This Tank Destroyer Is Exceptionally Dumb

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The British tech tree has no shortage of sad and weird ground vehicles, but the 3 Inch Gun Carrier might just take the cake. It is a Churchill heavy tank that has been turned into a mobile bunker and an OK cannon. It is incredibly slow, but surprisingly fun.
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This Tank Destroyer Is Exceptionally Dumb

[@Permafrost_warthunder]

The 3 inch gun carrier looks like the British thought "hey what if we misaligned the barrel to side so we look cooler than all the center-barreled TDs?"

[@Skyrimfan002]

Most TD's didn't have a center barrel, like 90% of German and Soviet ones had them more towards one side

[@seangodfrey9480]

It’s done for more internal space

[@sir_bedevere7192]

​@@seangodfrey9480you must be fun a party's

[@Simon-tr9hv]

It's a great idea honestly, it allows for better layout, way more spacing and possibly thicker protection, since they don't need a rotating basket for turret

[@robertharris6092]

99% of tanks guns arnt center mounted.

[@dannyzero692]

Britain has the uncanny ability to make oversized tanks that also looked like a shed.

[@johnsmith-jq1uc]

by making them in a shed

[@thebasedspectre3048]

​@@johnsmith-jq1ucout of parts of that shed in the case of the kiwis

[@dragonbutt]

The country that coined the term Shed Engineering

[@Nick-rs5if]

Truth be told, it was probably designed in a shed.

[@skyraider87]

And are about as fast as one

[@murisbukvic2496]

Spookston: Complains that he had wrecked a fountain Also Spookston: Has an entire war in the middle of a mall

[@nemesis7774]

*Spookston after getting +10 kills in matches :* "Perhaps I treated you too harshly"

[@davidty2006]

Ah yes, this fun thing thats currently sat as a rusted hulk.

[@Basicallybaltic]

Keeping that going in game as well!

[@wyvernbravo]

They really need to rebuild it and put it on display

[@fatford4209]

If the FV4005 is getting restored we should get the 3 Inch Gun Carrier Restored

[@Trashpanda-np3ru]

F for the Churchill gc ✌️

[@impguardwarhamer]

Well, one of them is, don't think anyone knows what happened to the other 49. Common misconception this was not an experimental tank they actually built 50 of them, they just fell out of favour before they could see combat. IIRC they where used during the D-Day rehearsals though

[@dylanzwering2255]

"I'm being attacked by a barn" - the barn

[@deadlyplumjellyproductions]

Spookstons "I hate x round so much" > proceeds to one shot most things

[@OR56]

The Ka-mi in the river. I realized it’s just old fashioned naval combat. You’re essentially shooting cannonballs at him and he’s basically in a ship of the line

[@shronkler1994]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="92">1:32</a> britain makes ugliest casemate ever, asked to leave allied powers

[@snugglecity3500]

Jokes on you Britian is the only allied power still standing. Notion rejected.

[@yankee1376]

I put the upside down sad eyes on mine.

[@LarryPigeon1]

Hoping rly for that title

[@Rorywizz]

hehe

[@RenAeRen]

@@snugglecity3500 britian makes ugliest casemate ever, disbands the allied powers

[@shronkler1994]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="405">6:45</a> that ki-43 that bombed you (sniperbub) would reappear in the video at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="689">11:29</a> as the ka-mi you killed, and then would try to revenge bomb you multiple times, miss and crash at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="705">11:45</a>. it really is predictable

[@k0dachr0me]

was just about to comment this

[@magnachemmayhem]

Its so funny how easily that guy went to revenge bomb. CAS players are all the same...

[@joedingo7022]

A p0rn bot stole your comment and has more likes, big oof moment. (I reported it, recommend you do the same.)

[@dewoitine]

Publicly shamed in the comments of a spookston video

[@geroni211]

poor guy was probably in his first week of war thunder and is being shamed in a comment section for being shit

[@Maddog3060]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="844">14:04</a> "I say, Reginald, that rain is coming a bit heavy, isn't it?" "Quite right, old bean. But don't worry, it shan't spoil the tea." "Jolly good."

