When The Second "Best" Leopard 2 Isn't German.. - STRV 122A - War Thunder

[@JustinPlaysTV]

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[@E_Bro]

I would comment something like "Bro lost his soul" but honestly you are so underrated as a War Thunder creator and I think you really deserve more sponsors and attention, keep up the good work!

[@JustinPlaysTV]

@@E_Bro Hey I gotta make some living here so thanks :D

[@user-sg9ql8nk1u]

german main after getting to top tier and realise not only sweden have better leopard 2,they also have the same leopard 2a6 to boost :

[@-sixy-]

fr it’s sad as hell

[@no-life4438]

@number7red619WOOOOWW MORE SMOKE LAUNCHERS????

[@nut_thunder]

@number7red619it has like 2 or 4 less

[@user-sg9ql8nk1u]

still put it as a superior 2a6,beside,ever consider how short the grind is?@@no-life4438

[@МастерскаямоихМоделей]

STRV 123)))))

[@kingryx8412]

Hey Justin just wanna say, it was an honor playing with you. I was that T 80 U giving you cover and that was before I had realized it was you😂 But besides that ggs I won’t forget that match ❤

[@sirbodenhanselvonstingerha5096]

To quote the wiki: „The Strv 122B carries on all the good armour from the previous 122A model, but gains a 20 mm steel plate on the LFP and underbelly, as well as having a remodelled hull ammunition rack. The plate helps stop ricocheting shells, and can be a layer of defence against explosive and chemical penetration rounds. The new hull ammunition rack is wider but has an overall lower height - meaning that shells entering the LFP and passing through the bottom of the tank's interior may now pass under the shells without hitting the racks.“

[@picklesthechicken7216]

Watching your DM43 bounce off the hull is a very terrifying experience

[@thcfck6870]

There are 5 more rounds in the front ammo rack on the STRV 122A, which means the Bs hull rack sits slightly higher and is harder to hit!

[@a_random_viewer_7169]

Everytime I played my 122B..... and people shoot me thinking there's something there .... 0.0'

[@icy3-1]

We expect it, since the only real way we're going to pen a 122 front on is thru the driver's hatch or the LFP :3 Honestly one of my favorite tanks to fight against because I have to think and ID it if it's a German/Finnish Leo or not

[@a_random_viewer_7169]

@@icy3-1 Exactly XD it so fun to fight and play in. I have max ace crew on mine and watching AIMs panic is so refreshing every damn time :3

[@raizencore]

Always love to see Strv 122s, hope one day Germany gets a Leopard that has actual decent protection like the top Strvs.

[@WThunder231]

Well it will take some time until the first 2a7 comes in the game

[@raizencore]

@@WThunder231 not gonna lie to you, chief, I'm not extremely optimistic about the 2A7 but it's gonna be coming some time in 2024 so we will see how good it is by then, maybe Germany will finally get something that doesn't die extremely easily.

[@SentinelPL]

Gaijin promised to add another Leopard with better frontal protection to Germany this year.

[@raizencore]

@@SentinelPL hope they are generous enough to give us an improved Leopard 2 cus after that Germany will not get a new mbt for probably quite some time so it needs to be better than its predecessors.

[@ConfusedWalrus73]

@@SentinelPL where did they say? cuz if thats the case, i won't bother grinding the pso now

[@eLesPlays]

@JustinPlays Thank you SO MUCH for covering the STRV 122A :D Hope you have a nice day!

[@angeloa.lapizar8139]

Yes, been waiting for it aswell, just love this vehicle

[@ajprime99]

I could not be more happy seeing that leopard at 16:14 rocking the red biathlon camo. I've straight up only ran into one other person using that camo since the event.

[@DubiousFIN]

11:15 's teammates were a bigger miracle than the christmas truce

[@Marco-cg7fb]

The strv122’s are just brutally proficient at top tier. Amazing armor, mobility and with the new round it gets, it’s absolutely brutal. The swedish lineup is getting more and more viable, and apart from the cas, probably the best in the game, maybe just lacking behind the ussr

[@SldOnEmWithDa45]

I feel like Sweden has always been a “viable” nation, it’s just for the LONGESSSST time the repair cost for this nation was ridiculous. It was the only nation in the game in which you can still lose SL or break even with a few kills and Premium 😂 but that has long been addressed.

