The Best Premium Tank In War Thunder

[@Spookston]

BTW I do have some historical videos in the works, just been having trouble juggling everything

[@Generic_Bleach_real]

Good, I think everyone here loves your historical videos.

[@RoboNixon-28]

Hey spookston, could you play the chieftain or conqueror at some point please?

[@strellettes8511]

LETS FUCKING GOOOOOO

[@alphaaquilla1359]

Corsair Now

[@alexblankenship7831]

Idk how many times I've asked now XD Please play the T-34-100

[@MonkEsquire]

IS-6 side armour really is something special. It detects being shot then grows non-euclidean angles and bounces the round into the fucking negative zone.

[@jeremydorfschmidt1088]

Always aim below the track with a side shot like that, always pens and if it doesn't kill, it'll crit

[@Ballistics_Computer]

​@jeremydorfschmidt1088 doesn't change the fact that it stops things it shouldn't stop at point blank, I shot it once in that side armor with my m48 and it somehow turned his track yellow

[@davyjones5873]

It's a 120mm plate at an angle that's more than 45°.

[@heliogonzalezsanchez8227]

to be fair, he shot the absolute worst spot on the is 6 side, the turret side can be penned easily, and the lower side can also be penned with ease even when angled a bit by the 100 mm

[@stylishniggachannel4763]

Soviet steel is to blame

[@skydivingmoose1671]

10:26 - biblically accurate IS6

[@CheezeSpartan]

My favorite of the Somua is the nameplate as if the designers wanted to make it a sportscar

[@LegoStarHawk98]

I remember reading somewhere when the Free French forces were given Shermans, the tankers welded Somua plates onto them

[@CZ350tuner]

The company also make heavy industrial milling machines & lathes.

[@CZ350tuner]

@@dickizzinya9085 They're powerful extractor fans to clear the crew compartment of garlic & French cigarette fumes.

[@fernandomarques5166]

​@@LegoStarHawk98the tankers who crewed Somua's were really proud of their machines so when they got Shermans they unbolted the Somua build plates and welded them to their new Shermans like you said. You can see several on FFF Shermans, normally on the front glacis, in period photos.

[@Shinzon23]

French tank design prewar is just....weird.

[@rowanyuh6326]

Is-6 is so nasty its like the designers designed it specifically to be good in war thunder since it drove 10 feet and the transmission overheated and broke down

[@usssimshullnumberdd-4095]

I was one of 'those' players and when I first started I bought this premium tank. And without a doubt, this tank helped me get to rank IV France in no time flat

[@Eskeletor_210]

I love finding premiums that you can grind your way up without going into top tier

[@Joe-ss9is]

ah yes, the tank that somehow still makes APCBC relevant at 7.3

[@Intern_-qv3ls]

There used to be the t32, but I believe it moved down to 7.0

[@TheUnderscoreSeven]

Nothing better than a 100mm slug to the face to handle most problems

[@DatBoi_TheGudBIAS]

​@@Intern_-qv3lsit's still 7.3 I think. But the t32e1 is definitely 7.7 still. Also there's many vehicles with apcbc in high brs, and it works

[@Intern_-qv3ls]

@@DatBoi_TheGudBIAS yea, it is. I was messed up because my 7.3 lineup was screwed with since the m48a1 is now 7.7…

[@r.ndomperson]

​@@Intern_-qv3lsmaybe the M47 will be somewhat relevant now

[@OddBawZ]

CIBLE TOUCHEE!

[@dransk]

Why did nobody comment on your comment odd? Very odd if you ask me.

[@DerriStudios6969]

It's an odd comment ​@@dransk

[@miofender2073]

I would love to see you do some challenge videos where you play a tank under certain limitations like super low ammo or something of that nature

[@Spike_365]

Yeah, or if he only playing in the view points of the zoomed in version of the commander, the gun sight, and the driver view, like a realistic mode challenge….. and maybe a challenge on tanks like the tiger one but with full ammo

[@bouteilledeau1463]

H35 at top tier and win?

