The T30 Heavy Tank Is Exceptionally Dumb

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The T30 is one of the rarer US vehicles in War Thunder. It is a bona fide heavy tank with an artillery sized cannon slapped into the turret. It is quite fun, though limited by the insanely long reload.
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The T30 Heavy Tank Is Exceptionally Dumb

[@Spookston]

Birthday

[@dr.airsoft]

Happy birfday

[@user-jw8jn7lh8c]

fat

[@War_Thunder_Cat]

Very happy you will be spooktoniusvondonius the third

[@Bbboy-qe5rn]

Happy

[@Jatzki]

Happy Edit: how did multiple people have the same brain as me lol

[@skraazz]

Happy birthday?

[@forgotultag1543]

🎉🎉🎉 🧐 ☕ 🎂 ???

[@ampa-3612]

Congratulations?

[@undersandpaper8541]

A good day?❔

[@bubby9175]

Have fun?

[@kaiserwilhelmll814]

its my dads birthday to lol

[@EpicFace83]

As a Chipotle employee, hard agree on chipotle going downhill over time. Additionally, the unmelted cheese/uncooked quesadilla thing is an issue with the quesadilla ovens we use. They're very ineffective at cooking and almost never melt anything. The one at my specific store broke after less than a year and bricked itself. We want to give yall a decent quesadilla, but we arent allowed to double cook quesadillas, so we literally have to give you unmelted quesadillas. So never order quesadillas from chiipotle - chipotle worker

[@Katask0p0]

The fact that the tortilla and the contents can be so cold it's such an affront to my very being and people, quesadillas can be so much more

[@dan_loeb]

damn. my local Chipotle still has great quesadillas but they undercook rice on other things half the time. It's the only menu item they are still consistent on. everytime i get a burrito or bowl with crunchy/tacky chewy rice i just go for the quesadilla again for the next few months then forget eventually and take the risk again.

[@EpicFace83]

@dan_loeb that sounds like an issue with the rice cooker. It operates on a timer that we don't have to set, it just cooks for the set amount of time. Either there isn't enough water, or the rice cooker isn't getting hot enough. I'd take bad quesadillas over bad rice myself

[@rach71923]

it’s so sad, i used to love chipotle so much. peak chipotle where i was at was getting out of school and grabbing a bowl with friends or just on the way home. 10-13 bucks for a huge bowl of food that would last at least 2 meals edit to add that it’s even more sad it’s not just chipotle, it feels like every food place has really gone downhill in recent years, especially having worked at taco bell for a bit, quality is through the floor and prices through the roof

[@EpicFace83]

@rach71923 big facts. The only reasons I get chipotle are because I get a discount, and the one I work at is mad consistent with quality (except quesadillas). All the other chipotles within ~45 minutes are bad based off google, except like one or two others. Shit is sad.

[@barben-shach557]

Im guessing the guy with the plane at 9:05 had 0 kills but got an assist or captured the point to get enough spawn points for the plane. Crazy how u can do something so little to let a plane with the 2nd biggest bomb

[@cooq69]

and the biggest one costs loads more for extra like 20m because can't let britain get good cas options at mid tier

[@fire_drake12.arc.24]

@@cooq69 bombs like the HE 111 s, PE-8 s, and the Lancaster's shouldnt be allowed in Ground RB period until they improve how they work. Shouldnt be dying to a bomb through literal ground cover let alone several buildings.

[@KoenigstigerS]

It is disgusting how easily you can get a Plane with a Bomb. Even one Kill is way to low. But dare me want to play a Jet with only two 30mm Canons and AP Belts.

[@MyWaifuNow]

@@fire_drake12.arc.24 nah they should be allowed but for nearly the cost of a nuke and not be able to be reduced by light tanks

[@cooq69]

@@fire_drake12.arc.24 if thats your argument then planes period shouldn't be in ground but we know that won't happen so its better if things are balanced

[@dr.airsoft]

Wanna know something funny. The AB-43 has a small cannon but has big kaboom inside of enemy tank cabin.

[@Feanor6450]

C'mon Spookston let the poor guy rest in peace.

[@Feanor6450]

Is this the one someone keeps asking for?

[@dr.airsoft]

@@Feanor6450 yep that’s me

[@bigman1247]

Hey Spookston, don't know the likelihood of you seeing this, but for future reference, hitting an is-3's roadwheels usually overpressures.

