the IS-3 was created as a perfect counter to the tiger 2 and panther F, and the L7 gun was specifically created to destroy the IS3, so no wonder its difficult to balance with so much compression
The problem is Gaijin has a wrong idea about balancing from the start. IS-3 and many other tanks at this point have the same BRs as tanks that entered service decades after IS-3 and alike were retired, so Gaijin puts them against HEAT fin stabilised which annuls their armour at any range or angle, and thus leaves with all cons of heavy tanks, but without any pros. The whole problem would have never existed if Gaijin went for balancing through number spawnpoints and tanks in each team and BR only reflecting years of service in their primary nations. This idea was tested several times during events. The gameplay was more intellectually challenging for one side but still any could win.
@@piotrmalewski8178historical matchmaking won’t work. It would mean the tiger at 3.7 or on the flip side a pt76 at like 8.7 where it will get slaughtered
@@MorganLewis-z9v Then change numerical proportions to historical as well, and gratify players of weaker vehicles with higher number of respawns and higher rewards. It was even done in some special events years ago, for instance in Kursk event where Germany players had to first earn spawning Tigers, and the Soviet team was larger and had more respawns.
Legion716 Any teach tree tier 5 when they face uptier I straight up not having a good time Extremely stupid how heat just say armor? Fuck that and pen everything
@@chicuongvu1806 that's literally what happened in this era in the real world when HEAT-FS was prolific and composite armor hadn't become the norm. Which is why tanks like the Leopard did away with armor and focussed on being fast.
@@Demospammer9987 Fuck you mean good? It means they have to get new shells or something else, that will fuck over things under them, just because of this one thing
T-54 (1949) is the worst on the lineup, you can really tell the difference in armour between the 1947 version, just get the 1951 because of the new shells and enjoy the 1947 hull armour, basically no ap or apds can pen you when you angle.
@@samirzoilan4937 I have no clue why he gave it a ''Get it'' rating, it's got poor mobility, atrocious turret traverse, doesn't get the versatility in ammunition of the '51 version and virtually everything within it's frequent up-tiers can ignore it's armour. Giving it ''Good survivability'' is really damn questionable too.
@@moblinmajorgeneral I think he will do it like the German Review and do All the 6/7 tanks in one go and As Some one who is In the higher US Tiers I Hope he gives the US rank 5/6 tanks some good love as far as whats good and what isn't cause there are a few i feel he might say arent good
Man, your videos are detailed, long but they're very much worth it. Much info to learn, and just to realize what one prefers. Pinpoints most weaknesses/pros of a tank, and I very much love this.
What I like to do with the BMP is keep the original version, and use the keyboard ATGM to control it well below the tank's depression. Because it has an upwards firing angle, you can actually launch it from cover and switch to binoculars to keep guiding it if you're fast enough.
Finally someone acknowledging the SU-122-54. It's amazing, and I honestly really like its sleek look (obviously there is nothing more important about your tank than how it looks) Also, I like taking the free ammo belts with the ZSU-57-2 in order to shoot behind me, that way you save a bit of money.
Here's a sort of weird tip, but playing the T-54/IS series lineup is waaay more enjoyable in arcade, since it basically leaves you with a pretty fast/maneuverable and well armored tank
11:00 Heres a way: Reduce uptiers and down tiers. warthunders queue times are generally shorter than competing games, and i would take a 50% longer queue if my IS-3 wasnt going to fight HEATFS and Stabilizers, without having to fight panthers and tigers and ruin peoples day as a result.
@@jasper8291 Further, im collecting info on mid and low tier queues, and all have been lower than 30 seconds for Arcade, but i haven't got to realistic yet.
That's why I'm suffering so much with the IS3 and IS4, the Heat rounds make it almost impossible to play, cause it will hit you anyway and the super annoying thing is, when they hit your loader or any other important crew member the Tank becomes a huge suffering, especially the much faster Leopard 1 with their 105 :/ they hit you at almost any angles.
as a KT driver an IS3 is one of the easiest tanks to knock out. Either at 10 or 500m, you just gotta aim slightly below the barrel. Always a shot trap and always OHK. Or aim the lower hull sides which are 20mm or the turret top. Same goes for the IS4M. My most feared tank in the entire Russian tree is the BMP1. Especially when im playing the Maus.
