The Firefly Annihilates Tigers

[@Spookston]

400k QnA post will go up soon :)

[@comandocrockie637]

That one are you a furry question will dominate the post

[@ethanmorris8961]

When are you gonna play the Challenger Black Knight?

[@thanhta5166]

Day 13 of asking Spookston to play the Leopard 2K

[@Kuro-mg8vc]

Nuh

[@thunder_cheeks7597]

Dear Spookston, I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to formally request your esteemed participation in exploring Japan's tech tree within War Thunder. Your expertise and strategic acumen would undoubtedly contribute to a compelling and enriching gameplay experience. While acknowledging the challenges inherent in navigating Japan's tech tree, I believe your commendable skills and determination will prevail. Your engagement in this endeavor would not only offer personal growth but also provide entertainment and inspiration to your audience. I eagerly anticipate witnessing your prowess and resilience as you undertake this formidable challenge. Sincerely, Thunder Cheeks

[@ArdieCooper]

Oneshotting a Tiger I followed by a T-34 tanking two shots from the same gun is a War Thunder moment if I ever saw one.

[@mrcaboosevg6089]

T34 is the strongest tank in recorded human history according to War Thunder. I swear they just randomise the armour on them

[@prinzalbatross9526]

I think part of the problem is he was avoiding shots at the front plate which I'm pretty sure the Firefly could have penned easily in most cases

[@justsomeguywithlasereyes9920]

Hence why "Russian Bias" isn't just a meme, and that's from someone who doesn't play War Thunder but watches lots of Videos on it. Say whatever you want but the amount of times this meme comes up is insane and there's no way it isn't true.

[@АнтонМасленко-я4ф]

Yeah, i remember wasting 4-5 shots to destroy one because spall refused to kill the driver, shells were penetrating at a weird angle Also in a firefly too

[@interpl6089]

@@Allstar-yl1ek Uhhh....no. The hatch is 75mm sloped so it gives huge effective value.

[@pizzatime5323]

"The 17 pounder won't fit!" *_"PUT IT IN SIDEWAYS"_*

[@nobleman9393]

"The radio won't fit!"

[@alexandermalizki5979]

"The Engine is to weak" Thx for the likes

[@theperson_12]

@@alexandermalizki5979 GET 5 CAR ENGINES AND PUT THEM TOGETHER!

[@swappy89]

@@alexandermalizki5979 GET 5 CAR ENGINES AND PUT THEM TOGETHER

[@1SilverDollar]

This meme haunts me since they already had the tank engine.

[@P3S4R]

"I make an exception for Mexican coke" -Spookston, 2024.

[@Brownie0906]

Dont take that out of context

[@RussianBiasEnjoyer]

@@Brownie0906 Too late

[@yayeetmeoffacliff4708]

so that's why he performs so well in bad tanks...

[@christianweibrecht6555]

5:00

[@irirjhrhr4645]

I love me some pure columbian as well

[@Delta-es1lg]

The AC5 sound effects were absolutely the highlight of this vid for me, I want to go play that again, now.

[@Mangos1021]

saaaame I loved that detail

[@cordingdesert9566]

Whenever I see the Firefly , I also think of Poland because of that call of duty 3. "For Poland!"

[@mrp1l0t32]

Seeing Spooky Boi get so fed up with planes that he becomes an air ace just to shoot them down has been such an exciting character arc. Can't wait to see how far he progresses.

[@badluck-cp8bv]

He went full rage-monster - the rage part XD

[@ghwheels_02]

That cod 3 tank mission was the best. “THAT’S RICHTER’S TANK!!!”

[@1SilverDollar]

CAREFUL BOYS! Tigers have THICKER hides and SHARPER teeth! *BOHATER, RIGHT, RIGHT! WE FLANK THEM*

[@trilooogy6586]

one of my favorite cods, its underrated

[@vihurah9554]

Fucking kowalski and rudinski were real ones. I was so pissed when they died

[@alixon5009]

"The coward runs! After him!"

[@tjpryst6954]

The tank missions were my favorite because that was the only mission I could easily do on the wii

[@CiviCiviCivi]

The Ace Combat sounds near the end were fucking perfect lmao. Brought me back to my childhood.

[@yeetsus5449]

Dude that mention of CoD 3 made me have a massive nostalgia trip, that was my absolute FAVOURITE call of duty game ever.

