The German Heavyweight META Maker - Leopard 2 PSO - War Thunder

The German Leopard 2 PSO helps redefine the Top Tier meta by balancing an already well established and well performing platform. In other words, the best got better!
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[@wirb3859]

A armor kit designed to protect against chemical munitions… in a Br thats 90% kinetic and 9% tandem warheads

[@uptonogoodashe7764]

Yeah thats true but it can be the difference between a poorly placed shot penning you or not. I've failed to pen strv 122s in the past because of that very same armor package.

[@jakeogroton]

Tandems and single charge atgms have the same effectiveness against nera, tandems only beat ERA

[@cookiecraze1310]

Really should be foldered in with the 2A5. Adding one of the 2A6's with improved armour would make sense.

[@fslolo6622]

@@cookiecraze1310yea i Hoped for the 2A6EX but got. this :/

[@aLm0e]

Tends to surive a lot SPIKE ATGMs

[@mrprism5382]

Glad we waited 3 years for....this

[@raindysa556]

Ikr damn 3 years? They better give us some t8 tanks this year and a good heavily armored Leo for Germany

[@magnagermania9311]

Fr. Just give us the 2a7v. Or at least the 2a6m.

[@raindysa556]

@magnagermania9311 It gets kinda boring playing the same vehicle for years without any change I hope we get new gamemodes and bigger maps for top tier so we won't have knife fight maps all the time. It is really satisfying sniping, fcs implanted in war thunder would be cool too

[@magnagermania9311]

​@@raindysa556agreed but we still need a better leopard to counter russia

[@BlackHawk21ification]

france in the corner not having the f2 ammo after 3 years

[@kaiberuss]

as panzerpaw said, the 2pso has an extended ass because of the use of molotov cocktails, in the areas it was meant to operate the exhaust and radiator and stuff are back at the bottom instead of up top so it couldnt hit the engine

[@HJDore]

Do you have a Source? Because the rear hull modifications were present on the 2a6EX demo 2 vehicle which the original PSO tech demonstrator was built upon.

[@BWOBZILLA]

​@@HJDoreits common sense really

[@lucasbriones3598]

they really should add the 2a6 E, with 2 gen gunner thermals and the added armor on the front. its insane that the best leo is not on germany

[@wyattredman4747]

Gotta wait another 2 years XD

[@747simmer4]

@@wyattredman4747another 5 for the 2a7😂

[@mczg4954]

​@@747simmer4along side 2A7 they gonna add T-14 to counter 2A7 even tho BVM will be able to pen it cause gaijin is unable to model armor for leopards

[@sirbachelorboredmen1314]

Snail is afraid of such a powerful being against their own pride of nation tank I guess

[@cookiecraze1310]

​@@mczg4954not just Leo's. Remember the TES? The 70 tonne tank with worse armour than a BVM.

[@MyWaifuNow]

I haven't seen anyone talk about the new smoke effects, I love how they made it look like actual white phosphorus instead of magic smoke puffs

[@fslolo6622]

True Looks amazing

[@notholland5312]

Let’s hope the next leopard 2 Gaijin says they’re adding this year is actually worth grinding for

[@13delasuerte98]

gaijin said to add another leopard this year?

[@discordmoderator313]

@@13delasuerte98 'We have a variety of Leopard variants in the works, some of which are coming this year' -Dev response to a question about when Germany can receive better Leopards

[@13delasuerte98]

​@@discordmoderator313Could you give me the link please. thank you very much

[@agentusm7871]

@@discordmoderator313 would be cool if it was leopard 2A7+ they showed in 2015 or so

[@magnagermania9311]

​@@agentusm7871The leopard 2a7+ is basically a pso version of the 2a7. The 2a7v would be cooler, depending on if the 2a7+ also has that newer ufp armor of the 2a7v.

[@TheAustrianAvenger]

They finally changed the ammo priority on the Merkava Mk. 4s. These awkward two shells behind the powerpack are the last ones to be placed there.