Same with is 4, although is 4 u can angle the hull more to lessen the area of shot trap, but a knowledgeable player will still shot trap is4 regardless
I could unlock rank 5 Russia now, but I only have 800k, and I'm struggling to decide whether to save up for the BMP 2M (to go with my obj 279 that only sees 9.7) or to unlock rank 5 Russia or Germany. Thanks so much oxy for making these incredible videos, I wish you all the best.
A large part of what makes the 279 good is its trolly armor, intentionally uptiering it is going to really hurt it especially after it was moved up to 8.7 . If the only other similar BR vehicle you have is the BMP2M then you're going to find yourself having a heavy tank that doesnt eat shells and a glass cannon that brawls poorly. That kind of a lineup will send you to the hangar quickly and hurt your team as a result. Russia has a great 8.3 & 8.7 lineup use your 279 there. If your'e hurting for SL use any SL boosters you get at lowish tier (3.7USA works great for me) , dont buy expert crews for your vehicles as they're nice to have but extremely overrated and wait for sales when buying vehicles with SL. Gaijin has multiple yearly sales for vehicles.
@@miltaryaddict1 my point is that the last 10 battles I have had in the 279 were at 9.7, and that's with nothing higher than 8.7 in the lineup. But I get your point, thanks for the help.
Hey Oxy, been some time since I last saw your content. I hope you are doing well with the Covid impact and things are financially and mentally well for you. Thanks for continuing to make content, it means a lot during this time.
Panthers can't pen hull down T30, T34 and T29. Medium tanks shouldn't frontally pen heavy tanks. The tanks people get to have meaningful armor shouldn't be penned by medium tanks from lower brs.
@@asiftalpur3758 then lower basically all russian heavies since they shouldn't get penned by mediums. IS-2, 3s and 4s are relatively easy to pen either in the cheeks or later in the drivers hatch. Russian heavies get armor just as it becomes useless. German TDs get more armor than russian heavy tanks but noone cares.
@@mrsmartypants4541 I agree, Russian heavy tanks are really lackluster. Though oxy does shed light on it, I disagree. Is3 at 7.3 is criminal. It should 7.0. Is2 1944 could be 6.0 and nothing would change, it's still one shot city if you know where to aim. Russian heavies need serious rework and I say that as someone who doesn't have any Russian tank above 4.3 and while I face them all the time in my Italian, German, US and British tanks. They don't seem like an obstacle at all. Is7 and ufo tank on the other hand are very good at their respective brs.
When i got the IS-4M i wasn't disapointed. 3 muas rounds into the mandlet 2 direct shots into the drivers hatch and on non-penetrating shot into the turet ring. All that got damged was the machinegun in the mandlet. A rocker from behind killed me. All russian tanks sufer against aps sds and chemical rounds. I still love them.
The BMP-1 is one of the most OP and useful vehicles in this, and some future lineups. I probably have more time played on it than any other vehicle in game.
@@talltale9760 true, but when a lunchbox parks in a good spot and takes out half the advancing force, it becomes irrelevant if it dies or not, you got your worth :P
7.3 line up with is6 is where it's at . Low enough to stay out of a a1a1 l44 matches , with excellent sl and xp buffs . Bmp 1 is a beast with careful play.
The russian tech tree is the one that I have more vehicles, also I have played with most of them and I agree with everything you said, this is valid for your analisys on the german ground forces too. Amazing video Oxy +1 sub.
Tiger 2 has 5 crew. Three were already dead, in war thunder a tank can’t operate with less than 2 crew. So since the 2nd to last crew member died, The crew was knocked out
In my opinion the IS 4 is the last somewhat reliable heavy tank. I find a lot of people use apds over heat in todays climate. Apds feels more reliable over heatfs. So the fact apds is more common and the is 4 is practically immune to it is quite nice
21:38 “essentially your whole tank is a weak spot” Yes…this seems the case with anything I play..I do really good with the bmp1..better than anything else at this BR despite there being more armour on other tanks
MBT's were a thing. The Centurion A41 was made in 1945 and that was considered an MBT. Athough soviet doctrine kept heavy and medium tanks for a bit longer than the brits did.
