What Is The Best Premium Tank In War Thunder?

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  • čas přidán 24. 12. 2021
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    With Gaijin officially kicking off War Thunder's winter and Christmas sales, I figured now would be a good time to talk about the best premium tank in the game. I'll also be talking about the best tank premiums for every tech tree, so this is a sort of buyer's guide.
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Komentáře • 752

  • @Spookston
    @Spookston  Před 2 lety +128

    Merry Christmas everyone
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    • @derrickstorm6976
      @derrickstorm6976 Před 2 lety

      Merry Christmas Spookston, thanks for the gift of great content all year 🙂🎄

    • @generic_oneviii9605
      @generic_oneviii9605 Před 2 lety

      Merry Christmas Spookston, caught you in that match on Aral Sea in the Somua. Thanks for all the great content this year!

    • @alex.osinaga
      @alex.osinaga Před 2 lety +1

      merry xmas, thanks for the guide, can you make a similar one about planes? i;m thinking about buying a premium soviet plane

    • @pottermin79
      @pottermin79 Před 2 lety

      Dude you have to play seek and destroy on PlayStation 1 it's a great video for you dude. Sorry on PlayStation 2

    • @boshi_coyo
      @boshi_coyo Před 2 lety

      @@alex.osinaga good luck, Spookton really only makes video's about Tank's, I have rarely seen him talk about planes

  • @snepcheck2198
    @snepcheck2198 Před 2 lety +618

    The fact that I can't even argue that the m4 hybrid is Italy's best premium. Sometimes I forget how neglected a lot of these trees are.

    • @captainbean3114
      @captainbean3114 Před 2 lety +11

      Preach it man, I’m grinding Italy rn and was noticing the same thing

    • @markacostajr.1584
      @markacostajr.1584 Před 2 lety +17

      It's a good tank indeed. I pair it with the panzer 4 and basically make money it

    • @Alexander_Snowden
      @Alexander_Snowden Před 2 lety +6

      aubl 74 hvg is probably italy's best premium

    • @hubris6567
      @hubris6567 Před 2 lety +26

      @@Alexander_Snowdenwhich is at 80 GJN on market.

    • @devil5cry
      @devil5cry Před 2 lety +2

      Sidely provided of Italy tech tree basically shit before MBT classes ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

  • @christophervanoster
    @christophervanoster Před 2 lety +1082

    My best premium is the brümmbar. It’s a ton of fun and it’s actually very good. Fast, good armor, devastating gun, all you need really

    • @brackman7786
      @brackman7786 Před 2 lety +89

      i think its Brummbär ^^

    • @sesew8933
      @sesew8933 Před 2 lety +5

      But u can't research rank vi vehicles

    • @segacd4244
      @segacd4244 Před 2 lety +128

      I like the fact that you put the Umlaut, but it's funny that you put it in the wrong place.

    • @emillerner6362
      @emillerner6362 Před 2 lety +13

      I struggle with ranging it in RB. In AB it's an absolute monster.

    • @kajetus0688
      @kajetus0688 Před 2 lety +9

      And if you want to have same gun for free
      Play Sturmpanzer 2

  • @SilentButDudley
    @SilentButDudley Před 2 lety +210

    I know there’s an identical tank that’s the same but not premium, but the JagdPanther is disgustingly strong for grinding the German tree. At 6.0, it consistently gets downtiered to 5.7, which allows it to absolutely dumpster everything.
    Even Germany’s bane, the Jumbo, can be easily pend through the front. Shoot, angle, then kill. It consistently bounces any shots, with the exception being Soviet Anti Tank guns, and the IS tanks.

    • @CrustaceanAllergyEnjoyer
      @CrustaceanAllergyEnjoyer Před 2 lety +9

      its 6.3 now, and when it was 6.0 i agree it was a war crime to use it, but i feel its pretty balanced now since i dont see it much in 5.7 anymore

    • @SilentButDudley
      @SilentButDudley Před 2 lety +39

      @@CrustaceanAllergyEnjoyer It’s still 6.0 what do you mean. I got it last week and have been piledriving 5.7 tanks every game. Literally unlocked all of German Tiers up to V within a single week of playing.

    • @micudamm
      @micudamm Před 2 lety +6

      @@SilentButDudley Wait, IT IS 6.0, what an actual f, didnt even catch this change, thx dude

    • @SilentButDudley
      @SilentButDudley Před 2 lety +14

      @@micudamm And for some reason it is rarely uptiered if you run a 6.0 lineup as Germany. Always get downtiered to 5.7, so it makes the tank disgustingly strong.

    • @topbanana.2627
      @topbanana.2627 Před 2 lety +1

      @@SilentButDudley wasnt the experience gain per gamr nerfed? I once grinded out all the top tiers in Germany including both leopard 2s after the a4 and i dont seem to be getting rewarded as much for my game. Ive got a premium account both times and it feels like the grind is so much slower now

  • @Charles-po4ft
    @Charles-po4ft Před 2 lety +323

    I got the t114 when I was stuck at 6.3, since I got it, it carried me to 7.7 easily.

  • @SilentButDudley
    @SilentButDudley Před 2 lety +314

    France has so many strong premiums it’s impressive. The B1 Ter, the LVT, FL 10, the premium EBRs, the Somua SM, the AMX-30 and the AMX-30 Super are all some of the best tanks at those BRs, and it’s all on the same tree.

    • @ommsterlitz1805
      @ommsterlitz1805 Před 2 lety +65

      It would be really great premiums if it wasn't to grind the worst empty tech tree ingame with insane repair cost garbage and nerfed vehicles that receive a shitty prototype that never existed in it's tech tree once every year and Gaijin expect players to grind and play it. Really the French tech tree is only for you if you are into the worst types of BDSM lmao.

