The Beast Becomes Untouchable - VT-4A1 - War Thunder

The VT-4A1, or rather it's slightly unofficial name, the MBT3000 is the successor to the MBT2000 currently in the game, this is the only vehicle in the Chinese tech tree to feature a hard kill APC (Active Protection System)!
00:00 - So what is the VT-4A1?
05:13 - Painfully unaware
08:52 - Why u booli?!
12:48 - Don't judge me..
15:48 - Just hold W!
17:25 - Mix things up a bit..
20:15 - It's mid..
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[@Myuska2288]

Gaijin is probably holding off the Type 96B as a Tier VII Squadron Vehicle or some such.

[@Bum489]

Even if it's a premium I'd still buy it cuz I love the ZTZ-96B.

[@shikikanaz4624]

I really hope it isnt an rather a squad tank

[@Minute_Sniper]

they usually only add 1 squadron vehicle per minor nation tech tree. Maybe it's going to be a premium considering how they are releasing 11.3 br premium now

[@kanestalin7246]

Why would it be a squadron vehicle?

[@tomizhou8137]

@@Minute_Sniper 96B is just a 96A with high engine output...10.3 at most

[@silent_j6198]

They did this tank so dirty. So many inaccuracies on Day 1 release. The reason the reverse speed is slower is because the Thai VT-4 manual has a mistranslation and says it only has 2 reverse gears. The Ch series transmissions all use the same 6 forward and 3 reverse configuration; the VT-4A1 uses the CH-1000B. The upper plate on the tank is bugged as well, doesn't ricochet like it should. It, and the other Chinese MBT's, are missing their spall liners. And most importantly, this tank is missing the extra ERA kit that would add FY-2 to the lower plate the side armor. But sure, Gaijin can only give Russia the very best model of tank while everybody else gets a specific version instead of the best possible loadout...

[@whiteshark450]

Been waiting for this one, always love some good gameplays from Justin.

[@012jxs7]

you have to be the nicest and most friendly war thunder player i've ever seen

[@RaptorsFan2019]

Haha, you gotta watch his streams. There's a difference between his yt personality and twitch.

[@pixald3133]

@@RaptorsFan2019 Never been to his streams, what's happening there?

[@RaptorsFan2019]

@pixald3133 Twitch allows him to be himself, unlike KZbin which essentially forces him to be an ultra positive enthusiastic player.

[@thcfck6870]

@@RaptorsFan2019 he's still very friendly on stream, just is human and gets dissapointed and bad stuff happens

[@RaptorsFan2019]

@@thcfck6870 I'm not saying anything to insult him

[@viper_xd4077]

i enjoyed the video as alwys. people can really learn from ur playstyle. myself too xD keep up the great vids

[@Jenso1994]

Nice! Now I can connect the GPU of the VT-4A1 to the PSU on the back of my QN506 :D

[@degenerat3380]

08:56 ZTZ96B is not a work horse of the PLA, this is literally a tank built for tank biathlon to compete with the modified B3 which is also faster than the normal B3 or B3M version.

[@JustinPlaysTV]

I had misspoken, the 96A and 96 are still the workhorses for the time being. I had forgotten where I heard the 96B was the main.

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

In Spookston's video on the T-90M today, you were in the last montage in the Challenger 3 TD & killed him. Just wanted to bring it to your attention, and also, Spookston was hiding himself by using the incognito 'Player' feature. Edit: 13:23 GuP crew voicelines, Justin, what a cultured weeb you are.

[@DhruvaDevOnline]

Justin is the only guy who openly disclaims that the creator discount codes dont work during sales. Your the best Justin, which is why your is the first code I used. Dont ever change o7.

[@Deliyurek219]

5:18 actually its an air conditioning system lol

[@prathyushareddy9404]

For the deserts of India Pakistan border

[@rustboi211]

i love that the 14km/h reverse gear is the bad one and me and my poor T90A and T72's are stuck with like 4km/h

[@sadge1234]

I've played about 10-15 games in it so far and the APS has only been really useful in intercepting heli/drone missiles (although that's probably more to do with the fact that most people don't really seem to use ATGM carriers at top tier). Overall pretty cool vehicle, mobility isn't on par with the 1001 or 99A but still really respectable. My only real gripe with it is that the gun depression feels slightly worse than the 99A/1001 and that it currently lacks the option to mount FY-2SH ERA blocks on the sides. Other than that, solid all rounder and there could be more potential buffs on the way like a 6.7 sec reload for all 3 top tier Chinese MBTs. Great video as always Justin!