As someone who personally used the object 120 to grind from 5.7 to 8.3 (currently at 10.0) I would really recommend the vehicle if you have the money. In my opinion it's a really enjoyable tank to play if you want to put the time into learning it.
Honestly the is3 and is4 to me are at perfect brs. That being said I dont think that any of the 105 guns need heat. The Brits go without heat and have the highest repair costs. But they are the heavily nerfed but yet still manage to play. Easy to kill them without heat and something like the leopard and the OF40 have great mobility they dont need a easy cheat round like heat to fight armor.
Slowly making my way up to the higher tears in War Thunder I have all the higher tears in world of Tank‘s blitz it’s a nice change of pace playing war Thunder.
What are your thoughts on the IS-7 vs the T-10M? They are both at the same BR, and the IS-7 has better armour, but the T-10M has more versatile ammo choices and a stabilizer.
Many thanks for this, mostly looking forward to Rank VI review, as this is the rank I am unlocking right now. Always nice to hear your voice, it is very soothing. Did you perhaps fix your USB issue? Maybe you have seen my comment on previous video?
At this BR, getting all 3 T-54s and AVOIDING IS-3/4M and obj. 268 (actually it's using T-10 chasse) is a better choice. 38:21 what's that vehicle? that pay2suffer T-55AM1?
You missed one great CAS plane - IL-28SH, Tiny Ivans if you know how to use them can easilly oneshot tanks or even snipe SPAA also has great 3T bomb which can easilly kill multiple enemies, S-5K rockets also can cause alot of harm to enemy with damaging everyone. Also Mig-15bis is decent CAS plane, but thats for 6 tier despite it being 5.
The HEATFS revolution and it's consequences has been a disaster for the heavy tank race
Our race has been pushed to the brink
yeah, kinda ruins the game for me. Especially the low BR ones like AML and RU251
@@WigglyWings Well at least RU doesn't have armor. I'm more afraid of APDS from Brits.
Yeah idk i still rock the T10 like a boss the little bouncing sounds make it ever so better the biggest enemy is light combat vehicles with ATGMs
@@serlistogiette4168 The difference is that APDS is actually historically accurate for the time period, HEATFS came about 15 years later.
the IS-3 was created as a perfect counter to the tiger 2 and panther F, and the L7 gun was specifically created to destroy the IS3, so no wonder its difficult to balance with so much compression
Gaijin gimped the IS with the 20s reloads
imdeed!
The problem is Gaijin has a wrong idea about balancing from the start. IS-3 and many other tanks at this point have the same BRs as tanks that entered service decades after IS-3 and alike were retired, so Gaijin puts them against HEAT fin stabilised which annuls their armour at any range or angle, and thus leaves with all cons of heavy tanks, but without any pros. The whole problem would have never existed if Gaijin went for balancing through number spawnpoints and tanks in each team and BR only reflecting years of service in their primary nations. This idea was tested several times during events. The gameplay was more intellectually challenging for one side but still any could win.
@@piotrmalewski8178historical matchmaking won’t work. It would mean the tiger at 3.7 or on the flip side a pt76 at like 8.7 where it will get slaughtered
@@MorganLewis-z9v Then change numerical proportions to historical as well, and gratify players of weaker vehicles with higher number of respawns and higher rewards. It was even done in some special events years ago, for instance in Kursk event where Germany players had to first earn spawning Tigers, and the Soviet team was larger and had more respawns.
Tier 5 doesn't have much.
Tier 6/7 on the other hand...yeah i'll see you all in a month or so again lol
Legion716 Any teach tree tier 5 when they face uptier
I straight up not having a good time
Extremely stupid how heat just say armor? Fuck that and pen everything
@@chicuongvu1806 that's literally what happened in this era in the real world when HEAT-FS was prolific and composite armor hadn't become the norm. Which is why tanks like the Leopard did away with armor and focussed on being fast.
Fyi to everyone, about the IS-3 and IS-4M, they can no longer penetrate the front of the MAUS and E-100's turret
Good.
