The Invincible Heavy Tank

[@TrojanHell]

That one M4: "well if I cant pen him I better make it easy for him" *presents ammo loaded flank, dies*

[@TheBananamonger]

He acknowledged that he had been outwitted, outmoded, outplayed, and like the proper gentleman-officer he was, the tank commander ordered his crew to commit collective improvised seppuku to preserve the honor of Patton.

[@mote_vengador2832]

@@TheBananamonger what a crew total respect

[@odayaka_na7099]

@@mote_vengador2832 I had much respect to such an opponent, yes lol

[@thepoglin8479]

M4 players.

[@placehldr]

it was a bot

[@Shogun0099]

"Our team is not doing well against the onslaught of M4s" -intercepted radio communcations from a German tank commander, circa 1944

[@polakrodak8538]

XZDDSSZ

[@SenkaBandit]

“We only have 2 panthers left! Our 4 Tiger 2’s broke down!”

[@TheBananamonger]

"Goddamn we are getting FUCKED by their CAS!" - SS comms, battle of the bulge

[@jmdibonaventuro]

@@TheBananamonger”NUTS!!!” -US commander, Balttle of the Bulge

[@stopyouviolatedthelaw]

@@jmdibonaventuro deez nuts

[@CrustaceanAllergyEnjoyer]

thing was insane in 2.3, every match was like a boss battle for the enemys, i miss it ;(

[@PraetorianMan]

When this thing and the LTV 40 were both 2.3 France was literally unstoppable. Easily the most broken pairing in the entire game.

[@peterni2234]

My favorite br is 1.3 US ground forces, sad to see that even the standard B1 Bis is a rare occurrence.

[@Cocktailnyymi]

Oh yea I remember that 2.3 massacre. I play A LOT of 1.7 (Germany) and boy when uptiered against French bois...1 Ter could single-handedly carry the whole team :D

[@dpointdefender8196]

It's not that great at 2.7, esp in uptiers

[@dpointdefender8196]

By no means am I saying it's terrible, but it's definitely not fun in uptiers

[@french_tank]

B1 Commander is like : Keep an eye on he surroundings : CHECK Lead the crew : CHECK Be the machine gunner : CHECK Be the main gun gunner : CHECK Be the main gun loader : CHECK GIGA CHAD

[@Tyradominus2000]

The man is a demi-god

[@mnguy98]

Operate the radio: CHECK Receive orders from higher ups: CHECK Correctly interpret orders: CHECK Coordinate with other tanks: CHECK Seek and track targets for the 47mm gun: CHECK

[@grievetan]

Pz. II moment

[@shaddaboop7998]

5:43 "I think they nerfed AP, the 40mm is doing absolutely nothing" *NODS AND CRIES IN BRITISH*

[@Michael_OBrian]

Can you do a video on the design and history of the CV90 family?

[@BigWheel.]

Nah he should do a video on the CoVid19 family

[@Meepers26]

Pz. 4 H with add-on armor at a down tier is absolutely insane

[@exxusdrugstore300]

And infuriating if you're facing it.

[@thealmightytigor5308]

Hey spookston could you maybe do a video on swedish tanks and maybe some history of early swedish tanks?

[@nineonine9082]

strv 31 is retarded, drive around in reverse killing kv2s, it can survive a direct hit while front punching him every 3.5 seconds or so, and moving at 19kph, also functions perfectly with just 2 crew. Love that silly little train looking tank.

[@a-goat2778]

No

[@carterchronowski9185]

He should try the bkan

[@theczaran9219]

I noticed Spookston had different sound effects for the guns, I was just about to ask in the comments what sound pack he was using, when I looked in the description, and saw it listed. I LOVE how thorough Spookston is, almost no other Warthunder KZbinr would do that.

[@FatherGrigori]

"Don't text and tank" is advice I should probably take, but some of the bigger maps are so boring that I can't help it

[@Chief556.]