[@sydney4814]

to be fair, the most prolific ATGM carriers are Russian and Chinese, and China and Russia are almost always teamed together. this thing'd have a more fitting niche if the TOW 2B was ever made even a fraction of what it used to be, since as of now, why would you bring an M3A3 to top tier when HSTV-L/other far superior alternatives exist?

[@sadge1234]

@@sydney4814 even when matched against Russia, you'll rarely find anyone using the Khrizentema or the 125mm tube launched ATGMs, it's simply more efficient to use 3BM60 in most cases. Fortunately the APS seems decently effective against Vikhr spam so that's a +1 in my book.

[@sydney4814]

​@@sadge1234 the Khriz is spammed at 11.7 atm as it can "overpressure" leopard 2A6-7 by hitting the tip of the barrel... it's so stupidly broken right now.

[@boilingpot6941]

Is there any evidence to say that it might get a reload buff? If so wouldn't that mean the other ztz's would all get buffed as well?

[@sadge1234]

@@boilingpot6941 a bug report was acknowledged about 2 weeks ago on the forums so we can only pray at this point

[@jackapu]

9:08 sadly ztz96b is not officially equiped in PLA army, it is only made for Russian tank competition for now. ztz96a still remains as the main mbt for China by amount, well it is fine and cheap for build and maintain.

[@Gongolongo]

A lot of the B technologies went to updating A's though. Compared to in game, ZTZ-96 should have access to the DTC and probably more armor.

[@whiteshark450]

That's been a while but usually these upgs takes time to implement. That was in 2016 i think? So ztz96b might be the new standard now.

[@JesseLiu-cn24]

@@Gongolongo There is no upgrades for 96a any more, 96a's assembly line is already closed

[@APDM_OSINT]

@@Gongolongo ZTZ96 always has access to DTC10 since it was designed to be compatible with all autoloader China uses. ZTZ99A actually has a redesigned autoloader that accept longer rounds, but it still uses DTC for logistics reasons. However, giving DTC to ZTZ96 would be OP.

[@SussyImposter9856]

Glad to see this tank get some love! seems it kinda flew under the radar on launch day

[@factsforlife0O0]

Because Chinese tanks are a Copy of a T series tank just like the J-11

[@asiancar2232]

Can you revisit the first Leclerc?

[@pendraig5446]

dang that 3rd person view on that tank reminds me of abrams

[@KuroREL]

@JustinPlaysTV weird.., my sound mods for the crew voice is not working but the radio works

[@local_toolshed]

why is 30mm mk2 bushmaster firerate lowered?

[@onieljoshuaomasdang9973]

could we see your graphics looks good bro

[@foxy2007b]

goodjob m8

[@thomaszhang3101]

I just unlocked VT-4A1 and found something strange: it should perform worse than Type 99A and 1001 on paper, but I’m consistently doing better in my stock VT-4A1 than I am in half aced 1001. My engine was disabled and I had 3 Leopards and 1 Abram rush me in quick succession. I took them all down, my armored absorbed all of their shots with no damage. It could be that VT-4A1 is a new tank and they didn’t know where to shoot, because on paper, VT-4A1 should have considerably worse armor than 1001 and 99A.

[@Trump24GreatWhiteHope]

Doest the aps have to to be faceing the threat in order to intercept? I think it does anyway

[@levibaker1212]

Just asking does Justin have a vid for custom tank skins?

[@ericdoesstuff7568]

Personally id like to see tanks like the Type 85 and such, with both the long and short 105s

[@zitrone3.0]

great sound mod, used it for a while lmao

[@OCS-vr7my]

The ztz96b doesn’t really exist, but the VT-2B does and was demonstrated in 2021 zuhai airshow

[@JesseLiu-cn24]

ztz96b is a "racetank" tailored for tank biathlons, it is not mass produced to be equipped by a lot of units

[@ZiqianYao-wr1tn]

9:14 the next new pla Mbt would probably be the ztq-15.

