The Best Tiger Tank Isn't German

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The German Tiger heavy tank is well known both historically and in War Thunder for being a pretty tough vehicle. The new Italian Tigris premium is basically the same thing, but with slightly better frontal armor and teammates. Sometimes.
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The Best Tiger Tank Isn't German

[@Spookston]

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[@yazovgang]

Day 117 of asking spookston to play the 15cm sIG

[@Rorywizz]

ok

[@Jerry0880]

​@Toxic_Soldier how is it day 75 if you only have 69 comments on this channel?

[@Rorywizz]

@@TOXIC_SOLDIER2 I agree Wolfenstein soldier

[@BorisstalmN]

Asking for the sd kfz 6 2 with pzgr only even against planes its pretty good if well used

[@Snifferoftheglue]

Italy? They have heavy tanks now????? Were all doomed

[@fakepng1]

Who could've let this happen?? FOR GOD'S SAKE NERF IT!

[@Tankiefan]

No.

[@ahis-lp7gc]

I guess

[@GewelReal]

Tiger I is a medium tank

[@dafish231]

Just like maus, which is a light tank with no armor at all

[@messyjessem.3108]

The Tigris is probably my favorite Tigor. The camo and the tracks Infront are cool.

[@callsigntonks4029]

tigor

[@nakolulu411]

The amount of time I non penned a Tigris track armor is insane when it normally shouldve penned with a jumbo

[@nandr3w917]

mert magyar azér!

[@aiedenoldstien9751]

​​@@nakolulu411remember Gajin makes track armor the strongest thing in the universe it also doesnt help that Gajin has just bullied to Jumbo too.

[@santinocapelli6523]

​@@nakolulu411jumbo 76?

[@CoLdPlAyEr1694]

Edit: Props to the Ostwind at 7:42 (killfeed) who saved Spookston from being potentially revenged-CASed by the first Jackson.

[@HelpMein]

rare spaa W

[@jtl05]

it wasn't a revenge bomb because you can see him in the kill feed at 7:00 in a Sherman

[@robertbalazslorincz8218]

*SZÉL VISZI MESSZE INTENSIFIES*

[@undefinedxx55]

The match already ended

[@sya_7489]

italian mains: "gaijin pls fix top tier italy" gaijin: "best i can do is a premium tiger"

[@rudolfthecat1176]

Now we really need a spookstoon cooking video

[@TigerCommander131]

AGREED🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@Crackheadmicky]

🗣🗣🗣🔥🔥

[@Crusty-ie5eq]

FR 🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣🗣

[@chainsaw2046]

Spookston cooking video but just keeps making references to tanks the whole time would go hard

[@bombercbc9431]

YESSS

[@monbarque]

The Tiger has always been a favorite just because of the looks and stigma, but honestly dealing with the German mains on War Thunder has completely changed my opinion haha

[@aiedenoldstien9751]

Playing Germany you feel all powerful and think its a skill issue that they cant be killed. But them something stupid like bouncing the weakpoint happens.

[@CobraDBlade]

Now that Gaijin has managed to get a Sherman into every tech tree, they have started working on getting a Tiger into each one.

[@liladoodle]

The US & Sweden can get a Tiger II, as they got some post war for testing. Meanwhile, France can get a Tiger I, as they used it post war before they started new tank production.

[@steffent.6477]

@@liladoodle France used Panthers. Never heard of them using Tigers.

[@CobraDBlade]

@@liladoodle Don't forget the Brits can get a Tiger 1 (specifically 131) since they captured it near the end of the Africa campaign.

[@krle7970]

@@steffent.6477they did have tigers, I & II

[@krle7970]

@@CobraDBladeI think WOT has a deal with the Tank Museum or else we would have it already

[@ciara8811]

Seeing that Tog shoot the very corner for your tank and get a pen made me realize that a really neat way to do something good for solid shot would be if the shell could actually ricochet inside the tank if it doesn't have enough pen to just go right back out again.

