear and your missile doesn’t try to lead into the ground.

[@gunraptor]

Ah, the Stinger missile and the Hind attack helicopter. Name a more classic pairing. I dare you.

[@ragnarokinfall8565]

This thing will be an absolute beast when the building stuff comes to war thunder, like having a way to replenish your ammo without going to a CAP zone is going to be a really buff for SPAA like this one

[@laberdude]

player yelling for larger maps: tanks on existing map 2km away: flying around and movin weird

[@MrTman-k1y]

Spookston POV:Ratty and aa rockets! Hell yea boiii

[@QueenHibiscus]

Always wondered how you could see and identify tanks and planes that look like a dirt smudge on my screen. Thanks editor.

[@birkhelanderjensen3255]

Btw a tip for using the ozelot is waiting for the planes to do their attack run so when their flying away theres a less likely chance their paying attention to SPAA

[@corpsimmons575]

You should’ve titled this video “The real JTAC experience in war thunder” with the amount of scouting you did.

[@No_Feelings]

3:58 has to be one of the most 1000 yard stare moments ive seen in a spookston video in a while

[@Homer92]

Apparently the stinger range is 5 miles on the shoulder mounted variety.

[@mrtonkandbattle]

my favorite part of this entire thing is the fact that spookie scooped in then the tam next two him exploded and all he has to say is omg

[@THEGOAT-zb9gt]

thank you soo much spookie yo have heard my prayers🙏

[@sulthananwar8737]

Those antenna make the ocelot looks like a cockroach

[@sonic4197]

Video number 12 of me asking Spookston to play his main/favorite lineup of every nation but this time its War Thunder again.

[@ahmadrifqisusanto6008]

The first day's efforts made Spookston discuss the best vehicles in its class from every major country such as Russia, America, Germany

[@therealspeedwagon1451]

Day 2 of asking Spookston to play a vehicle with only shrapnel at top tier

[@AJ.Arciniega]

Was NOT expecting to hear Jambi in a spookston video 4:22

[@Hide.the.Salami]

I've come to realize that actually trailing with the launch aim helps the missile track high aspect targets because the missile gets its heavy turning done at low speed before it's built up a huge amount of KE, and it's already turning in the direction it'll need to turn more, rather than trying to straighten out and then counter-turn hard. Might just be a game oddity, but hopefully that helps with those goofy spaz-miss shots that happen sometimes

[@Juushua]

Could be fun if you try to get as many kills as you can with the m22 locust at top tier. I’ve tried it and it’s relatively easy if you know what you’re doing. Love you spookston

[@CATC0D3R]

Say 12 asking Spookston to play the Namer 30

[@red_bootz2994]

Day 96 You should play a tank with hydropneumatic suspension (recommend the MBT-70) But the catch is you have to drop the suspension as low as it can go for the whole match.

[@ratbaby3107]

The guy that hunted you in that one match was 100% the harrier you shot earlier lmao

[@ranmarsh8271]

the halo sound effects will always keep bringing me back lol

[@chandsome243]

3:12 dang spooks, i was drinking when you said that commentary. almost choked myself to camelot 😫

[@MrJinglejanglejingle]

Yeah, Stingers need a major range boost.

[@jamessalter4047]

Did not expect to hear jambi in a spookston video

[@brickion]

i love the fact that he was researching the same flarakrad as in 7 months ago 😂😂

[@Tankspell]

Thank you ,you are the best, you made my year 😊 I hope you had funn playing it And im not watching the video for like the fifth timme rn

[@anonymous-cs8zt]

First spookston video where he doesn't die to cas

[@syrez156]

One thing I noticed when firing FIM 92K against CAS is that they're better off fired in advance of where the aircraft is headed to, often happens when the CAS passes or already passed near your ground position, hits like 90% of the time. They're not quite reliable head-on, only when they've already passed or when they're heading towards the direction of your POV.

[@cofro3284]

I put a talisman on this vehicle for researching this area of the TT. Its easy to get a good amount of RP by playing passively and scouting for your team. Plus keeping the sky clear of enemy aircraft is a big help too. If gaijin would just increase the range of the stingers against helis then it'd be much, much more effective!

[@PineCone227_]

Knowing you play A3 my brain autocompleted what you were going to say at 8:39 before you said it

[@davisdishon1255]

YAY ANOTHER SPOOKSTON VIDEO i like watching ur videos while playing wt dont ask how i multi task

[@Cris-xy2gi]

Gaijin trying to accurately model IR guided missiles: nightmare difficulty.

[@marcocorsini4054]

4:23 Discovering that Spookston is a TOOL fan was quite funny. Don't know why, but it was