This tank is a good tank, and in my opinion is right in the sweetspot for "powerlevel"/performance that I believe tier 6 premium should sit at. However, in its current environment it is greatly let down, as you say, by its lack of thermal (Thermal premiums were, and still are a huge mistake in my opinion). But I cant deny that the t55AM have served me well and have been a fun, albeit, challanging tank.
Just like the t-10a, its good but beacuse of certain things, in the t-10as case slow reverse speed and atgms at that tier but they ar still great tanks, and the t-10a for 10 bucks is a steal
It's way better than l/44 imo. Doesn't see 10.0 like others. Has huge number of shell types (aphe,apdfs,heat,smoke,atgm) and enough pen for it's br. it can stop some hits depending on the enemy tank. I don't get why people hates am1. yes it doesn't have thermals but it still does the job perfectly. Classic soviet tank imo
My biggest recommendation with the T55 AM 1 is to play it as if it does have armor and you'd be surprised at the shots you bounce. And yes if its a downtier not much can pen your UFP/turret
I do like APCBC, it can easily one shot even top tier tanks when shoot at side or rear, unlike APFSDS sometimes just goes through and kill only 1 crew.
Now at 8.3 it is a beast and a complete different story, the aphebc is btw much better then the heat round. It does not explode on fences, bushes etc and no enemie you face has armor (less then 5-10% has the abillety to bounce this round)
Now that they've dropped this thing down to Br 8.3 it is absolutely worth it. Consider the line up one can construct for USSR at 8.3; T-55AM-1, T-55A, T-62, Obj 906, BMP-1 / 2 (or both hahaha), T-10M, any of the T-54's as a late game back up. Throw in a good CAS plane and you have a very powerful line up that bats very deep. I feel like Soviet 8.3 is the new sweet spot.
It is by no means a bad tank but compared to other top tier premiums like xm-1, amx-30 super, type 74g, leo l44, significantly slower reload, speed, mobility, turret traverse and elevation speed, and no thermals people like to bring up the thicker armor but it does not make not one difference at this BR where everybody is shooting apfsds. but you got no other choice if you want the whole russian tree
You should probably check what nations you're facing before loading up ammunition, as if facing germans and italians the APHE shell is more than sufficient for getting through armor, and deals vastly more postpen damage.
I kind of disagree. It's still a strong 8.7 tank in spite of its flaws. While it doesn't have the power level of AMX 30 Super which is still a monster at 9.0, it's at least as good as Leo L44 and Type 74G that are distinctly average at 9.0. People say Leo L44 is OP because it has a big gun, but in truth it just doesn't count for that much when almost all guns can kill all tanks they face at these BRs. For a 9.0 tank it's slow and it's one of the most reliable 1-shots on the game with really poor survivability. It has thermals, a great gun and good gun depression but people give the Leo way too much credit in a meta where mobility and positioning is far more important than a slightly better gun. The T-55AM-1 is the only remaining 8.7 premium which is a great BR to be at. Comparing it directly to 9.0-9.3 premiums is just unfair when those things see Abrams', KA-50s and who do not see 7.7 tanks like Leopard I, STB-1 or M60 with HEAT-FS being the primary shell(the T-55AM-1's armor works really well vs. them). AM-1 moves well enough, with only the turret traverse really sucking, it has the most utility of all the premiums in game and it carries a gun that deals with anything you face, has a good selection of different shells plus some armor that works great when dealing with lower tiers or badly aimed shots. Also a part that should get more focus is that it's the only high tier premium that is unique in terms of playing style. Whether you play XM-1, AMX 30 Super, Leo L44, OF 40(QWERTY) Type 74G, Sho't Kal Dalet you always get the same "no armor MBT with gun depression and a good gun" playing style with some variation in the mobility department. Even T-62 with its trash steel armor generally plays out the same except it lacks the gun depression. The T-55AM-1 is the only premium that plays differently, being a viable hulldown tank that has some functional armor(especially vs. HEAT) even if you shouldn't rely on it a lot. I can say I love my T-55AM-1 although I also own AMX 30S, XM-1 and Leo L44. It has character, it feels wonderfully balanced and although it's not as good as the AMX 30S and lacks the thermals, it's still a quality tank that gets great matchmaking and easily grinds you through one of the most important tech trees while giving you a unique tank in terms of playing style. Although I agree with mostt of your reviews II think you're treating this tank too much as a T-62, which it isn't. Also, if you're splashing 60 GJC on a tank the Finnish summer camo that costs 200GE is a must-buy for this tank.