[@silveredbullet802]

Also the connecting points between the barrel and breach. Usually when hitting from the side, works upfront, gotta be accurate though.

[@cheyannei5983]

The torsion bars go into a 20mm plate with no additional shielding or internal division unless Gaijin has done funny business

[@wallroom6047]

Happy someone else left the tip lol. Bottom hull armor is pretty thin on most tanks.

[@bigman1247]

@@wallroom6047 I just remember how terrifying the IS-3 was to me the first time i saw it in my French 6.7 lineup. Great while later, the Auf1 came out and i discovered that little roadwheel trick, just made them a laughable easy kill lol. I hit one at 1000m only slightly angled on the third roadwheel back and it just imploded.

[@cactus4502]

1:42 "I can't let myself get distracted" Bro you distracted the entire planet with that goofy loony toones ass sneaking sound

[@somekindoflegend3874]

9:10 trick question, he didn't have any but an assist and a capture

[@ousou78]

probably spoting assist reducing even more the plane spawn cost.

[@h0riz0n45]

9:18 He had 1 kill and 1 assist, calling it now

[@colinvanniman5369]

Before or after the kill

[@jahfarinunes2218]

@@colinvanniman5369 before, he killed a AMX-13 before he died, he was the jagdpanther that ate an he shell to the side

[@sdghtjsdcgs]

@@jahfarinunes2218 How does he spawn a Jagpanther and a Pe-8?

[@jahfarinunes2218]

@@sdghtjsdcgs my bad lol i misread the kill feed, he was a pt-76b

[@smonk3074]

0 kills 2 assists and maybe a point capture.

[@blumpfreyfranks8863]

Attempt number 50 at getting Spookston to play any tank with a dozer blade, the catch is, he has to dig in before engaging targets. Movement around the map is allowed, he just has to dig in again before reengaging.

[@AffepaffeWT]

How many times would he forget to do this tho?

[@Just_a_guy00]

Putting my money on 3

[@Kiren129]

@@AffepaffeWT Yes

[@hubertino855]

Chieftain mk3 pls Spook

[@kajek777]

one day

[@Meister-der-Prokrastination]

I reallly watched the sequence at 1:36 multiple times, and i don't know, what decal you saw there on the Tiger.

[@somekid127]

I can not find anything

[@reiska8544]

Probably a Z or smth cringe like that

[@TeurastajaNexus]

Yeah I was wondering too. Probably a cringe Z-kid :)

[@michaelstjohn6086]

@@TeurastajaNexus why edit it......

[@TeurastajaNexus]

@@michaelstjohn6086 Edit what? :D

[@mastermidir]

This is genuinely one of your most fun videos to watch. Every event that happened, the BTR's, Chipotle, the Super Sherman, all of it. It was so chill and you seemed to have fun filming it, great video!

[@gideondelange]

It might be fun to try out the manual transmission challenge: you can play any vehicle you want, but the automatic transmission option must be turned off. If you want to challenge yourself choose a vehicle with a lot of gears :)

[@Orodreth888]

The Maus. It has 5 gears for a range of 10 km/h or something. It's so stupid...

[@StudleyDuderight]

​@@Orodreth888 That's a powerful engine in there, and it has a lot of weight to move. Too few gears and the gearbox would explode.

[@Orodreth888]

@@StudleyDuderight The Maus came with a 2 forward and 2 reveres gears, thanks to the electric enginges. The snail just implemented the 8 gear magic to make it compatible with their game. And I am pretty sure they talk themselves out of it by stating that there is documents for Maus Hull II which note the Mekydro transmission was to be used on the later E100 models.

[@StudleyDuderight]

@@Orodreth888 Consider me corrected. Thanks

[@Sorthweest]

Ah yes, my most-played US vehicle. Worst part about the long reload is that the AP and HE shells are both equally situational and youll often find yourself wishing you had the other loaded.

[@darthlazer8895]

7:16 I was tired and half asleep just listening to you talk about quesadillas and that noise woke me up faster than any alarm ever has

[@Ayane13b]

T30 is my favorite tank, I play it more than anything. It's like gambling every time you fire. You either hit a tree or obstacle because of how large the shell is, do 0 damage because you hit their barrel, or hit the side of a king tigers turret and it doesn't overpressure the side hull roof.. or you 1 shot someone lol. It's like CBT but honestly, the commanders hatch snipes make it all worth it.

[@COVID--ls6xf]

aphe?

