War Thunder: Russian Ground Forces Tier VI/VII- Review and Analysis

Link to my Discord - / discord
(I'm there sometimes I promise)
~I will talk about the BR changes in the addendum, T-80B etc~
~A free casserole to anyone who can find the two grammar errors~
Probably best not to watch this one on high volume, the codec I had to use makes it peak annoyingly
Twitch, which I may return to- / oxygen_thief
Skins used -
T-55A - 'VIJAY''
T-62 - '4th Guards “Kantemirovskaya” Tank Division'
T-72A - 'Indian Army camouflage'
T-72B - '90th Guards Tank Vitebsk-Novgorod Division'
T-10M - 'Petrovitch'
T-64B - 'Urban predator'
T-80B - '704', Western Group Forces'
T-80B - 'Babylonian Lion III'
T-80U - 'Omsk'
Object 906 - 'Poland's Naval Infantry tank unit'
BMP-2 - '309', Western Group Forces'
BMP-2 - 'Hired Gun'
BMP-3 - 'Indonesian Marine Corps'
BMP-3 - 'bicolor summer camouflage, Kubinka'
Shturm-S - '136th Guards Motorized Rifle brigade'
Khrizantema-S - 'digital desert camouflage'
T-55AM-1 - '336th Independent Guards Naval Infantry Brigade'
Time Stamps
00:00 Intro
1:00 T-55A
5:52 T-62
9:59 T-62M-1
14:40 T-72A
22:16 T-72B
29:38 T-72B (1989)
33:46 T-90A
41:13 T-72B3
46:17 T-10M
50:51 T-64A (1971)
55:12 T-64B
1:01:27 T-80B
1:05:00 T-80U
1:11:44 Object 906
1:15:36 BMP-2
1:19:26 BMP-3
1:24:09 Object 685
1:28:35 IT-1
1:31:36 Shturm-S
1:35:58 Khrizantema-S
1:39:56 ZSU-23-4
1:43:37 ZSU-37-2
1:47:00 ZPRK 2S6
1:51:09 BMP-2M
1:54:33 Object 279
1:55:57 T-55AM-1
1:58:18 T-72AV TURMS-T
2:04:09 Dog
2:04:14 Aircraft
2:10:54 The End
I have purchased a licence to use the outro song 'Sweez' in my videos directly from the composer

[@SAKOSNIPER]

HE'S BACK

[@sampanyofella5832]

Indeed, I was just wondering whether to click on my notification for your 10k special or this.... Love your content mate, thanks for the vids and amazingly detailed and informative reviews.

[@FPK___]

Sako!!

[@Dan86130]

Hey lad

[@Trigg3rHippie]

Hi mate, good to see you here!

[@GrahamJay]

Your videos are on a par with Oxy mate. Great stuff. Loving this game. Been playing games since 1979 War Thunder is the best I've ever played.

[@deeznutsonyourchin]

I couldn't believe my eyes when i saw this on my recomended. He's back bois!!!

[@henrytong1279]

True

[@verstappen9937]

I’m late to to recommendation and yes I agree, my heart skipped a beat😂

[@farhanrahmaddani3218]

he probably waiting for some stuff being updated to the game, as we seen on the early part of the vehicle the game not yet on the new power let alone hot track update

[@theicequeen32]

My reaction lmao

[@anticlaassic]

He is!!!

[@thetruemaus4624]

"What horrible news!" "What happened?" "The missiles have a slightly shorter max range!" "Oh no! Anyways [...]"

[@vaclav_fejt]

*anyway (sorry for being such an ass, but it's not just the correct spelling, it's also the correct quote and it sounds better!)

[@derrickstorm6976]

@@vaclav_fejt 👑

[@alphaplayzz1381]

@@vaclav_fejt *anyways is perfectly correct, it's the non-formal version of anyway (Not sorry for being an ass, you're just incorrect stfu)

[@JustLewdendorff]

@@alphaplayzz1381 Absolute legend🤣

[@imablock16]

"Back to the hanger so we can put the stig in it to do a speed run around the track"

[@Myxo2]

Hey, you. You're finally awake. You were trying to cross the border, right? Walked right into that Imperial ambush, same as us, and that thief over there...

