Classic Claus, uses his brain to figure out the best Arty with the fastest firing gun to get these difficult missions done.....Classic Claus.....your laugh is infectious....just too much fun to watch!
Claus, I go in phases, some periods of time I can’t get enough and I’m watching old videos and the daily videos just waiting for them to come up. And then other times life takes over and youtube and other media’s will get pushed to the side. But EVERY TIME I come back to watch an episode, I’m always impressed. And have to then play catch up! And I haven’t played WOT in over 2 years hahaha!
Dude I feel the same way, mad love for this guy Claus. I really appreciate the no-bullshit approach. I like going back and watching "the biggest A-holes" before YT got all cringy.
Four years here. I still watch Claus and Jingles. It's kinda like porn, not as good as the real thing, but it costs nothing, and doesn't leave you feeling frustrated.
Nice to see someone used the same trick I did for my obj 260 missions years ago. That little gun must be so annoying for the enemy rofl. Its like an FV304 at tier 9
First, this is both amazing and funny as hell. Second, can you imagine a platoon of 3 of these focus firing on one enemy tank or a cluster of enemy tanks all at once?
My go to has always been the M53/55, I have far more seat time in that thing than I care to admit. The gun has amazing traverse so you can keep the aiming circle small and cover a huge portion of the map.
I kept mine when I unlocked the T92. I loved it and even post nerf I still like it. Not my go to arty for missions post nerf but still good enough to run now and again!
With the stock gun especially because there is a little difference in stun and splash range between the two guns and the stock one's reload time can be reduced to 22seconds which is awesome.
If you can add 2 Crew with adrenalin rush, splash yourself for most dmg gone , You can get it down really low and fire before your stun expires on the enemy.
Congrats on an ACE. Yep they really screwed up the spg missions. And if they changed campaign spg missions I can't tell. Pround owner of the US and USSR tier 8 spg's. My USSR commander has 30 Confederate medals and both with just 1st Class.
I think it's just using the right tool for the job. When I was grinding through the M53/55 I would play it with the small gun as well. It's always better to shoot the same person again instead of shooting someone else too, since they already used their medkit on the first shot. Such great design!
I use the smaller gun for some of these missions too, but after the arty nerf, if you miss a shot by a few meters, you wont even stun the target, let alone damage it.
I unlocked the 279e 6 days after the chimera. I did it by having the first two tanks done with honors and then only focused on alliance. This SPG was critical in getting 4 of the missions done with ease.
Thanks for doing an SPG episode. I'm sure the vast majority of us really dislike playing them, but we all have to for the missions so any advice or tips are always helpful.
37:21... for best results, use tip of the crosshair, as the middle of it. In otherwords the tip of the upper vertical line (+) will now be the "center rectical", but that's exclusively in this mode, otherwise u'll often shoot over target, it just compensation for that "gap" firing in this mode. \O>
Had that SPG researched two years ago but never bought it as I liked the big damage of the M43 and M53, back when you could land on a t29 engine deck and one shot it. The T92 could take over 2000 damage off a Tier X Russian Heavy. Not any more: I average about 120 damage / hit. Might have to give it a try now.
It caused Claus' voice to sound like Helium Claus. I'd imagine Wargaming does not mind this play style, thinking of all the repair kits and first aid kits that have to be replaced from those stuns.
We used to have a lot of fun with FV304 back in the days, that arc of fire is insane. My father once scored a kill while zoomed out going full speed and shooting random shots. That was the ultimate SPG experience.
I use the SU-14-1 (tier VII) a lot to complete missions, especially the 7 crits in a battle daily mission. Use IRM, GLD and rammer. Around 3 rounds per minute with the smaller gun (11 second stun). I've lost count of how many times I've aced that tank, but despite that, I'm perpetually within 1 percent of the third MoE.
So I immediately did this thing except without the bond equipment. Knocked out my SPG mission 15 on the t28 concept with honors on the second try. Now on to mission 15 for the t55a with honors. Thanks Claus!
