The Most Frustrating Tank Destroyer

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There are tons of different Soviet casemate tank destroyers in War Thunder, but the SU-122-54 is probably the pinnacle. It has a relatively fast firing 122mm like the IS-2, workable armor, and good defensive armament. You won't be getting a nuke every game, but it's alright.
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The Most Frustrating Tank Destroyer

[@Spookston]

Think I might do an Arma challenge video sometime

[@RussoFigs]

I dare you to try War thunder Mobile

[@ArchieAshford]

@@RussoFigs i only did that to get the sherman and other thing lets just say it was soul destroying

[@cxlxu]

use the chally 3

[@Thunderstar7]

@@RussoFigsthat would be funny

[@Botthunder]

That would be sweet you should try hell let loose though

[@CheezeSpartan]

Shooting something with the soviet 122 only for it to do nothing or get snagged in volumetric is the War Thunder equivalent of buying an ice cream and then immediately dropping it.

[@Offical_LadaRiva_1982]

xD I laughed so hard at this

[@rudolfthecat1176]

Tbf it prolly just didn't fuse in time on that first M41 (fuse delay is 1,2 meters)

[@theghostinthemachine]

I agree, but the first time I was reading your comment I was too distracted to up-vote having a flashback to every single time this has occurred. I am a Soviet Vehicle Main, though the ISU-152 is more my speed for point-and-delete vehicles.

[@zf9903]

It’s more like, as you’re about to take your first lick of ice cream, the clerk/store owner pisses themselves, slips on their own piss, and on the way down they knock your ice cream out of your hand, then tells you they’ll try to stop pissing themselves as they pick your ice cream up and hand it back to you

[@GermansRuinedWT]

The 122 is the exact reason I stopped playing the USSR for a while. Although now that I have the T44-100 i’ve started playing the USSR regularly again. The T44-100 is by far my favorite tank in the entire tech tree. 239mm piercing APHE at 7.0 and the 100mm is the most consistent and reliable Soviet gun I’ve used. I also (surprisingly) bounce a lot of shots off the armor.

[@jakobc.2558]

The fact that that jumbo player calmly and deliberately shot exactly where he had to on a tank that is played very rarely is incredible.

[@williamnixon3994]

I'm pretty sure he's done one of two things: Has a really good gaming chair, or he's studied every tank's weakspots extensively

[@hal3667]

Jumbo player 🗿

[@honkhonk8009]

What continually amazes me, is US players getting the most overtiered most straight useless tanks at their respective BR's, and then being forced to pull litteral god mode shit like that to get a smidgen of the kills other tanks get. Most US players are just dudes who dont wanna swap out to another nation and continue the grind once they realize how fucked the US tech tree is.

[@giovannifoulmouth7205]

@@williamnixon3994 there's a third option: Gaijin himself guided his shell into the right trajectory

[@hedgehog3180]

That's about on par for Jumbo players.

[@Offical_LadaRiva_1982]

The Soviet 122 is either hit or miss. You either annihilate tanks with 200gr+ of explosive, or *the snail* screws you over

[@grievetan]

i once hit with it the side of Panther turret and it bounced (which I'm sure that wouldn't happen in real life)

[@nick230699]

Fun fact the 800 grams of the 128 does not even half that guns Dmg somehow and pens less as well somehow even though it pens 70mm more

[@sayerglasgow115]

The problem with the 122 is that if you don't oneshot the enemy, you're basically screwed because of that reload. And while the pen is good, it's not really good enough to make up for the reload, especially with the volumetric reliability. Couple that with the fact that there are other guns in the same BR range that have equal or greater pen while still having solid post pen, like the long 88, and its just not a good gun.

[@Creamy141]

Hearing the chair creek at 5:55 really just sells how ass that jumbo's shot was lol

It took me way too long to realize that this and the asu-85 are two seperate vehicles lmao

[@maxomat4319]

Asu is basically a baby SU

[@aiedenoldstien9751]

​@maxomat4319 It's more like a cousin. Since the Su series doesn't get the cannons the ASU's get.

[@r.ndomperson]

​@@aiedenoldstien9751or the armor

[@alexmaximus9134]

But how? The ASU-85 has almost no armour. The SU-122-54 does have decent armour.