[@dropkickanator1122]

I like how more and more countrys are getting a tiger, great video The Alecto 1 is a fun looking thing you might like

[@GalacticTommy]

the Alecto is the epitome of suffering

[@ravenouself4181]

@@GalacticTommy british vehicles in a nutshell: i have 190mm of pen, but this 10mm of flat structural steel will eat my shell

[@aiedenoldstien9751]

Kind of like how the Sherman is in every tree. (Germany has one too. Its an event vehicle.) The sherman isnt the best vehicle, but its not bad and is fun to use.

[@rudolfthecat1176]

@@aiedenoldstien9751 it's not an event vehicle, it was given away to alpha testers of the game, and is available for purchase once a year. Also the lower br Shermans (3.3-5.0) are some of the best tanks at their br's imo

[@aiedenoldstien9751]

@@rudolfthecat1176 I mean theoretically Alpha testing is an event. Though I meant event as in the once a year it is available at this point.

[@willyvereb]

For those wondering, in Hungarian it's pronounced kind of like "Tigrish", just say English with a T and you're pretty close. Hungarian is almost 100% phonetic as a language so the letters have constant sounds associated to them, unlike in English.

[@mickael_guitara]

Tenglish

[@bujau_]

Tigriș

[@UnknownID-fi9fz]

Perhaps now Hungary is in the Italian tree Gaijin will add the 44m Tas as a tech tree vehicle, which would give Italy a heavy tank that is basically a panther with tiger 1 armour thickness. Also the P40 was technically a heavy tank by Italian standards, but didn’t make the cut for gaijin.

[@chickenpie4402]

My biggest fear if they add the Tas, which let's face on the margin of being an addable vehichle, is that they might call it a medium tank.

[@jamesmacduff2150]

"What's worse than Fighting a King Tiger frontally?" "Forgetting where it went"

[@damnsonwheredyoufindthis.3830]

Kinda hard to forget where something you can hear half the map away went

[@cebgame0790]

Another amazing video! You should try playing a HE slinger with proximity shells as SPAA, and SPAA as anti-tank, both in the same lineup. I think it'd make for an interesting video.

[@Sky_EggYT]

Falcon + M109 or G6

[@Unknown_Comrade_]

​​@@Sky_EggYT Or: hungarian zsu-57 and italian M109G (Or hungarian 2S1)

[@kekkoinen]

Spookston never fails to fill us with his "joy"

[@emulation2369]

He knows where your "Joy" point is, and he captures it 😳

[@pleasestopeatingmyliver]

😩😩😩😩

[@kekkoinen]

@@emulation2369 he knows all the "joy spots" to use for maximum joy

[@squidy4082]

🫣

[@willyvereb]

Maybe Gaijin will once get to introducing the 44M Tas which was Hungary's attempt at producing their own type of Panther. Not exactly a heavy tank but the closest the Italians get from a WW2 vehicle on their tech tree.

[@thomaswilm7576]

Thank you for uploading my man I rewatch your videos like 3 times over and it’s always a joy to get a new one !

[@norepflow9664]

Ngl the p47 at 2:43 has had me crying for the last 5 minutes and I can't stop, thank you spookston

[@Spare_Toaster]

I love watching you hit all these awesome clips, opening war thunder to maybe replicate some of it once or twice, and ending up shooting the same tank 5 times without killing it for 3 hours

[@raizencore]

This thing is impressive, even for someone like me who isn't really interested that much in the lower tiers, whether you buy it now at full price or later on during a sale you can't go wrong with it!

[@aiedenoldstien9751]

The tiger is more in the early mid tiers. But it does give Italy a heavy tank for heavy tank challenges. Even if it can be annoying.

[@Tomfooleryman57]

Would love to see a video on the M43 75/46 I beg of you

[@riccardocrivellaro6083]

You know what other italian vehicle's great? The breda 501

[@ErikHusky]

10:57 i lost it that meme was so unexpected, good job

[@CommodoreTyrannosaurusTux]

I love how Realistic Battles is slowly turning into Arcade battles when everybody has everybody's vehicles

[@-Gavv--]

hey spookston, i think you should play the hungarian Turan III, it is a great tank and has carried me through the italian techtree. It has decent armor, great speed and an amazing gun.