[@SanjaySingh-gm9vd]

wait really? i gotta revisit those beasts

[@Eskeletor_210]

Finally.

[@unlockingsnow8571]

WOOOOOOOOO

[@lenoxD]

Its so weird.. gaijin always adds leopards that arent finished.. they wanted too add details to the 2a4.. THEY NEVER DID IT.. they wanted to add the real life thermals to the leopards.. THEY NEVER DID IT.. the wanted too add the real extra armor packages to the leopards (new variants)... THEY NEVER DID IT.. hell yeah.. t series gets their armor package and the germans got their Tanks without the armor package.. but nice video justin :D

[@PeenileCansir]

Funny thing is the BVM and B3 UBH have some incorrect ERA placements iirc the ERA on the rear and the bags are actually 4S24 which shouldn't be good against kinetic rounds.

[@jonathanoriley8260]

*_There is no Russian Bias in Ba Snail Se._*

[@LokiV_WT]

no lynx or PUMA spikes either lmao

[@rounakrai8187]

@@jonathanoriley8260 There is no Russian Bias in Ba Snail Se.

[@Duka101]

​@@PeenileCansirit says it's relikt but it doesn't have good kinetic protection, you have actual relikt plates behind it

[@Phantom-bh5ru]

Gaijin just needs to give it the fucking upgraded ufp

[@magnagermania9311]

Thats the thing, the pso doesnt have the upgraded ufp. The pso was designed for urban warfare, hence the .50 cal and the armor is supposed to counter atgm's, it didnt get the upgraded ufp yet. They shouldve just made it as a researchable modification for the leopard 2a5. The leopard 2a6m is the first tank that got the upgraded ufp, with around 700mm of protection against kinetic munitions, that wouldve been a better addition even though it doesnt look as fancy as the pso.

[@jack8805]

they acknowledged our report on PSO lacking frontal armor before rejecting it due to "balancing", plenty of evidence sumitted@@magnagermania9311

[@mrprism5382]

@magnagermania9311 the hull it's based on had the extra armor mounted, and the dozer the PSO has in game uses the heavy armor mounts as well lmao

[@TheOreoOverlord]

11:58 ah yes the ammunition just casually not exploding, my favorite!

[@captaingreen9074]

His first shot in the first match also failed to denote ammo lmao.

[@ivanvukadin3194]

Love the new voices Everytime you scout someone the commander gives you the range and you can very comfortably fight at longer ranges with light tanks like the new BP one or the M41

[@greystash1750]

Great, should be foldered

[@kalashnidoge]

Strv 122A/PLSS: Look what they have to do to mimic the fraction of our power

[@highqualityorangejuice420]

great video, the piuu`s at 16:30 got me cracking up

[@A_tank_lover]

I love when a tank has a bulldozer shovel/blade makes it look better (most times) and it's also useful for hiding your lower weak spots with dirt and i guess sand too and it's fun

[@G-BAGSPLAYS]

I feel a proper name for this update would be bad financial decisions, Justin here with the PSO, me with the F-16C, the aim-9m is a brilliant missile and having the aim7m as assurance feels heavenly on a lightweight fighters such as an f-16

[@maxwellmaragia2272]

Using stock heat fs in higher br's right now is a huge nightmare. Tanks impenetrable even from the side meaning grinding parts will be very difficult without a dart unlocked

[@duke0salt717]

Stock heat is basically unusable, it's not too bad at br 9.0 and such but anything above that is just impossible to play with

[@apexninja2596]

I feel u dude. Grinding the Type 90 and the apfsds is a tier 3 mod. I lost my sanity. Especially since I face Russia 90% and the Era that stops chemical rounds 100% of the time

[@wildfire4887]

yeah the tone mapping and everything looks brighter, there is a new ambiant lighting in the Post FX of the game

[@TheDark4557]

Which decal is it that's on the side of the tank as seen at 2:26?

