Standoff Assault Tank is excellent at long ranges thanks to the high velocity round and the spotlight. You'll earn massive amounts of points for spotting and you'll be bombarding everyone on the map.
Absolutely correct and it's even useful operation st michaels offensive urban maps where you can go to the rear then repair and fit on narrow alley ways. However the Russian Putilov Garford isn't used that much in operations because of its thin armor making it a liability for the team who is attacking or defending
Yeah the guy has ignored it completely like it doesn't have high velocity AP shells, machine gun, spot (especially useful on operations) and smokes. No fast repair though and gunner positions are meh but you still can drive away and repair thanks to smoke barrage, and work as "taxi" for infantry bois. Pretty good tank for long ranges.
Tank destroyer landship can really piss off those artillery guys on the other side of the map. It's only got 3 turrets. But, it shoots a sniper round that can slap across the map. One hit kill on infantry, 4 hit on tanks, and can blast planes out of the air. Also, let's out gas grenades. I love it.
It’s my favourite for those reasons. And when it comes to taking out the behemoth(s) (the dreadnought is the hardest due to is ability to camp far away), is second to none. If I’m not fighting another tank or the behemoth, I’d the F17, close support tank for me.
Saying the gas assault tank is useless in large open maps means he clearly isn't used to a giant grenade launcher. I've gotten stupid but insane streaks on Senai desert from far distances on enemy tanks. To me, it feels like a light howitzer tank with more armor, a little less damage, and more drop, plus gas.
In my experience.. blueberries love taking the land ship over everything else. Then they immediately drive into the worse conditions with mr.magoo and Helen Keller at the guns. Needless to say the matches I have are void of friendly vehicles..
Squad support landship is so underrated and clearly has the most potential in terms of damage output, team efficiency, and control point capturing. It disappoints me that people get scared away from the landship all because the driver only gets a machine or splash gun. Landships make up for this by having TWO howitzers on both sides. No other tank accomplishes this.
@@Tukkerrandy same here ever since this game was released, I always loved the squad support landship, it good as a spawn point for your team and you have 2 canon.
I love playing as the landship and and light french tank both my favorite tanks to play as the landship is good as tank but when it comes to dealing with most tanks in the game you'll need to turn aroind and let your side cannon fire at it that is if you have a crew with you
Exactly. These thing is great for hitting train, Char 2 or very strongly defended choke points without putting itself into to much danger. Same time if enemies try engage or you decide to push, with 2 gunners you have amazing frontal firepower (especially against enemy armor)
Stand off saint chamond and gas assault saint chamond are my favorites. You really skimmed over the chamond as if it's not that effective. The stand off variants spot light and secondary machine gun for the driver is ridiculously useful! The gas assault is perfect for harassment tactics, not so much the tank you want to choose if you want to rack up kills but it defiantly is good at clearing objectives when you're just pooping gas everywhere.with its quick repair it is also the most heavily armored variant of the 3.
My favorite is Gas assault tank, great to clearing mass inf or make 6 gas shells in one area, helps assault/defense, plus can keep other tanks at bay even kills with a bit support from teammates. Big advantage of that tank over others AT tanks, is that it can shoot over obstacles and hit tank hiding behind it.
But the standoff St. Chaimon is the best tank in the game. Your ability to auto spot people without even seeing them in every range is soo amazing. For example, sit at the D-Flag on Sinai Desert and look at the town. Use the spot ability and you can reck enemy snipers of the houses with ease. Also with the combo of Machine gun and a nice cannon you always have something to defend you with. I hate being in a tank with only cannons, because when you fired all your 6 rounds you're screwed against enemy infantry. High mobility and decent armor, as well. The smoke screen can be very usefull in escape situations, too. So the standoff aussault tank is clearly the best for me!
The spotting ability is a bug that should be fixed soon so I'm not going to use it/give a guide on it :) Every time I come up against a St. Chamond in a Howitzer tank I win... Not sure why people think it's great because it just isn't. Maybe it's decent but it certainly isn't the best tank in the game.