@@Demospammer9987 Fuck you mean good? It means they have to get new shells or something else, that will fuck over things under them, just because of this one thing
@@Demospammer9987 I disagree. It's not good. It's fucking great!
@@kisgalldavid ah yes, my mistake. At least now I can play it without getting one-shot from the front.
@@Demospammer9987 Just angle it.
Honestly I have all T-54s in a lineup, just throw SL at the enemy and you'll win... Eventually
T-54 (1949) is the worst on the lineup, you can really tell the difference in armour between the 1947 version, just get the 1951 because of the new shells and enjoy the 1947 hull armour, basically no ap or apds can pen you when you angle.
@@samirzoilan4937 I have no clue why he gave it a ''Get it'' rating, it's got poor mobility, atrocious turret traverse, doesn't get the versatility in ammunition of the '51 version and virtually everything within it's frequent up-tiers can ignore it's armour.
Giving it ''Good survivability'' is really damn questionable too.
@@samirzoilan4937 Good thing is i don't have to deal with it anymore. Now I throw T-55s, T-62s, and that new object 279 to the enemy.
@@JamesVDBosch i wonder why soviets made the 1947 one, and then made the armor worse in 1949
@@samuellatta6774 Something to do with the front suspension IIRC.
14:58 I like how you specifically made a clip for the fans and had a pause before the “with fans” part, like it’s a Rolex or something.
ikr :D
Oxy: "Generally, you'll rarely find that enemies go for this weak spot."
Me and my shit ass luck: *literally every time I spawn, shot goes there*
that's why I don't play the Tiger II or the Panthers that often, I get sniped from the other side of the map
thank you for keeping this series up, appreciate it!
5 months later: still no rank VI or VII
@@z4zac05 yeah its dead. Since he took the job at Gaijin he either has no time or doesnt dare to critique the tanks and especially premium tanks.
@@iliasemmanuil yea, its sad but its life
This aged poorly
@@ThatOneMan830 he just released a new video lol
The IS-4M may have fans... but are they RGB?
only in red
more like only KGB
Indeed
Ruth Bader ginsburg?
rainbow lights for IS-4M=real gamer
I like the first kill with the 120, "it will cut through any armour" before wiping out basically a car with pot metal strapped to it
ZSU-57-2 is basically, an "Anti everything" vehicle
24:55
Yup, I just saw my man oxy shoot down a plane with a 122mm.
122mm is a satisfying plane killer, they just disintegrate upon hit
Flying straight at him at 250 kmh...
It really isn’t that hard if the plane is flying right at you.
lmao the haters talking about how easy it is i knew they would be here
As a new player, I can’t say enough about how good these videos are! Would you be reviewing the American Tanks soon?
He said he would after russian tanks
USA! 🇺🇸 USA! 🇺🇸 USA! 🇺🇸 USA! 🇺🇸 USA! 🇺🇸
Rank VI and VII next, then an addendum if necessary, then America Rank I.
@@moblinmajorgeneral I think he will do it like the German Review and do All the 6/7 tanks in one go and As Some one who is In the higher US Tiers I Hope he gives the US rank 5/6 tanks some good love as far as whats good and what isn't cause there are a few i feel he might say arent good
Well, I didn't group them seperately, because I know he does group them like that.
Timestamps (no i didn't read the descrition before doing this)
T-54 (1947) 0:58 (7.7 all modes)
T-54 (1949) 4:44 (7.7 all modes)
T-54 (1951) 7:00 (7.7 all modes)
IS-3 8:42 (7.3 AB/RB 7.7 SB)
IS-4M 14:01 (7.7 all modes)
BMP-1 17:42 (7.3 all modes)
SU-122-54 22:17 (6.7 all modes)
Object 268 26:42 (7.3 all modes)
ZSU-57-2 30:10 (7.7 all modes)
Premiums/Gifts:
IS-7 34:59 (8.3 all modes)
Object 120 35:54 (7.7 all modes)
Lineups 38:48
Does this comment have a reply because I see 1 reply but I don't see any replies.
28:13 yeah just use a HEAT round as HE because that's finally possible
Always has been.
Talltale
Wait, it’s all just HE?
