War Thunder: American ground forces Rank II - Review and Analysis

[@OddBawZ]

Oxy's videos: GET IT - This guy is full of knowledge, I can't think of any reason you shouldn't get it. For what he is, he's one of the best in the game.

[@phobozmcgamerson]

Cant agree more! No doubt about it

[@vishalbhat8602]

Even OddBawZ gets his tips from Oxy

[@letongsong]

Affirmative!

[@FeintMotion]

pro gamer alert

[@OddBawZ]

​@@vishalbhat8602 Oxy was one of the kindest people to me when I first started playing. Never forgetti.

[@crusaderxt122]

I just really enjoy the narrative and info even AFTER unlocking prior tanks mentioned, just good content

[@thekringe4387]

Sometimes makes tanks I thought were bad seem good and good to bad.

[@alinbogdan8251]

Currently struggling at BR 7.3. Can't wait for his future videos to see what I'm doing wrong.

[@dukeofnuke2446]

@@alinbogdan8251 I hate US 6.7

[@ginod8914]

I watched all his series twice even though I play Russia 5.0 and Italy 2.7

[@chitaumoua2396]

Oh you're a Sherman fan, name every Sherman variant

[@asiftalpur3758]

Sherman

[@parqdox2335]

Your not wrong

[@zhangmiya1533]

@@asiftalpur3758 that's on him, he set the bar too low

[@Kievaer]

@@zhangmiya1533 was waiting for this

[@chitaumoua2396]

@@asiftalpur3758 that counts since they technically called all variants Sherman

[@mateuszk3812]

"Low cariber HE have basically no meaningful applications" Its really satysfying against M10 since now its getting one-hit overpressured to oblivion by anything more than an autocannon. BTW great video

[@thebravegallade731]

yeah, especially since the M-10 is probably the most heavily armored open top TD that exists. seriously it eats up anything short of a long barreled panzer 4 if you don't aim carefully, so i switch to HEAT or HE if i see one

[@Buzz-vq5gz]

Shooting the top of an m10 with some 50mm HE was one of the highlights of my life

[@kevinb2]

My M10 will die due to artillery tickling my tracks from 5 meters away, but open top Soviet trucks seem to do just fine in the same situation.

[@randomt-9034]

@@kevinb2 "Russian Bias doesn't exist"

[@MasouShizuka]

Hehe, my 12cm chi ha short gun goes boom.

[@GraytheKnight]

I love how in the first M4a1 clip theres a Sherman, your Sherman, the Italian Sherman and a Chinese Sherman all in the killfeed. Sherman Sherman Sherman Sherman Sherman. Gonna be seeing them a LOT!

[@an_f-14_tomcat]

3.7 currently is just Sherman Simulator 1944

[@whatdothlife4660]

@@an_f-14_tomcat which transitions wonderfully into Tiger Hunter Simulator at 5.3.

[@thegamingfish547]

28:00 this whole engagement shows the average random teammate in warthunder

[@Atom_X.]

I've died far too often because randoms didn't watch flanks...

[@eVillGaming-eng]

what exactly do you expect from someone with 15 matches in this game?

[@lk_ludikruc8358]

2.7 sherman still the only one with the smoke mortar which was standard on all Shermans... Still missing on most shermans.

[@jasonisbored6679]

Imagine if America players were like German players - smokes everywhere, no sightlines. I think the game overall is better for not having it.

[@danielsteger8456]

@@jasonisbored6679 b-but muh realism???

[@jasonisbored6679]

@@danielsteger8456 lol yeah /33% chance your Sherman has no radios- sounds good?

[@danielsteger8456]

@@jasonisbored6679 i was making fun of the WT kids who think realism is life

[@duke0salt717]

The fuckin German Sherman has smoke grenades. Gotta love em

[@EnglishGamer2019]

27:35 - 28:40 I didn't pay attention to anything you said, It literally looked like two kids having a fist fight and others are just minding their own business 🤣

[@universate5332]

lmao me too, i actually went to that time stamp thinking id be able to pay attention, nope nothing. all i heard was something about hulls and turrets.