The T55AM1 gets APHE, some solid armor in a downtier and all sorts of smoke deployment ... but that's kind of it you're regularly going to face 9.0s and you're outmached there Definitely feels nice to play and can work wonders in a downtier, but you're going to die easily in an uptier by stuff with thermals and APFSDS that doesn't care about your armor surely a strong 8.7 ... but it's 60 damn euros
TBH I would swap the T55AM-1 and the T62M1 around...make the T62M1 the Premium as its turret armour plus eyebrow composites provide far superior protection against APFSDS and its APFSDS is more en par with the other 9.0s.
God damn it, the exact moment I was going to sleep. Oh well, I don't need to wake up early tomorrow so... And my opinion on this version of t55 (and the rest of high tier ground vehicles) is that the gameplay of WW2 vehicles are more interesting and I don't see any high tier premium ground vehicle to be worth an triple A titles price.
I first grinded f2p to the T55a and T62 to learn how to play the soviet MBTs since I only played nato ones (Germany and Italy), I strugled but got a good experience for then buy the T55AM1. Compared to its early brother it is a awesome machine, has better protection/survivability, good rounds, atgm and a laser rangefinder that in its br is a great feature that gives a lot of advantage in battle. All these caractheristcs together with good battle tactics can overcome its downsides. With this I got a good kill to death ratio of about 600/200 respectively and overal it is my best K/D in the game. I just met you channel, great job and usefull content😁
I run my T-55AM with my Obj. 120... mid and late game, the 120's HEAT will blap anything it touches and it shoots so straight and so flat at the long ranges of high tier. There's a badass sight mod for it too in the Workshop
Giving the T55AM1 gen 1 Thermals for the gunner would massively improve this vehicle...IIRC Thermals were added by a country whom purchased some from Russia
Great vids; organized and comprehensive. Subbed! I bought this 2 weeks ago and I must say, it definitely doesn't justify its price. In downtiers/same tier games it's very capable but now it constantly uptiers against the thermal equipped GER lineup with the new C2A1, TAM2C, and M48 Super. Worse, NATO vs. Bloc matches are now common so you get to fight not just those tanks but XM-1s and AMX-30 Supers as well. Between players of equal skill, thermals give the edge to the side that has it sadly. Uptiered teams in a 9.3 match are horribly outgunned especially in overcast/rainy/night battles. My winrate definitely took a hit with the state of 8.3 even with a full expert lineup. That said, it's pretty efficient at research which speeds up the grind to the coveted 9.7 and 10.7 RU lineups.
This thing is the bane of 7.7s. You see this thing in a 7.7, just run. It’s got pretty good armour against HEAT and APDS, it’s get a stabiliser and it can one shot you. What’s not to love?
as with most tanks it depends on how you use it this tank is still my goto tank even though i have all the tanks and premium t-72 Tursk, the missile round is very effective against helis and ground targets, and i find the dart round to be more than adequate, overall use it right and this tank can dominate higher BR tanks due to the missile round alone.
I agree, this thing is great. At 9.0 it suffers a bit from the lack of thermals and at 9.3 I play a bit more passive but at 7.3-8.7 it can really be a beast!
Hey at 2:52 you get something wrong. The engine ist the Problem it's the way of the transmission (gearbox) So if you put in a normal transmission you should be able to neuralstear.
