I got my highest killstreak with it. The armor, paired with additional track armor will force shermans and t34s to aim for your turret whilst the gun just overperforms.
Yeah the German tanks are really capable vehicles and I sometimes don’t get how bad the teams are. Even at the higher tiers, where you would think, that they were somewhat experienced.
Good vehicle attracts inexperienced players and inexperienced players make good vehicles. With war docos showing these as impenetrable monsters many people are surprised when they die, the German tech tree is good but players thinking a good tank is all they need, they form incorrect assumptions and while not necessarily moronic a Unknowledgeable person sees themselves as ‘smart’ so they don’t see themselves as wrong. On top of this the party dragging tanks to cheap and undertiered heaven are vocal due to them feeling right. Known as Wehraboos Many players will feel frustrated and turn to GE to advance hence the braindead top tier players known as Wallet warriors that are present in every nation, however wehraboos are special to Germany as WWII documents always show Germany as a ironclad nation while all its opponents are under its feet giving Germany a natural magnetism to new players.
This is a fact, it’s mainly newer players that have been playing for a couple of months that expect German tanks armor to be broken , but really you need to have some cover or you will die, it’s not like a m1a2 Abrams vs a Stuart. number 1 tip in war thunder is don’t stand out in a field where everyone can see you.
Well let me tell you this, every time I play, no matter how smart of a move I make, the enemy team still manages to destroy my panzer IV H without any issues as if they have aimbot. Shit tank
@@chas7665 problem with panzer IV is the giant hull that sticks out. If it was lighter it could've been great at flanking (like the panzer III which I like more), but it just isn't fast enough. Not to mention the lack of any sloped armor
@@liamchristensen1086 over a month ago maybe 2 I got him killed on accident He was playing the French panther and the narwal and I bumped into him while I was in a m22 and then failed to kill the tiger 1 before it shot him :( Sadge
I honestly loved it when Odd said What the fuck in a stressed tone because that's literally every engagement i have with light little shits in light little tanks
@@casematecardinal Tiger IRL was a horrible vehicle, it was unreliable, when it got stuck only other Tiger could tow him, its cannon loose performance over distance and it was extremely expensive in terms of fuel. If any of iconic german tanks was pretty good, it was Panther or Panzer IV.
I love the Panzer IV H, most of the time your opponent doesn't realize how much armor you actually have and the fact that your gun isn't to be underestimated. The other times they shoot you in the turret but you can't win them all.
Every tank has it's weaknesses and the Panzer IV H definitely has a weak turret. However, it's a bit trolly as the over lapping gun mantlet will cause non penetrations some times. The other thing for the J is obviously the terrible turret traverse. Why they didn't lower that and only that to 3.7 I don't understand. Instead, Gaijin in their infinite wisdom, decided the Panzer IV H needed to be dropped from 4.0 to 3.7. As if it wasn't already fully capable and a fantastic all round tank at 4.0. Now the G is at 3.3 too. I think it's so stupid how they balance the game. The were both fine at their BR's at 3.7 and 4.0. They did not suffer, they just are commonly used by people who failed to learn what strengths and weaknesses a tank has and/or how to kill difficult targets reliably. Odd shows exactly how to make short work of the KV-1 tanks, even the 100mm armored variants. And while those are tougher shots to make at distance, they can be made and the KV-1 will struggle to go through the Panzer IV H at distance except if it hits the turret. And if the KV-1 failed to angle, the Panzer IV can fairly easily punch through it's upper and lower front plate and usually 1 shot them. I still remember someone arguing with me as to why the T-34 and Sherman tanks were better because you can't brawl with a Panzer IV, entirely missing the point that Panzer IVs are not brawling tanks at all except the H in some cases and it was his fault for trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. You don't really have out right brawlers until you get to the Tiger tank but that doesn't make the Panzer IV series any less effective in the game. You just have to use them differently than a Sherman or T-34 and you'll do fine if not fantastic in them. They cut through T-34 armor reliably, even the 60 degree angled 45mm plate and the same can be said of the Sherman's front plate with the exception of maybe the M4A4 variants with the steeper sloping front. Of course, those also have 2 massive weak points you can aim for if you learn how to identify targets instead of complaining that your tank is bad. I still cannot believe some of the recent BR drops Germany has gotten, they've been so babied since I started playing the game again and it just makes me cringe every time I see the upcoming BR changes. Because I just know some German tank that doesn't need a BR reduction is going to have one, almost every time. At least they finally, finally made the Panzer II far less ridiculous in it's domination of the reserve and 1.3 BR as they dropped the 63mm penetrating HVAP 20mm round down to 48mm or something like that. Still very good for the BR but not egregious like it was and still a potent flanking vehicle that only has a handful of tanks it struggles to hurt. It's a lot more balanced. And this was after they debuffed 20mm spall too not long ago so finally I guess Gaijin realized how absurd the HVAP 20mm round was before now.