[@Ayane13b]

@@COVID--ls6xf it's a mixed bag. Feels just about as RNG as HE does. Pen is low, accuracy is bad. APHE also has lower shell velocity than the HE. 🤷

[@COVID--ls6xf]

@@Ayane13b accuracy is the same as any other shell it shoots, thats just something you think. i think i would still use aphe, sounds like a 50/50 situation

[@Ayane13b]

​@@COVID--ls6xf I mean its definitely a skill issue on my end. Ranging targets properly with the shell drop and velocity is a bit odd. I usually take 10 HE and 4 APHE, use them both, but i have more success with the HE :P Feels better taking out a track or gun than it does bouncing and crying lol

[@COVID--ls6xf]

@@Ayane13b yeah fair, if u track atleast u know hes stuck there for a bit, probably not ur next shell but maybe a teammate could get him XD

[@FatherGrigori]

The t34, t30, and t29 are some of the scariest tanks to fight and some of the most fun to play, also happy birthday man

[@soundsofexpressions3720]

I have to disagree, the turret mantle is pretty easy to pen through, I use the emill for this exact purpose

[@Smartyvoy]

The T34 & T29, yes but I would have said no to the T30. The insanely long reload kills it for me plus it has no solid AP and the penetration is lower than the T34 and T29.

[@justancomment4279]

They are all scary if your using non chemical rounds like apds but otherwise chemical rounds should go through the turret front *not the mantlet* and hull (Note I play Japan and they have decent heat shells)

[@argy007]

T32 prior to BR increase were scary AF, being invulnerable from the front to anything that doesn’t have HEATFS. Soviets were BTFO’d by it all the time.

[@EstellammaSS]

Grinding a new nation going through 6.0 is just hell due to every single match being filled with T32/T29/T30/KT etc, especially when your lineup only has 1~2 tanks that can pen their weak spot frontally. On a second note tho I now can snipe machinegun ports reliably so yeah I guess it’s not all bad

[@tristandaries1129]

It’s gonna be storming where I live for the next week, so now it’s socially acceptable to watch KZbin all day

[@LordKimaris]

Ayyyyyy twins fr

[@trcslythriller1128]

Texas?

[@yaya123abc4]

South Africa?

[@Jatzki]

Antarctica?

[@J4ckmaestro]

bermuda triangle?

[@jacobkeeley2188]

At 1:35 he kills a tiger II and says he had an unsavory decal on the turret but I’ve rewatched it and can’t see anything? Can anyone see anything?

[@thedeadofdunharrow9670]

Happy birthday man, love your channel and am looking forward to more videos in the future.

[@Sh4quille0atmeal]

me: cant stop paying attention for 5 milliseconds or else i die spookston: literally gets food and eats while reloading and doesnt die in the meantime

[@rowanfowler478]

0:31 'Gone, Reduced to atoms.'

[@Thud105D]

7:00 As a Chipotle employee, I apologize for how rough it is lmaooo 💀💀💀

[@nicolayordanov9799]

Happy birthday, Spookston! Day 28 of asking for the Churchill VII. Daily fun fact: The Churchill used a wide range of main guns throughout its service life. The Mark I and II had the QF 2 pounder The Mark III and IV used the QF 6 pounder. The Mark VI and VII were upgraded with the QF 75mm and the Mark V and VIII had a QF 95 mm. Additionally, the Mark I had a 3 inch howitzer mounted in the hull. The NA75 variant had the Sherman's 75 mm gun M3. The Churchill AVRE (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers) had a 230mm Petard mortar.

[@epiktom5768]

That is, in fact, quite the fun fact.

[@nicolayordanov9799]

Next one will be shorter, I promise! ​@epiktom5768

[@Jatzki]

2:09 The Tiger II mantlet eats HE rounds as well 💀

[@okdb4173]

And doesn't even damage the gun. GG Gaijin, GG...

[@strategicperson95]

Meanwhile, my Maus dies to overpressure when artillery HE hits its mantlet, and that extends further away from the turret than the Tiger 2s.

[@Jatzki]

@@strategicperson95 turret roof?

[@strategicperson95]

@@Jatzki nope, been killed by 155 HE just hitting the section where the main gun recoils in after firing, which hangs pretty far nearly over where the frontal hull slope meets the roof. That honestly sure I could see the driver and radio operator getting ko'd, but not the entire crew.

