THE JAPANESE LAND NAVY'S FINEST VESSEL - Ho-Ri Production in War Thunder

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The Ho-Ri Production is a Japanese Tank Destroyer with a 105mm cannon at battle rating 7.3! This vehicle used to stomp around at 6.7 giving everyone a hard time but what's it like to play now? Today, we find out! :)
The Ho-Ri platform comes in all shapes and sizes. This is the last of the evolution for this vehicle and funnily enough it was the same Battle Rating as the Object 120 for a period of time. The frontal armour is quite impressive boasting 220mm in places but a very weak lower plate with only 120mm.
The good news is, this vehicle has 1100hp making it extremely fast for its weight of 65 tonnes and THAT makes it very fun to play! :)
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[@hydrixs6996]

When you aim down it looks like the natural defense mechanism to look larger, and in turn more dangerous😂

[@philipped.r.6385]

You made me realize that the Ho-Ri is a cat given tank form! 😄

[@rodrigochambi5449]

Long and no edited gameplays are always good to show how an experience player move on the field, particularity to me that I'm a beginner.

[@Andrewatnanz]

same !

[@philipped.r.6385]

I learned a lot by watching Odd playing. I've learned enemy weak spots, the best sniping and flanking spots, a lot of tactics or when and how to take the initiative, etc. Watching him play is like a training video. And he's quite informative when speaking about the tanks he use and how to fight certain enemies.

[@Mariuspersem]

"Trust the Tiger 2" Tiger 2 immidietly dies The joke writes itself

[@nakolulu411]

Honestly I think Tiger 2 is only good if the enemy doesnt know any weakspots or just stupid

[@ExcavationNation]

@nakolulu411 lol nah it's so op

[@nakolulu411]

@@alpinethered5491 with a gun that strong I kinda get tunnel visioned most of the time ngl

[@FlipparnAB]

​@@alpinethered5491 As a swedish main playing the king tiger i really dont get why people complain about it. in about 30 matches ive got 100 kills with it and im not really that good of a player

[@reinbeers5322]

​@@ExcavationNation It's not OP lol

[@WoooshProductions]

Now use the ho ri production with spookston

[@ranjeers]

Or prototype instead 😉

[@brandonyoung196]

He’s

[@krypticpanda6670]

They already did that video

[@-_-arson9304]

Bro is not asking he demanding hahah

[@soup1029]

Oddbawz is fun, love him but spook just whines and hella pessimistic. The more I watch him the worse it gets.

[@daltonfaulks7594]

I do really enjoy your longer gameplay, I use them to learn map locations and when you fly I try to learn how to be a better pilot. I would personally really like to see you play with full lineups. I think it would be fun to watch but that's just my opinion.

[@michazborek9663]

Same

[@minisaiju922]

he wont die to spawn in other tanks tho lol

[@ExcavationNation]

I remember like it was yesterday. On a big map like Fulda or Fire arc. I courageously throttle up my full up tiered m18 with pure confidence to take a wide flank. I can still hear the tracks clanking and they struggled to get through a random patch of mud the snail added but forgot to change the color of the grass, then we slammed into a rock that wasn't modeled. But we kept going, young and dumb. I remember looking up at our commander on the .50 and thinking "bruh why yo hands so big". Then we saw it. This giant Japanese tank. We observed for a moment as he layed down his barrel and lined a shot up on a teammate... boom. It was at that moment I saw his roof open up and I knew what I had to do.. I pushed 3 to change to High Explosive Shell. I then coughed really loud so I could fire the shell in our breach so the loader could insert the other one. I told him to just eject the unused shell so we could save it for later, but he said that's not in the game. We waited for the tank to aim his barrel down, opening up his roof and then, with my palms sweaty, mom's spaghetti, I fired ... Nothing happened as I found out that gaijin doesn't see that as an open top. And as quick as I could say "son of a .." He turned towards our position with the speed of a rattlesnake, disturbed by a boot, I slammed it into reverse.. right into a tree. And boom. I still visit that tree every once in a while.

[@maliceharding4668]

Yeah fight that tank in a m109 is such a pain

[@rhamjasrami3900]

Still more realistic than world of tanks xD

[@pauld6967]

I appreciate seeing the battle and hearing the dialogue giving insight into why you are doing the things you are or aren't doing in each situation.