[@yoyobillyhere]

@@alexmaximus9134I thought the asu had decent armor and I was either unlucky if I non-penned or lucky if I went through

[@personalminiatureequine9683]

that jumbo really said "fuck volumetric" and hit the 2cm weakpoint anyway

[@xobismarckox]

5:40 man that jumbo must be extremly lucky. hopefully there are no mods who assist finding that spot.

[@wvatha]

He is just a chinese cheater. game full with chinese and russian cheaters.

[@hubertino855]

That was extremely sus

[@mamons_2339]

There is influx of "modders" in RB after the mass killing.

[@fabianmichaelgockner5988]

The player might have a lineup with the SU-122-54 and meticously check all potentional weakspots for a perfect gameplay... yes... there are people (who might be my classmates) who do this. Expect the Unexpected.

[@AHappyCub]

​@@fabianmichaelgockner5988 it reminds me of that weird weak spot on SU-85 where L-63 can pen lol, found out about it from Spookston video

[@blumpfreyfranks8863]

Attempt number 15 at getting Spookston to play any tank with a dozer blade, the catch is, he has to dig in before he can engage targets. Movement around the map is allowed, but he has to dig in again.

[@illomens2766]

digging enthusiast

[@Sharter_]

Aka ww1 roleplay

[@chrissclater3890]

How many tanks have dozer blades?

[@Nick-rs5if]

Diggi diggi hole! Dig dig a hole!

[@TheUltimateBreadLord]

I nominate the 2S3M for this challenge

[@britishspy4791]

Such a tank destroyer couldn’t even think about, defeating the mighty British conqueror…… the best tank ever created

[@ArchieAshford]

i cant figure out if you are being sarcastic or not

[@peterl3417]

@@ArchieAshfordThe fire control and commander’s ergonomics were very very good for their time. A commander could look for a target, range find it, lock it in, and the gunner would automatically know the exact distance and position of the target. I’m not sure if the IS3 and T10 even had a magnifying sight for the commander. I don’t know about other aspects of these tanks though, but there’s my 2c

[@destroyerarmor2846]

​@@peterl3417 Soviets were good at stealing technology at that time in history. Too bad their political establishment never invest in top notch equipment for conscript. Cannon fodder at best

[@notfunny3397]

​@@ArchieAshford😅

[@robertharris6092]

Didnt the conqueror not have a stabalizer IRL?

[@generalmcshooty397]

Y'know what tank destroyer is the opposite of frustrating? The AS-42/47.

[@ultimatechad8738]

He already played it

[@humzaakhtar9208]

He played the 20mm version, the guy asked for the 47mm version

[@ultimatechad8738]

@@humzaakhtar9208 ah mb

[@honkhonk8009]

6:00 Rare moment of Spookston getting outplayed, and its by his favourite tank, the fucking Jumbo lol

[@jayden3437]

I’ve had a lot of fun lately playing the 2C bis at top tier. You should give it a shot, it eats more darts than an Abrams.

[@jayden3437]

Also hope you’re doing alright man

[@lapis_lazuli_aka_bob.]

that damn frontal armor gets me sometimes and then I stare for 3 seconds knowing my fate

[@jakeb7525]

The situation with the Jumbo, seems like most likely, one of two things. 1, maybe he really did mean to aim right there, and that little smidge of knowledge just worked really well to his favor. After all, with a 75, at least from my experience, you gotta make your shots count. Or 2, it was purely luck/accidental. It seems like her was aiming right for where the camera sits for you, so, he may very well have been aiming to either hit the barrel, or more likely been trying to hail mary a shot for the breech, and just got a lucky/accidental miss, that popped right through that little perfectly available spot. Either way, i see this as a win, not only for him, but for you and frankly the rest of us. Since sure, we all COULD go and check that stuff our selves, but because it happened here, it means more people will learn about it, and for someone like me who may not use or encounter this 122 all that often, now if i ever do, and i have something a bit "underpowered", if nothing else, i can give it a go.

[@LaneB16]

I got a kill like this today. Second battle of Alamein or whatever. A super Pershing’s lfp at 800m with the tiger h1. Pure luck with a pot shot

[@chadtheafricanbullfrog]

Speaking of useful HMGs, a fun challenge would be to play the BTR-152A or the newer BTR-152D. 2 (or 4) 14.5mm guns with 49mm of pen are really strong against both planes and tanks at low tier.