A big problem of the panzer 4h is the balistic analysis of the game. On the paper you can pen your enemies but in reality there are way too many bounces on kv1, kv2 and t34 ! While they have JUST enough pen to kill your panzer 4h. It is sometimes ridiculous. Other problem for the panzer 4h is that it isn't a brawler but 70% of the maps are made for cqc and brawling, making way better tje soviets (while the entire 3.7 - 4.3 4.7 germany lineup is made of snipers ! Besides churchill, t34 and kv1 b premiums)
"I really can't see anything." That pretty much sums up my experience in RB so far (I'm a former AB player). There are battles where all the other guys fight and I'm just looking around and keep asking myself where the hell is the tank that just killed the guy next to me :D
@@marocho129 The best part is yet to come. Just wait till you play enough RB that planes in real life scare the living daylights out of you and, make your heart beat fast as if they are coming in for a CAS run on you.
12:16 I don't think I've ever seen a plane so thoroughly and utterly demolished to the point that it completely stopped moving in the direction it was going...literal evaporation. Nice shot!
Was with you on the second match. sadly you dont read chat. alot of us recognized you and said hello, so im relaying here "Hi Odd, pls share you wisdom and skills with us" I was on 10x lose streak and you helped me to get out of it. so, thank you
When people like me exist that just can’t contain the frustration of driving for 7 minutes and dying to someone literally halfway across the map for 10 games in a row, I don’t blame him for having game chat disabled.
A Boomer for a Boomer ! Shame they have been left on the self by WT, everything else around it faces seems to have been nerfed up. Used to be a great brawler but now suffers on load out, and is probably nearer to IRL stats unlike the German and particularly Italian tech trees.
Germany suffers from bad teammates, when I’ve pushed through nearly to the enemy spawn everyone else sits halfway between the cap and our spawn to inaccurately plink at Shermans and T-34s
I main Germany at 5.7 because of how good the tiger e and panter a are. My panther a bounced 10 shots from 3 tanks shooting me head on. The down side to Germany is how people play, sitting back at spawn or pushing into enemy spawn when they have 2 out of 3 caps. My best games are on urban maps were i can flank like mad and get 10 kills. I do got to say though, the ebr is getting old real fucking fast. Always 10 of those things on the other team. Germany suffers because of how bad the teams are.
When the best player have like 7 kills and the second one have like 3 kills this makes me so much mad because i feel like if i was the only usefull guys in the team
@@Spougggaato138 bro that happens to be once and a while, ill be doing my own thing on a major flank around enemy camping spots and have 10 kills. Second guy will have 3 and everyone on my team is dead or sitting in spawn
Hi Odd, I've been watching WT videos for a while, got the game a couple of years ago. Big shout out to all those who got me into this game (love/hate sometimes but, that gaming), particularly TBLF and Phly Daddy(!). But your videos are the ones I watch most now. Keep it up mate!
Pz IV G and H are my favourite tier 3 tanks. I love the Tiger and Panther but they are big obvious targets and people tend to underestimate the Pz IV's. The G model is my little Tiger and the H is the King tiger of my 4.0 line up and they are fierce killers all the way up to 5.7. I am happy to see the H get the recognition it deserves.
The Pz IV G and H are the peak in the german tank tree in my opinion. Most fun to drive and performe incredibly well. From there on it just goes downhill rapidly. Mainly due to constant uptiering though, which means you face all sorts of post-war and cold-war vehicles, but the main issue at that point becomes the incredibly strong allied CAS lineup though. The axis side usually pushes very strongly in the early game only to be bombed out of existence by the second wave of respawns full of CAS and fighter bombers. In my opinion mixed battles are incredibly poorly designed anyway. They should have dedicated tankers and dedicated pilots rather than a mixed lineup. This would not only mean that you have airplanes up more frequent and straight away and thus having a reason to take out AA more often but would also make matches more interesting overall. I am sure there are tankers that have no interest in flying planes just as there are pilots that don't want to have to drive tanks before they can take out their planes.
Hearing you had to fight your way to that position and if you move you're dead made me feel so much better about my crawling about the map in Germany 4.0. Always seem to die if I try to rush into the front lines. Definitely like to secure the rear myself
Artillery is bloody insane now. I recently had a game where I couldn't move for ~5 mins because of it, and when I finally could move I was surrounded and died rather quickly. Damn the slow reload of the IS2!
20:17 Gunner: *picking at newly minted 75mm viewport* "Sir I do believe he means to kill us" Commander: *Picking spalling out of chest wounds* "Indeed, that was uncharitably done"
It was amusing hearing you say this was the weirdest battle you've been in for some time just after watching your Matilda Hedgehog video. In that one you were in disbelief from about the middle all the way until the end.
What are you going to do when he does play the ME262 with the big gun? Give us a countdown of your celebration? You will be a very Happy Chappy when it happens.
thank you OddBawz for bringing up the fact german players seem to lose their heads expecting that the game will be bias for them. ive noticed for some strange reason the increase in bad germany players in the 3.7-4.7 range as they decide that "i see only the proud german steel here". markers and scoutings don't even seem to register in their heads at all either. they just drive around once they cap a point like they're bots
You inspired me Odd. I setup my line, three tanks, one bomber, one attacker and one fighter. Then went out and finished the match in the same tank I started in. I have to do that more often.