    • @balthasargelt4075
      @balthasargelt4075 Před 2 lety +4

      @@ommsterlitz1805 if u r shit at the game then yes, Ive had nothing but good times

    • @ommsterlitz1805
      @ommsterlitz1805 Před 2 lety +17

      @@balthasargelt4075 Clearly you have difficulties to read or something my dude i said that playing the French premiums have no interest as you are unlocking the worst tech tree in game and you will be stuck playing the same vehicles since they get one new or copy-paste every year. Playing a good premium won't change the fact you are unlocking garbage nerfed vehicles in the tech tree especially when all it's ok ones are already in the Uk, Germany or USA and now Israel tree. So stfu and treat your dyslexia.

    • @vizender
      @vizender Před 2 lety +35

      @@ommsterlitz1805 honestly I’m a French main (as a French guy) and I both love and hate the tree. It has some greats BR brackets, but overall very high repair costs.
      In reality, France has the potential to have a tree at least as big as the German one above WW2 vehicles but either Gaijing does not like France or don’t think it’s worth it so they let it in this very sad state.

    • @BBYG-ig9ix
      @BBYG-ig9ix Před 2 lety

      Ah yes a noob
      Do u want to talk about the premium tank of german,usa and ussr tree ?

  • @Kola_Snake
    @Kola_Snake Před 2 lety +163

    Bought the T-34-57(1943) for sale, and wow does the turret make a huge difference. It's 0.3 BR higher than the normal one, but you get the trolly 1943 turret with an extra crewmate on top of the extremely good 57mm. Another one I bought was the Cobra King, which is a Jumbo with premium benefits and a sick sounding gun.

    • @kirishima638
      @kirishima638 Před 2 lety +15

      The T-34-57s share the same BR?

    • @amhumanperson3592
      @amhumanperson3592 Před 2 lety +1

      @@kirishima638 ye

    • @emillerner6362
      @emillerner6362 Před 2 lety +4

      @@kirishima638 depends on the mode

    • @mh1ultramarine
      @mh1ultramarine Před 2 lety +5

      there's a free jumbo in the tech tree. The t14 plays a lot like a lighter jumbo at 4.7, it has a good line up with the T1 and a 76mm sherman too

    • @markacostajr.1584
      @markacostajr.1584 Před 2 lety +1

      Might just be me but feels like the cobra king is all the benefits of the jumbo without any of the weakness

  • @LothricPaladin
    @LothricPaladin Před 2 lety +486

    P2W is ass. Premium vehicles should never be better than their tech tree counterparts at the same BR. They should never be the best at their BR if they don't have a counterpart.
    The reason they should be bought is their above average RP and SL gains. Not to gain an advantage over people who cannot or will not spend money on a F2P game.

    • @brickybricksku3182
      @brickybricksku3182 Před 2 lety +22

      Honestly I see them every match playing Soviet 7.0/7.3

    • @user-rf2xl6ph7b
      @user-rf2xl6ph7b Před 2 lety +37

      A squad of IS-6 make my record nobrain winstreak(23 wins in a row when we complete marathon). Just strait push with two IS-6 and a support dude from behind (up to 20 kills for a squad every 7.7-7.3 TRB). With just three (or two of em and one support dude at 7.0) it was always downtired. The only and real enemy - focking cars with 400+ penetration.

    • @exactinmidget92
      @exactinmidget92 Před 2 lety +16

      the reason you dont see IS-6 anymore is because it was nerfed pretty hard. it got its BR increased and the turret was "fixed" by getting its armor decreased. also heat monster's but that's expected at that BR.

    • @CRENOKOGOD
      @CRENOKOGOD Před 2 lety +9

      Kv1c was uptiered which killed the only reason to play it

    • @20jamjar
      @20jamjar Před 2 lety +1

      With the IS-6 its a good tank still its just not broken like it was for awhile - Mantlet armour got reduced, on top of this its just an old prem so much less people see and new prems are just as good if not better so they get all the attention.

  • @ryerial7723
    @ryerial7723 Před 2 lety +53

    T114 is literally an M50 with a fully traversable turret,a smaller profile and arguably more maneuverability and adaptability due to the turret.

    • @markacostajr.1584
      @markacostajr.1584 Před 2 lety +3

      Seen people cover it in bushes making the thing almost invisible in forest

    • @honkhonk8009
      @honkhonk8009 Před rokem +1

      Its probably the only US tank thats actually decent for its BR and isnt ridiculously overtiered.

    • @ryerial7723
      @ryerial7723 Před rokem

      @@honkhonk8009 I’d argue that the 75 M4A2 is decent for its BR.

  • @Retrosicotte
    @Retrosicotte Před 2 lety +64

    "For Britain, the Black Prince". That says everything about how bad the British tanks are modelled that one of the worst and most hysterically over-BRed premium tanks in the game is listed as one of their best.

    • @closy1238
      @closy1238 Před 2 lety +12

      Nah he was wrong about the BP the RAAC and action X are both better than the black prince and avre. Also as i understand the black prince is modeled fine and 6.0 is a pretty decent br for it

    • @th3dankduck465
      @th3dankduck465 Před 2 lety +3

      Cant forget the Rooikat 105

    • @Retrosicotte
      @Retrosicotte Před 2 lety +11

      @@closy1238 Having possessed the BP for a long time and played it extensively, it absolutely is not correct at all in its BR. It's got a 4.7 tanks armour that can be lolpenned by German 5.3 medium tanks, with a 4.7 tanks gun, using a 5.0's ammo, is the slowest vehicle in the entire game...and it's at 6.0. And its 5.0 ammo is hilariously underpowered that is missing both real life penetration and deals pathetic damage per shot in a BR range that unhistorical APHE spheres of doom rule supreme. Also its mobility is modelled only what it was conservatively tested to, not what it could actually do if they put it in combat full pace (like Russian tanks are all modelled by).
      It absolutely needs to be pushed lower to 5.7 at the very very least. Possibly even 5.3 if they don't fix its ammo.