[@thegreatcaspian_yt]

Not to be the nerd 39 stock but idk

[@scrublord522]

You should play a lineup with the ARL-44 and EBR - they're basically polar opposites, but they're a blast in 5.3, even in an uptier

[@aiedenoldstien9751]

You mean before Gajin grabs the whole French tree and shakes it up for literally no reason.

[@michaelc9155]

I don't know about that. Arl has bad damage, bad reload, meh armor and is very slow. Ebr can be fun, but penetration is terrible for this br

[@Igzilee]

@@michaelc9155 The EBR is very potent if you can flank. It is very quick and the reload is great. Pop out, fire one or two shots, then run away and repeat.

[@kosmokat111]

in what world does the ARL have bad damage, we're talking about the big 90mm one right? the one I consistently one shot panthers with through the ufp?@@michaelc9155

[@kosmokat111]

one of my fave party tricks of the ARL is it's ability to steer from a dead stop super fast, it can swing itself around shockingly fast for such a big tank, I often find myself in situations where light tanks will rush me, to try and get close to overwhelm me, but I'm nearly always able to out turn them and get a shot off, feels so cheeky.

[@MPdude237]

One feature I would like to see in WT is the option to range multiple weapons at the same time. For example, if you Range the 75mm with the M3 Lee for 500m, it will use the same elevation on the 37mm and have the gun way overshoot. So it would be nice if you had the option, so that ranging 500m, would also range 500m on all non-coaxial guns.

[@jacksonrhodes1500]

3:00 Spookston would be the type of guy to range find a Tutel at point blank range ☠️☠️

[@KptKosmit91]

8:18 the ammo explosion made a crater, and the tank just fell into the crater it made

[@philfree286]

You know what’s also frustrating ? Csaba We love you Spook

[@thescotishclonetrooperecho7773]

Spookston I beg, please play the crusader mk.3 If you want some extra challenge it can preform pretty well as a light tank even at around 5.3

[@djnotnice108]

Always good to see a spookston video to spice up life in barracks! Was just thinking about when another upload would be out earlier today!

[@thomasivey4608]

*spookston knowing all the weak spots to one shot people *random guy in jumbo knowing the weak spot on the SU 44 122 “Wait a minute” - spookston meeting his match

[@Mean_Beans_]

I love the su-122-54, one of the best tanks for its br imo

[@cameronthornton6624]

That situation with the m36 is my full war thunder experience every time I play. Playing the game perfectly only to put myself in a position where I don’t have 1 degree of depression, or hit a invisible wall I can’t see through the gun sight

[@MberEnder]

Spook got killed by that jumbo and he lost his nerve.

[@superdudextreme2789]

Jumbo mains do really know every weakspot in the game

[@user-te7rf8ik7z]

The gun is great. Auxillary 122 mm is also decent.

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

I'd just really love to see more low-tier planes. Like the P-66 Vanguard for the US & the WM-23 Ezüst Nyíl for the Italian tree (Labelled as a Hungarian vehicle, or course).

[@enolastraight4829]

I personally wouldn't mind seeing the Hungarian Heja (or whatever name they used on their Re 2000 copy) and P-35 for the US (since there is a Swedish one)

[@liladoodle]

I'm surprised that there isn't more Hungarian aircraft in the game for the Italian tech tree.

[@eckpyrosis7232]

4:29 "I dont think i even had anything to eat today." Truly a very soviet moment.

[@idekaaaIC]

method acting

[@greggorytame6672]

9:05 Spookston has PTSD about CAS now.

[@gartac0110]

Day I lost track, for the type 61

[@EdyAlbertoMSGT3]

At least try to keep track of your damn thing dammit

[@cl3matis]

you should try out the Rooikat Mk1D! :D -76mm apfsds is pain- i mean, uh, 76mm apfsds always oneshots any tank and always kills crew when hitting them directly, and always spalls more than aphe does, and always explodes ammo when it hits it

[@zeepheru]

Yeah it totally doesn't just fly right through a tank making just a singular crew member yellow ...right?

[@cl3matis]

@@zeepherunope, never not at all

[@Starmine1231]

Bro that jumbo shot just made my jaw drop.

[@Pantsugrenadiere]

5:08 love how he said nothing he was just dead silent, not knowing how to react to that X)

[@fyber5517]

Honestly seems like the MG is more fun than the tank itself 😂

[@Squeaky_Ben]

Once more suggesting Spookston should try the DF105 for the weird combo of marder and french turret.