My lineups: 4 different styles of tank for a versatile and balanced lineup, and 1 good Cas plane for air support Odd's lineups: 1 tank and as many planes as can fit
I have noticed it aswell I dont think the german player are necessarily playing bad, but just like you saod, the russians and americans keep throwing tanks at you and you have no backup
@@Juan-gt9hn yeah pretty much. The good and bad thing about the german tech tree. Especially in top teir is the diversity of it. Where the Russians have like 20 of the same tank that they can just keep forcing down your throat
This is my most played tank in the game. This was my SL grinder when I was a free to player. I don't play it very much anymore on account I have all the 4.0 captured premiums in the German tech tree, including Herman the German Sherman. It's still in my lineup, just used as a fourth or fifth spawn, depending on how well I'm doing.
If OddBawZ thinks that backups having a 1 game delay are rough now just wait until he realizes you can't buy endless supplies of them from the Warbonds shop now.
I think my best game in the panzer 4h, I got maybe 12 kills but still lost the game sadly, I keep getting people who don't know how to play German tanks
It was the 1st Premium I bought! Think it's the J Model but they look exactly the same, the PZ. IV G-J are my Warmup Tanks I'm btr with them than my Highest Tier, PANTHER G
the reason the panzer 4 was upgraded from the short barreled 75mm cannon to the long barreled 75mm cannon was cause the short barreled one could not pen the armor of the t-34 and kv-1/kv-2 reliably
Again, Odd, thanks so much for the 'late' uploads, they consistently give me a pleasant evening surprise! (Because I keep forgetting to set notifications, my bad dude 😅)
I would say that, german teams are indeed more driving around as if they are untouchable. but honestly I also think that, just like @Phlydaily said in his recent video with the churchill, that the Germans do not have a breakthrough tank to make a breakthrough when they are pinned for example, the churchill or jumbo. They have to rely more on their gun and therefore their accuracy instead of their armor. so they cannot push without exposing them selfs. So they either are on the defensive or stand there and must be able to shoot first.its only at 5.7 and 6.3-6.7 that germany gets some OK breakthrough tanks like the tiger H / E (when used correctly), panther D and A and the Tigers P and H are very good too, but get dumped on by heat. So germany, from my view suffered at 3.0 until the F2 and at 5.7 because everybody plays tiger H/E, and verse 6.7 vehicles, because guijin has to fill gaps and get everybody in a game, so they have to move all those tiger players up a BR to be able to fill a match. It's just an opinion of mine
Yes comrade @@luomodiroiano6829 we watch the same war thunder content i see, if you wanna add me in war thunder my nick is albatroz_cinza, don't ask me why this nick, just add it :)
That r3 stat of 30-1 you mentioned tells me three things straight away. 1. It's not primarily used as an SPAA so the KD against planes is redundant. 2. It doesn't take into account that planes *may* well be over powered against ground vehicles. 3. As I thought Gaijin are using stats without regarding the full context. Without the whole story, stats no more than a distraction. Over simplified example. 25% of driving incidents involve driving under the influence (DUI), and 75% of the incidents that happened, didn't involve DUI. Ergo, it's safer to have more DUI people on the road. Patently wrong, but the stats don't lie.....
The 4.0 german lineup is like the best lineup in the game personally. When i lose its always because of the team in general. Like they take alot of time to cap, they always die and they are not helping each other
Tbh I've never understood why people think German tanks are outmatched, and that "Germany Suffers". Most people on German teams just tunnel vision into oblivion because they just want to snipe from spawn. Or they push, overextend, and aren't cautious in their movements. Let's be fair, Germany has some pretty good guns, and some great armor if you remember to angle. Your gameplay shows this off pretty welll. Just kinda wishing people on German teams would stop complaining their tanks are bad, when it's operator error causing fatalities of German armor. Anyway, keep being awesome Odd, always love your content!
Yeah, these things were built to 360 no scope T34 and Sherman's from half a goddamn Europe away, and the big problem with German players is that they cannot comprehend playing against an enemy that isn't 3 meters from their face. I remember goi g to the edge of the Hurtegun map, and I absolutely stomped the enemy team, and what's more was that I was completely immune to enemy fire at a that range (800m/1km). They had to get closer to me to knock me out, but I picked them off before they got into range. I only died when I got flanked by some T34s. In total I got like 12 kills doi g that alone, and nearly ran out of ammo as well.
I think i have a idea why people say germany suffers because it doesnt get a fast tank after the puma at 2.7 until the m41 at 6.3 at means germany loses the flanking battle in these brs always. Which means they dont known where the enemy is because they dont have spotter.
On artillery, I was playing my CV90105 today, and I used both my fire extinguishers one game because I got set on fire twice by arty while on the C cap on Carpathians. Like thanks Gaijin.