I'd love to see your opinions on it now it's 8.3, Sako. Some people say it shines at that BR. Now that I can get it for 50% off I'd love to make an educated decision whether to get it or not. Love your videos, mate 👍
Not worth the full price but if you can get it on discount it's worth consideration for Soviet grind. The pack with Object 120, T-55 and IS-6 on discount is a great pick for grinding out top tier Soviets.
I got this tank with the Mig bundle this past anniversary sale. (Thank you Merkava coupon.) I haven't played that many games with it yet but I quite like it so far.
T-55AM-1 isn't as good as it used to be, even with the down tier to 8.3. You'll be consistently uptiered to 9.0, fighting a variety of tanks that possess thermal imaging sights (which you do not have). The T-55AM-1 was better when there were no thermals, but now that there are it's lagged behind and I can't say it's amazing. I'd get the Object 120 instead tbh.
My Experience in 2022 with the T-55-AM1 is pretty.. sour to say the least. Mostly uptiers with HELI's and PUMA's make it redundant to use. back before HELI's and the addition of the A-10 it was pretty... meh... per say. it could get the job done but still struggles. not to mention no 3 plane stabilizer, No Thermals and no comander thermals. its pretty just... useless in 2022. especially the sub 11 sec reload on a 100mm gun. its abysmally unforgiving. now its just a free kill for 8.7+ vehicles
I disagree. I bought it when was on discount. I bought altogether 7 premium (tiger h2, leopard, etc)tanks and this is the best one was i got. The guided rocket is amazing. Good mobility. And normally armor dose not really matters in high tier its like who dhot first game. But with that rocket you can have really amazing shoots what normally cant do with shell type of weapons. Personally i recommend.
hey sako sniper. now the T-55AM-1 is at BR 8.3 and the other premiums like the AMX-30 super and the Leo A1A1 L44 are at 9.0 would it be worth getting the T-55AM-1?
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No! We have it with some friends. Not fun but actually challenging to play. This is strong against helicopters because recently it's armor gives it good protection against none guided rockets and the ATGM makes it an excellent anti-air the Cobra and other beginner helicopters. The ammunition selection is also the best what money can buy. But all together it is just slower than almost any other high BR premium. It is not really an effective grind in Tp or SL. The reason behind all other premiums was kicked up to 9.0 is because they way too good for 87.7 and it wasn't quite fair for the 7.7 tanks to face with them all the time. This one keeps sitting lower in 8.7 BR. The statistics of T55 are not good! For reasons! It is slow in all means and not competitive what so ever! The Type 74 and the L44 is pay to Thermal sight, the AMX30 is pay to the stabilizer, the XM1 is pay to win all around OP but this one is pay to struggle...
Yep, for the same price this is quite bad... well the Sho't Kal Dalet is kind of the same, for its' price that's pretty bad too... Well the M111 shell is okay-ish, but the mobility is abysmal and practically it has no NVD (only the driver has it, which is useless), not to mention thermals... As for the T-55AM-1 it would be cool even without thermals, IF it got a better APFSDS projectile (the one it has is just horrible, even worse than some simple APDS, bounces a lot) and either a competitive reload speed OR armor that at least sometimes works... I don't really get why some nations are allowed to get insta-win machines for 60€, while others just get stuff that is painful to play and barely competitive. That's Gaijin for you...
For me it's a really good teacher for situational awareness and positioning around the maps. Dont get me wrong, i wish this tank having thermal like other premiums. But in the other hands, this tank forces you to play super careful here and there. Surprisingly, the turret's amour is trolly sometimes and it can lol-bounce the lol-pen round from many tanks. And somehow it force my brain to switch agressive mode to defensive and vice versa in so many situations. If you want to git gud at tank RB. I would recommend this tank.