[@TheDevil-cj1ls]

5:40 When a man faces a beast for long enough, he learns how to win against it.

[@hunk8562]

that jumbo does his armor protection research gah dayum.

[@kaydengaris3449]

Play the T35 Day 106

[@asmodean9175]

Loving the vids man, keep it up!

[@kriegcommissarjames5196]

It’s an amazing long range sniper with its HEAT-FS and APDS combined with the 2+km rangefinder

[@jakubw.2779]

I recently spaded it. It's fun but as you said it often doesn't work, but whenever it does work, it's absolute chad of tank destroyers. I also use APDS+HEAT-FS combo because at this caliber 4,5kg APDS is quite effective and at 6.7 you often meet tanks which aren't easily penned by 122mm APHE/APBC and that extra velocity and penetration power often saved my life

[@reaperskid07]

Attempt #2 at getting Spookston to play the Churchill 1. Crazy armor for 3.3 and the gun is... Surprisingly workable

[@FarCrispy]

It would be fun to see you do a vid on the 90/53 m43, it only has 8 rounds but if you're skilled you can do ridiculous amounts of damage

[@dragonbutt]

5:17 Jumbo 75 has been bugged for a minute

[@user-im9wg9nf2u]

You gotta play the way meaner younger brother. The SU-122P. The same 122 as the IS-2 1944 but at 5.7. It can bounce 88’s pretty reliably and will absolutely clown on tigers and panthers.

[@BavovnaCat]

That Jumbo player is just built different.

[@brasscrown3300]

I already asked this before but I wonder what spookston thinks of the M-SHORAD being in War Thunder. Basically a LAV-AD with a 30mm instead of the 25mm (I think it’s 25.) Also has Stingers and Longbow Hellfire missiles.

[@The_questionable_wubbox]

Ayyy spookston nice video I love watching your videos it cures my boredom

[@Xylek]

3:01 "You shoot my gun, I shoot yours."

[@An0beseGiraffe]

Would be really cool to see you use the IT-1 it is one of if not the only Russian vehicle with 10 degrees of gun depresson

[@xaviershah3159]

Spookston pls play a low tier tank while being at top tier to see how many kills you could get

[@camel2096]

He already did it with a soviet truck

[@Bajicoy]

I think I really enjoy spookston playing a vehicle with a really good machine gun. Very satisfying seeing him daka stuff.

[@scatterbraindonor]

Loved seeing Spooks go from highly prospective of the tank in the beginning to 'conflicted' at the end after everything he went through. Also Spooks, I managed to get your decal, slapped it on all my tanks and surprisingly got CAS'ed more yet survived more than I had before. Thanks for the magic buff!

[@ThiccYoroi]

After that jumbo death, I would have just left the game for a week

[@keith91z28]

now you need to make an su 122 54 video lol/ subbed to you as well

[@Gurtanic_1912]

Thats typickly one of the tanks that are not getting nerved by Gaijin this thing is having an kind of Autoloader for its massiv gun and so reload with the decent armor is just overpowered

[@MrSlyFox]

Video idea: the Chieftain! It's slow, but atleast it sounds cool. On a sidenote, i love the way you've mixed depression and fun in those videos. Never fails to brighten up my day. Cheers!

[@number7red619]

Bro i literally just searched for a "review" about it because i was interested and now u posted, what a good timing man

[@marlenacooper3165]

Day 69 (nice) of asking Spookston to play the t-35

[@sneakysnek8416]

I think the M901 holds that title, especially after the SACLOS nerf. Youre literally better off with the Bradley imo

[@PILOTMECH5]

What but It seems fine to me :(

[@sneakysnek8416]

@PILOTMECHMK3 It's already a very niche vehicle that works best at some maps, the SACLOS nerf just killed it for me. Funnily enough my KD in it is better than my KD with the M3 Bradley. I also somehow seemed to have much more success by just brawling with it instead of hulldown sniping.

[@duncanmackenzie7795]

Spooks: "Depress... Depress!" Tank Game: "But you're already depressed maybe you should get help."

[@Kirito-qx6zv]

That jumbo has mad respect from me.