After arty nerf I stopped playing my Tier 10s and "down sized" to a tier 8 for faster relocation and aim times. But still fitted the top gun. What you show in this video is excellent advice for campaign missions (rate of fire = stun spam), which is the only reason I play arty at all. Thanks and as always a very good video.
@@Spooky711B As mentioned by Diatonic, the second set of campaign missions requires various countries. Review all the missions for the four groups (Union,Bloc,Alliance,Coalition) and find the ones that require you to stun or other arty type stuff. This will give you the arty nationalities required to complete missions. From there, use Claus advice and get arty with fast reload times. If possible fit them for good dpm/mobility/aim time (shoot and scoot is always advised imo).
Left the game after sPG nerfs just started again for Xmas bonuses and I’ve good clan mates. This looks fun Claus I thought the missions were impossible for spgs after nerfs. Cheers
I haven't played a single SPG game since they nerfed them into the ground. BUT, this video makes me want to go trolling. I just might have to play SPG again this style. lmfao
A lot of these missions is really about owning and choosing the correct tanks for the job. For example: Union 11 - Fire 8 penetrating shots on average over 10 games. I could try in my WZ 5A with 6,8 shots per minute, but theres the tier 8 chinese medium with the 85 mm gun, with almost 16 rounds a minute.
Jesus christ! I stopped playing wot 2/3 years ago and watched Claus some years ago for the last time (he was not showing hisself at that time)….. i just recognized him by the voice… congrats man…you became bigger UA-camr!
Claus is the man of the year for WOT! Luv his insight of the game and infectious sense of humor. Always fun to watch his channel. Merry Christmas, Claus!
I already had that same thought: since SPGs now are all about being "stunning", there is no point to have a SPGs with a 210mm gun that shots once a month (and probably misses), the "meta" is to have a SPG with a small whinny that shots fast and so is very "stunning". It will be fun...in a wicked way. But this is a wicked world. Wargaming does not give you any choice.
Another cheaky trick; if you have the adrenaline rush perk you can use your first shot to blast yourself to 10% health and shave another 10% off your reload time (takes practice to determine the distance you need to park your tank to survive the blast)
Well Claus to tell the truth my shift as a fire fighter was shit. Car vs semi truck running red light to sum it up. Looking forward to your vid and a good stiff drink o my day off.
Playing the fv304 is fun as can be. You can shoot over anything and with the turbo charger haul ass out of their after the rest of your team has died. I have had some epic chases.
The tier 10 French arty is pretty good for a lot of the missions. . It shoots a good number of rounds per minuit, stuns OK but it has good accuracy and bloom. .
@@ClausKellerman yeah I forgot the magazine was nerfed to just 3 shots from 4 but kept the same reload and increased the inter clip firing . Its still 2.7 shots every minute and better stun, pen, dpm and accuracy than the FV 3805 though. . Its been a while since I had to play arty. . I only played them for the obj 260. .
you're forgetting those missions are limited to only 3 nations. Now what this DOES show, is that many missions are geared to a single tank (or 2) and if you don't go down that specific line, you will never complete them.
Awesome! 390 damage for Ace tanker :) Stunning performance! It makes me think that I might enjoy those missions. Usually the SPG missions are the easiest, and you should always find the best arty, gun & shell type to achieve the mission. Sometimes you're disappointed if you accidentally kill the enemy.
This is why I love the M44. The leFH18B2 isn’t as good in my opinion (and I play that tank a lot,) because even though it has a fast ROF, the blast radius and stun is almost nonexistent. I think I’m about to go after the British line just for giggles now. I love some American SPG play.
i accumulated some spare silver during the holiday event and finally bought the tier 10 american spg that was researched like a year ago. Rolled few games in it, got an ace in game 2 with 3k dmg. I guess the bar is very low these days.. Hope missions will get adjusted, it's the only reason I'm playing arty at all. Although, I did have few good games in it.
