This Tank Is A Nuke Machine

[@Spookston]

Decal link: tinyurl.com/42thwzv3

[@On7.]

CT CV105hp day27

[@sporgonmcgee]

I preferred the old decal

[@perhaps_not_]

You got a typo in your description

[@Marvel_Us808]

You spookston could you please play the wiesel with the tow missiles pls?

[@Rileytrainboy]

Please play crusader with secondary turret this is the 113th time I've asked

[@the_wanted_stock7891]

Spookstons steps to playing the ZA-35 Step 1: we ball Step 2: profit!

[@OGTacitus]

Me playing zsu-23-4-m2: Want to see a Ferdinand? How about 2? GL spading that

[@roguetulip]

"Let's play the ZA-35!" *ding* "I CAN'T STOP WINNING!" *ding* "I CAN'T STOP WINNING!" *ding* "I CAN'T STOP WINNING!"

[@WarLightning042]

​​@@roguetulipcomment of the millenia lol

[@swissfreek]

Was yelling “profit” at the screen hahaha

[@anonimus370]

you don't get much SP for killing planes cuz according to Gaijin they are worthless and thusly cost nothing to deploy.

[@MeowMeowMeowMeowMeowMeowMeowww]

Ah yes, Gaijin showing there incompetence/laziness/malice again.

[@Chastity_Belt]

Well, it kinda is. When you have radars AND optical tracking and ballistic mark, but planes you facing doesn't have anything - it is worthless. Zero skill required. What should mig-15 do to this thing? What f-84 should do? Planes which doesn't even have ballistic marks for dumb bombs is just a free kills for this SPAA.

[@opairsoft8100]

@@Chastity_Beltabsolute skill issue……maybe don’t fly high above the battle like the average low tier plane players

[@Chastity_Belt]

@@opairsoft8100 you're delusional

[@Nefakips]

@@Chastity_Belt if you think cas takes skill you actually have brain worms

[@alexanderblom1459]

This is also the tank that has the world record on fastest nuke ever in warthunder.

[@MaplePanda04]

IIRC a guy did it faster last week with the ItPsV

[@LokiV_WT]

​@@MaplePanda04how fast?

[@firestarteronyoutube5542]

huh, i'm still internally thinking it was that dude on Port Novo with the Ka-52. nevermind then 😂

[@barronhelmutschnitzelnazi2188]

How fast? I've gotten 2.5k points under 2min with this thing but never uploaded it

[@ExtraLargeDealDough]

​@@barronhelmutschnitzelnazi2188 So then upload it so you can have the WR.

[@geggatron9351]

After watching a recent upload of a nuke speed run of 2:39 using the ZA-35, I can confirm AA in this game is absolutely busted

[@kevinfitzpatrick5949]

AA being the best TDs will never fail to piss me off. I'm just avoiding this br currently

[@ape7773]

It was 2.59

[@Master_Teaz]

it could be bnetter, its AP is underperforming in penetration a ton (should be 100mm @ 1km) (Possibly) have AHEAD and have a Gen 2 Thermals

[@connivingkhajiit]

@@kevinfitzpatrick5949this sort of thing is an extremely rare occurrence ime, but it does happen

[@MeowMeowMeowMeowMeowMeowMeowww]

AAs are all over the place. ZA-35, ZSU-57 and some more are absolute killing machines. the otehr half is practicly useles, like the Wiesle 1A4 and the Ostwind, Ostwind 2 and Flakpanzer 341. They just don´t have the Penetration to deal with anything ground related in there own BR. And then you have the Air only Missel AAs. They are just 💀since the SACLOS Missel Nerfe.

[@dungeonmaster9123]

This tank got that 5g tower of a radar

[@otdewiljes]

It definitely do

[@somethingsomethingcrotasen1643]

1:12 no but iirc most radar SPAAs have 2 radars, one for tracking the other for searching. I am wrong, the ZA does have optical tracking, but still it applies to (MOST) radar guided SPAAs

[@Ceser1999]

Youp, there is a second dish on the front, even with the main radar folded down it can be used to lock targets

[@Dan-yk6sy]

It has optical tracking, you don't need the radar up to lock.

