The Most Pitiful Tank Destroyer

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ATGM vehicles in War Thunder haven't had the best luck recently. Gaijin nerfed their characteristics so that they're harder to control, but that isn't the problem with the Zachlam Tager. The Zachlam is based on the M3 halftrack and only carries six missiles, meaning it's both squishy and has limited endurance.
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The Most Pitiful Tank Destroyer

[@Spookston]

Hopefully the voiceover sounds a little better now

[@CallumBrennan-uk2df]

Day 7 of asking for Khriz-s only he

[@Mr.Aviation12121]

Can u do the amx 13 hot

[@austinlee8070]

Video 31 of asking for the finnish t28

[@mcpenguin001]

Play the wirbelwind our beloved wirbely spaa

[@user-rx1xr1qs5v]

day 2 of asking for the poor pathetic thing (low tier (1.0 or smth) french tonk destroyer)

[@temporarysam5657]

i heard you hate british vehicles, vehicles that do no damage and vehicles that are basically CAS magnets, so i think you should play the ratel 90; a gigantic british light tank with no armor, that only gets 90mm HEAT with a 7 second aced reload and that somehow always gets strafed by planes before it's even allowed to leave spawn (day 44)

[@Will14095]

I actually got my first nuke the ratel 90 lol I like it

[@Will14095]

I actually got my first nuke in the ratel 90 lol I like it

[@krisachitor]

wdym ratel 90 is great, the best one in 6.7-7.0 brit lineup

[@iraklituriashvili4139]

or the one ratel with atgm

[@randomman6357]

@@krisachitor no... the ratel 90 is literally BR 6.3, there are literally vehicles so much better than the ratel 90

[@CheezeSpartan]

I didnt know the type 60 ATM could get more ghetto but here we are

[@disturbedfan545]

Jewish tank and ghetto

[@pioneerridgeexpress4961]

Type 60 is worse than this 😂

[@L0uk0umaki]

@@pioneerridgeexpress4961 at least it has a 50cal

[@elkiane976]

@@L0uk0umaki I have 66 games in Type 60 ATM and let me tell you, it's worse

[@veritusahriman9720]

both are horrendously bad, but this one doesnt have the means to kill the type 60 atm from short range while the type 60 can wreck it. Battle of the crippled midgets essentially.

[@princesspupcake1269]

Damn, that XP-50 deadass said "F*cc you specifically", he didn't even LOOK at the Emil right next to you -- I didn't even notice it at first, but he IMMEDIATELY cratered after strafing you, holy hell.

[@robertharris6092]

A lot of CAS spammers just get salty and revenge kill the person that killed them. Notice he used a premium plane. He prob doesnt even play air battles or ever grinded the air tree.

[@linkmanplays]

best part is it's a revenge cas. it was the m36 he smited.

[@ThatTrafficCone]

15th time challenging Spookston to bring the Char 25t into an 8.3 lineup, and then incrementally increase the BR to find when the tank becomes unironically unplayable.

[@alexandreaudard4309]

Nah bro I need a light tank in my 9.3 lineup

[@RandomBoi-nd5zf]

Gaijin: it seems you got more than one kill per game, it must mean it's op and we'll be putting it up 1.3 br higher

[@TheGimpy117]

so basically every 6.7 USA tank. they need to stop looking at win rates and nerf CAS. USA has a CAS crutch

[@baz5042]

@@TheGimpy117but the US is nothing without its CAS. But yeah US CAS is insane in both this game, and most US CAS at 5-6.7 are P-51 and P-47 with bombs and rockets. They can easily defend themselves from other nations’ anti CAS fighters by just dropping them.

[@konna6130]

@@TheGimpy117 usa has one of the strongest 6.7 lineups when downtiered. id rather have a t26e5 in a full downtier than a tiger 2 or is-2. only an anti air is missing.

[@TheGimpy117]

@@baz5042 yes. If you don't play CAS you'll notice pretty fast that anything other than USA heavies and lights at 6.7 are bad. The Pershing is another awful way overtried tank. It deserves to sit with the Panther A, but is kept afloat in the stats by far to easy to spawn CAS.

[@twitchyflash333]

The missile apparently does NOT know where it is at all times.

[@mathiasscherrer7213]

I want to correct: not the but this specific missile 😅

[@rhystaylor851]

Spookston digging through a thesaurus to find another synonym for "bad" to describe yet another tank destroyer

[@connivingkhajiit]

"pitiful" isnt that hard of a word

[@A_menace_to_society69]

There is more vehicles in this game then there is pokemon. Yet somehow my guy specifically finds that one most unfun vehicle to play every damn time.