Hey odd, would you mind using the crosshair light thingy, its hard to see those lines sometimes. Really does help my poor eyesight, might actually help you too. Its in settings, its not keybound by default sadly.
@@celtins6648 it lights the crosshair, its best for night battles at high tier when you have night vision or thermals on. for low tier some people use it in darker environments but eh, youll generally be fine without it.
Hey OddbawZ, I was actually in a match you played today. The map was castle and I was the StuG III G that was somewhat following you. Then we both died to some shermans.
I absolutely love this tank, one of my favorites easily.
The G-J Models are like my Warmup Tanks or how to put it...I just feel Comfortable & know what they can/can't do
I got my highest killstreak with it. The armor, paired with additional track armor will force shermans and t34s to aim for your turret whilst the gun just overperforms.
@@dapperfield595 and gaijin be like boom 4.0
I love every Panzer IV they are my Favorite Tank line
I agree, one of my all time favourites. Never gets old, when I want to just relax I’ll take out the PZ IV H or the F2
Yeah the German tanks are really capable vehicles and I sometimes don’t get how bad the teams are. Even at the higher tiers, where you would think, that they were somewhat experienced.
Good vehicle attracts inexperienced players and inexperienced players make good vehicles.
With war docos showing these as impenetrable monsters many people are surprised when they die, the German tech tree is good but players thinking a good tank is all they need, they form incorrect assumptions and while not necessarily moronic a Unknowledgeable person sees themselves as ‘smart’ so they don’t see themselves as wrong.
On top of this the party dragging tanks to cheap and undertiered heaven are vocal due to them feeling right. Known as Wehraboos
Many players will feel frustrated and turn to GE to advance hence the braindead top tier players known as Wallet warriors that are present in every nation, however wehraboos are special to Germany as WWII documents always show Germany as a ironclad nation while all its opponents are under its feet giving Germany a natural magnetism to new players.
This is a fact, it’s mainly newer players that have been playing for a couple of months that expect German tanks armor to be broken , but really you need to have some cover or you will die, it’s not like a m1a2 Abrams vs a Stuart. number 1 tip in war thunder is don’t stand out in a field where everyone can see you.
Well let me tell you this, every time I play, no matter how smart of a move I make, the enemy team still manages to destroy my panzer IV H without any issues as if they have aimbot. Shit tank
@@chas7665 problem with panzer IV is the giant hull that sticks out. If it was lighter it could've been great at flanking (like the panzer III which I like more), but it just isn't fast enough. Not to mention the lack of any sloped armor
I’m talk about kv1; e, zis1, zis5 and more
Totally agree too many headless chickens in low tier Germany. One of my favourite line ups at 4.0
i was the KV-2 that died at 21:45 :(. depreshun
Very depression
He killed me twice in one game
@@liamchristensen1086 over a month ago maybe 2 I got him killed on accident
He was playing the French panther and the narwal and I bumped into him while I was in a m22 and then failed to kill the tiger 1 before it shot him :(
Sadge
You can’t depress with russia
@@Sonyhandycam666 that was a good shot tho
I honestly loved it when Odd said What the fuck in a stressed tone because that's literally every engagement i have with light little shits in light little tanks
I love how at 12:08 you had a German squad with you on the B cap with them being 2 StuGs and a Wirble. Teamwork at it's finest.
Something that is really rare playing with germans and really common if u are russian
@@Spougggaato138 hmm russian tanks usually just bulldoze me out of the way
ah yes, "teammates"
"Might just be Germany just lost the war and their tanks just weren't that great"
*You have angered the horde*
The panzer 4 and tiger were pretty good all things considered. The panther on the other hand. Ssss not so much
@@casematecardinal Funny you should say that... I like the Tiger H1 more than the Panther A and D combined.
@@abercrombieblovs2042 yeah in real life the tiger was more reliable and in game its much more fun.
lol ikr -
@@casematecardinal Tiger IRL was a horrible vehicle, it was unreliable, when it got stuck only other Tiger could tow him, its cannon loose performance over distance and it was extremely expensive in terms of fuel. If any of iconic german tanks was pretty good, it was Panther or Panzer IV.
I love the Panzer IV H, most of the time your opponent doesn't realize how much armor you actually have and the fact that your gun isn't to be underestimated. The other times they shoot you in the turret but you can't win them all.
Every tank has it's weaknesses and the Panzer IV H definitely has a weak turret. However, it's a bit trolly as the over lapping gun mantlet will cause non penetrations some times. The other thing for the J is obviously the terrible turret traverse. Why they didn't lower that and only that to 3.7 I don't understand. Instead, Gaijin in their infinite wisdom, decided the Panzer IV H needed to be dropped from 4.0 to 3.7. As if it wasn't already fully capable and a fantastic all round tank at 4.0. Now the G is at 3.3 too. I think it's so stupid how they balance the game. The were both fine at their BR's at 3.7 and 4.0.