[@KaijuSenso]

Long games where you explain your thought process are the best

[@timeforgottenprince8271]

5:18 OddbawZ: A maus! 5:19 Me: That's dead.

[@TheMarineGamerIGGHQ]

Seeing one shot that Maus in the cheek made me so sad... Just knowing how long it must have taken him to get there to begin with...

[@OddBawZ]

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[@Theonewhosready]

Day 12 of asking to play a Tiger 1 in top tier till 5 kills

[@dylan_jae17]

Concept 3 at 6.7 with the Spitfire F Mk 22?

[@bugbeam8852]

11th time asking you to play 8.7 Sweden, the gist of it is that you get constant downtiers to 7.7, you face German teammates more often than not, and you will see a lot of king tigers. Also include the Saab 105 g. It’s stupidly op with a full bomb load. T55M, strv103c, strv104, ikv-91-105, veak40, and rush with the itpsv90. IT IS STUPID FUN.🤩

[@antonklein8335]

day i dont know... maybe a year of asking you to play the xm803... and you said you were gonna do it but you never did. remember spookston told me to tell you to make a video on it!!!!! (:

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

Once you get it from the Battle Pass, could a video on the M551(76) be done?

[@Spido68_the_spectator]

Even with a king tiger the casemate front is volumetric insanity. I only penned it once

[@thomaskositzki9424]

I was frowning at that comment as well... Never penned a Ho-Ri casemate with a WW2 tank from the front.

[@pavel5209]

@@thomaskositzki9424 FR. I even had it absorb the BMP-1's HEAT Grenade from the front, this thing is so fun to use!

[@underpaidoverworked4250]

Its not uncommon to get called a cheater while driving this thing with how difficult it is to kill front on 😂

[@veritusahriman9720]

@@underpaidoverworked4250 OH NO, A JAPANESE TANK WITH ACTUAL ARMOR? No, they must be cheating xD

[@nicklake7596]

Yeah, same here. I can never pen the "turret" with anything ww2, but I get nonpenned by HEAT to it as well fairly often when I play it.

[@wallachia4797]

Hey Odd, for a similar but better experience, I'd recommend the Foch in the French Tech tree. It's also 7.3 and a straight upgrade in most ways (better armor, more pen, fewer weakspots, way faster, 15mm coax, super fast reverse). The only downsides you'll have to contend with are the fact that you only get solid AP and that the reload is quite long. With that being said, the high-velocity 120mm is very good if you can hit your shots and it's always funny hitting T-55s from behind through their engine, because the round is so good it cleaves straight through the engine block and takes out the entire tank; it acts kinda like APFSDS in that way.

[@potawto]

Speaking of the ASU: my gf does not give a shit about War Thunder, but she has watched some of your videos and reason #1 is you calling that little ASU thing "a child" in that way you do. I hope you do that more. I love it too.

[@pr3dor1el]

daddy Odd and daddy DOLLAR both playing japan? we feasting good today

[@BBJF12]

I like the longer games and thought explanations. I like having someone that reliably does both types of content. I know Spookston will have faster videos with funny reactions, and I know you will have more "tactics" and explanations for them. Finding you both having a video of the same tank is always a treat to me.

[@sbinalla3319]

I like the longer gameplay, especially with how you explain what you're doing. I find it really helpful for improving at the game

[@KidWiz3]

Great video, Odd! I like the longer form style a lot, really get to see how more experienced players think and what works for you so I can learn

[@swissfreek]

Definitely like the longer format. You do a really good job of explaining WHY you do what you do, and that has helped my play quality improve tremendously.

[@Hellhunde64]

I like the longer games where you talk about what your thinking and things you are looking out for. A good learning experience and always fun too.

[@darthbader6506]

I really like the long unedited matches, thanks for sharing

[@TurnyPlays]

I shouted "noooo" when you shot yourself in the face at 26:20 🤣🤣

[@aheneus9197]

It's definitely worthwhile to see you during a whole game and see how you handle overall situations. You are a master at patience and positioning!

[@LugborG]

Confirmed, the Kikka only has one gun stock. It’s painful trying to spade it. Edit: thank you for the longer content. The full games are much better than the super edited stuff.

[@Ko_Kasumi]

It used to be a later modification, tier 3 modification to be exact iirc, I think they made it a tier 1 modification recently tho.

[@veritusahriman9720]

@@Ko_Kasumi You're right, it is a rank 1 mod now. Definitely helps, but universal or stealth belts are better than tracers for Japanese 30mms unless I am mistaken.