[@krissiehunt319]

Night vision only

[@shronkler1994]

i love the somua. id love to see a full lineup 7.3-7.7 france video if you ever feel like switching things up to longer content! otherwise, id suggest the auf1 again.. if you liked the 2s3m, you'll like it's (imo) better counterpart.

[@zenerobloodaxe]

big cannon with big boom yes

[@hiruko2373]

This is my 64th attempt at asking spookston to play the t32e1. Man fighting competent french players is hard

[@galacticdragon9841]

especially any of the fast french tanks (amx-50 and the damn light tanks). I am grinding Russia 6.3 right now and every time I go up against French tanks I die.

[@viktorgavorn4635]

I love the Somua. You HAVE to play it aggressively. Because of the reload, and relatively decent mobility, executing a flank on the enemy team can win whole games if you're fast and accurate enough.

[@Blazeyaboi]

Crazy that this sits at 7.3 despite being better than it’s 7.7 counterparts.

[@Marsuvee]

Crazy?

[@reimuhakurei2208]

Yeah no, both the Lorraine and AMX-50 (which should be 7.3) are much faster than it, the armor of the Somua doesn't mean shit when it has the biggest weak point out of any heavy tank in the game And the somua is also much more slower than both of them

[@arlobones3410]

I mean it’s premium so, money is more important than balance

[@Blazeyaboi]

@@reimuhakurei2208 much better armor than both AMX-50s though also it’s still pretty mobile. Much rather play this than any of the AMX-50s.

[@edwardking9359]

​@@TheBananamongerbecause the panther was a medium tank, and the Somua SM was a prototype heavy tank

[@nuclearcowboy4496]

Genuinely one of the best parts of the french autoloader tank line up is the camos/livery sets they can get. They're all such good aesthetics.

[@averagespacegirl9418]

10:23 biblically accurate IS-6

[@MPdude237]

8:33 You are right. There is a picture from the war in Ukraine which shows a Msta-S destroyed. Not only does it appear that the propellant detonated, but the projectiles also detonated, leading the the complete destruction of the turret, with the gun lying about 10-20m from the hull.

[@Kazuma_Kiryu247]

You should totally play the type 62, it’s basically a mini rat T-54

[@cardiv5zuikaku944]

Ah yes, love the tank

[@josku5]

Such a fun vehicle

[@ToQuosious]

Hello Spookston! I really appreciate your videos and how often you upload :D I would love seeing you trying the M18 GMC. I think Its a really fun tank. Thank you for entertaining us viewers!

[@rarespetrusamartean5433]

dude screw that thing, it's like a BT-5 but for the higher br's

[@ToQuosious]

@@rarespetrusamartean5433Well, I think it does pretty well. •Good reverse speed •Turret speed is decent too And you can one shot pretty mich everything If you shoot the right spots. But of course I respect your opinion too :)

[@rarespetrusamartean5433]

@@ToQuosious my point was that it's good and very annoying to deal with

[@ToQuosious]

@@rarespetrusamartean5433 Ooops sorry I misunderstood you then :)

[@rahoutz]

I am once again request a video of the Type 75 SPH, because I think a 155mm with over 9kg of explosive filler and a 10 second autoloader at 6.3 would be hilarious

[@josku5]

Yes! My single favourite tank in the game!

[@Zachary_jhae]

10:37 "Dude btr your not gonna pen me i hate to tell you i hate to ruin your mood but its not gonna"-*gets discombobulated*😂

[@gappystu]

Okay, so! For anyone who might play this vehicle, there are certain covers such as those found on Seversk-13 city road that are capable of fully blocking off your weak turret armor and only showing them your gun and the actually surprisingly strong upper turret armor. I myself had a game, on attack and defend on Seversk-13 where I camped in the middle of the map in this sort of position where I hid my weak turret sleeve and only exposed the gun and the only times I got penned was the cupola, and of course had a butt ton of kills. You can play this thing hull down, but you have to pretty damn picky about cover. So you got that wrong, Spookston! (Just so you know I'm not speaking shit, 56% winrate in the Somua with around a 2.44 KDR ratio. Username is Panzerpartisan!)