[@lehmzero]

visuals look so much better

[@19DESERTFOX91]

14:00 that is some massive difference between where your gun pointed and where the shot went lol

[@NFGxRoAcHx]

the yedidya meme makes sense after meeting y’all in the discord last night LMAOOO 😂

[@anobody7467]

That camo you asked about, I think it was that tank biathlon thing

[@jack8805]

"meta maker?" literally a 2a5 sidegrade at best, Wow a top mounted machine gun and some side skirts from the 2000s? So impressive! I bet the BVM players are sh*tting their pants rn , they definitely need T90M 2020 to save their a*s (coming soon according to leaks)

[@jack8805]

what's up with the surge of gaijin apologists recently? TEC being the most notorious (straight up pro Putin FSB agent)

[@jacoproita9010]

​@@jack8805both of his videos about gaijin hating Germany and Italy feel very forced and very likely they were made just for views

[@jack8805]

because they are, remember back when our community went on strike he posted videos justifying Gaijin's predatory business model? not even hiding his bootlicking behavior, the amount of hypocrisy and entrenched hostility towards German mains... @@jacoproita9010​

[@jack8805]

when Russia gets stuff they never operated it's okay (like Yak 141). Germany? how dare you N*zi! @@jacoproita9010

[@jack8805]

Germany gets an inferior F4? fine, inferior Mig? alright, inferior leo2 after 3 years of neglect??? f*ck you gaijin @@jacoproita9010

[@M0lkan]

They added in post fx automatic LUT option. By default it is on. If turn this off "old look" will come back

[@avierotv9497]

JuSTiii and Yedii the German best Combo Brotha.

[@pratyanshsingh4813]

Glad to see yedidya again!!

[@yedidyah]

Hi! :) *waves*

[@pratyanshsingh4813]

Please play more often!! You make the videos so much more fun ❤❤@@yedidyah

[@LizardSkin]

The game does look so much better after the update. Whatever they tweaked it worked great.

[@EB-Ghost6]

This game just gets more cinematic with every update

[@user-ez7sc9wf8y]

Nice gameplay…I just found you and subbed

[@randomclipsmilitary9056]

The camo was from the Tank Biathlon event back in 2020

[@gabgab..]

Justin I got this thing going on that im not gaining any research points to my tank that im trying to reserach. You got any idea if this is a part of the update or a bug?? Love your video btw

[@Frozander]

It is the most useless addition in this patch. It is a 2A5 sidegrade that is heavier but has 50 cal. Added chemical protection only works against people who are playing stock. It does nothing against ATGMs or Helicopters at 11.7; Almost all top tier ATGMs are tandem. It also does nothing against dumb rocket spam, sure you can tank a few more rockets but these are added ERA blocks meaning they are single use and against 20+ rockets at minimum they just increase your chances of survival only marginally. On top of all that this tank that is objectively worse than 2A6 is added after the 2A6 to make people grind the full ~500k RP cost

[@BlackHawk21ification]

not all top tier atgm are tandem, bradley's & wisel tow 2 aren't, italy & sweden doesn't have any as their hellfire is the 114B and not the 114K which is the tandem one

[@mrprism5382]

@@BlackHawk21ification both the wiesel and Bradley have tandems

[@BlackHawk21ification]

@@mrprism5382 no they don't or it's not specified in the missile card, I checked before writing the message

[@mrprism5382]

@@BlackHawk21ification the tow 2A is a tandem charge missile.

[@nuklear7074]

NERA doesnt care if a ATGM is tandem or not. The second warhead only helps against ERA which the PSO doesnt use. So its actually helpfull against ALL chemical ammunitions.

[@zSwax]

13:25 Smoke actually creates th3 cloud, but just if u get by the main canon, if u mg it, it just "leaks" out.

[@lokikinch]

Its great the PSO is out but Ive been an Italian main since 2020 so

[@harukashouko1131]

That missile SFX though Pewww...😂 is it a new update??🤣

[@idk45233]

oh damn it! BANG!!!!!!!!