[@proudpatriot3491]

I love these videos Oxy. I have re-watched a few of them. I can't wait till you get to the M3A3. I was in a Bradley Battalion in real life and I enjoy it in game.

[@jagerwahl]

I was in a Stryker unit wish war thunder showed how many times u pip a tire going over a smooth rock lol

[@ancientmonkey5327]

Wow! What was it like? I'm curious now.

[@jagerwahl]

@@ancientmonkey5327 horrible there is a reason they are being retired there's better vehicles with better armor that are wayyy more reliable than strykers the only nice.thing about.them is they have AC where as Bradley's dont

[@dsjaks6983]

it finally arrives, i'm gonna race this series to top tier

[@07legod]

Good luck with that my friend , I’ll tell ya from experience 6.7-8.0 American armour is weird and inconsistent. Can still be fun tho. GLHF

[@yeetmeister4327]

@@07legod no lie there man, non stabilized heavy tanks that get clubbed by early atgms and heatfs rounds, right next to go-karts that have zero armor and a gun that launches the vehicle it’s mounted to further than the actual projectile.

[@pyencdocde5716]

Lmao I grinded out Russia Top-tier waiting for his Tier VI-VII video

[@nicojokelin5547]

@@07legod those american heavy tanks are monsters

[@an_f-14_tomcat]

@@07legod 7.3 is a joy

[@phd-internet_retardation8261]

28:00 is so painful to watch teammates are so clueless at times

[@bideobunkey4213]

It has hilarious when the T50 casualy drove past them and didnt even notice lmao.

[@ahtheh]

1945 visualised

[@FubukiKai]

American teammates are quite possibly tied with German teammates for the dumbest in the game.

[@cheesuschrist5017]

@@FubukiKai But only when they're on your team. When they're on the enemy team, they're all Patton or Rommel reincarnated.

[@yournotgully]

@@FubukiKai nah id put american teammates as stupider than german teammates. just like real life.

[@pate7514]

Oxy's review and analysis series is as good as it gets reguarding informative war thunder content

[@2ndcomingofFritz]

*You make it sound like Oxy has limits*

[@nicholaspratt8473]

42:25 Gaijin just recently confirmed the M10 is the slowest traverse of any ground vehicle. In one of their videos a comment asked for the slowest raverse and they said the M2 Medium and I think an early variant of the Pz IV. They said "[If we widen the scope the M10 is the slowest]"

[@buddyboy7276]

My favorite part about the lee is that people often forget about your hull gunner and will just keep shooting turret

[@joeyduese6638]

if a player is shooting the turret they dont know what theyre doing. most people shoot to the right of the hull gunner

[@Delta4280]

For the Lee, it's best to take advantage of binding the "select primary" and "select secondary" weapons so you can individually aim the two guns

[@BoleDaPole]

Rip console players

[@SuwinTzi]

True but personally it's easier to keep it on the same axis and adjust slightly for the 75 when I want to fire it.

[@user-ns4zm8qe9p]

@@BoleDaPoleI do it on console. Down on d pad does the little gun and clicking right stick switches me to muh big gun

[@Sebastian-yl7nq]

Even after having pretty everything unlocked for every nation, I'm still looking forward to these videos, they're just really well crafted and the narration is simply outstanding!

[@richardwales9674]

I wouldn't worry about the timespan of these videos. They are very eunique and well worth the wait.

[@dylanthompson6186]

Omg everyone stay calm its happening!

[@bradyzink614]

The wait is definitely worth it. These videos really put a smile on my face when I see them in my subscribed feed. These videos really help me make lineups too. Great vid OXY.

[@blitzgeneral4818]

Oxy deserves more subs. For what he does and how good he s at this game.

[@juracan8591]

I always stood by the Sherman tanks even back when the T34s were bouncing everything back around the start of ground forces. I love every single one, even the M4A3 76 at 5.7 with it's upgraded engine and APCR. Often I find myself going on long kill streaks on all of them.

