THEY DON'T TELL YOU THIS SECRET ABOUT RUSSIAN SHELLS - T-34 1940 in War Thunder

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The T-34 (1940) in War Thunder sits at BR 3.3 making it the lowest tier T-34 in the game. Don't let this T-34's poor shell performance fool you, though... it's actually INSANE!
The MD-5 shell has a hidden stat that isn't easy to see on the stat card. Despite it showing 42mm angled penetration at 60 degrees which is already ridiculous, it can eat its way into even more extreme angles without any loss to its penetration values.
In today's video, I show you just how insane it can really be. Able to chew through Panzer 4's side armor with even just a sliver of angle, this little guy is devastating if you know how to use it!
Fantastic tank! :)
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[@theSCARB]

Play the the squeezy boi at a higher br pls 🥺 We shall defeat the bots 🫡

[@warthunderclipper]

Odd please play the archer at 6.7

[@19421986lonewolf]

Happy Birthday Bawz!

[@Deathwatch_2002]

if you picked up the m26e1, whats your opinion?

[@SwedishGunTree]

I have yours!!!!! Also, i have asked Spookston about 100 times but he wont play it. Can you try the 75/18m41 or the 75/32m41?

[@Leftylobo]

Odds Intro: excuse me while I pull out my seal club.

[@Thiccron]

These early t34s are the best for seal clubbing

[@connivingkhajiit]

@@Thiccron for real. I took like a 2 month break after 8.7 britian grind broke my brain. Came back and played some 4.0ish russia with the 4.0 (i think) T-34 and went 12-0 first game. And my average K/D is almost exactly 1.0 so I'm average. Thing is amusingly busted.

[@khinzaw77]

@@connivingkhajiit Honestly, 4.0 is where it's at. Even playing US, if you're a decent player you can do really well with the short barreled Shermans. Plus no risk of seeing a Tiger.

[@connivingkhajiit]

@@khinzaw77 4.7 britain is my favourite part of the game. Tigers are not scary at all, some of my easiest prey. Firefly is the goat.

[@Svannuta]

​​@@Thiccron I find the M4A1 actually FAR better. I have like 250 deaths for 1300 kills with it. Nothing on paper says that it is good, but even better than good, it is excellent. The maneuvrability is great, the shells are pocket nukes, the front armor is surprisingly extremely good (unless you face T-34 with insane normalization, and Panzer IV long 75), and you mostly face new players with very low crew skill and reaction time.

[@pyromaniacal13]

A job building escalators seems like it'd have its ups and downs.

[@CyberneticArgumentCreator]

Reported for harassment

[@sla5303]

i'd be inclined to agree

[@Bigmike24743]

Your comment was truly uplifting

[@TurnyPlays]

xD

[@covertius4287]

These comments are on a different level

[@Shaboomquisa]

this is so much better than the 2 minute top tier games where everyone quits after one tank

[@CyberneticArgumentCreator]

Choose one: A) It is hard to get top tier tanks so you feel like there's some sort of filter in place for player quality at top tier B) Everyone has a full lineup of viable top tier vehicles in every top tier match Can't have both.

[@Shaboomquisa]

@@CyberneticArgumentCreator 11.7 has some issues. I like 8.3. 9.7 + starts getting issues of top tier

[@hansgruber3064]

I’m finally at rank 10 after grinding my way up the ranks and it’s just not fun. One team wins in the first few minutes of the game and there’s no come backs.

[@Shaboomquisa]

@@hansgruber3064 it becomes a spawn camp circle jerk after 2 minutes. every tank is fast af so everyone can make it to the enemy's spawn too fast. a lot of people have laser rangefinder which takes 1 second and auto adjusts elevation so any idiot can shoot pin point first shot. enemy will be in the open for one second and 5 people will shoot one person.

[@tkg__]

@@CyberneticArgumentCreator that would be the case if the options were: long grind vs short grind. We have a long grind but you can skip it by paying. Which means they want A, but get C: "single tank noob lineups".