    • @privateneck4899
      @privateneck4899 Před 2 lety +5

      The BP is still very effective, I've had multiple 10 kill games in both uptier and down tiers

    • @closy1238
      @closy1238 Před 2 lety +3

      @@Retrosicotte every round in game is missing pen from irl so no big deal and you can still lol pen the thickest part of a panther from 1.9km away. The armour is good and amazing if you angle it with 150mm frontal armour and around 100 on the sides if you angle properly your very hard to kill and can hit back very hard

  • @TolerablyInterested
    @TolerablyInterested Před 2 lety +92

    My favourite is the sho't kal. I know it's kind of meh in all regards, but when fighting primarily heatfs and heat rounds in the very common downtiers, blazer era is great. Even in uptiers the firepower is pretty good, and it just looks really cool.
    Also merry Christmas to spook and everyone in the community.

    • @captainbean3114
      @captainbean3114 Před 2 lety +6

      Oh dude that tank is gorgeous, you win the fashion game ez

    • @georgethakur
      @georgethakur Před 2 lety +1

      I very much wish I'd bought that tank. Good choice

    • @TolerablyInterested
      @TolerablyInterested Před 2 lety +1

      @@georgethakur I think it's getting reintroduced when the israeli ground tree comes out (hopefully soon), if not there should be a few other versions in the non premium line.

    • @bdgctruz5786
      @bdgctruz5786 Před 2 lety

      @@TolerablyInterested they should reintroduce it but plz for the love of god can we get some better zoom on that tank thats all i ask for issa sniper but has horrible zoom

  • @flyzart8148
    @flyzart8148 Před 2 lety +36

    Also, for the T-55AM, I use the ATGM for targets the APHE can't pen. Sure, its slower than regular round, but it does more damage and pens more reliably than the sabot.

    • @reedman0780
      @reedman0780 Před 2 lety +1

      I main APFSDS even on its BR. Sometimes the low post pen kills me or makes me do 2-3 shots, but honestly I dont mind. I take it to 9.7 with the Mi-24V and it honestly can do everything, its just that, you cant really take any shots, HEATFS people dont pen most of the time especially at 8.3 as they dont anticipate the appliqué composites at the hull. ATGMs are fun and its honestly why I got it instead of T-72 but I barely use it as I find the darts are just better at higher BRs

    • @s4ltyn748
      @s4ltyn748 Před 2 lety +8

      I carry atgms as a "fuck you maus" option

    • @reedman0780
      @reedman0780 Před 2 lety +1

      @@s4ltyn748 I put some atgms against the maus side armor and for some reason it didnt penetrate lmao. I had enough time to deal around 3. I just switched to APFSDS and slapped his face frontally

    • @ironhide_1012
      @ironhide_1012 Před 2 lety +1

      @@s4ltyn748T 54s APDS, and Tanks with british L7 cannon like vickers can one shot maus through the turret cheeks. Centurion AVRE can kill it from any direction.Maus is very weak now.

    • @s4ltyn748
      @s4ltyn748 Před 2 lety +1

      @@ironhide_1012 ok Brit main have you considered this entire comment is based around the fact that we're playing the t55am1 specifically

  • @omalley854
    @omalley854 Před 2 lety +9

    Warthunder: premiums are 50% off
    Me: STONKS

  • @Tankdestroyer467
    @Tankdestroyer467 Před 2 lety +17

    Merry Christmas, mate. Thank you so much for all you do for this community!

  • @rastohurray4945
    @rastohurray4945 Před 2 lety +15

    I quite like my RBT-5

  • @bonvion961
    @bonvion961 Před 2 lety +15

    Merry Christmas Spookston and a Happy New Year!! Thanks for all the wonderful content this year bub!

  • @Uncharted_Escapes09
    @Uncharted_Escapes09 Před 2 lety +9

    Every Spookston video is both entertaining and usefull i gotta say

  • @Yung_pindakaas
    @Yung_pindakaas Před 2 lety +18

    Finally the Somua SM gets the recognition it deserves. Not only is the vehicle itself very good, its backed by one of the best and most fun lineups in the entire game. France 7.3 is extremely versatile and powerful, only missing some CAS and AA.

    • @mrloominati3097
      @mrloominati3097 Před 2 lety +2

      Are you trying to tell me the AD4, F8F and F4U7 are bad CAS planes... Sure, they might not be 7.3, but being in a jet doesn't protect you from radar spaa bullshit anyways

  • @jcon5698
    @jcon5698 Před 2 lety +26

    Black Prince over Centurion Action X? M4 Hybrid over Pz.IV G/M60A1 DC Ariete? ZTZ59A over WMA301? Bfw. Jagdpanther over Ru 251? These are a lot of strange choices

    • @thecommissarshatisonfirege4193
      @thecommissarshatisonfirege4193 Před 2 lety +11

      The lack of RU confused me too

    • @snepcheck2198
      @snepcheck2198 Před 2 lety +11

      To be fair no matter what Italian premium you choose you're making the wrong choice. None of them are particularly amazing

    • @topbanana.2627
      @topbanana.2627 Před 2 lety

      Naaah thr bfw jagdpanther is a great choice i must say

    • @fenfrostpaws2000
      @fenfrostpaws2000 Před 2 lety

      I'd say it's really just down to playstyle and preference

    • @justzzzx623
      @justzzzx623 Před 2 lety

      @@thecommissarshatisonfirege4193 Ru is dogshit for the average player

  • @ColiasPalaeno
    @ColiasPalaeno Před 2 lety +61

    I think there were some missing tanks which deserve their honorable mentions imo, such as: M4A5 Ram, Tiger 2 Sla 16, KV-1 C, T34 747, SMK, Pz 4 G (italy), M60 Ariete and Strv 81 RB 52.
    Now i don't mean any of these tanks are supposedly the best premium, i just think they are good enough to warrant a mention.

    • @kobeh6185
      @kobeh6185 Před 2 lety +1

      Oh yeah the ram is crazy, it's like the T-14 but the armor is a volumetric nightmare

    • @Snowaxe3D
      @Snowaxe3D Před 2 lety +4

      KV1 C is garbage after gayjin up BR it.