[@georgevasilopoulos5359]

42:00 t34 driver hatch working properly

[@lt.bagelbites6969]

I came back to rewatch this video and have to say this: The M4A3(105) is one of the most fun tanks in the game, hands down. I’m at 8.0 in the US ground tree, and I sometimes go back to 2.7 to play it. If you play cautiously, you can literally double ace or stay alive the whole game. It’s one of my most used vehicles, and I encourage every new and old player to use it. Definitely worth the money of a Talisman.

[@billcarson4187]

I'm completely new to the game, and I have to say that this tank is a monster. I always do well with it.

[@VulpseiusFox]

Man, these videos are about always 1 hour +… yet they never feel that long when you watch. Goes to show how good they really are.

[@danielmartens6369]

Hey Oxy! I'm so happy to see you uploading again, and I enjoyed this video as always. One thing that I think you should mention about the American vehicles (and I forget if you mentioned it in part 1 or not) is pretty much most of their access to the .50 caliber machine gun, being one of the best machine guns in game! It has saved my life more than a few times, and I feel like it's worth mentioning. Thank you so much for your video and I look forward to the next one!

[@danielmartens6369]

Also, would it be worth mentioning at the start of a vehicle segment that the vehicle is in multiple trees as a lot of the Sherman's are?

[@HawkTheRed]

Honestly, the M10 really is just dependable, despite it's drawbacks. I ended up actually using it up to until I got the M36, as I really didn't like the M18 and opted to go back to the M10 for my TD slot. Same can be said for the Achilles in the British line up, there's just something about the vehicle that make it so dependable no matter the BR

[@an_f-14_tomcat]

My personal theory is it keeps you in check. The turret traverse reminds you not to push too hard and this lets you get good defensive or at least not rushing gameplay. Also, 76mm go brrr lol

[@marcuspriest9570]

@@an_f-14_tomcat also m10 has better scope

[@zyvan3179]

that Sherman 105 vs Stug brawl was painful to watch. great vid looking forward to the next rank

[@tagg218]

The way you slapped those planes out of the sky with the zis LVT, so casually, almost carefree... that was just downright dirty

[@snkywz]

53:39 "Hey bro i shot you but it was a joke let's team up" "Oh okay let's go" "SIKE!"

[@brentywenty]

I sincerely thought that was the beginning of a beautiful friendship..

[@ODST_Parker]

This is it, my absolute favorite selection of vehicles in the game. Stuarts and Shermans, supplemented by some unique vehicles like the Chaffee and Wolverine. They're some of the most fun, most consistent, and most versatile tanks to play in the entire game, and yet they still feel balanced and not at all overpowered. Other nations teach you to rely on their tanks' strengths around this tier. The German guns, the Russian armor, and the British mobility. The American lineups are the perfect middle ground and teach you to go into every situation prepared for anything, and how to counter it. Now if I can just get one of my favorite tanks in history, the 75mm M4A3, I'd be even happier.

[@elfinlewis1373]

The best review/educational war thunder channel on youtube!

[@matthieuzglurg6015]

for playing the 3.7 with 2 shermans and the chaffe lineup quite extensively, the most effective way to kill a KV-1 is to shoot its gun. You sometimes can mistake a KV-1 L11 with a KV-1 ZiS 5, that have 90mm of thickness instead of the 75mm on the L11. When 75mm flat is very much do able for the M3 gun, 90mm is usually a no go as even the slightest angle will get you out of the penetration range. I usually kill the gun (or just under it, the breech that is quite exposed on those things) and then rush it to shoot the driver port at point blank range. If the KV 1 is further away, well then the best you can do is generally hide your hull and your turret cheeks if you play the M4A1 and shoot the guns and tracks to allow your team mates with more powerful anti tank guns like the M10 or the Achilles to shoot him down. If you have the M4, you're generally immune to KV 1s at range anyway

[@pedrotrivelatoferreira2776]

I can't believe they upped the M5A1 to 2.7. Well there goes my 2.3 double Stuart lineup

[@davidboy45]

M5A1 is as strong as T50 tovarisch)))

[@mox_hearts]

Unless they changed it in the past few days or something, it's worth noting that the M5A1 is 2.3 now. I have no clue why, it was really good at 2.7 but it is what it is. Also Gaijin literally forgot to change the BRs of the identical prem and TD stuarts so they're still 2.7.