[@GucciManecubus]

Abrams are deceptively quiet in real life. I used to work on them back when the Marine Corps still had tanks and i couldnt hear 4 of them running on the other side of a building. First thing i heard and felt were the tracks.

[@M1A2_AbramsSEPv3]

That’s so cool you got to work on Abrams dude, very nice

[@Thebaconmurderer]

Which company did you mainly work with? I may have seen you if you were there from early '17 to late '19, but yeah them bad boys were quite as hell. I'd say our 7 tons and Trams are louder but that doesn't make any sense to gaijin apparently.

[@quarterpounderingurmom4086]

True Abrams is super quite shame they do her like that In warthunder

[@GucciManecubus]

@@Thebaconmurderer I was with 1st Skanks H&S Company, then fapped out to RTAMS

[@SldOnEmWithDa45]

She didn’t get the nickname “whispering death” for nothing lol.

[@J_K944]

Always fun when Yedi joins!

[@ApplezzMapping]

Strv 122a stock grind has probably been the best experience with stock ive had in the game, first game with it and I almost got a nuke.

[@Bartholomeow141]

I feel you.. I have a beard hair that must be dating a nose hair.. because it's always in my nose.. insane tickling at the worst times

[@lukigensfm]

Justin had beef with that F-4S

[@takenname7348]

it's sad to see gaijin only give leopard 2a5 a6 I guess B armor but C armor.

[@SaltyWarthunderPlayer]

Yea I believe the 122B has a wider 2nd stage ammunition rack, so when it’s slightly tilted down it’s practically impossible to hit with a single row of rounds, without missing the extra armour. From my experience I prefer it over the 122As 2nd stage, but it’s just really a preference, there’s pros and cons to each

[@sharkk127]

This is why I love Sweden, they have some of the best vehicles in the game, I consider the strv 122s to be both the best mbts in the game and my favorite, even though I don't play top tier anymore

[@jongschu6505]

11:00 I think youre a very good player and have damn good knowledge of the vehicle you play and thats the reason why you so good. Respect

[@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933]

Sweden's getting the Pbv 501 this update, (At least for right now, they might get more in future dev servers.) it's just a BMP-1 without the missile launcher.

[@ZETH_27]

not just the missile launcher, but the IRL Pbv-501 also removed the autoloader and PG-9 round, because they - as well as the ATGM - were considered unsafe. Which I find laughably ironic. Not only that, but they had to replace some metal plates inside the vehicle with rubber ones to not hurt the crew as the vehicle drove around and shook. I hope they at least model the performance changes of this in-game, especially the lack of an autoloader as well as the non-use of the PG-9. That would at least make it less of a copy-paste.

[@Lillspratt]

Sweden is making the STRV 123 now, wich is a 122, with the long barrel and better electronix. And the same armor ofc

[@superbeamer_nl]

Hé, JustinPlays can you go back to the ah-1z? They added the aim-9m, and nobody knows about it.

[@JustinPlaysTV]

Yeah! Soon. Just gotta focus onto he dev stuff once I get access to the new vehicles!

[@AtalarezaAngga]

As german main i admit that strv 122 line up is better leopard than leopard 2 line up

[@humai3656]

tip: shake your turret after your fire a shot

[@icy3-1]

Bet he knows, just not something he usually does in combat while commentating/on comms :3

[@duncancruickshank5377]

Why?

[@icy3-1]

@@duncancruickshank5377 Turret shaking is a common tactic, used to help botch the enemy's aim when they're trying to go for your breech or barrel and other weakspots found on some vehicles regarding their turrets. At high to top tier, that's sort of the meta since everyone can pen everyone, just not everywhere. Breeches on high-top tier tanks have little to no armor, and a tank with a destroyed breech/barrel is usually easy pickings.

[@reschke5]

Love Yedi, we used to play a bunch of Arma milsim and War thunder together a while back

[@JustinPlaysTV]

Jump in the discord and give yedi a ping!