[@somerandomdude6977]

​@@strategicperson95 I've died to a leopard 1 HEAT FS hitting my gun barrel and overpressuring the crew Still got the screenshot around

[@Porkor23]

You know another American heavy tank that’s interesting? The M103! Please play it I’ve been asking since January

[@snapcountersteer]

Oddbawz did a vid on it yesterday if that's any comfort.

[@alenassereddine5088]

Happy birthday mate! Really fun vid.

[@kurnass2000]

Spookston, do the LAV-AD, you'll love it, you can use rockets against tanks, 25mm to get barrels and kill planes, and use ur missiles for anti air

[@I_want_White_Cheddar_Popcorn]

1:48 what decal??? I rewatched this part like 8 times, his tank was pure snow camo.

[@user-gt7it9el9c]

Yeah, same question

[@Gunnar_Konig]

Same, I see nothing, he just has track parts on the side of the turret.

[@user-gt7it9el9c]

@@Gunnar_Konig he said in the comments it was the Prussian windmill

[@user-gt7it9el9c]

@@Gunnar_Konig s w astika

[@Gunnar_Konig]

@@user-gt7it9el9c based, but I still don't see it.

[@rhystaylor851]

7:00 The Chi-west has fallen

[@ultimatemeow]

So here I was saying “OMG ITS SPOOKSTON” in every match to try and troll him only to find out he has chat disabled

[@grayscal3692]

Something about your videos is so comfy. I’ve been enjoying since breaking down sci fi tanks… thanks for making something easy to distract through a hard time

[@SemoventeDa]

Giorno 213 of asking Spookston to play Semovente 75/46 M43 Buon compleanno :)

[@greengabe5]

12:20 It would be cool if they added that Jeep with the recoiless gun on the back. Would also mean we are one step closer to Technicals😈

[@barrag3463]

maybe if they do that they can have the jeep with the 37mm (M6 GMC) as a low tier vehicle as well, and give the brits the Deacon somewhere around BR 2.7-3.7

[@nemesis7774]

Spookston : "I have mastered the art of moving so slowly that i've become invisible to the eye"

[@TheSmashBoxGaming]

Happy birthday Spookston!!! 🎉🎊🎂🎁🎈

[@luka777]

Spookston video on my birthday, you love to see it. also happy birthday to you (if i remember correctly)

[@vgames1543]

Hey Spookston, you wanna know what is devious? Turning the Sturmtiger into a single big bush.

[@Panzer-Hobbies]

yes

[@slaaneshgod]

its soo great to hear your mostly happy voice while playing lately. Happy spawning day I hope you had a good one!

[@obadiahhakeswill1741]

That swing shot on the tiger 2 at the end of the video made me laugh. He thought he had you!

[@Squarebob_SpongePants]

happy birthday Spookston! make sure to enjoy yourself and take care of yourself, your well-being is important to all of us

[@Mia-vwM]

hey t 30 with the m 107 gun hell yeah.

[@Amarican.mapper]

Happy birthday Spookston!

[@bradfordbroswtent.8450]

Mr Pe-8, 1 kill. before the bombing.

[@tristandaries1129]

I appreciate that completely random rant about Chipotle, I’ve never eaten there so it was very informative

[@danielprie4389]

Congratulations to your lvl up, Spook. May many more follow.

[@lucariogamer4449]

I love that dude.

[@DiegoFragoso-de9us]

Man I love your videos, happy birthday, wish you the best

[@ricardoromero5972]

Happy birthday spookston!! :D, btw love your vids

[@superfortressstudios]

Happy birthday, I'm now curious what the unsavory decal was on the tiger ii

[@Spookston]

the prussian windmill

[@Deltaguy447]

@@Spookston The spicy pinwheel

[@redtsar]

Bro, unless you edited it out, I did not see anything

[@blackcatthegreat182]

@@redtsar it's on the left side of the turret for like .8 seconds of screen time.

[@Kaiserthgsgkiyrsfhiiy]

@@Spookston he could be a hindu

[@JohnDoe-kw9ex]

Love the unloved M47 Patton day 169!

[@MrAndrewfreeman]

Petition for Spookston to do a playthrough of each generals campaign with minor edits / cuts. Because he uses the music so much.

[@theww2enthusiast]

Great video, Happy Birthday Spooks

[@moroguin1331]

hey t 30 with the m 107 gun hell yeah

[@OVDestroyer]

Thanks for all the amazing content

[@RobertDecker417]

Happy Bday. Weird that you gave me the gift of the kickball sound effect.