[@DerAlleinTiger]

But the Zachlam Tager is unironically one of the most fun vehicles at its BR. If you know how to use it, it's relatively small and fast (relatively) and the 'gun sight' is a pair of binoculars on a stick. That means if you find the right cover, all the enemy can see of you (or hit) is said pair of binoculars on a stick. The missiles really don't take much more than a bit of practice to use, and you're mostly fighting big, lumbering things like IS's and King Tigers. It's kind of hilarious, and also feels mean, to just smack a King Tiger with an ATGM from across the map while it can't even see you.

[@A_menace_to_society69]

@@DerAlleinTiger Quite debatable however count in all the revenge bombers/CAS after you. And I don't think the Zachlam Trager is going to survive a good strafe of an ok CAS user due to it's open top and exposed missiles. (Im pretty sure they explode when you shoot them).

[@DerAlleinTiger]

@@A_menace_to_society69 CAS is annoying no matter what, especially for any open-top. Though I don't believe I've ever had one of the missiles blow up on me from getting strafed. Not sure if that's luck or what, or I just didn't notice because I was going to be dead anyway. Still, I don't base how fun a vehicle is based on being strafed by CAS in it or not, because CAS is a scourge no matter what vehicle you're in. and no matter what BR you're at.

[@RedShocktrooperRST]

@@A_menace_to_society69i'm pretty sure that between its open top and being literally just an M5 Halftrack, literally every aircraft in its BR range can kill it. Whatever's not open topped on this thing is not .50-cal proof and Spookston did get a game at the start where he was on Germany's team vs. America.

[@konna6130]

@@DerAlleinTiger its only flaw that hinders its fun is the lack of ammo. 6 heat rounds is not enough ever, you basically need to camp on a captured site. that also means cas will always find you.

[@kaiotie1]

this vehicle brings a issue i never really thought about- if its one of those 1 cap game modes, you have really limited ammo, and you cant replenish it unless you are ON the cap... so if the enemy have it, and you are trying to fight for it and run out of ammo, you end up useless. like, you will have 0 ammo, and because you dont have the cap, you cant replenish ammo... and because you have no MG, and no other weapon you become a 0% contribution to your team... there should be a way to replenish ammo in your spawn.

[@GravityTrash.]

They are gonna "fix" that this summer I think it was

[@Goddoesnotexist5667]

I like this vehicle, but yeah the low ammo count isn’t helping the hard to control missiles

[@markusreed5447]

Same with Missile only AA like the strela or the ocelot, once you run out of them you can't fight Planes and even with ammo you can't fight tanks

[@jojojam753]

It was also funny with the Italian M42 Contraero. As your guns had no 2nd Belt, you needed to waste ammo if you wanted to replenish it. 40 rounds left? Well better dump them or you cant load any new one. Glad they at least fix that.

[@TheEpicNoob]

They should make it have extra rockets like the katausha

[@jackmio]

0:46 that noise of the balloon being launched from the javelin always kills me with laughter

[@anamationmax]

I love how once you have fired all your missiles, it just becomes a m3 half track surrounded by cas and tanks

[@V13per]

I had one of these on my team a few days ago. He didnt get a single kill and got killed by AA

[@AhAh-yh6es]

That was probably me I had the same experience

[@garrettmohr8439]

3:05 Spookston forgot about the M901 :(

[@minekrafines]

sadly, it is not in the regular tree :/

[@semiedgv]

It's a squad vehicle tho ​@@minekrafines

[@kontanaizumi]

@@minekrafines more of one then losat is

[@interpl6089]

It lowers the launcher when on the move so let's not count it...

[@zen6zen]

After removing ammo rack kill from it, it’s darn good TD.

[@shronkler1994]

8:36 that guy, tut17, was so mad that you killed him in a zachlam tager that he took out his xp 50 to suicide revenge strafe you

[@tidepodenjoyer763]

M901 is a US dedicated ATGM carrier and it is turreted.

[@DeosPraetorian]

For a less pitiful one, I would suggest the UDES 33

[@blockybuilder101]

I believe there's already a video on it dunno if it was before or after the br change

[@DeosPraetorian]

@@blockybuilder101 I looked through his channel and didn't see any videos on it

[@justmymage]

Day: I have lost count of asking Spookston to play the Marder A1-

[@cinnamonoa]

I quite liked spading the zachlam, only problem being anything open topped is marked for death after getting a minute into the game

[@k0dachr0me]

ngl i find the zachlam so underrated. i have a blast almost every time i bring it out

[@DerAlleinTiger]

Right? It's one of the most fun vehicles at its BR. I'm constantly torn between chilling at 6.0 with the M-51's or uptiering to 6.7 just for the Zachlam Tager.