[@ZiqianYao-wr1tn]

@@sayny not really a light tank, it’s more likely to be a light mbt.

[@Sh-epard]

9:40 oh no Justin you could have used the HE after the first shot, it was an open top child! (Yeeeees, show no mercy to them💀)

[@sydney4814]

(SORRY FOR COMMENTING AGAIN!!! but also "what do you think about bushes on tanks" IMO... they're probably the single-biggest pay-to-win element at the entirety of top tier as they're literally "pay $4 for each bush and you get a thermal shroud that completely masks your tank's heat signature"... it's just an obscene thing tbh, especially as even after they became "breakable", it still takes an HE shell or near miss from a bomb to actually dislodge them. (and they uniquely benefit Russian tanks as they're so small, you can have the entire from end of the tank (turret included) covered with 6 bushes, NATO tanks being about 40% larger means that you get so much more space to cover, which results in only being able to prioritize certain parts of your tank. IMO an pair of easy fixes would be get rid of them hiding thermal signature and have it just a visual detail/limit you to 2-4 and not six, and/or making it so blocking your gun sight actively blinds yourself... having your entire turret just a mass of bushes should actually do to your gunner sight what it does to your commander's sight.

[@somerandometanker3455]

wasen't the ZTZ-96A that is whe work horse of the pla armored force? I believe the ZTZ-96B is the tank what was used for the tank competition. Also, I love bush on my mantlet so they have a smaller chance of hitting it

[@raizencore]

It's just an MBT-2000 with APS and a slightly worse reverse gear, it's reverse speed should be -30 km/h since it has the same transmission, correct but -17 isn't bad, still gives you a fair chance to escape in a bad situation.

[@yuluoxianjun]

6.7s reload,1500hp engine,lining,armor on loader sytem,top/side/front ERAs,a lot of things are ignored and hiden by gaijin.sad,this is just one of the worst top tier MBT i played.Full with Bias.

[@livyatanmelvillei-vu3is]

justin you killed spookston

[@stickfigmark]

Hey Justin can you play the M14D

[@anoob1000]

Try the ariate pls or the max in the Italian tec tree

[@daemonhunter100]

I don't think the VT-4 is even in China's service. It was specifically designed for export. Pakistan is getting 300 of them.

[@Phantom-bh5ru]

Nigeria has them too I think and they have actually seen combat there against isis

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

I think that Thailand has them too.

[@ichiyanur8037]

Is that an anime decal on your left back turret?

[@mikashimada8228]

Just the fact you had maho voice lines from girls und panzer is amazing especially from the game dream tank match is even better love that anime😀wish PS4 has those

[@daveshilling6610]

out the 2 german premmy 11.0 jets. what one would be best to grind out the air tech tree?

[@strawbee665]

depends on what your play style is

[@guyguy7757]

can you play the german t72m1please

[@averagedarksoulsplayer4138]

I’ve been thinking about doing china im gonna get the Strv 122b plus then the Leo 2a7 but I just unlocked the m1a1 AIM and might get the click bait or should I stay away from USA and do china 🤝

[@wolfbiker7930]

I will be happy when they add the strv 123a for Sweden

[@jamesdesoyo7104]

Uhmm can I know what voice mod you used for your crew?

[@Sturmgechu]

Hey Justin, what’s they voice mod you use? I like it and want it for myself

[@Sturmgechu]

Wait is that Nishizumi Maho?

[@UselessNekoGang]

Was that a girls und panzer voice mod?

[@magicmudkip3938]

Hey Justin, what's the decal on the back of your tank?

[@magicmudkip3938]

It's called “WT Navy Banner girl” its a Japanese DMM exclusive how did you get that?!

[@filippawelec8178]

I might be mistaken, but I think that crew voice mod is Japanese, not Chinese

[@gerfand]

16:39 what you think about () on tanks? What did he said there, I cannot understand Plushies?

[@Last_Baguette0001]

He said, "What do you think about bushes on tanks?"

