The 76 Sherman’s might be good in the hands of people who have played for years, but in the hands of people who have just unlocked them, and aren’t as great players, they are horrible. Having to snipe weak points in a tank that is one shot by enemy vehicles is not a good learning ground. It makes the grind unbearable.
True, In which oxy replies, the more you use it, the more you would understand how to play the thing, the potential is there, just have to reach that point
I agree. I didnt enjoy the 76mm until the jumbo version. You're up against tanks with serious advantages and the 76mm, whilst it does everything well, is usually at a disadvantage. Panthers will snipe you because mobility isnt good enough to avoid the guns and russian tanks outbrawl you, so you're kind of stuck in the middle trying to find a spot you can hide in whilst shooting out.
Honestly, as someone who unlocked and used these tanks as a new player, I gotta disagree with this. Having gone through the 75 Shermans just to reach the 76s provided ample time to get used to the tank and by the time I reached them it felt like a natural progression of the skills I already developed. additionally, the tanks versatility and ability to adapt to almost any role makes them more forgiving in my experience.
As someone thats grinded through germany, america, russua, britain, france, and sweden in that order. 95% without premium. I despise the 76 shermans. theres other tanks at the same BR that can do anything a sherman can do, better.
It is important to mention that since gaijin reduced the horsepower on all the 76mm gun shermans (except for the jumbo) aswell as the M18 *for no historical reason* the Panther can now outrun and outexcelerate all the 76mm gun shermans. In case you are curious: M4A1(76) and M18 went from 460 Horsepower to 400 Horsepower All M4A2s went from 420 to 410 Horsepower. M4A3(76) and italian M36B1 went from 500 horsepower to 450 horsepower. It is especialy obvious that these changes have no basis in reality because of the complete lack of consistency as the M4A3E2 and M36 still have 500 horsepower even though they have the exact same engine and transmission as the M4A3(76). Not only that but they were deployed before the M4A3(76). Gaijin made this change a couple of updates ago and didnt mention it in any of their changelogs. The entire war thunder community should have been outraged about this but since gaijin made this change in silence most players didnt even notice it. Even the U.S. players. If we allow gaijin to make random biased ahistorical changes to the U.S. tanks it means that they can make the same ahistorical biased changes to all tanks in the game. If it happens to your favorit vehicle dont say I didnt warn you.
I remember when the Jumbo was 4.7. It was damn near overpowered at that BR. It was so good that it was the first Premium I ever bought and used it to grind out basically the whole US tech tree.
near overpowered? Rly? It was fckn broken epitome of idiocy and every single battle with us in it was against hordes of jumbos. Entire 3.7-4.7 BR range was nonexistent due to that freaking spam
33:20 "I personally struggle to land shots... Getting the lead down can be quite a challenge." Proceeds to eviscerate a Me-410 with a single clip of HE.
One thing worth noting that wasn't mentioned- the (W) suffix on the 76mm Shermans refers to the fact that they have wet ammo stowage. Most of the time this won't really do much for you, since a lot of stuff at their tier will oneshot if it pens anyway, but it does remove stowage from easy to hit spots like beside the driver or in the center and sides of the hull, and also reduces the risk that your ammo will cook off quickly due to a fire.
I got my Calliope from a 75% coupon myself. Around when I was first grinding the tech tree, at that. I brought that thing all the way up the BR range with me. Managed to kill an IS7 with the rockets when that thing first came out. Probably my proudest War Thunder moment.
My friend's crowning achievement in the Calliope is lobbing rockets across Berlin and killing an 88 Flak Bus the by hitting a T-34-57. He always tries to lob rockets spawn to spawn now. He rarely gets kills, but he almost always splashes some people or knocks out a track.
That T20 moment made me even sadder. I bought it a few months ago while grinding America and it became my favorite tank in the US tech tree. It was perfectly balanced at 5.7, as your armor was shit, gun mediocre, but very good mobility. This plus the M4A3E8 and M18 was so much fun to play with. They should've kept the T20 at 5.7 and just put the Easy 8 at 5.3 because there should be no way an Easy 8 fights Tiger II Hs. But, no I guess the T20 is equal to the fuckin' Jagdpanther and it facing *M48A2Cs* is ""balanced"". Still happy I bought it, remains one of my favorites although if I wanna play America, I now play the M4A2 and M24. Side note: The M4A2/M24 combo was probably the best event combo ever until Gaijin moved all the M24s to Rank II because reasons. Still a good SL grinder duo.
What's even more sad about T20 that in uptiers you might face IS-3 against which you have no way of killing it in typical encounters. As far as I know only shot straight from the side, between the the track wheels from like 200m or less away is the only way with 76mm gun. Otherwise you have to resort on trying to break the gun barrel or tracks and hope your teammates can finish it off.
It is important to mention that since gaijin reduced the horsepower on all the 76mm gun shermans (except for the jumbo) aswell as the M18 *for no historical reason* the Panther can now outrun and outexcelerate all the 76mm gun shermans. In case you are curious: M4A1(76) and M18 went from 460 Horsepower to 400 Horsepower All M4A2s went from 420 to 410 Horsepower. M4A3(76) and italian M36B1 went from 500 horsepower to 450 horsepower. It is especialy obvious that these changes have no basis in reality because of the complete lack of consistency as the M4A3E2 and M36 still have 500 horsepower even though they have the exact same engine and transmission as the M4A3(76). Not only that but they were deployed before the M4A3(76). Gaijin made this change a couple of updates ago and didnt mention it in any of their changelogs. The entire war thunder community should have been outraged about this but since gaijin made this change in silence most players didnt even notice it. Even the U.S. players. If we allow gaijin to make random biased ahistorical changes to the U.S. tanks it means that they can make the same ahistorical biased changes to all tanks in the game. If it happens to your favorit vehicle dont say I didnt warn you.