I lean towards the Gas Assault variant, when I'm supporting an attack force on a sector, or I use the Field Assault variant, when I am the attacking force. I've cleared out whole objectives with a single YOLO Artillery Pigeon. I remember one time, I got 14 kills on a single Artillery call.
I know people hate the "campers" but I counter with my opinion: If you have an elevated view of an objective you can shell every single enemy holding allowing your team to rush in and take it with minimal deaths. Additionally hard-core players weep when the mortar truck spawns. It is a godly weapon of war. Artillery were among the most effective strategies in this era of warfare so why shy away from it.
Much weaker than the artillery truck due to its Armour which makes most premium players prefer the assault tank due to it being a higher durability vehicle example is Operation beyond the Marne where a friendly assault truck rushed the second objective in the first sector in Soissons then destroyed
Imo if you know how to properly control it...the Artillery Truck is far and away the best option.Never let the enemy get too close and when you start to take on damage flea the scene and repair.
True. People just get mad at things that interrupt their strategy of running around aggressively with no care in the world. Arty trucks and the Mortar Landship punishes those and make people pay more attention as they are still quite easy to look out for and destroy.
Agree. You can support the team on the point by covering an entire point with gas from the distance. And it can blast damaged enemy vehicles in cover because most drivers dont mention bouncing shells when they choose where to cover.
No worse feeling than only having the A objective on Amiens and wondering, "Where are our tanks?" Only to see a mortar artillery truck hiding in base going 4-0 after 20 minutes doing fuck all to help
The mortar truck is great to use on operations to cover allied attacking movements when on the attacking time while killing enemies with gas in mass, spotting them and keeping them pinned allowing your allies to walk right in.
It's also a great hard counter to enemy mortars, snipers, etc., and especially the fortress guns of Monte Grappa. Use smoke to blind the guns, gas to clear players using them as cover, and constantly pound the guns with regular rounds.
I find myself loving the flanker tank, artillery truck, and the assault tank alot out of all the other tanks, i especially find the artillery truck usefull on open maps, especially when attacking on objectives like the first part of Kaiserschlacht, first two Oil of Empires, ad such, i see it usefull ot only as an artillery piece, but also as a way to spot tons of enemy soldiers for your teammates who are going into the fight to cap the points, i also see the flanker as an LAV as a mean to destroy enemies in urban close quarter maps like Armiens where enemies would be clustered in ally ways and you can demolish them while placing mines on flanking roads
I can't help but notice that you didn't even acknowledge the existence of the Putilov Garford. Was it just too bad to mention? i was kinda disappointed with the Putilov to be honest :/
Bidumb Putilov is op when you get the hang of it. Here's some tips: learn to drive backwards all the time (the thing even has a faster speed in reverse, I swear) and use the anti-tank variant. That loadout makes it more powerful than the St. Chamond Standoff with the tradeoff of less armor
I try to use the anti-tank variant mostly too. Like, it's a 3-4 shot kill to most tanks plus the AT grenade is pretty good, it's just I always get stuck in a lot of places. It's certainly got a high skill ceiling that's for sure
Shalan Sharma maybe if you're going up against a tanker who has no clue what they are doing lol Putilov is 2 shot kill for most tanks, and as long as the tanker can aim at moving targets and doesn't just sit there outside of cover, no way the Putilov would win in a 1v1 fight against a tank.
The FT 17 (light tank) is definitely my favorite. The light flanker is more anti-infantry, the howitzer is a tank destroyer, and the close support is kinda in the middle.
Standoff assault tank because one you get used to the main gun and using the spotlight to make sure nobody sneaks up on you with rocket guns and since the main hv round has so little drop you can slaughter tanks from crazy distances as well as close
JPAWSI I totally agree but it definitely takes some skill to use I also always drop smoke and let my tank roll down a hill while I repair and everyone is throwing grenades at the smoke but I'm already 30m away
Lazurkri I actually think the gas one is the least useful but I'm definitely open to the idea that it's not because I havnt used it much and I have 30 service stars with the other ones also I don't think he's stupid I jus think he hasn't played enough (lol the light tank is his favorite and that's my least favorite) but I definitely don't honk he's stupid because his videos are usually pretty accurate
As for teamplay..if you have 2 tank squads working together the garford recon is simply the best..on amiens in can spam the flare and give warning to any MINES and campers and can lay it's own mines.. It's so very good with the automatic airburst.. When driven correctly..not backwards.omg wtf.lol with gunners it simply melts infantry and it's speed is unmatched.
