War Thunder: Russian ground forces Tier I - Review and Analysis

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[@Sebastian-yl7nq]

These upcoming reviews will also apply to 50% of the Chinese tech-tree

[@lpflore]

Not really as you have some other deck options that make you able to play tanks that are worse in the USSR tree.

[@gamingcanadian7267]

and after that with the american tree we will be covering the other 50% of china

[@JoramTriesGaming]

Don't forget the odd Japanese on on that tree.

[@X_124]

I like how China was shown as actuall China by taking every other tank and claiming it as their own.

[@randomguy8668]

Dont forget that one italian pizza delivery tonk

[@foo-foocuddlypoops5694]

Метки времени 0:33 - BT-5 5:05 - BT-7 7:37 - T-26 10:46 - T-26-4 14:42 - T-60 19:12 - T-70 23:06 - SU-5-1 26:30 - GAZ-AAA (4M) 28:56 - GAZ-AAA (DShK) 31:23 - Ba-11 32:21 - RBT-5 33:33 - M3 Medium 34:42 - T-26E 35:44 - T-26 (1st Gv.T.Br.) 36:27 - T-35 38:29 - BM-8-24 40:39 - T-III 42:09 - Su-57 44:23 - CAS Recommendations 47:50 - Lineups

[@bbcmotd]

Legenda

[@andrewb3107]

спасибо

[@florisdevin1557]

Yes blyat

[@nathaniel1207]

I'm pretty sure that you are either a friend of oxy, or you are another account of his, because these comments are made before the public release of the video

[@foo-foocuddlypoops5694]

😉

[@chemicalconfusion6164]

When you hull break an LVT with 10mm of pen

[@nibs7252]

I am pretty sure that if you damage the hull of a vehicle until it is blacked out, it will hullbreak. This is unlikely to happen, but not unheard of.

[@zUnderscore]

@@nibs7252 i shot the track of a lvt and hull broke it

[@nathaniel1207]

I'm collecting screenshots of me killing it with arty. I call it the arty barge because it's big, slow, and Is an atty magnet. They really ought to remove the hull break from it

[@Germanempireaboolilel]

This hull break mechanic is so inconsistent. You can hull break an LVT wiht maschineguns but you can't hull break the 88 Flak Bus with one 152 APHE.

[@SussyFortnite]

I once hull broke a tiger 2 by shooting it's track with a machine gun from my amx 13

[@nicholasmacdonald100]

I love oxy videos more than actual oxygen

[@argentavisimpia1390]

here ,take your like good sir

[@biko9824]

Me: mom can we get Oxy Mom: we have Oxy at home Oxy at home: O2

[@Jose-gc9db]

I love oxy more than actual OxyContin

[@florisdevin1557]

@@Jose-gc9db gotta appreciate originality

[@theclockmaker633]

Are you shure about that

[@judedeschamps2369]

15:42 20mm cannon: does nothing 7.62mm machine gun: tears wing off

[@wepntech]

more bullet impacts, as in more bullets hittin. vs the 20mm going through with little to no damage and in one or 2 spots instead of in a line. common thing to use in bush craft woodwork etc.. when you want to hack off material quickly, just tap a few holes in it and break it off. one slightly bigger hole won't do as much to weaken a material then say 3 smaller holes in a line.

[@DevilDaRebel]

@@wepntech Yeah, but that 20mm hitting delivers a lot of energy.

[@fabovondestory]

@@wepntech dude, it was a joke

[@accountname9506]

@@DevilDaRebel Know it's late, but this was common - bullets/shells/flak fire going right through the plane and only leaving a hole, with the plane unaffected, especially because most fuses at the time were poorly set and rarely blew up in a plane.

[@Blitzcreeper239]

​@@DevilDaRebel 2 year necro but a 20mm doesn't deliver a lot of its energy if it doesn't either have explosive or incendiary payload, or it noticeably decelerates which suggests that it imparted substantial kinetic energy.

