The New Best CAS Annihilator

[@Spookston]

I know I suck at planes please do not bully me :(

[@SeaLion-wu4lk]

Nah Ur thé best player 🔥🔥💯

[@affa_lol]

bullies

[@En1i1y]

It’s okay, we won’t but where is the Strv 103C Spookston :)

[@FinnishSmitty]

Still better than me.

[@KgaogelokhumoMojalefa]

Can you plz the G6 Rhino plz

[@monolith_sim_squad_veteran]

>jet video >look inside >HSTVL gameplay

[@Sten05]

You can't get plane without tonk gameplay

[@whohashamburger855]

@@Sten05 Heli rush into a jet

[@Cinco555WasTaken]

@@whohashamburger855ew

[@LunaLunara2904]

​@@whohashamburger855ur the ultimate evil

[@Juzevs]

>tank game mode >look inside >tanks

[@SpruceReduce8854]

I love how Spookston treats his missiles like they're pokemon

[@dasji2]

I do it to sometimes in air rb. Its something to cope with my bitterness of playing this game lmao

[@TangiersIntrigue]

NGL, that was both hilarious and endearing lol

[@spliffy98]

As you should

[@Janternal]

Gaijin casually recruiting FBI agents to spawn CAS whenever Spookston plays ground vehicles, and to take them down the moment he spawns in a fighter or in a SPAA:

[@SportyMabamba]

T H E Y C A N T K E E P G E T T I N G A W A Y W I T H I T

[@-----Alcatraz------]

FBI: Target has launched War Thunder. Its a 7.0 BR. Ok hes got one kill, get the planes ready.

[@Janternal]

@@-----Alcatraz------ 1-1 TO BROADWAY. HE'S ATTEMPTING TO HAVE FUN. REQUESTING AIR SUPPORT AT THE DESIGNATED COORDINATES

[@Nick-hm9rh]

The Rothschields actually

[@averyziglar4681]

​@@SportyMabamba😂😂 frfr

[@GipsyDanger41]

5:56 Betty: PULL UP, PULL UP Spookston: Guess ill dive straight down

[@thisguyyyyyyy2723]

5:56 “What’s this? Clouds? I think I will dive straight down!” Lmao

[@jb13611]

The complete disregard for the "pull up" as well.

[@Sten05]

It dont matter pull up or not fog maps should be removed they don't look cool because you literally have Can't see anything and it's not good for the game as you can't see anything

[@a.zrael_]

@@Sten05 I for one think they are pretty cool

[@Ikaros0153]

Its not fog, those are clouds around a mountain ​@Sten05

[@karl_franz_prince_and_emperor]

Iranian heli pilots

[@Juel92]

They've actually kinda nerfed CAS sometime earlier this year. It's waaay more common with maps with haze nowadays. Makes it harder to see ground targets (sometimes much harder).

[@keelled]

and they gave some brit tanks a proper reverse gear

[@user-si5fm8ql3c]

Haze just means the fighters take longer to find my HS129B, meaning i can sneak an additional kill or two in

[@samadams2203]

And it was a great change. The same map can play a bit differently with different weather and there are more clouds now which makes air-to-air more interesting too.

[@iwhu707]

@@samadams2203Especially in Ground RB where planes don’t get indicators for their position

[@Juel92]

@@user-si5fm8ql3c If there is enough haze aircraft look white instead of black. Can be easier to see than usually tbh.

[@iBlameRiya]

Pookie Playing JETS???

[@Vipixz109]

🤨

[@Mr_bad_iDEA]

pookie?

[@youknowwhoelseisthehonoredone]

🤨🤨🤨

[@Star_Spangled_Man_With_A_Plan]

Spookie pookie

[@MaxxFujikawa]

Brother?

[@cabbageashthe1st594]

2:49 I dont wanna sound like I didnt enjoy the video, but this part literally mentally flashbanged me

[@kiktik2413]

yk where i can find the video?