0:51 The use of the halo Flood theme was amazing

[@acemarvel1564]

That things denser than a lead hippo And about as friendly as one

[@o-hogameplay185]

try the Ho-I. It is a one shot monster. basically a chi-hu hull with short barrel 75mm, but it has almost 500g tnt in aphe (has also heat for more armored targets, and also a HE that pens 12mm, really effective against late pz 3 and 4 tanks when you shoot at the top of the turret)

[@loserlord549]

i thought you said hoi4 and i was geekin cause he plays tank games

[@AdmiralBiach]

One of my favourite lines is the early japanese SPAA line up, all the way to the duel 20mm. they are seriously easy to farm with if you expert the crew (which at tier 1 or low level idk its been a hit) is seriously easy and hilarious

[@TheBananamonger]

Tier 1/2 is where this game is both good and balanced and also, most importantly, free to play.

[@chin-chin213]

pov: 4:48, EXACTLY! there was this one time where we had the enemies whole team on our spawn and we had all the 3 capture points

[@nothordaim5027]

0:51 some who you made me laugh and have ptsd with that music. Well done🤣

[@kungusmacbungus1021]

The b1 is a little absurd with its survivability but have you tried the su-122? It's a t-34 at 2.3 getting pitted against tiny guns that can barely pen the sloped armor that the su-122 uses... The only downside is a 20 second reload rate but when the HE round can one shot anything it fights

[@mikewizz1895]

The Matilda can feel like this sometimes when it doesn't get fully uptiered

[@cobaltfoxpaw945]

Dog chose violence today

[@filipmedojevic2176]

I like memes that you add in the start of the videos, makes my day

[@tendymusic9095]

0:46 whenever I play my funny cannon biplane

[@cmccann5043]

YOLO

[@Stephen__White]

The B1 Ter is the perfect case of premiums being overpowered compared to tech tree variants. While the B1 Bis can be frontally penned by just about everything it sees out to around 1000m and not be able to do the same back, the Ter requires you to get close into it's effective gun range to pen it in the same spots. With being effectively the exact same tank, and at least back when I played it was at the exact same BR as the Bis. At least it's been slightly moved up since.

[@Tyradominus2000]

that the problem with bad cannon and great armor move it down its a god move it up it’s useless.

[@gameerman7898]

man french mediums and heavy at low tier hit hard. My s35 had like 20 holes and still fine

[@MysteriousStranger116]

You should consider analyzing the EDF vehicles from Red Faction Guerrila. I think they put allot of thought into them from a practical point of view.

[@inkyarsonistlynx9810]

0:51 *intense music as M4A3 2nd meance appears*

[@kopperhed4472]

I did not expect the Flood theme. Nice!

[@TheTrenchcoatNinja]

6:23 "hewwo." O ..O

[@petghost6403]

This is why i Like having the 75m Jumbo Sherman at the same tier as the non-jumbo 76 Shermans. Jumbo soaks up shots and the 76 kills everything.

[@jochumm6099]

6:03 I died laughing so hard lmfao

[@iain-duncan]

Playing the flood music when encountering a scary enemy is so perfect

[@oneofmanyparadoxfans5447]

Spookston's laugh is absolutely priceless.

[@MegaJani]

2:18 Meanwhile the Maus and BMP just spinning like hell

[@jadestif4525]

I had one unforgettable battle with a b1 ter and crusaders as a british crusader (also having turret ring knocked out). Imagine a non hull aiming weak gun strv 103 vs a thick slab of metal.

[@Zorro9129]

I can't get over how this and the B1 Bis have a wine cellar in the back.

[@deutscheskaiserreich4029]

The way you said 'dawg, this is not cash money' I can't 😂

[@terranempire2]

B1 Ter playing is basically you are the killer in a slasher movie everyone else is a rest of the cast They be running you be take the hits and keep on walking.

[@kirishima638]

I bought this back when it was 2.3. expecting it to club. Every game was a 3.0 or 3.3 uptier and in every game the armor was like paper. It's really only good in a rare downtier or against reserves. Now the 105 Sherman at 2.7 is a completely different story. That thing really is disgusting.

[@Destroyer_21]

Me who goes up against t-34s every game in that thing- “You’re serious?”

[@cromwell8425]

Great Edit ! Very epic ! Keep it up :D

[@northropi2027]

1:36 I guess that Sherman saw your gunner go down while your turret was broke and assumed that meant dead big gunner and no small gun traverse.

[@maximilianavdeev7363]

Loved hearing the big chunky metal bonk and bounce noises from the KV 1 shots bouncing off of the armor and the huge pie plate size dents all over the chassis.

