THE BEST Heavy Tank In The Game IMO | IS-3 Pike Nose (War Thunder)

[@PhlyDaily]

*hey phellas thanks for using some of your time today over here on my channel really loving the support o7*

[@A4L3R]

Anytime

[@PILOTSW904]

^^7

[@soderfjarden3197]

Phly take out the bat-chat and make it as bushy as possible and play sneaky and you must have 14 kills 😃

[@gabrieljollibee1721]

Of course

[@tomatoheadfd]

Great intro. Gave me a good laugh.

[@AlexAlex-xc8mi]

Phly: "I understand ground players." Also Phly: *yeets 3 ton bomb 2 kilometers across the field into some poor mouse player*

[@PhlyDaily]

i did feel bad about that, but he was the only thing i could see

[@Novelpwnz]

mouz is such a joke lyl, srsly maus players everybody laughin at u

[@VladislavDerbenev]

I understand people in the internet don't like when I mention their moms

[@giathuanleviet4138]

@@Novelpwnz depend, most of the time i play Maus people worship me like a god, and almost nobody talk shit about my Maus :D at least for now

[@goldenhate6649]

Its just the lineup the maus has to deal with that has it suffer a bit. It was never meant to deal with what it is

[@joshsquatch7474]

"I'm at a superbly convenient angle" - Tank Obi-wan Kenobi

[@wellmakeitworth1316]

What obi wan kenobi would've said if he was an engineer jedi

[@EstellammaSS]

Jobiwan Stalnobi

[@anakinskywalker9729]

You underestimate my premium ammo

[@wellmakeitworth1316]

"join the premium side"

[@blackpanther827]

More like tank Horus Lupercal

[@Theawatson10]

IS-3? HEATFS wants to know your location.

[@at-90ree13]

NYET GO 2 GULAG

[@mr.waffentrager4400]

Is3 still stops heat fs to turret

[@Manaphy0882]

Or British 120mm railgun

[@mr.waffentrager4400]

@@Manaphy0882 is3 turret :nyet

[@Manaphy0882]

@@mr.waffentrager4400 who shoots a turret?

[@elpatrico2562]

Phly: IS-3 best heavy (fights 90% downtier in the video) Me: Hey that's fun let's play it Leo, Centauro, anything that has mobility and HEAT: So you have chosen... death.

[@Black_Kakari]

Waaaayyyy too accurate, my stomach hurts hahahahahaha

[@gummientenkrawall3893]

Gaijin Logic: Tiger 2 H Transmission broke: 32sec repair time IS3 Transmission, Engine, both Tracks damaged/broke: 16sec repair time

[@das3610]

Gummientenkrawall do you have an aced crew? And also with your case did you lose any crew membersv

[@gummientenkrawall3893]

@@das3610 not fully aced, and no crewmember died

[@gummientenkrawall3893]

@Derp 101 IT HAS 8,8CM KRUPPSTAHL FOR YOU

[@jonathans.955]

It is a Stalinfamilymember. As hard as the strongest material, the shots like the sun and if you have Vodka it is easy to repair. That is Russia in WT my friend

[@jonathans.955]

Well. I play germany. Right now I have my 8.3 lineup and I farm SL for my 8.7. Never really touched Russian tanks over 2.0 but I know how it is fighting against them😂

[@apache08]

13:50 He was about to leave the game or uninstall it then he realizes he is recording :) I broke couple of keyboards and mouse Phly I understand your pain brother lol

[@jangustl_wt2358]

No armour is best armour. Phly said it many times and that was prove of his theory.

[@ollum1]

I think that he did that for the video on purpose

[@nighthawk9905]

What do you mean? hes not live streaming it, he was just memeing

[@apache08]

night hawk He pressed ESC then he changed his mind

[@tsinjorasamy3852]

Mouse perfectly sitting on " Leave battle ". My hand also knows exactly where it is so I can quit very quickly. Cant even be pissed about this game anymore

[@tophmedia]

I miss when there wasn't heat-fs/apfsds and the is3,4,t10m were heavily feared. That was a good point in War thunder :/

[@Gr0Mk]

I miss when there was no planes in ground battles....

