The Worst Rat Tank In War Thunder

War Thunder devs have been adding a lot of ratty light tanks as of late, but not all of them are good. The German Luchs A2 is supposed to be similar to the XM800T or Wiesel, but is a lot slower, weakly armored, and massive.
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The Worst Rat Tank In War Thunder

[@Spookston]

Decal link: tinyurl.com/42thwzv3

[@Ksoskdkd-l9m]

T44 WHEN

[@gauth7313]

can you play the amr 35 zrt (french 1.0 td) it's a very fun rat with good mobility (day 5 of asking)

[@BananaThunderReal]

Is-3 pwease?🥺🥺

[@AdamOld-d4d]

Can you play retal 20 atgm at 6.7

[@sukhbilgvvdee8373]

Yay im early

[@theballingboi5360]

The crying Saul Goodman face over the tank in the pre-game is so perfect

[@ArealGameBoy]

For anybody wondering 5:38

[@CrustyCanonBall]

A light tank that has a good cannon and excellent mobility is the Radkampfwagen 90, day 63. ( You didnt play it yet)

[@tolkien2013]

That would be the dream if he played it 😭

[@ChickenCurryYoinker]

The RATkampfwagen

[@nicktasteless360]

the TAMs are good bro

[@TylerMand]

​@nicktasteless360 when I play the Tam it seems like the enemy team can't hear me or something. Since it has a rear mounted turret it's also great at reversing out of cover and going back in quickly

[@sovietdz15]

@TylerMand it is actually pretty silent especially when there's a lot of chaos around

[@chilldeen4590]

7:04 bro actually did it after years of saying that he would, I'm proud of you spooks

[@Tr4wnet]

Seemed to be a minor thing ngl

[@aiden487]

Now he just needs to remember to switch his gun when he plays the BMDs

[@MrTeddy12397]

imagine doing that instead of just binding them to separate keys

[@chrissclater3890]

If Luchs could kill...

[@hampter3845]

lone refrence

[@matthewgill8332]

HA

[@AuGTN01]

Horrible, absolutely horrible

[@umpaumpagt841]

baby im the fashion demon

[@c-rod512]

baby i’m the fascist demon

[@Squeaky_Ben]

Thank you for playing this abomination. My father used to be a gunner on it and I have been pestering you for a while.

[@MaticTheProto]

Irl this thing was so much more capable, it sucks to see it crippled in game

[@RalphyRoots]

Wheel phyisics in this game are so confusing and stupid yet I love the random tricks they do

[@YourBoyLarry2]

You really have to play this tank, its the FV4202. A british medium tank that is very modern looking because it's actually an early protoype of the Chieftain. It has a 20pdr gun and its quite fun (day 53)

[@iboopy.1]

Fun? British tank? LIAR!

[@miichanneki]

British!!

[@CanadianBacon9719]

To be fair one shouldn’t expect a criminal lawyer to do well against armoured vehicles 5:44

[@shronkler1994]

Germany has like, a billion vehicles at that B.R. range with a 20mm cannon. It's beyond me why Gaijin decided to add another, let alone WORSE, 20mm-armed platform. At the same B.R., no less. Surely there were other vehicles that could've been added, for B.R. ranges and tech trees that needed them.

[@tobiasleiminger5920]

It is an iconic tank, among soldiers it is famed for its astonishing quietness. That might be a reason.

[@sleepdeprived4867]

One explanation: Reddit. I kept seeing so many comments and post about this damn thing and how "unique" it is to add

[@guvyygvuhh298]

The upsides it has over the other 20mm gremlins at 7.3-7.7 is apds over the marder and more ammo than the wiesel which is kinda sad tbh lol It shares the br with the btr 80 and im not quite sure which is worse, btr has 82 pen (can pen american tanks in the side) but way less ammo, way worse rof (its not even good as spaa), worse flexibility (5° of gun depression, half the turret traverse speed a third of the gun elevation speed) and its also slower

[@Optimusprime56241]

@guvyygvuhh298 atleast the BTR can kill things lol

[@calcosPR]

​@guvyygvuhh298 I still see waaaaay more kills against planes and regular tanks from the BTR. In fact, all I've seen Luchs' in the kill feed is on the wrong side

[@Martonosaur]

Attempt 10 at asking Spookston to play any latewar German tank but without Parts, FPE, limited ammo and limited fuel (amount determined by a timer), and the lowest level crew you have to simulate the latewar german experience.

[@SemoventeDa]

Giorno 66 of asking Spookston to play Lancia R3o (100/17), the best truck ever made.