[@DrDutch-ox2yu]

Asking again where I can get that anime decal?

[@sydney4814]

11:25 OMGGGGG!! it took the better part of a year, but Justin gave us one (1) uncensored swear for new year LMAO.

[@JustinPlaysTV]

Should watch the streams o.o

[@sydney4814]

@@JustinPlaysTV I KEEP TRYING TO!😭 I actually got to the streams twice recently, and every time I did you ended within two minutes of me getting there! (the one time I could've watched more, you ended early as you had something you needed to do)

[@shadowofbrazil]

you dont use the ZTZ99A? i love it!

[@kanestalin7246]

It is the best looking tank

[@jfv2312]

I still don't see how this is better than the Type 99 or the WZ1001, like some people claimed back in the dev server, but I guess it's alright, China is one of those nations that needs to get everything it can to remain competitive, like Japan or Italy

[@serexia]

hi justin, just me from the city game we had rn. make me laugh

[@user-ck2eb9ov6x]

You got something wrong about the ZTZ96B, it's not the workhorse of the PLAGF, it's a special mod made for the Russian tank biathlon.

[@philipped.r.6385]

Bushes on tanks look good, but I hate them. They only exist to exploit the fact that our brains tend to tell us to ignore bushes and, more importantly, to make it much harder to hit weak spots. These are making the life of newer less experienced players a misery. Oddbawlz share that opinion and I agree with him. For having struggled against Jumbos and Tiger IIs hiding weak spots with them myself, I think that they should be turned to be only visible to the owner and the teamates. The same should be done for large cosmetic items. They feel like some kind of soft cheating when used on vehicles with tiny weak spots that need accuracy to be hit.

[@ShyeHD]

12:50 i didn't hear any voice mod with all the other sounds going on so. kinda curious what is what?

[@reyzharpratamaheriansyah1706]

Anime

[@gerfand]

From the sound of it its something like Maho from GUP

[@timtam5874]

I think they turret cheeks are bugged atm, they are probably gonna nerf it again

[@pikaachoo3888]

Japanese voice mod? Justin is a cultured weeb 😏

[@kasl8946]

Cool tank 🥰

[@hughmanatee4854]

Glad I'm not the only one who says something to the effect of "A mixed battle? Gaijin, if I wanted a mixed battle I would have queued for arcade." Even more annoying than night battles imo.

[@kevmeister6466]

It's kind of funny that every other country that gets a new vehicle gets a buffed version of the old one but China gets something worse...

[@Phantom-dm9fz]

They get an aps system on their tank so it’s something new to the nation and it performs well in most situations. Unlike the American sep that offers nothing new besides a risk two package that underperforms and the tank is even heavier 😂

[@kevmeister6466]

@@Phantom-dm9fz honestly I’d rather not have an aps when it comes with the reverse speed cuts in half & worse protection

[@Kaiberus]

america got a worse version

[@Phantom-dm9fz]

@@kevmeister6466 I mean fair, but I’m just pointing out that at least China got something actually new instead of a copy paste

[@nielywheely]

Such a sexy tank xd , 6 more to go for i get this 😬

[@juventus7131]

I’m convinced people don’t know how the tickets work

[@rs5974]

3:20 how do you get the decal?

[@sauce976]

I also want to know, but I never have an answer. ;___;

[@vollp]

It's kinda like an insider, as far as I'm aware. He always hides that decal on every vehicle somewhere, never explained how he got it, though.

[@Last_Baguette0001]

17:30 I didn't even realize I was on the opposing team. It's too bad I didn't see you and say hi, I'll for sure next time. Edit: I ate the ground in my Phantom later in the match 💀

[@gofukursef]

I've been through it... I felt your pain. Sadly it doesn't get better as gaijin has intentionally handicapped the F15 in multiple ways. The radar is finnikky, the aim7m can't lock up any Russian planes... Just tough

[@user-ls2vf1sh5z]

Justin, link that sound mod man, PLEASE.