[@fraservickers1257]

Crusader Mk II! It is the perfect light(ish?) Tank when it was at 2.3

[@mrboring9223]

that one chi-ha with the huge cannon would be awsome

[@kristianrybar8082]

The B1 slowly crawling around an M4 to kill it reminds me of Deadpool killing a guy by eventually running him over with a Zamboni

[@HenerGrc303]

"I don't understand people that spawn camp" *proceeds to spawn camp*

[@schullerandreas556]

France used to have to most OP line-up ever in the game. B1bis+B1ter+LVT4-40 but then the LVT4-40 with its Bofors went up in BR. But I tell you, that line-up was the most fun I ever had in this game. Guilty fun but fun nonetheless. B1ter and b1bis had your back in close quarters maps basically being unkillable. The LVT4-40 was hands down the best light tank at its tier and better at anti-air than actual anti-air vehicles with its 40Bofors and two M2 Brownings. I used to get 13-15 kills on a regular basis in realistic with that line-up. Sealclubbing.

[@mrvoidschannel359]

1:35 I sometimes do this same mistake, when I approach tank destroyers: I circle around, then decide to back off

[@thefunny3133]

I was legit playing this yesterday and thinking "damn what if spookston made a video on this"

[@thundercho]

I would like to see you try out the Breda 501 in the Italian ground forces. It's a tank destroyer that you have to play like a light tank. The gun is a really good 90 mm, the mobility is decent, and there's very little protection for the crew. I've had a lot of fun in mid tier with the Breda 501.

[@sharkk127]

This things probably one of my favorite low br tanks in the game

[@julopabene8736]

I would love to see a video on HEAT and its development and why it seems to primarily see use on missiles nowadays, or why missiles haven't just become kinetic penetrators

[@bahamut256]

3:30 Ay! Why you running!?

[@derritter3873]

I absolutely love the B1 Ter. If you angle it right, it just ignores the heat round of the other “heavy” tank at its tier, the M4A3 105. It also ignores other heat rounds when angled along with all conventional rounds. From the front it’s decent, but most rounds can pen the slightly angled plate.

[@MPdude237]

2:29 That is why I hated playing 2.7 USSR. Shermans everywhere. The 45mm gun cannot penetrate Shermans frontally save for the MG port, and is too weak to break barrels or tracks, meaning any frontal engagement with a Sherman in anything other than a TD would be a trip to the hangar. I thankfully skipped 2.7 when grinding USSR for the first time and played it when revisiting low tier to try the BR lowered ZiS-43 and the T-50(both are great tanks at their BRs). Games should be limited to .4 or .7 up/downtier range.

[@stali908]

No spookie give us the funny australian at 3.0

[@hyrikul602]

At the battle of Stonne at the beginning of World War II, the city was regularly taken and retaken several times between France and Germany. During one of the French offensive, a B1 tank alone destroyed around 12 German panzers , 2 anti-tank guns, and continued the fight. Dozens of hits were recorded on the B1 but none penetrated. The Germans then retook the city, and in the next offensive, a second B1 tank arrived in the city, ended up with one of its long tracks on its side along a trench, and continued to advance with the Germans trapped in that trench. It was nicknamed the Butcher of Stonne.

[@bubbarific099]

5:43 "i think they nerfed AP damage, because the 40mil is doing absolutely nothing." *proceeds to delete the enemy team with the 40mil*

[@notwofie]

Just saw how your shot bounced on his muzzle brake at 6:14 and also can you do a vid on the leo 2 pzbtl 123? if there is anything to that tank.

[@danko8983]

is the same as the 2A4

[@opfragile]

"our team is not doing well against the onslaught of m4's" - Germany, 1940 2:06

[@LazyBuddyBan]

Now that's a certified big dumpy

[@janglin488]

My suggestion for the next video: M247 Sergeant York. I hear everyone talking about how OP it is, so I would like to see you playing it.

[@StudleyDuderight]

It was nerfed pretty hard a few major updates ago.

[@danko8983]

@@StudleyDuderight it supposedly overpressures with the SAPHE a lot, in my experience, i've never been able to overpressure anybody with it

[@KoTR-]

@@danko8983 I'm pretty sure that's what was nerfed. A few major updates ago, the M247 and Gepard (Or any larger-caliber AA for that matter) could Overpressure 279's lmao.