One tactic with corner peaking with the m6a1 with dual cannon.. if "dueling" a tank around a corner or whatever.. you can use the small cannon to make the enemy think you missed and then could make his move on your reload but.. you still have your 76mm ready and loaded. They wont take the bait all the time but sometimes it works
Good stuff. I think that the USA rank 3 stuff isn't terrible but it was very frustrating to play as a new player. Because the 75 & 76's don't have stupendous amounts of penetration, you really have to know the weak spots on all sorts of tanks. And long range engagements with those guns can be pretty awful.
I know you only included rank 3 aicraft but in addition the F4U-4 is an excellent cas plane for this br range. Carries a pretty decent loadout, uses late war. 50 cals and is a really capable fighter ones you get rid of your ordinance.
Oxy: Talking about how good the tank is and showing footage of him absolutely destroying the enemy team Me: constantly dying over and over in a damn Jumbo…..
PERSONALLY, I love playing my jumbo and it’s premium clone the cobra king. They make for great brawling tanks on maps like advance to the rhine, Berlin and even Stalingrad if set up right. The only issues I have with them is long range maps like maginot, firearce and Kursk where it’s easy to get sniped long range by 88’s, so in my experience and play style of the tanks I definitely prefer close quarters and facehugger maps that let me utilize the troll hull armor and turret
I've played WT for 3 years and am just now getting into tank, and surprisingly hooked. Your videos have been invaluable to a newb such as myself. Thank you for these!
Mouse and keyboard ;). I have heard of people using joysticks, but not really necessary. I haven't tried on controller, but I hear it's tough compared.
OMG! Finally the American Rank III. Love the video! Just feel like you should do the big trees before the Italians and the R3s they have. I'm almost Rank IV now. Trying to hold back my progress until your video. Love the effort though! Keep it up!
FYI in regards to the A-26B-10: the twin 37mm cannons got quite a large buff to their penetration and velocity. Making them more viable in ground attack and air combat
It is important to mention that since gaijin reduced the horsepower on all the 76mm gun shermans (except for the jumbo) aswell as the M18 *for no historical reason* the Panther can now outrun and outexcelerate all the 76mm gun shermans. In case you are curious: M4A1(76) and M18 went from 460 Horsepower to 400 Horsepower All M4A2s went from 420 to 410 Horsepower. M4A3(76) and italian M36B1 went from 500 horsepower to 450 horsepower. It is especialy obvious that these changes have no basis in reality because of the complete lack of consistency as the M4A3E2 and M36 still have 500 horsepower even though they have the exact same engine and transmission as the M4A3(76). Not only that but they were deployed before the M4A3(76). Gaijin made this change a couple of updates ago and didnt mention it in any of their changelogs. The entire war thunder community should have been outraged about this but since gaijin made this change in silence most players didnt even notice it. Even the U.S. players. If we allow gaijin to make random biased ahistorical changes to the U.S. tanks it means that they can make the same ahistorical biased changes to all tanks in the game. If it happens to your favorit vehicle dont say I didnt warn you.
losing my marbles waiting for the next part, already have top tier US but listening to your take on these vehicles is basically the highest quality content regarding the game on youtube
YES!, I don't care if its long, I will watch this over and over because I need it so much since its so helpful, also nice I'm also researching rank 3 of US, thank you bro Oxy
This inspired me to play the 75 Jumbo again and it's very cathartic. High-top tier may be the best tier for me, but there's just something about fighting multiple enemies in low tier up close and personal and actually winning those engagements instead of getting slapped by players making use of the breech meta.
when i first got the 76 sherman i was so discouraged to keep playing because i had no idea how to use it's most powerful weapon. That weapon being it's versatility, now that ik about it i've been getting so many kills and it's super fun to play
Bruh Versatile is good IRL, but in game it just means you suck at everything and when you attempt to do something, someone will do it better and kill you.
Surprised oxy didn’t mention the trick with the M6A1 where you can fake an enemy out with the smaller gun. If your in aiming at an enemy and their behind cover you can fire the smaller gun which might fool the enemy into thinking you fired your main gun and missed. If they think you fired the 76 they’ll pullout of cover thinking your reloading and thats when you when you get them.
There actually was a time, about two years ago, that I came face to face with a KT(H) in my Hellkitty on Vietnam. I fired, and did nothing- he fired, and knocked my track out. So, I loaded my APCR, hit him through the mantlet, and took his ammo out! It was a happy day.
Fun fact: you can kill a tiger 2 h with an m19, there’s a little spot at the back of the turret where it meets the hull, kind of like the back of the neck of the tank, fire there for a little while while the tiger is tracked and you might get an angry message after!