[@anangrylumberjack1229]

I need to find a significant other who cheers me on the way Spookston cheers on his missiles in flight

[@bungwater1052]

The RakJPz 2 now gets researchable mouse guided missiles thankfully.

[@kimjanek646]

No way =O

[@bungwater1052]

@@kimjanek646 it's a tier 3 modification I believe, essentially the same missiles but mouse guided.

[@kimjanek646]

@@bungwater1052 Yeah I’ve unlocked it. Now it’s basically a better HOT 😵‍💫

[@_spooT]

that smg dude reminds me of Phly when he took out the Japanese Humvee SPAA. Said at least the passenger should have a hand gun sticking out of the window lmao

[@konna6130]

type 93 is a good aa now after the missile/lock buff.

[@obliviouz]

2:33 "As bad as this thing is, it could be worse..." as the missile flies 30° off-bore straight into a tree lol!

[@CecilioSprayetti]

This thing is definitely unnecessarily bullied. Its not as bad as people make it out to be. The worst thing about it is its ammo count, the rest is pretty manageable. Just be glad you didn't put the Type 60 in the poll because you know we would've picked it

[@fre_]

Good for him that he made a video on the ATM already lmfao

[@teyyo9745]

“This is a Zalchlam Tager” “DEAR GOD” “there’s more…” “NO”

[@phial7616]

youre one of my favorite guys who make videos mostly because no one can truly put the highs and lows of having fun and also suffering so real in this game. particularly the former because when its fun its fun but man. does it ever make me almost want to cry sometimes

[@Magicannon_]

I like how cheering on the missile makes it look like it gets more accurate.

[@Zapprz_]

I like how this truck literally has the scout binoculars

[@mamawau]

Spookston just spawn a single vehicle per match, that way you avoid all planes. You either die before planes start to spawn or the planes take you out anyway.

[@watercup5138]

"I was alive for 25 seconds!" War. War never changes *emotional music fades in*

[@jackdiesel3067]

Spookston: It could be a lot worse Tree: My time has come.

[@crunchtime6244]

Can you try to KV-1S? Peak of low-tier clubbing

[@bruhman5385]

Honnestly, the entire 4.0 RU lineup is busted as fck... -Goblin scout: BT-7A -MG AA: BTR-152D -Canon AA: ZSU-37 -Heavy backup: KV-1 -Downtier heavy: KV-1E -Uptier heavy: KV-1S -Medium backup: T-34 -Uptier med: T-34E STZ -Downtier med: T-34E -Sniper TD: SU-85A -Boomstick TD: SU-152 -Turret boomstick: KV-2 -Rocket launcher: Andrushya -CAS Bomber: IL-8 -CAS/CAP: I-185 -Dedicated CAP: Yak-9M Pick your poison LOL!

[@raumkhan4514]

loving the new variety of "dog with cartoon eyes" images

[@swissfreek]

2:19 We're not gonna talk about the *epic* point blank whiff from that TII...?

[@SemoventeDa]

Day 180 of asking Spookston to play the Semovente 75/46 M43 THE EFFORT DOESN'T STOP!

[@irokez2k]

"That was a King Tiger" - Spookston 21.04.2024

[@fevziarslan3386]

He didn't get surprised for the rocket hitting an object and passing through at 3:18 but hitting rock made him surprised a lot

[@sya_7489]

11:13 this is the most genuine maniac laughter i've ever heard, idk guys i think spookston is losing it

[@Tsirkon]

1:29 "...ramming him to death" *[Metal being hit noises]* *[Tom scream]*

[@everestsdriveway366]

I wont tolerate Zachlam hate, i freakin love this thing. Ive gotten like 6 kill games with this damn thing alone. Its hilarious to play this as a flanker and even as a assault atgm truck.

[@colbyuetake130]

Do you play with a controller? Because if you like playing it with mouse and keyboard you're a madman lmao

[@signs80]

I feel like it's overly hated, it's not amazing but beyond the ammo issue it's not bad either. You can hull down pretty easy in sniping spots and slap people with impunity until you're out of your 6 missiles lol

[@everestsdriveway366]

@@colbyuetake130 Keyboard mofo! These things are not terrible with keyboard. and yes my buddies think im crazy!

[@everestsdriveway366]

@@signs80 absolutely agree, this thing for me actually works great when you set ambushes or be aggressive with flanking. passive playstyle works less well for me.

