THIS TANK WEARS ITS ENEMIES ARMOUR - Super Pershing in War Thunder

The Super Pershing in War Thunder is what made me want to play the game in the first place. Today, I take it out for some much needed nostalgia!
The T26E1 is a monster. Armed with a HUGE 90mm cannon that can easily punch through a Panther or Tiger at any angle, this beast is SO awesome... it wears a Panther as extra armour!
Today, I take it out and get a nuke in War Thunder!
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[@Imzeboss]

143rd try, please play the T-28E or T-80 (light tank) both at 2.3br of USSR tree. You have no videos on any if the tanks.

[@mrwolfnoimnotsure6037]

139th keep up the good work

[@MTF-EPSILON-11-5-NULL]

Quit making me look terrible with the Pershing the way the is3 bounced was crazy if it was me id be dead

[@MTF-EPSILON-11-5-NULL]

E1 variant shows that the transmission is set for torque

[@KarmelKoloredKilla]

How do you get the multicolored smoke like when you have white tail smoke and red wing smoke

[@Spookston]

There's something very metal about wearing the armor of your enemy

[@eastjavaID]

Yeah, very.

[@therealfnaffreddy]

Literally

[@RomanTheMexican]

hello furrston

[@masterclips7657]

I’m actually dying of laughter are u gunna pay for my hospital bill 😶

[@EB-Ghost6]

Heavy metal 🎸

[@milesmccollough5507]

i never knew that this was the lineage of the super pershing; a T26 wearing the cannibalized front glacis of a panther over its bow and mantlet to the point that they needed to weld a giant mass of steel to the very back so the bearings in the turret ring didn't pop. this might be my favorite war vehicle i've ever seen, point-blank, period.

[@evobsm2328]

Maus still takes the cake XD

[@gaijinatemyhusky4384]

​@@evobsm2328but that thing is just a b o x

[@MegaJani]

@@gaijinatemyhusky4384 But it's a nice b o x

[@zerrierslizer1]

@@gaijinatemyhusky4384 it's more of a Wall. die in a street with your side flushed, and NOTHING moves you! me and some friends do that on certain maps to legit funnel enemy players to a singular road, making it near impossible for them to push a cap lol.

[@jefferybauduin2919]

@@evobsm2328 the Maus would have been p-47 food

[@yourhandlehere1]

My dad got to play with the real ones. His job during the Korean era was taking new or repaired tanks out on the proving grounds, making sure everything worked like it was supposed to.

[@johnib5905]

Now that's an interesting job!

[@yourhandlehere1]

@@johnib5905 It may have been the regular Pershing or a Patton he was telling me about one day. Had to be a shorter barrel. If you get 'em to top speed downhill and slam it in reverse, it will stand almost straight up on it's nose, plop down and take off backwards up the hill. It will also toss the asshole out who's been giving you grief from the commander's hatch.

[@Dan_the_afol]

@@yourhandlehere1 do you know about when your dad my grandfather did the same thing ?

[@yourhandlehere1]

@@Dan_the_afol mid 50's, stationed in Germany

[@Dan_the_afol]

@@yourhandlehere1 do you know where specifically?

[@Ryanlgt]

Yesterday I told my friend I dont see them that often anymore. Tomorrow my 6.7 matches will be filled with super pershings 😂

[@swissfreek]

Yesterday I was seeing Jagdpanthers everywhere 😂

[@michaelbeale559]

It doesn't really belong at 6.7 imo. I liked the dynamic it had with the IS-2 mod 1944, and Tiger II (P). They all had pros and cons.

[@Ryanlgt]

@@michaelbeale559 I think its perfectly fine at 6.7. I agree that a full uptier sometimes can be really hard in it but its just too strong to sit at 6.3 too. In a full downtier she dominates the battlefield when played right and in uptiers it sometimes can do too.

[@michaelbeale559]

@@Ryanlgt I think it's okay to mediocre at 6.7. I normally play the T34 or the T26E5 if I wanna play a heavy tank at that BR. Compared to other tanks at 6.3, I don't think the increase in BR was justified.