[@phill2065]

The Ace combat audio was honestly an incredibly good touch

[@ReubenSandwich420]

The Call of Duty 3 reference made me happy. Hardly ever hear about it anymore.

[@vihurah9554]

Cod 2:BRO, finest hour, and 3 were the shit

[@kekistanimememan170]

@@vihurah9554cod 2 was a last cod with heath packs I think.

[@YukarisGearReviews]

Spookston trying to call a ww2 tank anything except a Tiger Killer (impossible)

[@swobear9626]

That moment when literally anything else is harder to kill

[@pot8552]

next video will be about the M13 MGMC tiger killer

[@Appletank8]

is a tiger a tiger killer?

[@KY-qx9ip]

@@Appletank8 Just as Hitler is a Hitler kiiller?

[@Thootjeidiootje]

9/11 was an inside job

[@pawlikos3654]

The best part about Polish voice lines is the sheer amount of joy the gunner has after destroying a target

[@ksawerds]

CZOLG ZNISZCZONY

[@xXx_Funni_xXx]

As a polish person that voice line is making me cringe so hard

[@IceAxe1940]

I would argue the British gunner has a great psycho voice line whenever a damaged machine gun gets repaired.

[@Dia.dromes]

sweden gunner laughs every kill lol

[@ZETH_27]

@@Dia.dromesHe sounds so genuinely jolly after murdering a crew of 5.

[@GuniMoo]

0:38 Im SO GLAD someone mentions COD 3, I miss this underrated PS2 game it was my first COD

[@worldbiggestfan1]

Yeah me too guniper I’m so glad he use a Sherman firefly and cod 3 have not only British and American campaigns but have polish and Canadian campaigns

[@GuniMoo]

@@worldbiggestfan1 That's like the only COD who we play as 4 different protagonists right? Along with COD 2 BigRedOne where we have soooo many different weapons from the enemy side

[@mivvers4655]

Those 2 polish Call of Duty 3 missions hit me like a damn train with nostalgia when you mentioned them. ;-; I can still hear the "Bohater!!" in my head from all those years ago.

[@mcpenguin001]

Do the churchill avre on release: no range, no speed, no muzzle velocity, but tons of armour.

[@Sajidaallwan1960]

So you want him to just suffer?

[@mcpenguin001]

Precisely

[@mcpenguin001]

I mean, in a downtier it can get down to 1.7

[@Sajidaallwan1960]

​@@mcpenguin001yeah but even in 2.7 there is only a small amount of tank that can pen it so the only way to kill it is cas and spooky hates cas and I love to see spooky suffer so yeah he should play it

[@mrcaboosevg6089]

At that BR it's more or less unpennable, it's also completely useless

[@DakotaofRaptors]

I love the Firefly so much and I couldn't tell you why. It might be because of how ascthetically pleasing the 17-pounder looks on a Sherman hull.

[@b.c.2281]

I've played Britain for so long that regular 75 M4s just look wrong, sad and wrong.

[@alvarofigueiredo6450]

honestly, i just like the sheer "fuck you and your armor" that this tank has, plus, it doesn't suck at cqc like the german tanks do

[@andrewthorpe3219]

@@alvarofigueiredo6450 You'd like the French tree. The AMX-13 is a 17pdr in a Stuart sized hull. The AMX M4 has a 90mm that is a 17pdr on steroids. 11kg projectile at 1000m/s. Shoot a Tiger or Panther in the rear and the round comes out the front destroying the engine, crew, and everything else on the way.

[@aiugiamos3057]

You didn't mention the autoloader and the S-tier CAS

[@DakotaofRaptors]

@@aiugiamos3057 more of an SPAA guy; I feel gross using CAS

[@thatonesub]

Firefly is so pleasing to look at in a way I can’t explain

[@DerUberStern]

Hearing AWACS Thunderhead activated so many neurons, you have no idea. (at least I think was Thunderhead)

[@fernandomarques5166]

The Ace Combat 5 voice over during the Typhoon bit was a blast from the past

[@RezaQin]

Thank you for playing this game so I don't have to.