Trap Town KYS yes
Japanese tech tree next, let's see some "avoid it"s smile
kekw
he confirmed when he started this tree that the us will be next since thats what was voted on
just grind the Chi-Nu II and Chi-Ri II until you get to tier 6 OmegaLul
Quite similar to the rank 1-2 Swedes huh
Decent gun, bullshit APHE, recycled stuff all in all mostly
09:28 I got a epilepsy from that machine gun
Yeah same when I use mg, they should remove the flash
Abraham Louw Not remove it, just tone it down a bit.
Abraham Louw Actually a lot.
@@westy5659 Haha, when you play in a dark room to see the dark bois in the shadows, that flash really blinds you
thats not a machine gun, thats a standard issue russian laser beam
Amazing timing, I just reached rank 5 Russia a few days ago, thanks for the tips!
ducky turtle so how ya like having armor but heat and apds just say fuck it?
11:00 Conclussion: Get it before Gaijin removes it.
It’s a Russian tonk, they won’t.
Same goes for many other tanks like the jagdtiger, tortoise, ... lower it’s br and nothing can pen. Give it a higher br and everything can pen it...
@@jimpsyj5600 Then gaijin should remove those vehicles because they removed maus as same reason. Bruh gaijin.
@@Kijby then they might aswell remove the matilda and the KV1-L11 and the churchill gun carrier and the 75mm Jumbo and, and, and...
they might aswell just delet the T-34 in general because it's too well balanced which makes it unbalanced when compared to the other tanks.
Oh my god oxy I've been waiting for this for so long what took so long man your videos are amazing!
Man, your videos are detailed, long but they're very much worth it. Much info to learn, and just to realize what one prefers. Pinpoints most weaknesses/pros of a tank, and I very much love this.
I'd really like to see a review of the French tech tree one day - those autoloaders are amazing (until you have to reload them)
Or face them
Keep up the great work Oxy! :)
Love this series, Looking forward for future nations.
Bro I can't cope with the fact u aint got more recognition,I cant imagine how many hours go into these videos,respect man ✌
What I like to do with the BMP is keep the original version, and use the keyboard ATGM to control it well below the tank's depression. Because it has an upwards firing angle, you can actually launch it from cover and switch to binoculars to keep guiding it if you're fast enough.
32:39 Lmao thats me in the kill feed with the crusader 3
k
Mika is gone now.
@@katyusha1283 Mika has left the game
Finally someone acknowledging the SU-122-54. It's amazing, and I honestly really like its sleek look (obviously there is nothing more important about your tank than how it looks)
Also, I like taking the free ammo belts with the ZSU-57-2 in order to shoot behind me, that way you save a bit of money.
@wayne comeback Thanks, you're right. I corrected that.
The 122-54 was so bad in world of tanks lol, I miss it though.
@@IntrusiveThot420 it wasn't that bad. It had decent DPM and the premium rounds where goated.
No armor tho.
King Pancakeza agreed, but honestly armor is everything on a TD these days because of how awkward exposing your tank to get shots can be.
Here's a sort of weird tip, but playing the T-54/IS series lineup is waaay more enjoyable in arcade, since it basically leaves you with a pretty fast/maneuverable and well armored tank
Great video as always! Looking forward to every new episode
11:00 Heres a way: Reduce uptiers and down tiers. warthunders queue times are generally shorter than competing games, and i would take a 50% longer queue if my IS-3 wasnt going to fight HEATFS and Stabilizers, without having to fight panthers and tigers and ruin peoples day as a result.
Totally agreed. If queue times end up being too long (let's say in the 2-3 minutes range) they can always revert their decision.
@@jasper8291 Further, im collecting info on mid and low tier queues, and all have been lower than 30 seconds for Arcade, but i haven't got to realistic yet.
That's why I'm suffering so much with the IS3 and IS4, the Heat rounds make it almost impossible to play, cause it will hit you anyway and the super annoying thing is, when they hit your loader or any other important crew member the Tank becomes a huge suffering, especially the much faster Leopard 1 with their 105 :/ they hit you at almost any angles.
If I drive Is3 every enemy is shot trapping me ....