I gave 60€ to buy that tank! And it is an excellent tank! Every war thunder player, or at least 80% of them, 1st checking the stats of the tank and after that decide to buy it or not! Im not doing that! If I like a tank i get it and after that I check the stats to create a suitable playstyle! Indeed T-55AM-1 is hard to play against modern tanks but with enough practice it is not that hard! Because what makes the tank good is not its gun, armor or engine! The crew(the player) is the only thing that makes the tank good! If you play the tank with its stats, that means you limit your capabilities! Use your brain! For example i had some friends in War Thunder which when M1 Abrams appeared on the game they were very excited! Even they thougt that they will destroy everything on the field without been destroyed! But their thoughts were wrong! When they got their "hands" on that tank their immediately started rushing directly to the enemy, and guess what happens when 2 or 3 enemy tanks find you riding on the open! And also i like the slow reload time because this makes the player more cautious! When I play with IS-2 for example when i find an enemy player behind a rock they turn their guns on me and often just watching me or they're trying to run away! Fast reload time means waste of ammo!
Don’t sleep on those ATGM’s lol, they can fuck up someone’s day without hesitation 😂 I’m extremely trash at this game, but that’s pretty much how I kill most of my targets...with one well placed missile and they never see it coming!!
every prem at this br is just a big mistake. Seeing they only want the money and do not care about the players or no new maps what are open en bigger then the small maps what you have now
0:45 that pole is War Thunder physics in a nutshell 🤣
@Jorge Damian nope
i will buy it to grind faster, i simply played too much ww2 era tanks and im starting to hate them.
This tank is a good tank, and in my opinion is right in the sweetspot for "powerlevel"/performance that I believe tier 6 premium should sit at. However, in its current environment it is greatly let down, as you say, by its lack of thermal (Thermal premiums were, and still are a huge mistake in my opinion). But I cant deny that the t55AM have served me well and have been a fun, albeit, challanging tank.
In general I think that thermals have been a huge negative. Oh for a no-thermal game mode...
@@jetnavigator or make them like NVG where you can only use them in night battles.
I agree with you premium tanks you can buy off the tec tree but reward tanks for ops they should have them because you won't see them as much
Just like the t-10a, its good but beacuse of certain things, in the t-10as case slow reverse speed and atgms at that tier but they ar still great tanks, and the t-10a for 10 bucks is a steal
0:45 S P Ï N
It's way better than l/44 imo. Doesn't see 10.0 like others. Has huge number of shell types (aphe,apdfs,heat,smoke,atgm) and enough pen for it's br. it can stop some hits depending on the enemy tank. I don't get why people hates am1. yes it doesn't have thermals but it still does the job perfectly. Classic soviet tank imo
I have the T-55AM-1 and I like it,I get like 5/6 kills every match and I don't know how...
Anyway,good vid,I want to see more :)
My biggest recommendation with the T55 AM 1 is to play it as if it does have armor and you'd be surprised at the shots you bounce. And yes if its a downtier not much can pen your UFP/turret
I do like APCBC, it can easily one shot even top tier tanks when shoot at side or rear, unlike APFSDS sometimes just goes through and kill only 1 crew.
How can you remember that shell combenation
@@lechendary its not hard when you break it down
@@lechendary
Here is all I remember
APCBC
HEATFS
APFSDS
APHECBC
APHE
APDS
0:45 LET IT RIP
BEYBLADE BEYBLADE
Let it rip!!!
Good video when the leopard L44 was 8.7 I was using the APHE cause they’re have n’a armor
Bet they get pissed when a t10 just nukes you
8:39 How does the *disregarding* sabot work again?
@@Joe-nq6hy underrated comment.
@@Joe-nq6hy lmao
This is very high quality content I would love to see more review on premiums
Before night vision came out, the T-55AM-1 was a decent premium but without thermals it's hard to play
Now at 8.3 it is a beast and a complete different story, the aphebc is btw much better then the heat round. It does not explode on fences, bushes etc and no enemie you face has armor (less then 5-10% has the abillety to bounce this round)
Now that they've dropped this thing down to Br 8.3 it is absolutely worth it.
Consider the line up one can construct for USSR at 8.3;
T-55AM-1, T-55A, T-62, Obj 906, BMP-1 / 2 (or both hahaha), T-10M, any of the T-54's as a late game back up. Throw in a good CAS plane and you have a very powerful line up that bats very deep.
I feel like Soviet 8.3 is the new sweet spot.