[@koenruysseveldt3848]

They should have a game mode with only the the max heavy tank being T-54 and IS4-M. You know,the good old days. Maybe it will come though,if we bugg them enough together. ;) :) LIke Whitmann Spirit his channel ,he only plays those tiers and only tanks and he is realy really good. Check him out. (Whitmann Spirit is his channel,Mamba Noir and Abteilung Hertzofg are his IGN's. Lvl 100 aswell. Plays very good and strategic and that on a Ps4.

[@Jakezillagfw]

@@Gr0Mk Yeah being raped by planes 10 games in a row and nothing I can do about it Feelsbadman. Can't fly planes either I get dizzy if I do Feelsworseman......

[@deathhawk7114]

The T10m came out in the same update when Heatfs was first released.

[@jermainallen7176]

@@Gr0Mk Yip. Highest cause of death for me in Ground Forces are by planes. Go figure.

[@grantmatthews9745]

16:15 the kugelblitz’s turret is an enclosed ball, trapping shrapnel in the turret. where as the panther’s turret is open to the hull

[@jozopako]

Fly before 3 years: ,,IS-3 is best tank." Fly before 2 years: ,,IS-3 is worst tank." Fly now: ,,IS-3 is best tank."

[@a.t.l.r.8969]

DID YOU JUST PULL THE TABOO OF CALLING HIM "FLY"

[@gabrieljollibee1721]

I already know this is gonna be a great video

[@yourmomgaii2852]

same!

[@TheDisinformationProjectNz]

Ass lickers 🤮

[@BingusBunger]

Major Music fuck boy

[@jlight7346]

I like how Phly has to use the KZbin default sound library or whatever like every other big youtuber now🤣🤣🤣 the music in the beginning have it away

[@LaserTractor]

John Lightfield when u don't want to top a vid but want money

[@PhlyDaily]

Meme_Name or like copyright strikes

[@LaserTractor]

PhlyDaily as far as I know if your videos don't have monetization - copyright strikes are harmless, sir

[@texasthib2029]

@@LaserTractor so he should turn off monetization and never make money again? Quit being an ass you're just mad you cant entertain people and prolly got a bum ass job

[@LaserTractor]

Longhorn57 no, I don't say that "turn it off! you're makin money on us!!" Lol It's just funny how it goes "ok, that music will give me a strike...no fun for today, I'll just use standard youtube music we know for years"

[@jermainallen7176]

The intro happened to me to. Shot a Tiger 2 in the ammo storage in the back of the turret. No ammo rack, breech or crew death. Just a 'hit' for 10 SL. Other time I shot a 88 at the hull of a FV4204 center mass and it bounced. Hull break a few times on my tank tracks. I love this game.

[@cosette14234]

that intro XD "YELLOW RANGER!! ORANGE RANGER!! RED RANGER!!"

[@Zombie1Boy]

PhlyDaily: *Perfect Kill shot on enemy and shoots tracks and does nothing* Me: Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well

[@stridsvagn1039]

Play the ASU-57 and ASU-85's dad, The SU-122-54. ---------------------------- Attempt #8

[@mr.waffentrager4400]

Su 100p

[@bieloruskii]

*SU-122 FAR SUPERIOR* Edit, I speak about the tier ll tank in low BR...

[@samirzoilan4937]

Playing SU-122-54 is a hell of a expierence until you unlock the better APHE and the APDS (HEAT is not necessary) then you finally become viable, also you need to get the mobility modifications or you are gonna get gangbanged by British rail guns and American light vehicles

[@Myhrumen]

Ah, finally a comment about it.

[@otaviocamanho1135]

"no armor is best armor"

[@silverwolf5643]

Phly - "Your gun is a 122 so everything you pen is gonna explode" Me - Are you sure about that ? *Shows clip of ammo getting hit but not explode* Me - Ha ! I knew it

[@fliesitdies3074]

phly:there's an m 40 something up here Also phly: that's it, shoots panther 2

[@PhantomTangeant]

Reason the Kugelblitz is so resilient is the armoured plating between the turret crew and the forward positions in the hull. Unless you railgun them all, you'll take 2 shots.