[@user-qo5yr7qs8j]

you put a teddy bear on your tank and you want to talk bushes - LOL

[@user-cx7vp7qn3h]

fun fact : did you notice that the Puma ifv shoots slower then before the update

[@flncrs7012]

Now its more useless than before, i have it in my toptier line but i dont play it anymore, i use more the wiesel 1a2

[@sydney4814]

the best thing is that it's an outright lie too, if you look at the statcard, it still says 200rounds/minute, but if you actually timed it like i did, it's more like 120 R/Pm(and the statcard is identical to pre-patch)

[@joestueckrath5275]

I have no problem with Justin bullying ww2 German tank they assume the risk when they bring it into top tier.

[@philipped.r.6385]

Anyway, a Sturer Emil is hardly a "child". It's not like if he was shooting sabots on a poor M22! :D

[@nakamura930]

What voice mod u are using???

[@gerfand]

I don't ply the game but it sounded like Maho

[@yuniku1489]

Can i have the sound mod please justin?

[@akoskocsis6869]

chad crew voice

[@aleksbestmusic6903]

Come on dont get " the missile knows where it is at all times " wrong

[@jackapu]

Hi Justin, I got your decal on the vt4a1 air conditioning, pls dont kill me i am your fan :)

[@TheFumizuki]

Anyone have a "LINK" to Justin anime voice mod? a link would be verry helpful

[@yizhenji5564]

I gotta be honest here: the VT-4A1 in WT doesn’t seem to be the Thai version for me, seems more like the Nigerian one mainly due to the APS since Nigeria is fighting terrorist groups in Africa that are armed with ATGMs

[@blebeebum7996]

The “GPU” looking stuff at the back of the turret are actually air conditioning, yes it has an built in AC

[@TeterPiago123]

well, we realized russian ergonomic in general is pretty shit, and comfort is part of your strength right? lol

[@TeterPiago123]

it had ac because all the buyers so far is in hot climates

[@oofy6431]

Not a teeny tiny bit worse, this vehicle should be at 11.0

[@MegaHalofan343]

every rank 8 tank gets stock apfsds

[@1Reddd]

Bushes look incredibly outdated and silly. As soon as I see a tank with a bush (especially at high tier) I just know you're an absolute goon. They need to replace them with better camouflage add-ons like netting or thermal cloaks. I'd pay for more customizable options like that. Also decals, we need more decals. For a developer that seems to be so incredibly money hungry they sure have very little in terms of purchasable customization options.

[@mep867]

5:26 Features a bitcoin miner in the rear to boost SL gain.

[@serana_YT]

hey @JustinPlays ur in spooks new video about the t-90m this was just funny to see in the video

[@Starmine1231]

Laughs in 3OF26

[@kanestalin7246]

Laughs in kv2 and Su152

[@LunarsX]

Hey Justin, I think you should play the VIDAR. I got moved to 8.0 and it might be out of the meta now.

[@sinanates-nz9ne]

İ see this 2050,s bullshit in 10.7 match .....

[@Deadricklord]

How would it be out of meta being one of the only tanks with a laser rangefinder, thermals and can easily one shot every single thing it comes across. You can literally play it at 10.0 and still do very well.

[@LunarsX]

@@Deadricklord It got moved up in br and it can see things like the xm-1 and such which also has thermals and LRF.

[@shizukadoitsukitsune1919]

i use the vidar at 10.3 and it does fine there it legit 1 hits leo2 and t72b

[@JesseLiu-cn24]

This is the chinese vehicle that disappoints me most, the cannon breech still does not get protected and hull armor is too weak. I reality it should have 600mm equivalent armor. Also dtc125 with 577mm penetration is not capable to penetrate leoparda7v and Swedish 122s. There should be some changes made to make this a "playable" vehicle at BR11.7

[@f22tempest20]

WHERE IS THE FUNNY MOMENT TWITCH CLIPS!!!

[@user-ym5yp9eq5v]

i think the VT4 is a clown.

[@crad5476]

12:48 what mod is he talking about?

[@reyzharpratamaheriansyah1706]

anime sound mod

[@crad5476]

@@reyzharpratamaheriansyah1706 Sounds good. Thanks.