[@SdKfz-gq8bh]

the pope tank, its turret looks like the popes hat

[@notsoracistraspberry4168]

That thing should probably still go up in BR to at least 4.3. either way I love that thing and agree it's nasty. I almost have a 6 KDR with 108 kills and sub 20 deaths. I always come back to it for funsies

[@-Gavv--]

@@notsoracistraspberry4168 the turan III is amazing. One time i was in a 5.7 game and 2 TOGs II were surrounding me, i killed one and before i could kill the other my game crashed.

[@s.shadow8094]

​@@notsoracistraspberry4168shouldnt be 4.3, its just a faster Pz IV, but bigger and with less armour 75 vs 75+20mm and the pz iv is still 3.7

[@-Gavv--]

@@s.shadow8094 it has a faster reload too

[@jacob5665]

The tiger E got stuck on a pole 3:40 😢

[@hibuddy1473]

He goes for cupolas to give himself a handicap so that the enemy team has a chance :)

[@fyber5517]

Spookston always gets my attention these days, but honestly I won't complain, I love the content :]

[@LimeInDisguise]

Day 3 Spookston you should play the FIAT 6614 its a pretty decent italian car/tank!

[@steffent.6477]

It's great to finally have a premium Tiger that everybody can buy.

[@LoneWolf-kw3ol]

but the Tiger II Sla. and Tiger I P are still up for sale

[@steffent.6477]

@@LoneWolf-kw3ol You knew exactly what kind of Tiger I'm referring to..

[@LoneWolf-kw3ol]

@@steffent.6477 i did, but i woke up in a smartass kinda mood

[@steffent.6477]

@@LoneWolf-kw3ol We all do from time to time^^

[@427Arbok]

Really a blast to play, this thing. Hilariously, the most fun I've had with the Italian tech tree yet is playing this with the Turan III as my backup; despite the 2.0 BR gap, that thing rises to the occasion far better than it ought to.

[@Larry5929]

You should play the R3 T106 FA or the Ikv 72. And keep up the good work, Spookston.

[@connor3442]

Saw title name : wasn’t surprised

[@SwithinHalee]

Attempt 4 to have Spookston play the British ZT3A2

[@user-nr5pg1bn1m]

If were going to force him to play a British vehicle I would love to see a dedicated video on the FV4005 (other one was at 7.3 and he used another tank) or the Eland 90 rat tank

[@matematika1020]

Funnily enough, at 3:25 I can hear Hungarian voice quotes. It does make sense in terms of WWII since Hungary was also axis, but we never had any Tigers to begin with xD so that's that.. Quote such as "Eltaláltak!" or "We're hit!", "Lövés leadva!" or "Shot fired!" and such. Even at 4:03 you can hear "Célpont eltalálva!" or "Enemy hit!" is definitely Hungarian in language. Hope that triggers some funny bone in you that italian tanks speak hungarian, Spookston xD

[@wifflewaffel]

3:29 that riccochet sound was dope asf

[@finthomson1714]

Day 1 of asking Spookston to play the FV4202

[@JoeBob-hn3ps]

British main struggle

[@jacobarbenius1464]

Day 8: You should play any of th cv90 they have good moblity and a powerful 40mm cannon along with having apfds as starting rounds plus it has he-vt

[@meetthekitsune3973]

2:14 dont worry spookston you lost a tiger 2 i lost a maus.

[@lebensmittelgeologe697]

I never though I would hear the C&C Generals theme together with a Hello Fresh sponsoring

[@JTJSSG]

Can we see the VILKA or ct-cv 105hp?, both are pretty fun to play in support roles

[@kairoslee2328]

11:14 Why was that part so depressing

[@mashedpotato7219]

Because it happened to everyone at some point

[@BlxssedEye]

Spookston: you don't have the firepower P47: i have the mass.

[@FRFFW]

man i love this italian tiger painting so much the same reason why i love H1

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

If Gaijin wanted to give the Hungarian subtree a heavy tank, they could add a Hungarian IS-2. Given the other Soviet equipment that Hungary (As the Hungarian People's Republic) got during the Cold War, it's not all that hard to thing they could get an IS-2 for the tech tree to compliment the premium Tigris (Tiger I Ausf. E).