[@AshVQ35]

@@kiktik2413did u find it

[@nico5618]

@@kiktik2413 ditto

[@crazy_badger400]

Man, i need that video of the mig 23 "thats why yo shoes raggety"

[@AshVQ35]

Did u find it

[@petrwolansky8088]

5:10 I love how it does nothing to the ammo but kills the crew behind it

[@aiedenoldstien9751]

He was shooting a T-80. You know, because Gajin gives Russian tanks "Spall Liners" before the actual ones that get it.

[@xnopyt13]

@@aiedenoldstien9751I think nato tanks got it as well, even some light tanks

[@vekst]

@@aiedenoldstien9751 You do realize that multiple other tanks that arent Russian got spall liners too right?

[@aiedenoldstien9751]

@vekst TWO other tanks. Plus the way I worded what I was saying was implying all the Spall liner tanks. Including the ones that should have it. *The new American and British tank.*

[@aiedenoldstien9751]

@@xnopyt13 They do, but Gajin doesn't put them in.

[@KenMochii]

They fixed it already in a recent hotfix, but I love the bugged out ammo replenishment on 10:30.

[@Ciasiab-san]

I was like No way he reloads that fast

[@vegetablefeces7368]

nah he got the "crew on meth" booster its very rare

[@snipermaninside]

This might be a little bit unrelated to top tier but i once had a Shot Mk8 shell bounce off a M4A1 center hull at a slight hull position truly solid shot and sabot is unpredictable EDIT: the British tech tree being a complete hit or miss is the main reason why I skipped both rank 1 and rank 2 vehicles with the good old TOG II until I could get up to rank 3 one of the very only british vehicles imo that's actually justifiable

[@Star_Spangled_Man_With_A_Plan]

Definitely one of the munitions of all time

[@aiedenoldstien9751]

That's because Gajin is focused on making Russian explosive filled rounds better.

[@quadri31]

I had the Comet's sabot round bounce of a chaffee's front plate once, it was looking straight at me

[@SydneySighs]

I had a Soviet 85 bounce off my front plate of my M4 Tipo IC one time

[@bigturn1051]

@@aiedenoldstien9751German aphe isnt really good?

[@danielc.284]

Spookston saying "Yeah buddy, good one!" to his Sidewinder is not where I expected to get my daily dose of wholesome today. Also finally had a game where I swear half the team was asleep. Snuck around with a T-34 and just...oh hey there's 5 kills. Lost the game but it was really funny!

[@jdreyes3745]

All the time playing the Chaparral has conditioned him to be nice to the missiles...

[@generalmcshooty397]

Y'know what else is a CAS annihilator? The AS-42/47.

[@_thisnameistaken]

honestly an incredible vehicle. it’s like an object 906 but for low tier italy. ok gun, good reload, good mobility and low profile. I played it last night and got lots of 8-15 kill games

[@KarmelKoloredKilla]

@@_thisnameistakensame lol, that thing is way underrated

[@casematecardinal]

@@_thisnameistaken ok gun? The 906 has almost a good penetration as the crappy apds the m60aos gets

[@thedandy6765]

they meant the as-42/47 has an ok gun the 906 has a great gun @@casematecardinal

[@TheGoober404]

10:28 comedic timing for him to resupply of of his ammo at light speed

[@xm8239]

Spookston making an aircraft focused video? the CAS has truly driven him insane

[@biggiecheese7562]

>Want to watch F-15 gameplay >Looks inside >HSTVL video

[@Jerry-cg9ni]

Literally just top comment bro... do better.

[@unimportanthandler]

I was getting eepy but Spookston uploaded. Now I’m wide awake in a very happy mood, Dankeschön Spookston ❤

[@OrileyOwnage]

das sind doch zwo Wörter

[@TrepidDestiny]

Even though the Abrams didn't get spall liners (much to my chagrin) I have noticed a boost in it's survivability This is even reflected in the protection analysis, as an APFSDS pen doesn't become a giant shotgun blast to the whole interior like it used to. Pre patch a pen to an Abrams might as well have been an APHE round.