[@StudleyDuderight]

@@danko8983 I used to overpressure with the standard HE shells but I'm pretty sure that was fixed. All of the belts feel lackluster compared to the last time I played. The proxy shells don't seem to want to detonate and don't even get me started on the removal of solid AP. I used to love Yorking. Now it's one of my least favorite SPAA. Whenever there's a nerf you can almost bet that it will be for American vehicles.

[@danko8983]

@@StudleyDuderight fr dude, imo it should go down in BR, Gepard has higher rate of fire and is actually useful against ground targets, also the HSTV-L is still not accurate, neither the M1A2 SEP, meanwhile russia is ultra buffed with the BVM, 2S38 and Su-25, this is just absurd

[@Mooglewut]

1:35 Paid actors

[@teresaheard-marsh6009]

1:03 looks like he just accepted his fate

[@anthonyfarrell7720]

When you survive because the ammo soaks up some of the shell's spalling: 7:04

[@starship399]

Every cut to a laugh when a kill is made ... Destroys me

[@gruntysskim4145]

One of my favorite war thunder moments is when one of these things managed to push really deep into our side of the map, and me in a an m3 stuart went around behind it, shot out its tracks, and then just shot the back of its turret to kill the commander over and over when they would switch someone from another seat to that one. One of my proudest kills.

[@iffracem]

The M4 105 is the true monster of these tiers. A medium tank that's really a heavy with arty included It's effectively better protected than a Jumbo in regard to it's BR range, plus it has the .50 cal that by itself will take out a lot of what it faces. It see 1.7 vehicles... often.

[@I_want_White_Cheddar_Popcorn]

"Man I wish this had a better turning circle" Low BR french neutral steer: well, you wouldn't say that if you USED ME

[@GeorgeMerl]

I love the warning shot followed by absolutely devastation

[@IronSink]

I still remember buying it when frenchies came out... Times when noone knew where to aim at this thing Something amazing

[@hungryhedgehog4201]

You should see like the AP damage on bigger calibers. Like the Churchill VII barely does any post pen damage, I have shot bmps with the surbaissé and it did no damage cause a 120mm round apparently causes no spalling. Sometimes I shoot enemy crew with my british tanks and the crew just eats the AP slug and goes yellow.

[@shepardpolska]

That might be down to the fact gaijin does spall in reverse. The less residual pen, the most damage. If you shoot 120mm at a 10mm plate gaijin system makes almost 0 spall, if it was a 100mm plate you would see way more spall. Or rather, on top of low spall modifier of AP shells. Light armor=less spall in gaijin eyes.

[@hungryhedgehog4201]

@@shepardpolska Less residual pen also decreases spall for them if you shoot a large slug like on the churchil which then gets slowed down and tears huge chunks out of the armor irl resulting in massive slabs of steel hitting the crew in warthunder it's basically the shell just falling to the bottom of the tank, it's cartoonish.

[@shepardpolska]

@@hungryhedgehog4201 I am pretty convinced it works in reverse in warthunder, compared to real life. Unless they changed it. Either way we both agree that the spall model in WT is really bad for solid AP that isn't APFSDS.

[@edwardvonhorseteeth7575]

The easiest way to kill the b1ter is to treat It like a tiger when you are a jumbo, just shoot the cupola, when I started my Russia tree I actually never had problems with the b1 because I was able to do that.

[@DarkenedSpell]

Yeah cupola shots kills the commander and even maybe some other guys. Rinse and repeat while crew tries to change.

[@FlatWrapzLuver]

that was me that you killed at 3:23 🤣

[@gammafox5431]

..now what do you say about Churchill VII? If one is patient with good awareness, it can be surprisingly calming to play, I've found. Also I usually manage to get enough points to afford CAS by just blocking shots, sometimes with a kill or two in between

[@yeetusdeletus4102]

Ah yes The invincible ping pong ball launcher

[@yeetyiit2476]

Danke dass du dass Spiel weiter verfolgt hast

[@ZETH_27]

After this you should absolutely do a video on the Churchill I. Same playstyle, but with a much better gun handeling and a hull howitzer that can throw smoke at a distance! It has the best armour at the tier, a superb turret in all departments and a good top speed for the incredible weight of the vehicle, while still having 12 degrees of gun depression and a reload below 3 seconds with ace crew!