[@thetau4866]

Damn you stormcloaks, skyrim was fine until you came along, empire was nice and lazy...

[@drakonna6281]

Shut up back there!

[@7shelties]

And what's wrong with him?

[@thetau4866]

@@7shelties watch your tongue, your speaking to ulfric stormcloak, the true high king!

[@theicequeen32]

@@thetau4866 Ulfric? The leader of the rebellion? But if they captured you.... where are they taking us??

[@foo-foocuddlypoops5694]

The Return of the King

[@yeebee1768]

Beat me to it haha

[@aayushsaha6460]

The return of the time stamps?

[@Rex-tt1vk]

@@yeebee1768 Same, I was thinking yesterday when re-watching russian tier 3 for fun that I'm gonna write this as a comment when Oxy will be finally back.

[@emineazouzi8618]

Shit you beat me

[@RandomPerson27234]

I was going to say it

[@legendz_]

Never clicked off the hub faster.

[@sampanyofella5832]

Breh...

[@britishguy339]

Now that is commitment right there

[@m1a1abrams3]

better be talking about cornhub. i was watching a live stream of some corns from mexico

[@legendz_]

@@m1a1abrams3 i was watching a couple of em get shucked 🤤

[@bigmeme8464]

@@legendz_ how exciting !

[@brendanlong3906]

It’s been so long

[@teamfall4684]

very long indeed

[@RhuBin02]

yup iam happy now

[@rer1198]

Since last I've seen my son-

[@minengescho5772]

Lost to this monster

[@AB-rv2lj]

To the man behind the slaughter

[@_Matsimus_]

very good video

[@sirfanatical8763]

I swear man ur on every videos comment haha. (pls make a video in the Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle)

[@TheMadVulpen]

Very m

[@HanSolo__]

Hi Matt!

[@thegregitto]

Amazing comment, I think I'm gonna like it because it's so good.

[@monolith7009]

I clicked on this unbelievably quick

[@takshilkamineni9323]

Same

[@TheTryingDutchman]

That because of your war thunder reflexes lol

[@sammy4538]

Just woke up from sofa, no idea why this is running, was watching news clips when I dropped out... not playing games like this, and without seeing what is on the screen I would have no clue what the guy is even talking about... but the way that things are showed and explained, that alone made me watch this a few minutes before going to bed... can only say: very good work man. Even if this is not for me, this still is a good example for many/most others, of how this should be done... this overall level of content quality, is rare to see in YT

[@aerty4072]

We’ve missed you, but you’re finally back!

[@anuszharmat]

Hello missed you, but you're finally back, i'm dad

[@nikolamilosevic7024]

We've* as in we have

[@martijn3514]

@@nikolamilosevic7024 seriously? Not everything has to be corrected. Be Nice ffs....

[@aerty4072]

@@anuszharmat nuuuuuu

[@ThatOneMan830]

I was literally looking over all the videos today, hoping and waiting... and then I saw the notification. Oh my God YES AT LAST! YES! MY DAY HAS BEEN MADE WE HAVE BEEN SMILED UPON ON THIS BLESSED DAY

[@idontknowwhereiam5801]

Same here!

[@_invencible_]

@@idontknowwhereiam5801 "here"? And where would that be?

[@Sreven199]

Alright ya'll, see you in 2022 for the first episode of the US tech tree

[@clementihmcp2164]

Well sh*t Thats long as hell partner

[@retep_9865]

Shut up it takes alot of effort for him to make these videos

[@stoj_]

Nahhhh it's gonna be 2023, don't forget he has to do the addendum for the USSR

[@robertharris6092]

@@retep_9865 not really? The tier 1 video should be trivial to make. You can unlock every tier 1 in a single day.

[@retep_9865]

@@robertharris6092 try grinding any top tier vehicle its pain yeah sure its not hard to grind tier 1 but maybe thats because each vehicle costs like 3,000 rp while top tier costs 400,000 rp and like 1,100,000 SL and even if he does get the vehicle he has to spade it then get footage of every vehicle

[@TheGrannyMuncher]

as someone who has about 700 ish battles in the obj. 685, I can say without a doubt it has been the most fun I've had in this game. The APCBC it has is amazing at its BR, and can hold its own at 10.3. Wonder lineup with the MiG 15 Bis Ish and the Bmp 3 and 2m. Overall, a wonderful vehicle

[@dejeffmcbob]

Dad came back from getting milk!