[@gerfand]

Anime crew mod, it sounds like Maho from GUP

[@dense_and_dull]

As soon as he said it was a crew sound mod and seeing the anime girl on the back, I knew it would be something like Girls und Panzer.

[@hunterkiller4578]

I will use bushes when gaijin add them properly bcz currently they are cardboard like, which i seriously dont like. I want them fully animated and physics added to them same with camouflage nets. Current camouflage net on pz btl leopard premium tank in germany is so static i dont like it. They need to add dynamics to bushes and camo nets so they feel more realistic like in battlefield games especially in 2042.

[@yuluoxianjun]

lol,why no ZTZ96B,maybe because Russian T72 lose that year tank biathon to China ZTZ96B 1 circle later...lol😆

[@isaiahrobinson4257]

Right the tank from wish can do all that; never used in combat before but you can get one slapped an Abrams ?

[@tubopanderson8106]

I mean not that specific version but the VT-4 has seen combat in Nigeria for what it's worth

[@legend2460]

nope not a fan of bushes at all i think ive got them on 1 possibly 2 tanks in my 6 years of playing

[@JustinPlaysTV]

Jumbo and wiesel 1a2 are the only exceptions, IMO

[@Last_Baguette0001]

Not the ratting atgm launcher 😭

[@SussyImposter9856]

The reason the VT-4 has a worse transmission is because it uses a domestic power pack the Chinese built themselves, while the MBT-2000 uses the power pack and Transmission from the T-84, so while you lose some reverse speed, you get better torque and power

[@PAUL-ESNEED]

The VT-4 uses the same CH1000 transmission from the 99A - check the reverse speed on that... The Chinese upgraded and improved the transmission, and they certainly didn't give it half the reverse speed. The VT-4 and 99A share the same shifter, too. This is just them misconstruing the R1 and R2 gear positions on both. It's an idiotic bug they haven't fixed.

[@janiceroyal8052]

M1A1 Click-bait please. Decals on the barrel make you question why its named.

[@Momon696]

Made in China 2025 🇨🇳

[@tortillag7053]

you should do a vid of you opening a shiton of snowman crates, i need dopamine for my gambling addiction

[@mr.abrams9885]

Laughs in guided bomb

[@MLGLMNTRIX]

I love how quick gaijin is at buffing Chinese tanks but not the American ones

[@sydney4814]

Tis genuinely comical in a way, like it's a deliberate attempt at trolling American mains specifically(like nerfing ARIT ERA before it ever even left the dev server, gave it a 10% protection nerf while also adding stock APFSDS to all rank 8 tanks so that your ERA is even less effective)

[@Gongolongo]

Bruh Chinese tanks are represented even worse than US tanks. Wrong APFSDS, wrong or missing composite armor, no laser APS but it's on the model, wrong reverse transmission on the older 99's, no spall liner. The previous guy in charge of China got fired. They're fixing his mess.

[@xivkya6882]

Yeah it only took them 3 years of bug reports for them to fix Chinese ERA to be a bit closer to the real thing, just haven't gotten around to the armor thickness, reload, penetration, gears, etc

[@howard9189]

@@xivkya6882Some of the US mains not only show their incompetence in game, but also show their ignorance in the comments. 😂

[@g3d2dgaming91]

When did China adopt the Soviet style of tanks? Like the turret being designed to blow out with the crewmembers and inside it

[@DerDrecksack87]

Every tank blows the turret off to some degree, the blowout pannels only give you a somewhat better chance if you only carry ammo in the turret rack, but since in real combat every tank has ammo in their crew compartment too, its not that useful. Blowout pannels also only work if closed, when the loader is reloading the inner doors open for a few seconds, if hit during that time its a bye bye too.

[@Simon-tr9hv]

I'm not a huge military fan, but as far as I remember the majority of Chinese post ww2 technology and development cames from Soviet as western was extremely hostile, we learned from Soviet and copied some of them, so I think during the development of 96, chooses 125mm since it's Soviet tech, therefore inherited the autoloader and ammo layout

[@user-be2os6gs5q]

In fact, China also tried to imitate Western tanks. However, due to political reasons, they were unable to gain access to Western tanks, and China's production capacity at the time could not support them in imitating Western tanks.