[@mr_lak]

the kv1 l11 has the same shell, at the same br, with impenetrable armor. I managed to get a 24 kill game in it with no internal damage.

[@AlphaHorst]

meanwhile Churchil VII at 4.7 with a shell performing far worse and no HE filler and weaker armour.

[@blikblok3716]

@@AlphaHorst how does the Churchill VII have weaker armor? It's twice as thick unless you mean worse armor for the br?

[@badcompany922]

Kv1 l11 is 3.7, the t34 is 3.3

[@mauran6236]

Is it a prenium ?

[@exato2422]

Everything has around 150mm+ pen at Churchill BR, wich can pen front turret, front plate and lower plate, eazy shot and Churchill gone

[@Weeethunder]

The first T-34 is a beast against those tanks, even better in downtiers

[@branojuraj9063]

its true, but when you facing Pz IVs that can pen you no matter where hits you, its kind of kerfuffle

[@BruceAtWork]

@@branojuraj9063 Those fricken Panzers know they are tough sobs too. lol. They just roll up to you and smoke your booty hole.

[@lionfighter10]

​​@@branojuraj9063 you actualy need to pen the T-34 i still bounce these with ARL 44 on flat ground it has 250 pen apcbc shell not to mention side armor on these just eats everithyng for some reason so yea you need to not be kocked by RNG

[@MarshalBeard]

22:25 This joke took me out completely. The Russian MBT Factory. LOL

[@Gnomewarlord34]

That L62-ANTI that got done in by the Petard in the mall was me 😭. I felt so useless that entire game

[@UnshakenPast29]

I don't think that it can be repaired after that 💀 (also, dang, try playing France. I got 2 assists and 3 deaths)

[@danfish300]

@@UnshakenPast29 pfft. If you wanna enjoy failure, try playing Brits at those BRs, your shells can't kill a thing! lol

[@szelgorcs]

bro you brought an anti-air to the most heated part of the fight and died, kinda to be expected

[@Gnomewarlord34]

@@szelgorcs I wasn't expecting a Petard, I coulda dealt with like anything else but that

[@infinitevoid___]

@@szelgorcs I mean it's a much better anti-tank, Churchills and KVs are about the only thing you cant front pen or easily deal with

[@thomashyde9208]

Play the horrible M15/42

[@wenceslasthesaintjr.1126]

It is not that horrible, buddy, italian APHE smashes if you pen, you just have to know how to pen.. otherwise everything is pain if u play full uptier

[@DUSTYMESA]

​@@wenceslasthesaintjr.1126 I loved playing the Italian casemates like a sniper

[@inkycat191]

@@wenceslasthesaintjr.1126The problem is that they’re really weird, i promise you it should go through the front of a stuart with no issues but shit just bounces off for no reason.

[@wolfmoonens3378]

As an italy player please dont make him do this

[@thomashyde9208]

@wenceslasthesaintjr.1126 Yeah, it struggles up tier, but I saw this tank shell bounce of a Bt-7 before and a t-26. Also, it does struggle fighting the early t-34, the Matilda, Cromwell, Sherman's even panzers. Yeah, it does take more skillful shots to bring them down, but overall, it's bad

[@damaddog8065]

You sir, are a naughty serial seal clubber.

[@roveradventures]

What's even more fun is the T34 STZ. The SAV 20s try to kill me and all you hear is "bonk" "bonk" "bonk" for some reason they have issues trying to kill it but regular t34 is easy. And the extra armor and shaped turret makes it harder to kill in general lol plus same gun as the 1942!

[@LeoMkII]

The stz is absolutely disgusting, I could not get it killed with a front shot the hull with a chi to! (148mm of pen)

[@ookber5176]

@@LeoMkIIthen maybe try not to shoot the most armoured part of the tank… just a thought

[@EdyAlbertoMSGT3]

@@ookber5176 148mm is higher than even the up-armored T-34's frontal hull

[@whoknows8864]

​@@EdyAlbertoMSGT3 currently at 8.0 US, and i still get nightmares of the t34s bull armor. No reason a US 76 should fail to pen its upper front plate 9 times out of 10 at point blank range.