[@youlaughyouphill842]

Hulldown is fine as long as you only show your gun

[@someguydontworry]

Your content is just getting better and better, and it's just more fun to much over time. idk why, but it just is.

[@Hookens]

So glad they didn't ruin the French 7.3 lineup with the last BR changes. Also I hate how the French commander now doesn't make a difference between hitting a target and killing a target. I wish he said "cible détruite" when you kill something. Also 4s reload is hella satisfying to watch, you should do it again in the SK-105/JaPz.K A2 (Day 76)

[@Liv1nMohawk]

Yeah, they should change enemies touché to cible frappé

[@jeandelacroix6726]

​@@Liv1nMohawk tu touches une cible tu ne la frappes pas

[@georgemorley1699]

@@jeandelacroix6726c’est vrai

[@No_Feelings]

10:30 he puts the EYE in IS-6 :)

[@IGotLegs]

I would love to see you play the M47 (105/55) OTO. it's the only varient with a 105mm canon instead of 90mm, so it gets access to different shells. it used to be 7.3 like all the other version but Gaijin decided to move only the Italy one up to 7.7 in the recent patch

[@teun911]

Gaijin why, it was already awful for a 7.3

[@DRplays_on_yt]

Lol the clip at 13:00 was me and my friend burrito both in m-50s, shooting one after another. Surprised you managed to tank that many rounds. And of course the clip afterwards was me in the f-80 dying from lag lol. I assure you I can fly better than that... most of the time. Wish we could have stopped the advance, but your team kept throwing more tanks than we could stop at that point.

[@triko03]

You should try Panther F, it's in my opinion a very underated Tank. It has a Range Finder, a very good gun and it is a Panther so very fun to play

[@daskollektiv4593]

Not only does it have a range finder it has a shorter barrel and a quicker reload and I guess thicker side armour but it's still mostly useless

[@MrMediator24]

That IS-6 was just manifestation of the Angel in tank form

[@Falloutrip]

Anyone who doesn't own the Somua is really messing up. It's such a good tank, and the french 6.7-7.3 BR lineups are just insane in general. Pair it with the AMX-50 premium from the marketplace and there isn't much you can't deal with. Really the only fault is the incredibly long first stage replenish time, and how careful you need to be to not deplete it. I bullied an entire german team by myself on 2-cap Advance to the Rhine the other day without any effort.

[@DatBoi_TheGudBIAS]

Im sorry I don't give gaijin my money 💀

[@r.ndomperson]

the AMX-50 premium from the market... mf you mean the Surblinde??? that bitch goes for over 800GJN lmao

[@Igzilee]

How is not spending $40 for a SINGLE TANK 'messing up'. Also, right now the ONLY two tech tree 6.7 French vehicles are the AMX-13 and the AMX M4. How is that an insane lineup? French 7.3 is also not amazing unless you spend that $40. 7.3 doesn't have any good air support options either. No thanks.

[@moery2435]

⁠​⁠@@Igzilee you can still use lower tier french vehicles, they’re still strong lol like the M4A4 SA50 has 200mm of pen with a 10 sec reload also you can just use the F4U-7 or AD-4 as CAS or if you dont mind going to 7.7 then you can use the F-84G it really doesnt matter when the F4U-7 is literally the best corsair in the game in terms of CAS and can carry 3x1000 lbs bombs and 114 SNEB rockets that are easy to aim and have 400mm of pen, not to mention the 4x20mm M3s that are so fucking busted ever since the realshatter fix and what do you mean french 7.3 isnt amazing? Its fucking superb

[@Igzilee]

​@@moery2435 You face so many jets and radar SPAA at 7.3 that prop planes are practically useless, especially when they are weighed down by ordnance. Not to mention your own SPAA is borderline useless as well. And the M4A4 SA50 at 6.7 or 7.3? Nice joke. It doesn't have anything going for it that high. And a 7.7 lineup is 7.7. Not 6.7, not 7.3.

