The Best German Light Tank

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The Puma or Sd.Kfz.234/2 is one of the best vehicles in War Thunder, bar none. It has exceptional mobility paired with a rapid and hard-hitting cannon, meaning that players with good map knowledge will do very well.
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The Best German Light Tank

[@Spookston]

Big historical video essay this Sunday, for real this time. It'll be around 20 minutes long.

[@DeliveryDemon]

Yo so do you think that they will leak the documents for the M1A2 spall liner?

[@RoccoKnight-bv3wd]

hey spookston just wanted to say i hope you're feeling better man

[@yazovgang]

Day 107 of asking spookston to play the 15cm sIG

[@Epic_candle]

Already leaked M3 😂​@@DeliveryDemon

[@DeliveryDemon]

@@Epic_candle Thought it was the M2A2 they leaked

[@maciejzdeba3786]

Puma - Deadly stupid and stupidly deadly It's either you or your enemies being smacked

[@soup5759]

If you just wanna have a bit of fun, I’ve been recently using the SU-100P. It’s a nice break from top tier 👍

[@MinuteMaidInHeaven]

My favorite soviet tank destroyer. An absolute monster in the right position

[@Spookston]

I've always liked the look of it, but I've never actually tried playing it

[@123123boobies]

​@@Spookstonits a beast if you become a rat

[@akriegguardsman]

The best TD at it's br, it's my main moneymaker

[@Spido68_the_spectator]

​@@SpookstonYou can be gremlin, rat, sniper or fire support depending on the situation. Very versatile and FAST

[@Deadmau195]

Just an absolute masterpiece of presenting how puma players play

[@Deadmau195]

@@russman3787 yeah that's true. German mains have severe brain malfunctions and do the stupidest things

[@FatherGrigori]

I love the puma, you can keep it in your lineup for quite a while as your br increases. Same with thr chaffee

[@bonnibelio_]

I'm at 6.3 and still regularly see pumas, the most recent one was on a full uptier at 7.3

[@LordTechnoPrime]

My friends and I were at 11.7 and my friend got an Abrams with the Puma

[@nanni-buyerofcopper]

Chadfee

[@Norbert92]

i see no reason to remove it from your lineup unless to replace with the bulldog, i feel if more players knew how to use it germany would probably do way better, having close to no light vehicles in their teams gives them a pretty big disadvantage, and the people who use it to rush enemy spawn dont help at all

[@toxicmuggle5788]

A freedom French players dont get, sad EBR noises

[@bonnibelio_]

people turning their turrets slowly to look at each other is my favourite part of every war thunder match

[@dankuser8303]

It’s a really fun vehicle but as a German main, I can confirm most of my teammates don’t know how to use it lol

[@LadyWrathOfficial]

confirmed, i have no idea, but i go vroom and get 7 kills. it is the subway surfers of tanks

[@HowKnow_me]

Some german players think they can kill anything because their gun has above 100 mm of penetration. But still pumas are cool

[@silphonym]

It carried me a lot of games when I played it. If you get in the zone with this it is an absolute monster, as you can literally drive circles around the enemy and pick them off or decap to your liking.

[@byP4t0]

As a ussr main i can say german mains dont know how to use any tank

[@hunterofajax1963]

Ah the Puma. The scuttling spider you saw for a split second and now you don’t know where it went

[@that_audi_a2_enjoyer]

1:00 bro commited twin towers

[@pyrothedragon1282]

Oh god 💀💀💀

[@porkish682]

No i was gonna say that D:

[@kristenleopold7149]

MR PRESIDENT! THERE IS A SECOND PLANE!

[@seanmarshall5463]

I remember not too long ago this thing was 2.7 for ground RB. It was just cruel really

[@just_a_username8979]

Seeing one of these at 1.7 was terrifying

[@m-g-b513]

should have stay at 2.3, easier god mode

[@seanfear3573]

It still is in AB

[@eVillGaming-eng]

@@m-g-b513 don't you think that's bad

[@megapet777]

damn I just got this vehicle and now its 3.7. I cant even imagine how op it was in 2.7

[@bagon_head]

This must be spookstons' favorite tank -Tiny profile -Good gun -Awesome speed -Great reverse gear -Absolute gremlin tank

[@THRAKORZOD]

The puma is in no world tiny

[@legionx4046]

- ability to be a rat

[@retronax4346]

"tiny profile" it's taller and longer than most tanks

[@ChunkyFeet]

Spook, you should play the 2.0 Puma with the 75mm heat launcher

[@Crittergkk]

@@jessegd6306The H.35 is quite good if you know how to angle, i managed to fight off 2 Panzers on that thing, i need to admit that it was on a long distance so the Panzers did lose some penetration, but still it felt like a movie scene.