What would you think if they added stun to other HE shells or maybe the large caliber field guns, like the KV2? Would that help with stun missions without encouraging SPG use? Or would that be much too annoying as well?
I play a lot of arty(have all of them). In most of them, the top gun is worse than the other(s). I use the gun with the highest RPM, not the highest DPM for the simple reason that I can hit more enemy tanks in the 15 minutes allocated.
I tried this and lost first 18 battles 17 - 1. next night I lost 3 - 0 and rage quit. third night I went 10 -1 down. I then switched to normal play and was back to winning 50/50. Why?
Just tried the Claus Method on the 53/55 stock gun. 21.44 reload for 2.8 rpm. 238.67 sec stuns and 3 dirty messages after game calling me a cheater for firing so quickly, success .. Thx Claus your work here is done... P.S to get better results, put a temporary ban on 3 city/closed maps to get best open map selection.
Classic Claus, uses his brain to figure out the best Arty with the fastest firing gun to get these difficult missions done.....Classic Claus.....your laugh is infectious....just too much fun to watch!
Claus, I go in phases, some periods of time I can’t get enough and I’m watching old videos and the daily videos just waiting for them to come up. And then other times life takes over and youtube and other media’s will get pushed to the side. But EVERY TIME I come back to watch an episode, I’m always impressed. And have to then play catch up! And I haven’t played WOT in over 2 years hahaha!
Dude I feel the same way, mad love for this guy Claus. I really appreciate the no-bullshit approach. I like going back and watching "the biggest A-holes" before YT got all cringy.
1 year since I left and I'm still watching Claus and Skill
Four years here. I still watch Claus and Jingles. It's kinda like porn, not as good as the real thing, but it costs nothing, and doesn't leave you feeling frustrated.
I know, right?
Nice to see someone used the same trick I did for my obj 260 missions years ago. That little gun must be so annoying for the enemy rofl. Its like an FV304 at tier 9
First, this is both amazing and funny as hell. Second, can you imagine a platoon of 3 of these focus firing on one enemy tank or a cluster of enemy tanks all at once?
Then I'm glad that arties are only allowed to play together in a dynamic platoon ...
you don't remember the fv304 platoons. They were funny af
Used to play 3-man platoon of FV304 in original state ;) those were hilarious times :)
Stock gun with the S-51 (U.S.S.R., tier 7) is more attainable if you haven't ground British arty to tier 9.
I love this! I am going to try this. Playing WOT is all about having fun for me not rankings.
Lol yeah promoting clickers again 🤪
My go to has always been the M53/55, I have far more seat time in that thing than I care to admit. The gun has amazing traverse so you can keep the aiming circle small and cover a huge portion of the map.
I kept mine when I unlocked the T92. I loved it and even post nerf I still like it. Not my go to arty for missions post nerf but still good enough to run now and again!
did all the spg missions for obj 260 with it, my favourite spg
LOVE MINE - BUT ITS A FUCKTARD TEAM ATTRACTOR
With the stock gun especially because there is a little difference in stun and splash range between the two guns and the stock one's reload time can be reduced to 22seconds which is awesome.
If you can add 2 Crew with adrenalin rush, splash yourself for most dmg gone , You can get it down really low and fire before your stun expires on the enemy.
Damn bro, got any more hacks, this one is awesome!
That's cruel..
Congrats on an ACE.
Yep they really screwed up the spg missions. And if they changed campaign spg missions I can't tell.
Pround owner of the US and USSR tier 8 spg's. My USSR commander has 30 Confederate medals and both with just 1st Class.
I love the fact that you need to stun on missions.. even when your Arty doesn't have a stun :)
I think it's just using the right tool for the job. When I was grinding through the M53/55 I would play it with the small gun as well. It's always better to shoot the same person again instead of shooting someone else too, since they already used their medkit on the first shot. Such great design!