IS-3 is a brawler yes? Always getting killed by brawling through the turret ring by damn King Tigers and Panther 2s.
IS-3 is T92's main dish.
as a KT driver an IS3 is one of the easiest tanks to knock out. Either at 10 or 500m, you just gotta aim slightly below the barrel. Always a shot trap and always OHK. Or aim the lower hull sides which are 20mm or the turret top. Same goes for the IS4M.
My most feared tank in the entire Russian tree is the BMP1. Especially when im playing the Maus.
Same with is 4, although is 4 u can angle the hull more to lessen the area of shot trap, but a knowledgeable player will still shot trap is4 regardless
French AML kinda f**ks with it.
if you want a good aa version of the zsu 57 2 go to the chinese tree for the one with proxy HE shells
Nobody wants to play the Chinese tech tree. Pretty much every tank up until rank 6 is lend-lease. It’s no fun at all. There’s no originality.
Why would someone grind to rank vi just for the zsu with proxy every othertank is either soviet of american
dont ask me, maybe somebody wants to play both russian and american tanks
@@Nightmare_52 why would I grind another tree just to get proxy rounds for a tank that doesn't get radar?
I could unlock rank 5 Russia now, but I only have 800k, and I'm struggling to decide whether to save up for the BMP 2M (to go with my obj 279 that only sees 9.7) or to unlock rank 5 Russia or Germany. Thanks so much oxy for making these incredible videos, I wish you all the best.
You should get more Lions to at least 3M so that you'll not get bankrupt
A large part of what makes the 279 good is its trolly armor, intentionally uptiering it is going to really hurt it especially after it was moved up to 8.7 . If the only other similar BR vehicle you have is the BMP2M then you're going to find yourself having a heavy tank that doesnt eat shells and a glass cannon that brawls poorly. That kind of a lineup will send you to the hangar quickly and hurt your team as a result. Russia has a great 8.3 & 8.7 lineup use your 279 there. If your'e hurting for SL use any SL boosters you get at lowish tier (3.7USA works great for me) , dont buy expert crews for your vehicles as they're nice to have but extremely overrated and wait for sales when buying vehicles with SL. Gaijin has multiple yearly sales for vehicles.
You really lack SL while grinding Soviet tech tree? It's near impossible, you might be playing something wrong. Activate wagers get some SL quicker
@@miltaryaddict1 my point is that the last 10 battles I have had in the 279 were at 9.7, and that's with nothing higher than 8.7 in the lineup. But I get your point, thanks for the help.
@@miltaryaddict1 imma unlock rank 5 Russia, when a sale comes, and grind SL in the meantime.
A new round you can unlock pens 2 mm more than the previous one
War thunder players : "rEal SHiT?"
I love this series. Thank you for continuing it
who else has been grinding along with this?
I fear the man who can grind a tier in 2 weeks
ben marsden at the cost of no aircraft :/
not me, I have most things from main 5 nations
Just got to Rank VI, the grind is painful at 8.3
@@captainfactoid3867 want halp?
Hey Oxy, been some time since I last saw your content. I hope you are doing well with the Covid impact and things are financially and mentally well for you. Thanks for continuing to make content, it means a lot during this time.
I was hoping for it and yaaas thx im at this one right now thx for your relativly fast release schedule!
15:00 "With fans" ASMR
the long awaited.. thanks Oxy for making these videos, super helpful :)
So it's fair that a T-44 can't pen a tiger II H from the front, but when a german can't find a frontal weakspot on IS-3, it's suddenly not fair
I agree.
Panthers can't pen hull down T30, T34 and T29.
Medium tanks shouldn't frontally pen heavy tanks. The tanks people get to have meaningful armor shouldn't be penned by medium tanks from lower brs.
wheraboos, the whole "germany suffer pls buff" mentality makes them forget that litterally everyone deals with the same shit
@@asiftalpur3758 then lower basically all russian heavies since they shouldn't get penned by mediums. IS-2, 3s and 4s are relatively easy to pen either in the cheeks or later in the drivers hatch. Russian heavies get armor just as it becomes useless. German TDs get more armor than russian heavy tanks but noone cares.