[@NATSUKI.09]

"you been living under the rock"💀

[@Shxlbyyy]

I've never seen someone hit a jet, with a sabot, TWICE, IN A ROW

[@MrJarvisful]

The amount of teamwork at 11:30 is crazy

[@rawrthraider6329]

Grrr idk if I wanna grind China or Sweden next the both seem like good nations.

[@JJ_JJ200]

China is a bit easier once you hit the 7.0 area. Sweden has been pretty smooth at most BRs, but lacks decent CAS till around mid/late tiers. Both are fun tho.

[@rawrthraider6329]

@@JJ_JJ200 yeah I'm almost done with the German tech tree so looking forward to starting one of those next.

[@JJ_JJ200]

@rawrthraider6329 give China shot, they get a little of everything for tanks. And their premium stuff is pretty nasty. Sweden gets some fun rail gun tanks here and there, the premium side is a little limited but still good.

[@Collat3ralD4mage]

Just finished grinding every single German tank myself and decided that I should grind Sweden cause I got the 2a6 when the strv 122a and b were added oh the pain, but China is a good nation too if you want a break from NATO vehicles

[@Kuzniak_]

How to get this sticker with girl from the back of leo turret

[@bounan8]

Can we get a Leo 2A4 or begleitpanzer 57 video [any german 9.3-10.3 would be fine] :p

[@RealParrotclaw]

I've played with you and betty on several occasions and I always enjoy seeing you guys in my games! please don't hide your name! Also that double hit on the phantom was very satisfying...

[@yumyunrangLOAL]

Strv 122A is better than the B PLSS because the periscope can be shot with HE far more easily and you can get overpressured

[@reinyfrost3753]

25:35 Mavericks are amazing against Helicopters too!

[@oli86356]

imagine gajin adds the strv 122b PLUS its basically an up armored 122 with composite screens covering the sides kind of like the PSO, and the breech area is also up armored it would be the mous of top tier

[@SldOnEmWithDa45]

Except if we play the same the version of War Thunder, gaijin wouldn’t allow that 😂 there’s a lot of tanks in game that should have excellent armor protection, but don’t. Unless it’s Russian it won’t be accurately modeled.

[@Rick-yj4nf]

I have never seen any one hit a jet with a Sabol, also how are these enemy tanks so set up for him. I don’t get it.

[@theonlyllen]

bruh that double shot on the jet, so epic

[@Lillspratt]

Irl, the 122 has a bigger ammo stowage in the turret, and none down in the hull

[@scpgaming-452]

lancet drone be like : 😋 my favorite food...

[@cappyplays4044]

you should make a nother WarThunder Tanking video.

[@cutthroat795]

This one is pretty much better than the 122B. It doesn’t have that ridiculous Wall-E which really does nothing but give you away behind cover.

[@oh2hilarious]

There are 5 more rounds in the front ammo rack on the STRV 122A, which means the Bs hull rack sits slightly higher and is harder to hit! AND The 122B has mine protection for the undercarriage, which functionally just adds more weight except in very limited scenarios where chemical rounds hit the lower hull if your tank is going over bump or something

[@tankman66]

10:25 his tracks not showing is a bug with gaijin market camos, i submitted a bug report about it a while ago but they seemed to think it was my client even though it happens to everyone..

[@MarkyMark2003]

Give us more yedidya!!!!!!!

[@GxldStXrDxst]

Gaijin why the ... Gaijin on the hunt! 🤯 chopping cross on the schwedisch/german tank?🤯

[@BatteredWalrus]

By the way IRL the Swedes just ordered their STRV122s to be upgraded to Leo 2A7/A8 standards so they'll have the L55A1 soon

[@Asgar1205]

Those and the Italian A8 will probably be in game before Germany gets a fucking A7

[@Thebaconmurderer]

@@Asgar1205 I doubt the Italians will get theirs first since we haven't even seen the Centauro 2 yet. Albeit its just a brand new turret with more gun depression a faster firing Main gun better overall performance but nope heres some Spike missiles for another vehicle.