    • @philmybutup4759
      @philmybutup4759 Před 2 lety +2

      @@Snowaxe3D ^ Kv1C is always uptiered to 6.0 w a

    • @Snowaxe3D
      @Snowaxe3D Před 2 lety +8

      @@philmybutup4759 yes, I have never played it in it's on BR. always UP BR, it was such a waste of money,
      and I bleme Phly for making a video on it and over-exaggerating it, soon after his video went up gayjin changed its BR.
      Note: I mean no hate towards Phly, just how WT and its Devs work.

    • @philmybutup4759
      @philmybutup4759 Před 2 lety

      @@Snowaxe3D I agree but also it was really good when downtiered to 3.7 so maybe it was just something hard to balance. Either way the way gaijin went about it made it not worth using at all. Even as a back up you’d have to main 5.3 tanks where it’s pretty much useless bc most of the games that ends up 6.3 at least for me

  • @ImAFatCheezIt
    @ImAFatCheezIt Před 2 lety +22

    German best premium KV1C hands down. It's so easy to use and works very well.

    • @niume7468
      @niume7468 Před 2 lety

      What about KV-1B? The finish one?

    • @ImAFatCheezIt
      @ImAFatCheezIt Před 2 lety +1

      @@niume7468 It's gun is worse but the lower BR is good, theyre both great

    • @OtterTreySSArmy
      @OtterTreySSArmy Před 2 lety

      The King Tiger Sla 16 would like a word

    • @GeraltofRivia22
      @GeraltofRivia22 Před rokem

      Just bought it. Its honestly amazing. Russian players often don't know how to pen their own tanks and the gun cuts through most of them.

  • @CecilioSprayetti
    @CecilioSprayetti Před 2 lety +9

    I love the T28, its pretty fun to just hold W and you never get hurt.

    • @dashtesla
      @dashtesla Před 2 lety +1

      Leopard wants to know your location

  • @Matt85ism
    @Matt85ism Před 2 lety +39

    I didnt find the T-55-AM to be really OP but then again its well known that I suck. I'm surprised the Tiger II SLA.16 wasn't on this list, its easily the best Tiger II in the game and adds to an excellent 6.7 lineup.

    • @CrustaceanAllergyEnjoyer
      @CrustaceanAllergyEnjoyer Před 2 lety

      its 7.0 tho not 6.7, so is3 and t44 100 exists

    • @Germanempireaboolilel
      @Germanempireaboolilel Před 2 lety +7

      @@CrustaceanAllergyEnjoyer Im pretty sure the Tiger 2 SLA. 16 is on the br of 6.7

    • @Dominator2930
      @Dominator2930 Před 2 lety +1

      @Panzer_killer123 its gun is great. I have no problem killing tanks up to 7.3 heavies, 7.7 heavies can be an issue though. All american heavies save I think the T-32 can be penned through the mantlet or lower frontal plate

    • @topbanana.2627
      @topbanana.2627 Před 2 lety

      Tiger 2 fell from grace with all those heat spam power creepers

    • @markacostajr.1584
      @markacostajr.1584 Před 2 lety

      Tiger 2 sla almost turns that heavy tank into a medium tank

  • @hotsauce9554
    @hotsauce9554 Před 2 lety +17

    Imo, the WMA is the best, gen 2 thermals, good dart, tandem atgm, dual stab 105, on a decent hull, only thing it lacks is armour. At 8.3 you cant complain + its tier 6

    • @mrloominati3097
      @mrloominati3097 Před 2 lety

      Imo it's held back by turret traverse speed, lack of reverse speed, and just not having any gun depression at all, but otherwise, I'd agree it's completely busted in a downtier on the right map

  • @TheNerovar
    @TheNerovar Před 2 lety +5

    Best premiums is talismans on your favorite tech. And it cheaper.

  • @CL_CORTES
    @CL_CORTES Před 2 lety

    I like that your VDO's aren't crammed with a cornucopia of superfluous info.
    Concise and capped.
    BTW, also.. your outro BGM is pretty nice.... reminds me of Nier Automata somehow...

  • @AKGirthQuake
    @AKGirthQuake Před 2 lety +1

    Somua SM is so fun to play, was skeptical to get it but I remembered how fun the French line was on WoT so I figured I would get it to give a kick start to the French line and boy am I glad I got this tank. It quickly became my favorite tank

  • @refractivity3388
    @refractivity3388 Před 2 lety +7

    My best premium is the A6M5 KO, great aircraft with amazing boosters, especially when paired with a premium account.

    • @Kottery
      @Kottery Před 2 lety

      Absolutely. Great aircraft and it doesn't get the awful repair costs of the tech tree A6M5s.

  • @kimmyjohnny31
    @kimmyjohnny31 Před 2 lety +1

    I’ve been using the IS-6 with my 7.0 - 7.3 lineup in my opinion the IS-6 seems pretty adequate despite the HEAT slingers at the BR. I often manage to bounce or simply absorb HEAT shells in my IS-6 instead of being damaged, the mobility is also decent for it’s class and weight and the reverse speed has saved my ass so many times and allows me to disengage quickly.

  • @MyUnoriginalUsername
    @MyUnoriginalUsername Před 2 lety +2

    I remember playing the T55am when it was actually quite difficult to play as it used to face the Abrams and leopard 2a4

  • @KoTR-
    @KoTR- Před rokem

    I recently got the Somua SM to farm out the French tree, and it's a wonderful tank.
    It's one of those vehicles that allow you to take on multiple enemies at once, thanks to the quick autoloader. The load-time is so fast (at 7.3 at least), that you can bait a shot, and by the time the enemy can get into firing position, you can fire again. It's great.

  • @vapelord_vixen7828
    @vapelord_vixen7828 Před 2 lety +7

    I recently got the OF-40 MTCA, the regular OF-40 is my favorite tank and that extra mobility is SOOOOO nice.