[@Ko_Kasumi]

@@veritusahriman9720 you'd be correct, the tracer HE has iirc half the filler the non tracer variant has. Which is still a lot so it isn't a bad option but still.

[@MeanGreeny]

+1 for the longer stuff with real time commentary, thought, considerations & fears.

[@JohnSmith-nn1yk]

Enjoyed watching the long game. It was nice to see how you play a tactical game and staying aware of the spawn points. Would love to see some more of this kind of play. Thanks for the video!

[@CiseilEverburning]

Hi Odd it’s been so long since you released documentary-like Warthunder match, I’d love that and hope to watch that series again😊

[@christianharris4800]

Love your long form methodical videos, but I also do enjoy your quick funny clips at the beginning of the video. In addition your medium length games are good too...

[@alexzoom1968]

I do like this type of content! Explaining why you look at the players you've killed seeing that if they left or not. Great tips, thank you for great videos you put out It means the world to me :)

[@guillaumedurette640]

i ALWAYS LOVED YOUR STUFF oDD :P ! Love your teaching, your masterclasses and the long form epic battle you put out there. I played by now 4000 hours of War Thunder over the span of like almost 15 years and I have to say. This man knows what's up. Love your content.

[@jgdowell]

I enjoyed this video as much as I enjoy your other videos, which is a lot. If a video is too long for one sitting, I'll come back and watch the rest later. Just keep 'em coming. ggs

[@splatterdaysaint9024]

you were right, it was interesting, and im glad i watched it. Thanks Bawz

[@jeffdale1626]

Loved it. Was quite the interesting game and it's always nice to grasp what you're thinking and doing.

[@dcnolde]

I really enjoyed this video! I like it when you😉 show the whole game. Keep up the good work!

[@Slugbunny]

I prefer the content that makes Odd happy! That said, variety is the spice of life. 😊

[@slateslavens]

Excellent battle!! Thanks for sharing that.

[@Deeyohh]

Definitely playing this vehicle and a lineup to go with it soon! Keep up the amazing work odd ❤

[@danawr45]

Heres a line up you can use Ho Ri production, m47, sta 3,maybe the ho ri prototype, kikka or ki 84 depend on taste, and sub 1-2 for AA

[@jonathanvoigt2690]

I'm here because I like your shoutcraft style play by play commentary, find the long more in-depth games the most interesting

[@dougsinski5862]

I like the long form stuff - keep showing full games, please!

[@JessWLStuart]

Great games! I enjoy seeing how you approach different situations in War Thunder!

[@Franklinopdenbuysch]

I love battle games, it gives you time to play a good strategy, great content today :)

[@redbeardgaming3275]

Really enjoy the long form stuff. Can learn a lot more from it!

[@vinfeildesca2363]

New to the channel, but man, watching you brawl in a casemate is a thing of beauty

[@user-lg7wx5df4e]

Thank you OddBawZ ! I just have a nuke gameplay while seeing your video and also with the same tanks LOL Ho-Ri is OP

[@nathanb7166]

Yes I like the longer battles when you show them. Have a good one o/

[@wildfire2828]

GG Odd! That was a good game, Cool to finally see you in a game.

[@foowashere]

GG 👍

[@TrumpeterOnFire]

That battle game was _awesome_ Odd. Masterclass in game management.

[@obsidianjane4413]

I watch the videos not (only) for the jokes and accent, but specifically the narration and commentary on tactics and game play. Yes I love these long form vids.

[@randallparker8477]

Love the longer versions!!!

[@krakowsk]

Sometimes short - sometimes long with planes to learn map more! Thanks OddZ!

[@jdkeel01]

Thanks for the play explanations

[@LastGoatKnight]

This TD is one of my favourite. The second Best on my TD list, barely under the Chi-Ha LG (just because the Chi-Ha LG got me my first ever God Mode and has a turret). I loved using it but now I've reached the point where I NEED to use other tanks because I reached the MBT part of the tech tree

[@woolly1]

Not sure about other people, but I really do love the longer, slow burn videos. Great vid as always :)

[@Zack-uf3gh]

Love this style. Seeing the whole game is great.

[@Studio23Media]

I like your longer games where you show more of your strategy and movements.