They did not suffer, they just are commonly used by people who failed to learn what strengths and weaknesses a tank has and/or how to kill difficult targets reliably. Odd shows exactly how to make short work of the KV-1 tanks, even the 100mm armored variants. And while those are tougher shots to make at distance, they can be made and the KV-1 will struggle to go through the Panzer IV H at distance except if it hits the turret. And if the KV-1 failed to angle, the Panzer IV can fairly easily punch through it's upper and lower front plate and usually 1 shot them.
I still remember someone arguing with me as to why the T-34 and Sherman tanks were better because you can't brawl with a Panzer IV, entirely missing the point that Panzer IVs are not brawling tanks at all except the H in some cases and it was his fault for trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. You don't really have out right brawlers until you get to the Tiger tank but that doesn't make the Panzer IV series any less effective in the game. You just have to use them differently than a Sherman or T-34 and you'll do fine if not fantastic in them. They cut through T-34 armor reliably, even the 60 degree angled 45mm plate and the same can be said of the Sherman's front plate with the exception of maybe the M4A4 variants with the steeper sloping front. Of course, those also have 2 massive weak points you can aim for if you learn how to identify targets instead of complaining that your tank is bad.
I still cannot believe some of the recent BR drops Germany has gotten, they've been so babied since I started playing the game again and it just makes me cringe every time I see the upcoming BR changes. Because I just know some German tank that doesn't need a BR reduction is going to have one, almost every time.
At least they finally, finally made the Panzer II far less ridiculous in it's domination of the reserve and 1.3 BR as they dropped the 63mm penetrating HVAP 20mm round down to 48mm or something like that. Still very good for the BR but not egregious like it was and still a potent flanking vehicle that only has a handful of tanks it struggles to hurt. It's a lot more balanced. And this was after they debuffed 20mm spall too not long ago so finally I guess Gaijin realized how absurd the HVAP 20mm round was before now.
A big problem of the panzer 4h is the balistic analysis of the game. On the paper you can pen your enemies but in reality there are way too many bounces on kv1, kv2 and t34 ! While they have JUST enough pen to kill your panzer 4h. It is sometimes ridiculous.
Other problem for the panzer 4h is that it isn't a brawler but 70% of the maps are made for cqc and brawling, making way better tje soviets (while the entire 3.7 - 4.3 4.7 germany lineup is made of snipers ! Besides churchill, t34 and kv1 b premiums)
18:10 Roles reversed of the Allies calling Panzer IV's Tigers during WW2.
But the panzer iv h looks so much like a tiger too. Especially with its “ostketten” wide tracks
@@siegfried2k4 and the Sherman looks so much like a Sherman firefly
"I really can't see anything." That pretty much sums up my experience in RB so far (I'm a former AB player). There are battles where all the other guys fight and I'm just looking around and keep asking myself where the hell is the tank that just killed the guy next to me :D
It will come in time when you learn the maps and how to use binoculars.
Thats how most of us started, you will get used to it the more you play.
@@aleksanderf4672 yeah, I'm already getting used to it :) but some bushy maps like Fields of Normandy are still giving me a hard time :)
@@marocho129 The best part is yet to come. Just wait till you play enough RB that planes in real life scare the living daylights out of you and, make your heart beat fast as if they are coming in for a CAS run on you.
I know what you feel, still remember that feeling. You'll get better, don't worry :)
12:16 I don't think I've ever seen a plane so thoroughly and utterly demolished to the point that it completely stopped moving in the direction it was going...literal evaporation. Nice shot!
20:25 "Yo, can I get a kill shot on this thing or what?" I know how you feel, how the hell can some tanks survive multiple shots at point blank range.
Gaijin, that’s why.
It's called skill issue
Guten tag! o7
@Chandler Richard lol the bots socialize with each other
PUG MAN lol
Was with you on the second match. sadly you dont read chat. alot of us recognized you and said hello, so im relaying here
"Hi Odd, pls share you wisdom and skills with us"
I was on 10x lose streak and you helped me to get out of it. so, thank you
Hello! I have the chat disabled during matches because of the odd n word and stuff. I’m sorry I missed it, but I can defo see your comment here!
@@OddBawZ Understandable. Have good time,we like your content
When people like me exist that just can’t contain the frustration of driving for 7 minutes and dying to someone literally halfway across the map for 10 games in a row, I don’t blame him for having game chat disabled.
Could you do the boomerang for Australia Day? 🇦🇺 🪃
I bought that and the Boomerangs Mk II yesterday! Fun planes!
Wirraway!
Good aircraft/bombs for ground RB.
Oh yes
A Boomer for a Boomer !
Shame they have been left on the self by WT, everything else around it faces seems to have been nerfed up. Used to be a great brawler but now suffers on load out, and is probably nearer to IRL stats unlike the German and particularly Italian tech trees.