[@swissfreek]

It would be pretty hilarious for it not to have optical tracking given the giant camera ball on the front of the turret. But then again, Gaijin… 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Ceser1999]

@@swissfreek on the Gepard, that Ball is a track radar (IRL and in game) it could be an IRT on this vehicle, but I would expect it to also be using Radar to track rather than IR as it tends to have be better locks and IR tracking is a lot newer

[@Sundownnnn]

the ZA-35 literally has optical tracking lmao

[@CrustyCanonBall]

Another light tank that has a good canon and excellent mobility is the Radkampfwagen 90, day 20.

[@fuckinantipope5511]

I have been asking since November of last year. I hope we can have the Radkampfwagen 90 video soon! :D

[@michaelchristy506]

Totally unrelated to the specific video but I think the reason I enjoy your videos so much is because you have the tone and especially the vocabulary similar to someone like penguinz0 but also has the infinite knowledge of every single military vehicle that existed in history and knows how to min max every single one of them

[@solarehq]

Yet another day of my kindly asking spookston to play the type 60 sprg in the Japanese tree

[@danybravo5695]

YES THANK YOU

[@biotoxin6280]

@@danybravo5695god no

[@YuzukuKudamonoCH]

YES YES YES YES

[@adrianjarczynski3582]

Yeah, day 24 for me. Its such an underapreciated vechicle, its so busted on the stalingrad factory.

[@danybravo5695]

@@adrianjarczynski3582 it’s super good, idky people ignore it.

[@BigBoiLoses]

A spookston video is truly one of the best birthday presents I could receive. Thank you for the years of content you’ve worked on. I’ll throw on your videos when I’m having lunch and then I’ll play some of your old vids for background noise while I’m playing Warthunder lol. The conflicting audio does get me killed in matches sometimes lol.

[@Riotak50]

Day 48 of asking for the Churchill crocodile

[@xdwarvish_manbun]

I seconds this

[@RANDOM-qv3qz]

I 3rd this

[@kajek777]

I fourth this

[@An-American]

Didn’t we already get this

[@junlee8407]

I fifth this now

[@einbaerchen2995]

The best thing about wheeled vehicles is that they have a much quieter engine for some reason so you just won't hear them coming (apart from the Radkampfwagen90, which is louder than every other wheely boy for some reason). The tracked gun SPAAs are at least making some noise when they appear next to you.

[@illomens2766]

5:02 classic Spookston jumpscare

[@BasedGrandmasKitchen]

i dont understand

[@illomens2766]

@@BasedGrandmasKitchen when the loud noise happens you can see the mouse jitter a bit, that was Spookston getting scared

[@luancarrazzaricciardi43]

Just a small tip, if u use modern sights u instantly zero with the rangefinder, hope its a feature not a bug, but might help

[@ThatMaus]

Day 20 of telling spookston to play the IT1. its a ATGM launcher on the t62 chassis, it has decent-ish mobility, the turret is squished. You can hide behind cover and shoot ATGM over the cover like a gremlin and you overpressure tanks (tho it can be rare, but it does happen without you realizing) and its MG is really werid. Also it has a cool reload animation.

[@interpl6089]

I have Ace Crew on the IT-1 and honestly it's kinda bad. It's very situational and the ATGMs got absolutely destroyed by the ATGM changes.

[@Tankspell]

That things can shred in br 10.0 too

[@rickyisgigant2877]

Obj.685 is a really good light tank for it's br. One of the best , 6 sec autoloader and very good mobility

[@CheezeSpartan]

7:21 Cant believe Gaijin added the Chiquita mercs

[@jackcleary1873]

2:29 the most chronically over BR’d tank in the game yet instantly searches for it cos he knows only a god will use it and do well 😂

[@liladoodle]

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

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

Two more days until you reach the funny number.

[@DustinKing77]

The 100mm at 6.0 feels so nice to use, love the SU-100.

[@i_cri_evertim]

Spookston should play the Soviet Flakbus Yag-10

[@milowannebo-sorensen1776]

13:34 evil rat laughter

[@SemoventeDa]

Giorno 15 of asking Spookston to play Lancia R3o (100/17), milk delivery truck. DAMN I AM LATE, AVANTI SAVOIA!