[@Artificial_Unintelligence754]

“I had to make an exception for Mexican coke.” -Spookston

[@Twiggo_The_Foxxo]

Stolen

[@Artificial_Unintelligence754]

@@Twiggo_The_Foxxo I just saw the other comment now, I didn’t steal it, I posted it a few minutes after upload

[@popmordiscos]

Say cocacola and the bad context dissapears

[@Artificial_Unintelligence754]

@@popmordiscos spook definitely knew what he was doing

[@Thootjeidiootje]

Snifff

[@deeznoots6241]

5:40 rarest thing to see in a spookston video, teammates actually being helpful

[@slaane377]

One of the big buffs of the fire fly is the increased armor where the driver MG port is. People fire at that spot all the time thinking "oh ill just hit the weak spot" not realizing it ISNT one on the fire fly.

[@destroyerarmor2846]

Firefly front armor surprisingly works better than other Shermans

[@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren]

Ah the nostalgia of COD 3. Good simple times. 1st game I played on Xbox 360. "The hunt is on! Right Bohater?"

[@USSWISCONSIN64]

FOR POLAND!

[@Thunderbolt_1000_Siren]

@@USSWISCONSIN64 FOR POLAND!

[@Tanks.With.Teeth.Malloy]

The chaotic energy at the beginning of this video gives me life. Also the ending with voice overs from I believe Ace Combat 5 is appreciated 👍

[@gustiwidyanta5492]

It does sound like Thunderhead.

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

One vehicle I want to see one day in the game is the T17 Deerhound. Which is a T17E1 Staghound that gained an extra axle, the two GMC 270s were replaced by two Hercules JXD 6-cylinder petrol engines. Apart from those changes, it's pretty much a lengthened Staghound.

[@liladoodle]

Or the M38 Wolfhound, which one variant was modified to take the M24 Chaffee turret.

[@ISAF_Enthusiast]

I appreciate the Thunderhead call outs and other AC5 sound effects for the Typhoon part lol

[@migueldiaz3439]

Loved the AC sounds at the end, truly an place without borders

[@nicholasleon7819]

yesss, the CoD 3 campaign! “6 kills in as many days” “we’re going to need more paint!” “the hunt is on, right bohater?” “careful boys. tiger has thickest hide and sharpest teeth!”

[@old-worldghost3451]

"THE MONSTER RICHTER'S TANK!" "I want a shot at Richter!" "Taking The Mace is one thing. Now, now we have to hold it"

[@SemoventeDa]

Giorno 199 of asking Spookston to play Semovente 75/46 M43. CONGRATS, NOW PLAY IT!

[@briocheman21]

i got a 12 kill game with that lol

[@IgneousKaiser]

the m43 is quite odd, it doesnt seem like it'll do well since it only has roughly 100mm of frontal armor, but then it does well anyways

[@Rens2137]

this tank feels like its not gonna bounce anything even when angled but then i bounce a t-34 for some reason

[@shinobirecords2018]

@IgneousKaiser The 75/34 version at 3.3 has the same exact armor profile and it's even more cracked. The only thing it can't do is take on the KV tanks due to the mediocre pen of its gun, same as the P40-but both would probably go up to 3.7 if they increased it to be closer to its true performance

[@HighlordWolnir-zj7nu]

Tu si che ci rendi fieri amico viva i carristi d'Italia RAAAAAAAH

[@edwardnovick9904]

The ace combat music and radio chatter when you were flying the typhoon was hilarious

[@BalsapphicVinegar]

Hearing Ace Combat sounds in the air sections makes my heart happy

[@Magicannon_]

The CoD reference was a blast to the past. One of the better earlier "tank missions in a not tank game" sort of thing. Also enjoyed the Ace Combat in the background for your Typhoon flight. Fitting that you'd use Reprisal. Nice touch to use chatter when relevant too.

[@ratvaporizer1]

Italian 5.0 Sherman VC has the sneaky APDS shot

[@danpeters4177]

And I wonder why the british version doesn't get this round?

[@Nobody10115]

Idk, the 5.3 challenger has it as does the 6.0 centurion mk 1

[@Gary_The_Metro]

@@danpeters4177 Because gaijin will never allow the british to have anything good.

[@L0rdskullz]

To be fair it is 4.7

[@g.williams2047]

I hope it doesn’t get APDS, the 4.7 British lineup is too fun.

[@elijah4666]

the mexican coke in the glass bottle is on another level, around here you can get it in small convenience stores and when I find it I'm always on fire.