[@whatisalifeihavenone4708]

Honestly Im enjoying how Spookston puts little bits into his video like taking a new engine, or the turret. Where it's just haha funny clips of WT but it adds to the video. also heavy dressed as a medium? reverse panther

[@ViroRads]

Hey Spooks, you should try the M47, I dont know much about it but I feel like it's the least played of all the Pattons, also looks cool

[@Joe-ss9is]

as an M47 user (my best tank according to my stats) it’s better than the M48 in terms of mobility, it gets the same shells minus HESH, gets a coaxial .50 which has saved my life more times than I can count, a turret that’s actually very low profile and a lower BR than the M48 (7.3 vs 7.7), downside is the hull isn’t as troll-y as the M48 but honestly the extra crewmember is worth the trade-off so all in all? yeah, good tank

[@Mo1stFeminist]

My man talking like he knows him personally

[@JimmySaulGoodmanMcGill1960]

@@Mo1stFeminist we love 'em parasocial relationships!

[@Mo1stFeminist]

@@JimmySaulGoodmanMcGill1960 My bad I didn't realize I was talking with such pristine individuals

[@thisherehandleIdospout]

13:27 Truly, the 'Colonel Wilhelm Scream' of Disney 🤌

[@skydivingmoose1671]

I love the somua. I just wish it wasnt capped at 40km/h

[@99redpontoons]

"I really don't understand how I nonpenned him in the first place" While shooting at anything Russgroid. You know why, we know, everyone knows. Gaijin won't do anything to change it because they're the biggest paypigs in the game though.

[@stathispapadopoulos7926]

You didnt pen the is6 cause it was angled. It definetely was over 15 to 20 degrees. You should also shoot above the tracks on the flat bit before the upper angled portion, you are gonna pen easier that way.

[@ArchibaldRox]

Love that he makes vids in 4k a true chad

[@Iliketoplaywarthunder]

Day 1 of telling spookston to play the 3 inch gun carrier

[@quest-fish]

If you're having allergy troubles, I highly recommend getting an air filter for your room. On my bad days Zyrtec wasn't enough so I decided to get an air filter. Helps so much to the point that I don't need to take it most days. Honeywell makes some good ones.

[@Commenter495]

First game I played with this I got 4 kills, real nice. It’s decently fast but if it is one a slight incline you become a snail

[@BanditRookie]

10:17 Right when you said "Now it's really time to get out of here" my screen went black, my computer made the windows device disconnect sound, and then my audio stopped working. What the hell did you do to me? Also, biblically accurate IS-6 10 seconds later.

[@taniakovalchuk70]

day 4 of asking spookston to play the Churchill crocodile

[@FyresGames]

It has been updated since that video. The armor you show at 0:16 is now at 120mm too.

[@Billy-I-Am-Not]

Spook, you should play the T32/E1. I heard they're a little better now with the BR changes

[@raketny_hvost]

"little". just like 7.7 still doesn't wipe whole 6.7 now

[@youlaughyouphill842]

@@raketny_hvostnah, there are still heat launchers at low BR that help agaisnt heavily armored heavies and 6.7 heavies have enough pen to aim for weakspots

[@raketny_hvost]

@@youlaughyouphill842 lol, you are so idiot that you think they will let you stay still and aim for weakspots instead of flanking or wiping you out first

[@Unevequequelc0nque.]