[@Mikos654]

WIsh they added the a7 instead of what ever this is QQ

[@jarrodclark2807]

I was thinking the same thing on how the game looks now, it seems they like turned the saturation down or something where its not as vibrant or something of such..

[@harkalulu9638]

just curious, maybe it’s to make ATGMs from Helis more inconsistent on 1 shotting Leopard 2 PSO at some angles

[@raizencore]

About time! 🥳🥳 Also,can't wait for 2024 because Germany will receive another Leopard surely.... perfect time to introduce the 2A7 which will hopefully be much different!

[@evo3s75]

2A7 literally could be implemented a while ago already, it's pretty much the same as the 2A7

[@lenoxD]

​@@evo3s75it Just got way better ammo and sfuff

[@ishiddddd4783]

​@@lenoxDelectronics and better composite*, dm63 and dm73 have the same penetration values as dm53

[@raizencore]

@@evo3s75 they could do that sure but I'll cut them some slack cus they delivered with the 2 PSO so I don't mind waiting for the next Leopard. Let's be grateful Germany got a new cat.

[@magnagermania9311]

​@@ishiddddd4783The leo 2a7v would get strv122 pls levels of protection, possibly superior

[@thybonheng1485]

1600h German main just this one update piss me really really much

[@sethbowlin3554]

I’m still waiting for the PUMA spike missiles

[@mr.forgettable7666]

Idk if they did anything but the f-4s is alot more consistent after the update.

[@Devildoginvu]

That ADATS death tho

[@jayapakan7170]

the front shovel become an extra armour plate...lol

[@M0lkan]

21:30 they did. In mid tier almost all heavy tanks do not have sounds

[@jjtanner3486]

How many people stay up for the update to come out?

[@VonMed]

There will come a day when you can’t pen a leopard from the front,I dread that day,as long as m829a3 is added tho

[@CiseilEverburning]

Lol that meme is perfectly fit😂

[@SadSatan11]

Is anyone else having trouble w bomb series? Its not letting me drop all in one go 😢 it says "Bomb series launch command is blocked by active weapon selector" Disabling the weapon selector only removes the message 😕 and it only lets me drop one by one which is frustrating... I'm on console btw

[@saika4043]

@JustinPlays are you using 4x/Super Sampling in War Thunder? Your game has zero anti aliasing flicker

[@bro3217]

Probably DLSS cuz there ain’t no way he’s running super sampling without fps drops unless he has a 4090 which I believe he does not

[@saika4043]

@@bro3217 i sm slso using 4x on a 4070ti and still get 140fps.. Justin also has around 140fps in this video and it is certainly not DLSS otherwise it would look blurry hope Gaijin soon adds DLSS3.0

[@marypatrice2399]

What is the decal at 2:35 ish

[@GreysonRussell-tl7mn]

dude this tank looks like a m1 abrams and a leopard had a baby

[@Wyrmvonsturm]

"Gotta modernize at some point." Game using the same UI since 2012

[@danielforero9339]

how do you activate the distance measurement?

[@woodybear3823]

Could you post you graphics settings, becuase my game looks nowhere near as good?

[@spitfireh6275]

Has the grafics change

[@novax5221]

I finally unlocked the F16A ADF and was saving the SL to purchase it but Gaijin folders it behind the F16A and now I'm not allowed to buy the ADF until I get the F-16A. And Gaijin said that they told everyone that this would happen when no they didn't nowhere did it give ne a warning saying to buy the ADF before it gets blocked. I hate Gaijin so much now.

[@Gentleman-uh4zq]

have weaker armor in the front vs 2a6 why? and gen1 thermal really?