[@Ryanlgt]

@@michaelbeale559 yeah I can understand that. I always pick the T34 instead of T26E5 because I use a 7.0 Lineup with the T29. I prefer a T34 too over a T26E5 because it gets kinda hard at 8.0.

[@skybuprofen9834]

"Am I ready to die yet?" I ask myself this every day, odd.

[@alexblankenship7831]

Actually the thing on the top are springs to raise and lower the barrel since it was so heavy and the original system couldn't move it. ConeofArc c9vers this tank and is interesting since their was another version of the gun that uses two piece ammo

[@solus48]

iirc this is the version that uses two piece ammo and the T26E1 with the T54 cannon has one piece ammunition. Edit: just looked it up, the T15E1 used in the super Pershing was the single piece ammunition, the T54 was just a refinement of the same gun with shorter but fatter shell cases, which probably translates to the faster reload in game. I was thinking the T15E2 which was the two piece version on the long 90.

[@Hubert_G]

i remember when they introduced overpreassure mechanic in WT you could destroy Super Perching by shooting that spring with weakiest HE shells,becouse it counted that spring as interior damage

[@lordhickory3322]

Oh yes, the War Thunder stories, a video format I would really love to see again! I loved those wonderfully narrated, thrilling, action packed videos, turning a single battle into an entire short movie of its own. Please bring them back, that would be epic!

[@Mrpenguinplushie]

Yeah let’s gooo been wanting you to play this again for so long! The first video you made of this was the thing that made me start watching you❤❤

[@mynt253]

I remember getting it and not expecting much from the little I saw of it in the test drive and on the stat card. Turned out to be really quite good, one of the few longer term vehicles I have a 2+ K/D in. I suspect its setup stopped me from overextending.

[@DaleksInc]

Tiger IIs: "Look what they need to imitate a fraction of our power."

[@sharkk127]

When this thing was 6.3 i absolutely loved it, as soon as it moved up i started getting absolutely murdered and gave up with it

[@davidegazzaniga7558]

Not only this is the tank that made me download War Thunder, i've also started scale modelling in 1/72nd scale due to this, so now i have my very own model on the shelf

[@SilentButDudley]

Honestly feel like this thing is at the proper BR while the other Pershing’s are too high. The Pershing’s without the improved barrel and armor should be 6.3 instead, besides the T26E1-1

[@haatonofthebasementoutofth276]

The Jumbo Pershing is a bit of a problem. At 6.3 it becomes every king tiger wet dream most of the time. At 6.7 gets steam rolled most of the time.

[@Stalker_53]

Asking OddBawZ to play USSR 7.0 T-44 100 Day Day 63

[@invisiblecloudsheep]

He already made a video playing with the T-44-100...

[@alexblankenship7831]

Need to see su-122-54 or object 268 in my opinion

[@eastjavaID]

63day Really?

[@thunderwithchrissy]

As in the actual t44 with the 85?

[@fire_drake12.arc.24]

The Super Pershing is a US Tiger II(P) but at a higher BR for some reason.

[@michaelbeale559]

The armor and gun on the Tiger II (P) are better. You can at least count on your hull armor in the Tiger and wiggle the turret and you're pretty hard to pen. The gun has more penetration, a faster reload but less filler... but I rarely ever don't one shot with the KwK 43

[@alphastronghold715]

And with a significantly worse gun (despite being a larger caliber with a longer barrel and better shell. F*ck you, Gaijin.) and worse armor pretty much everywhere and obvious weak spots. So basically not like a Tiger II at all.

[@nsdapcommunism2780]

@@michaelbeale559hahaha. Both tigers 2 are mediocre tanks compared to pershing because of their low armor in the turret, high profile, low mobility and the ammo right in the center of the turret.

[@keithrogers6876]

Super Pershing has to be up there as one of my favourite real world tanks. It is usually fun to play in game as well, which is nice ^^ Thanks as always for continuing to do what you do Mr OddBawZ.