[@an_f-14_tomcat]

They changed it back again?

[@foo-foocuddlypoops5694]

Burger time

[@an_f-14_tomcat]

VIVE LA 2 BLUE DISCORD ROLES

[@michaelhansen5662]

Also, the M8. For those of you who wish to use it, the way you can get around the issue of aiming the gun at range is using the sight ranger. It's a setting you use to bind the mouse wheel to in the ground vehicle options. You can engage and kill at 1km if you use that sight ranger to range the gun into the target. The only issue is it does take some getting used to. But if you already know the range, it is as simple and scrolling to said range and pulling the trigger.

[@panzerkampfwagenvitigeraus344]

27:49 he replaced his crew faster than he could reload

[@enderman8151]

These videos are always a treat when they come out. Your knowledge and genuine interest shines through even when talking about the vehicles that aren't exactly good. Don't ever rush these videos or feel like you have to make them, and know we appreciate the time and effort you put in.

[@spyran5839]

Finally I can’t wait for the Rank IV video since I am grinding it now. Thanks for your content you don’t Upload often but when you do it’s always a Great Video.

[@jacktravis5491]

Man, these videos make me so happy when I see them in my feed. Always superb, always thoughtful. Thank you so much for your dedication to this series, fantastic work (:

[@ace29054]

Unlocked the 105 sherman last week, it's a monster, haven't had this much fun since I unlocked my tigers

[@Lipanovski]

9:14 - The Triple S; Sneaky Shooty Spot. Usually identified by the fact you grin wide when you get there and get a couple kills without people noticing you.

[@trinalgalaxy5943]

one thing about the M10's gun. it is the M7 3 inch gun as opposed to the 76 AT guns from late war. The reason for this is its actually an artillery's cannon pressed into AT roll, hence it is heavy and required quite the counterweight. while 3" = 76mm, the later 76 guns were tanks guns first and formost, hence why this is the M7 3" and sherman's got the lighter M1 76mm.

[@kylehayes841]

I love how all optic ports absorb any shells in this game

[@DetailedFour]

Thanks for taking the time to make this, I really do love this series

[@salty-he5jt]

Best videos I've ever seen this is great

[@aristotlespupil136]

Personally I'd add to the Sherman's cons the poor hull traverse. But maybe that just grinds my gears...

[@aleksanderf4672]

You can swing it pretty well on 2nd gear(fowrard a bit then pivot)

[@user-vb2uq1fy9x]

@@aleksanderf4672 it may not be an option if you are moving up a hill and decide to turn (for example if it's too steep). You can't turn with any reasonable speed, you can't move forward and you have to back down really slowly

[@austinkennedy1815]

True, especially stock. That can be quite frustrating on maps like Castle and Kuban.

[@watch-box]

Very much appreciate this series - ty for your efforts. Looking forward already to the next one! (Even listened to the ramble at the end!)

[@MarianoGianni1]

I havent played the game in months but I still watch every video you do.

[@ThatOneGuy46696]

back when the M5 was 2.3, I played it like a heavy tank and rarely ever got punished. Most fun tank in the game.

[@mikefoster6018]

Having dropped down from 8.7br to 2.7br, I'm finding my M4A3 (105) to be way too powerful. Surely it could stand going up to 3.0br. Unless that's just because I have an almost maxed-out crew that compensates a tiny bit for its dire turret rotation. And I can imagine it's the kind of tank that less experienced players might die fast in. For me, it plays (against its peers) like an even more survivable Jumbo. I like your pointing about keeping the gun roughly forward. The M3 Lee is such a charming tank - I love it. It looks like a rusty old diving machine.