I use the smaller gun for some of these missions too, but after the arty nerf, if you miss a shot by a few meters, you wont even stun the target, let alone damage it.
This is probably the most useful video I've seen about arty missions
spg missions havent been changed since the spg nerf. the critical damage ones are incredibly hard now
Best UA-cam WOT video covering "How" to play the game over the last six months. Excellent.
I unlocked the 279e 6 days after the chimera. I did it by having the first two tanks done with honors and then only focused on alliance. This SPG was critical in getting 4 of the missions done with ease.
'Yuri, we need to 'balance' SPG's.'
As you know, I love my arty but the stun mechanic was the worst 'fix' in WG history.
Great fun though.
2 rounds, 2 more missions down.. just fantastic Claus! Thank you very much!
Thanks for doing an SPG episode. I'm sure the vast majority of us really dislike playing them, but we all have to for the missions so any advice or tips are always helpful.
37:21... for best results, use tip of the crosshair, as the middle of it. In otherwords the tip of the upper vertical line (+) will now be the "center rectical", but that's exclusively in this mode, otherwise u'll often shoot over target, it just compensation for that "gap" firing in this mode.
\O>
This tactics still works outside of those SPG missions. Do remember to bring some damage shells for those hull-down heavy tanks / TDs
Had that SPG researched two years ago but never bought it as I liked the big damage of the M43 and M53, back when you could land on a t29 engine deck and one shot it. The T92 could take over 2000 damage off a Tier X Russian Heavy. Not any more: I average about 120 damage / hit. Might have to give it a try now.
It caused Claus' voice to sound like Helium Claus. I'd imagine Wargaming does not mind this play style, thinking of all the repair kits and first aid kits that have to be replaced from those stuns.
I keep hearing about this thing called WN8, but I never cared enough to look up what it actually is.
We used to have a lot of fun with FV304 back in the days, that arc of fire is insane. My father once scored a kill while zoomed out going full speed and shooting random shots. That was the ultimate SPG experience.
I use the SU-14-1 (tier VII) a lot to complete missions, especially the 7 crits in a battle daily mission. Use IRM, GLD and rammer. Around 3 rounds per minute with the smaller gun (11 second stun). I've lost count of how many times I've aced that tank, but despite that, I'm perpetually within 1 percent of the third MoE.
Klaus you must get two other people with this setup into a game where there's three of you that would be epic
As much as I enjoy your rants, and I do, I enjoy when you have fun too, Claus. Nice work.
Glad you enjoy it!
Stun-padding! This is like a great visit to the dentist : )
So I immediately did this thing except without the bond equipment. Knocked out my SPG mission 15 on the t28 concept with honors on the second try. Now on to mission 15 for the t55a with honors. Thanks Claus!
Ever since this video im being hammered by this spg an the one below it in the tech tree as it has the same gun .. thanks claus
A great early Christmas gift for us Clausians! Fun with SPG's, a rare gem. 😂😄🤪
After arty nerf I stopped playing my Tier 10s and "down sized" to a tier 8 for faster relocation and aim times. But still fitted the top gun. What you show in this video is excellent advice for campaign missions (rate of fire = stun spam), which is the only reason I play arty at all. Thanks and as always a very good video.
What line would you say is the best for this? and is the auto loader on the french t10 worth it?
@@Spooky711B The 279e missions are country dependent, that limits your choice.
@@Spooky711B As mentioned by Diatonic, the second set of campaign missions requires various countries. Review all the missions for the four groups (Union,Bloc,Alliance,Coalition) and find the ones that require you to stun or other arty type stuff. This will give you the arty nationalities required to complete missions. From there, use Claus advice and get arty with fast reload times. If possible fit them for good dpm/mobility/aim time (shoot and scoot is always advised imo).
Thanks a lot Claus.