[@xemus30]

​@@Crittergkkwatching German mains panic when they don't pen me as a h35 or d2 was amazing

[@liramsegal916]

Video 56 of asking spookston to play the ikv 103

[@tewsgcdcfgechk908]

If we be doing swedish 103s, lets throw in the STRV 103 as well. Gib cheese wedge

[@lucasguia6030]

Fun fact: the guy facing backwards isn’t a radio operator but a reverse driver

[@itskyansaro]

The Puma is also really fun in WTs ''little Brother'' Enlisted, where I use it a lot. The Turret of the puma was actually designed for a Panzer II version, that never got built, because the contract got cancelled. The Panzer II ''Leopard'' was meant to be a mix of Heavy armor, Speed and Firepower with 80-60mm Armor, 60 kmh speed and a 50mm Gun.

[@alexxifaras738]

yeah it would be cool if they added the VK1602 in wt

[@MrCaskwine]

theres also the fact that the Puma scales exceptionally well at high tiers when fighting ifv's and MBT's with weak side armour

[@wladimirkoszmar268]

Zis-30 is very good in overtiers because its armor is so thin and its firepower so good that it does not change anything. But its reload becomes comparatively better

[@ksawerds]

Yep you crit people or you delete people

[@cortexoftheego4568]

Zis-30 was one of my favorite soveit TD and generaly Gunits it is ridiculous, your ally can turn zis30 up side down, even with small speed, because zis 30 is very light. it's gun is amazing, also zis30 is prety much fast, when I look at it i think about like about big chicken.

[@Porkor23]

Spookston please play the Italian/Hungarian KF41. I want to see if it’s worth the grind and it seems like a fun light tank

[@ahhno4662]

Apparently, it’s absolutely awful. Sako Sniper has a good video on it

[@haruka0002]

It’s overtiered it should be 10.0-9.7

[@daskollektiv4593]

its terrible, but youre playing Italy so youre used to that

[@gamergumilyov8579]

Puma's when they see something they can't peirce: "You dont have the firepower" "I've got the mass"

[@sloppyjoe9422]

“Get Rocked” -spookston 2023

[@PanArbuz-7466]

I really like the memes and sound effects you put in your videos. They always cheer me up even on the worst days

[@ryanfigueroa2058]

1:50 bro ur life just flashed before your eyes. 2:47 I'm dead from that meme sound 😂😂😂

[@chiefpapos]

Been a stressful day. I figured I'd say thank you for bringing a smile to my face. You never cease to make me smile at least once in your videos.

[@hypoxic125]

Yesterday's sim battles were teams mass running the puma. It gave me PTSD.

[@pilot2076]

i thought this would be coming, the puma fits spookstons playstyle so well. Also Video 35 of asking spookston to play the AML-90.

[@brycewalker7797]

Hey spookston im really curious what your stance is on gaijins posts about the leopard, Abrams hull armor/DU/Spall liner, and the other controversy going down rn. Nice vid!

[@jonnaylor3154]

This is one of my favourite vehicle's in the game, I've had so much fun, from 2.7 to 8.0, the puma works!!!😎

[@edwardvonhorseteeth7575]

The thing I love about the puma is that although its a great vehicle, it teaches you how to play the game correctly.

[@InternetStudiesGuy]

"Like that scene in Fury except the bad guys won" That WAS the scene in Fury

[@SirBinding]

Silence cringelord, nobody asked

[@bradenhagen7977]

3Edgy5me

[@Deliverygrot]

One thing i like it’s taking the puma to 7.0 and each time i get a kill i get “ skill issues “ as a reward

[@gampexhd5672]

Day 17 of asking for leopard 1

[@lilneoman1]

Can confirm 3.3 is uptier central. I was playing 3.0 france and got a good mix, but the moment i added the 3.3 sherman to my lineup, literally nothing but full uptiers for dozens of games.

[@shadowfox48]

Day 152 of asking this man to play the IT-1

[@blackarrow7988]

Spookston: "Revenge bombing is petty" Also Spookston: "Got a Yak so I can get revenge"

[@SemoventeDa]

Hey Spook, you should play the Semovente 75/46 M43. It's a deeply overshadowed italian tank destroyer which can deliver an heavy punch but it's deeply ignored the potential it has. I am not gonna surrender in proposing this. I AM NOT GONNA SURRENDER, BE CLEAR! I A M N O T B A C K I N G O F F! Y O U C A N' T K E E P G E T T I N G A W A Y W I T H I T ! Eyo, don't yo dare ignoring me, I won't surrender until you play it! (Day 128)

[@ozelotsoffunT-jz2rt]

Its not overshadowed. Its bade

[@sniper0073088]

The turn speed is so bad Man

[@sturmoviksunday]

its only bad if you use it incorrectly

[@dennislemasters4339]

it was a decent italian ww2 afv with much better firepower than most of afvs italy used at the time except for the italian td armed with a 90mm gun

[@GaijinEncarmine]

I love Italian tanks. They did their best!