[@alexpivniouk8421]

best comment

[@user-vx2vl9cr5m]

If you an SPAA and the guy you’re shooting just ignores you, you know you’ve become a RAT. Really Annoying Tank

[@donnikthejedi2222]

Spookston over her casually clearing a Building with his SWAT Brick lmao

[@svidentkyrponos7530]

SWAT brick HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[@Shirt.]

"Her"?

[@IvanBaturaChannel]

Britain bringing together all their engineers to make the most awful tank in existence:

[@alfazagato1455]

Funny, this doesn't look like the Valiant.

[@IvanBaturaChannel]

@@alfazagato1455 (they failed)

[@joedingo7022]

Ah yes, the Valiant effort. Or not, as the case may be.

[@naphackDT]

You know the TOG II is a thing, right?

[@cl3matis]

Ladies and Gentlemen, pull out your Spookston Scavenger Hunt cards! In case you forgot them, here are your 9 for this video! - killed by CAS - Spookston mentions being tired or ill in some way - volumetric eats a shell, then the tank Spookston shoots turns and kills him - killed by CAS 2 - music from the HALO franchise - team disappears - solid shot not killing a crew member it hits directly - Spookston jumpscare - killed by an AA from the side Good luck! :D

[@yourlocalretard5893]

The AA did try

[@renatatorbus1458]

He didn't get killed by AA, just got annoyed, success for the british!

[@cortexoftheego4568]

@@renatatorbus1458yes it survived gun with ~ 30mm of penetration

[@yankee1376]

Enemies are so surprised to actually see this POS that you get an extra second to make that first shot.

[@latch9781]

This 'tank' saw brutalist architecture coming

[@SemoventeDa]

Speaking of dumb tank destroyers, you should play the Semovente 75/46 M43. IT HAS BEEN 190 DAYS, MY DUTY WILL NOT STOP HERE!

[@grantforester1864]

No, he should play the semovente M41M

[@thesaneknight7730]

My guy's on a mission

[@ronwas1867]

Jesus

[@theducknamednewepicla9507]

Based

[@I_want_White_Cheddar_Popcorn]

No, make him play a more insufferable semovente, maybe the the first one.

[@happyguy333]

Oh my god! That urban fight with the Panzer 4 and StuG was amazing! I was both gripped and laughing so hard. That and just ignoring the SPAA pelting you with fire. Outstanding video Spook. Also, fun fact, the reason the ammo is so terrible is that the QF 3" was an obsolete WW1-era naval AA gun. This abomination was only ever meant to be a "can we fit anything high velocity and higher calibre than a 6 pounder (57mm) on a tank hull"? proof of concept.

[@anangrylumberjack1229]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="735">12:15</a> that one scene from JO-JO Rabbit popped in my head “You should not torment him because of his horrid disfigurement”

[@FireheadGaming123abc]

Spookston casually shooting at tanks that aren’t there: “I have a sixth sense and I’m not afraid to use it.”

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

I'm surprised that Gaijin hasn't added the Cruiser Mk I (A9) or Cruiser Mk II (A10) to the low tiers of the British tech tree yet, they'd be perfect for being the new reserve vehicles.

[@liladoodle]

While I'm down for that, Gaijin is going to add ANOTHER 10.0 Russian premium to the game.

[@RodanES]

Both of the Centaur AA's are still sitting in the files unfortunately

[@nanni-buyerofcopper]

A10 British tech tree 0:

[@corsairsofnarshaddaa]

You're...surprised Gaijin hasn't added low/reserve tier vehicles to the British TT? My brother in Christ...

[@edyslavico3761]

I am not a WT player, aren't they already in the game, that is crazy. They add so many bs vehicles but no early cruisers? mann

[@JohnDoe-kw9ex]

Love the unloved M47 Patton day 147!

[@alessandroviglizzo-qh6bd]

The italian one is the better m47

[@bushboi]

I second that

[@immortalizedwarrior]

Hey that rhymes

[@I_want_White_Cheddar_Popcorn]

No, it's turret looks like it's trying to look at the sun

[@DFVaun]

Spookston continuing to bonk the enemy spawn while being pelted with AA fire; unbothered, mechanized, in his lane, happy, focused, and flourishing.