[@k_balu-8104]

Along with the 44M Tas to be fair

[@IGoByMyLastName]

Spookston always answers his viewers and for that i respect him

[@-j1-_]

Thanks for doing it after i asked it too! You did a great job towards Hungary, especially with not saying the 'joke'... And the fact that you got a nuke with our tank, is just amazing..

[@botgem4338]

Speaking of playing Italy, it would be cool to see you play the FIAT6614. It’s the perfect tank to zoom around as a goblin. The HEAT is also pretty lethal.

[@wolfcraft484]

you really should try the mars 15 it looks mediocre but i do want to see it in combat

[@unsostainable]

Hey Spookston, you should play the new Swedish premium SAV, its so goofy with a 120mm auto cannon and decent pen for the battle rating as well as a whole lot of HE filler so it over pressures way to often.

[@TainyaGaming]

It's absolutely broken and ruining most of my 3.0 games unless they are on my team. Needs to be upped in br. I haven't died to anything else as much as that thing.

[@s.shadow8094]

New? What are you talking about

[@MyWaifuNow]

2:28 The tiger ii p and h are the same BR now

[@venusdawnstar1350]

I love how Spookston go's from, there's someone to was someone

[@NorvaVindrise]

Dankeschön Spookston! You never fail making our day happier ❤

[@PantherMaster]

The other Tiger 1's from germany should have the same track armour

[@Snifferoftheglue]

Tbh it doesn’t add much, the 30mm tracks only add like 15mm and they fly off after getting shot

[@PantherMaster]

@@Snifferoftheglue still, some armour doesnt seen bad since the germans actually used them in the front places

[@michaelc9155]

@@Snifferoftheglue I think soviet 85mm can pen normal tiger no matter how it angles, but cannot pen Tigris if it's perfectly angled

[@LeSprozdon]

That box fighting meme actually made me laugh out loud! Peak comedy! 😂

[@nathanenright3079]

Awesome vid love what ya do. Humor is on point!😂

[@TigerCommander131]

Hey spookston, I think you should play the IS-1, It has surprisingly good mobility and a good gun if you use it well, The armour is pretty good, and its overall a pretty good tank.

[@phunkracy]

Its a slower T-34-85 with same battle rating and equally useless armor

[@cabriskus4700]

@@phunkracybouta say there’s literally no point on playing this tank

[@Germanempireaboolilel]

​@@phunkracyI disagree. The armour can be very trolly sometimes. You can't rely on it but it will save you from time to time unlike the T-34-85.

[@aiedenoldstien9751]

​@@phunkracyThe t-34 uses the same armor all the way up to the 85. The only difference is the turret armor. (And the amount of bias they get.) The Is1 does have better armor. Though like most tanks, has a pretty big weakpoint for someone who knows it.

[@ceooftulczyn9811]

11:43 bober mentioned 🇵🇱🦅🇵🇱🦅🇵🇱🦅 wtf is mile per hour 🦅🇵🇱

[@zockertwins]

Hey Spook, I'd like to see you play the Stug III A. It's a really overlooked low tier TD that can work as a brawler with decent armor, good mobility and a quick-reloading point-and click HEAT dispenser.

[@Very-Python]

Hey thanks for playing the Italian tiger and making my day 😁

[@valemogi3137]

Day 5 of asking spookston to play arcade battles

[@gampexhd5672]

Day 27 of asking for Leopard 1

[@TheMeilinger]

the jack-was joke actually makes more sense in reverse. every time you die you turn into tig-was

[@user-kx3yv9ll4i]

I started watching at the hello fresh ad and I thought he was talking about a light tank very passionately

[@Dandaman1687]

Day 6 of asking spookston to play the M4sherman promo so he is forced to play warthunder mobile!

[@TheGoldenAce603]

Italian super pizza Pershing

[@dylanmay4993]

When your crew members go yellow it means you only have 1lb of shrapnel in them rather than 3lbs, which would be lethal.

[@pihip]

Got it as soon as I noticed it. 4880 gold is a bit pricey but it certainly beats the 110+ GJC needed for Heavy Tank No.6, or the 270+ GJC needed for the German premium Tiger.