[@N4CR5]

@@ookber5176 wherever you shoot is volumetric hell. Turret shots are 50:50 if it'll pen. Breech is almost not worth it with the chin it has, you basically have to flank them, which makes the tank pretty unbalanced with a working (not in IRL) 4th gear and mobility it has.

[@Sky_EggYT]

I love this tank so much, my record for kills, 27, was using it+ its lineup.

[@commanderdon4300]

I'd be so embarrassed playing a T-34... Light tank mobility Heavy tank armour Tank destroyer gun Non stabilized gun that clearly acts like it's stabilized Apparently fair and balanced, no Russian bias here no sir.

[@smokyofstormwind420]

I'm playing 5.3 BR and this tank is the bane of my existance

[@dmaxdan]

Fun fact - I don't have a troll comment about Honda's this time. Great video!

[@Endermann111]

Crazy

[@user-mp7ie5oi6j]

Thank you for this video, I’ve been struggling with this tank for so long and this really helped

[@barybary42]

Fun fact; try to get the same stats with other nations at this br. Well, you cannot. T34 seems to also have a stabilizer without having it written. You can just drive and keep shooting. + it's projectile does not drop much.

[@shadowxhero4953]

I’ve been using a 2.7 lineup. The power of the T-28E and the T-50 are amazing at that BR.

[@user-uq3kd8zn1b]

Fell in love with it as soon as I unlocked it, it's was easy to use and the Armor allowed to make mistakes

[@waaagher9083]

I love a classic Oddbawz spoiler free intro

[@hansgruber3064]

WAAAGH! Sorry couldn’t help myself

[@davidstevens-251]

I have always loved playing the T34s and will take at least one in a 6.0+ match just to throw random artillery and get the odd hit or kill. But your "old eyes" comment made me feel positively ancient at 63, as I was never going to be an average player with two eyes, imagine how bad it is with only one working eye, and the enemy team not obliging my request to stay on my right as I lost 60% frontal and 40% peripheral vision in my left. Good video.

[@scottstickney1305]

Happy early bday man. I hope you have a great one

[@Von-sn9kq]

the bias is strong on this one

[@benfrey3453]

I recently started grinding Swedish ground after completing two other tech trees and after only a month of playing the Swedish T-34 is by far the tank which I have the most kills with. That thing is completely nuts, I’m averaging 15+ kills a game with little to no effort. I swear that thing could go up to like 4.7 and be totally fine.

[@Architraz_PHX]

Man, you driving this tank makes it an absolute menace...

[@wallachia4797]

The intro clip is perfectly representative of my experiences with US mains anywhere above 5.3 BR. Get twice the kills of the rest of the team combined, still lose because all my US mains left after rushing in their Hellcats or M22s which they brought up to 9.0

[@andyreeves616]

Happy Birthday pal. Great Vids

[@hansgetzemg4264]

ahh finally u covered this absolute beast of a tank , ive been hoping rof tthat sicne u uploaded the one with the t 34 85 nuke shell. ive used this 1940 so much and loved it a lot

[@billclarke5916]

Great info mate, thanks

[@ClaySano]

Would love to see a vid on the SU-152 with HE. It's and absolute monster, great vid.

[@danmallery9142]

Happy birthday Odd! Mine is July 12th but I think a have a few decades on you. lol

[@wifi_soldier5076]

They need to add the KV-8 at BR 3.3 aswell. It uses 45mm from BT-7 and co-axil flamethrower. (Which will be useful because of all the opened topped vehicles at this battle rating.

[@Kri7ian]

happy early birthday man i love you man keep up the good work (saying it now just incase i can't say it on your birthday)

[@DasDeutschlandied]

happy early birthday odd! we love you!

[@blazingmatty123]

Merry birthday Odd

[@brianpullin683]

Great woek as always. If you get a chance i have found playing the british tech tree at 8.3 with the chieftains annoying with the solid shot, but i have found that i have been more successful with HESH yes i know, but aiming is more tricky, maybe give it a try, and hopefully you'll have more joy than me lol.