[@levepepega]

Hello Spookston, since your CAS speedrun video I've had this idea that might be very fun (or very painful) for a video. Basically it is to play ground rb without ever spawning in a ground unit First, you spawn in a heli with dumb fire rockets, rush the enemy, get some kills, and spawn in a plane Pros: funniest shit ever for the sole reason that it's possible Cons: need to become a heli rusher and be damned for all eternity

[@somebody5368]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="361">6:01</a> obstacle in our path is (at least for me) an incredibly rare crew callout line when ranging tanks where you get the voice line but cant actually see the tank (guy replied not what I thought)

[@_Pigen]

It must only be for the British crew, or at least not the US crew, because I've never heard it. I know someone who plays Britain, and they said they've heard it when they run into something, prop or terrain, not when ranging.

[@somebody5368]

@@_Pigen makes more sense

[@cheesesniper473]

AAA: Stop ignoring me! Spookston: NO.

[@PhoenixOfArcadia]

Nah it's more SPAA: "Stop ignoring me!" Spookston: "Must have been the wind."

[@simonecamozzinomercygaming]

"I hate uncapped solid shots" Proceeds to blow up everything!

[@earlhuff7847]

Been watching the Spookston over a year and this video like all his others makes you feel like you are playing with him. He just casually talks like you are sitting right next to him playing. Makes them very enjoyable and funny as hell sometimes.

[@dragonrazor1234]

Churchill game carrier my beloved

[@happyguy333]

THE MAD LAD ONLY WENT AND DID IT! 128 videos of asking and we got *something* on a Churchill chassis, and arguable the most torturous selection as well! Now do a "normal" variant of the Churchill. I'll be generous and re-start the video count as this being video number 1 of asking for it.

[@I_want_White_Cheddar_Popcorn]

Most torturous Churchill chassis? Man you crazy. I have NEVER had a problem in the mobile bunker

[@babalonkie]

"Depressing looking" A fair statement.

[@banyanyas839]

Idk how spook hasn't run out of cat/dog meme at this point

[@lordhickory3322]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="915">15:15</a> He be doing the Jeep driver thing where he poses on a rock to get an epic piture of his cool offroad vehicle

[@jmm1006]

An entire Lowes garden center plastered on his tank is my new favorite quote. XD

[@earlhuff7847]

That was awesome wasn't it

[@pheonixflyer629]

Spookston is so used to suffering that he picked the Gun Carrier over the Churchill even against popular demand.

[@tfk_001]

Spookston being engaged by an entire SPAA brigade was easily the best part

[@azuresstuff2363]

the heavy tanks alt tabbing with cruise control on is so true lmao I never heard anyone talk about it but it’s something I always do

[@phatphlanks5651]

The Churchill Game Carrier

[@snapcountersteer]

churchkill game carrier

[@1nstafix]

This video features: - a moving barn - a cannon ball cosplaying as an AP shell - a shopping mall massacre - Frieza's „I am going to ignore that” recreated in WT

[@gammafox5431]

This thing is unironically fantastic at angling and tanking shots that way One problem as you mentioned, you can't shoot back when doing that.

[@slothman7368]

Said this on the last video, but since this one is new: Last night I was opening a few crates I had while watching one of your videos and pulled the Heavy Tank No.6, thank you, Mister Ston.

[@IM_8685]

have you grinded the Japanese tree?

[@slothman7368]

@@IM_8685 Currently sitting at 4.6, so the No.6 is gonna be a nice boon. Trying to get a lineup that'll compliment it, which means playing through the Japanese air tree for me

[@IM_8685]

@@slothman7368 well at least the pain that I went through is reduced for you with the economy changes and the premium the amount of time this tree took from for only getting to 5.7 is ridiculous as in other tree I would have hit the top tier by then. There were no good line ups for that range ,M4A3, Chi-ri,ch-ito,Chi-to late.

[@super48r]

dozens of universes will form before spookston plays the ro-go exp

[@bIackfeather]

I misread the title as "This Tank Destroyer Is Exponentially Dumb", but if there ever was something exponentially dumb it would be this.