[@beniscool4u]

I REALLY like the longer episodes you put out Phly. Like the 3 game ones!

[@montagne6041]

Hey Phly i have a challenge for you take out all the KV-2's in one line-up attempt#4

[@sergeantpuddles8144]

You mean all the kv2s in the Russian lineup

[@montagne6041]

@@sergeantpuddles8144 yes sorry i'm from Holland so my English is pretty bad

[@rehobothbitege4560]

Your sentence was is grammatically correct. 'One lineup' instead of 'Russian lineup' does not make it wrong.

[@MrJerrodricketts]

Challenge time: Using the Japanese M42, in 1 game, you must first get 2 tank kills, then 2 Aircraft kills, followed by 2 more tank kills. In that order. You can use the fully upgraded M42 if you wish.

[@blesszzine]

Thanks for having me!

[@itsbradmin3423]

This video really shows just how op the Kugelblitz’s survivability is. 3 122mm shots and 3 105mm shots. This video needs to be seen to raise awareness.

[@justmonika2345]

"best heavy tank IS-3" Meet HEAT-FS which exists at the same BR even.

[@LaserTractor]

Just Monika heat-fs were so good at destroying tanks in 50s-60s that some experts believed that tanks would go extinct. Then composite armored T-64 kicked in and West began to fear USSR. Then APFSDS kicked in and USSR began to fear US. (We actually have been fearing to these days, our "best latest super cool tanks" are trash. Please don't fight us)

[@wangl601]

Many BR 6.7 (even 6.3) tanks get HEATFS now...

[@divinesan7786]

Meme_Name i thought USSR had APFSDS on T-62

[@LaserTractor]

divine yes but our tanks's armor is just too old. It can't provide normal protection even in frontal perspective. When americans are using NERA, ARAT, BRAT systems to protect the crew - we have fucking ТЕКСТОЛИТ. (You can google that shit, basically you can make it at home if you want lol) And autoloader. The crew is sitting on the shells with 0 protection.

[@M65V19]

If something restricted - this is do not means that it not used similar tech.

[@orbitalpotato9940]

Every British tier 4+ tank : *Allow us to introduce ourselves*

[@destroyerarmor2846]

Evil sabot

[@battlevi2927]

11:37 does the Arado have boosters?

[@battlevi2927]

I can’t see the modification for the boosters, how do you ecuip the booster?

[@das3610]

BATTLE VI it’s not a modification, actual rocket booster activation needs to be bound to a key. I use shift and w.

[@battlevi2927]

DAS FalleN yes I know but is it stock on the plane?

[@Miniek80]

@@battlevi2927 i think yes but only in that first non-lethal version. But i'm not 100% sure

[@battlevi2927]

Cuz it’s not on my arado 234 b-2

[@braedondubreucq7007]

Phly, use the SCOTT STERLING speedy artillery with a sloooooow turret (m8 HMC) with the SBD-3 together to revive the combo series Attempt 127

[@josephphillips8019]

127!!!!

[@josephphillips8019]

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[@CecilioSprayetti]

T28 is obviously the best, hold w and profit. You move so slow that you basically have a stabilizer and nothing can pen you from the front at that tier besides the Italian pasta launchers and only from close range

[@vale.44peru]

The 88 can pen the IS-3 mantlet where the gunner optic is, it’s quite small though. Also the kugle has a ball turret which is pretty much a ball of armor in which those three guys are contained and it allowed that guy to survive that much

[@kden9772]

IS3 and BMP1 is a super good lineup because if you are uptiered you can use the BMP’s heat and if you are down tiered you can eat the Germans with their tiny 88s that can’t do anything against you. Unless they’ve nerfed the BMP1 by now

[@anacleos345]

My first game in the IS-3 (which was like a week ago) I got max up tier and had to fight Chieftains and their 320mm APDS. They STILL couldn't pen my UFP. I felt super stronk.