It is by no means a bad tank but compared to other top tier premiums like xm-1, amx-30 super, type 74g, leo l44,
significantly slower reload, speed, mobility, turret traverse and elevation speed, and no thermals
people like to bring up the thicker armor but it does not make not one difference at this BR where everybody is shooting apfsds.
but you got no other choice if you want the whole russian tree
You should probably check what nations you're facing before loading up ammunition, as if facing germans and italians the APHE shell is more than sufficient for getting through armor, and deals vastly more postpen damage.
Its an amazing premium. Honestly. Its one of the top 2 or 3. absolutely worth it and yes the armour does work
Don't know if you realize it but at 4:00 you had a double with one shot!!
I kind of disagree. It's still a strong 8.7 tank in spite of its flaws. While it doesn't have the power level of AMX 30 Super which is still a monster at 9.0, it's at least as good as Leo L44 and Type 74G that are distinctly average at 9.0. People say Leo L44 is OP because it has a big gun, but in truth it just doesn't count for that much when almost all guns can kill all tanks they face at these BRs. For a 9.0 tank it's slow and it's one of the most reliable 1-shots on the game with really poor survivability. It has thermals, a great gun and good gun depression but people give the Leo way too much credit in a meta where mobility and positioning is far more important than a slightly better gun.
The T-55AM-1 is the only remaining 8.7 premium which is a great BR to be at. Comparing it directly to 9.0-9.3 premiums is just unfair when those things see Abrams', KA-50s and who do not see 7.7 tanks like Leopard I, STB-1 or M60 with HEAT-FS being the primary shell(the T-55AM-1's armor works really well vs. them). AM-1 moves well enough, with only the turret traverse really sucking, it has the most utility of all the premiums in game and it carries a gun that deals with anything you face, has a good selection of different shells plus some armor that works great when dealing with lower tiers or badly aimed shots.
Also a part that should get more focus is that it's the only high tier premium that is unique in terms of playing style. Whether you play XM-1, AMX 30 Super, Leo L44, OF 40(QWERTY) Type 74G, Sho't Kal Dalet you always get the same "no armor MBT with gun depression and a good gun" playing style with some variation in the mobility department. Even T-62 with its trash steel armor generally plays out the same except it lacks the gun depression. The T-55AM-1 is the only premium that plays differently, being a viable hulldown tank that has some functional armor(especially vs. HEAT) even if you shouldn't rely on it a lot.
I can say I love my T-55AM-1 although I also own AMX 30S, XM-1 and Leo L44. It has character, it feels wonderfully balanced and although it's not as good as the AMX 30S and lacks the thermals, it's still a quality tank that gets great matchmaking and easily grinds you through one of the most important tech trees while giving you a unique tank in terms of playing style. Although I agree with mostt of your reviews II think you're treating this tank too much as a T-62, which it isn't.
Also, if you're splashing 60 GJC on a tank the Finnish summer camo that costs 200GE is a must-buy for this tank.
this review is actually far more better than video imo.
The T55AM1 gets APHE, some solid armor in a downtier and all sorts of smoke deployment ... but that's kind of it
you're regularly going to face 9.0s and you're outmached there
Definitely feels nice to play and can work wonders in a downtier, but you're going to die easily in an uptier by stuff with thermals and APFSDS that doesn't care about your armor
surely a strong 8.7 ... but it's 60 damn euros
TBH I would swap the T55AM-1 and the T62M1 around...make the T62M1 the Premium as its turret armour plus eyebrow composites provide far superior protection against APFSDS and its APFSDS is more en par with the other 9.0s.
God damn it, the exact moment I was going to sleep. Oh well, I don't need to wake up early tomorrow so...
And my opinion on this version of t55 (and the rest of high tier ground vehicles) is that the gameplay of WW2 vehicles are more interesting and I don't see any high tier premium ground vehicle to be worth an triple A titles price.