@@mrsmartypants4541 I agree, Russian heavy tanks are really lackluster. Though oxy does shed light on it, I disagree. Is3 at 7.3 is criminal. It should 7.0. Is2 1944 could be 6.0 and nothing would change, it's still one shot city if you know where to aim. Russian heavies need serious rework and I say that as someone who doesn't have any Russian tank above 4.3 and while I face them all the time in my Italian, German, US and British tanks. They don't seem like an obstacle at all. Is7 and ufo tank on the other hand are very good at their respective brs.
The t54 1947 is my best played tank so far where i help contribute to my team, i once actually saved my team from defeat with it
When i got the IS-4M i wasn't disapointed. 3 muas rounds into the mandlet 2 direct shots into the drivers hatch and on non-penetrating shot into the turet ring. All that got damged was the machinegun in the mandlet. A rocker from behind killed me. All russian tanks sufer against aps sds and chemical rounds. I still love them.
The BMP-1 is one of the most OP and useful vehicles in this, and some future lineups. I probably have more time played on it than any other vehicle in game.
Has an Achilles heel though. SPAAGS and any plane with a 12.7mm or larger gun
@@talltale9760 true, but when a lunchbox parks in a good spot and takes out half the advancing force, it becomes irrelevant if it dies or not, you got your worth :P
Not gonna lie i wait for Oxy vids these days. The content is so good, so well rounded you can't fault it!
T-54 1949 now at 7.3 with APDS hell yeah!
Still suffer in up tier
7.3 line up with is6 is where it's at . Low enough to stay out of a a1a1 l44 matches , with excellent sl and xp buffs . Bmp 1 is a beast with careful play.
the t-44-100 and the is-3 is a great combo in a 7.0 line up
Tank: *passes ZSU-57-2*
ZSU player: you done f*cked up
6:48 "It isn't objectively better or worse than the 1949" I think you meant 1947.
Read the description
A lot of work goes into these vids. Thanks!
I love your videos keep going :) very enjoyable yet educational cheers
The russian tech tree is the one that I have more vehicles, also I have played with most of them and I agree with everything you said, this is valid for your analisys on the german ground forces too. Amazing video Oxy +1 sub.
Any vehichle in war thunder: exist
BMP: *chuckles* I’m in danger
28:13 uhm... The hell just happened there? Hits the driver optics. "CrEw KnOcKeD oUt"
The shell broke the roof and killed the driver, do you have eyes?
@@teenabaucke-rients8444 right! Of course. My B
Yeah wtf happened lmao
Tiger 2 has 5 crew. Three were already dead, in war thunder a tank can’t operate with less than 2 crew. So since the 2nd to last crew member died, The crew was knocked out
@@jasonhill7698 yes but he didn't hit the driver! He hit the driver's optics
In my opinion the IS 4 is the last somewhat reliable heavy tank. I find a lot of people use apds over heat in todays climate. Apds feels more reliable over heatfs. So the fact apds is more common and the is 4 is practically immune to it is quite nice
I love your videos man, thank you for everything
ZSU-57-2 is one of the most OP vehicles in the game. Right behind O279.
really enjoy your vids, cant wait for the next one
Genuinely shout YESS!! Everytime you post a video
Really entertaining 👍
The SU-122-54 makes good lineup with T-34-100. Well yeah its a premium and pretty hard to get, that combo is one of my favs atm
I remember fighting T54-1947 and Is3 when they first came out with their insane armor and stats, in a Tiger II (P) in simulator and realistic lol.
21:38 “essentially your whole tank is a weak spot”
Yes…this seems the case with anything I play..I do really good with the bmp1..better than anything else at this BR despite there being more armour on other tanks
I'd actually say put the T-44-100 in a 7.3 line up. It goes to 7.3 all the time anyways and it works great there
another incoming ATGM at 27:42. takes time. kills tank, then kills missile. Class!
37:10 almost shart myself as I saw these and immediately assumed that my gpu is dying
IS3: noooo you can’t just penetrate my impenetrable armour!
HEATFS and APDS: haha magic ammo go boom
Long 88: Uh guys I'm here too
@@OtterTreySSArmy Who cares about long 88 when you can shoot HEATFS right though front plate.