[@Semovente7546]

oh shiz another semovente AVANTI SAVOIA

[@marcorocchi6758]

AVANTI SAVOIA!

[@thatcher00]

We'll get there eventually

[@marcogaggioli9254]

A NOI!

[@Semovente7546]

COMBATTENTI DI TERRA DI MARE E DELL'ARIA (mixed gamemode)

[@rowanyuh6326]

Za-35 has world record for fastest nuke. Play LVKV 9040c day idk

[@sporgonmcgee]

Spooky wooky you should play the vextra 105

[@LoopyWoopyCharlie]

Yes this gay is my friend and after vextra play the jpz 4-5 :D

[@sporgonmcgee]

@@LoopyWoopyCharlie I love you zaddy Charlie

[@LoopyWoopyCharlie]

@@sporgonmcgee This guy is weird and i am not actually his friend.

[@thestarlightalchemist7333]

This is the tank equivalent of the "rattle 'em, boys" meme, In a world where War Thunder is a first person shooter, this tank casually corner peeks while dual wielding Tommy guns.

[@south_koreaball]

Spookston after he annihilates his enemy and ruin their day: "Bye Buddy! 🥰😊"

[@stinky7278]

11:01 Goblin Giggles

[@Geevexs]

Third attempt of getting Spookston to play the Tor-M1 because of BIG MISSILES

[@materebound8990]

I always wanted a Rooikat video. Didn’t expect this, but it’s better than I thought!

[@exploreralex4511]

Day 8 of asking Spookston to play the American M3 Load out; 1. Put the, M3 Lee, M3 Stuart, M3 GMC, M3A3 Stuart, M3A1 USMC, on one load out. 2. you get one life with each tank per round. 3. If you are feeling extra funny do the Grant 1 and M3 Lee load out (Get someone else to play the Grant or Lee too with you) 4. And if you get bored, torture yourself by putting the Bradley’s on the same load out as the first one and trying to see how well you do

[@pauld6967]

I like Option #4. I shall have to try that when I fire up the game later this week/the weekend.

[@jimmystoney8029]

Its quite funny that the best British vehicles in top tier are its anti-airs. The ZA-35, and Falcon are cracked.

[@BucketMan-ManHasGun]

Can we get Gepard! Son we have Gepard at home. Gepard at home:

[@matthew8097]

The ZA-35 has optical tracking Spookston, and the deforming desert camo is amazing (take back your insult of it).

[@CranyUm]

9:07 The Object 685 is so much fun what are you on about?

[@DragonnRider]

his brain can't comprehend something without aphe

[@theheavytonk928]

@@DragonnRiderironically Object 685 does have APHE

[@JustABalrog]

My most prominent memory of this monster is a match on Hurtgen forest: The game had just started, and I was the first one to reach the point closest to our spawn in I think an M48. Then out of nowhere, this thing shows up behind me and kills me. I don't remember what happened in the rest of that game, I was so shocked at this thing literally circling all the way around the map before we had even captured our first point. I think they got a nuke, but IDK.

[@ThePinkLemon1468]

You know what would be EPIC. Playing the M56 ratatouille with ONLY HESH

[@Xerioooo]

Spookston you should make a video with a eye tracker I know it is not your usual video type but it would be cool.

[@Wagoni25]

14:40 did you refuse to see that mouse on purpose?

[@DimitrijeKrunic]

he saw it, but someone killed it then

[@Dtrevena1]

luv your spa vids especially when you go destroyer mode

[@yazovgang]

Day 342 of asking spookston play the 15cm sIG 33b sfl

[@SergeyTaboritski]

what is yazov doing here???

[@Hans_Panzerman]

always fun to play warthunder and then to see that my fav youtuber posted a vid

[@acdbreachers]

Day 1 of asking spookie dookie to play the swedish UDES or the VEAK 40 (if you want to cry)

[@RedVRCC]

VEAK used to be actually decent as an AA before they took the proxy...