[@nineonine9082]

Very rock paper scissors tank, you either get an easy win, awkward stalemate, or a ez loss.

[@AlexVanChezlaw]

In theory is great but in practice you can't do much against T-34s and KV-1s, let alone Shermans, making it one of the worst tanks at its tier

[@ZETH_27]

@@AlexVanChezlaw Then your practice is poor or you haven't actually played it. The reload and shell velocity mean you can very easilly go for tracks and barrels, and from there all the tanks you mentioned can be killed from the front. The Churchill I is superb when it comes to using your armour as a weapon. Vehicles like the KV-1 will struggle severely to pen you, which means you're much more flexible than they are with your faster cannon, from there you can manouver and kill thier turret from any angle and their hull from the front or sides. This was just an example, you can do this to T-34s and Shermans too, and other vehicles like the M10 or even ARL-44 (ACL-1).

[@nineonine9082]

@@AlexVanChezlaw Wouldn't the heat shell not just go right through, I swear it had like 120mm of penetration.

[@xcritic9671]

2:05 German commander reporting to his superiors in 1945.

[@bulkbeefbroth9225]

Oddbawz said it perfectly. The B1 is a total bully, but if it gets uptiered or faces someone who knows what they're doing it's bad. Protip: just shoot the side / rear of the turret. Basically every standard low-tier gun can pen it at close range, and you can probably outmaneuver the B1, so you just pop off the gunner until there's no crew left

[@aguy5908]

The B1 ter used to be so OP at 2.3 with reliable downtiers. Easy 15+ kill games

[@onepaw1089]

I agree on the AP Damage, I started the Swedish tree and it was awful watching the AP pen, have like 3 shrapnel pieces and pass through a gunner without killing anything.

[@ddaauuaa4380]

6:14 , nah that shot was just 💀💀

[@soggynoodle5653]

WOO YEAH SEE YOU IN THE NEXT ONE *plays sad halo music outro*

[@dennislemasters4339]

the char 1 is a infantry tank meant to support infantry, the slow speed is to ensure infantry could keep up

[@jacobweeks6526]

Hates how slow it is *Laughs in Matilda enjoyer*

[@lodestar536]

"the 40mil is doing absolutely nothing" proceeds to kill montage with just the 40mil

[@solidshot7849]

B1 Ter: *invincible* My archer with 17pdr: hello there

[@MazrixFi]

I'm convinced that AP has been nerfed. I was playing the Churchill 8 a few days ago, got a side shot at a KV-1 so I took it. Dude was fully loaded with ammo, but after putting the 75mm AP shell through 3 separate ammo racks without an explosion I gave up and just sniped his crew instead.

[@Hav0Cal]

Would love to see a video on the Type 62 & it's history, that thing is a lot of fun!

[@Ollisaa6095]

play the french Char 2C next?

[@cerveau24]

Spook: I don't understand why someone would go to the enemy spawn instead of cap The enemy player (low BR, so probably a beginner): Where is everyone? Where am I? Why is everyone around me without a name tag!?

[@jakubzbo]

ahhh Generals soundtrack... cant pick a better one

[@banditloa5975]

I am personally french and I love this tank because you can get gangshot by like 10 tanks and STILL be alive

[@frostgamezz5499]

2:21 im tabbed out, listening, suddenly i hear this

[@kacpergampl9875]

First time being early on a spookston vid, I feel proud ( I’m dying inside because of war thunder )

[@gafeleon9032]

Talking about long tank gaijin should add the TOG 2

[@dailywarthunder1068]

Hey @Spookston can you leave the links to the sound mods because i cant find them on wtlive

[@laggindragon7166]

frankly the b1 and lee both prem and stock versions are some of my favorite to seal club with since at their BR/tier new players have learned that taking out the gunner is always a + if you know you cant kill them in the first hit but don't realize both guns on them have separate gunners, this go's double for people comeing over from WOT who are used to 1 gun per tank

[@PanzerYeena]

6:23 I may be biased, but I did in fact hear "the other thing".

[@JacksonF828]

Can you play the ZiS-30 or SU-57B (for your own sanity)