[@ShadowKstr]

You are the reason I am playing this game. I haz your decal, but I have not yet put it, I am the guy at the bottom. No need to dis your brand name :) I, really like the long format. I like the details you provide. I am the n00b that still has very little game sense, so these videos are really good. I still feel like you are cheating somehow, your ability to see, identify and then prosecute is just... Skill diff yeah, but you are just above and beyond (no, I know you are not cheating, but I am not gonna give you that yet...). Please more of these if you can. Thank you.

[@user-tm9jd6pj6x]

Bro this was so informative on tactics

[@WarHunter666.]

Now you have to play the Chi - Ha LG. Love ur videos btw:D

[@Mateus_Longo]

I do preffer the longer content, knowing how you got into the position to get the kill is way more interesting and entertaining then just kill montages.

[@RyanWilliams83]

I like the long form because as a relatively new war thunder player, I enjoy learning from your strategies.

[@rickyprado3304]

Yes enjoyed this format more😀

[@OriginalBlackmoore]

Love the long games. Please, more!

[@brianmabon4703]

I would love another War Thunder Story type video that you've done before, that second match felt like one.

[@ralffsmith2655]

Nice seeing the whole battle. Interesting to see that form

[@volteer1332]

I've watched a couple of your longer form videos, and I've used a number of your techniques you've mentioned to go from averaging 8th-14th on a scoreboard to averaging 4th-6th, depending on if I've spaded a vehicle yet.

[@CaptNumbNutz]

This thing is an absolute menace if you are on the receiving end and you are on open territory with long sight lines. At least in city maps it can't always get hull down to protect its transmission, making it easy to flank it or run away. On big open maps it will get hull down and you are stuck firing at those flat front panels next to the cannon to get rid of crew. You can't always flank them because they might spot you, and he's always got 2 crew left that you will never get to up front under that angled front plate when he's hull down. At that point you just have to hope you can get an angle where you can lob a powerful enough shell on his roof without being spotted or taken out by his team mate. Sometimes that's a little easier to do on the hilly desert maps.

[@stevecam724]

You content is by far and away the best.

[@PiaseckiAdam22]

Wow well played great skill in playing an SPG - that thing MOVES!

[@Raio_Verusia]

definitely enjoyed this one a heck of a lot more than the usual.

[@ledfut]

Personally I love this type of content. While I enjoy single tank reviews, I also love to see you take out planes as well. Show the true War Thunder experience. I’d love to see more true gameplay experiences with full line ups. Love the content as always Bawz!

[@joeseph2238]

I love this tank. So far the only thing i can get more than a 3kd reliably. Best part about it is almost no-one uses it so no-one knows where to shoot m9st of the time.

[@slashouille1]

Once again you're the best at this game 😊

[@slaaneshgod]

I enjoy when you play the full games.

[@danielchorous6930]

That Surbaise and Bulldog were the MVPs of the match. Such a responsible teamwork.

[@potatosoup19129]

I got a talisman for this tank from the warbonds shop. Grinded all of rank 5 and got the type 16 p so quickly. It's an absolute beast (multiple games in a row with 9+ kills)

[@biggozucco2442]

This tank is one of my favorites. The gun is powerful and the survivability is amazing.

[@dtipp59]

that team work was so on point

[@PhilipCJames]

Enjoyed the Battle game, Boz. It's good that you try to explain why you do certain things, for the education of newbies. Note that you almost exclusively play Realistic. I'd like to try a few Simulation mode games - perhaps you could play some, handing on any tips you have?

[@rollastudent]

I switched to the Japanese tree because I was tired of grinding all the US Sherman, and thought it would be faster to get to top tier. I think the 🇯🇵 M24 is my best scoring tank lol

[@nakolulu411]

Early game Japan is such a painful thing to play

[@beastminer147]

​@@nakolulu411Chi Ha Kai for below 3.0 and Chaffee for up to 6.7 plus the HE slingers they get makes it kiiiinda ok if you dont get matched vs the US or British because you aint penning shit.