[@rileymccracken4400]

yea awsome, t72av turms 10.0 gen 2 thermals, bvm gen 3 thermals, t90 gen 2 thermals, 2a5 gen1 2a6 gen 1 2a6pso gen 1 awsome , balanced russian bias dosnt exist 😐

[@ymbrial9123]

Do you think thermals are the only thing which makes a tank good

[@jack8805]

armor wise russian tanks are also superior, no nato mbt could pierce BVM ufp@@ymbrial9123

[@Optimusprime56241]

@@ymbrial9123 thermals are a pretty big factor at top tier and it’s absolutely ridiculous that a modernized leopard 2a5 still has gen 1s

[@unlockingsnow8571]

@Optimusprime56241 I hate to break it to you...sadly it does. Germany irl did alot of stinging on their tanks until recently with the V upgrade to the leopard 2a7.

[@Optimusprime56241]

@@unlockingsnow8571 source: my anus

[@janjaheschoe4747]

2A6M next haha

[@sharkk127]

So hey Justin, did you have a look at the detailed list of sl and rp changes, a lot of top tier vehicles got an increase like the m3a3 and hstv

[@chalintai3233]

It seems like they reworked composite armor in war thunder

[@sakish007gr5]

i have the 100gb version of war thunder and it looks kinda poopoo should i re install it too ?

[@doctorgumballjlo4718]

Hey Justin can you make a video about top tier map positions, and tactics?

[@JustinPlaysTV]

With how gaijin is changing things, It would likely outdate really fast :(

[@jackpop489]

Yes the Commander sites are crystal clear

[@f3rr3.]

6:50 du you have that type of eagle eyes ?

[@Jenso1994]

Kinda seems like the TES Package for the Challanger 2 - but faster!

[@RRAAZZAA]

A lot faster 🥲

[@Janno32_]

Could you make an f16c cas video

[@dragongod8481]

Last time I bought something I used Phlydaily's link. Next time I will use your link(if i remember)

[@LeTonk]

It's a Yedi (:

[@totallylegit4092]

So far, my fav bug is when I spawn in, for some reason I have only 1 round…in spite of having 15 selected before I clicked spawning in. And I am being sarcastic when I say “favourite bug”. I have sworn at the snail all day because of it. Stock grind when you have only 1 round is not fun.

[@fly_pie_1172]

IMO for MBT :They should already give america the sepv2, germany the 2a7, russia the t90m, GB the chally 3, japan the prototype type90, china the ztz99-I and ztz96b, italy the spanish leopardo 2e and the ariete amv2, france nothing xd, sweden the new version of the strv122 i cant remember and israel, well, the newer magachs, the turkis modernised m60 and the mekrava variants left for others than the mk4

[@RokysCZ]

As much as I like watching ppl playing WT, I hate actually playing it 😕 the insane grind and extreme skill issue on my part, I just cant Fun video as always 👍

[@semsjo2364]

This update is anything but polished... You are blinded by the new post fx filter and some new effects.

[@Sh-epard]

Aside the new stuff and yada yada, it's only for me or the secondary guns like coax or external .50s will not fire after you get some damage (no dead crewmen)? It happened at least 3 times on my Merkava Mk4B where my mgs were damaged by rockets or even atmgs, i repaired them and then no one were able to fire (neither the 7.62mm coax)... I hope it's just another annoying bug and nothing to do with the destroyable decorations and such, because helis were already annoying to deal with but with neither a coax it's really pissing me off...

[@Tooslw]

“Why you looking at my butt” 😂😂😂

[@PeekCandy]

So basically the 2A7V is 830k RP. Got it.

[@_LindZman]

When do German tanks get better thermal imaging gaijin??

[@larshenrik8900]

where do you get that small anime girl on the right side of your turret?

[@Agshs27]

Is it like a worse strv 122?

[@JustinPlaysTV]

Pretty much

[@wambothefirst4571]

I love it that the leo 2pso got the first attention

[@jaxrammus9165]

gen 1 thermals at 11.7 is a fucking joke also classic heli gameplay that shows how fucking op they are

[@chrisbacon3071]

Justin are you going to play the Indian T-90 at some point?