[@loekatmenow]

Hey phly. Due to most top tier premiums having been set to at least 9.0, the maus is playable agian and loads of fun

[@roberttauzer7042]

For some reason, this heavy thing is my favorite tank also (beside other Russian top tier heavies such as IS-6, IS-7, Object 279) - there is something about Russian heavies, they look mighty and imposing, germans are too large, boxy and unwieldy and US heavies are fine but lack personality, Russians are just in sweetspot. Unfortunately IS-3 comes at the sunset of heavy tanks in-game when most of the nations abandoned the concept. Not in his historical time but in his gaijin BR timeline. Yes against ww2 tech and when downtiered you're menace but on your BR there is usually a substantial number of tanks that can Penn you even frontally which kinda leaves you as slowish, unwieldy opponent with low Penn gun (great post-Penn damage thou) and bad reload. It's still a competent vehicle that sometimes can work great, but it's unfortunately not a WT meta.

[@panzielynsky2922]

When im playing is3 my enemies are like: ah Yes enslaved 8.3

[@NEprimo]

IS3 is the most AESTHETIC tank ever imagined. fucking gorgeous

[@Asakaze443]

@Phly I think what happened with the Kugel was, the turret is actually a fully enclosed ball so all your shrapnel ended up being caught inside it I'm surprised it's actually modelled tbh xD

[@theraindog9141]

So I was on new Kursk the other day, playing the Maus. I saw a machine gun poking up over the hill, and I roughly knew the range so I sent a 128mm shell his way. It arced over the hill and dink straight into the cupola of an IS-3, knocking out all his crew. He didn't spawn again and I don't blame him.

[@stigerking9838]

To be fair, for 16:20 the kugle blitz has a ball turret, which is completely enclosed with 30mm armor, which stops spalling most of thr time

[@BerZerker1963]

Phly sounded like he juiced himself after he shot that Maus at @14:19! I actually lol'd for real!!

[@nighthawk9905]

oh crap I didn't realize those canisters on the back of the is-3 were the smoke grenades and they just rolled off! thats so dope!!!

[@sergeantpuddles8144]

IS-6: "I am joke, comrade?" IS-3: *exists* FV4005: *wants to know your location* IS-3 running into uptiered Jagdtiger: "my old nemesis we meet again"

[@NekoColaQ]

Gaijin: You see, objectives go Charlie, Bravo, Alpha. North to South comrade. Phly: Oh okay, so Charlie, Charlie, then that little space between the second Charlie and the last one is Bravo. Gaijin: Da.

[@verfuncht]

8:18 I think I know what happened. The machine gun port is a weak point and I think the Tiger shot close enough to it that the game messed up and sort of half-counted the hit, so the shell did damage, but it didn't have its full effect.

[@jakekessi8864]

Hey nice content keep it up!! Suggestion: AMX 13 SS11 should be fun to play :)

[@Lofi.z34]

The IS-3 was the best a few years ago, but now with HEATFS and APFSDS it's just butter armor. For me the Tiger II H Sla 16 is the best heavy since its turret has more tracks covering, and more engine torque (diesel engine), plus 2x XP.

[@TheCreative01e]

I’m glad to see the IS3 still holds some relevance in WT, it’s just been trashed in WoT, with premium variants that are by far superior or just as good with a gimmick (looking at you 703 ll)

[@Storlans]

9:24 IS-3 penetrates the entire length of the maus mantle and gun breach, while maus fails to pen IS-3 seeems legit.

[@doomskull7549]

despite the fact that he claims a 92% efficiency on kills at the start, with 20 penetrations and 16 kills, he actually only attains an efficiency of 80%.

[@buddythedoge698]

Apparently at 11:37 u can see the arado with boosters on the bottom of its wings! That’ll make for a great video perhaps Phly!

[@carlospitteri3146]

damn speaking of back in the day, yall remember when the tiger 10.5 and the is-4m where the top tier vehicles so when you used the is4m you where basically unkillable

[@agnivmandal1946]

"Ever since I've started playing Warthunder" You mean since you were born? P.S. ok you mentioned that.

[@azmanabdula]

I have found in certain tanks moving slightly as a round hits you can save you in other tanks that shit can get weird For example a panther A with a turret angle and hull at 30 degrees bounces like mad, but move and things just slip in

[@muziekjes6811]

The guy that kills Phly at 13:30 in the desert map, is the same dude Phly kills at 14:00 in the following snow map, in the same tank, the type 75...