[@Mr101editz]

When spookston sounds like a robot, you know it’s gonna be a great vid

[@marlenacooper3165]

Day 58 of asking Spookston to play the t-35

[@golden_7899]

5:19 I love how Spookston is fighting a US player in a German plane while Spookston is playing as Germany in a Russian plane

[@Alext0250]

Finally spooks covers the best puma , the monster of 2.7

[@mrduck231]

This is the first competent puma gameplay I've ever seen

[@Geo_Seph]

The lack of clips from beyond Halo Reach speaks volumes. I remember growing up with my little brother, he used to love halo more than anything, I would just be dragged along into it (ive been PC since birth), Im glad you have the footage though. It brings back memories of him asking me to come up with insults to use over xbox live, while he plays. I did have fun on big team battle tho, the utter chaos of battles are fun to me.

[@aidanacebo9529]

Puma is the gold standard of 8x8 armored scout cars.

[@Fatman221]

I uninstalled WT years ago, but I LOVE Spookston videos. Can't wait for that historical vid.

[@aiedenoldstien9751]

Congratulations on being free from the addiction

[@Fatman221]

@@aiedenoldstien9751 I'm sorry, I've failed. I don't deserve that congratulations.

[@aiedenoldstien9751]

@Fatman221 Well what am I supposed to do with the cake and all these cookies then?

[@Fatman221]

@@aiedenoldstien9751 Nevermind. I forgot how horrible I am at it an uninstalled again. I'm free!

[@sharkk127]

Hey spookston, want to hear a decent example of a rat, i was playing 6.0 italy and i got a battle game, my entire team died and i went through my entire lineup, once i got to the r3 i ran away, killed 2 planes, dropped 2 arty salvos on the point while hiding, and only charged in at the last minute and managed to kill an spaa before dieing, god it was fun

[@liamboyle9199]

Spook, you know what tank doesn't get a lot of love when it's actually quite respectable? The ACL44 at 3.7

[@murisbukvic2496]

I cant help but hear the Initial D song whenever i see a Puma. it drifts so much I love how you decided to bring a fighter plane into your line up, to get the revenge for all the cas bombings I think all those Zis 30's are the players projecting their wishes for you to play it

[@electrosindustries5299]

Fun fact: the 'radio operator' that is facing backwards is actually a second driver for driving in reverse.

[@austinrose8982]

That dog at 11:36 is exactly what I did and I laughed for 5 mins straight.

[@legionx4046]

Your snort when the aircraft didnt bother pulling up sounded like the A-10 😂

[@FazekasPK]

IRL the all wheel steering turns off and straightens out when the vehicle exceeds 30km/h to prevent flipping. Sadly in WT it isn't modelled.

[@tfk_001]

11:30 the most Girls und Panzer fight on this channel followed by the most Spookston line in history

[@SonofAeons]

I love the Halo shorts and Spookston videos. Best Holiday vids ever :)

[@polygondwanaland8390]

Spookston in every other video: Have I mentioned I hate Puma Spookston in this video: Have I mentioned I hate T-50s

[@dorsiafridaynight3488]

i played 600+ battles on puma. and its beautiful vehicle. if you have straight hands and clear thinking, you can even take it up to 9.7 br. usually hunt SPAAs in late game with it on high br.

[@GOST-on1hu]

All of your videos are fun and enjoyable to watch no matter the tank

[@crimsonhowell7776]

Damn, with the way he says goober you'd think it was a slur lol

[@RayPall]

- has a great gun for its size that fires APHE and has a very good ROF, - has widely spaced modules, making it surprisingly hard to one-shot, - has two drivers and can do a full-speed reverse - is enclosed, so it can't be strafed, - is wickedly fast and agile even in hard terrain (because Gaijin and it's implementation of wheeled vehicles), Yeah, no wonder it's a fan favourite.

[@drastickej]

I love this tank so much. probably my most favourite tank in WarThunder. The best thing is that it works even in BR's like 6.3 and even higher. You can still cap and reliably fight early cappers from enemy teams and even take on heavier tanks from side which is not so difficult with how quick it is. The only disadvantages are that it is rank 2 so you cannot really do Intelligence medium daily tasks with it and the freaking turret being so slow :(

[@grievetan]

you can also call it the Special Purpose Vehicle 234

[@haxavage156]

You should totally use the T-55 AMD-1 it’s the premium T-55 but with 8 shots of APS at 8.7 and is so funny

[@Goon1047]

Drifting is fun sometimes in the puma

[@Seriouspizza]

you know spookston is serious when he starts calling people buster

[@Gracefulwarrior2124]

15:09 I think gaijin actually reduced its frontal hull armor from 50mm to 37, so its not as tanky as it once was

[@addedcheese]

take a shot every time spookston says 'get out of here'

[@neznambratra1714]

0:40 That attention to detail, love it.