[@Ghost_a_Rat]

Just a tip, don’t drive into a wall (of any kind) at full speed in any BT tank, I accidentally did and killed my entire crew

[@mxcherryblue5943]

I killed myself once in naval battles by doing that with a destroyer.

[@hubertusxvi6877]

Killed myself with the milk trucks And once killed my driver in the German t34

[@ironfire2296]

erm a crusader into the side of a milk truck is an itresting issue cusader-dead milktruck-alive?

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

In real live BT tank have stabilizer

[@eakin21]

@@mxcherryblue5943 real question is why were you playing anything but tanks helicopters or airplanes

[@WingsAboveCS]

26:30 You thought is SPAA, but no, is actually gopnik squatting on potato truck.

[@kayagorzan]

Yes yes yes!

[@kayagorzan]

Dedushka used to go market with same truck

[@yuhanlu8783]

The only reason why anyone would want the T-III is for the hammer and sickle decal. Change my mind.

[@nightmarepotato120]

Assholes who take it out in sim

[@OGUrez1997]

Sim memes

[@syariffadilah2949]

Wait what ? So if we buy T-III we can get the hammer & sickle decal for free ?

[@_Alo_]

That’s what I did, no regrets

[@yfxxiii]

@@syariffadilah2949 Yeah it gives you the decal.

[@nikovbn839]

28:11 - hull break, with a milk truck... WTF xD

[@luizviniciusvieiraalexandr4979]

Russian Bias

[@GreenStuffConsumer]

"You can't take this thing out to battle above 2.3" Now if I could get a game that isnt a full uptier......

[@dunamoose3446]

im with you bro

[@samuelvandorsten894]

Me 2

[@istrati76]

Same here...

[@stupidlogic2987]

I feel your pain.

[@an_f-14_tomcat]

Aye same here

[@thatoneguy8355]

"You can frame anything, even beans" In B4 we start framing beans instead of canning them

[@123456gordon]

Hull breaking an LVT with a Maxim MG. Now I've seen it all.

[@tomatensoup5084]

E-sports ready

[@randomt-9034]

@@tomatensoup5084 as all things should be

[@anthony4331]

"Slavic noises"

[@bbcmotd]

Those would be ц ч ш щ

[@warrenwild3351]

Love these videos. Keep them coming .

[@cvetomirgeorgiev9106]

@@bbcmotd these are letters not noises. English has all of those sounds just with a different letter

[@vsrziege4872]

The only thing I see about the Difference between the Gaz-AAA (DShK)’s reload and the Wirbelwind’s, is the fact that the Wirbelwind has a dedicated loader and it has magazines. And the Gaz-AAA (DShK) has a belt-fed machine gun, with no dedicated Loader. And yes maybe it is a bit fast for 4 magazines but it would still be faster than the belt-fed.

[@secondsystem5901]

Two dedicated loaders on the Wirbelwind, one on each side of the gun assembly! One is represented as the vehicle commander in-game, though I believe IRL the commander was in fact the gunner.

[@thebravegallade731]

@@secondsystem5901 yeah 2 loaders, a gunner, a commander/radio operator, and a driver

[@JoviaI1]

*Speaks for 5 minutes about the BT-5* - Oh boy this is going to be a long series.

[@thebravegallade731]

TBF the bt5 is well known to be a fun troll god mode vehicle in top tier

[@burneracc2567]

Only reason you need top tier vehicle is to uptier MBT5 and Pe-8 as much as possible.

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

In real live BT tank have stabilizer

[@falloutghoul1]

Fun fact: You can switch to the rear machine gun on the T-26-4's turret.

[@stilpa1]

How?!

[@stilpa1]

Can you do it on a T-28?

[@ciro7027]

@@stilpa1 toggle weapon

[@republic0_032]

Also SMK

[@kirishima638]

Haha yeah I discovered that recently. Utterly useless. They bothered to implement that one but none of the rear facing guns on the Japanese tanks or half of the hull MGs in the game.