[@Wotplaya4]

So it's not just me... hm, because I noticed this also on the dev server, to a more extreme degree, where all APFSDS just spalled less. I now pretty much can't kill the entire turret crew anymore with one shot at the very bottom of the hull. Before I could, which was admittedly rather sad to begin with.

[@TrepidDestiny]

@@Wotplaya4 I think it was a stealth buff. I don't recall seeing any mention of it in the patch notes, but it was definitely something I immediately noticed. Maybe they were throwing the US a bone since they seem to refuse to give us spall liners lol.

[@Wotplaya4]

@@TrepidDestiny Not sure if it's only against the Abrams however. On the dev server it was incredibly noticeable that all darts did less against everything. The AI enemies were just soaking APFSDS rounds. Anyways, it helps those who did not receive spall liners so there's that. However it's still not totally impossible to completely nuke the turret crew, but much less so. I'm now mostly just looking forward to the promised devblogs regarding the Abrams (and chally 2) armor reports. Though I can totally imagine it won't lead to anything happening.

[@lightleft3626]

I really like the part around 2:50 , it gives me something beyond the game itself

[@planesrkool2727]

Not as bad as the Foxbat

[@kiktik2413]

yk where I can find a link to the video?

[@planesrkool2727]

@@kiktik2413 look up gulf of sidra 1989 footage

[@AshVQ35]

@@kiktik2413did you find it?

[@kiktik2413]

@@AshVQ35 no :(

[@wingcommanderbob8268]

5:50 Betty gave you plenty of time to avoid that

[@STORMTROOPER-vo1wn]

The F-15 being used as it was intended is great to see, meaning sweeping the skies clean of enemy planes so ground forces can do their thing uninterrupted

[@Fancy_Frost]

F15 GPWS: PULL UP! PULL UP! PULL UP! Spookston: huh

[@ieatplastic2367]

we need a defyn collab sometime to ensure maximum CAS eradication efficiency

[@comradevlad7459]

Spookston fighting the T-80 series: ammo is inert, i refuse to explode Me playing T-80 series: op your ammo was sneezed on from 30 m away your whole ammo rack and fuel tanks exploded

[@devinhallsworth5531]

"Just a casual 41 year difference in construction time." Aka, what it feels like being a tiger main playing against soviet cold war tech.

[@FinnishSmitty]

Love that you don’t use bushes, and the content! Video 7 of asking for Sho’t Kal Dalet

[@matchc0635]

Seeing him playing modern planes are like witnessing a creature of all time

[@LimeInDisguise]

Day 49: Spookston you should play the russian traktor tank destroyer, the Zis-30, its so hilarious to play with its wacky suspension and to use in an uptier

[@dantem4119]

Oh my god the mig23 bit completely caught me off guard lmao

[@RandomHui]

in case if you're wondering why the BMP-2M at 11:50 whiffed all of its shots, it was because of its piss poor gun depression

[@dbzfanexwarbrady]

The Radar might be good but we still using relativly early Aim-7 sparrows in game, when facing the ground they tend to have a tendancy to just lose connection

[@jaek__]

that's all radar missiles, the 7M is a fairly modern variant of the Sparrow and has ground clutter rejection, though it doesn't have the DL or optimized trajectories or pathing of an P/MH

[@dbzfanexwarbrady]

@@jaek__ the 7M is 1982 , thats not reletivly modern thats 42 years ago

[@jaek__]

@@dbzfanexwarbrady that is modern for a 7M, a non modern Sparrow would be one from the 70's like a 7F, the P/MH are only older by a few years or decade at most, the AIM-120A is well over 30 years old, so is the B you can't really get much more modern than a 7M other than a few years of development and even then the later models really wouldn't do much for sparrows in game

[@supermarinespitfire3760]

i really dont understand radar missiles in the game in general. like half the time when i get a lock on a enemy with radar the missile just doesnt wanna lock/ become red circle it just stays my reticle colour all the time for no reason

[@Panocek]

@@supermarinespitfire3760 Radar lock isn't the same as missile lock. In simplest of terms radar missiles are head on only. Sparrows are notoriously easy to notch (flying sideways) to break their tracking, even if radar lock is solid. Tracking in side or rear aspect depends on target altitude, but in general you want to be much closer to the enemy to the point you might as well toss a IR missile.