I've always loved the M4A2/Jumbo combo. Any time 6.0-6.7 gets rough for me, I go back to my happy place lol. I'm so glad you discussed the differences in how different the play styles really are in the Shermans and how the M18 isn't as forgiving as people think. 😂
Such a great video series! I chose USA for my first nation, so definitely getting value from your videos. I've just gotten to rank IV; do you know when you will have a video out for that?
me personally am a little excited to see the next vid and im hyped for the long teir 4 grind lol. regardless ive already grinded out us and i like seeing videos of them, theres always nuances in the our (american) tanks which to me makes them interesting. hope your feeling better soon oxy
In reality, the MG port on the Jumbo is not a weak spot. Sure, it is thin. But actually going through? It's a matter of RNG heavily favoring the Jumbo.
this is so true, I have had many situations where I Have out played a Jumbo, shot them in the MG port and either the shot only hurts the MG gunner, or the shot gets deleted by the MG itself
The Shermans, moreso than just about any tank, will teach you to be better at war thunder. Also, their 50cals, in addition to all their other positives, make them even more versatile than anything they face. M4a2 75mm is my number 1 tank in war thunder, but I love them all.
Personally I think you have one of the best voices for narration, your videos are interesting enough and you provide the vital information in a very good formatted manner, Its something that you will use over and over again.
You create my favorite War Thunder videos on UA-cam! Thank you for your hard work. Your British accent is also greatly appreciated by this American. :)
when people compare the sherman 76 they also seem to forget about the short stabilizer that basically always gives you the first shot aslong as the enemy isn't waiting for you
Ok so you have to be moving slower than 25kph against (50% of the time is a tiger or Panther) that if angled you have to really aim...and they just...aim at you and shoot. you have to actively fuck up in a Tiger to die against the 76's.
@@maybach5787 Sure, any tank can be good if your enemies mess up massively, but the short stabiliser and gun of the 76 shermans lets you punish slight mistakes, which are far more common. It also lets you shoot while moving out of cover, rather than having to move out of cover, stop, shoot, then drive back in.
@@edwardking9359 That may be right, But that requires whoever is around to not already be standing still and pre-aimed.. the Gun albeit is great against Tiger 1s and good against Panthers (for me it sometimes is eaten by those damn MGs), it struggles against the Tiger P unless you get a really good shot (WHILE THEY ARE FACING YOU) and just... ineffective against the Tiger H, let alone the IS' which I have yet to kill since nomatter where I am at the weakspots, it just doesn't pen... russian bias I guess.
For the part with the Jumbo sherman, a sort of hidden pro to it is that many tiger and panther players don't seem to know how to tell a regular m4a1 and jumbo apart, and just try to center mass or even shoot at the turret just to harmlessly ricochet off or just be plain absorbed. This gives you ample time to get two shots in before either one could reload their next shot, which is enough to kill them. A perfect example is a game I had where I managed to solo four tigers at the same time on Poland (In the town section just below A). Two came around a corner, shot one in the side, other swung around and shot my turret doing absolutely nothing, APHE to the cupola, apcr to the co/driver. Two more just hit the road into the town and start firing, bouncing off, meanwhile I just hit a cupola shot on both of them until they died. Neither one tried to move behind cover when the only crew I hit on both first shots were the gunner/commander, like they just figured that a 75mm sherman couldn't possibly pen them from the front. I'm sure it's a mix of german players rushing tigers and assuming they're Rommel, then to just to get stomped on by a "lowly Sherman". Panthers, aside from the A type, are honestly the only ones I try to avoid frontally, mantle shots can be a pain in the rare case where they know to slightly angle the turret. The Panther A, like the sherman, has a giant gunner port that for some reason I never see bushed at all (not complaining though).
My favorite part about the jumbo is its ammo cap and placement. It's not a joke to be able to say that you can reliably carry all 100+ rounds., my standard loadout is 20 smoke, 20 APCR, 54 APHE, and 10 HE. It's completely okay to do this purely because of where the ammo is stored, below the turret. If you get hit and ammo racked, you were going to die regardless, because someone can see your side where the turret is. And with it's good reload rate of roughly 5 seconds, you can keep blasting at panthers and tigers easily. It's stupidly fun, especially urban maps. Just avoid any large maps like Kursk.
About M4A2 - It has 4.0 br. Matchmaker can put in -1 or +1 br. 5.0 br - rare, few tanks, weak, suffers from 5.3-5.7- and (rare) 6.0 means no one play that - no uptiers higher than with the 3.7 sherman. 2.7 br - rare, suffers from constant uptiers to 3.7. Legit setups in trees of USA, Italy, France, Sweden. Not very popular. It means that with 4.0 br you will get into the same battles as with 3.7 so it is 100% worth it. You can check my logic yourself person who is reading this. Br system with decimals is cursed. Use it for your advantage.
TIL the M4A1 76 got moved down to 4.7, was 5.0 last time I checked. Definitely going ot be using this tank alot more since the 3 tanks America has for 4.7 (including the premium T14) happen to be very fun
Oxy your best brody keep up the awesome videos. I was looking forward to this one so much because this is where I'm at right now as a relatively new player.
When you're describing parts of the tank like the mantlet, turret cheeks or front plate ect. You should show what part of the tank that is like maybe show the X-ray view of the armor so what part your talking about is highlighted I know I was confused when I first started learning this stuff for longer than I would care to admit 😅
I STILL do not get why they reclassified the M18 GMC as a light tank from a tank destroyer. If they wanted it to have scouting, they could have just given it scouting; both of the ASU’s have scouting but are classed as tank destroyers, so it wouldn’t have even been breaking their own rules since that “rule” had already been broken.
