Why the Defender is Still a Great Pick in 2024! | World of Tanks

[@Xard86]

Baboons!!! Obj252U / Defender is available for bonds! Don't buy it for real money.

[@sulyokpeter3941]

What is the difference between them? On paper they are the same, but in the game? Or the tank look, I mean the skin is different? I got Obj. 252U in my garage. Sorry iam pretty new to the game.

[@joaoguilherme9034]

​@@sulyokpeter3941only the looks are the different, i prefer obj 252 u myself as you can use any skin, u cant change the defender skins

[@artm1973]

They are the same tank but the Defender itself with the permanent skin has not been for sale for a few years. Too bad I would like to get it, not just the Obj 252U.

[@guyknightley3499]

@@sulyokpeter3941 If you are new Im going to save you a lot of time. Uninstall it now and never look back.

[@patrickmcintyre8023]

I am at 7,000 bonds. This is my next tank.

[@sanzyboy3952]

Vert stabs with experimental turbo can mitigate the lack of accuracy significantly

[@Target850]

They can't because both are boosting dispersion not accuracy, but i think you mean gun handling.

[@joe125ful]

Better get accuraci boost.

[@sanzyboy3952]

@@Target850 eh it's the same shit but the point is that the circle is smaller

[@KamilleSayur]

@@sanzyboy3952 smaller circle doesnt mean always better accuracy

[@sanzyboy3952]

@@KamilleSayur what? It literally means that, you are literally more accurate what are you yapping about?

[@AetherYes]

That tank still gives me ptsd to this day the more I see them I would have gone crazy ..... Painful memories .....

[@joe125ful]

What?

[@AetherYes]

@@joe125ful "I used to hate you Obj 252U" series ...

[@zsakfosbolondos4216]

it was real fun playing the tiger and tiger 2 against them... with no prem ammo

[@blackerbi6035]

I just had 5k dmg battle with Defender few hours ago, play safe and remember to aim before shotting will be fine, this tank still work.

[@mosayyeed]

I got my first Tier VIII Bond tank days ago and I was considering this. But I went for the T34-3 for the sole reason that it doesn't meet Tier X

[@Lordstinkyfinger]

I love my 34-3 .. fitted mine out with bounty vents/aiming/rammer. good little tank

[@mosayyeed]

@christonkinson8473 I fitted mine with Vents/hardening/rammer. I have aiming circle mod that I set to 15px so I don't really need Aiming on any of my tanks. You know this stuffs really works becuz when I first played the tank without any Mod and equipment, the aiming was sooo bad I feel like crying that I wasted my bonds(I have just 4k remaining now) but after setting it up fully it is now just as accurate as any med I have played. It will do with more penetration though, sometimes 196mm pen sucks.

[@Dirigo_h]

The look on his face just in first 30 seconds told me everything I need to know. Sheer joy

[@BATTLESTAR42]

PSA: If you are looking to buy this tank go to the bond store and get the identical tank Obj. 252U for 9k bonds. So weird he opened the last video about going to the bond store to buy a tank that WG was selling for 50 bucks. But somehow that is completely absent from this video...

[@jahnsemtex]

If he did it on purpose it's sneaky but still the difference is that this one is good and the last one was crap

[@jahnsemtex]

Wich video do you mean btw? Hydrostat is not in bond store?

[@agostinho6550]

buying this tank for 9K bonds?!? talk about bad decisions...

[@masnikobas9368]

In the stream he said don't buy it but here it different?

[@txp-tuff4358]

Used to be a solid brawler. Power creep has rendered the turret armor into paper for a few T8 and a lot of T9 & T10. Since you meet T10 a lot, this isn't nearly as fun as it used to be. Back when it first came out, you could exploit their height. If you had a tall tank (nodding at Mutant), face hug them and shoot the heck out of the top of the turret.

[@agostinho6550]

bZ 176 eats defenders for breakfast, it easily pen cupola/roof and do 1k dmg in one shot, talk about balanced tank... meanwhile can defender even pen BZ'?!?

[@darktech4015]

One of my all time favorite tanks. Had some of my best games in the defender

[@魏振宇-c4g]

great armour but i cant hit anything with it :(

[@dennylui]

Almost 70 % of all the tanks I have 🤭😫

[@Tankers4Change]

That’s it main issue. There are other premium tanks with great armor and decent guns. (703 II prime example)

[@vvav]

This tank only exists to make enemies press 22. Large parts of the tank are butter against premium shells, but they gave it an LFP that bounces standard ammo. So much for aiming at weakspots.

[@peytonembaugh1484]

I rlly like 112 w improved aiming and stabs. Got number 1 on NA in it was pretty cool

[@evildarkeevildark5943]

okey armor when it meet a Skoda or the new tanks it crys in the corner afther taking 900 for the team..