[@soldiert0144]

i like how that now gaijin added spall liners the HSTV-L does even less damage now. honestly quite incredible. (should go down to like 10.0)

[@casualspawnpeeking3680]

spall liners also make the M3A3 infinitely more unbearable than it already was when I get a max up tier

[@EnterpriseKnight]

"you can't preflare 20mm bullets can't you" I'mma steal this one.

[@Miratesus]

Halo 1 flood music at 4:42, Gave me some sweet ptsd 🤩

[@panzerdespenser9030]

"Pull up! Pull up!" Spookston: Nuh-uh- *promptly dies to floor*

[@mustafasattar8452]

My 43th attempt at asking spookston to play the t26e1-1 super pershing

[@ceres_mars8137]

9:21 He's talking about the voice warning system's nickname "Bit**in' Betty"

[@thedungeondelver]

I'm pretty sure that T90 kill in the HSTV-L means Gaijin will nerf it. Again.

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

I'm surprised that you've not done a video on the Type 99 already, the L15A2 HE round is so good & it's another SPH meme machine.

[@liladoodle]

I mean, OddBawZ did make a video on it & showed how much of a meme (In a positive connotation, mind you) the vehicle is.

[@bayuaziz3641]

Hi spook, i think you should try the amx 10 m, it's basically a saint chamond with atgm but it's fairly good at it's br, hope you get some fun with it

[@jackzhang8677]

The Sparrow will explode if it can’t see the target. Make sure the reticle goes red before firing. Also be aware of how the target is maneuvering before firing. The AIM-7M has an inverse mono pulse seeker so it has look-down capability, but it filters out the aircraft’s radar returns from ground clutter by Doppler analysis, so if it is flying perpendicular to you and the aircraft’s radar is looking downward, you run the risk of the target “flying through the notch” and breaking radar lock after launch. If the aircraft is turning erratically, suddenly flying perpendicular can notch your radar, so don’t engage with a sparrow unless you just want to force them to go defensive. It’s also been widely complained about that radars with look down capability are losing lock against aircraft that aren’t notching when they shouldn’t be. The thing is that even if this bug occurs for a split second, the moment the missile loses lock (whether it should or just because of buggy game logic) it will explode.

[@celi3437]

I think Spookston would have fun if he plays the M2A2

[@SportyMabamba]

0:00 - 07:00 “We must imagine Spookston happy”

[@gustanut2209]

This is a massive gamer moment. Continue you the great work Mr spook. Hope you are feeling well!

[@harry-John785]

There is nothing that brings me more unadulterated rage than the hstvl

[@Mean_Beans_]

spookston playing planes is so nice to see ngl

[@adamm4766]

Spookston missed the perfect opportunity to use the Simpson’s “That’s one nice Grill. WHY DOESN’T MINE LOOK LIKE THAT!” On the Gajin market camo.

[@foz9470]

🥰 it's quite satisfying to watch some spawn CAS to counter CAS purpose, you're doing god work. Hope you feeling better soon

[@Orangefan77]

Calling the F-15A CAS is certainly.... a decision

[@dbzfanexwarbrady]

F-15 is CAS?

[@foz9470]

I’m not really familiar with air vehicles so i just call all plane/heli CAS in general xD

[@SqaurebearSqaurebear]

@@foz9470yeah historically the f15 has been a a2a only aircraft with the f15e having some a2g munition

[@proofostrich9061]

@@SqaurebearSqaurebear”Some” a2g munition? Brother it is called the Strike Eagle for a reason

[@Blurr_VR]

Maby when you hear “pull up Pull up” you should probably pull up

[@nezhaprime6195]

I need a link to that mig23 video

[@chikinnungetsucks1801]

i NEED that video at 2:50 you don't understand how much I need that

[@kiktik2413]

me 2, lmk if you find it

[@Owlzz_]