[@promptedleek4829]

I remember when I first used the su-5-1, I did so well I had to restock ammo from a cap twice

[@lorandsilye1464]

Yeah, similar happened to me too on Sinai, such a chilly camping Lil boy.

[@chemicalconfusion6164]

I was literally thinking about when you were gonna upload this when you did

[@juanordonezgalban2278]

28:10 that HULL 🅱️REACK 👌

[@randomt-9034]

Esports ready

[@juanordonezgalban2278]

@@randomt-9034 It's been a year. Now we have overpressure

[@randomt-9034]

@@juanordonezgalban2278 still esports ready

[@matthijsrouw4931]

YES, I love the russian tech tree and I was waiting for your reviews.

[@userjlj]

OXY: "am not a great anti air player". then proceeds to destroy 2 aircraft with a not so great anti aircraft vehicle..

[@gunnarthefeisty]

and a Katyusha

[@Legion617]

Nearly 50 mins for Rank 1 USSR? I thought there was way more. *Checks Rank 2* Yeah that video isn't coming out for a while.

[@kayagorzan]

Rank 2 got more vehicles than T-34s produced

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

In real live BT tank have stabilizer

[@manofcultura]

Russian tier 1 order of battle: - People with Christie suspension. -Everyone else.

[@carkawalakhatulistiwa]

In real live BT tank have stabilizer

[@surkhabsingh5856]

Oxy: The T-60 cant really penetrate armor of a target beyond a 100 meters. Also Oxy: *penetrates a tank from 500m*

[@jacktravis5491]

These are the most informative videos on this game I’ve ever seen, and after 1,500 hours I thought I had everything figured but I’m still learning things from your in depth reviews. Keep up the good work, you’re doing a great job (:

[@V4Ng0]

28:14 that hull break🌝

[@LordDarthHarry]

Ah the T-26-4. I remember that when it was first announced the "Russian Bias" accusations reached the absolute height of absurdity. People actually claimed it will be OP becasue a 76mm gun would somehow make it a "Tier 1 KV-2". Of course completely ignorign the fact that the Panzer 4 C which is better in every way did in fact, exist since the beginning.

[@OLE9191]

Thank you Oxy....you are my favorite WT KZbinr..humble, informative, and I can tell a great chap IRL. Thanks for all your hard work...YAY! Russia BIAS!..finally!

[@98irshad]

Oxy : " I'm not a very good SPAA player " Also Oxy : Shoot a plane using BM-8-24 rocket and SU-5-1 gun

[@MrCarpelan]

That hull break tho. Absolutely fantastic to see a maxim gun defeat a 10+ ton armored vehicle with one 7.7 round turning steel to crumbling dust.

[@SuperNuclearHamster]

I really enjoy these videos you are doing! At several points you mention map knowledge is a good skill to learn early on and I was wondering if you could one day do a video or several videos providing overviews on the various tank maps such as good positions, areas to avoid etc. Also I know that would be a large undertaking, so I would understand if you couldn't do it, but there seems to be a real lack of that kind of info readily available.

[@brotherdubious]

These videos are what I look forward to most. I'm already way past these tiers in most tech trees but I still love hearing about the nuances of each vehicle.

[@cccc285]

I often listen to these videos when I'm falling asleep. Your voice is something Seriously calming and soothing

[@TK-1103]

Grandma Ruth ikr

[@ccc2949]

I do this toop

[@jacekkubacki829]

Yay! Finally - soothing Oxy's voice, best cure for lockdown-depression

[@zacheryiverson6485]

I've seen your other videos on germany and italy and they have helped me alot. As of now I am just getting in teir 5 russia, can't wait to see your tips and recommendations! Keep up the great work oxy!

[@scotttill3847]

Thank you so very much Oxy, this series is highly entertaining and informative!

[@philb7789]

My new favorite warthunder content producer! Actual reviews of tanks versus a 1/2 hour of seal clubbing with no real explanation.

[@jobRobbemond]

Loving the information man! I love playing low tier Russians, so thisis great to have on hand. Well-put together, straight to the point and helpful!