[@Nerxual]

Thanks for everything you do, as always Skill. I've wanted the Defender for quite some time, only ever seem to get offered the 252U (which is what is on "sale" for me currently) I know they're the same tank, but the name and style of the Defender is far superior. Wallet remains closed until WG decides to sell the right thing to me!

[@hellvis2025]

have to agree skill, at running t8 onslaught I played mainly defender and it worked fine on t8 only

[@mihaicostel5883]

When defender went in the game everyone complained pretty much like they complain now about bz176 :) what will be next ?! 😅😊

[@mahartma]

Ok for bonds, not for real moneys

[@sandrobotticelli1337]

Skieeeeeel Day 21 of asking for Su-122-44, does it need re-rating?

[@MoiPloy]

252u is a troll tank if you aim at the target it will not hit but if you snapshop it will hit

[@xdanko5569]

what is the best equipment for defender, is skills setup on the index the best one? If i want to max the gun performence.

[@joe125ful]

2:06 And Skill says it have bad gun handling...300meters blind kill shot in move...

[@sargemarine3709]

What does the Writing on the Barrel say ?

[@JasonPFK]

This is the tank who grew all my heavy ussr tech tree !!! 4K battles with this

[@rytwa9980]

What equipment is good for this tank

[@Meloen83]

For me I would have finised that first game with 0 dmg and all shells flying into orbit

[@gofast8878]

my defender has bond fan, band rammer and bond stabi. Great tank, lots of fun

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

Band rammer is tight.

[@GrenadeMK3]

There are too many decent tank and because of that suddenly Defender is starting to look average or standard

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

Crap tank is OP vs standard tier 8 and some 9 tanks.

[@robertvonschumann7297]

WG does not sell defender no more, only obj. 252U, wtf?

[@veterano1319]

SKill4ltu think you have to mention for new players that your crew is super duper cool

[@tranthanhtung362]

I enjoy this vehicle, I got 3RD mark and top 1 in SEA sever

[@atlasdgen]

Your uncle is definitely working overtime at WG. WTF was that first 2 shots?

[@graemeorr5884]

I just bought the Un-skinned version on console. On sale for half price

[@zeljkopenic8030]

Greeting! How to get the marks of excellence indicator on the in-game in monitor. You are the best, stay that way!

[@hyenahun]

Years ago, i bought it, sold it for creds, then bought it, sold for creds, the lootbox and sold for creds. Now im gonna get it from bonds, hope i dont sell it for creds after 2 battles XD

[@blackprince7819]

I eat them alive often in my Is3 with AP... Premium ammo and turret becomes almost non-existent with rng blessings...

[@agostinho6550]

farming bots its easy... play against a good player and talk again...

[@blackprince7819]

@@agostinho6550 As if all the defenders I meet are bots, he's a good player and knows what he's doing? So I do !

[@afoquinn17]

So why do I never get spawn in maps like this? I'm either north or south, I see his games east and west spawns alot.. I just came back to the game after 9 years

[@hyperquick7412]

it was encounter battle or assault enable it in the settings

[@afoquinn17]

@@hyperquick7412 is there advantages to playing in these modes, or is it just switching things up is all?

[@hyperquick7412]

@@afoquinn17 it is just to add variety to the same maps

[@strelock-youssef]

I got the bond variant and it was guuud

[@StefanBlagojevic]

9:58 Looks like the KV-4 took up the mantle of "DEFENDER" LMAO!!!!!!!! 😂😂🤣🤣

[@SatelliteYL]

Still fun tank, perfect for bullying low tiers. Has one of those glorious Soviet guns that is much better than it’s listed accuracy (aka elitist bourgeoisie lies)

[@jariheimoluoto4959]

In the word of the great gnome overlord Mighty Jingles. This tank is idiot proof.

[@XLegionXxXX]

1 of 10 games will be tier 8-6. All games will be suffering as against tier 10 heavy's u have no chance armor is garbage cause tier 9-10 will pen 4out of 5 shots . U will do few shots and back to garage , i have 5skill crew whole equipment for accuracy still u will miss weakspots as gun is trash. Armor wont work against tier 10. Dont buy it. U have been warned . Unless u r top tier as skill4ltu is showing gameplay then yeah its fun.

[@Marshmallox43]

i really wanna get this tank but i will get it with bonds i guess

[@jparth167]

Not my tank, When I play against it, I can't penetrate it, When I play it, it's like hot knif in the butter... And the gun... Not my tank

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

On sale? It's a bond tank.

[@thiravitphinyoyang1254]

The version that's on sale is "Defender" version. But in the bond shop it's "Obj. 252U" version. EXACTLY THE SAME but Defender has unique camo.

[@XtreeM_FaiL]

@@thiravitphinyoyang1254 Like calling a cat a horse.

[@cheesyboofs]

That Arta lol ....

[@cb3391]

Where on xbox?