[@ItsRainyInFrance]

The guy at the rear of the puma is in fact a second driver, the radio operator is the commander. But, you know, gaijin....

[@user-jp5bz4pl2z]

rare Spookston moment where he plays planes in ground battle

[@grognard23]

Hey now! @14:04 you chose a pic with 참이슬 and that is truly the best way to zone out, no hangover afterwards! Don't knock it 'til ya try it!

[@agentdachshund7095]

no way this is awesome! im pretty sure that is my friend that was your puma pal! his username is also sennady!

[@austinkeen4577]

Out of all the Puma videos out there, this is easily one of them.

[@catballs69420]

thanks spookston you've made me return to the snail after an hour of being free

[@progamer-cv8fi]

The fact that spook cant deal with 15 packet loss is so funny to me when i play at 30 or more sometimes

[@MberEnder]

Spook's favorite word is "um".

[@BalhaMilan]

I love the Puma, probably my favourite vehicle in the game, and some pretty nice games can be pulled with it (I once carried the entire B point on Fields of Normandy alone, against like 6 enemies). Biggest frag I got with it was an AMX-32 but I also got a T-62 twice (that I remember and have a video of) Great video!

[@zerrierslizer1]

this is the vehicle i have the most "God Mode" awards with. this, and the sadge-seal plane from the Gaijin x TheRussianBadger colab lol.

[@jacobscott2473]

Binding driver assistance is how I got good with driving wheeled vehicles like these pumas. You hold the button down and it lets you steer with the mouse. So much easier to control them at speed this way. Give it a try and see what you think!

[@ashethewolf1764]

He's done it, he's reached peak goblin

[@psyborg4706]

The 3.3 Puma is the Pumington and the 10.0 one is the King Puma

[@tristandaries1129]

This man knows every cartoon in existence and the perfect moment to mention them

[@yapgrunt9303]

Is that simultaneously a Red vs Blue reference? You are awesome. It kind of does look more like a Puma.

[@kiel_3222]

That yellow background really surprised me ngl

[@nogi2167]

“You gotta come down to MY wheelhouse” *Spookston dies immediately*

[@danielmattera4298]

I still bring the Puma at 6.7. Means I usually have a low SP tank backup and it can still side shot a lot of things.

[@Tutel0093]

OMG I did like a 20 day streak asking for this back in summer and I gave up Thanks nice xmas gift

[@patchnuggets]

Spook: I hear a plane Me: I hear an explosion *not 5 seconds later* Me and Spooks: yup

[@pipopoikapelaa5468]

Wasn't this thing like 2.3 a year or so ago? I remember having this in my lineup until I got the bulldog lol. Also btw, you should try out the Churchill I

[@ozernamgyal7749]

FINALLY spookston plays the puma!!😮😮

[@seagull_master]

If anyone has played enlisted they know what it feels like to see a puma slinging up a hill

[@kingcamilo]

i got a talisman on this baby when i grinded it. same with the panzer f2. amazing line up

[@ChristopherDefrank]

I love how in previous videos you have mentioned that you hated the puma and now when you play it, you absolutely have fun because it is a perfect gremlin. Anyways, I think it’s time you take revenge on CAS and play the M42 Duster. If you’re unable to aim, then the Duster makes a great mobile anti-tank platform with its dual 40mm cannons that can easily make light work of lightly armored tanks and open-top vehicles, even able to destroy any Panzer IV from the side

[@evilreddog]

shortly after the A-20 hit the silos "Mr Spookston, there has been a second plane"

[@JOEELLLLLLLLLL]

Luv the vids keep up the grind ❤

[@VanGruuv]

I will NEVER get tired of the halo sound bites ❤❤❤

[@Reichtag]

In real life, well the series (Sonderkraftfahrzeug) received an improvement in the turret rotation, being able to reach 49 degrees per second, but due to material problems and at the end of the great war, only the series remained "Sonderkraftfahrzeug 234"

[@Scrogan]

AMX-50 Surbaisse is great. 120mm gun, 6s autoloader, and a large enough autoloading ready rack that you do t have to pause to replenish most matches.

[@Tomfooleryman57]

Would love to see a video on the M43 75/46 please

[@Taluien]

How to say the designation for the Puma: "Sonderkraftfahrzeug Zweihundervierunddreissig, Schrägstrich Zwei". Glad to be of help. ;)

[@Iknowyoukyky]

Drive meme almost made me spit out my food. Good one!

[@auroraborealis143]

Still think you should take a look at the VK. 4501 P since it's still sitting at 5.3 and didn't go up in br with the rest of the 5.3 German 88's.

[@diegodaza4140]

One of my Favorites Vehicules in the Game, nice video!