[@Add12pack]

Sometimes a great tank but not 6.7, maybe 6.3 because unlike the tiger 2 from the front (turret is a exception and the mg port is hard to hit) this can be penned anywhere. In other words its a heavy tank thats easily killed from the front by almost anything.

[@ashleystewart9428]

one of the reasons ive had warthunder uninstalled for the past 2 years, gaijin hates my main country

[@mycatistypingthis5450]

​@@ashleystewart9428 ah, you're playing British or French?

[@ashleystewart9428]

@@mycatistypingthis5450 I dont hate myself that much, i played mostly merica

[@sneeuwkabouter9319]

​@@ashleystewart9428 America is one of the easiest and most powerful nations😂 try Japan or Italy, those are so hard to master

[@DaleksInc]

This is basically an American IS-2. Therefore, I petition to move it down to 6.0.

[@iholdtinytermanator5630]

Just imagine the thought process to this armour package “So we got this decently armoured vehicle but we want to make it have more armour” “Hey boss what about the corpse of our enemies” “Johnson you bloody geniuses”

[@brisngrfiftysix6085]

Very surprised you did not see any IS6's. I love shooting super Pershings in mine, since its top round just goes right through the Pershing's hull.

[@johncee853]

I'm willing to bet that they enjoy killing you too.

[@z54964380]

bruh not just IS6s, any IS2s 122 with the top shell will go right through its front

[@michaelbeale559]

​@@z54964380 The long 88mm will go through the hull too.

[@alphastronghold715]

Pretty much anything you fight at this br will punch through your upper front plate like it’s tin foil. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve died to HEATFS despite the upper front literally being designed explicitly for HEAT. Add to that the fact that the 90mm cannon doesn’t pen as well as the German 88 for some absolutely nonsensical reason and you get a tank which gets its ass kicked by players of equal or even less skill to you.

[@cappedpluto7638]

fun fact, the extra armor on the turret is connected to the elevation and depression mechanism, it adds so much weight that it needs those 2 cylinders on the top of the turret. those 2 cylinders are actually just springs that help the elevation mechanism lift the gun and armor

[@Marin3r101]

Gotta love how Italian tanks make zero engine noise but tanks like pt76 that have a lawn mower engine sound like a giant Russian tank.

[@fireshorts5789]

I remember when I first saw the Pershing in the single player campaign of CoH. That thing was an absolute beast.

[@pauld6967]

I agree. The Super Pershing is one of my favorites as well.

[@rudolphknoetze1487]

I'm just about to get it...hows the armor?

[@pauld6967]

@@rudolphknoetze1487 Well, it is effective but like everything in a game, where balance is a requirement, it can be defeated. No vehicle is invincible and no vehicle is guaranteed to be a one-shot victor over every opponent.

[@maplemed3169]

ya those two tubes on top are actually springs which counter the weight of its giant bonk stick. so its pretty realistic that you loose vertical guidance when it gets shot

[@superbattledroid1862]

Ah yes the leather face of tanks…😂 Great until a tiger 2 fires at you

[@KhaledQara]

Giving the server around 1-2 minutes when a player gets a nuke even if the tickets are 0 would be so fun. Its like the last stand last chance. (phun really isnt the motto)

[@jaredsanders5673]

OddBawZ proving once again that a tank is only as competent as it’s operator. Great video!

[@lorddestructive]

the two tubes on top are hydropneumatic dampeners (or however they are called my english is not perfect) like the tubes on top or below the 88mm flak and many other cannons. they were installed because the additional armor mounted to the mantlet and therefore at the gun made it too heavy to elevate. so the gun itself is perfectly fine, the aemor is the issue they wanted to solve. so if it would be realistic, the moment those two cylinders get destroyed you should be able to hokd your gun at its current elevation or lower it but you would not be able to elevate it any amount because of the weight

[@daniel_f4050]

For the version we have in War Thunder those are just honking great springs. The two prototypes sent to Europe had that system as a stopgap measure while they kept working on the issue back in the States. The hydraulic system you are thinking of was the “production” fix and was completely internal.