I know those vehicles like the bottom of my pockets and yet I'll still gladly watch your vids, keep up the great work Oxy. You're one of my favs out here :)
Btw your voice wasn't Scruffy at all and the video was AWESOME. The production quality is otherworldly and the scripting is really well made. Again, Superb video and thank you for putting so much effort into this😃
A tip on how to play the jumbo. If you can angle the armor to the right slightly. Any tank who shots the mg port will most likely hit the mg only and the shrapnel or explosive sometimes will just be directed to the empty side of the tank. Minimal damage. Maybe… Sometimes it works but not all the time. It can help though in a pinch!
I think the 76s Shermans are so the definition of potential energy, but for someone to be able to do so must be someone who puts insane hours into the game and is experienced. So if you are looking for a good time and will not spend a monstrous amount of hours learning, just play another nation
I have been rolling around in my Sherman’s for a while now getting kind of beat up, decided to try out the T-14 after watching this and now I’m beating everyone else up, this thing can take a hit, or 10
good job mate !👌 i can definitely see you spend a lot of time and effort into your content. definitely seeing you taking off soon! keep up the good work 👍🏻👍🏻
I got a 75% discount for the T20 and I have to say it's quite fun. It's one of those tanks that have no real advantage but somehow still work perfectly fine
You forgot to add that the roof mounted .50 on the m6a1 has a huge traverse range. Much more than the sherman in fact. I've played this tank for a while and I find that the extra range of freedom in that gun can really help in certain situations like shooting at aircraft and lightly armored tds like the asu-57. It also helps mark enemies that are shooting at you in case you get a particularly unlucky hit. The bow gunner is also really good for chewing through tracks despite the abysmally slow traverse and elevation rate of this mount. I play this tank like a moron and find that when I'm in a jam with the 76 taken out, the 37mm and 3 machine guns are quite good at immobilizing enemy tanks. The 37 can also destroy barrels, although it takes a few shots to do so. The m6a1 also has neutral steering and is the only tank at that tier in the American tree to have it, which I find notable.
37:05 Oxy: Armor is, predictably, none existent
Hellcat immediately bursts into flames xD
Almost as if he edits his videos with a plan.
In War Thunder no armour is best armour.
The 76 Sherman’s might be good in the hands of people who have played for years, but in the hands of people who have just unlocked them, and aren’t as great players, they are horrible. Having to snipe weak points in a tank that is one shot by enemy vehicles is not a good learning ground. It makes the grind unbearable.
True, In which oxy replies, the more you use it, the more you would understand how to play the thing, the potential is there, just have to reach that point
I agree. I didnt enjoy the 76mm until the jumbo version. You're up against tanks with serious advantages and the 76mm, whilst it does everything well, is usually at a disadvantage. Panthers will snipe you because mobility isnt good enough to avoid the guns and russian tanks outbrawl you, so you're kind of stuck in the middle trying to find a spot you can hide in whilst shooting out.
Honestly, as someone who unlocked and used these tanks as a new player, I gotta disagree with this. Having gone through the 75 Shermans just to reach the 76s provided ample time to get used to the tank and by the time I reached them it felt like a natural progression of the skills I already developed. additionally, the tanks versatility and ability to adapt to almost any role makes them more forgiving in my experience.
As someone thats grinded through germany, america, russua, britain, france, and sweden in that order. 95% without premium. I despise the 76 shermans. theres other tanks at the same BR that can do anything a sherman can do, better.
It is important to mention that since gaijin reduced the horsepower on all the 76mm gun shermans (except for the jumbo) aswell as the M18 *for no historical reason* the Panther can now outrun and outexcelerate all the 76mm gun shermans.
In case you are curious:
M4A1(76) and M18 went from 460 Horsepower to 400 Horsepower
All M4A2s went from 420 to 410 Horsepower.
M4A3(76) and italian M36B1 went from 500 horsepower to 450 horsepower.
It is especialy obvious that these changes have no basis in reality because of the complete lack of consistency as the M4A3E2 and M36 still have 500 horsepower even though they have the exact same engine and transmission as the M4A3(76). Not only that but they were deployed before the M4A3(76).
Gaijin made this change a couple of updates ago and didnt mention it in any of their changelogs. The entire war thunder community should have been outraged about this but since gaijin made this change in silence most players didnt even notice it. Even the U.S. players. If we allow gaijin to make random biased ahistorical changes to the U.S. tanks it means that they can make the same ahistorical biased changes to all tanks in the game.
If it happens to your favorit vehicle dont say I didnt warn you.
23:05 I cannot get over how blurry the memorial is compared to everything around it
I remember when the Jumbo was 4.7. It was damn near overpowered at that BR. It was so good that it was the first Premium I ever bought and used it to grind out basically the whole US tech tree.
near overpowered? Rly? It was fckn broken epitome of idiocy and every single battle with us in it was against hordes of jumbos.
Entire 3.7-4.7 BR range was nonexistent due to that freaking spam
NEAR op? Are you terrible at playing it or why do you say „near“ op? It’s broken op!
@@MaticTheProto honestly idk why I tried to sugar coat it. It’s was possibly the MOST overpowered vehicle in WT. Top 5 ever.
@@1222dss I don’t know why I tried to sugar coat it lol. It was “brain off, hold W, and win”
@@iAmGhostly313 that’s definitely more accurate! Also sry for the harsh language
Oxy, you called the M4A2 a 76mm Sherman, might wanna annotate a *75mm onto that!
Edit: Awwww oxy loves me
annotations are a thing of the aincient past on youtube
@@bodek yes...sadly.
@Benny editing your message removes the heart
@@operatorpsyduck2035 good
33:20 "I personally struggle to land shots... Getting the lead down can be quite a challenge."