[@perturabothelordofiron7531]

the update is polished, except for the Gepards and similar vehicels having only 40/40 rounds instead of 600/40... don't know how the f-ed that up by fixing the radar, but spagethi I gues

[@redstoneking4677]

Am speed, just like you XD

[@TAILSPIN589]

Weisel with gen 3 at 7.3🤷‍♂️

[@MarkyMark2003]

Sense I got the leopard 2 psi like 2 days ago, I have killed 5 hstvls that took out my canon. But I used the 50 cal and shit on them😂

[@broganwhite1442]

Gbu jump scare😂

[@mrsalamander973]

Can u do italy?

[@mynamematt]

I just found out that every single Leopard 2 has asymmetrical tracks and wheels :o Is it a bug or real thing?

[@PeenileCansir]

Torsion bars the suspension arms are connected to are spaced differently on each side

[@theimpassibile96]

Jesus Christ whaat????

[@politedog4959]

Same on all the Abrams, mate

[@oranmcdougall2650]

The T-72s as well.

[@mynamematt]

@@politedog4959 Bro thats crazy, it drives me nuts the asymmetry

[@ikhsanloviandri8199]

Yeah a heavier, more sluggish(2a5 have 25.4hp/t, pso have 24.3hp/t), and less armored(frontally) 2a5 is not a META maker, hell its not even deserve being in the end of thell line tank, it souldbe foldered with 2a5 and keep 2a6 as germany end of the line mbt

[@magnagermania9311]

Its not less armored than the 2a5, but the added armor only defeats chemical rounds, in real life its great for urban warfare but in warthunder thats just added weight.

[@ikhsanloviandri8199]

​​@@magnagermania9311no the ufp is less armored, 2a5 have 420-440mm of armor, pso have 410-420mm of armor cause 2a5/6 have extra track in front of it while pso don't

[@magnagermania9311]

@@ikhsanloviandri8199 I was talking more irl stats than in game stats

[@flncrs7012]

Idk how but now the game look nicer and i have more fps. Idk how they did that

[@wehanluyt9227]

❤❤❤

[@duke0salt717]

This new leo is pretty nice, it's a damn shame that Germany is still stuck with Gen 1 thermals though, fuckon thing looks like I'm playing a snes game

[@marlisonbreno8955]

In real life the 2A5 and 2A6 have 2 gen thermal for gunner and commander, in the game only the commander have 2 gen thermal

[@duke0salt717]

​@@marlisonbreno8955there's also new Leo 2A6 version with gen 3 for both as well, the only real difference between these tanks would be the thermals all the other upgrades are internal

[@gabrielabreu5200]

And they did not fix the Gepard 1a2 , it still cannot use its FIM-92K

[@Chuddling]

gen 1 thermals at 11.7 , they're kidding right?

[@SnusKenny]

I think the pso is awesome beacuse the nera is good in the meta beacuse of cas and heli rushers

[@px_braguette]

it's nera not era its an urban vehicule the last thing u want is your infantry dying to your own era

[@SnusKenny]

@@px_braguette haha yeah sorry

[@evo3s75]

nope, the armour is literally somehow worse than the 2A5, how? Ask Gaijin since they always add modern German vehicles incomplete

[@SnusKenny]

@@evo3s75 when i play it i feels better i dont know how it can be worse

[@quocvinhnguyen2063]

Actually the PSO won't protect you tho. Most heli's ATGM attack your tank's roof (where there isn't any amor at all) or the ATGM is tandem charge, which completely ignores your amor. The only thing that the PSO is good at is stopping BMP-2's autocannon and stock HEAT-FS, that's it.

[@dietfun650]

Has anyone ever told you that you sound like Terry from Solar Opposites...

[@JustinPlaysTV]

You're the second ove heard that from, now I gotta check it out

[@dietfun650]

Top quality show, would recommend! @@JustinPlaysTV