3:20 that is some great pronunciation, and also it means "target touched"

[@Timof2009]

(Attempt #16) 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

[@planegovroomnah7903]

Love it how you say it’s not survivable, but the proceed to get shot multiple times and still walk get away

[@Dredgno]

13:33 that genuine excitement and depression 😂

[@SuperPwninator]

As someone with a nearly 2 KD in the Somua... I approve of the praise heaped upon it. Truly a god tier vehicle

[@tfk_001]

that IS-6 with 6 eyes was honestly the highlight of the video - that's honestly the most unique tank paint job I've ever seen and I would have laughed my ass off had I died to that in game

[@20mp09]

That AML-90 with the double arty kill at :43 o_0

[@RSTBKT]

10:26 the 3 eyes on each side remind me of the playstation 3 series of "Resistance"

[@dinomra7771]

0:50 flood jumpscare

[@DarthCody700]

Spookston, something I have learned is to unlearn that spawn point/uptier thing. It will never give you useful intel, and it only serves to either demoralize you or make you overconfident.

[@Basement_Guy220]

I recently found out my dog has cancer but spookstons videos still make my day

[@Shield_WolfWARTHUNDER]

Spookston, what battle rating is your favorite? Or rather what br are you most likely to play? Just wanna know so I can play that too and maybe met you in game.

[@reiujifumo1970]

Unironically love the unintentional idea for a bingo video at 4:26 (plus it gives you a chance to pick the vehicle yourself and play something fun!) Here are some recommendations for slots on the card, maybe a 5x5 card? Die to CAS Witness Horrible Bomb Toss Full Uptier Full Downtier "German Main" (Germany player acting stupid/clueless) Get a Nuke (or enough SP for one in lower tier) Die to Heli-rocket-rush Artillery kill M22 or similar at mid/high tier 10+ kills Volumetric (screwing up of course) Guy bringing full ammo No engine noise Machine gun kill "Russian Bias" (either a round or armour) Spawncampers Light vehicle in spawn at the start of a game God mode Toxicity in game chat That's some suggestions, you could think of some more yourself if you wanted to actually try this (also I'd definitely put a free space in the centre to make it a bit easier). Would love to see a video like this!

[@cheaterman1ify]

I honestly want the Spookston Bingo Card now. Especially with Spookston classics like "Where did my round go?" or "I hate heavy tanks"

[@wesleypena6306]

Spookston should just edit in a chart that’s just all the annoying things that all was happens

[@crocidile90]

No, a Spookston Bingo card with CAS'd, got a nuke and didn't use it, get enough points for a nuke but too low BR, and revenge kill would be hilarious

[@xserriuss]

Petition to make spookston learn french

[@michaelburke9137]

10:28 That IS-6 had some be not afraid type energy.

[@Crash21OO]

The Type 60 SPRG would be fun one for you to play.

[@rockcollector]

Spookston Love your Videos, i found that the video you made a while ago where you tested how many german players specificly tiger players knew where to shoot the jumbo (?) i think, if you would take the jumbo and put the number 4 decal 2 times but flip one of them and put them so that it makes an arrow pointing towards your weakspot, then you can do the same statitics as you did in that old video but with the arrows

[@kabob0077]

12:11 That Pershing's turret is now part of the space program.

[@Warwolfyt]

Hey spookston, would you be interested in doing a historical video like you used to do on what kind of tank shells were used most commonly during the second world war? I've been thinking about it as of late and while I could easily just go find out for myself, I miss some of the old format videos you used to do and would love to see you talk about it a bit :)

[@silversilver9598]

This is my sl grinder and between the t92 and the somua are my nuke getters with 3 each behind the tiger 2 sla with 1

[@megakirbo4250]

I like that you can see those cooling fans spinnin in there. It feels like you're driving a steampunk machine or something.

[@LiezAllLiez]

That basketball smack on something sound is almost a classic of this channel.

[@brokenglassboy860]

I love how this and the AMX TO90 are the same br but the TO90 smaller caliber autoloader is slower

[@Ptoly]

spookston resisting the urge to say "was a [blank]" everytime he spots something and kills it

[@theoneandonlyartyom]

9:24 did spookston just fart

[@Darkmode-gk9jj]

Weakest form of Stalinium 1:15

[@Truck_Kun_Driver]

6:13 The pillar is twerking 😂

[@nicolasltv6642]

Bro I love your videos, THANKS!!!