[@Nikdy_]

5:00 you can see how spookston get scared by somebody getting shot at XD

[@pye_bro]

SPOOKSTON PLAY THE TAM PLS (day 18)

[@otdewiljes]

ZA-35 is one of the most fun things in Ground RB: fast, punishing to gross meta vehicles like IFVs, the TURM, and the light Soviet crap which is prolific at the ZA-35 BR. The ability to smack CAS when they get too cocky is a nice cherry on top.

[@Kevin-wf6zu]

Day 4 of asking @Spookston to play the Olifant Mk.2 and Rooikat Mk.1D at 11.7, also thank you for playing the ZA 35 again😀

[@LeftyTheHefty]

2:10 "okay, now what do we do" is something I find myself asking over and over playing this thing

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

Day Forty seven of asking Spookston to play the Semovente da 105/25.

[@liladoodle]

As a Girls und Panzer fan, I wish Anzio has used one of these. Even though they weren't the most financially sound school for Sensha-do.

[@TheArklyte]

I heard that it had a prototype with SAMs. Though it's the same situation as "Mobile Rapier" - idk if it'll change Commonwealth tech tree for the better at all.

[@User12345-j]

Day 1 of asking Spookston to play the BT-7M at 10.0

[@TrueCanad1an]

Hey Spookston, Thanks for the great content.

[@norse7796]

Day 9 of asking to spookston to play top tier arcade

[@AhegaoComics]

The M247 has some pretty funny SAP rounds, and funny proxy round for AA. Ive been really enjoying it. Those SAP rounds have no business penning some of the shots it does.

[@juliannng]

Day 1 of asking spooksten to play war thunder mobile please do it it would be really cool

[@William_Bryant]

I know EXACTLY what video that intro brrrt came from, Spookston, and I honestly wish they would've made that the sound pack for the GAU-8 in the game.

[@a_bad_channel]

Day 26,765 of asking for (insert name of horrible tank here)

[@RenderUntoMe]

The achievement popping up in the end is really just icing on the cake

[@cassis0703]

i always call the ZA-35 the fly swatter, because the radar, when deployed, kinda looks like one, and the vehicle serves a similar function to boot!

[@TheGraySeed]

Honestly seeing one of those nuke speedruns with ZA-35 are always satisfying especially seeing the reactions from the lobby. Day 4 of asking Spookston of a challenge run with rules listed: 1. RoE : Don't fire unless fired upon. (can only fire on vehicles that has fired on you, any other vehicles that has not fired are not to be fired upon). 2. BR : 7.3 or up. 3. Class Restriction : No heavy tanks and tank destroyers. 4. Goal : An ace (5 kills)

[@Darkangels934]

Spookston: you got a problem? Xm: 🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖🤖

[@StephanB2011]

i think the reason planes give such small rewards to kill, is due to the small number of modules and the little ammount of damage needed for a kill. hitting a wing or cutting of a tail looks devastating but according to gajiggles its only one module therefore only 1 bit of critical damage. its the same if you kill tanks with overpressure from he shells, all you do is take out the crew, therefore only one module and only 1x points.

[@nanuki1593]

Bro must have the biggest radious with that tall ass radar tower

[@LikeDegree]

9:45 dude every halo reference makes my day, but this is Legendary

[@richardmanson5022]

I swear every time you upload a video, I had just seen someone playing the tank in your video absolutely destroying prior to the upload

[@elfpirate4049]

spook playing my favorite vehicle???? amazing as always

[@tomatenn3709]

Spookston’s guide to playing the ZA-35 1. We ball 2. We ball 3. We ball 4. We ball 5. We ball 6. We ball 7. We ball 8. We ball 9. We ball 10. We get win’s and profit

[@Duisternis-Primal]

"Hmmm i think they may have a ZA-35 SPAA" "what makes you say that" *radio tower behind a rock*

[@cyanide9933]

The C&C music actually goes so hard as background noise

[@Luna-hb4bi]

15:15 The way you killed his gunner here is that there’s something weird on the T-54/55 turret right above the drivers ports where you can pen the turret, found it on test drive once, it’s very finicky but it’s there.