[@Hunk1676]

6:04 i think the reason that shot went trough is bc he hit the shot right on the rivet witch makes sense

[@z4zac05]

5:51 that jumbo has played the soviets before. Every time i play, that is the only shot the enemys can appear to hit

[@z4zac05]

On paper it has good armour, in practice, it gets killed if someone even looks at it

[@neck1156]

Bro dodged the shell with his camera 2:37

[@STORM_ZOFFICIAL]

Hey spookston I love this tank so much it's my single fav casmate in warthunder I have only good games in it and I love it's armor and it makes everygame fun thanks for making a vid on it!

[@cheese-uf1qm]

your videos got me back into war thunder

[@aiedenoldstien9751]

I'm sorry for your loss

[@mylkwagon]

This is my favorite TD tbh, I love the armor mg and gun, the lineup with 4 is2s and a t34-100 is so much fun

[@unknownuser8103]

It never gets old watching Spookstons jump scares.

[@dennischi4598]

I love when Spooks 选择消失at the end.

[@sparkyails123]

Loved the video but that kill on the M36 @14:14 is just my life in the U.S lineup at that BR. So because of this I would love to see you play the either of the U.S M36's.

[@Maddog3060]

I find it funny you end up playing it like a lot of World of Tanks players usually do with their Russian/Soviet casemate TDs when their team collapses; just running around trying to sneak up and being cheeki breeki.

[@mig1739]

I absolutely love how this vehicle looks.

[@jonathanforrest7215]

Oh god. That Daimler at the start of the video was me.

[@alvarito6453]

bro waited 80+ days to spookston play the tank I admire that patience

[@Brozikel]

2:56 Tutel Superiority. Best casemate out there!

[@RicardoSanchez-es5wl]

I’ve gotten to the experience level where, similar to you and oddbawz, pretty much 75%+ of all my deaths are due to revenge bombers in planes and not due to tanks. That’s why I like this vehicle because the 14.5 really does a number on planes.

[@VeryCoolCatBF]

Fun Fact: Field Marshal Zhukov lived in my street a couple houses away. The house he lived in, here in Vienna, still looks the same.

[@Hide.the.Salami]

That double 14.5 absolutely eats things, one of my favorite casemates because of it

[@snapjitzy]

spook you got me started playing this game about 2 weeks ago. I don't know if I should thank you or curse you.

[@VulcanCannon_]

Can you play IS-2 1944? Once ot was at 6.0 but got uptiered to 6.3 and recently to 6.7 and the only reson being is that Tiger I also got uptiered. Even though its much higher BR then it used to be i think its still a great vehicle and you should give it a chance

[@maggidada]

finaly he did the video on my favorate seal clubing tank

[@That1Guineapig.]

17th day on my journey to convince Spookston to play the Rafkampfwagen 90

[@berserkskeleton762]

Dude the ending to that last game was the most tragic thing ever.

[@casematecardinal]

And I really saw people saying this thing wasnt super powerful and was somehow worse than the t95. This thing does everything a casemate can do to be great

[@fungunfanatic]

@Spookston When you have the hiccups, say out loud and very calmly "I am not a fish." It's stupid but it works.

[@Chaffee_]

Spookston, you should try to play the R3 with the twin 106 mm recoilless rifles.

[@Kestrelrules]

Scratching my head that Spookston hasn't done a SARC video

[@aussiemilitant4486]

I have only just started using this, its surprisingly good. its good mobility allows you to play it aggressively.

[@champy5095]

I actually found to struggle to fight the Su-122 back then when the Leopard was 7.3, seems its quite easy to kill it. That mantlet shot was insane

[@FelixS5S]

5:53 wait until you see the massive weakspot on the IS2 1944, both sides of the manlet are around 75 mm thick. A 75mm from a sherman can pen it from 1400 meters

[@tjal8709]

I think you'll love to play the Vickers Mk.11. It's a fantastic light tank at 8.7

[@g4noxii]

I would love to see you play the AMX-50 TO90/930. Im currently having a blast in this thing! Enjoyed the video as always!

[@stansearcheslife6363]

TA SE SPOOKSTON I WILL NOT STOP

[@Zurf3r_]

5:12 Spook finds someone sweatier then himself

[@DaGhoost777]

1. LOVE THE VIDS MAN JEEP UP THE GOOD WORK 2. ISU/SU-152 vs top tier

[@tobiasleiminger5920]

You gotta try out the biggest rat aka Breda 501. 90mm, 60 km/h, exposed crew, the rest is self-explanatory.

[@nighthawkgauda5332]

The metal pipe sound effect is now mandatory in your vids for our daily serototin intake.