13:36 straight from horror movie

[@dyncoder]

10:30 How fast do you want to replenish your ammo? yes

[@foe111]

Yo can you do the ASU-85?? It’s rly good and I think it will fit your play style fr

[@Yrxy_Diamond]

8:00 “You never one-shot hitting ammo but fuel” *Ammunition load burnt*

[@Panocek]

15:18 - Sparrows and radar missiles in general are target altitude dependent when it comes to keeping rear aspect lock. And then Sparrows, unlike R24R/R27R/R27ER don't have inertial guidance to take over in event of brief loss of contact, thus they self destruct.

[@twitchyflash333]

Nothing like having your plane yell at you the entire time

[@gampexhd5672]

Day 14 of asking for Leopard 1

[@Rip_Paul]

Dude even if how is he going to give you

[@swissfreek]

2:11 That new sabot animation is really whacky. I still haven’t gotten used to it.

[@globalvirtualmilitary2051]

2:50 where can I find that MiG-23 video lmao, I laughed so hard at that

[@kiktik2413]

lmk if you find it, I want it too

[@AshVQ35]

@@kiktik2413did u find it

[@thegunguy7513]

did you find it?​@@kiktik2413

[@gavincross5719]

@@kiktik2413Did you ever find it?

[@NovaNeedsTherapy]

Putting somebody in the commander seat of the HSTV-L is just murder at this point

[@YapbreakOne]

Spookston: "CAS players are so braindead!" Also Spookston: *Uses an AIM-7 point blank against a helicopter*

[@Drefsab]

What's that meme video around 2:52? Never seen it before.

[@kiktik2413]

lmk if you find it, im looking for it too

[@Unknown-he8ej]

thinking of the hstv-l, i think it would be funny if you played the italian vcc 80/60. it has a reload of 2 seconds, but i can't decide if it is good or not

[@Adam-hi3vg]

he already played it I'm pretty sure

[@casematecardinal]

Its pretty good. The lower br and better armor helps.

[@thecrab2791]

i frequently bring it to 10.0, and used to take it out at top tier. Anything is better than the ariete lol

[@Unknown-he8ej]

@@Adam-hi3vg oh yeah, he did. thanks for telling me!

[@turtledovechen176]

i use to play a lot of CAP with jet like the F-4EJ Kai or Mig-23MLA, but after Pantsir been added it have become so hard to do, trying to fight an air battle with multiple aircraft when there is a 18km mobile no fly zone on the ground is just a struggle so i just play top tier air RB and mid-low tier ground now, been having tons of fun

[@aiedenoldstien9751]

Gotta love that Gajin will add a Russian AA that for some reason is just better than anything. While not giving any other nations anything on par. Though Russian mains will just say "Skill issue" rather than addressing the real problem that Gajin does.

[@turtledovechen176]

@@aiedenoldstien9751 Gaijin dev A: what if we add a SPAA, that have range that cover the enemy air spawn, have 12 SAM shot without need to reload, and have guns for close-in use or killing tank Gaijin dev B : sound lame, what else can it do Gaijin dev A : we add it at the same BR as FlaRakRad(which we will nerf), and just a tiny bit higher than the otomatic Gaijin dev B : brillant

[@aiedenoldstien9751]

@turtledovechen176 There isn't enough of the devs praising Putin or Stalin as they make the decision to add the op Russian things, but you got their reactions to adding it right

[@turtledovechen176]

@@aiedenoldstien9751 and the really brilliant part is, there is no vehicles that is on par with Panstir IRL, the "all in one SPAA vehicle" is something basically only Russian do, all the other major power switch to multi vehicles platform long ago Gaijin could've add Tor for Russia, but they added Panstir, insured there is little chance other tree could get vehicles that is on par, because there is none IRL

[@Marshmellowman47]

4 yr old vrs 41 yr old who wins?