[@TrumpeterOnFire]

Hey Oxy, just wanted to say this video is brilliant as always. Absolutely love the content. Top notch. Hope all is well.

[@stainless641]

Thank you for these videos as they are very informative and in depth. Really enjoy your work, so again, thanks for all you do!

[@kharandros]

Don't worry about release schedule as your vids are always worth the wait :) Keep up the great work

[@thekringe4387]

Saw a Chaffee in a 6.3 match and i shot it with a King Tiger and it bounced.... so I am now maining the Chaffee.

[@devyn.n05]

the length of time it took for me to subscribe to thus man is remarkably short

[@HomeGrown001]

truly appreciate the effort you put into this mate, im enjoying the game a lot more since watching these.

[@mortmortannon6640]

Oxy delivers! \o/ I can listen to these videos so many times, even if i don't play this BR much, there is always some knowledge to be found in Oxy's guides.

[@MotivatedVergil111]

Note that these tanks can change with updates, not visually, but in how they work. If I remember correctly, any tank made from America that had APBC (Or to me, APHEi (Armor Piercing High Explosive improved) had immediate access to their APBC round, which changed in the update "Wind of Change" to where all American made vehicles now have APC as their stock round, resulting in a painfully long grind to get a better shell. Some tanks may even get new shells to complement the old shells, for example the M5A1 Stuart now has a SAPHEI shell, which I believe replaced the HE shell, if it had one.

[@STerkskz]

Now the m4a3 is 3.0 still get it? 😊

[@MotivatedVergil111]

@@STerkskz The M4A3 105 HVSS has always had 2 offensive and one utility shell: HEAT, HE and Smoke

[@STerkskz]

@@MotivatedVergil111 I'm talking bout br

[@MotivatedVergil111]

oh. The M4A3 105 is still usable at 3.0

[@skyrimn00b98]

Thank you for making these videos. It's so helpful for my friends who are just getting into the game

[@ace29054]

Watching you smoke the piss out of that plane with the lvt zis made my day

[@NoobLeviathon]

1:46 My guy was just watching tv through the window

[@a_shuchu_601]

With great firepower comes poor survivability

[@ulsterman2021]

Thanks for this analysis! Very helpful to finalise my lineup. Big chunks of silver lions disappear with the wrong choice of new tanks!

[@ale69420]

designer, engineer, company: Develops literally anything for the military Military: QUICK CALL IT THE M1!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@seniorpanda2312]

Ayo been waiting for this

[@herbertpocket8855]

that aircraft double kill was amazing with the goofy Zis LVT

[@goman5523]

Funny thing about the chaffee is people almost always botch shots at the mantlet and it bounces

[@PNolandS]

Thank you for the amazing video Oxy! These videos are informative, but also very nice to listen to. Don’t worry about how long it takes to make these videos though, it’s completely understandable. Take your time, make em right.

[@OnboardG1]

11:20 Lies this is extremely high IQ gameplay. Gotta bop while you blap.

[@dogeboi1804]

I just love the decals and skins of the tanks throughout the series, they just look sexy

[@EnglishGamer2019]

I RUSHED AS SOON AS I COULD TO SEE THIS. Well done Oxy and hope to see tier 3 for US👍

[@WozWozEre]

The M5A1 might just be my favourite tank in the entire game, so much fun and with an extremely high skill ceiling.

[@franklopez1294]

tHANK YOU for sharing your unparallel experienced

[@redstoneactivator3389]

The King has uploaded!

[@Tooawesome693]

The reason the m3's 75 cannon has slightly lower pen is because the barrel is slightly shorter than a Chaffee or sherman. This was because armored corps or something didn't want the gun to stick out furthered then the most forward part of the tank ie the tracks. That funny looking muzzle brake also isn't a muzzle brake. It's a counterweight so the stabilizer can work correctly lol

[@lagnir5992]

The cult of the M8 is always accepting new members. All hail the stubby one!