[@colbyuetake130]

@@everestsdriveway366 thats crazy, I play with controller though and the vehicle is so much fun to use

[@holeefuk8535]

T-34: *eats 3 ATGMs* Soviet anthem: *INTENSIFIES*

[@jasoncrawford4929]

7:42 same energy as "MUSCLE, MUSCLE, MUSCLE, YEAH!" from oldspice

[@That_One_With_Hat]

Hey, Spook. I would really enjoy to see you play the Swedish Pvkv III. It has a decent 57mm APHE round with a 4 second (aced) reload rate, at BR 3.3. Love your videos. :)

[@messyjessem.3108]

"Did you forget me?" -Type 60

[@kacperusa2027]

FINALLY ive been waiting for so long for you to play the Zachlam Tager

[@owenvanscoyk3116]

3:22 you missed a golden opportunity to use the Steve Harvey “KILL‼️‼️” sound effect

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

Once the next season of the battle pass goes live & you have the vehicle in-hand, could a video on the Kungstiger (Swedish Tiger II P) be possible?

[@liladoodle]

Sweden's first heavy tank, and it's a premium.

[@ratcooninatank]

its just a tiger2p, just ask for a video on the tiger2p the teams when that thing is available will be about the same.

[@ratcooninatank]

@@liladoodle and sweden never used it, they shot it alot and drove it for a bit, thats it.

[@tykendrick8523]

Attempt 13 Challenge: For high tier support a nations MBT with its respective APC/IFV counterpart (ie Abrams/Bradley, T90/BMP2M, etc.) Challenge is keeping the other player alive and supporting it without stealing kills (breaking barrels, tracking, repairing, etc) it being a random should help make it interesting.

[@Sindarul]

Spookston is just on another level, man! I skipped this piece of... master class engineering because just by looking at it, I thought this will be a pain so I didn't even try it. And then comes Spook, casually ending #1 in the team :D

[@tetrisdutrou4051]

8:47 giving planes a separate BR for ground battle is still on the roadmap for the next major update so I'm hopeful

[@dmdwed]

Video 35 of asking Spookston to play the LAV-AD with Anti-Tank HEAT

[@KurosakiYukigo]

Anti tank High Explosive Anti-Tank?

[@dmdwed]

@@KurosakiYukigo yes

[@TKHarris1967]

Day 12 of asking for T-10M

[@hhale]

The song was "A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton. This vehicle was designed to fight in the desert/sparse, rolling terrain. In other words, mostly what you weren't getting.

[@timoriv4052]

6:34 drunk spookston is my favorite one

[@saintlime]

Spookston! You're so close! Almost a M3 GMC video :)

[@casataco]

Funny enough the CAS that strafed at 6:20 was actually the same T-34 that he hit 3 times but never destroyed. Love revenge cas kills so fun.

[@eckrion8310]

Fun fact about the Raketenjagdpanzer 2 I don't know exactly when but they gave it a researchable missle which is practically the same as the stock one it uses exept this that it's guided by the mouse and not the keyboard which makes it arguably a bit more versatile vehicle than the Raketenjagdpanzer 2 HOT since you can shot one rocket and then then the other one while the first one is being reloaded. Def worth giving a second try by those that played it back then when it had only the keyboard guided missles.

[@anttisinivuori5259]

I liked playing the Zachlam Tager as something to challenge myself with, and it can be very satisfying to play when you find a good spot. But at times it sure can be miserable. I play AB myself, so it of course benefits from mouse aiming for the ATGMs, and gets a very long replenishment of ammo after firing all missiles, even when not on cap. On the other hand, it is so much more easy to see even at a distance.

[@LiterallyRed0]

The video on the Zachlam Tager was amazing! I hope you consider making a video on the Bkan 1C or pbv 301. Both are amazing.

[@Jaonownal]

that was such an enjoyable video. love it

[@kenitoken6869]

You finally did the ZACHLAM TAGER

[@GarlicKnot5]

You actually did better in this than I expected

[@shaider1982]

In the old helicoptet sim game LHX, for some reason, the TOW missile ia guided manually by going to the missile's view point (TOW Cam).

[@panzerlite8108]

Zachlam Tager is good at one thing. It is exceptional at staying hull down and still able to aim. The sights are above the missiles, and they fire upwards. You can fire them from behind cover.

[@Teddymcfartson]

"All they have for ATGMs is the LOSAT" *M901 has left the chat*

[@brucesmith765]

Sorry the balloon sound for the missile is hilarious. It made me spit out my tea

[@dankoz6340]

This was one of the most frustrating vehicles I ever had but also one of vehicles I had the most fun on. The aiming feels less of a point and shoot plus with WASD you can do some trick shots. If you are familiar with the GMC line from America like me then it will a little sluggish but familiar. Also, scouting, a huge deal in this game. Finding this out was like seeing the Hellcat get scouting.