    • @legate5923
      @legate5923 Před 2 lety +1

      The OF-40 is indeed a banger tank

    • @markacostajr.1584
      @markacostajr.1584 Před 2 lety

      This tank would frustrate me so much playing against it but I can't seem to make it work for me. Any tips on how to maximize efficiency with it?

    • @foltry123
      @foltry123 Před 2 lety

      @@markacostajr.1584 Do not rush with it, use the laser rangefinder as soon as you unlock it

    • @markacostajr.1584
      @markacostajr.1584 Před 2 lety +1

      @@foltry123thanks for the advice

    • @bickboose9364
      @bickboose9364 Před 2 lety

      If only it had DM33 to more easily slap Obj279s I'd insta buy it.

  • @indominusrex8254
    @indominusrex8254 Před 2 lety +2

    I have bought the Italian Pz IV G and I find it really good to Farm, even if sometimes it gets a bit boring

  • @twerkteamrussia
    @twerkteamrussia Před 2 lety

    That outtro hits me in the feels

  • @CyberneticArgumentCreator

    Honorable mention goes to the M4A5 Ram, a flat-out better Sherman at 3.7 with better armor, a faster reload, and more pen. It's a clubber and it's only 500GE right now.

    • @Aurora-pi6jr
      @Aurora-pi6jr Před 2 lety

      I swear the ram is one of the hardest lower tier tanks to kill, with all the random slopes and the side armor it can take one hell of a beating

    • @blackshogun272
      @blackshogun272 Před 2 lety

      The Ram is the only Sherman I love. I don't get casually one-shot by everything with a decent cannon...

    • @tranbachuyen6655
      @tranbachuyen6655 Před 2 lety

      @@Aurora-pi6jr too bad it used the trash british solid shot instead of US 57mm APHE

  • @capfig4471
    @capfig4471 Před 2 lety +9

    Before moved up BR
    I’d easily say the best premium throughout tier for tier would be the KV-1C

    • @Aahmpower
      @Aahmpower Před 2 lety +3

      True, that thing slaughtered entire 3.7 servers everytime

  • @MaxxFujikawa
    @MaxxFujikawa Před 2 lety

    This was a great video!, Since 2021 is about to end, maybe a end year QNA could be interesting? Just a thought

  • @TylerSmith-qu9lp
    @TylerSmith-qu9lp Před 2 lety

    My favorite part about your videos is seeing the number of all these tanks explode in game over the next week

  • @feraltrafficcone4483
    @feraltrafficcone4483 Před 2 lety

    Time to see these pop up more

  • @-zedx
    @-zedx Před 2 lety +18

    I would say the best premium for the GE is the PZ.III N in the German tree. 3.5 second reload for 100mm heat, spaced armour so most auto cannons can’t pen your thin sides. 70mm spaces armour on the UFP.

    • @user-vb2uq1fy9x
      @user-vb2uq1fy9x Před 2 lety +2

      Or you could play tech tree PzIII M with additional 25mm armor on the turret face and vastly better gun. For free. With PzIII L as a free (slightly worse) backup. PzIII N is pretty worthless compared to them.

    • @niume7468
      @niume7468 Před 2 lety

      @@user-vb2uq1fy9x yes but point of premium is the rp and sl boosė

  • @antonmayr6412
    @antonmayr6412 Před 2 lety +5

    best premium tank FOR NOW, because I used to love my T20 until gaijin thought it should go up against IS-3s

    • @topbanana.2627
      @topbanana.2627 Před 2 lety

      bAlAnCe

    • @michaelstjohn6086
      @michaelstjohn6086 Před 2 lety

      up tiers are theft

    • @SnappingTurtle991
      @SnappingTurtle991 Před 2 lety +1

      for real i convinced my buddy who had never had a premium to get it but like u said gaijin said ahhh hell no and i never have played it since unless in arcade where it still stomps

  • @Type_shi
    @Type_shi Před 2 lety

    Thank you spook I just got around to spending my Christmas money was wondering which one to get 🥺

  • @PoorFoxface
    @PoorFoxface Před 2 lety +19

    T-55AM-1, XM-1 (GM) and Leopard A1A1 L/44 were all originally 8.7s, and of the three I found the XM-1 the least problematic to deal with. But whereas the XM-1 and L/44 both went up to 9.0 (now 9.3 for the XM), Gaijin made the inexplicable decision to drop the T-55AM-1 to 8.3. Many people (myself included) pointed out that it was entirely broken for the T-55AM-1 to be the same BR as the tech tree T-55A despite being a straight upgrade in every way (better ammo, laser rangefinder, significant up-armouring, plus a better engine that gives it a slightly higher power to weight ratio despite all the extra weight). Instead of putting it back at 8.7 where it was at least somewhat fair, they instead dropped the T-55A to 8.0, which IMO was completely unnecessary and solved nothing. The T-55A was fantastic at 8.3 and I much preferred it to the T-62 at the same BR, now the better tank of the tech tree 8.3s (IMO) is at 8.0, and based on BRs we're now supposed to believe the T-62 is equivalent to the T-55AM-1, which it clearly isn't.

    • @sockmangames
      @sockmangames Před 2 lety +2

      Vs that thing in the Maus always makes me shed a tear 😅

    • @oliversearle3996
      @oliversearle3996 Před 2 lety

      Both upgraded t-55 are amazing, the reason it went down in br is because the german 9.0 lineup was just completely dominating with the kpz 70, rad 90 and leo a1a1 l44 which all for that reason went up

  • @tomthenot9786
    @tomthenot9786 Před rokem

    the clip at the end is so accurate like the somua is so op behind an experienced tanker, that the enemy team will throw everything at u to take u down to the point where u will have enough for a nuke.