I first grinded f2p to the T55a and T62 to learn how to play the soviet MBTs since I only played nato ones (Germany and Italy), I strugled but got a good experience for then buy the T55AM1. Compared to its early brother it is a awesome machine, has better protection/survivability, good rounds, atgm and a laser rangefinder that in its br is a great feature that gives a lot of advantage in battle. All these caractheristcs together with good battle tactics can overcome its downsides. With this I got a good kill to death ratio of about 600/200 respectively and overal it is my best K/D in the game. I just met you channel, great job and usefull content😁
I've just come across this channel, instant sub, everything about the videos are polished, and entertaining , keep it up!!
Thank you very much!
I run my T-55AM with my Obj. 120... mid and late game, the 120's HEAT will blap anything it touches and it shoots so straight and so flat at the long ranges of high tier. There's a badass sight mod for it too in the Workshop
Giving the T55AM1 gen 1 Thermals for the gunner would massively improve this vehicle...IIRC Thermals were added by a country whom purchased some from Russia
Great vids; organized and comprehensive. Subbed!
I bought this 2 weeks ago and I must say, it definitely doesn't justify its price. In downtiers/same tier games it's very capable but now it constantly uptiers against the thermal equipped GER lineup with the new C2A1, TAM2C, and M48 Super. Worse, NATO vs. Bloc matches are now common so you get to fight not just those tanks but XM-1s and AMX-30 Supers as well. Between players of equal skill, thermals give the edge to the side that has it sadly.
Uptiered teams in a 9.3 match are horribly outgunned especially in overcast/rainy/night battles. My winrate definitely took a hit with the state of 8.3 even with a full expert lineup. That said, it's pretty efficient at research which speeds up the grind to the coveted 9.7 and 10.7 RU lineups.
This thing is the bane of 7.7s. You see this thing in a 7.7, just run. It’s got pretty good armour against HEAT and APDS, it’s get a stabiliser and it can one shot you. What’s not to love?
It will be 8.3 after the patch. Absolutely worth imo
as with most tanks it depends on how you use it this tank is still my goto tank even though i have all the tanks and premium t-72 Tursk, the missile round is very effective against helis and ground targets, and i find the dart round to be more than adequate, overall use it right and this tank can dominate higher BR tanks due to the missile round alone.
I agree, this thing is great. At 9.0 it suffers a bit from the lack of thermals and at 9.3 I play a bit more passive but at 7.3-8.7 it can really be a beast!
Hey at 2:52 you get something wrong.
The engine ist the Problem it's the way of the transmission (gearbox)
So if you put in a normal transmission you should be able to neuralstear.
Sako - Gaijin broke the T55AM1s optics in April...its zoom has been heavily nerfed to being barely better than the zoomed out state
One fact: This tank should be renamed to T-55AM-2. AM-1 has only acces to ATGMs
Imo its a pretty good vic at its br. Its very well rounded and quite good at taking APDS and TOW 1 missiles. But in an up tier uld face thermals.
It's worth to buy, the armor is very good in practice. Saves you a lot of times
Now that this thing is a 8.3 its actually really good getting 10 kill games isnt uncommon. not to mention your composit armor saves your ass alot
any plans on video for the swedish pyorremysky? :)
Not at the minute mate, I currently do not own it; sorry!
@@SAKOSNIPER I have it,you can use my account if you want😂
I'd love to see your opinions on it now it's 8.3, Sako. Some people say it shines at that BR. Now that I can get it for 50% off I'd love to make an educated decision whether to get it or not. Love your videos, mate 👍
Not worth the full price but if you can get it on discount it's worth consideration for Soviet grind.
The pack with Object 120, T-55 and IS-6 on discount is a great pick for grinding out top tier Soviets.
IS-6 with an 8.3 tank!? Do you have success with that?
You made this video right when i was wondering if should buy it.Perfect.also +1 suscriber
I got this tank with the Mig bundle this past anniversary sale. (Thank you Merkava coupon.) I haven't played that many games with it yet but I quite like it so far.
If you pay with gaijin coins it is cheaper
This is now at 8.3 and I can say that it's my choice to grind out the Russian tech tree.