[@Griffin_Clan]

What editing software do you use? I love the editing!

[@kriceis]

The first match is the only time i've seen solid shot oneshotting most of the time. At least before at some point they've been nerfed a lot; that still doesn't make sense since aphe doesn't make that much of a difference (at least for 76mm and less) (according to british trials) (but i'm sure it does when the tnt equivalent is more than 50 grams) (but it still has to do a lot more damage especially since the loss of one or two crew members doesn't do that much in this game)

[@IDontHaveAMicrowave]

3:25 "Cible touchée" means "target hit" ("cible" being french for "target "and "toucher" being french for "to hit"

[@the7observer]

3:20 - don't know much french but "touche" is "to touch" or "hit" and "cible" is "target", so target hit

[@philfree286]

Hearing Spookston saying "CIBLE TOUCHE" is satisfying to hear ngl Just for that I want you to play more french tanks so we can get to hear you say more random french voice lines

[@codya7896]

The biblically accurate IS6 jump scare though

[@kabob0077]

6:17 Blood of son and brother fell, he wailed and cried "farewell!"

[@TheBioweapon]

4:27 I assumed the CAS spot was the free space in Spookston Video Bingo.

[@WTboys.]

damn that cible touché was on point,(im canadian french) and tbh your not too bad,good job buddy :)

[@개구락지-g9c]

Spookston be like "Oh there's something scary" and then immediately one shots that something.

[@notsoretrojakko4517]

Man the amount of Halo CE references and sounds... I love it, makes me wonder what the most Halo like tank is in War Thunder. Also makes me want a Halo Event, Scorpion MBT's for everyone.

[@SAyGOoDByEToOldLIfE]

When shooting the side of an IS6/4 always go for the lower part of their sidskirt their belly is quite exposed and only 20 mills think plus there is usually ammo. That allows you to pen those tanks even when angled. Keep up the great work.

[@confusedbud]

Love the videos spooks! You should play the Centauro I 105, I think you'd like it :3

[@FlakDraakon]

'Spookston getting CAS'd' is just the 'free space' on the bingo card

[@nolman38]

God the little sound edits are my absolute favorite

[@little_lord_tam]

10:37 ,, I kown, but he can" Raketenautomat

[@narcoleptic8938]

"Crippling Depression" is the bingo Free Space on all spookston's 7.3+ videos.

[@Kottery]

Bruh, I feel you on those allergies. Week or two ago I had hives all down my arms and normally a single Claritin melt clears it up. NOPE. Took Claritin, Benadryl, and Zyrtec damn near every day and it wasn't clearing up until suddenly it just went away a few days ago.

[@mauriciosanchez2331]

The non pen on the is6 happened because it was in a hole that angled its side armor up increasing the already decent angle

[@Delta5x7]

10:23 bro really said "all eyes on me"

[@juusolatva]

you should play the Chieftain (any variant) #3 attempt I bothered to count

[@YouInDaWaeMF]

That tank is so fun it was one of the first vehicles I bought and now I play it at 7.3 in AB and it changes either you win or you lose. Very effective any new people who want hood tank should get that

[@ArturoManno]

I like the way you start the video with a meme 😂

[@aurelian2738]

They increase that armor by 3 times on the turret

[@pokeydude]

7:32 I know exactly why you do that, your brain is so used to analysing foliage for bush-covered rats that you have become so adept at killing them that your brain has begun blurring out on tanks right infront of you.

[@theGREATESTace-n3d]

What’s this sound at 6:14

[@AlphaQStoopid]

im pretty sure thats the combine soldiers death noise from half life 2

[@enkilav2472]

As a french guy, I need to say one thing : I want to hear more Spookston speaking french.