  • @revvingnoodle7192
    @revvingnoodle7192 Před 2 lety +3

    I bought the American T-29 heavy tank and been having fun with it on both RB and AB mostly because i play for fun and not for brinding, when i least expected it i ended up grinding the T-34 and the T-26e1 which are fine by me and probably be the peak i will grind as i have mo intention of going further, except maybe the M103 but imo, the T-29 is a fun tank but i beljeve is down to my play style as i struggle with more nimble vehicles

  • @rainbowcat6616
    @rainbowcat6616 Před 2 lety +2

    For fun I recommend buying the t 34 57 model 1943 damn that tank is good for grinding sl

  • @cjak4958
    @cjak4958 Před 2 lety +2

    When you get top tier in the t55am-1 it’s a little op but I mostly experience up tiers to 8.7-9.0 since those are popular br’s, overall I’m happy with its br

    • @honkhonk8009
      @honkhonk8009 Před rokem

      Its litterally as good as the MBT-70
      It should be 8.7 easily, if not 9.0

  • @Evaunit98
    @Evaunit98 Před 2 lety +2

    Personally I love using the jagdpanther BFW, it’s just dumb fun, it’s got good (frontal) armour, a gun that one shots anything and it’s pretty quick

  • @kololz
    @kololz Před 2 lety

    Next sale perhaps you can try a premium/talisman guide too, Spookston. Nice guide nonetheless! o7

  • @ilikesnow7074
    @ilikesnow7074 Před 2 lety

    When you use the T-55AM-1, it's an armored behemoth with a nuke round. When I play, it's a paper tank that self-destructs when snow hits it, and the APHE doesn't fuse properly, and when it does, it could blow up in a turret, and all it'll do is yellow the crew.

  • @coolchrisable
    @coolchrisable Před 2 lety

    Hey you put me in the video Spookton so that was you. you was driving the Somua SM. and you was the the one to get the nuke
    i was the M103 whos barrel you kept shooting out XD
    it comes back and boom its gone again. XD
    that was a good match though not gonna lie

  • @steveshumate1983
    @steveshumate1983 Před 2 lety

    I love the Somua sm. It and the fl10 helped me grind up to 8.3 really easily. The French 100mm is really great if you know where to shoot tanks. When I need SLs the somua is my go too

  • @L1amPL4YS
    @L1amPL4YS Před 2 lety

    Is that the subnautica theme in the background? Damnnn

  • @mbgaming1017
    @mbgaming1017 Před 2 lety +8

    Kv. 1 C 747 used to be my go too cuz that thing was tough enough to handle itself in uptiers and basically unkillable at even a match tier, but the bringing it up to 5.0 hasn’t really reduced its effectiveness but it really fucks over what you are able to bring out with it

    • @shixr3721
      @shixr3721 Před 2 lety

      Why? Just play it along 4.7 tanks. There is no rule that says a 5.0 lineup must only consist of 5.0 tanks

    • @mbgaming1017
      @mbgaming1017 Před 2 lety +1

      @@shixr3721 there is 1 4.7 non-premium tank for Germany, you can’t really make much of a lineup out of that

    • @shixr3721
      @shixr3721 Před 2 lety

      @@mbgaming1017 from what I know there is the sturer emil, the jagdpanzer 4. Add a wirbelwind and you have 4 tanks. Then 2 planes and there you go. A balanced lineup. But I dont like germany 4.7 or 5.0 in general. So I imagine people only play it for the kv 1c

  • @aarondinapoli2704
    @aarondinapoli2704 Před 2 lety

    Thanks for making everyone buy the Somua SM

  •  Před 2 lety +5

    Brummbär always annoys me, its armour is really weird, killed one shooting its roof yesterday lol

  • @tyramirez6628
    @tyramirez6628 Před 2 lety +1

    I you are just starting the US grind or are just getting to the mid level grind wall until 6.0 or if you just need SL and research points I recommend the t14. It is not invincible by any means and up tiers make it more difficult but if you can learn how to angle the armor and hide the weak spots you can easily rack up 5 kills early game then more to cas or another tank after death. Also it is very fun to have the enemy just not know where to shoot you :)
    You will have to learn weak spots to aim for, especially the russian tanks ( turret cheeks on kv 1's). Just us the armor analysis, it will be your best friend with american 75mm guns.

  • @Zombine45
    @Zombine45 Před 2 lety

    I really enjoy the RAAC Centurion, the .50 actually does help a lot against the horde of meme cars at that tier

  • @jaozinasd
    @jaozinasd Před 2 lety

    That flick avoid the cannon damage at 2:00 ... nice

  • @JSDFEnthusiast
    @JSDFEnthusiast Před 2 lety +1

    Could you do a video explaining the Strv 103-0, its weak points, strong points, and overall abilities that make it useful. I've seen very few good information, or information that shows it doing well.

    • @devil5cry
      @devil5cry Před 2 lety +1

      TLDR
      A MBT era TD with meh side armour superb firepower
      Probably for old timer enjoy the TD driving style

  • @kahlzun
    @kahlzun Před rokem

    I like the way that the Somua poops the shell casings out the back of the turret

  • @tylerborn6808
    @tylerborn6808 Před 2 lety

    Great vid

  • @cropathfinder
    @cropathfinder Před 2 lety +2

    Kv1 C if it gets downtier beats jagdpather(or if it gets back its old BR that was perfectly balanced) for best by far, T-44-122 is criminally underrated in russian as its basically a hellcat with 122 and it gets that premium magic pen on almost every hit and regularly performs better then the same gun on non premiums. There is also cobra king which magically can whitstand even KV-2 shots to the side due to gajin forgetting to reduce the premium "lets forget hits " modifier.

  • @LordAlacorn
    @LordAlacorn Před 2 lety +2

    WT is the game that always frustrated me enough to refuse buying anything in it for almost a decade - good job Gaijin, keep the perfect record!

    • @topbanana.2627
      @topbanana.2627 Před 2 lety +1

      You're not missing out on much. Fuck gaijin honestly but at the same time they have given some effort with actually constantly trying to give us better immersion in sounds and they finally almost got it right. Graphics, tank models. They are barely trying and being greedy af more than trying but at least they're still trying

    • @LordAlacorn
      @LordAlacorn Před 2 lety

      @@topbanana.2627 this is called "minimal viable product" these days.. sorta making something, but mostly promising clients, if they pay more.