[@obsidianjane4413]

When Jamie doesn't have anything to do, he goes clubbin'. @6:45 Oh look, its Call o' Dudy.... in tanks. Happy Year Closer to Death Day!!!! ;)

[@Jesse-cf8oz]

Love the different vid style

[@mcgilliman]

Oddbawz is so dominant he spends the last bit of the game chasing aircraft away with his tank.

[@clintonrobinson8070]

Happy birthday Bawz.

[@soapy1257]

happy birthday odd!🎉

[@MozzaBurger88]

Damn, you make a good case for seal clubbing XD

[@erviplayer]

When youtube suggested me this it was 26 seconds old (newest video i have seen) Could you consider playing the Ikv 91-105?

[@ferchilandio]

Hey Odd could you make a ground vehicle tier list or one with the vehicles you most like/recommend?

[@sk8er100100]

Hey Odd, any chance of you going back to the German Wonder Weapons series you started? was really enjoying it.

[@blueflames6961]

“Slow turret traverse.” I do find the T-34s to have great gun handling at its BR, probably second to the Shermans. 23 degrees/sec is faster than some early MBTs.

[@AntzWar]

I have to play this game in arcade mode, I can't even see the enemy very well when playing realistic mode, you make it look so easy

[@user-iv2pw1yf5u]

happy early birthday oddbawz

[@DougieTheBushWizard]

Please play the squeazy, it got a nerf since your last video on it(horizontal traverse). Your first vid on it is one of my favourites, pure goofy fun

[@lordhickory3322]

You should try out the Strv m/42 EH. That thing is a real beast!

[@David_Bernstein]

Your wholesome laugh almost lets you get away with the atrocities against baby seals...

[@VCAOx]

Happy early birthday brother🎉

[@dwj388]

Watched this yesterday, played the tank for the 1st time last night. 9 kills with base vehicle. :)

[@ThePrimaFacie]

22:33 dude you cant do that man I had a mouth full of food💀

[@Infinity_Squad]

Once again odd double ace ggs

[@dustind6170]

This gun is why the BT-7A (F-32) is so good even into the mid-range BRs. Until you get the BMP it’s a fantastic scout and one shots everything from the flanks.

[@Wilkins083]

I've been watching the kill feed like a hawk to see if I've been blessed with an oddballz death at this br. I can't wait. Already warned the Mrs of the celebration. Also if you can make the German M109G useful I won't be surprised. Love ya!

[@farmcat9873]

@OddBawZ Happy B-Day in a couple DayZ 🎁🎂

[@redminer6394]

Please play the M22 with its own secret shell, the sap shell

[@obsidianjane4413]

He has already. No he does not need to make more mewe players quit the game.

[@redminer6394]

@@obsidianjane4413 When?

[@obsidianjane4413]

@@redminer6394 You know you can search a channel with keywords right?

[@redminer6394]

@@obsidianjane4413 I asked when because I know he hasn’t played it using its SAP shell in the 3.5 years I have been watching his channel. The only time he has played the M22 has been more than a year before the HE was changed to SAP, or in his worst tank series, so please, when did he play the M22 with SAP and no M51B1?

[@Goofynorwaymapper]

Pro tip. Angle the armor about, 25 degrees. Just make sure the enemy is around 300 to 500 meters in order for it to work. I tried it before. And all i see is non penetrations to the hull. So this will work.

[@BPA_JonWT]

Discusting. I love it ❤

[@loganrapp696]

hey odd do you think you could make a video on the class3? its not exactly common to see and its got a nice top speed for how big it is, plus a nice gun

[@PanzerSteinn]

Epicccccccc Introooooooooo Finally!

[@user-ws5np6uq2q]

HAPPY EARLY BDAY ODD!!!!!

[@supek8745]

You made more kills in this video then me in a whole year...

[@Deuce_and_a_half]

I’ve been killed in a Churchill MkVII by this thing and the early KV-1 from shells to the roof. Angle pen on those shells is nuts.