[@christopheroddy2373]

Can you make an updated list of rare vehicles sometime soon? Love these videos and i would like to see Sweden in this series soon as well!

[@theticketkiller]

would've been nice if a guide this this existed when I started playing, like, 2 years ago.

[@TK-1103]

fatcatbestcat ikr

[@kromzilla3781]

"Hull Break" with the AA had me dying

[@haydenbliesner2247]

There is something to be aware of with the SU-5-1 as well. It is possible to fire enough ammo to completely deplete your reloads, going to a cap will not resupply and you are then complete defenseless. It's situational though as many people likely won't live long enough to use your two or three reloads. I only found out about it in an assault game mode where I just had to abandon and switch vehicles.

[@judedeschamps2369]

36:08 "Best player EU west" xD

[@moldypotato4656]

I've researched every Soviet vehicle with the exception of a couple rank V and rank VI tanks and I've still never even touched the SU-5-1. The BT-5 is also surprisingly survivable vs HEAT-FS and HESH shells when hit from the side or an odd front angle and can occasionally tank shots from long 88s and similar guns if you're lucky. The blessed Soviet fuel tanks are not to be messed with.

[@vortex6818]

So oxy, i would like to 'copy' your template for reviewing tech trees,mentioning pros and cons and whether theyre worth getting and keeping,or not The only difference is i would be reviewing world of tanks blitz tech tree instead of wt.And since there are far less vehicles i could cover all tanks in a nation in a single video I will link your channel in the description on every tech tree review I hope it is okay for you Keep making these vids! Edit:probably gonna be divided to several parts as i have a crappy mic and took me and even with that,the recording is 55 mins long (just tier 4 to tier 7)

[@FurinaDeFontaine42]

FINALLY someone else who praises the Su-57. That thing is amazing, I've had some players say "I thought that M16 looked weird" after shoving a 57mm up their face.

[@erniefernibernie7327]

Finally I've been waiting with the Russian ground tree

[@crescendo69]

25:00 can we just talk about that shot?? And how lucky that was

[@rogerdarkman157]

Great work. We wait the continue.

[@kirishima638]

We met in the game where you played the BM-8-24! I am deep_blue_842 and I was in a Valentine Mk1. Great list as always. I have no idea how you get so many kills in your vids - you must be one of the top players.

[@pennsylvaniafellow4409]

Mother Russia at last! I started out as a German player and have ended up a Russkie so this order is quite nice

[@loganknowsnoneofyourbusine263]

As someone who mainly plays US I find Russia and Germany to be way easier and less stressful to use.

[@pennsylvaniafellow4409]

U.S is very good at top tier and good at 4.7 up. Below that I can barely stomach playing it

[@howcanyoureadthistheresnop9244]

Muro yeah like if you’re trying to hit the machine gun port and you cant land hits shoot the gun then thr tracks and flank

[@howcanyoureadthistheresnop9244]

Muro and they instantly get the tiger at tier 3 they should get the panther since its has sloped armor but you’re turte and side armor is bad so don’t angle you’re panthers armor and get the tank destroyers they should get the tiger 1 last i did that since i had an account and I got to tier got the tiger and did terrible and i lost my account i play on ps4 so i lost my ps4 account and i made another ps 4 account and downloaded war thunder and didn’t play much but 1 month ago I played a lot i was tier2 and now im tier4 on Germany

[@loganknowsnoneofyourbusine263]

Toss Off they are good but there’s more learning curve still. I’m still having trouble using the hell cat and 76 Sherman’s simply because unless you’re using the jumbo you can get penned by pretty much anything German whether you’re angling or not. Especially on long range maps I just find myself getting completely exploited and I’ve had more than 50% of my games not even resulting in a kill.

[@Gelthon]

I love the T-26-4. First spawn, driving through the half map and flanking the enemy from the side or behind garanties 4-5 kills.

[@KillerT-Bone]

I think the T-26 is a fine tank, I was really good with it because of the low visibility, which made it easier to flank enemies or destroy them from a range.