John citizen he already has
This thing is easily my favourite 4.0 in the game.... I got it in a lineup with a stug 3g wirbel and bf110 g2. Such a fun lineup
Germany suffers from bad teammates, when I’ve pushed through nearly to the enemy spawn everyone else sits halfway between the cap and our spawn to inaccurately plink at Shermans and T-34s
and then they REEE that GeRmAn TaNKs wErE sNiPeRs and then they complain about "bad map design"
I main Germany at 5.7 because of how good the tiger e and panter a are. My panther a bounced 10 shots from 3 tanks shooting me head on. The down side to Germany is how people play, sitting back at spawn or pushing into enemy spawn when they have 2 out of 3 caps. My best games are on urban maps were i can flank like mad and get 10 kills. I do got to say though, the ebr is getting old real fucking fast. Always 10 of those things on the other team.
Germany suffers because of how bad the teams are.
When the best player have like 7 kills and the second one have like 3 kills this makes me so much mad because i feel like if i was the only usefull guys in the team
@@Spougggaato138 bro that happens to be once and a while, ill be doing my own thing on a major flank around enemy camping spots and have 10 kills. Second guy will have 3 and everyone on my team is dead or sitting in spawn
Isn’t that how you use german tanks? They got bad armor unlike the invincible panzer myth.
Hi Odd, I've been watching WT videos for a while, got the game a couple of years ago. Big shout out to all those who got me into this game (love/hate sometimes but, that gaming), particularly TBLF and Phly Daddy(!). But your videos are the ones I watch most now. Keep it up mate!
"I'm afraid that Hitler wasn't a wizard."
it makes me happy when I see vehicles with sideskirts
PZ 4 is amazing, its a all around amazing tank, even 1br higher then it is, 4.0 german best german
Pz IV G and H are my favourite tier 3 tanks. I love the Tiger and Panther but they are big obvious targets and people tend to underestimate the Pz IV's. The G model is my little Tiger and the H is the King tiger of my 4.0 line up and they are fierce killers all the way up to 5.7. I am happy to see the H get the recognition it deserves.
The Pz IV G and H are the peak in the german tank tree in my opinion. Most fun to drive and performe incredibly well. From there on it just goes downhill rapidly.
Mainly due to constant uptiering though, which means you face all sorts of post-war and cold-war vehicles, but the main issue at that point becomes the incredibly strong allied CAS lineup though. The axis side usually pushes very strongly in the early game only to be bombed out of existence by the second wave of respawns full of CAS and fighter bombers.
In my opinion mixed battles are incredibly poorly designed anyway. They should have dedicated tankers and dedicated pilots rather than a mixed lineup. This would not only mean that you have airplanes up more frequent and straight away and thus having a reason to take out AA more often but would also make matches more interesting overall. I am sure there are tankers that have no interest in flying planes just as there are pilots that don't want to have to drive tanks before they can take out their planes.
Another great video. The panzer 4H is definitely under appreciated and is one of my favourite tanks.
Hearing you had to fight your way to that position and if you move you're dead made me feel so much better about my crawling about the map in Germany 4.0.
Always seem to die if I try to rush into the front lines. Definitely like to secure the rear myself
this is one of the best tanks in the game, I love the panzer4 tree in this game
I got a 12 kill game with just the panzer 4 H and the funny part is those side skirts can some how bounce shots.
i was literally just wondering if he was going to upload today
I love your videos odd, I hope youre doing great during quarantine!
That F6F explosion was a total detention of all its pieces.
Thanks for showing the Pz4 some love. A much underated vehicle.
I've been playing Germany at 4.0 for the last week-ish, I wonder if I played with Odd and didn't notice.
They've got a great 4.0 line up
@@duke0salt717 I've played WT for almost 6 years, and it's the lineup I play the most consistently
@@everythingeff6623 i ain't played for nearly as long, but the only thing holding Germany back are the shitty players
Artillery is bloody insane now. I recently had a game where I couldn't move for ~5 mins because of it, and when I finally could move I was surrounded and died rather quickly. Damn the slow reload of the IS2!
20:17
Gunner: *picking at newly minted 75mm viewport* "Sir I do believe he means to kill us"
Commander: *Picking spalling out of chest wounds* "Indeed, that was uncharitably done"
My backbone has more metal in it then that tank and its not steel. Its titanium. Great video my man Odd
An old saying among the German tankers: "A German tank is better than 10 American ones, but there is always 11 American tanks."
This is my favorite vehicle in the whole damn game. Shame I can’t get friendlies to use it effectively
Love you enthusiasm, and you voicing your encouragement for the other players. Keep it up, I watch these every day!
10:06 look at the kill feed and explain to me what the hell just happened.
It took me so long to realize that the add-on armor of the panzer IV are actually T-34 tracks
Bro, you still deserve more love on the internet! Hope you continue bringing awsome content. Still love your accent btw.
It was amusing hearing you say this was the weirdest battle you've been in for some time just after watching your Matilda Hedgehog video.
In that one you were in disbelief from about the middle all the way until the end.
Day 16: play the me262 with the big gun and show the wrath of the mighty luftwaffe
It’s spelled, luft-waffle
@@Flyguy4500 yeah I didn’t spell it right lmao
What are you going to do when he does play the ME262 with the big gun? Give us a countdown of your celebration?
You will be a very Happy Chappy when it happens.