I’ve been struggling with SPG-15 for Obj260 for ages but after this video it was done after 5 games. Insane how easy it became 😀
I had to sing along and now my family thinks I'm weird. Thanks Claus :-)
Left the game after sPG nerfs just started again for Xmas bonuses and I’ve good clan mates. This looks fun Claus I thought the missions were impossible for spgs after nerfs. Cheers
I haven't played a single SPG game since they nerfed them into the ground. BUT, this video makes me want to go trolling. I just might have to play SPG again this style. lmfao
“I’ve done them all except for the hardest set”…. Bruh LMAO
DPM really does work when deciding the gun choice to maximize SPG impact.
It really does, I have only 2 SPG (M44 and S51) and use the small gun on the S51 because the other one is just too slow.
A lot of these missions is really about owning and choosing the correct tanks for the job. For example: Union 11 - Fire 8 penetrating shots on average over 10 games. I could try in my WZ 5A with 6,8 shots per minute, but theres the tier 8 chinese medium with the 85 mm gun, with almost 16 rounds a minute.
Every 17 seconds I hear, "That was Claus". It's like the game knows it's you.
"I suck. But you're stunned!" - Claus Kellerman
Claus laughs like an overlord tank in C&C Generals :) Or it is that fire-shooting arty thing? "Everything will go up in smoke!"
Claus, I did the same load out and used food got the time down to 16.98 seconds. Man was it fun was number 1 in a game we won lol.
I've come to the conclusion that I will never own the obj.279e so will concentrate on learning how best to kill it instead.
WG is now adjusting soft stats and RNG to ensure proper balance.
That's when you wish you could still get in-game chat from the enemy team. 🤣
Jesus christ! I stopped playing wot 2/3 years ago and watched Claus some years ago for the last time (he was not showing hisself at that time)….. i just recognized him by the voice… congrats man…you became bigger UA-camr!
But Claus's laugh is just pure gold
When you see 3 FV3805 SPGs on the enemy team, blame Claus. ;-)
Claus educating the WoT community
Claus is the man of the year for WOT! Luv his insight of the game and infectious sense of humor. Always fun to watch his channel. Merry Christmas, Claus!
I already had that same thought: since SPGs now are all about being "stunning", there is no point to have a SPGs with a 210mm gun that shots once a month (and probably misses), the "meta" is to have a SPG with a small whinny that shots fast and so is very "stunning". It will be fun...in a wicked way. But this is a wicked world.
Wargaming does not give you any choice.
Now I'm hot playing tanks, but my son is blocking the computer.
I remember when the SU26 had one shot heat rounds available. Those were the days.
If you research adrenaline rush perk for your loader and reduce your hp to
Another cheaky trick; if you have the adrenaline rush perk you can use your first shot to blast yourself to 10% health and shave another 10% off your reload time (takes practice to determine the distance you need to park your tank to survive the blast)
Wow! Nice!
Your first game, I've done longer stun duration than that and had ZERO damage assist. Not fair.
You Cunning Stunt :D
I think I was laughing as much as you.
The helium voice claus owned me LOL!
Ive seen this on your live, was awesome , so funny …. GG Claus !!!
How in earth did your voice stood up in all that "He's stunned again!" -singing?
Well Claus to tell the truth my shift as a fire fighter was shit. Car vs semi truck running red light to sum it up. Looking forward to your vid and a good stiff drink o my day off.
every time i kill a SPG i will think of your lalalas and laughter
Playing the fv304 is fun as can be. You can shoot over anything and with the turbo charger haul ass out of their after the rest of your team has died. I have had some epic chases.
I would suggest the T8 French Arty as well. it has a good fire Rate and can Run like the Mother Fracker!! LOL. Grats Dude Well done
The tier 10 French arty is pretty good for a lot of the missions. . It shoots a good number of rounds per minuit, stuns OK but it has good accuracy and bloom. .
reload too long after clip
@@ClausKellerman yeah I forgot the magazine was nerfed to just 3 shots from 4 but kept the same reload and increased the inter clip firing . Its still 2.7 shots every minute and better stun, pen, dpm and accuracy than the FV 3805 though. . Its been a while since I had to play arty. . I only played them for the obj 260. .
you're forgetting those missions are limited to only 3 nations. Now what this DOES show, is that many missions are geared to a single tank (or 2) and if you don't go down that specific line, you will never complete them.