[@Active_Genesis]

Hey Spookston, I would love to see you play the other version of the Type 60 in the Japanese tech tree, the one that has two recoilless guns instead of the horrible middle launcher version. The Type 60 SPRG (C) just looks like it could be a blast to play with its massive amount of pin and two separate identical cannons!

[@JosephStalinRealOne]

Another spookston video, another great day

[@canned__meat]

That was at least as great as I imagined it would be :D

[@Nikolay_Slavov]

Spook "firing missiles at T-34" Slaps at the front of the T-34: "This Stalinium can absorb so much ATGM's"

[@blastering6002]

Dude your editor needs a raise and if its you man it was really nice xP

[@bruh_nation_bruh4409]

YOUR VIDS MAKE ME HAPPY 😭

[@IceGuadian]

this thing is actually really fun to use best spree i got with it was 9 kills once at 9.3 with it MCLOS is the most powerfull tool in the game but also most people dont have the patience to use it

[@ryana4939]

I actually like keyboard guided atgms I feel like they wander off less the mouse aim ones and with some practice you can be pretty potent with them.

[@leopard2a786]

I really don’t understand why gaijin doesn’t just add an extra game mode where it is GROUND VEHICLES ONLY. They literally have air rb which only allows planes, but then ground rb they just decided to add planes. Imagine if they allowed SPAA into air rb, people would not be happy.

[@space_designs]

You should play the ratel 20, let me describe it for you, If the warrior AFV had a father it would be the Fox. It's mother is the ratel 20.

[@randomguy477]

You should have a go in the Crusader III, it's small and has the 6pdr. Peak Spookston rat tank gameplay

[@Griffins998]

Spookston: this thing is terrible Also spookston: does better than I ever have

[@TheOneAndOnlyNat3]

The bulldog messing ur shot was hilarious

[@RassGames]

“We could be in a Type 60 ATM.” The most real thing ever said 😂

[@gigachad5563]

This has to be the funniest video so far

[@jeffg.c.8948]

Fun fact: the RakJPz 2 has an upgrade that gives you an upgraded version of the LFK ATGM, giving you SACLOS (mouse) control

[@latvianschizo]

Hey spookston! I suggest you try playing the T-55A sometime, I think it's a really good tank

[@LinkLaine]

i love manual control missiles because you can do trickshots and think about that as god blessing

[@10arron]

My wish has finally come true, thank you Mr Spookston

[@BillyCrabtree-ob6py]

I think you should play the type 60 sprg. It's tiny but it has a 106mm cannon on it. It's also pretty fast from what I've seen.

[@Soulless261]

Jeff called, he wants his bottlerockets back.

[@grey9803]

Honestly looks like a fun support/short range artillery vehicle

[@kevinbaboolal4225]

the zaclam taeger is actually very good if you position properly and aim the missles for critical areas

[@thexlonewolf671]

When it hits live, you should probably try the PLZ83-130. It’s a Chinese SPH that shoots the same APHE shell as Object 279. It also gets proxy-fuzed HE, so it should be good against planes, too.

[@gabrielmarghioalei1374]

Hey spookston, you should do a video on the T110E series. As far as I know didn't evolved past blueprints for most of them and a wooden mockup for the E5 variant. Those are seen in world of tanks, i played them but i would like to see a historical video on those please.

[@lucasboulanger5568]

Y'know, if you want a decent MCLOS ATGM carrier at the exact same BR, you have the AMX-13 (SS.11) which has the exact same missiles but only 4 of them (and a really good 75mm cannon with 6 seconds reload and good mobility)

[@XSpamDragonX]

The new holland map is actually awesome, the mall is probably my new favourite close quarters combat area.

[@TheJordan08]

I’d recommend spookston playing the flakbus because why not

[@mich421]

11:54 A normal gaijin employee is probably the same one who does BR balancing in the game

[@lector-dogmatixsicarii1537]

TrickZter. Average gaijin shitbox employee of the month.

[@ylofredbear5636]

I like that I never have much problems with playing the zaglam and am quite good at it

[@Albinospenguin]

I don't know if it will speak to anyone, but Gaston lagaffe, a carton character, once monted what i think were propane bottle on the top of his old car from the 30's in order to avoid gas prices rises. that's what it looks like, especially one of the panel shows the bottle being propulsed by accident into a cop bus.

[@moldplayer5432]

1:23 time to play Enlisted where you can go full Fury on them.