[@lorddestructive]

@@daniel_f4050 if its hydraulic or springs does not change anything, 2 system with the same effect. shoot it and the gun cannot move up

[@daniel_f4050]

@@lorddestructive Yes, they would indeed serve the same purpose. But unfortunately your statement is still incorrect. Firstly in the type of system and secondly in the reason it was installed. The extra weight of the much longer barrel was the problem. The elevation system installed in the prototype’s turrets simply lacked the strength and robustness to cope with that extreme imbalance. The springs were a field expedient that was replaced by a heavy duty internal hydraulic system for the “production” vehicles.

[@sauronsrighthandman301]

I hate fighting this thing in all except one circumstance. When you slap its left side mantlet cheek with HEATFS it almost always ammo racks the thing. Doing it with the Lekpz is always awesome.

[@OH-SIX-SPIT]

I got my very first nuke using this tank(which was yesterday) something about cross mapping German tank destroyers Is just great Also you are right about the springs on top of the turret, it was just used to help stabilize the gun because it was so heavy and long. I’m sure it did help with the vertical guidance of the cannon but it did not control the whole thing

[@howtonut2387]

10:01 "We're also against Britain, which is a real problem" Me non penning the entire front of a Super Pershing in my Conway with "480" mm of pen

[@BruceAtWork]

You are my David Attenborough for War Thunder, thank you so, so much for your content.

[@jasonsearle7832]

Keep this delicious content coming. Keeping me going at work today.

[@cameronbennett4391]

now see, I was so excited to get this Tank, I mean, Every time i go up against it, It just wrecks my shit like no hand holds, no reach around, no lube then i get the super pershing and I dont face Pz IV or panthers or Tiger 1s, just leopards and King Tigers

[@calebbranton9129]

Love the Videos OddBawZ keep em going. Would love to see some air RB in the future

[@DALONEWOLF108]

I love this tank I think it’s the only American heavy I got used to besides the e5 but I hated 6.7 to 7.7 america

[@wtb3051]

I just got this recently my friend who has a tiger 2 we play together all day it's the greatest purchase of my life

[@thetalkativetalker4741]

The super PP is amazing. love the vids (ur the reason i love warthunder so much)

[@skipslash7367]

thanks odd, you made me want to revisit the super pershing

[@lvt1862]

3:23 this One got me wheezing

[@boxed_in4357]

As an italy main seeing that FIAT 6614 go past you and tricking you and then killing you from behind made me have a dumb smile on my face, thank you

[@Hatfieldfarms44]

Did you know that the Panzer IVs track armor is actually T-34 tracks?

[@BIGmlems]

didn't know about the vertical stabilizer problem that tank had, I stopped shooting that spot long ago since it wasn't a viable penetration spot like it was in wot, But I did recently find out I can upper front plate the super pershing with the long 88.

[@richardtheranger5214]

Playing the Super Pershing. My uptier/downtier ratio was 83/13 FUN TANK

[@gavinlightfoot5521]

This thing is absolute garbage compared to the T34 or the jumbo pershing.

[@Lankygit01]

i heard a story about this tank. When they were developing it they took the gun to a firing range in Germany. At one end was the gun and the other and Panther tank facing them. They fired 1 shot. It passed thorugh the front plate, through the crew compartment, through the engine block and out the back burying itself in the berm behind the Panther. They never found the round.

[@alphastronghold715]

Gaijin: “best I can do is a ricochet”

[@Juliett-A]

"That should never have killed em in a million years, but it did." I kinda feel like that describes half of every video.