Proceeds to eviscerate a Me-410 with a single clip of HE.
War thunder guides: angle your armor, you will be practically god
When I angle my armor: shots go right through like I have soggy cardboard for armor
time and time again i find myself coming back all the time to the 76 shermans, they're just so much fun
the M4A1 76 is my baby.
75mm>76mm
I like the m4a1 76 but hate the m4a2 76. Dont know why. Either way I still get absolutely wacked by germans.
@@Igzilee Aye, somehow the Easy Eight is much better to use
yeah, it sucks when they get uptiered and have to face king tigers though :(
@@sirnurtle657 P's are managable, H's on the other hand.... Oh boy....
One thing worth noting that wasn't mentioned- the (W) suffix on the 76mm Shermans refers to the fact that they have wet ammo stowage. Most of the time this won't really do much for you, since a lot of stuff at their tier will oneshot if it pens anyway, but it does remove stowage from easy to hit spots like beside the driver or in the center and sides of the hull, and also reduces the risk that your ammo will cook off quickly due to a fire.
I got my Calliope from a 75% coupon myself. Around when I was first grinding the tech tree, at that. I brought that thing all the way up the BR range with me. Managed to kill an IS7 with the rockets when that thing first came out. Probably my proudest War Thunder moment.
My friend's crowning achievement in the Calliope is lobbing rockets across Berlin and killing an 88 Flak Bus the by hitting a T-34-57. He always tries to lob rockets spawn to spawn now. He rarely gets kills, but he almost always splashes some people or knocks out a track.
Also, the T55E1 is “protected” by structural steel, not RHA. Basically even autocannon HE and .30 cal mg can penetrate the armor.
46:46 lmao, what a moment. Secret Service turret making the play of the game.
Madlad acutally did it, did what he promised on stream
That T20 moment made me even sadder. I bought it a few months ago while grinding America and it became my favorite tank in the US tech tree. It was perfectly balanced at 5.7, as your armor was shit, gun mediocre, but very good mobility. This plus the M4A3E8 and M18 was so much fun to play with. They should've kept the T20 at 5.7 and just put the Easy 8 at 5.3 because there should be no way an Easy 8 fights Tiger II Hs. But, no I guess the T20 is equal to the fuckin' Jagdpanther and it facing *M48A2Cs* is ""balanced"". Still happy I bought it, remains one of my favorites although if I wanna play America, I now play the M4A2 and M24.
Side note: The M4A2/M24 combo was probably the best event combo ever until Gaijin moved all the M24s to Rank II because reasons. Still a good SL grinder duo.
What's even more sad about T20 that in uptiers you might face IS-3 against which you have no way of killing it in typical encounters.
As far as I know only shot straight from the side, between the the track wheels from like 200m or less away is the only way with 76mm gun.
Otherwise you have to resort on trying to break the gun barrel or tracks and hope your teammates can finish it off.
It is important to mention that since gaijin reduced the horsepower on all the 76mm gun shermans (except for the jumbo) aswell as the M18 *for no historical reason* the Panther can now outrun and outexcelerate all the 76mm gun shermans.
In case you are curious:
M4A1(76) and M18 went from 460 Horsepower to 400 Horsepower
All M4A2s went from 420 to 410 Horsepower.
M4A3(76) and italian M36B1 went from 500 horsepower to 450 horsepower.
It is especialy obvious that these changes have no basis in reality because of the complete lack of consistency as the M4A3E2 and M36 still have 500 horsepower even though they have the exact same engine and transmission as the M4A3(76). Not only that but they were deployed before the M4A3(76).
Gaijin made this change a couple of updates ago and didnt mention it in any of their changelogs. The entire war thunder community should have been outraged about this but since gaijin made this change in silence most players didnt even notice it. Even the U.S. players. If we allow gaijin to make random biased ahistorical changes to the U.S. tanks it means that they can make the same ahistorical biased changes to all tanks in the game.
If it happens to your favorit vehicle dont say I didnt warn you.
@@jakobc.2558 Ameriboo crying about their tanks getting balanced. Cry me a river.
@@liviuganea4108 ok wehraboo.
Come back when you have actual arguments.
@@liviuganea4108 what he described is not balancing its bullshit
One tactic with corner peaking with the m6a1 with dual cannon.. if "dueling" a tank around a corner or whatever.. you can use the small cannon to make the enemy think you missed and then could make his move on your reload but.. you still have your 76mm ready and loaded. They wont take the bait all the time but sometimes it works
Those videos helped my grinding effort a lot, I look forward to every single one
shermanshermanshermanshermansherman
Your right ✅️
a good strategy for the m6a1 is to bait someone out with your 37mm (making them think you're reloading), then smacking them with your 76mm
Good stuff. I think that the USA rank 3 stuff isn't terrible but it was very frustrating to play as a new player. Because the 75 & 76's don't have stupendous amounts of penetration, you really have to know the weak spots on all sorts of tanks. And long range engagements with those guns can be pretty awful.
Cmon the 75 isnt that bad but it only scraches the paint of the tiger
@@giovanniscarano2027 /shrug. Just my experience when I started out. It’s not my favorite.
@@giovanniscarano2027 Unless you aim for the cupola with H1s in which case it annihilates the turret crew.
@@villepore7013 everybody says its easy to hit the cupola but at range it dissapears
@@giovanniscarano2027 I hit it but the little view ports eat the shot.