Thank you for your wisdom!
Why do people call the t-54 a MBT it is a Medium tank and was created in a WW2 mindset it has 1947 in the first ones name MBT was not a thing yet
MBT's were a thing. The Centurion A41 was made in 1945 and that was considered an MBT. Athough soviet doctrine kept heavy and medium tanks for a bit longer than the brits did.
Best WT content... great job!
37:06 its a mad shot that you pulled off
You forgot about the shot trap on the IS3.... easy kill every time
i love the is-7, everytime i play with this tank i have a great time, awesome gun, good armor and mobility
That tank cost well over $1000 USD now
@@michaelbeale559 kinda insane, and imo this should bei even possible, alsmost Line some Sort of nft before nfts we're a Thing
@@kthec1298 I just checked and the price is $1500. A 1.0 M8 Greyhound is $399. It's a reserve in the Chinese tech tree 😐
@@michaelbeale559 what moron is gona pay for that ? :D
9:23 122mm shell to side didn't hull break the IKV 91 but 75mm HEAT hit the track did hull break the Ru 251.
As someone who personally used the object 120 to grind from 5.7 to 8.3 (currently at 10.0) I would really recommend the vehicle if you have the money. In my opinion it's a really enjoyable tank to play if you want to put the time into learning it.
omg I love how you can see the video parts
Honestly the is3 and is4 to me are at perfect brs. That being said I dont think that any of the 105 guns need heat. The Brits go without heat and have the highest repair costs. But they are the heavily nerfed but yet still manage to play. Easy to kill them without heat and something like the leopard and the OF40 have great mobility they dont need a easy cheat round like heat to fight armor.
DRINK MORE WATER! Great video again chap, very handy.
Slowly making my way up to the higher tears in War Thunder I have all the higher tears in world of Tank‘s blitz it’s a nice change of pace playing war Thunder.
36:10 Rip T17E2. You shall be missed, just not by this gun.
What are your thoughts on the IS-7 vs the T-10M? They are both at the same BR, and the IS-7 has better armour, but the T-10M has more versatile ammo choices and a stabilizer.
9:27 the coaxials blinding the optics is the fucking worst
15:14 rare footage of oxy not using the gun scope.
Except for the SU-122-54, I loved every single vehicle at this Rank
122-54 is one of my favourite tanks lol
T55 is basically the t34 85 of 7.7
Maps
In sweden: our team will wiggle waggle its way up to your ass.
Finland: we go straight to victory!
as of writing this, there is one IS-7 for 1999.99 Gaijin coins
I'm suprised that you did not mention the easy shot trap on the
T 54 (1947)
I am looking forward to video about Japanese ground forces, good video as always :)
Can't wait for the next video!
Many thanks for this, mostly looking forward to Rank VI review, as this is the rank I am unlocking right now.
Always nice to hear your voice, it is very soothing.
Did you perhaps fix your USB issue? Maybe you have seen my comment on previous video?
At this BR, getting all 3 T-54s and AVOIDING IS-3/4M and obj. 268 (actually it's using T-10 chasse) is a better choice.
38:21 what's that vehicle? that pay2suffer T-55AM1?
It uses the T-10M hull, the T-10 had a worse engine.
Fighting IS-3’s as American medium/heavy tanks with nothing but AP/apcr/aphe is a fucking nightmare
WHY WAS THIS NOT IN MY RECOMMENDETION I WAITED A WHOLE WEEK FOR NOTHING
28:13 HOW ON EARTH that is a kill?
Yeah, RUSSIAN BIAS!
Skill, mate!
You missed one great CAS plane - IL-28SH, Tiny Ivans if you know how to use them can easilly oneshot tanks or even snipe SPAA also has great 3T bomb which can easilly kill multiple enemies, S-5K rockets also can cause alot of harm to enemy with damaging everyone. Also Mig-15bis is decent CAS plane, but thats for 6 tier despite it being 5.
Russian grund tier 6 PLZ im begging you sir PLZ
You forgot to mention that the BMP is a boat and can be sneaky in the water.
Thought you stopped the series. Patiently waiting for USA
He would tell people.