[@Supacoopaofawesomeness]

Phly can you do a vid on the SBD-3 please.

[@doubi1895]

i don't know if u guys notice a bug. The apcbc of is3 is better than its aphebc on all penetration statistic (0°/30°/60°). But the fact is, apcbc can hardly penetrates the upper amour plate of panther 2 while aphebc can easily penetrates. Same as the lower amour plate of m103. Apcbc has worse effect on angel amour though its statistic is better.

[@doubi1895]

Same as 85mm and 100mm on Soviet tanks. All the apcbc get worse on gradient amour than aphebc. *but on statistic they are better than aphebc.

[@justin.s9783]

What if the devs added a random weather type event during a game like a storm , blizzard, heavy fog , that made it were aircraft couldn't fly , / had to land for so long . Or had to be stay above or below a certain altitude? Not every match but it could pop up for say 5 to 10 min . Just a thought.

[@YanKuzik]

1/3 of all incoming shells will ricochet from turret to hull, sometimes even at ~90°. NEXT GEN.

[@felipeluchetta5792]

the upper part of the gun or the "roof" above the breach should be a weak spot as it is only a thin layer of steel designed to lift while gun is replaced/mounted/maintained/installed.

[@hanshorstjoachim9498]

But it is not steel, it is stalinium

[@djswx]

Phly, how about we honor the emperor once again and we bring out the J7W1 with 4 sake bottle launchers You haven't played it since 2014. Attempt #107 If you don't belive me, check the other videos' comment sections for my comment. I unfortunately dindn't have time for every video, so please be humble

[@jorgevillanueva3776]

Keep Asking dude J7 is my favorite plane xd

[@jackstonerock9628]

Keep at it man you got it

[@a.melanoleuca2247]

{DJ SwIIx} You have my support, as well.

[@PyroBlonde7777]

I usually look for your comment lol. Keep fighting the good fight.

[@apple222sickly]

I keep searching for your comment every new vid about WR lol

[@Skironxd]

The T32 is my favourite heavy tank in the game. Armour you can rely on at a fun battle rating not ruined by helicopters, but high enough to face some cool tanks as well. The maneuverability is great, and the turret rotation is quick. Lots of fun!

[@kinkysmugler5052]

Its good to see u use some old tanks it brings back memories

[@sleezybeezy2382]

I love watching these, gives me a craving to play.... then an hour, a six pack and many cuss words later I rage quit... then I watch another video.

[@insert_username77]

Kugelblitz: *fires at is3* Is3: you dare oppose me mortal?

[@sanguineaurora8765]

Phly plays IS-3 Enemies: 6.3 - 6.7 I play Is-3: Leopard: Hello beautiful. Wanna ride?

[@spooky15]

I’ve always liked the look of the IS-3, it’s why I started playing Russians on the side along with America, I’m a long ways off but eventually I’d like to get there

[@compositesquare]

Please play the Maus tank more. It's such a fun, unique, and big guy of a tank! If you can, use alot of smoke shells for cover as it is a slow big target. 👍🤗

[@Pandabandit209]

Churchill mkVII, especially in a downtier, fun as heck, plus no heat fs rounds

[@sd5241]

I just wanna say I came from WoT to WT and I must say i enjoy this game veeery much! Thank you Phly for making the content which I was watching for a long time now.

[@lukebryan5512]

Phlee! My man, I have a request. Please shoot down a plane with the FIAT 6614's coaxial gun... stock. I know it is a big request, and I am merely a humble fan, but you'd be branded a god for doing so.

[@risingplunger9134]

You can pen the 20mm plate ontop of the turret easily, in the sta 1 and 2 I've killed a few is-3s with m82 shot by shooting there

[@timurkhagurov5040]

I have a serious question. How and where did you learn to create such intense thumbnails?

[@benaguilar1787]

Phly could you play Sim ground sometime? Sim ground is wonderful because you don't need any special equipment to play tanks, and the amount of planes interfering is greatly reduced. Even when you get bombed you know that the person actually used some skill to bomb you. Not enough people play this wonderful mode, and it could use some exposure.