Dude that shot at 19:55, holy shit. I had to keep replaying that, it was insane.
Minor correction at 0:35
"This is the final 76mm..."; This M4A2 model is a 75mm.
Besides that, very good video!
I know you only included rank 3 aicraft but in addition the F4U-4 is an excellent cas plane for this br range. Carries a pretty decent loadout, uses late war. 50 cals and is a really capable fighter ones you get rid of your ordinance.
Oxy: Talking about how good the tank is and showing footage of him absolutely destroying the enemy team
Me: constantly dying over and over in a damn Jumbo…..
PERSONALLY, I love playing my jumbo and it’s premium clone the cobra king. They make for great brawling tanks on maps like advance to the rhine, Berlin and even Stalingrad if set up right. The only issues I have with them is long range maps like maginot, firearce and Kursk where it’s easy to get sniped long range by 88’s, so in my experience and play style of the tanks I definitely prefer close quarters and facehugger maps that let me utilize the troll hull armor and turret
I've played WT for 3 years and am just now getting into tank, and surprisingly hooked. Your videos have been invaluable to a newb such as myself. Thank you for these!
When flying, do you use a special joystick? Or just the PS4-5 or XBOX normal ones.
I gave up since my PS4 controller makes It too hard to fly.
Mouse and keyboard ;). I have heard of people using joysticks, but not really necessary. I haven't tried on controller, but I hear it's tough compared.
OMG! Finally the American Rank III. Love the video! Just feel like you should do the big trees before the Italians and the R3s they have. I'm almost Rank IV now. Trying to hold back my progress until your video. Love the effort though! Keep it up!
Video length is perfect, I put your videos up on the TV while i work out. Gave up on WT last year but still enjoy your videos.
For my sanity, I need to do the same
Oxy: **uploads video**
Me, having already played and fully upgraded every single one of these vehicles: "Oh boy, time to learn!"
FYI in regards to the A-26B-10: the twin 37mm cannons got quite a large buff to their penetration and velocity. Making them more viable in ground attack and air combat
What penetration and velocity does it have now
It is important to mention that since gaijin reduced the horsepower on all the 76mm gun shermans (except for the jumbo) aswell as the M18 *for no historical reason* the Panther can now outrun and outexcelerate all the 76mm gun shermans.
In case you are curious:
M4A1(76) and M18 went from 460 Horsepower to 400 Horsepower
All M4A2s went from 420 to 410 Horsepower.
M4A3(76) and italian M36B1 went from 500 horsepower to 450 horsepower.
It is especialy obvious that these changes have no basis in reality because of the complete lack of consistency as the M4A3E2 and M36 still have 500 horsepower even though they have the exact same engine and transmission as the M4A3(76). Not only that but they were deployed before the M4A3(76).
Gaijin made this change a couple of updates ago and didnt mention it in any of their changelogs. The entire war thunder community should have been outraged about this but since gaijin made this change in silence most players didnt even notice it. Even the U.S. players. If we allow gaijin to make random biased ahistorical changes to the U.S. tanks it means that they can make the same ahistorical biased changes to all tanks in the game.
If it happens to your favorit vehicle dont say I didnt warn you.
I noticed it and then I was very unhappy that I am not one of the fastest mediums anymore
losing my marbles waiting for the next part, already have top tier US but listening to your take on these vehicles is basically the highest quality content regarding the game on youtube
My favorite US tier III tank is the underdog M4A1 (76) W, I'm not sure why but I just like it and perform well in it.
Got my Cobra King 75% off a couple years back and it's my favorite tank to stomp around in.
YES!, I don't care if its long, I will watch this over and over because I need it so much since its so helpful, also nice I'm also researching rank 3 of US, thank you bro Oxy
This inspired me to play the 75 Jumbo again and it's very cathartic. High-top tier may be the best tier for me, but there's just something about fighting multiple enemies in low tier up close and personal and actually winning those engagements instead of getting slapped by players making use of the breech meta.
when i first got the 76 sherman i was so discouraged to keep playing because i had no idea how to use it's most powerful weapon. That weapon being it's versatility, now that ik about it i've been getting so many kills and it's super fun to play
"versatile" mad cope when a tiger E outperforms it in almost every aspect
Bruh Versatile is good IRL, but in game it just means you suck at everything and when you attempt to do something, someone will do it better and kill you.
Surprised oxy didn’t mention the trick with the M6A1 where you can fake an enemy out with the smaller gun. If your in aiming at an enemy and their behind cover you can fire the smaller gun which might fool the enemy into thinking you fired your main gun and missed. If they think you fired the 76 they’ll pullout of cover thinking your reloading and thats when you when you get them.
Got the legendary 90% booster from a box once and immediately knew what I had to buy: Calliope.
There actually was a time, about two years ago, that I came face to face with a KT(H) in my Hellkitty on Vietnam. I fired, and did nothing- he fired, and knocked my track out. So, I loaded my APCR, hit him through the mantlet, and took his ammo out! It was a happy day.
Oxy: Sorry for the long video
Me: YEEEES AN 1 HOUR VIDEO
I miss the old M6A1… back when it had APHE and the 75 jumbo was 5.0 and lined up well.
Hold up- it has APHE back?! Alright cya time to play some WT
Fun fact: you can kill a tiger 2 h with an m19, there’s a little spot at the back of the turret where it meets the hull, kind of like the back of the neck of the tank, fire there for a little while while the tiger is tracked and you might get an angry message after!