[@ethancottingham4977]

Happy birthday spook! Hope the new place is treating ya good

[@ghostedghost29]

Happy birthday spookston ^w^

[@emmanuelsikolia6400]

Happy Birthday Spookston. You deserve a bagel.

[@AlexandruTiganus]

Spookstons birthday: Happy CAS-day Nordens birthday: Happy Bald-day

[@PaiSAMSEN]

I still love the fact this thing, along side the T29 and T34, doesn't have conventional commander seat. It instead have a full-size command throne at the back.

[@otakugamer5996]

Happy birthday Spookston 🎉

[@muhammadusmanrafique3517]

spookston, Im in your walls

[@hellsnight6]

This episode will forever be known as the Chipotle Incident. Happy Birthday boss, may you have a wonderful year

[@Trialsphere]

Happy birthday spookston!

[@mertisogluisoglu4537]

Big he shells always frustrated me as they almost always ignore armor.

[@lisahiebert-penner1191]

Yes. Happy birthday, you did good on this video

[@Dogeboio]

Happy Birthday Spookston!

[@galacticthreat3164]

Watching a Spookston video during my break in my 8 hour pharmacy shift is what brings me sanity. Happy birthday, and give the T54E1 a play, it’s still a menace in 2024

[@Divenity]

You had a quesadilla while you recorded the video, I had one while I watched it. Perfection.

[@johnnyboi1125]

“Yo look at that T-34 being so oblivious lol, good luck my friend- NOOOO!!!”

[@hehe-kc8gh]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPOOKSTON I LOVE YOUR VIDOES ❤️❤️

[@TeurastajaNexus]

Happy birthday, Spookston! Cheers from Finland.

[@ihymason]

my Grampa fought while in a t-34 pershing cool to see you playing this tank

[@NorvaVindrise]

>video about t30 >looks inside >quesadillas

[@user-jh4cq2rn8b]

The tiger 2 boi was smart af but he didn't seized the chance to kill you

[@KoRaG1]

Happy birthday spookston🎉

[@CareerGamer2012]

Little know fact the T-30 was actually designed for aggressive counter-battery missions

[@Larry5929]

Happy Birthday Spookston, hope you have a great day.

[@vap0rw1se]

No no, continue. The people want to see a Spookston Cooking episode.

[@Johnnie_Dench18]

Happiest birthday Spookston 🎉

[@sturmuwus4962]

Happy bday nice video :)

[@blitzkrieg5409]

birthday happy spookston!

[@DivvyDeluxe]

It's funny because when you said "I'll see you guys in like ten minutes," there were still about ten minutes left in the video. So you clarifying actually made me laugh.

[@winstonchurchill1300]

Happy birthday spookston!!!!!

[@connorross7349]

Happy birthday spook Love your vids man

[@TheRealFernancoTachanka]

Happy birthday Scareston, we wish you the best!

[@Goofer-gg2vk]

happy birthday Spookston!🥳

[@7ThePrimagen]

HAPPY BIRPETHDA SPOOKSTONNN :D

[@burts0021]

Your game play is really good man, I look up to you spookston

[@DominicTGGC]

Happy bday, hope you have fun. also you should make a vid on the new ush 405 gk

[@elitely6748]

Nice, Happy Birthday!

[@tnd1488]

Happy Birthday, Spook! Hope this year CAS would not be a trouble for you at all.

[@Tilly-xz9et]

Happy birthday Spookston Edit: forgot to mention last weekend I went to the US Army Heritage and Education Center in Carlisle, Pennsylvania and they have a bunch of tanks there with a lot of history things and I think (if you haven’t been there already) you would like to there because there is a lot of history (if your up for driving to Pennsylvania)

[@kacperglab5926]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPOOKSSSS

[@yureinobbie68]

I'm guessing it was anywhere between zero and one kills, before that guy got to drop your birthday present

[@sushmitriyanbasuli6889]

Happy birthday Spookston.

[@stryfeinaheadset8530]

Happy bday Spookston!

[@Ruger513]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPOOKSTON

[@Mister_Clean]

That PE-8 definitely just rushed the cap with an M22, J'ed out, and spawned in a bomber

[@nyatske]

Happy birthday lad! To another year of enjoyable videos from a game I don't play! Also my Grandfather has birthday tomorrow, so there's a possibility I'll randomly remember yours