[@Ghostmaxi1337]

Interesting vehicle, but absolutly not best truck ever made. There are so many others way better, like the DB L 4500A, which also had a bunch of guns, be it 5 cm Flak 41 L/61, 3,7 cm Flak 36 L/57, 2 cm Flakvierling 38 L/65 or some other field mods.

[@jamesrules7081]

​@@Ghostmaxi1337 bro really went "erm akshually" to an obvious joke

[@Rickardo9828]

I think a part of why it's at such a high BR is because Gaijin is terrified of accidentally doing the same thing as with the Fox, it was crazy at 7.0 and honestly it's still really good at 7.7

[@TheGraySeed]

I think Gaijin just do coin flips on whether an IFV/Recon with an autocannon gets to be a ~7.0 light tank or ~5.0 SPAA, just like how they initially was going to put BTR-80A on 5.3(?) as an SPAA.

[@ivanthegod49]

7:05 you know there are other keys in your keyboard

[@LisekuTheFox]

5:41 Bombs ruining your day? Better Call Saul!

[@ampa-3612]

You should play the ASU-85. I can assure you that it has been designed and constructed with the utmost care, providing the user with a truly unique experience while wielding it's powerful cannon.

[@buerodealtovalor9012]

Probably the worst TD ingame if you consider the trade offs for the cannon (should be 5.7 btw)

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

And then there is direct upgrade (Su-122-54). It cannot be airdropped, however.

[@Giacomo020189]

Dude driving that thing it's a pain in the ass is sooo slow

[@MemerDM]

Day 6 of IT-1, one of the best TD in Soviet tech tree, mostly because it actually has decent depression and can fire-on-the-move.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

It actually isnt supposed to be fired at move. The gunner on initial prototype was just THAT good.

[@nov4rus579]

A tank that can be a rat but be better in every way is the Type 87 SPAAG

[@Bomber-kc9bi]

Congratulations on the 500K! You deserve it and I think we all deserve an IT-1 video, it’s one of my favorites and the first tank I put a talisman on!

[@v1x4z]

14:41 Spookston turns into a gnome

[@theroadstopshere]

Low-res jpegs of happy puppies and scheming rats spike my dopamine, thank you Spookston and editors

[@hidroskii--5282]

If you also want another horrendous IFV, look at one of Japan's first Toyotas: the Type 87 RCV (P). It has great speed, and that's where the benefits end. Plus it too has a 20mm autocannon that has a max 65mm pen at 7.7 with no line-up to its name.

[@saisyuumaho]

If you look a little higher at 8.0, there's a very funny lineup with three R2Y2s in it, and the 87(p) is the star ground vehicle of the show. But otherwise I do agree, it's a pretty painful vehicle all things considered. That said, the production type 87 sitting at 9.0 feels significantly worse imo; the 25mm darts are *nice* but you sacrifice the stabilizer and even more mobility, and trying to play peekaboo and perform ambushes with a large wheeled vehicle made of paper with no reverse speed and a turning radius of jupiter just feels like way too much effort to be worth it.

[@PopeRocket]

"So, Mr. Uh," The therapist looks at her notes. " 'Spookston?' I have extensive experience with PTSD in the combat veteran communit- ... War Thunder? A video game? I.. see."

[@death22_fighter27]

Attempted 26 on wanting Spookston to play the british rat known as the scimitar

[@donalddduc]

the thermal has been unbound. my spookston viewing sunglasses have now been tossed to the side

[@S28426]

That 20mm is just so anaemic, it's a pain in the ass on the Marders but at least those have MILANs

[@red_bootz2994]

Day 180 You should play a tank with hydropneumatic suspension (recommend the MBT-70) But the catch is you have to drop the suspension as low as it can go for the whole match.

[@D3m0n1c4t]

When this thing came out I already had the gepard so I didn't have to grind for it. I consider that a miracle

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

Same. Literally grinded it as it was beign added to not grind another pointless vehicle that i dont want or need in future (its literally downgraded Weasel/Marder).

[@cl3matis]

Spookston... the Breda 90/53 calls... the Italian 90mm beckons... video 33

[@Gary-number31415]

You know what is fun? The 75/34 M43 Italian tank destroyer. And no, I’m not talking about the 4.7 M43 that you’ve already played, I’m talking about a 3.3 M43, which still has 100mm of frontal armour.

[@RalphyRoots]

Love Spookstons little gremlin evil laughter, sounds like a goblin or garden hose statue

[@barryj3748]

ok now that you played this, we need to see the BTR-80

[@RalphyRoots]

Can't have 1 single match without CAS, Spookston is cursed with CAS

[@vgames1543]

I once again humbly request a fully bushed up Sturmtiger gameplay.