[@jacobbradford7229]

That mall battle was some of your best content ever, that was so funny!!

[@capdetigla]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="465">7:45</a> the fucking golf be just chiiling

[@IM_8685]

he be sayin I ain't a part of this little war of yours, you shall be on your way ,nothing to see here.

[@War_Thunder_Tortilla]

It would be sick if you played the M103 and even brought an AA if you wanted

[@Talguy21]

I'm glad Spookston both eventually played this glorious bucket, and also had a good time of it!

[@Minionx]

Hey spookston, glad your giving the british tech tree some time in the lime light. I have a suggestion, play the Achilles, its a British M10 that i really enjoy using

[@mr.riceman5536]

Day 17 of asking for 8.7 Gepard as antitank (plz someone see this :((( )

[@foo-foocuddlypoops5694]

Can't believe Spook finally got bullied into playing a Churchill

[@ragnarokinfall8565]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="516">8:36</a>-<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="575">9:35</a> probably the best duel i ever saw, and the longest time I've heard that song you often use

[@singeslayer8367]

The Alecto calls your name, Spookston. You cannot run from it forever...

[@liladoodle]

Day eight of asking Spookston to play the SU-100 (The one based on the T-34).

[@HowToCookCrystals]

Please play FlaRakRad germany 11.7 and EC-665 Tiger UHT with PARS 3 LR and maybe the german gepard my favorite vehicle

[@nathanenright3079]

Amazing work my dude you are great at this game and I love ya humor!

[@superjesse645]

I can hear Squire screaming in the distance.

[@GoldRaven-oe4by]

If your looking for tanks with: No angled armor No armor in general Basically no reverse gear 20mph forward speed if you're going downhill No filler rounds Congratulations thats 99.9% of all british tanks

[@mesidiasvellal8353]

Mid tier British in nutshell 😂😂😂

[@blacktor1278]

"no armor" is quite a cap, fron Valentine andChurchill all the way up to conqueror,chieftain, challenger

[@Rey-vm9it]

the got the fox tho... :3

[@Romczy]

And yet it is the most fun ground tech tree. I wish tho that Snail pulled their heads out of their asses and coded proper spalling but oh well. APHE must be meta because certain techtrees cannot even slightly appear weak

[@lyllechoi5621]

@@Rey-vm9it the entire british tree scrificed their reverse speed to the fox

[@roastedteeth922]

Day 6 of asking Spookston to play the sturer Emil

[@aDeathbomb]

You 1st me 3rd

[@rayn5037]

I agree

[@roastedteeth922]

@@rayn5037 average Spookston viewers trying to make him suffer

[@ascadorcern6106]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="540">9:00</a> looks like 2 glaciers fighting. amazing

[@painiswarthunder]

This brings me back, to the time 5 years ago where I enjoyed warthunder, thank you for reminding me spookston.

[@Spinosaur_32]

Day 108 of requesting CV9030fin

[@Slavicplayer251]

bro ain’t lying either

[@PzIV-E]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="794">13:14</a> Ah yes, the B1 Bis! You should totally play it, it sits at such a nice seal clubbing br, where there are absolutely no long 75s or up armored panzer IIIs.

[@ozelotsoffunT-jz2rt]

Spookston complaining about having to fight the us is unhistorical means he’s secretly supporting historical matchmaking

[@literalfeline]

I love casemates for the fact that they slowly turn at you, go idle, THEN fire most of the time

[@ThatTrafficCone]

21st 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.

[@martinkaufmann5205]

That indoor section felt like a fever dream

[@Jan-fg2if]

Spookston giving "Churchill game carrier" a whole new meaning

[@Samwise_01]

I don't think i saw u use the neutral steering in this thing much, but its one of my favorite parts of it which the regular churchills either dont have or are too heavy to use very effectively. On level ground that neutral steering makes it pretty fun to wiggle around and angle in between shots, def one of my fav low tier british tanks next to the cromwell

[@tophatcat6424]

I played the Tog 2 yesterday and also heard that obstacle warnung voiceline. Never heard of it until then either

[@aidanhart6419]

The boat came back to sink the landship after he was sunk by a volley of cannonballs

[@BOBAIRTOE]

That is some of the best naval gameplay I have seen

[@Isylon]

The guy who bombed you at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="408">6:48</a> was the same guy who tried again and crashed at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="709">11:49</a>. In two different matches! 🤣

[@Left4Coragem]

I don't know why but the Skyrim music with the tanks fighting in the mall cracked me up!