[@cb3391]

Need this tank.....freebie....? ☕😂👍

[@JamesHouse14]

the more i watch skill's video, the more i am sure that Wargaming listening when we play their games 😂

[@umutburdur8998]

After watching this video I decided to play once again. After second game, I lost my %25 of my hair because of the gun xD I demand CC rng :)

[@theaemulator]

Day 382 of asking for AMX CDC 😅

[@dalilatroche4864]

Yea sure😅😅😅

[@Ale_X]

CDC IS DEAD 😜

[@theaemulator]

@@Ale_X Oh ... I know! The experience of playing a walking dead is ... painfull! 😅

[@BLACKLOTUS46]

Day 382 with 68 comment lol

[@test_nametest_surname1794]

Skill could do a try hard session with one weak tank for a change

[@dannyduro]

defender vs k-2 who wins?

[@pourlemerite]

K2 8-)

[@bobdole6768]

defender

[@roseman9505]

8:20 Skiiiiiillllll am sorry but i don't think so Man the higher tiyer tanks can penetrant you directly in the face.. It's happened to me sooo so meny times actually!! Other than that yeah it's still good

[@Edwardik]

Great, i just sold the fatton to buy another tank and wg are buffing it

[@Orcone]

The greatest thing about the Defender and actually where i personally still have trouble with is that the lower plate can bounce quite a lot just like the Mutant and Chrysler. It even does against gold when angled properly. I never thought it was op however since it still has hittable cupolas on top, easy to permatrack if overangled and it catches fire quite quickly.

[@BLakc_pamTHER]

P44 pantera skilllll plssss

[@BaBster248]

Russian Bias lol

[@neojuanma]

Not tier X Battle? Not accurate reality

[@jacfo]

who is my sandwich

[@Andre_Segovia]

💐My kulwa flowers here... I think i will purchase this mothertrucker today is6 is paper nowadays

[@mrsidescrape2311]

I can't stand the defender :D The armour is great but it's gun is so bad for me, maybe a different equipment t setup could help but atm it's not one of my go to tanks :)

[@tunioyasir]

Day 1 pls play with super hell cat🙏

[@Bigbacon]

redshire encounter is such a lopsided map.

[@yuriys5642]

Great pick if you love to miss some easy shots and make others hate WOT XD

[@snakeplissken1754]

The armour of the tanks works best if you have no clue what you are doing. So great tank for the worst of the worst.

[@kebabsaurusrex1601]

It looks amazing but the gun....

[@bobdole6768]

even with powercreep it has good alpha

[@fisnikmaloku3425]

Skill team winning 7-4 with 3.7 damage and full HP. Decides to grab the balls and run towards enemy tanks and calls himself greedy. No you're just playing super defensive

[@Labrador21life]

Cia pinigu svaistymas,kuris geresnis tankas,jai nemokiesiat kaip zaisti su to tanku jokio skirtumo😂

[@Labrador21life]

13 metu sita zaidima zaidziu,ir taip pat esu skill4Ltu klane 😂

[@Tommy1198S]

Defender is a pile of kaku.

[@Rad51]

Tank no one wants to play or to fight against its great on downtier and shit on uptier

[@gorans9756]

Numero uno

[@thoso1973]

The Defender is crap; traded mine in. You'll only get satisfying performance when top tier and even then, it's just too unreliable. Save your money.

[@nicolasmaximilianocarrerao5526]

defender its not at sale, nor for bonds. obj 252U is. diferent 3d style. video is wrong. i just check wg premium store and ingame store and there is no way to get defender.

[@gergog462]

They are the same tank....

[@aa1944-k2r]

the upper plate of this tank cannot be pen by anyone, anyone, not even JPanzerE100 with 299 pen AP or 420 pen HEAT. and this is a tier 8. there are way too many OP tanks out there nowadays, and if it requires a little bit of skills and patient to play it people will call it trash. and a side note, 50% of the turret front is also auto bounce for JpanzerE100. but you are pening the Jpanzer in the lower plate with your standard AP, because it is made of paper. like how much more do you want from a tier 8 premium tank? i bought the fcm50t (150mm front armor and 240 alpha with no camo) and wz111(buffed to 19x penetration from 175mm) back then with real money, and we have people complaining the 252 is trash. WG is toxic but the community is the enablers to allow WG ridiculous behavior. nowonder why people are rolling with tier 8 mediums that have 230mm of penetration and 360 alpha plus an auto loader with ultra strong turret and they be complaining (the gun handling is bad)

[@favorius]

checked its armor model against jagdpizza HEAT. oh my bananas.

[@augustasmorkis6338]

numero3

[@ukchris64]

Try as Imight I cannot amke this work at all, pike nose horrible tank, as is IS3 257, IS7 hate the whol lot of them

[@stephengreen3367]

Nah, I'd recommend a beginner gets the IS-6. If they're going to play WOT it's important they learn how to suffer.

[@Akalipt0s]

KAVAFOURKATATASA hahaha!.... i hate defender with passion... i dont care if it has the best armor in the game... this gun is sh!t !!!

[@Oioioi_dios_mios]