Being down tiered is absolute Gold.
Good looking vehicle but it shouldn''t cost this much.
T-55AM-1 isn't as good as it used to be, even with the down tier to 8.3. You'll be consistently uptiered to 9.0, fighting a variety of tanks that possess thermal imaging sights (which you do not have). The T-55AM-1 was better when there were no thermals, but now that there are it's lagged behind and I can't say it's amazing. I'd get the Object 120 instead tbh.
Can you look at the Swift F7? It is really fast and climbs well and also has very interesting missiles
Things changed, Leol44 moved to 9.0 and T55am1 to 8.3, what about a little update?
Gonna get you up to 1k subs real quick
100k subs with no videos we got you
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No worries 😊I’ve been watching your videos for the past few days
My Experience in 2022 with the T-55-AM1 is pretty.. sour to say the least. Mostly uptiers with HELI's and PUMA's make it redundant to use.
back before HELI's and the addition of the A-10 it was pretty... meh... per say.
it could get the job done but still struggles.
not to mention no 3 plane stabilizer, No Thermals and no comander thermals. its pretty just... useless in 2022. especially the sub 11 sec reload on a 100mm gun. its abysmally unforgiving.
now its just a free kill for 8.7+ vehicles
I disagree. I bought it when was on discount. I bought altogether 7 premium (tiger h2, leopard, etc)tanks and this is the best one was i got. The guided rocket is amazing. Good mobility. And normally armor dose not really matters in high tier its like who dhot first game. But with that rocket you can have really amazing shoots what normally cant do with shell type of weapons. Personally i recommend.
hey sako sniper. now the T-55AM-1 is at BR 8.3 and the other premiums like the AMX-30 super and the Leo A1A1 L44 are at 9.0 would it be worth getting the T-55AM-1?
No! We have it with some friends. Not fun but actually challenging to play. This is strong against helicopters because recently it's armor gives it good protection against none guided rockets and the ATGM makes it an excellent anti-air the Cobra and other beginner helicopters. The ammunition selection is also the best what money can buy. But all together it is just slower than almost any other high BR premium. It is not really an effective grind in Tp or SL. The reason behind all other premiums was kicked up to 9.0 is because they way too good for 87.7 and it wasn't quite fair for the 7.7 tanks to face with them all the time. This one keeps sitting lower in 8.7 BR. The statistics of T55 are not good! For reasons! It is slow in all means and not competitive what so ever! The Type 74 and the L44 is pay to Thermal sight, the AMX30 is pay to the stabilizer, the XM1 is pay to win all around OP but this one is pay to struggle...
Yep, for the same price this is quite bad... well the Sho't Kal Dalet is kind of the same, for its' price that's pretty bad too... Well the M111 shell is okay-ish, but the mobility is abysmal and practically it has no NVD (only the driver has it, which is useless), not to mention thermals... As for the T-55AM-1 it would be cool even without thermals, IF it got a better APFSDS projectile (the one it has is just horrible, even worse than some simple APDS, bounces a lot) and either a competitive reload speed OR armor that at least sometimes works...
I don't really get why some nations are allowed to get insta-win machines for 60€, while others just get stuff that is painful to play and barely competitive. That's Gaijin for you...
For me it's a really good teacher for situational awareness and positioning around the maps. Dont get me wrong, i wish this tank having thermal like other premiums. But in the other hands, this tank forces you to play super careful here and there. Surprisingly, the turret's amour is trolly sometimes and it can lol-bounce the lol-pen round from many tanks. And somehow it force my brain to switch agressive mode to defensive and vice versa in so many situations.
If you want to git gud at tank RB. I would recommend this tank.
Your not playing this tank right if your not using apcbc
Nobody is gonna talk about that magic bounce in 3:03? Russia stronk
Atrocious reverse?
Oh boy Panther would like a word with you
7:25 how you could see others player custom skin???
Now that patch 1.99 has dropped and this got moved down to 8.3, how has your opinion changed?