[@CharlesBolton-y3o]

Thank you, spookston, for playing the ZA-35 (now can you please play the Yestervark

[@lupint.w7444]

Spookston: It's not hard to avoid the heavier tanks Every time I play the ZA-35: 5 T-10Ms driving straight towards me

[@skyixyes3971]

Was test driving this thing yesterday when i learned it's stabilizer only works up to 75kmh. Checked the first tech tree and premium rooikats and their stabilzers have the same limit. Makes me wonder how many other things have this kind of thing going on.

[@singeslayer8367]

Videos like this are the reason why most SPAAs ingame are over-BR'd when it comes to their actual AA performance

[@machineg4m3r]

its funny cuz from what ive seen this vehicle is responsible for many fastest nuke world records

[@wyvernbravo]

There's Three things that make a Warthunder vehicle powerful 1: high fire rate weapons with decent enough pen 2: high speed vehicles that can get behind half of the enemy before you leave spawn 3: no armour best armour vehicles Put all three into a vehicle and you get something that's an utter monster

[@botarokubo5297]

Imagine the things spookston would do if gaijin releases the draco for the italians

[@GinkuiMain]

6:03 Spookston became Prez from hit game Project Wingman.

[@XxusmcsamurixX]

I'm a firm believer that if you get near an enemy spawn you should get the return to battle warning and explode after 20 seconds

[@Norwegianboi]

That one feeling when spookston uploads

[@TheRedzMann]

9:30 was some of the most hype type shit to put halo music behind god DAMN

[@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 20 pounder gun which is pretty good and its really fun (day 29)

[@doragonn3y692]

On god, Spookston has been getting so many nukes that when i saw this notification for this video, i just unconsciously called him Nukeston instead😂😂😂

[@StudioBoosterPack]

Gajin: oh how could we fix players not playing spaa? Also Gaijin: here, have 900 sl for shooting down plane with an uptiered aa

[@OutsideTheTargetDemographic]

That kill streak during the full throttle run was missibg the Warthog Run background music.

[@osmacar5331]

biggest benefit of a tall radar. it'S less likely to get clutter, the con is, it tall.

[@birdbrainedboy]

you know what else is an AA that's better at destroying tanks than planes? the L-62 ANTI II, a low tier AA that, despite being moved from 2.7 to 3.0, is still VERY strong

[@fatihyelbey9034]

"Probably just gents.." You can hear the pain in his voice..

[@overvieweffect9034]

two videos in a row where spookston is actually enjoying himself. nah, we need you to play a terrible tank again next time

[@schuylerhayes9283]

"does this get optical tracking" He asks of the vehicle with the MASSIVE optic on the front of it CX

[@yosef_tetro]

Now you must play the Object 685, the ultimate rat of 8.7 with an autoloader!

[@Armada-1935]

6:08 CAS; costs nothing to spawn, gives nothing when destroyed

[@petepie789]

Glad people realise finally how much fun this thing is. Now do the Chinese 8.3 SPAA that has alot more things above this other than speed.

[@Kaldosthesergal]

If spookston wants a real nuke machine it’s the Type 69-IIa

[@Chadd4rius]

Play the M551 Sheridan, a lot of people hate on the tank bcs of the long reload time but if u know what u doing it’s actually quite a fun tank

[@Mort221]

I get the feeling Spookston might've been inspired by that guy who got a < 3 minute nuke in the ZA-35 lmao

[@BestLegend134]

"Evaporate" - Spookston 2024

[@Civic42]

I was not expecting the answer to be dish rack. I was thinking of a grill.

[@ColiasPalaeno]

Attempt number number, to get spooks to just play one of these: CV90120, Lvkv 9040C, Pbv 302 Bill, Swedish T 80 U, Any leclerc, M36 Slugger/Jackson and the WMA 301, and the MBT-70. And for something for low tier, the D2 or the french crusader specifically because baguettes are better than crumpets... also the radar on the ZA-35 reminds me of waffles for some reason.

[@chrissclater3890]

That radar's like a neon sign saying "I am here".

[@HunterSteel29]

We're just a different turret shy of a Rooikat Mk.1D video. Day 17: I Implore you to play the Rooikat Mk.1D. Its fast, it can resist 50cals to the front, and its cannon tickles enemies to death.