[@ShackleYT]

I'd say the M3 Lee is one of the best Beginner vehicles in the game, and is a fantastic starter vehicle from that promo they did years ago. it has just enough armor to allow you to make mistakes, but not so much that you'll feel invincible. The second gun is also an effective fallback if you miss your killing blow and you're stuck reloading, you can effectively cut off the tank in front of you while buying time for you to get your main gun reloaded. however, it's not a perfect fallback. if you screw it up, you can leave yourself wide open, and if that 75 mm doesn't knock out the tank in front of you, you're effectively a sitting duck. the fact that it has such low reactive mobility also punishes you for making a mistake by leaving your sides open, teaching you how most of the tanks in the game work. And as you said in your video, the main 37mm gun being used to knock out the enemy's guns teaches the new player that this isn't like the tanks they see in movies, it's a very technical game and there are strategies to learn, and weak spots on every single tank. the M3 is a decent tank for the tier, but for a player's first tank? It's phenomenal at teaching them how the game works and rewarding certain behavior, which leads very well into other tanks. it only takes a few matches to figure out what angling is, and the lee gives an effective front plate as a training wheel.

[@OnboardG1]

I've found with the M8 that you should lead with the 50 cal rather than the main gun unless you know it can't go through. If you slew round a corner and fire the .50 you can take out gunner and driver before finishing the enemy off with the 75mm if needed.

[@envysloth2486]

I'm stopping my american grind just to wait for his reviews

[@dustyak79]

I’ve played the M5 as my mainstay for years . I didn’t notice for a long time they moved it up from 2.3 that kinda pissed me off once i realized this. The HE she’ll actually came in use for me as there seems to be more open spgs now than when I first started playing. Example sneak up behind one those Japanese naval guns shoot the engine then lob a He shell into cab. Yes you could use your machine guns but that also will give your position away.

[@ChrisAllen23]

How ever long it takes between vids does not matter. I will always watch!

[@WaterComputer]

Some of the most helpful vids ever even for a experienced player or some one new keep up the good work

[@alpacaofthemountain8760]

Love the M10, I like big guns and I cannot lie (great video, very helpful)

[@keinegotter573]

Holy shit, dude. Thank you for adding that note!-- I'd never heard of wax fang, and I'll be binging them for a while.

[@MisterRawgers]

Im enjoying the m5a1, rushing a flank on objective, calling arty and spotting enemies

[@regentester72]

Despite already aced all rank 2 American vehicles Oxy’s videos are so interesting and so informative for new players

[@duartemalhaopereira8618]

8:09 that guy just accepted his fate

[@J_Flyer]

Every time he says “Get it!” I get goose bumps

[@calum1277]

So glad you made a new video loving your content please keep it up (and maybe upload more;) ) keep doing what your doing my man

[@Zairn12345]

Loved the interstellar reference lol. Cmon TARS. COME ON TARRRS

[@Bruhsound4.0]

*WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO* IT'S HERE!

[@engineermerasmus2810]

The Ram II is a surprisingly good tank, the gun is very good and the armor is nice too, basically a sherman with better pen. I got it from warbonds shop after eyeing with it for years, and I'm very happy with it

[@bdubbs]

Excellent videos. Actually outstanding in war thunder youtube. Informative, interesting, good gameplay. Loved it thanks.

[@NHKScarecrow]

The M4A3(105) is so good even at 5.7 I routinely one shot Panthers and Tigers w/ that Sherman and it's soooo satisfying to see it happen.

[@cmanmaxwell]

That M24 got some sick neutral track turning as well. Almost as fast as the turret speed

[@ahtheh]

I love it when Oxy makes an US video because the meta charges for a week and I just farm SL with my German line

[@Area51UFOGynaecology]

have looked so much forward to this video :D

[@johnwkindig1613]

Those Interstellar references tho...had me laughing!

[@abhishekshah1707]

Yooooo oxy these videos absolutely make my week :)))