    • @topbanana.2627
      @topbanana.2627 Před 2 lety

      @@LordAlacorn yeah exactly. But its proven if we cry out about something enough with a majority then they will listen

  • @Patches-vq8cd
    @Patches-vq8cd Před 2 lety

    My best premium is the black prince 👌
    Any chance we can get a vid of you playing the Churchill’s? It would be great to see a skilled player behind one!

  • @jasoncrawford4929
    @jasoncrawford4929 Před 2 lety

    I debated for a month to get the t55am or the TURMs. Ended up settling on the turms and bring bring talismanned BMP2M with it. A friend and I play it together and we dominate so many matches. It doesn't have the luxury that the t55 does of weaker foes, but having played the game for years and I get an extremely powerful 9.7 with a dozer, it's awesome

  • @austinstrong5129
    @austinstrong5129 Před 2 lety

    Babe wake up, spookston posted a new video

  • @h.a8681
    @h.a8681 Před 2 lety +2

    Hey spookstoon, could you maybe make a video on the Black Prince? its such a unique vehicle for you to chose as one of Britains best, howcome you chose it when so many people say its awful at 6.0?

  • @sergeantdornan4386
    @sergeantdornan4386 Před 2 lety +2

    I'm surprised that the fucking WMA301 (what I like to call the 'WuoMaoArmy301') wasn't mentioned because god is that machine the bane of my existence playing 7.3 vehicles with its APFSDS and its ATGM with 750mm of penetration.

  • @lucky_4_jake4
    @lucky_4_jake4 Před 2 lety

    I got the T-72AV with the sales going on and personally I find it is a good tank to play for grinding out SL and even the tech tree I can easily get 5 kills most games

  • @philippepetain8071
    @philippepetain8071 Před 2 lety

    T55AM helped me greatly to break through to top tier. Well worth the money

  • @IckbobTheAwesome
    @IckbobTheAwesome Před rokem +1

    The swedish SAV 20.12.48 should have gotten more attention. It's hands down the most fun I've ever had in War Thunder. It's even quick enough to (sometimes) dodge the malding revenge bombers.

  • @LothricPaladin
    @LothricPaladin Před 2 lety +14

    I used to get downvoted like mad on the WT Reddit whenever I'd bring up how OP the T-55AM is. Glad I'm not the only person who sees it after all.

    • @DeffinitlyNotFBI
      @DeffinitlyNotFBI Před 2 lety +1

      its a t55 with the upgrade kit from the T-62M1, at 8.3 instead of 8.7, so yeah its amazing

    • @timbusfahrer3172
      @timbusfahrer3172 Před 2 lety +5

      You got downvoted at Reddit, that should automatically tell you that you were right from the start.

    • @captainbean3114
      @captainbean3114 Před 2 lety +1

      Wallet warriors got their feelings hurt

  • @Husker5454
    @Husker5454 Před 2 lety

    My STRV103-0 carried me through the sweedish tree . fucken love that wiggly boi got all the camos unlocked on it

  • @charlescourtwright2229
    @charlescourtwright2229 Před 2 lety +2

    finally someone high profile mentions how op the t55am1 is, its like the m60a1 rise p but faster, smaller profile, similar ammo, better armor(era vs full on composite), all the while at a lower br

    • @balazsfonnyadt1903
      @balazsfonnyadt1903 Před 2 lety

      And it's Russian, so Stalin's hand will distract the shots fired at it.

    • @jyralnadreth4442
      @jyralnadreth4442 Před 2 lety

      T55AM1 is not OP....its a stinking turd. 8.5 second reload with an ace crew, APFSDS that barely beats its APDS, Glacial turret rotation and it dies in 1 hit because of its crew and ammo layout. The past few days my T55AM1 has been wrecked even in downtiers...I honestly regret buying it 2 years ago as I have lost so much with it :( I hit a Class 3P in its ammo rack with the 9m117 missile....it turned yellow and I got promptly 1 tapped with a DM33, I have been overpressured by the IKV 91firing HEAT-FS hitting my commanders Cupola killing the entire crew. To be honest...Gaijin should never have added it as its too weak to face 9.0 and a pain for anything that can only fire HEAT. TAM2IP is 8.7 and that thing is a monster with DM33, Merkava like survivability, fast as hell and coated in Composites. I currently hate the T55AM1....I dont know why its still for sale. Its a solid avpid like the plague

    • @CyberneticArgumentCreator
      @CyberneticArgumentCreator Před 2 lety +1

      @@jyralnadreth4442 this sounds like a gigantic skill issue, the T-55AM1 is a monster.

  • @ODST_Parker
    @ODST_Parker Před 2 lety +8

    Says a lot about Italy that their "best" premium is literally just another Sherman. Too bad it's Rank II, or I would be using Italy 3.7 a lot more for events and task grinding.

    • @Scarl3t03
      @Scarl3t03 Před 2 lety +1

      talisman the 75/34 M43, 100mm armor at br 3.3

  • @igork9691
    @igork9691 Před 2 lety +1

    Pak puma is total madness, so OP, one of my favs

  • @Hauptstadtpyro
    @Hauptstadtpyro Před 2 lety +2

    The Typ 74 (G), is maybe for pro-player the best choice
    For beginners i would recomming the WMA 301

  • @CRL_One
    @CRL_One Před 2 lety +2

    Best Marketplace tanks next maybe?
    Or maybe just limit it to those that have Premium bonuses.