It’s wheraboo narwhal, not “me262 with big gun”
@@siegfried2k4 ok next vid
thank you OddBawz for bringing up the fact german players seem to lose their heads expecting that the game will be bias for them. ive noticed for some strange reason the increase in bad germany players in the 3.7-4.7 range as they decide that "i see only the proud german steel here". markers and scoutings don't even seem to register in their heads at all either. they just drive around once they cap a point like they're bots
You inspired me Odd. I setup my line, three tanks, one bomber, one attacker and one fighter. Then went out and finished the match in the same tank I started in. I have to do that more often.
I wait this video long time!!
Panzer IV H is War Thunder NO.1
German bias💪💪💪💪
I'll take the StuG IIIG over a Pz IV any day
the softer plane textures make it easier for bullets to slide off
I took this to a 9.3 battle and somehow, God bless it be, but I one shot an Abrams, and don't even know how. Crazy times though.😅
My lineups: 4 different styles of tank for a versatile and balanced lineup, and 1 good Cas plane for air support
Odd's lineups: 1 tank and as many planes as can fit
Most german players just give up after their first/second vehicle and im left like..... Danke kameraden
I have noticed it aswell I dont think the german player are necessarily playing bad, but just like you saod, the russians and americans keep throwing tanks at you and you have no backup
@@Juan-gt9hn yeah pretty much. The good and bad thing about the german tech tree. Especially in top teir is the diversity of it. Where the Russians have like 20 of the same tank that they can just keep forcing down your throat
@@ragnarok1499 exactly and it becomes hard if the ratio is 2:1 but its gaijins fault because of repair cost to be honest
@@Juan-gt9hn ur right. Repair costs are the most ridiculous things in a game. No point other than a cheap way to nerf vehicles
I grinded to the Tiger II H, can confirm. Germany suffers... in brain cells.
You’re not a camper Odd, just an affective sniper!
Exactly, the german guns and optics are excellent for long range engagements. Theres no reason to brawl when you dont have too risk the damage
Still one of the favs, combined with Bf110 G2 or G4 and Bf109 F4, 88m truck, Pz3M, Pz Befwagen, Pz4 J, Stug 3 G, Wirbelwind makes a great line up.
and the problem arises when your team mates abandone you and you face a KV and thus the story ends
I took the Panzer IV H it today and you are right about it being a mini H1. It does take some big hits
The R3's made life hard as usual
This is my most played tank in the game. This was my SL grinder when I was a free to player. I don't play it very much anymore on account I have all the 4.0 captured premiums in the German tech tree, including Herman the German Sherman. It's still in my lineup, just used as a fourth or fifth spawn, depending on how well I'm doing.
"I love this tank very much. I'm just sad to see it not being used very well"
Early to Mid war German tech tree in a Nutshell
OddBawZ: Scottish Spongebob
OddBawZ Intro Music: The World Has Just Been Annihilated by Nuclear War
lol the arty at the beginning tho. I had a game where 7 teammates got tracked from 1 arty
If OddBawZ thinks that backups having a 1 game delay are rough now just wait until he realizes you can't buy endless supplies of them from the Warbonds shop now.
20mm of track armor = 20mm of steel armor so truueee
I think my best game in the panzer 4h, I got maybe 12 kills but still lost the game sadly, I keep getting people who don't know how to play German tanks
Got a full line up to 8.0 on Germany ! Robust and Deadly 😎
i got the command variant when they were 50% off it makes the same amount of SL as top tier premiums. 420% my money maker
It was the 1st Premium I bought! Think it's the J Model but they look exactly the same, the PZ. IV G-J are my Warmup Tanks I'm btr with them than my Highest Tier, PANTHER G
If only you could have gotten your Dom's.
It's my favorite tank period (I'm only up to 7.7) and it is OP for its BR
God you are a beast, every intro to your videos is a mini montage
12:17 - That Wirbel has very appropriate... what's the word? Decals, insignias, paints, icons...?
I can only aspire to be as good as Odd
Awesome video again Odz. Skipped this tank going with H1 and Panther D. Might have to go back and fill in the gaps.
absolutely love this tank and also why out of the whole german tech tree that 4.0 is my favorite BR
Cause its probably the most balanced imo
the 4.3 germany line up is actually pretty good for daily and special tasks
the reason the panzer 4 was upgraded from the short barreled 75mm cannon to the long barreled 75mm cannon was cause the short barreled one could not pen the armor of the t-34 and kv-1/kv-2 reliably
Again, Odd, thanks so much for the 'late' uploads, they consistently give me a pleasant evening surprise! (Because I keep forgetting to set notifications, my bad dude 😅)
It's 2:30pm here in Australia (where he lives) so the upload time will be late over in the u.s
I would say that, german teams are indeed more driving around as if they are untouchable. but honestly I also think that, just like @Phlydaily said in his recent video with the churchill, that the Germans do not have a breakthrough tank to make a breakthrough when they are pinned for example, the churchill or jumbo. They have to rely more on their gun and therefore their accuracy instead of their armor. so they cannot push without exposing them selfs. So they either are on the defensive or stand there and must be able to shoot first.its only at 5.7 and 6.3-6.7 that germany gets some OK breakthrough tanks like the tiger H / E (when used correctly), panther D and A and the Tigers P and H are very good too, but get dumped on by heat. So germany, from my view suffered at 3.0 until the F2 and at 5.7 because everybody plays tiger H/E, and verse 6.7 vehicles, because guijin has to fill gaps and get everybody in a game, so they have to move all those tiger players up a BR to be able to fill a match. It's just an opinion of mine
Damn
this is so much better than doing something with my life by doing my homework, i'll do it tomorrow
I love that music you put in the german intros, fits so well! Nice video !!