[@Asgar1205]

@@Thebaconmurderer doesn’t matter how long it takes they hate Germany to just don’t give them any new tanks for another 3 years

[@viperz3r016]

It's busted, just got it and God the hull armor is actually good

[@TacticalOni]

Not me, a bearded male, wondering what the hell kinda vehcle got the nickname "beard hair" before I realize you were struggling with an actual beard hair

[@blaken3824]

11:41 that BILL needs to aim lower for those missiles to work better. They need to go just above or even right on top of target. DollarPlays puts the STRV 122 and B PLSS in his S tier while 2A6 is in A tier.

[@Springfield_M1903]

You know what they say about the 122s.. "The only weakness in the Strv122s... Is YOU" You are the only limiting factor in driving this thing

[@icy3-1]

Power of Swedish chonk. Nuff said :3

[@dragongod8481]

When the update drops I want you to promise to play the flat russian bonk first for me. I will use your discount link instead of Oddbawz link.

[@CiseilEverburning]

That means German getting best new Leo😂

[@Amexel]

Just wait for the Strv 123, upgraded 122 with the same gun as the 2A6 and better commander and gunner thermals.

[@sharkk127]

The 123 is literally just a slightly modified 2a7, so we probably won't get it for a while

[@Amexel]

The Strv 123 is not 'literally' "just a slightly modified 2a7". It is literally a heavily modified Strv 122. You're certainly right that we won't get it for a while though.@@sharkk127

[@shikikanaz4624]

just asking for a friend, but where do you get the anime girl decal?

[@BooKooHoo]

What’s the link to that custom skin? I couldn’t find it in the description

[@imaflyingturkey]

why is there an anime girl on the back of the tank

[@Collat3ralD4mage]

Hey the anime body pillows were a great addition too I put them on the front of my tanks as a way to “distract” the enemy lol

[@NehemieMomo]

​@@Collat3ralD4mageuser skins don't show to other players

[@Collat3ralD4mage]

@@NehemieMomo yeah i know that im talking about decorations

[@gameboosted007]

I dont get why raid is still doing sponsors, good for the crematorium dont get me wrong, but if raid was such a good game they wouldn´t need to advertise it so much as they do😅

[@thespectator2976]

8:11 hahahhahahahah fantastic moment of yrs :)

[@G3ntl3man95]

Is interesti g leopard pso have same front armor from a6

[@larshenrik8900]

where did you get that anime girl decal you have on the rear left of the turret?

[@Zosterias]

man what is that decal on the rear left of your turret?

[@credecarter8429]

Black hawk

[@leonidas231]

im learning this isnt a game you can be aggressive in, playerbase is way to passive

[@URAN_235_URAN]

STRV 122A is more realistic but STRV 122B is better…

[@OrdinaryViewer808]

Wait this gets gen 2 gunner thermals as well? Damn, germany suffers

[@icy3-1]

No. Has the same thermals as the 2A5 and 2A6: 1st gen gunner, 2nd gen commander. The Strv 122B gets 3rd gen for the commander.

[@QuoJOE]

More Yedi!

[@serana_YT]

I sir JustinPlays would love for u to play more Sweden I really enjoy your content

[@andrewmacias-brown1818]

Favorite tank at top tier.

[@Marcus-ui1fd]

Day 2 of asking where are you getting these anime girl decals

[@StarsMarsRadio]

That was a long ad..

[@omiotod]

if you think any of the strv leos are superior to the PSO, you aren't playing the PSO right. people are on a struggle bus to fight the PSO because of the additional armor it gets. but leos are already a strong tank, if you aren't an idiot and have a brain cell. it can be the king of the battlefield in this game. but the PSO is by far the superior leo, it bounces shots more than the other leos. the only thing the strv leos have on the PSO is it has composite armor on the headlights. but Gajin didn't add that to the PSO because in real life it has that composite plates by the headlights like the strv leos do. But i do hope you are just saying it because you want people to grind the Sweeden tank line and be amped for getting it. because like i said anything A5 and above are very strong leos.

[@wt_ananas]

Finally a video on it from you, hoping for a Strv123.

[@nightfoxkitsune3696]

Did u buy the skin in the end ¬‿¬

[@hongschauble3700]

Day 4 of asking Justin to play mid tier in wt

[@ashman8891]

I can barely hear Yedi.

[@moronpeeps9723]

Love your video, always entertain

[@HBG-8923]

leopard 2a6 but better

[@gameboosted007]

Proud swedish main right here.