Man, in the first game, you did mission 15 for 260... The one that I have tryied for so long. Is the Last mission for me.... Gj
Fantastic job! I still play my SPGs because with my eye issues there is less strain!
Stun,stun,stun, santa Claus-man! Finally someone who isn't afraid to play artaaa!!!!
That looked like you had a lot of fun Claus! I need to work on my arty proficiency!
Salmon swims upstream to ensure the survival of their offspring, so there's payoff.
Brilliant Claus! Cheers from Ottawa... 🙋♂️
Hell yes, that's exactly what I was looking for! Thanks a lot! Funny as well
spg-15 obj 260 done thanks to you -switched to stock gun and VOILA its done in 3 battles WOW
Awesome! 390 damage for Ace tanker :) Stunning performance! It makes me think that I might enjoy those missions. Usually the SPG missions are the easiest, and you should always find the best arty, gun & shell type to achieve the mission. Sometimes you're disappointed if you accidentally kill the enemy.
Thank you Claus for the tip, I finished Alliance-9 after 2 attempts.
Thx Claus for that video. I done this misions like You. More films like this one pls. Merry Christmas, Santa Claus. 😜
Awesome, going to give this a try later, but I did just setup the tank for this now.
Oh i like the smell of STUN in the morning...
This is why I love the M44. The leFH18B2 isn’t as good in my opinion (and I play that tank a lot,) because even though it has a fast ROF, the blast radius and stun is almost nonexistent. I think I’m about to go after the British line just for giggles now. I love some American SPG play.
i accumulated some spare silver during the holiday event and finally bought the tier 10 american spg that was researched like a year ago. Rolled few games in it, got an ace in game 2 with 3k dmg. I guess the bar is very low these days.. Hope missions will get adjusted, it's the only reason I'm playing arty at all. Although, I did have few good games in it.
What would you think if they added stun to other HE shells or maybe the large caliber field guns, like the KV2? Would that help with stun missions without encouraging SPG use? Or would that be much too annoying as well?
It's gonna be annoying, I don't want stun when brawling. what would be the point of armor
thanks for this - was able to get the t55-a mission with this setup (minus bounty stuff)
I play a lot of arty(have all of them). In most of them, the top gun is worse than the other(s). I use the gun with the highest RPM, not the highest DPM for the simple reason that I can hit more enemy tanks in the 15 minutes allocated.
Thanks Claus. I used to play SPGs and quit because of the nerfs. I might try them again now.
I tried this and lost first 18 battles 17 - 1. next night I lost 3 - 0 and rage quit. third night I went 10 -1 down. I then switched to normal play and was back to winning 50/50.
Why?
you've been missed by,
you've been stuned by a smooth fv3805
I started crying at the Harry Belafonte moment
I no longer have the patience to deal with this game in any way.
never thought of doing double my hp of dmg in arty
Even the Devil gets a laugh now and again!
My arty view changes automatically without pressing G. How to fix it?
The caliban bounces twice then reloads for 60s and it dont stun . Logic .
Why wg have not removed spg if they are unplayable?
Why should i do it with honours?
...and he's STUNNED AGAIN!!!!
Just tried the Claus Method on the 53/55 stock gun. 21.44 reload for 2.8 rpm. 238.67 sec stuns and 3 dirty messages after game calling me a cheater for firing so quickly, success .. Thx Claus your work here is done...
P.S to get better results, put a temporary ban on 3 city/closed maps to get best open map selection.
Excellent vid. I followed your advice tho I do not have bounty equipment or food and am powering thru the spg missions for the t55a. Thank you.
Thanks for the tips . I also thought you were crazy for using rotation but it does work .