[@BarrowX]

The secret is sugar instead of High Fructose Corn Syrup :). To people in the US i'd recommend finding soda from smaller producers like Boylan Brewery.

[@Boiofthetimes]

@BarrowX YES BROTHER!!!!! WE STAN BOYLAN RAAAAAAGGGGGHHHHH

[@edyslavico3761]

americans really are screwed... corn syrup is straight up poison...

[@Tracker947]

Can find it in most gas stations depending on what area you live in

[@Itsjustchurch12]

I grew up on COD 3 and you mentioning that mission hit me with a dump truck of nostalgia

[@FuriousFire898]

4:50 the editor deserves a medal

[@oggyfroggy8366]

Ahh, the old COD reference. I see you're a man of culture.

[@I_Utd-sg5vd]

I think we all deserve a heli video, a ship video, or play a goofy tank in top tier

[@PopeRocket]

Goblin boat? Goblin boat.

[@adbp1513]

"I didn't need to use full AP for that." Spookston states in a observation as if he didn't comprehend that he was about to smack a ASU-57 with a 2x4.

[@foolishsparky]

4:55 I couldn't agree with the editor more. Bro has never been more wrong XD

[@Masonthebaconhair]

Bro just talked about cod 3 with the polish mission while playing the firefly, I'm happy.

[@lewisguermache833]

Congrats on 400k Spookston, love your vids !

[@Armageddon_71]

1:13 "Its just like real life." *Shell gets eaten by T-34 fuel tank.* Seems legit. Honourable mention for his obsession with mexican coke.

[@Alex-DML]

It punched through the fuel tank and wrecked the engine, fuel tank didn't eat jack shit

[@Armageddon_71]

@@Alex-DML The tank atleast stopped any potential spall.

[@lector-dogmatixsicarii1537]

War Blunder: **magical absorbing T-34** Real life: **Plays footage of Panther sniping a T-34 and sending the turret flying in a ball of flame**

[@Better_Bread]

Fuel tank spall liner moment

[@elitely6748]

YES love to see Spookston play another Sherman especially the Firefly (satisying to slice and 1shot heavies with solid shot when used to APHE) *PUT IT IN SIDEWAYS AND ADD 2 CARS ENGINES*

[@samwisethe5th112]

I had a vietnam style flashback of nostalgia when you turned the ace combat music on.

[@M1A2_AbramsSEPv3]

I love the sound effects you played while you were flying the plane, really added a lot!

[@Thootjeidiootje]

People in 2001

[@Thootjeidiootje]

Also

[@Thootjeidiootje]

Right?

[@Thootjeidiootje]

Wel

[@Thootjeidiootje]

I

[@Griffins998]

400K WHOOOO! Props! You deserve it!

[@powfu2682]

I had a dream that spookston got 400k subscribers. Then all his subscribers unsubscribed and he smited people with lightning

[@FrostyWheats]

I’ve waited my whole life for this video. I can finally stop asking for the firefly

[@1SilverDollar]

Mission complete

[@theboy3128]

The solid AP from the Firefly and the Tog II are surprisingly effective

[@squidy4082]

Idk wht

[@LobsterDado]

13:03 unheard of occasion where spookston compliments solid shot

[@FatherGrigori]

Definitely one of my favorite tanks in the british tech tree and its just a modification of a sherman

[@dumitrucasir7922]

Spookston casually putting the word tiger in the thumbnail in 90% of his videos

[@luckyfoxfoot6089]

The number of times Spookston couldve used HE but just didnt is so painful

[@thelightning444]

You NEED too play the Churchill AVRE! That thing chucks handgranades like nothing else!

[@rodrig_rinnegan]

Bro, how happy that someone else remembers that beautiful call of duty 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@McXerYT]

Congrats on 400k!!

[@ranger887]

I love it when he said “it’s spookin time” and spookered all over the place

[@han6211]

Somehow hearing that Spookston is addicted to Mexican coke sounds wrong

[@derptomistic]

The Cod3 campaign lives rent free in my head. To this day my brain still occasionally goes "Up the hill Bohater!"

[@TheUltimateGamerXD]

Ace Combat 5 Hangar 1 theme at 13:31 while selecting a plane. Gave me a chuckle, and I could never forget that snare.