[@jenerik_guy2474]

I don't even play the Russians, but i love your videos so much i'll probably end up watching the whole thing anyways

[@howcanyoureadthistheresnop9244]

Jenerik_Guy yeah me too

[@Quickscope-qb5ei]

My favorite soviet rank 1 is the T-35 its a beast it doesnt have much armor on the outside but on the inside it has O R G A N I C A R M O R if you angle not much will go through sturmpanzer and planes are really your biggest threat (from my experience) the multi gun platform alows you to cover your flanks easily your biggest disadvantage by far when playing it though is your size thats why i reccomend when you play it you stay with your team. but Great video mate!

[@asiftalpur3758]

Yay more skins to see! :D Have been side grinding soviets and don't really see much fun from them, but this series might just convince me.

[@paullewis770]

OXY this time I came early, can you make the lineups for the ones who don't like planes? For example im grinding the German tree but I'm not planning to grind up to the mig 21, anyway thanks for your videos

[@doktork3406]

if you don't like planes stay away from warthunder , otherwise you're just going to be canon fodder for those who do. you will find yourself killing a guy and then he'll beeline for a revengekill from a plane and you're going to be defenseless as tanks can't fight aircraft. did the same mistake and i only realised this after spending too much time on the game...

[@paullewis770]

@@doktork3406 I did this with the Italian tree, I unlocked most of the air tree, but I just don't fancy grinding THE ENTIRE AIR TREE, I already have good CAS for Germany (ju 87s and hs129) but I just don't want to grind my ass off, also, if you for example suck at planes, and you just like the games for the tanks, it would be nice to have he gave the non CAS lineups, on the other hand, you are right, most of the tanks are defenceless in regards to aircraft, but if you play smart you can avoid them (not deploying smoke, not shooting at them with the mgs, etc), anyway, thanks for the advice, I just want lineups with CAS and without CAS for the ones who don't enjoy planes or don't want to grind the entire air tree

[@cassiekaizo1210]

I don't even play warthunder but your voice is so fun to listen too i listened to most of your germany videos

[@joelnallo7252]

I don't even play WT anymore. But still enjoy watching these videos. Great job!

[@BanterousLad]

respects for the time and effort you put into these, ive kinda been a lurker and never actually supported youtubers but when that shop is back up I'll be grabbing something ;^)

[@jeffmitchell7071]

Fantastic quality as usual - thank you!

[@calibanreborn4866]

Your vids are amazing and a blast to watch. Very informativ, pinpoint accuracy and a nice and relaxing voice. Keep up the good work

[@peyparoni]

I'm brand new(ish) to War Thunder and these are VERY useful and enjoyable to watch teaching me much about the good (or bad) country I chose to start with

[@avididmitri224]

47:39 I'm sorry, did a bomber gunner just automatically target and successfully kill a ground vehicle?

[@kadeoswald50]

One good thing about the Gaz-4M is that the 30 caliber machine guns are water-cooled which means they don't overheat or jam, so no need to burst

[@TheCarDemotic]

I hope they add the BA-10. Something that won’t be a long grind to get and will be fun to mess around with.

[@DoctorAbraham]

I love watching these videos, keep it up man

[@X_124]

Rn I'm glued to the screen. Waiting for tier III for the KV2

[@quinnfell3824]

Over all my favourite long form youtuber, bar far.

[@badllama8090]

Great video again, very informative, keep 'em coming :)

[@secondsystem5901]

I wasn't expecting this video so soon. Hello again, Oxy! I do have one nit to pick, though, which i only bring up since it's something of a personal bug: when talking about the GAZ-AAA (DShK) you mention the armor-piercing ammo belt as having a "cement core round". This round is actually a cermet core (with an R), so named because the bullet core is composed of a ceramic-metal composite! "Cement" is very commonly used by mistake when referring to this round type, and, well, I might as well put the correction out there, right? Keep up the good work!

[@Aces314]

Really thank you for these videos, it actually got me into tanks, I used to despise them because I never really understood them but now I doo!