[@ghost0d077]

Yeah oddbawz and all them don't want to be bothered with the people who support them they would rather hide and I get it to a degree but I also do not get it. The fans and the subs are the people who pay the bills for them and that's why you have my deepest respect even with all your subs and advertisers you still maintain a grounded posistion towards the players and identify yourself

[@stickfigmark]

can we do a collab

[@NehemieMomo]

TYPE 10 PLEASE!

[@spieler125_de6]

but the best ain't either XD

[@Spaz1NOuT]

My issue with the 122s is literally the German players. They dont realize no matter what they wont have the best Leo, Sweden can get the B+ or the D which further improves armor and sights and electronics etc, not to mention Sweden is developing the Strv123 which furthers the advancments by adding the L/55

[@Snowi_Nothing_Robin]

way more of yedi

[@flncrs7012]

The pso is better protected on sides and ufp, but strv is better on lfp

[@icy3-1]

Sorry, but no. The Leo 2 PSO can still be UFP'd as normal by everything it faces compared to the Strv 122s. The side armor's something, mainly against autocannons but not much else

[@novax5221]

Trying harding is a stupid concept you are playing a game with teammates you have to try if you don't you are a detriment.

[@MoRaXSCV]

Im still waiting for the next russian tank after the t80bvm but... its no where to be seen^-^

[@lohanguzeloglu4756]

COMMENT VOUS ALLEZ 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@letankiste2340]

ca va et toi même?

[@lohanguzeloglu4756]

​@@letankiste2340BIEN

[@NehemieMomo]

Mec grind Japan. Meilleur tirs à temps et comme tous chars a ce niv, si on te touche tu meurt

[@lohanguzeloglu4756]

@@NehemieMomo PAS BIEN

[@gamerboi5981]

This is very good, but tbh I think Germany is better overall...

[@no-life4438]

Why even grind germany at all when sweden has a better leopard 2 and has leopard 2a6 in the techtree

[@quocvinhnguyen2063]

How? Sweden has a better light tank, better IFV, better MBT (and more of them too). And better AA too (cause the ItO has stock VT-1 missile while the FlaRakRad's is a rank 4 mod. And it can launch all 8 at once, unlike the FlaRakRad which can only 2 at the time. Oh and the ItO has a smaller profile compared to the FlaRakRad too cause why not) The only thing they are actually bad at is CAS (and top tier planes in general). But the same for Germany too. But the best advantage Sweden has is they are only played by highly experienced players. While Germany is still full of dumb 10 year old/ edgy kids who still think that the Tiger is the best tank in the world (which they will die like 2 mins into the match and instantly leave the game, abandoning the team) So please tell me, how is Germany better?

[@OzzyTheWild]

how? sweden has 2 better leopards + a leopard 2a6. Just this proves that Sweden is better Sweden also has a better spaa, better light tank (strv9040, cv90120), sweden also has a nice 4th mbt spawn (T80 U)

[@the_spydragon526]

fd

[@nikolasfoulger1127]

I feel like they should add the Strv 122B+ just to spite Germany, as it'd likley just be a better version of the Leopard 2 PSO

[@kingtiger6155]

i mean the strv 122a and b hull is just the hull armor the leopard 2 a7 has

[@anon8206]

They should add Leopard 2a8 to Germany to overshadow all other Euro nations

[@-sixy-]

they in fact should not do that

[@KenMochii]

As a GER main on top tier, that would be INCREDIBLY funny

[@ThatsOk83]

What Swedish propaganda video

[@redstoneking4677]

first again

[@rawrthraider6329]

na you were like third

[@leto1609]

Hey justin, first, I love your contents, but I absolute dislike the special advertising in your videos about other videogames. As long you bring up that parts in your content I will dislike your videos even if I really really like them, only want you to know, maybe a criterium for you changing it or not if others answer on that.

[@TripodTheMan]

ok i have to know how do you get that decal on the left back of your 122A turret? @JustinPlays

[@f22tempest20]

More Yedi!

[@swderforest]

I want DM73 snail

[@stggcsubcommanderseb4384]

21:37 Your stuttering when you ran into the 38(t) 😂