[@EATSxBABIES]

Gotta say, I'm loving the little "ooh ooh ooh" monke brain moments that are becoming more common. Lots of Planet of the Apes memes to use there.

[@CheezeSpartan]

I recommend the Sherman VC in Italy It gets 220 pen sabot at 5.0 Unfortunately, its sabot

[@connivingkhajiit]

So just a higher BR for a worse round, gotcha

[@CheezeSpartan]

You could see it like that, but you can also see the reaction on pather players faces when their uptiered oppenent slices right through their front plate like butter from across the map

[@connivingkhajiit]

That does sound very cathartic ill give you that, much like how the Conqueror lolpens the UFP of King Tigers

[@rez_n]

Sherman firefly +Penetration -fun

[@crazycarnut1313]

The firefly is a lot of fun.

[@snapcountersteer]

Love to see those ace combat references sprinkled in, even if it means you got CAS'd beforehand lol.

[@andrewthorpe3219]

My son played this tank on the weekend (we bought with the ACIV in the 30% off sale a while ago). He had a 16 kill game with it. Died after the 1st kill but then was a real gremlin to the other team for the rest of the match after the respawn.

[@-MarcelDavis-]

467 days of asking for the Foch

[@nickscake]

18 seconds ago is wild

[@User12345-j]

Yeah i had 16 seconds ago

[@jw1343]

5:05 out of context Spook finna go CRAZY

[@commissarfox]

Thanks, Thunderhead. Can always count on you to tell me when I'm out of bombs.

[@TangoRango19]

Cod 3 was one of the few Cod games I played when I had my Xbox 360. you mentioning that mission gave me some good nostalgia. loved the Canadian and polish missions.

[@JINXY_VISTERAL]

RULE BRATINA INTENSIFIES

[@mathieudubord9527]

I like the "Mr. Na-to, hi buddy :D" at 6:14

[@painiswarthunder]

Thank you spookston, I get to see another man play my favorite tank.

[@Acer-nv9zh]

Nostalgia in that CoD 3 Polish tanker campaign from ps2 haha

[@dualkilleryoutube5688]

you dont get to hear this enough: your editing is peak amazing, really makes the video overly enjoyable, thank you!

[@edeltraudwallner8879]

Spookstone hitting every shot in the firefly He:"I don't now why I have so much trouble among that thing"

[@nemesis7774]

Funny to hear ace combat gun sounds and dialogue with the plane..

[@zaidanmujahid6567]

That CAS Cleanup in the last game is very satisfying as hell

[@phial7616]

cool tip for UPS-es: once it inevitably, eventually, starts not storing charge, you should be able to go to your local Battery Shop and see if you can get the replacement battery unit that resides in it. good for the money!

[@demonic018]

Spookston is the example of "good player" in war thunder like he can play anything in ground realistic

[@garretturbaczewski2019]

Love the Ace Combat 5 sound effects.

[@ChickenDetonator]

The Ace Combat audio at the end hit me up n the feels man.

[@cihat5142]

12:13 no not the spitting before the shot 😭😭😭

[@worldbiggestfan1]

Sorry he has to

[@noritsukenji]

hawk tuah

[@fightinjack]

Thank you editor. For once the dawg is wrong about looks, that long gun makes all the other Shermans look like toys

[@nonsenseimperialism2002]

You brought some good memories with the COD 3 reference!

[@Kurorahk]

I greatly appreciate the ace combat sfx and barks.

[@Starwar111ITA]

The ace combat references were top notch in this one

[@cartercraw2968]

Yo we need a video of Spookston just playing like every Sherman in the game

[@markuss6172]

I love seeing spookston doing some air fights

[@floridaman8418]

Ngl you mentioning that mission from cod 3 at the start made me so happy for some reason, I don't know why

[@Litany_of_Fury]

LOVE the soundbites for the aircraft.

[@madghost4286]

Spook's villain arc with CAS is entertaining.

[@rigsbel9717]

I have never agreed more with an editor than when I saw the defense of the firefly's aesthetics

[@bryceaylor3202]

Bro when you said Call of Duty 3 that took me BACK. Totally forgot the tank crew was polish

[@zane4982]

Nah nah, can we talk about how CLEAN his editor was with them voices and sound effects during the plane section? Bro I deadass had to search up if WT added those while I was away??? TF????