Oh god, comrade, we are everywhere
Yes comrade @@luomodiroiano6829 we watch the same war thunder content i see, if you wanna add me in war thunder my nick is albatroz_cinza, don't ask me why this nick, just add it :)
Do you know what track that is at 1:53 ?
@@Eire_Aontaithe I have an exam now, and probably in the USA is night, I will do it in a few hours
@@Eire_Aontaithe we are almost at the same level, nice
That r3 stat of 30-1 you mentioned tells me three things straight away.
1. It's not primarily used as an SPAA so the KD against planes is redundant.
2. It doesn't take into account that planes *may* well be over powered against ground vehicles.
3. As I thought Gaijin are using stats without regarding the full context. Without the whole story, stats no more than a distraction.
Over simplified example. 25% of driving incidents involve driving under the influence (DUI), and 75% of the incidents that happened, didn't involve DUI. Ergo, it's safer to have more DUI people on the road.
Patently wrong, but the stats don't lie.....
Unlocking the Pz IV H while watching a video about the Pz IV H, big Brain time
An R3 roasted me in my Panther D and I was confused and salty about it for a hot minute lol
I would agree with ya Odd. I don't like how people underestimate German tanks without applying the tactics needed for success.
that moment EVEN PS1 Hagrid looks better than your plane at 1:00
The 4.0 german lineup is like the best lineup in the game personally. When i lose its always because of the team in general. Like they take alot of time to cap, they always die and they are not helping each other
Also 10:05. The pinnacle of WT in that killfeed.
12:10 "Fine, I'll do it myself "
"I'm being attacked by a Britain"
12:00 I've been having those random bumps happen to me too! I dont know what it is
I couldn't take into context what you meant by 30 times, but then you said British Bofors, and I instantly knew.
Tbh I've never understood why people think German tanks are outmatched, and that "Germany Suffers". Most people on German teams just tunnel vision into oblivion because they just want to snipe from spawn. Or they push, overextend, and aren't cautious in their movements.
Let's be fair, Germany has some pretty good guns, and some great armor if you remember to angle. Your gameplay shows this off pretty welll.
Just kinda wishing people on German teams would stop complaining their tanks are bad, when it's operator error causing fatalities of German armor.
Anyway, keep being awesome Odd, always love your content!
Most OP tank for its BR
I just wake up thinking is monday and im going to work ....
but instead is sunday and OddBawZ in my favorite german tank :)
Woo Hoo !!!
Press the 5 key to call in a deadly Track-tillery strike!
Took me 3 years to realize that German WW2 tanks are NOT built for close quarters combat.
Yeah, these things were built to 360 no scope T34 and Sherman's from half a goddamn Europe away, and the big problem with German players is that they cannot comprehend playing against an enemy that isn't 3 meters from their face. I remember goi g to the edge of the Hurtegun map, and I absolutely stomped the enemy team, and what's more was that I was completely immune to enemy fire at a that range (800m/1km). They had to get closer to me to knock me out, but I picked them off before they got into range. I only died when I got flanked by some T34s. In total I got like 12 kills doi g that alone, and nearly ran out of ammo as well.
I think i have a idea why people say germany suffers because it doesnt get a fast tank after the puma at 2.7 until the m41 at 6.3 at means germany loses the flanking battle in these brs always. Which means they dont known where the enemy is because they dont have spotter.
On artillery, I was playing my CV90105 today, and I used both my fire extinguishers one game because I got set on fire twice by arty while on the C cap on Carpathians. Like thanks Gaijin.
This was perfect these are your best videos. 👍
Hey odd, would you mind using the crosshair light thingy, its hard to see those lines sometimes. Really does help my poor eyesight, might actually help you too. Its in settings, its not keybound by default sadly.
Crosshairs light? Wdym?
@@celtins6648 it lights the crosshair, its best for night battles at high tier when you have night vision or thermals on. for low tier some people use it in darker environments but eh, youll generally be fine without it.
@@universate5332 Huh, never heard of it before.
Hey OddbawZ, I was actually in a match you played today. The map was castle and I was the StuG III G that was somewhat following you. Then we both died to some shermans.
I have over 1200 kills in my PZ4H. It just depends on how you use it, but I love it.
Any Pz.4 that is equipped with the long 75mm is insanely good
At 19:27 .... that was a great shot.