6:39 woah
Good video, keep it up
I personally dont like this premium because 8.7 is not a very common BR for USSR and its armor is mediocre even with the addon armor
Kek, nice final conclusion.
Well it's 8.3 now. it must perform alot better here now.
I gave 60€ to buy that tank! And it is an excellent tank! Every war thunder player, or at least 80% of them, 1st checking the stats of the tank and after that decide to buy it or not! Im not doing that! If I like a tank i get it and after that I check the stats to create a suitable playstyle! Indeed T-55AM-1 is hard to play against modern tanks but with enough practice it is not that hard! Because what makes the tank good is not its gun, armor or engine! The crew(the player) is the only thing that makes the tank good! If you play the tank with its stats, that means you limit your capabilities! Use your brain! For example i had some friends in War Thunder which when M1 Abrams appeared on the game they were very excited! Even they thougt that they will destroy everything on the field without been destroyed! But their thoughts were wrong! When they got their "hands" on that tank their immediately started rushing directly to the enemy, and guess what happens when 2 or 3 enemy tanks find you riding on the open! And also i like the slow reload time because this makes the player more cautious! When I play with IS-2 for example when i find an enemy player behind a rock they turn their guns on me and often just watching me or they're trying to run away! Fast reload time means waste of ammo!
7.7 line ups do fair better than the 8.3 (or this 8.7) tanks so just use them instead until you get to at least 9.0
Is it worth for 30.00 dollars and a downtier to 8.3? Please answer fast, I wanna save money because summer sale will be here soon.
Don’t sleep on those ATGM’s lol, they can fuck up someone’s day without hesitation 😂 I’m extremely trash at this game, but that’s pretty much how I kill most of my targets...with one well placed missile and they never see it coming!!
At 8.3 now its a little better. i have it and its decent enough. Really just play it like a regular T-55 and you will do alright, from my experience.
Yeah, the move down to 8.3 has helped it a lot, it doesnt get sucked up to 9.0+ games as much now
Question, how would you look at this tank now that it’s 8.3? Does the BR drop warrant a purchase now?
I would say so if you have a CAS plane
Love your reviews man! What do you think about the t80b?
It's a decent tank, easy to kill compared to the T-80U
T80B is basically a T-80U with no armour
Sako Sniper thanks mate! Keep up the good work!
Hopefully a 279 video review 😈😎
the br412 is hella good to use if you vs leopards.
What's up with the "Disregarding Sabot" part?
the br is 8.3 now if you didnt know
Imo its a very forgiving tank
that leopard bounce 3:50 happens way too often and is utter bullshit
but if its so bad why is half of my team filled with them when I play Russia at ~8.0
There is a summer sale this week whats the best all around premium
3:59 , how is that possible?
apfsds went through first tank, bounced off the ground into the other tank
0:44 wtf is that light post
Now it is 8.3. Would it be better now?
Uhm everyone says not good mobility but in the city you just drift around....
I've ground out 3 T-72's in this so it kinda slaps idk what you're talking about
What is better to buy. This or Rooikat 105 ?
Late 40s, not 50s as the t54 was created in 1945.
I bought this tank because i quite like it even though im still at rank 3 (kv1 zis something)
why dont premium vehicles have aced crew
I think it's 8.3 now which make it good .
every prem at this br is just a big mistake. Seeing they only want the money and do not care about the players or no new maps what are open en bigger then the small maps what you have now
now they drop it to 8.3
Thoughts to 8.3?
What’s the best premium tank to grind Russian tech tree?
T-34-100
IS-6
Obj-120
M4A2
All of the above are pretty good in my opinion
Yes if your a good at the game
50% sale
Not only I can buy it I can also buy a mig lmao
But no I shouldn’t buy it
dont get the is-6 trust me you will regret buying this
Why am I always getting my ass kicked by them then? :(
Idk why I'm watching this I bought it like a 10 days ago lol
Do you like it?
I want it to upgrade Russia.
It’s 8.3 now
Leopard 1 hate this
No thermal = no buy
9:45 haha haha!!!!
Is 8.3 now :)