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

@@nakolulu411 early game Japan has Ta-Se and Ho-Ro, annihilate everything with them, forget about the Ke-Ni and Ha-Go garbage

[@noarmorbestarmor]

I remember when the Ho-Ri prod. It had a repair cost of 21,000 SL and practically everyone in his BR had HEATFS or APDS. BTW: Day 10 of: Since they added the Breda 90/53 they have added a new round for the Italian 90mm gun, maybe you could make a video in the future with a lineup of just 90mm 90/53 guns (Breda 90/53, Breda 501 and 90 /53 M41M)

[@dogesanic819]

The shot to the super pershing is actually a pretty good one, that is the weakspot of the super pershing, the turret behind the ears is free eats all the time

[@adriangiesbrecht944]

Cromwell RP-3 would be a tank I can see you enjoying, don’t think you’ve done a video yet? Keep up the good work though mate, love ya 🤙🏼

[@ChopperMeir]

I got my first ever nuke in this thing the other night. I didn't realise how quick it was and how well it holds up armour wise, now I've seen it used properly by the amazing oddbawz

[@theslumlordhunter6859]

By far one of my most favorite tanks to play.

[@NekarionSeelenweise]

the "new" AP rounds for the 30mm type 5 cannon are neat, even though you still have to top down most tanks the AP-T is way better than the prior ball. And even though the APHE, with 13.55g of tnt equivalent, doesn't do much against tank crews unless you hit directly because of some instant fuse stuff, the fragmentation of that thing is a menace to any aircraft

[@Tired_Sloth]

More full games than jumpcut killstreaks for sure. The jumpcut killstreaks are fine for intros or montages here and there, but I like to see a bit more of just overall positioning and situation judging stuff personally.

[@Dsaberz]

Perfect. They are planning to add this thing in enlisted.

[@prestongerking5425]

a video of you and some squad mates playing the bkan would be fun

[@mobileacard7498]

Hi OddbawZ i really like youre Videos and im sticking to youre channel for Quite some Time now and i wanted to ask when Videos like in the Good old times are comming back like the War Thunder Storys with the Super Pershing i would really like to see them coming Back.

[@noahloyd9176]

Ah yes, it's me, the only person who requested this incredible vehicle get some screen time. Though it seems I've been forgotten.

[@PhilipLombard1]

Love your vids dude

[@scottstickney1305]

I love the full games. I also always liked the battle mode lol

[@CranyUm]

Hey Odd! I was the Surbaisse that helped out during the start of the Battle match on Hurtgen Forest. Sorry I wasn’t much help after I died the first time, I started making stupid decisions and I got pummeled. 😂

[@CetoFreakingKaiba]

The "battle" gamemode could be for war thunder what "invasion" is in Enlisted. It's a gamemode much more fitting to the game imo but it is hindered by map design (not all maps are terrible but they at least have to be large and have flanking opportunities). Long matches that last up until the timer runs out are really fun and having a sense of purpose is much more enjoyable than running from one cap to the next.

[@Frankovelli]

I must be completely out of the loop because that getting an increase in BR is just insane. It was weak at 6.7 and i can only assume its a nightmare at 7.3 without a maxed out crew. I can only hope it got some buffs to go along with the increase otherwise this is the biggest blunder ive seen in a long time.

[@Fischbroetchen2k]

I actually enjoy the long videos more. Even though I am already somewhat decent at WT, it´s interesting to see how you move on the map. Since I already learned a lot by how you approach certain situations I really value that bit of extra learning material what smooth brain kids these days would consider "boring". Don´t get me wrong, kids with an attention span of a fly are the reason I get double or triple ace matches in WT regularly.

[@Absaalookemensch]

WT, WOT and WOWS at start. Everyone on the left, go right. And everyone on the right, go left. Just like a movie.

[@cinnamonoa]

I fucking love this vehicle, glad you made a video on it.

[@koenruysseveldt3848]

I do like this format and i suspect many of your subscribers do aswell,it gives us,less experienced players more tips and little details what to do and what not to do.Would it be possible to play the Premium version of this,please? That thing is nuts,no mattter if it's a full uptier,the same BR or a full downtier. And you don't see them that often in battle ,you rarely see them being played. Together with Spookston(because we know he adores casemates...and being bombed to smitherines😂) would be even nicer. But this time (like when you played the Jagdtiger together) stay together like a sqaud so you can take turns shooting when each of you is wating to reload. That would make a very cool video.Overall a very good video intsead of many games and highlights. More informative for your subscribers. Can't wait to see you guys play this monster of a casemate.No banana peel barrels and good overpressure shots to you all,brothers in arms,tanks,planes and ships. Truthspreader out(IGN Warthunder)

[@dallasmapes8280]

Tiny Dachshund😂 Good light tank name!❤