[@GeneralSmolPilot17]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="724">12:04</a>, the commander said “I’m amazing, I’m amazing”

[@orcastrike9515]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="744">12:24</a> I think it'll be a great idea to make you play a tank you despise

[@plagueprincess1870]

genuinely love it, its so weird to look at and im a massive fan of boxy things

[@chronablitz]

That thumbnail placement at the end was genius. I got recommended the last soviet heavy tank video so It looks like the Gun Carrier's got the T10m's turret on it 😆

[@thulsadoon]

In WoT once you unlocked the 17pounder you were able to install it in the 3 Inch Gun Carrier. It turned you into the slowest sniper on the map, but once you got into position you could touch ANYBODY on the map. Also, the 17pounder is longer than your vehicle, but it was fun, when it worked.

[@ObviouslyNotXenrek]

I remember when i first went through and aced all of the british tree, in order. There were matches, especially on larger maps, where by the time i got to A point my allies had already been camping the enemy soawn fir minutes. Lots of 0 score/no death matches

[@MichaLaskowski-rj7yb]

Its my birthday today and i got my best present, a Spookston video

[@mrp1l0t32]

I never even had the slightest idea that it was possible to have indoors battles in War Thunder, but that was unironically one of the most entertaining things I've seen in this game and I wasn't even involved.

[@theproatthegame6160]

I genuinely thought the thumbnail was clickbait until I actually watched the video and Jesus Christ what the hell is that

[@sevareth7371]

churchill just givin his fridge a gun and tellin it to win wars lmfao what a unit

[@pepper3244]

that stug vs gun carrier segment in the store was fun to watch

[@bloodmoon5744]

The thing that saves it is the fact it gets neutral steering. There’s no angled armor, but with Neutral steering you can *become* angled before enemies can take a shot at you. I loved playing this early in the British tree, and I usually don’t like ground

[@brokengamer9675]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="731">12:11</a> "perhaps I treated you too harshly" moment.

[@ieetcrayonz2912]

I love videos where hes like “this is gonna get so horrible” then in the end he understands why we love playing vehicles like this so much, theyre goofy, theyre bad, theyre extremely good and so much fun :D

[@nooneinparticular9837]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="409">6:49</a> you know what is neither of those things? The E.B.R.!!

[@Kssav]

Of all the tanks Spookston takes into a mall he takes a casemate with solid shot🤣

[@stefvdb1400]

This video was absolutely packed with memeble and funny moments

[@toasty_topaz]

That ki 43 trying to bomb him at <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="707">11:47</a> is the same one from the game prior. He held onto his grudge

[@bartholomewdan]

honestly? fights like that one on the holland map are what i play ground RB for. being surrounded by enemy tank noises and having to very carefully pick your fights to survive is just such good fun

[@arthogof]

great wisdom from the Spooks <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="870">14:30</a> "they can not do a single thing to me, so why should I react?"

[@MattnessLP]

I really like playing as the box tank, sniping enemies from far away while not getting penned ever. The thick armor combined with the Churchill's ability to turn on the spot makes this one probably the easiest to get the "Adamant" achievement in each and every round.

[@j-fly3928]

“Variety of goober” - Spookston (May 15, 2024)

[@ThatssRight.]

Spookton getting 13 kills in a game: that’s pretty good

[@alexinredandblack]

When spookston says it's a sad tank he has the most fun.

[@dropkickanator1122]

I love this thing to bits, I find it really fun to play

[@Gracefulwarrior2124]

I remember a couple months ago that gaijin reduced the coverage coverage of onebof two 36 mm plates, so the rear casmate side actually became a weakspot to all tanks.

[@nomad0616]

The part in the Mall with the Skyrim music was great! 😂