[@justinzhao6814]

that intro was hilarious!!!!

[@Fubuki_Kai]

PHLY PLEASE play the Type 16!

[@imeatingicecreamrn]

"IS-3 is the best heavy tank" **Laughs in Leopard 1 HEATFS**

[@scalewings7165]

ah man cut the type 75 SPH some slack, it can already be killed if 2 shrapnels hit the tracks and turn it orange. because *hull break* is a good mechanic

[@muwuny]

IS3 - 7.3 Conqueror with 100mm of turret armour - 7.7 Thank you Gaijin

[@katyusha1283]

But the gun...

[@generaljoemalia6077]

That intro was legendary

[@bruvmoment1046]

So close to unlocking this tank

[@vinivarella8508]

Just got the IS-2 (1944) yesterday and DUUUDEEEE im so excited for getting this tank. Russian Bias, my comrade!

[@ohsomedude]

At least i can watch some good vids after getting rejected by my crush

[@andrewgraham6006]

Rip

[@snowylynx36]

Sad boi hours...

[@PyroBlonde7777]

@@snowylynx36 it really be sad boi hours

[@connorleonfr8396]

Looooool

[@amangupta-wf6ic]

I feel its the is-6; its capable of fighting at even 9.0+br; is3 reload rated just gets you killed

[@janp.804]

It's pretty simple :Me sees a Phly video and thinks , nice what a gorgeous game Playing one round and getting killed instantly : enough Internet for today

[@lastdefence4556]

Phly: everything you pen SHOULD explode. Yea tell that to tanks with paper for armor and ammo that gives zero fucks

[@tinchorb1340]

Kv1: *read the name of the video* Kv1:are you sre of that?

[@Avionicx]

IS-3 is great, unless you fight APDS, HEATFS, Helicopters, or APFSDS. Which is half the things it faces when you play it bc *you always get uptiered*. The gun is great, when you get the last shell. The worst thing about the IS-3 IMO is the abysmal reload Gaijin gives it. *27 seconds???* Are you mad? Yeah, I get it's a 122, but damn! Other than that, I fucking love the IS-3. I loved the IS-2 (1944) and I feel like this is a perfect upgrade.

[@pancharder1592]

The reason you vant onehit a Kugelblitz is because it hs got internal armorplates around the turret (i think)

[@서용훈-k9s]

"C'mon Ivan, Just weld it together"

[@brettblades9320]

9:24 Not very often your shell goes on the enemies barrel haha. How many times have you done that Phloppy?

[@otaviocamanho1135]

Phly, i have a good challenge for you!! Attempt #455!!!! Play the M48 in stock configuration on 7.7 br (old lineup). If you have fun during it, i can guarantee you are not doing it right . The challenge is to not lose your mind or uninstall right after. Good luck with the APCR, you will need it. Requesting it before the sh!tst0rm of the stock syndrome

[@dskpgsoe9008]

Where’s the link to buy the IS-3 irl tho, Phly? We N E E D it!

[@comradeboris2335]

I believe the tiger 2h Is a better heavy tank as its got great armor in the Hull, the turret face has some decent armor and it's got a good penning shell with decent reload. Now I know alot of opponents can pen it, but I don't know why but every time I see an opponent like a fv 4202 they seem to go for the Hull armor or manage to bounce on the turret face.

[@lovepeace9727]

Me: *playing IS-3 and thinking about my BIAS power* Tenks with HESH/HEATFS shells: *autistic screaming*

[@hon3ybear538]

Da comrade the shells trasform crew into power rangers

[@stimproid]

You’ve benn playing War Thunder since you were just a wee Phlybaby.

[@williamkwl6153]

That power ranger clip brings bad memory

[@erqadezz]

Thanks for making my day Phly!

[@flyawaytodie]

Challenge time! Since you were bagging APCR (well, not bagging it, but not exactly being nice about it either), it's time to put your money where your mouth is and learn exactly how good it *CAN* be! Tiger II H APCR only challenge! An Ace battle awaits the tanker who dares to try!