[@tianhaoju4634]

I heard there is a Tarkzay's medal in WOT tho I dont play that game so I dont exactly know about that, but it seems like it is based on the battle that Tarkzay ambushed a 5 tank Soviet convoy in his tiger(these are proven to be SU-122s, but they do resemble T-34 as thats their chassis) and managed to take out 4 of them. Albeit the medal itself is completely fictional, would still be able to imagine the medal in WT be like, destroy 5 tanks with 2 crews left in your tank, and repeating the act for 10 times, or other things idk

[@Angrade]

You know what can pen the front plate of a King Tiger? The Conway

[@mrwalk6171]

i lost it at the two boxes boxing

[@jaydenbowden-ball6866]

i wanna see Spookston revisit the 3-in gun carrier

[@Nev4da]

"Jack-was" My sibling in Gaijin "I'm sorry Miss Jackson" was right there

[@blyatman9726]

Didn't expect to be mentioned in the video

[@lyrawusky]

finally, the spookston hellofresh sponsorship so I can spend less time cooking and give even more of my soul to the snail

[@BoltActionCat]

bro i gotta get my hands on spookston's sound effects

[@Jatzki]

1:34 I got killed the same way by a tiger recently except for I was playing a jumbo

[@digieazy]

Honestly, cupola shots are fun AND effective, counters turret wiggling like a charm

[@Rorywizz]

I think you should try the Black Prince at some point if you have it, I know how much you love slow tanks

[@mistermm3723]

9:45 i was starting to worry where the cas was

[@Tenkidcoop]

At the 10:00 minute mark, that killfeed is absolutely wicked

[@tristandaries1129]

“An addiction to ordering food” *talks a few times per year about ordering food

[@Kaninjadog]

3:34 Spookston channeled a Sherman Commander in 1944 just then.

[@vurrsiis]

I know it might be a long shot to ask, but could you maybe do a video on rank II German tanks? Any tank, whatever. I'm fairly new to WT and I wanna make sure I know what I'm researching; by the way, you REALLY helped my tank-killing skills, I now know where to hit. Thanks, Spookston.

[@wadut7261]

Hey Spookston, I'm sure you're aware that the swedish SAV 20 is available right now and given this occasion I would love to see you play it again. It's a pretty ridiculous vehicle and everyone is playing it. I've seen games with 10 of them at the start. It's popularity at the moment also makes it so my win rate with it is a comfortable 100%.

[@Casual_Memeroriginal]

Hey Spookston, great video, but you should make a video of the VERY underrated T28 (2.0)

[@Blozox]

That Jackson-was joke was so bad i could not hold my laugh.

[@oscarazpeitiabernal]

Spooks-tonne! I think the perfect M36 Jackson pun is "Jacks-in, Jacks-out" after you kill one of them. (It sounds weird I know)

[@MsUltrafox]

There are settings in-game that make your own engine sound quieter and enemy tanks LOUDER.

[@shallteargf5974]

"The italians finally get a heavy tank" *cries in P40*

[@AdozenBABYdogs]

You should uptier the Sturer Emil. It performs well at 5.0-6.0. It also gets HE

[@sharkk127]

I absolutely love this thing, my 3rd game in it i got 16 kills, only 4 of them were with the m18, and I keep getting around 8 kills games

[@exe18378]

The sisemic charge sfx never gets old

[@Teh0X]

Imagine if O-I was given to the IJN, because it was basically a battleship. They would have surely added a massive pagoda like cupola on it. Reminder to play Type 60 SPRG. Try to save ammo as loading that from capture point is very slow.

[@ArsFelenlis]

Spookston should totally play the Boxer Vilkas because we all know how much he adores top tier and spike missiles 😜

[@JacobFixesIt]

Spookston: OH it's a 6.7 battle Little doesn't know that the tiger 2 (p) got uptiered to 6.7

[@tryrose8334]

PLEASE MAN where do you get that "BOMBb" sound effect at 12:16 I love it so much

[@JoJo-209-]

3:44 😂😂 yo whoever your editor is needs a raise

[@YaBoyEastman]

I am respectfully requesting for you to play either the RU 251, or the Shturm-S. Love those things.

[@That1Guineapig.]

Tenth day on my journey to convince Spookston to play the silly Radkampfwagen 90