[@jackingdead2135]

But he forgot the cigarettes.

[@dejeffmcbob]

@@jackingdead2135 lol

[@RhuBin02]

bruh

[@Azerkeux]

I thought he left for a Vanilla Coca Cola

[@seancritchlow5888]

@@RhuBin02 i thought my monitor was cracked or something, turns out its just your name

[@Richard-ry6zy]

at 47:31 there is actually a one-frame funny hidden message about fish, that's nice)

[@Combatwombat-sn7ng]

The T80U is just the best Russian top tier, because mobility is meta and it's way faster than the others

[@robi_445]

Yeah, but they ammo rack u on almost every shot that pens on it....pretty often if i think better on that one

[@boomboy4102]

Eggselent! Ive been so eggcited for this. I wasnt eggsactly eggspecting it to take this eggstraordinarily long to upload. Yokeidding me? It took like 3 months or something ( i dont know how long eggsactly) the only war thunder cc i could think of that would spend this eggspenentually long on a video would be squire for eggsample. Im only yoking ofcourse, at least you took this eggagerated amount of time to lay an eggspecially eggselent eggsibition of the soviet top tier. Eggsquisit!

[@thatoneguy8355]

I can only read this in ProZDs voice.

[@Jake-ch5cy]

Stop

[@Jake-ch5cy]

Not funny, much laugh though

[@killroy1117]

Egg

[@Jake-ch5cy]

Ehg

[@parrotbird7900]

holy moly 2 hours here we go, love the content mate.

[@leborkand1266]

Oxy, first off, I love your videos. There is so much love and dedication in every single Tier review. And you can see this passion and i want to let you know that you have to continue doing what you love. I personally watched every tier review at least 3 times. I watch them while I play War Thunder and even while I am studying. You just have this calm voice which helps me every time. On top of that, the content is great too. I found myself revisiting techtrees and starting new ones just because you presented the vehicles.

[@captainfactoid3867]

Pretty sure I had just started spading the start of Rank VI when the last video came out. I’m now halfway through spading 10.3. Glad to see it out! IMO the T-62M-1 is one of the strongest vehicles for its BR

[@mahogany7712]

amen, once you get the long dart, mobility upgrades and Lase Range finder. I seem to extremely well on Sinai Map with the T-62M-1

[@taelorpickel2830]

@@mahogany7712 Never realized this, I should get it when I get up there. Trying to follow the Russian doctrine though as well, win through attrition.

[@mcnibbles4208]

I don't know how, but every time I pass out at my computer, I *always* wake up to this

[@Vlad_-_-_]

This has been so far an amazing series to watch. I was really excited for this.

[@osmanallum7769]

When the world needed him most, he returned.

[@ronalds.7065]

Welcome back, Oxy! It's so nice to see a new video from you. Hope all is well and your transition into your new role at Gaijin went smoothly. Cheers! o7

[@britishguy339]

Now this is deserving of an egg. Eat it oxy. Eat. It 🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚

[@InputFresco]

hi brit, small world isnt it

[@britishguy339]

@@InputFresco indeed it is

[@ceoofdazn7615]

Eat this 🌮

[@AerialBombadier]

Allo bri’ish man

[@britishguy339]

Allo aerial

[@frag8713]

Its been so long dude.. finally coming back with a bang. Keep it up love seeing ur vids.👍

[@greengdk]

These review videos are tbh amazing to watch and great for when you are grinding the different tech trees. Mate I see you don't upload that often at the moment, but your videos are great and I would love to see more content from you mate. Keep up the amazing work!

[@jimmycarterislike99]

Absolutely worth the wait. These are great to tune into while getting work done.

[@bassbusterx]

Hey Oxy! Thanks for following up with the series, sometimes we all have things we have to prioritize, so don't feel the need to rush these videos.

[@cumgoat]

I literally just watched through this whole series again. Thank you for coming back

[@trafficcone6675]

The "distracting fish" really made me check every frame just to read the text. Good job Oxy, on wasting solid 2 minutes of my life.