Once in a while I come back to listen to all of your videos while playing games. Very relaxing. Amazing voice!
I've always loved the M4A2/Jumbo combo. Any time 6.0-6.7 gets rough for me, I go back to my happy place lol. I'm so glad you discussed the differences in how different the play styles really are in the Shermans and how the M18 isn't as forgiving as people think. 😂
they seem fun. but When I play them 55% of the time I am getting 6.3 games...so they aren't happy, just death traps with a pea shooter.
Such a great video series! I chose USA for my first nation, so definitely getting value from your videos. I've just gotten to rank IV; do you know when you will have a video out for that?
My very first premium buy for War Thunder was the A-26C-45DT. $20 for a premium plane, 2000 GE, and 14 days of premium paid for itself.
me personally am a little excited to see the next vid and im hyped for the long teir 4 grind lol. regardless ive already grinded out us and i like seeing videos of them, theres always nuances in the our (american) tanks which to me makes them interesting. hope your feeling better soon oxy
Oxy the phrase for the sherman is The Jack of all trades is the master of none but better than the master of one
In reality, the MG port on the Jumbo is not a weak spot. Sure, it is thin. But actually going through? It's a matter of RNG heavily favoring the Jumbo.
this is so true, I have had many situations where I Have out played a Jumbo, shot them in the MG port and either the shot only hurts the MG gunner, or the shot gets deleted by the MG itself
The Shermans, moreso than just about any tank, will teach you to be better at war thunder. Also, their 50cals, in addition to all their other positives, make them even more versatile than anything they face. M4a2 75mm is my number 1 tank in war thunder, but I love them all.
Personally I think you have one of the best voices for narration, your videos are interesting enough and you provide the vital information in a very good formatted manner, Its something that you will use over and over again.
If I could like a single video more than once it would be this one.
Sherman is perfect vehicle for learning to always aim for the weak spots
Or spam gun barrel shots
You create my favorite War Thunder videos on UA-cam! Thank you for your hard work. Your British accent is also greatly appreciated by this American. :)
when people compare the sherman 76 they also seem to forget about the short stabilizer that basically always gives you the first shot aslong as the enemy isn't waiting for you
Ok so you have to be moving slower than 25kph against (50% of the time is a tiger or Panther) that if angled you have to really aim...and they just...aim at you and shoot. you have to actively fuck up in a Tiger to die against the 76's.
@@maybach5787Many, many tiger players are not very good at the game. Expecting them to mess up is a reliable strategy.
... well any tank can become good if your enemies suck or mess up, that doesn't make the tank good by any means.
@@maybach5787 Sure, any tank can be good if your enemies mess up massively, but the short stabiliser and gun of the 76 shermans lets you punish slight mistakes, which are far more common. It also lets you shoot while moving out of cover, rather than having to move out of cover, stop, shoot, then drive back in.
@@edwardking9359 That may be right, But that requires whoever is around to not already be standing still and pre-aimed.. the Gun albeit is great against Tiger 1s and good against Panthers (for me it sometimes is eaten by those damn MGs), it struggles against the Tiger P unless you get a really good shot (WHILE THEY ARE FACING YOU) and just... ineffective against the Tiger H, let alone the IS' which I have yet to kill since nomatter where I am at the weakspots, it just doesn't pen... russian bias I guess.
Finally !! An absolutly awesome Vid mate. Your knowlege and Tip´s for each Vehicle is outstandig. Thank You Oxy
oxy's videos are like podcasts you can listen doing anything , keep up the good work , we love you .
Man it's a crime how little subscribers you have truly a good content creator man I love your stuff and you are a very good orator
I was feeling down. This is what I needed!
Cant wait for the Rank 4 review!
For the part with the Jumbo sherman, a sort of hidden pro to it is that many tiger and panther players don't seem to know how to tell a regular m4a1 and jumbo apart, and just try to center mass or even shoot at the turret just to harmlessly ricochet off or just be plain absorbed. This gives you ample time to get two shots in before either one could reload their next shot, which is enough to kill them.
A perfect example is a game I had where I managed to solo four tigers at the same time on Poland (In the town section just below A). Two came around a corner, shot one in the side, other swung around and shot my turret doing absolutely nothing, APHE to the cupola, apcr to the co/driver. Two more just hit the road into the town and start firing, bouncing off, meanwhile I just hit a cupola shot on both of them until they died. Neither one tried to move behind cover when the only crew I hit on both first shots were the gunner/commander, like they just figured that a 75mm sherman couldn't possibly pen them from the front.
I'm sure it's a mix of german players rushing tigers and assuming they're Rommel, then to just to get stomped on by a "lowly Sherman". Panthers, aside from the A type, are honestly the only ones I try to avoid frontally, mantle shots can be a pain in the rare case where they know to slightly angle the turret. The Panther A, like the sherman, has a giant gunner port that for some reason I never see bushed at all (not complaining though).
My favorite part about the jumbo is its ammo cap and placement. It's not a joke to be able to say that you can reliably carry all 100+ rounds., my standard loadout is 20 smoke, 20 APCR, 54 APHE, and 10 HE.
It's completely okay to do this purely because of where the ammo is stored, below the turret. If you get hit and ammo racked, you were going to die regardless, because someone can see your side where the turret is. And with it's good reload rate of roughly 5 seconds, you can keep blasting at panthers and tigers easily. It's stupidly fun, especially urban maps. Just avoid any large maps like Kursk.