[@leflavius_nl5370]

hey Odd, have a good week dude :)

[@pepsiman8483]

That thing is a monster

[@KarlosTheWolfdog]

That's also my favorite tank on the US tech tree as I've also had my first 3 nukes while using THAT specific tank only :D

[@firexa42069]

i remember the days when this thing was 6.3 and repair cost was 15k

[@jonathanwright7975]

Great video odd

[@smartyskill3]

Realizing this now just 9 months later, its technically the leatherface of tanks

[@FirestormMk3]

CoH also earned the Pershing a special place in my heart. Glad I wasn't the only one.

[@attilafreisleben5394]

You should try the chadley, now it has tandem atgms (TOW-2As)

[@huguberhart]

You have many videos and I watch the stuff I don't even play. Sometimes you put out a video of one of my favourite vehicles and I'm like "Hey! It's about me!? ... because the game has these vehicles and everyone can play them..?" XD

[@TheCheeseGrate]

Thanks oddbawz!

[@ParadoxErick]

This is why I love the t26e1 just a masterpiece heavy tank 😩

[@bert4803]

the tubes above the mantlet store 2 big springs that help the vertical elevation because of the wieght of the barrel and added mantlet armor

[@BotXeri]

Gotta love fresh Odd uploads

[@skipslash7367]

i love the super pershing but the br it's at is painful because of the repair costs

[@caliber_560]

This tank has been dream tank since WotB 2 years ago

[@natesiress1057]

The Super Pershing skinned a Panther and donned its hide as a cloak. Absolute chad.

[@williamdaines3755]

He can't be serious. he gets a nuke, does incredible, barely gets shot. "Its just an OK tank."

[@crabroll1681]

Well the tank gets one shot’ed from anything in this tier

[@quietnightthought1478]

That probably has more to do with his playing than the tank since he didn't get shot at by most of the things he was killing

[@jdawwwgytb]

Absolutely love this monster 🤙🏾🍷🗿

[@anonymouscreator948]

7:59 The very question I ask myself each time my squadron members have on avg 6-7:1 KDR and our team (technically) consists of more than just my suqadron... yet somehow 3/3 points are in enemy hands and we have 20% tickets of the enemy...

[@olliebtw9433]

It’s been my favourite tank since I unlocked it

[@Slugbunny]

Super video! ✌🏻

[@devourerofbuffets9080]

Odd trying not to be the best Wt KZbin (Imo). It's Impossible.

[@caralho5237]

coming from US 5.3, where germany 1 shots you from anywhere and bounces most of your shots, this thing is a breath of fresh air

[@aaronfurie4202]

The jumbo is 5.3 what are you on about, that thing has crazy armor probably tier for tier best armour in the game maybe apart from the b2 or kv1

[@crabroll1681]

@@aaronfurie4202 Germany can pen its turret ring and mg port. Russian 85 mm can pen it anywhere. Sure you can shoot the chalupa, but in the jumbo you can’t pen the panthers chalupa. Even worse with the other E improved chalupa

[@crabroll1681]

@@aaronfurie4202 jumbo is also slow loud and the 75m is very weak

[@z54964380]

​@@crabroll1681 Seems like a skill issue. The 5.3 jumbo is pretty good, good armor, decent mobility, fast firing gun and it has stabilizer. You just can't expect to be impenetrable just by parking in front of everyone lol, you gotta move, use that stabilizer to your advantage, aim for gun barrel, tracks and cupola. Oh and use that .50 for tracking too. Also I'm pretty sure that the Russian 85 can't just pen it anywhere lol the 122 tho will go right through

[@aaronfurie4202]

@@z54964380 the 122 pens anywhere apart from some spots on the turret 8.8 can pen anywhere aswell

[@Annoxium]

Hi there, OddBawz! I wanted to let you know how amazed I am by your uncanny ability to rapidly spot enemy tanks in War Thunder across all types of maps. It's truly mind-blowing. In some of your videos, you mention spotting a particular tank effortlessly, while I find myself struggling to do so even with keen observation. Is this exceptional talent solely a result of your experience, or would you be willing to share some valuable advice to help me improve my own spotting skills, beyond the generic recommendation of "playing more"? :)

[@delta9499]

Hey odd! Was gonna recommend a t-34-100 video! It’s an older vehicle but it smacks tanks with the 100mm even tho you get hit you die it’s a blast to play!