[@bearothebear9755]

What did it say?

[@muumikopio]

Very nice to see you back Oxy, missed your calming videos.

[@manlystuffs4197]

This is one of the most perfect War Thunder videos I have ever watched. It has everything I want. You have earned another Sub.

[@sampanyofella5832]

Glad to see that you're well Oxy, of course don't feel like you have to rush content out in any way. Ive really enjoyed the WT streams, you and Mike are a fantastic addition to the Gaijin team, (thanks for the drops, events, and light-heartedness). And that sneaky stream a few months ago on twitch, I hope you stay safe.

[@Sinkothethik]

Oxy, long time waited video, a stream would be greatly apreciated! Thank you for all the great guides provided!

[@matheusleder1500]

OXY IS ALIVEEEEEE!

[@Ciechan-96-]

Oxy! I'm glad you're finally back

[@SiggiGumma]

Very good vid. Watched it over a week and it was very good to have something in the background while cleaning or washing up after a nice dinner. Thank you for this :D

[@andrewrominger2537]

Your content is always worth the wait. Your way of speaking and cadence are super relaxing to listen to.

[@yournotgully]

oxy saying "whoop whoop" is what i hear in my nightmares

[@bojovnik6310]

Oxy is finally back YAYAYAYAYA glad to hear your beautiful voice again

[@kevinl2482]

Love the new captions stuff, random jokes and rhymes. Also your gameplay is making me want to go down Russia now. Too many trees to decide from aaah.

[@user-tj9vp8re4d]

Better off choosing German or American tree Russians now have 35-45% win rate at top tier

[@kevinl2482]

@@user-tj9vp8re4d I'm taking a break from the American tree for now. I switched to Sweden some time ago, and I was planning to go down Germany next.

[@valriis9745]

I have nowhere else to post it so - Good "Ixwa strike" presentation Oxy it's nice to see ppl doing the show who I have actually run into during a match. Keep up the good work!

[@easy_eight2810]

This is what it means by "Quality over Quantity" for a KZbinr

[@chlebu955]

weve been waiting long, but... now we have 2 hours of oxy just for ourselves.

[@Szweminek797]

I was literally thinking about how I miss this series yesterday. Good to see you back ol' chap.

[@PostJuly]

So glad to see you back Oxy! Love and appreciate your content like always. Keep up the good work :)

[@irrelevant9023]

The voice of this man is so relaxing

[@FightCain]

Me trying the Panther (not II) Reverse Gear: "Hello There" Me trying the T-72A Reverse Gear: "Hello There Again"

[@megalamanooblol]

Yay Oxy is back ! As always a pleasure to watch. The only thing I would change is to add roof top or the "forehead" of the turrets for 9.7 and up Soviets as a common weak point, especially when you get to things like M1A2, Chally 2, Leo 2A5\6 that are noticeably higher in stature, shooting at the turret roof is extremely viable, DM53 pretty much guarantees one shot if you hit turret roof mid as spalling usually kills both gunner and commander.

[@Timmi3000]

Nice to have you back. When it comes to the traffic lights for pedestrians, some intersections allow cars to still turn right if the direction parallel to your crossing gets green. Nevertheless they have to watch out and wait for you crossing

[@robinharris3134]

I love how Oxy uses Psychology to trick his enemy

[@emkii5313]

Fun fact: The Object-279 was meant to withstand a blast from the nuclear bomb, that’s why he has 4 tracks and a weirdly angled hull

[@doge9176]

It was meant to fight in a nuclear enviorment. Not survive a nuclear warhead

[@eQui253]

correct. Same idea goes for the american t95/t28. It wasn't a success

[@sam8404]

@@doge9176 I guess they realized pretty quickly the 279 was a bit excessive.