About M4A2 - It has 4.0 br. Matchmaker can put in -1 or +1 br.
5.0 br - rare, few tanks, weak, suffers from 5.3-5.7- and (rare) 6.0 means no one play that - no uptiers higher than with the 3.7 sherman.
2.7 br - rare, suffers from constant uptiers to 3.7. Legit setups in trees of USA, Italy, France, Sweden. Not very popular.
It means that with 4.0 br you will get into the same battles as with 3.7 so it is 100% worth it.
You can check my logic yourself person who is reading this. Br system with decimals is cursed. Use it for your advantage.
I dont even play america but theese videos are always fun to watch
Fantastic video...... didn't even notice the length as it was so full of useful information!!
Your takes on the lower tiers brought me back to the game! Thanks!
Oxy! I'm so happy to see I'm not the only one using fuel canisters as a camouflage xd
TIL the M4A1 76 got moved down to 4.7, was 5.0 last time I checked. Definitely going ot be using this tank alot more since the 3 tanks America has for 4.7 (including the premium T14) happen to be very fun
I haven't played the game in about a year but I still watch every video, watching Oxy destroy games with every tank is so satisfying :)))
Oxy your best brody keep up the awesome videos. I was looking forward to this one so much because this is where I'm at right now as a relatively new player.
When you're describing parts of the tank like the mantlet, turret cheeks or front plate ect. You should show what part of the tank that is like maybe show the X-ray view of the armor so what part your talking about is highlighted I know I was confused when I first started learning this stuff for longer than I would care to admit 😅
I was honestly expecting the Todd Howard quote to be “it just works”
I STILL do not get why they reclassified the M18 GMC as a light tank from a tank destroyer. If they wanted it to have scouting, they could have just given it scouting; both of the ASU’s have scouting but are classed as tank destroyers, so it wouldn’t have even been breaking their own rules since that “rule” had already been broken.
I fully expected you to say "in the famous words of Todd Howard, 'it just works'"
Cons: suffers in uptiers
Literally American midtier in a nutshell
I know those vehicles like the bottom of my pockets and yet I'll still gladly watch your vids, keep up the great work Oxy. You're one of my favs out here :)
I love how kindly you put it’s a skill problem not a tank problem 😂😂
oxy, thank you. thank you, thank you, thank you, especially for your insight into the M4A2 76. Masterful.
Btw your voice wasn't Scruffy at all and the video was AWESOME. The production quality is otherworldly and the scripting is really well made.
Again, Superb video and thank you for putting so much effort into this😃
amazing video as usual
My God, the brutality and ruthless efficiency of the 2x Panther 1x KV-1 massacre at 15:00 is terrifying.
I’m sorry but when you quoted Todd Howard at 16:10, I thought you were going to say “it just works”. Lmfao 😂🤦🏻♂️
Your voice is so soothing i watch them when trying to sleep.
A tip on how to play the jumbo. If you can angle the armor to the right slightly. Any tank who shots the mg port will most likely hit the mg only and the shrapnel or explosive sometimes will just be directed to the empty side of the tank. Minimal damage. Maybe… Sometimes it works but not all the time. It can help though in a pinch!
Agreed, never long enough, great work Oxy
I love the Peach_Plum_Pear username in these clips. Great song
I think the 76s Shermans are so the definition of potential energy, but for someone to be able to do so must be someone who puts insane hours into the game and is experienced. So if you are looking for a good time and will not spend a monstrous amount of hours learning, just play another nation
I have been rolling around in my Sherman’s for a while now getting kind of beat up, decided to try out the T-14 after watching this and now I’m beating everyone else up, this thing can take a hit, or 10
Germany: Constantly improving and adding onto their tanks.
USA: CTRL+C , CTRL+V
editor oxy's comments always make me laugh or smile in some way lol
Good man, was asked on stream to drop this vid, and so he did...already waiting for the next.
Your voice helps my mind to calm down so I can sleep better. Thx!
you baited us with that todd howard quote
good job mate !👌
i can definitely see you spend a lot of time and effort into your content.
definitely seeing you taking off soon! keep up the good work 👍🏻👍🏻
Had to sub, your videos are absolutely Gold, you haved saved me ages of grinding on useless vehicles, keep It up mate
The premium A-26 is a bomber and gets a better spawn. Also has the best post war engines or it should.
I've never seen a man terrorize a lobby with a 75mm jumbo like that. It was art.
I got a 75% discount for the T20 and I have to say it's quite fun. It's one of those tanks that have no real advantage but somehow still work perfectly fine
You forgot to add that the roof mounted .50 on the m6a1 has a huge traverse range. Much more than the sherman in fact. I've played this tank for a while and I find that the extra range of freedom in that gun can really help in certain situations like shooting at aircraft and lightly armored tds like the asu-57. It also helps mark enemies that are shooting at you in case you get a particularly unlucky hit. The bow gunner is also really good for chewing through tracks despite the abysmally slow traverse and elevation rate of this mount. I play this tank like a moron and find that when I'm in a jam with the 76 taken out, the 37mm and 3 machine guns are quite good at immobilizing enemy tanks. The 37 can also destroy barrels, although it takes a few shots to do so. The m6a1 also has neutral steering and is the only tank at that tier in the American tree to have it, which I find notable.
Hey Oxy I noticed with the the 4.0 M4A2 you said it was 76mm not 75mm
literally unwatchable
@@onlyrushb6428 He also said the T20 is a 75mm
@@pyencdocde5716 literally unwatchable x2