[@eugenioberti7336]

Giorno 60 of asking spookston to play the magnificent ikv 91-105 🇸🇪. VEEEERY good tank, it just melts whatever you shoot at. Cheers from Italy

[@KhalifahMuhd1010]

Its that bad, i never ever seen it in a match. NEVER! Its so rare, somehow i saw more e100 than this.

[@alexturnbackthearmy1907]

Also there is a lot of rare tanks lately. I met few E-100`s and even one IS-7, despite not seeing one in years.

[@temporarysam5657]

since you said the ratel 90 wasn't bad, you should play the objectively awful ratel version; the ratel 20. it has the same bad mobility as the 90, but with the same weapons as the marder IFV, which doesn't sound bad at first, until you realise you're expected to fight king tigers and jumbo pershings with 7 ATGMs that do barely any damage and reload slowly, and an autocannon that can't even pen a panther's side (day 47)

[@Sascha5]

*worse mobility, somehow

[@dieseljunky883]

Holy heck, I didnt realize how much your channel blew up. Congrats man!

[@unholyevangelist442]

Community: Add the luchs add the luchs! Gaijin : Alright *Adds the wrong one*

[@timarmbruster6693]

In Germany the Luchs is well known for scaring recruits, because it can approach witchout almost any noise.

[@HugoVanEs]

CONGRATS ON 500K SPOOKSTON!!!!!

[@nicolayordanov9799]

Pathetic attempt number 107 at getting Spookston to play the Churchill VII

[@Karter_Blackpaw]

Spookston: complains that the tank is awful despite getting 6 kills with it every match. Me: struggles to get 2-3 kills per match with any type of tank.....

[@shingoblin4218]

Video (23) of asking spookston to do a randomized challenge. Essentially a wheel decides almost everything. List of wheels: -A wheel that decides the nation. -a wheel that decides how many vehicles (1-3). -A wheel that decides the BR. (Maybe like a 1-2 br leniency) -A wheel that decides what vehicles (air or ground). Either reroll before every match or just do it once, your choice. (If you would like me to make the wheels to save you the suffering of making them I would gladly do that.)

[@Enemy0fMine1415]

Spookston: I'm being blessed today Me: CAS might have something to say about that...

[@Stelarius-c5p]

You should try the AMX 10P its a french ifv hided in AA, its classified as one but it actually has scouting and APDS

[@pitfallharry]

6:25 How will spooky wriggle his way out of this situation now?? *Spookston wriggles his way out* Ah. Never the less!

[@liladoodle]

Day nine of asking Spookston to play the M16/43 Celere Sahariano.

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

Don't quit now, keep it up man.

[@Ossuum]

The biggest issue with Luchs is that it's a light tank, not a SPAA. *One* thing it's better than Wiesel at is shooting at planes cause of gun elevation angles, and that's underminded by lack of access to ammo box.

[@Dannyroseowo]

"This is so depressing, im so sad" he says while giggling like a little kid.

[@StarkRaven59]

This is also the Type 87 RCV(P) experience. It's the same gun as the Wiesel, but larger, and your pen tops out at around 65mm at point blank, with shells that shatter at 7.7. And with Japan's limited lineup, you'll most likely be using this thing all the way through the BR 8 grind, which means you have to deal with Foxes and XM800s, both of which are generally better than you.

[@hazama6295]

Between the video intro, the zombie sound effects, i’m starting to think Spooks is a cod zombies fan. If so, mad respect!

[@murphygg]

The most Halo Warthog of tanks

[@ILuvBeansOnToast]

Attempt III at getting Spookston to stop playing bad British tanks and instead play the Crusader III

[@sheevpalpatine1326]

The fun part of playing against the use, is that is a 50/50 on facing mostly light tanks or heavy tanks

[@g0ooose589]

It's a blessing, I was just about to be proactive as a person until spookston posted

[@ramal5708]

I mean the German Rh 20mm on the Marder and Luchs are mid at best and probably the worst autocannon at their BRs, the smallest autocannon that are above average and good enough to compete is the 25mm Bushmaster cannon.

[@SilkyChar]

Fun fact, you can get stranded in the Luchs if two crew die. It will replace both turret crewmembers with the drivers, and then you're stuck. It has happened to me multiple times. Screenshots and bugreports submitted.

[@Crashgrasse395]

4:54 i have a plan Arthur! (Dutch) 11:13 I got a plan (spookston)

[@m.b.9688]

The luchs is called wishpering in the night. Back then you were not allowed to sleep on the ground when we trained with it. It had a high chance to roll over somebody. You didnt hear it. Your tactics are hide and scout and attack for defense

[@sedlacekmartin6630]

Every time i see you like this, i happy. Now you know how regular player feels.

[@Maddog3060]

A rat tank has to be pretty bad for Spookston the Rat King to not like it.