[@flameraker6824]

r/confidentlyincorect

[@coolchrisable]

@@eQui253 thats wrong the American T95/T28 was ment to be able to out the sigfried line they went design for a nuclear blast or a nuclear environment it was ment to take out the heavy fortifications on the Line with the 105 fuck around and find out gun. also the only reason the T95/T28 didnt see combat is cause by time it was ready the Sigfried line had fallen and after that it was use as a test bed for weight then after that it became the worlds greatest hide and seek player in the world hiding in AN OPEN FIELD where some dude ended up just finding it out there its currently at the one of the army bases as a display piece

[@MillTurn4Life]

I started to worry I wasn't gonna see anymore of these. Really glad you are back 🙌

[@GrahamJay]

Love the channel Oxy. Glad your job is working out OK.

[@commandantkotin]

The King is back! And good timing, I'm just about to get into this rank

[@YoRHaUnit2Babe]

Getting an 8.3 Lineup probably is the best fun you'll have in the Russian tech tree if you ignore the Rads and L44s

[@elkrumb9159]

I was starting to think oxy was my dad.

[@pyencdocde5716]

Yes I've been waiting for this, during the time for this video to the last I grinded out a good portion of the Aviation and Ground tech tree

[@lawrencebest3660]

I just wanted to say thanks so much Oxy for shouting my question out in the WT stream, keep up the amazing content!

[@theredcoat_menace]

The king has returned. Thats my Friday evening made.

[@asiftalpur3758]

The reassuring voice of oxy!

[@mortmortannon6640]

Omg Oxy is back! So happy you still find time to make these. Glorious work. \o/

[@YoRHaUnit2Babe]

Tbh Oxy you've indefinitely gotten me to grind for the T62M1 after the Tungushka. I was hestitating for a reasonably long time to get it after grinding to the T80s. Thank you Oxy :)

[@spyran5839]

When can we expect the Etsy shop to reopen, if you still have time for that?

[@ioannisschoinopoulos1359]

"So if an enemy gets the high ground, it's over" Goddamn it

[@admiralgeneralaladeen1851]

you really do deserve more subs man. the time you put into this and the quility of your vids. keep going man youl get up there

[@_Davepocalypse]

Having entered the late stages of tier 6, I really needed this video. Super helpful and has helped choose my progression path better.

[@ii_dynasty]

Yeah it's tuff with all the vehicles meaning you need alot of sl.

[@dgerardnorman]

Hey Oxy, will you be doing a Short Review and Analysis of the new German Class 3 P Tank Destroyer and Leopard 1A5?

[@galacticthreat1236]

I think it best to wait until more stuff is added. Give it some time

[@brianr.6376]

Get the 1a5 it's the better version of a1a1 and act as a very good back up for higher tier.

[@morumcadi]

@@brianr.6376 I'm close to getting mine and am contemplating putting a Talisman on. Can you recommend it, or not?

[@brianr.6376]

@@morumcadi at 9.0 you get uptiered alot, before putting talisman on it i recommend playing until dm33 and laser rangefinder are unlocked then decide wether you like it or not, if yes then put talisman on it. It's a1a1 with better shell, gunner thermal, and laser rangefinder. Turret traverse, speed, armor, etc is the same as a1a1. I would recommend checking m48 super too, it got commander thermal. For german i only put talisman on my gepard since i think it is the most consistent of rank vi german.

[@morumcadi]

@@brianr.6376 Okay, thank you. I really love the Leo A1 and seeing as the 1A5 is just an overall better version at a slightly higher BR (which still favors Germany!) I was very tempted to just go for it. I am also looking forward to the M48 Super, as it has everything I wanted in the previous model; the lack of a stabilizer really hurt that thing. I'll see how 9.0 works out for me once I get there (still got some things to research) but would like to thank you in advance.

[@otaviom6480]

Did anyone notice that he said "11.0" multiple times? Is he leaking another attempt to decompress the BR?

[@colonel_yuri]

Hol up

[@nicholasleon7819]

The 11.0 BR sort of already exists. Even though no tanks actually have an BR of 11. It has to do with qualitative matchmaking. Although I wouldn’t be surprised if they introduced an 11.0 soon

[@abiz]

was looking for this comment, i believe!

[@marko0marko0marko01]

When did he said that? What time?

[@_Despair]

@@marko0marko0marko01 31:30 onwards

[@woutvansteenkiste8464]

Great to see you back! Altough i'm not yet at this tier, i think its great you show some possible lineups. You should try to implement that in other video's as wel.