  • @cokelp5831
    @cokelp5831 Před 2 lety +2

    XM 1 Chrysler would be my top choice, it's basically the light tank version of the M1 Abrams at 9.0

  • @ml-fishing1341
    @ml-fishing1341 Před 2 lety

    Had no reason to buy the Somua last year but I did. Playing that and the surbias is so damn funn

  • @gangsterwafflesthe7th508

    I recently started playing the IS6 again, and I am surprised as to how good I’ve been doing in it, you should check it out

  • @MeatMarksman
    @MeatMarksman Před 2 lety

    I enjoy the T-34-100. Light armor for its br sure, but good gun, fun to run around in, and gets pretty good rp and sl bonus for not doing much.

  • @jbeverley67
    @jbeverley67 Před 2 lety +1

    The magach 3 and t114 researched the entire u.s tree for me when it was possible

  • @OtterTreySSArmy
    @OtterTreySSArmy Před 2 lety +1

    For me it's easily the King Tiger Sla. 16.
    The upgraded engine makes a huge difference when it comes to maneuverability and speed. It can keep up with the Panthers and even the Leopards for the most part. That upgraded engine makes it so that you can get into places where people don't expect a King Tiger to be that early. In close quarters that upgraded engine allows you to make neutral turns much quicker, thus improving survivability.
    You get the standard long 88 as your armament, and until a recent patch, it was the only KT with a commander MG. Nothing really different than the regular KT here.
    And this one is mostly situational at best, but every once in a blue moon, the extra tracks on the turret will save you from HEAT.
    But all in all, the Sla is just an objectively better King Tiger which is already phenomenal. It transforms the tech tree King Tiger from a somewhat sluggish and cumbersome sniper into a very well rounded proto-MBT.

  • @Sturmgechu
    @Sturmgechu Před 2 lety

    definetly the t114 for america, but instead of the jagdpanther for germany, i would say the Pz.II slc (the one with the 50mm). it might be 2.3 br but its the only other german tank with spotting capabilities besides the puma until you get to 6.3 with the m41. its light armor and does not do well in 1v1 open space battles, but is incredibly nimble and can flank and hide better than the puma. in desperate situations, especially on offroad or thick terrain, it can make a clutch cap for a loosing team and if you are in a tight situation, it doesnt have to worry about a 2 point turn like the puma, since it can turn on the spot.

  • @Th3Bishop3
    @Th3Bishop3 Před 2 lety

    Last christmas sale I bought the T-72AV and personally I actually think it was great vehicle. But to be honest. That's mainly thanks to a lack of enemy intelligence. Does it still hold up nowadays? I havent played in months.

  • @youngthaiarfssoldier8732

    I like Panhard EBR 1954 for speed and firepower, even that only have single AP type and a HE. T-10A for armor and stablized, but firepower is not much to most cold war tanks due to low AP value. Currently i like QF 3.7 on Ram mounting for firepower, and high kill reward for the BR. What i hope for next update is maybe... time fuse for HE round, as it's British Anti-air cannon on Canadian tank platform.

  • @superbrain3848
    @superbrain3848 Před 2 lety

    ive used to enjoy the Obj120 a lot, sure its quite situational, slow and has no Armor. But if you get into a decent spot, you can do some real damage on the enemy team, it even performs still good in uptiers, to a point where ive used to bring it into 11.0 matches and still be relatively effective with it. sure the HEAT and APDSFS are not that good at this BR, but the HE shell is still really strong.

  • @Vidic236
    @Vidic236 Před 2 lety

    I love my T14 as it’s cool looking but most importantly it’s extremely effective.
    It’s one of easiest tanks to angle and it makes you impenetrable.
    In addition the fact tahts it’s a rare tank to see means the enemies are confused where to shoot which gives you an upper hand

  • @DEANaLEAN
    @DEANaLEAN Před rokem

    Hey @Spookston, with the sales for pack vehicles beginning today and patches have been released since this video, what are your thoughts on possible top two premium tanks for each nation and best overall, in your opinion, now? Thanks in advance for responding!

  • @bordias5922
    @bordias5922 Před 2 lety

    You just have to click on the link to get the decal?
    Where does it appear in the game? The "Special" section of customization?

  • @jakearmstrong335
    @jakearmstrong335 Před 2 lety

    The B1 Ter is by far my favorite. The armour is insane, the mobility is ok and the firepower is good. Many times I have gone the while game without death and sometimes with no rounds penetrating me. It's the Maus of low tier. In an uptier it is harder though. The armour is broken at 2.3 and less so at 3.3

  • @s4ltyn748
    @s4ltyn748 Před 2 lety +1

    The 55-AM1 and Mig 15ish singlehandedly got me from tier 4 to top tier in russia, the grind this vehicle can get you through with just a little skill insane

  • @YoRHaUnit2Babe
    @YoRHaUnit2Babe Před 2 lety

    the AM is pretty fun ngl, it does exactly what you would expect from a *kind of worryingly* powerful premium.

  • @mouser7436
    @mouser7436 Před 2 lety +3

    I like the chi nu 3 decent armor and gun for its br and isnt that bad in an uptier

  • @ki11er0ne9
    @ki11er0ne9 Před 5 měsíci

    You should make a updated version on this video after all those changes in this 2 years

  • @fezbear5286
    @fezbear5286 Před 2 lety

    hi spookston!

  • @arcturus960
    @arcturus960 Před 2 lety

    AVRE is so much fun, especially when you get a 1km snipe without rangefinder in RB

  • @JellyJam_Man
    @JellyJam_Man Před 3 měsíci

    I just got the T14 today and it is absolutely insane. It’s a sherman with jumbo armour at 4.7.
    I also had the 2C bis, which is t that good of a premium, but probably the silliest premium. It is a house with a trebuchet of HE.

    • @sumairamansoor8289
      @sumairamansoor8289 Před 3 měsíci

      Hey I have a question, do you play on Playstation, if yes, How the hell do I buy premiums cuz I have tried to get ge from ps store and it didn't work and now from the gaijin store, but still it doesn't work 😢

    • @JellyJam_Man
      @JellyJam_Man Před 3 měsíci

      @@sumairamansoor8289 there are two ways.
      1. Buy them from the warthunder game
      2. Put funds in your account and buy ge from in the game store