[@bkam9794]

I like the use of the Warthog Run music.

[@74_7b]

Attempt 1 of asking Spookston to play the amazing Challenger 2 Black Night.

[@MaticTheProto]

0:37 fun fact with the standard belt you actually couldnt have penned the m18 from that angle in most places

[@ostbagsmannen3397]

Attempt 3 of trying to get Spookston to get a nuke with the Bkan 1C

[@abrahamlincoln4399]

Watching you play made me get my first nuke, thanks. Been a while since you played a Centurion, id's love to see the strv 81 rb 52, the one with atgms.

[@Slayer_Jesse]

This thing has a few advantages over weisel: 1: fully traversable turret( tho with how fast weisel traverses, its not that noticeable) 2: more than 2 crew, so it doesn't instant die. The reverse driver is seperated, so he might survive. 3: more ammo carried, but since its in 2 belts actually less flexible than weisel for ammo load... 4: im out of nice things to say about luchs...

[@joshuamueller3206]

I asked a few times then gave up so thank you for finally playing this Spookston! Reminds me of when I took the Sd.Kfz.222B to 5.7, just with scouting. They could add the version without thermals at a lower BR?

[@stijnjanssens571]

best thing about the luchs is the fact that it's transmission has lituatly 0 armor value and thus can be destroyed very easely by .30cal

[@Someusrr]

2:55 “i go fast so that the sad feels dont catch up”

[@kingcuz.]

What about the Type 87 RCV (p) - Same Armour - Same Cannon - Same Ammo...... 0.3 BR higher :D

[@melonplayground5065]

Keep on the great work man! im a really big fan of you!

[@twbones99]

Playing tip of the spear in the background is goated

[@bradoncampbell2626]

WT needs a game mode where you get to pick tanks from different countries. Like making a whole squad of your favorites. Still follow the BR rules but allow you to pick tanks from all the countries you want. What would be your favorite 3-5 tanks you would use in your dream lineup?

[@amawook1072]

Spookie with the lunch time video! Hope you’re in good health man.

[@Connor_rooster]

How are you doing spookston?

[@191marvin]

Video 15 of asking Spookston to play the Fiat-Ansaldo Autoblinda 43

[@boom-CM]

Spookston please play the type 75 MLRS

[@skywalkergames2007]

man i got that thing last week played a few games and was Like "well might as well ask Spookston to play it and see how he dose" my dude i played 5 more games and decided you didn't deserve that much punishment lol (mind you i didnt even have the good ammo at the start)

[@BigSkrimp448]

I remember seeing this added to the tech tree and not having the Gepard I put in so much work to skip it

[@Mausproductions]

Nashorn when day 70

[@Mausproductions]

Please

[@FrEnxyYT_]

Spookston i doom you to play an actually good Tank, the glorious JaPz.K A2

[@TutelTankTanker]

4:21 Funniest thing is that according to google translate it means:I choose to Disapear

[@Deltaguy447]

It really reminds me of the big question of "Why?" I asked whenever I saw these autocannon only vehicles added to a BR where they would have little to no targets to shoot at. Like what is the purpose of having a worse Wiesel at the same battle rating, with no upsides?

[@hampter3845]

mob of the dead intro goes diabolical

[@hendreolivier2499]

5:45 HAS no one notice the depressed picture of that thing. Thats funny 🤣 🤣 🤣 🤣

[@htfixplus9831]

Congrats 500k subs ❤🎉

[@_Pingponggg]

you have to play the french CA Lorraine, it can pen pretty much everything at its br and its very mobile, love your vids and congrats on hitting 500k!

[@noahsawesomevids422]

I never see it tbh . Everytime I play xm800t

[@Sukuuu__u]

Truely spookston approved tank that makes him suffer

[@VeryCoolCatBF]

I know your channel is focused on War Thunder, but I genuinely would love to see Arma gameplay! - especially Antistasi!

[@EliMcQuaid]

you know what's even worse than the luchs or the wiesel... the ystervark, it takes no armour is the best armour to a whole new level

[@makswais3012]

Seeing this vehicle in other games, like Warno makes me glad that atleast in WT its not such a menace.

[@Snowbladee]

I have been summoned, new Spookston rat video just dropped

[@SenileAt28]

Imagine if damage to the gunner sight took away the reticle and the radio was the mini-map.

[@spit782]

You can pen most of the american heavy tanks,the side of the armor where their engine is located is only 25mm thick,you can take a look on the Armor in garage

[@BLegend134]

Strv 9040 BILL, using the BILLs over the gun

[@tyykthunder]

Ahh the bill I love the top attack missiles

[@davidjordan697]

Less of a rat, more of a capybara.