[@kannonfodder4198]

I couldnt believe my eyes when I saw the video, welcome back!

[@nikka9184]

I can’t say how much happy I am

[@captainfactoid3867]

On certain maps and certain positions, the Khrizantema can absolutely dominate and halt an entire enemy team

[@ericjiang1045]

I ignored this when it first show up in recommendation thought it’s a video I already watched. Also, so looking forward for US tech tree review

[@aziwazzi3352]

Amazing to see you back man! Love your videos' energy

[@wertyman6]

2:50 Fun fact: The transmission of the Maus is actually ammo

[@nielscridel2776]

OMG 2 hours of russian bias :wink: Long time no see too Hope your german course is fittin ya

[@Oatmilk123]

Great video, happy to see you back

[@frankf6716]

Thank you so much, Oxy! Your Review and Analysis Video series really help me developing through the tech tree. Really looking forward to the USA tech tree guide! Also, could you consider making some content related to Ground Arcade mode? The rules and limits here makes a lot difference in play style. (might be a niche request, I know)

[@gognhere1307]

Looking forward to the "Dog" vehicle, ngl

[@bearbishop8570]

Can I ask for map guides, flanking routes, hiding spots, hull down sight lines etc for each map

[@proudpatriot3491]

Glad you are back, missed you. You taught me how to play my Tigers and Panthers, thank you

[@badllama8090]

Great video Oxy, longtime coming & had to watch in 4 parts, great info as usual chap. Defo one of the better commentators 👌 Thanks.

[@pad4637]

28:51 hoooly shit

[@gavinbrannon7610]

Little r3 was hiding at 11:44

[@Creppystories123]

Were

[@gavinbrannon7610]

@@Creppystories123 when he was looking around, the r3 was right in between the two buildings. I believe the r3’s gun was pointed at him too.

[@Creppystories123]

@@gavinbrannon7610 Wow I did not see that

[@gavinbrannon7610]

@@Creppystories123 Very sneaky beaky like

[@Creppystories123]

@@gavinbrannon7610 Yep I think its a bit cute

[@roongamingepicly]

I needed the Turms review, I think I have a clear understanding of how to use mine now, thanks so much

[@A4L3R]

When you released the Tier V review back in July I was just researching my second tier V tank. Now I have all of rank VII

[@Cyan37]

The Khrizantema is definitely a GET IT! Once you figure out its quirks, this thing is almost unstoppable! Edit: My dude, how is the Shilka a 'consider it'? Yes, the Yenisei is better at taking out armored vehicles but these are SPAAs, they're meant for vehicles in the air and the Shilka is definitely better than the Yenisei when it comes to that job.

[@canadianwaffenwaffle2976]

T90A: *gets added ADATS: *DOES IT LOOK LIKE I GIVE A CRAP*

[@danielsteger8456]

Why did you even try to make a joke

[@SynapticTransmission]

Greetings from Canada. Fantastic resource! Thank you so much, Oxy!

[@egagnon714]

I can't wait for the French tree videos, I think you'll have fun playing with all those autoloaders.

[@nerdemogi2766]

The biplane doing cas at 8.7💀 1:25:20

[@odawg499]

HES BACK

[@29JTAC]

A very comprehensive and informative lineup review! notifications on !

[@justinzhao6814]

wow oxy these videos are great. I hope you manage to complete the series all the way through! at least for the major nations haha

[@christianscaveniusandersen8972]

Yay oxy is back

[@benmatrix]

T-80b is planned to move down to 9.7 so it will be really nice there and will sit comfortably EDIT; Not anymore the change got canceled

[@Pipes7472]

I know this was a year ago but thank god it wasnt.

[@CrustaceanAllergyEnjoyer]

@@Pipes7472 yeah lol, its pretty much faster but less advanced turms

[@irapharel3205]

I love how the key binds and username changes in the vid kinda fun 😁

[@majo3488]

I really needed this video earlier, now I made my mistakes myself with hightier russia. But thanks anyway, great video. It was a pleasure to hear it with my in ear headphones when somebody shouts at my through the headset at work. I just chilled it out and thinked of line ups to build or improve. :-) Have a good time in germany, also from there - I think you can see it on me writing this comment.