[@MALICEM12]

Its a beautiful looking tank with the armor

[@sabrinaboisvert1141]

Could you do another combo? Bfw Jagdpanther and Ju 288C! Would be fun!

[@Armgoth]

It is like a better tiger. I have never played it and I love it.

[@wastelander89]

I struggle with this tank. Thank u for showing how its played.

[@TheIsus]

Skill issue

[@__some_guy__]

You might consider turning down particle density, having it on high is a huge handicap with all the smoke etc in the game now.

[@wadebrown8772]

Odd can I have your 20/20 vision because my bad eye sight can't see that 3 tanks you killed in the smoke 😂😂😂

[@stevenhussey9228]

with my 6.0 to 7.0 line up is that i have the American T34, M41 bulldog, Super Pershing, M46, P-47 and F-84B that line up can win anything and i would ask to see you play it but nah your good also have fun streaming and posting all month good luck.

[@raptorcaliber5165]

I'm researching this thing rn, gonna use it to replace the Jumbo 76 that I have in my 6.7 lineup.

[@whotf888]

This is the tank I'm currently researching, so my line-up for 6.7 will be: T26E5 T26E1-1 T34 M26 And the 1st Corsair that's available in the tech tree, which sits at 2.7, I only get 1 1000lb bomb and 6 .50 cals, but it gets the job done (I'm playing on a controller, and I don't really like playing air battles, and I just started to master CAS).

[@maj_pr0blems]

That's what I've been saying! Ticket bleed paused until the bomb explodes or the plane is shot down.

[@robb7748]

It's not the tank. It's you, Odd. You are a beast! 🫵☝️

[@christophersteadman1402]

Out of curiosity, have you or anyone else also noticed more shell shattering on Rank 3 British APDS since the changes? Just wondering.

[@crabroll1681]

Nope

[@lamentedtar5534]

Ive noticed shatering apds rounds in general when they schozld have penned

[@z54964380]

Yes, a crap ton actually, I've been grinding centurion mk3 and there's quite a few shell shattering lol

[@JessWLStuart]

Fun video - as usual! :D

[@mentalgrass6650]

this is my absolute favorit tank. i hope you play it in 2024

[@Skip.8221]

Do you think you could make a video on the M47 and M48? They’re both very fun to play

[@CallMeRevenge217]

Thanks my favorite Tank

[@jacksona9260]

love ya odd, got me into the game with my friends. cant wait for the Tigor Tonk, gonna give my partners plague doctor plushy a new ride. :D

[@nicholasmacdonald100]

I love when odd plays American heavy tanks

[@skazztheterrible]

That leo early on was crazy blind

[@19crf230]

Not sure how you don’t have a mil subs yet

[@mr_pugga]

Hello oddbawz love ur vids 😁

[@freedeoxide5179]

The 1st game when he said he deserved all 11 kills Not really the 11th one

[@gkf18]

I got good at Warthunder by watching OddBawZ, thanks Odd!

[@xanthx20]

Loved this in CoH. Are you going to branch out to CoH3 coverage? That would definitely be something I'd watch. Maybe a Let's Play?

[@vikingsid]

Super Pershing. My fav in WOT, currently grinding for it in WT, 1 more tank to go.

[@UnWorthyDaisy42]

I'm sitting here at 6.7-7.0 myself loving this tank!

[@br3ad386]

It's easy to counter on non urban maps by shooting the vertical drive

[@arcamean785]

I often get the urge to reinstall and play WT but oh lord is it ever a grindfest and a half... I never did finish the grind to get my Maus I got close but I neglected any cas so I'd have to grind that out. I really wish there was a modifier so you could earn more research and Silver Lions playing realistic and an extra bonus for Sim mode.

[@quietnightthought1478]

I think you do earn more RP playing realistic. Air realistic gives me the same amount of RP as arcade for doing nowhere near as well.