[@connorjordanng8898]

Thank you so much for this video. Could you do future ones on the Russian SU-100P Tank Destroyer, the German Zerstorer 45 Anti-Air Tank, the Swedish Kungstiger Heavy Tank, and the Japanese Chi-To Medium Tank please?

[@VeryCoolCatBF]

Yo Odd if you want some low tier bri'ish fun and pain, then I would recommend playing the Valentine versions (especially the 75mm one). I have them in my british line up with the matilda and the crusader Soviet pain: T-60

[@Afrasabi]

Would love to see some mid-range JP tree. The Chi-Nu II or Chi-To/Chi-To Late!

[@benmiles8833]

So this is the reason why I've been playing against so many T34 (1940)s tonight

[@TJSmith03]

Favorite tank probably ruined now that Odd brought everyone's attention to it

[@RobertSmith-ii3id]

Happy Birthday a few days early!

[@LugborG]

When was the last time you took the Bearcat out? I've had a couple aces against enemy air with it lately.

[@Honoer]

Play the Sherman 105. Boy that thing is difficult to use lol. I’m kidding, but would love to see you play it with the target range skin.

[@PanzerSteinn]

Play the Panzer IV H next, please It's so underrated

[@Pickles6988]

I knew y you u would post it!

[@kurtahrens]

Hey Odd, can you give us a tut on how you setup your flight controls for Ground RB? Flying with the mouse is seems to get me pancaked into the ground more often than not. If you have a video that already covers this topic I’m sorry that I’ve missed it.

[@TheDgamesD]

the T-34 prototype is a funny pair with that one

[@jgdowell]

I've recorded that intro and submitted it to the International Court of Justice for review. ggs

[@fostiplayer7570]

Please do a video with the 5.3 ARL-44 its very underrated

[@simplode7752]

I think you should play the "horrible" m15/42 as well, it seems like that would be a pain to play and watch, but it's a nice break from high tier wt

[@liamboyle9199]

Since this cane out I have noticed more 1940s than usual😂

[@mikevoth1323]

How is >20 Degrees of turretrotation bad? It's amazing at this BR

[@t10god]

This thing is catastrophic. When I play this I can do 8-12 kill games, back to back, to back.

[@OliO-lc7vp]

You should play the obj 268

[@IAMGUAMCPA]

17 kills ... OddBawz skills bias confirmed.

[@JanuaryGaming]

Odd! You should try the shrapnel shell (the one with the metal balls) in higher tiers! I'm trying to get my Russian lineup up in tier to try this very thing.

[@clintonfox7457]

Will you please play the Chi-Ri II? It is a great tank that gets zero love.

[@DeffinitlyNotFBI]

Bring out the full 5.3 USSR lineup with the tu2s for cas!

[@EGCRaptor]

I would love to see what Odd thinks about the AFT09 9.0 china atgm wheely boi!!

[@alya507]

You should play the Sturer Emil

[@Drakey_Fenix]

This thing lined up with the T-34 Prototype makes an extremely strong lineup.

[@marocho129]

The 3.7 lineup used to be god tier with the T-34 1941 and 1942, KV-1 and this one as a backup.

[@Drakey_Fenix]

@@marocho129 The T-34 1942 was a monster. Still is!

[@Wantboby76]

HI OddBawZ, i` m new to war thunder, do you have a good control set up i should use.

[@GeoDracu]

Try the Panzer IV J next, same BR I think.

[@princessapplestrach6327]

The shell in question has a square-ish shape that allows it to "bite" into the armor instead of bouncing

[@coprophagichobo2377]

You and spookston should play the AMR35, its kind of better than the l3? Its tough cause you dont get an auto cannon.

[@TurnyPlays]

How many games plus 15 kills? that's brutal man 🤣

[@Talendale]

The T-34 (1940). Angled armor for guns, angle gun for armor.

[@c.waring]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

[@sotirmallano3191]

Day one of asking oddbawz to play the t-55am-1