[@KV-2_Death_Stare]

Gaijins wallet

[@Marshmellowman47]

@ 😭🙏

[@user-mk6qr1wq4b]

Every War Thunder air player knows that mountain and clouds in the spawn of that Vietnam map

[@SkyChaser-]

What is cas?

[@clydedoris5002]

Close air support

[@StarCreatura]

Spookston playing planes is something that feels like the most greatest "hero turns into a villain" moment of all times

[@kiel_3222]

Kinda surprised there's still no Random Spookston Noises compilation out there tbh...

[@slavanatorblyat7975]

PLEASE SPOOKSTON LET ME WORSHIP AND SERVE YOU

[@EATSxBABIES]

Bright side about the HSTVL, its not effected by spall liners. Its had that debuff for years.

[@theol.1988]

Its so cute seeing Spook struggle with the Sparrows so much. They are so ridiculously OP in GRB cause nobody knows how to notch, use them more.

[@meVladowski]

10:30 his ammo fills up instantly lol

[@TomTheCheckers]

It sounded like you had fun man. Glad to see it

[@6n9yk]

system: pull up pull up spookston: idc *dies* spookston: wasnt expecting that

[@Miikkii_21]

bro just showed us that when you fight plane 2 generations older you will win XD

[@Colbsters979]

Spookston when the plane says pull up it’s generally a good idea to pull up 😂

[@pershing3346]

I'm so happy to watch Spookston suffer for MY enjoyment!

[@Oxynidum]

15:19 betty screaming eject eject, then aoa, completely forgetting he has no wings, no elevators, and that his airframe has massive holes all over

[@marcogaggioli9254]

I never thought you’d become what you have sworn to destroy, rather, what you had…

[@mrsteel250]

CAP in ground RB is one of my favorite things, encourages BVR, trying to stay away from SAMs and the lack of markers makes stealthier gameplay much more viable, and I’ve had some of my best real match dogfights in ground rb

[@BconBee]

ur wt decal fits my abrams pretty well, keep it up

[@cpt.squiggly8004]

Spookston spawns in the clouds... A smart man climbs out of the clouds... This man DIVES THROUGH THEM

[@cloudy7937]

I'm a conscript working in an air base and it's wild how when I first started playing this game it literally had a tier system from 1 to 20, now the teams straight up look like they launched from our runways

[@cowboykirby3185]

F-15 video: *looks inside* HSTVL

[@sososocrates7183]

Thanks Spookston. Most of the time I don't even need to watch the whole video, just the meme, in order to understand Gaijin's predicament.

[@Taluien]

"Ah yes, Spookston hates this tank." - "How can you tell?" - "He got a nuke with it."

[@cowmeatius7151]

If you want another really good anti-cas, play the me163. It's more maneuverable than any plane at 8.0, and faster. But it only gets 2 minutes of fuel in ground rb unfortunately

[@frosty_shiba4311]

“Maybe a sparrow will work better” 💀💀💀

[@casualspawnpeeking3680]

Personally my favorite CAS annihilation tool is the strela-10m2 absolutely cracked missiles that make easy work of any goober trying to lob gbu's

[@hiruko2373]

This is my 20th attempt at asking spookston to play the Canadian leopard. You love it when spook plays anti cas

[@samueldamuel1689]

idk if anyone noticed but spookston forgot to use chaff lmao

[@PingasRemixer]

FYI to kill helis use mavericks, they lock from miles away and are impossible to break lock unless the heli notices and dips down

[@mster8282]

10:29 how did you reload so fast?

[@XSpamDragonX]

I like when you try to use flares against radar missiles.

[@rare_kumiko]

Laughed my ass off at that CV90120 you suddenly crashed into in smoke. Also, man, high tier in general looks so unfun. Except for the part of using an F-15 in GRB to kill planes that looks fun.

[@xserriuss]

how do they not realize a shit ton of missiles with 40g overload and great flight performance and being able to do a fucking cobra or kvochurs bell would be balanced at 12.3

[@Iden_in_the_Rain]

The F-15 doesn’t have any of those in game except for I guess a lot of missiles (but of course the Russian equivalent gets more)