[@therebelfrogy9287]

Can't wait your next part of the review I'm playing the T-44 and I am impressed by the performance of the tank. It's a very good flanker and, also, a bullier when top rank too

[@athiftsabit1208]

Can't wait for the rank 2, thanks Oxy!

[@gamingcanadian7267]

i love the new lineup thing at the end

[@MarshFlyFightWin]

Maybe future videos would be cool to have map Reviews

[@skartimusprime4779]

These line up series are so good. I've wanted something like this since I started WT and I'm up to 5+ BR on several nations. It takes so long to get through the stock grind and longer still to get a real handle on how to use each tank you end up only being happy with your line up when you are about to shift to the next. Thanks dude!

[@borisdrakula8489]

Awesome job as always!

[@ToshioThunder]

Oxy goes cheeky breeki. I hear there's no going back...

[@jfv2312]

30:05 the Wirbelwind actually has 2 loaders and its 20mm guns use magazines, not belts. 10 seconds to reload a 50 cal belt isn't comfortable to play, but kinda realistic

[@goofa4662]

I've been waiting for this series!

[@laktho]

Oxy: Thanks for the videos. Please do some more. I really like your informative but laid back attitude in your videos. Exactly the thing for senior gamers who really enjoy this tank game. Sadly for all the kids this game always moved bit by bit to a kinda arcade game.

[@C76Caravan]

Liked within 1 second of starting the video.

[@ridingburrito]

Much appreciated oxy keep up the good work!

[@ricefarmingfarm3248]

YES FINALLY THE BIAS GROWS

[@asiftalpur3758]

Also thank you for adding skins in description oxy :)

[@JuliusCeasar224]

Added a like for that sick double air kill in the bm8

[@johnbergin1802]

T 35 commander: Full salvo!

[@gerdas5878]

Thank you very much for the information

[@reinbeers5322]

The one about the AA reloads is easy. The GAZ gunner has to reload a belt-fed MG, while the wirbelwind has 2 loaders and they each only reload 2 magazines. Reloading magazines is much quicker and easier tan inserting a new belt into the DShK.

[@bfaproductions7121]

I remember the old days when only Russia and Germany were the only nations with tanks.

[@Nimori]

I remember when there wasn’t tank battles.

[@benfennell6842]

@@Nimori I remember when war thunder didn't exist

[@m1a1abrams3]

i remember when they just added the p61

[@ridge9066]

I remember flying ponies

[@Nimori]

Ridge Me too, that was fun

[@hansm_0161]

I was basically brain dead after you hull break that LVT with the milk truck

[@sasquatchdna1244]

Love you stuff!! Top notch!!

[@BoleDaPole]

Me-Mom I want a Su-57 Mom- we have a Su-57 at home 42:20

[@AG9229]

The gun on the SU-57 performs a lot like a 6 Pounder. That's because the US 57mm Anti-Tank Gun M1 actually IS a 6 Pounder. It's a direct copy.

[@osswald2798]

Hey Oxy, wich graphic settings do u use? I play warthunder for over 7 years now but still messing around with my graphic settings sometimes. I watched most of your contant and I noticed that your game looks so smooth and beautiful. I play with 4 k and most of the things maxed out but it seems like your games looks a bit nicer. Can you give an advice... Antialiasing, backgroundscale etc.? Nice Video by the way. Love your vids ✌️

[@AveragePootis]

The M-62 Chaika is stupidly OP, they have rockets, excellent turn rates, can do a what i call a upward corkscrew (can avoud even jets with that) and the 4x Mg's love to cut wings and make stuff catch fire as they are so close to eachother and fire out so much lead. I love that thing so much that i even bought the premium variant and shot down a F-86 with it :D

[@thenoobprofessor9820]

Another great guide. I wish you had an affiliate link for the store. I will likely make a purchase whilst the sale is on and it would be good if it supported you in some way as I enjoy your videos.

[@Calbrador]

Nice wanted this for a long time.

[@TycoonTitian01]

Here is my sum: wow im fast, and now I’m dead!