The light support was actually beefed up, since the resent update its been given more damage output for it's main gun and the useless conister rounds were replaced by a machine gun that can snip also the shells actually damaged enemy tanks now
Heavy assault tank is the best option in the game. It’s strong, can hide between buildings got smoke and quick repair. Is by far the best tank in the game. I play the objective and capture flags with tanks and never had less than a 40 killstreak using this tank!
I think you underrated the standoff assault tank, I find the flashlight on it much more useful than the artillery strike, all you have to do is use it and it spots every single enemy within view. Couple that with the secondary mg it lets you pick off players at range and up close while you may not have even seen them before while providing all the spotting information to your teammates. The pigeon is just a panic gadget and essentially lets every assault player on the enemy team know you are on low health.
I believe I may have underrated it too. I have tried it but still don't find it useful but clearly many players in the comments here do! I am a flanker tank man :D
Haven't watched yet but my top 2 are: 1. Tank Hunter Landship 2. Breakthrough Heavy Tank Being able to take out the enemy tank is the most important role of a tanker imo
mortar landship is actually pretty good in some places. With a good pair of gunners to keep infantry/enemy armor away from you it is great on ballroom when defending D in Operations. You are safe from direct fire and can rain hell on the very tightly packed enemy team.
Great video, but I don't share your opinion on the Heavy Tank tho. I got 12 service stars with the basic Heavy Tank loadout in just under a month since the game's release. Sometimes a squadmate would spawn, but at random. The HE rounds of the basic tank deal more damage against infantry.
In the Russian DLC’s, the Landship is the only thing available on Volga River and Tsaritsyn. Out of all the tanks, the flame tank and the standoff St. Chamond are absolute beasts.
The anti-tank landship on Volga River is the shit, especially if you’re defending. The amount of kills I’ve accumulated is unreal. Even if you’re a gunner and not the driver it’s amazing.
I actually love the squad landship. I managed to get a really good killstreak with it and lots of points on volga river and any tank we came across got completely annihilated by my two gunners and me. I took my time and got cover when needed making it very effective.
The squad support landship is honestly my fave, but you don't need two friends for it. No, only one who will pay attention and listen to you if you tell him to switch sides
Important thing to note for the heavy breakthrough tank: the main cannon is armor piercing, not high explosive, so you have to be more accurate against infantry because the splash damage is much worse.
Flanker is god on Amiens (maybe other small maps like that) Standard arty is go to for any map. (Wrecks on Sinai) Heavy breaker/assault or whatever it is with the 4 seats is standard as well. And tank hunter land ship is key of all 3. But that's just me.
The squad support landship is so good because of the flak gun and if you push up with large groups of infantry its almost impossible for the enemy team to bring you down.
Light flanker tank or the howitzer tank are best for me. Small and packs a lot of firepower. It can fit inside houses and barns, trenches and bunkers for when you need to hide
Mortar Landship is great for a push, underrated, stay with a team charge, launch a mortar on the obj as often as possible and use the mg to kill those retreating and you can keep a decent distance until the team gets there with your help, there’s a reason it’s separate from the mortar truck. But yeah if you don’t have a team you’ll get wrecked by other tanks or you need to sacrifice anti infantry for Ap on the landship it’s packages suck ass, if the mortar or squad came with a HE it would be the strongest choice by far. It’s fits the general tank doctrine in this game, never drive anywhere near the objective until it’s clear or you’re flanking in a light, if you’ve seen those gifs with 900 bombs melting tanks in a second that’s the best way to witness that. Never separate from the team as a single assault scrub can ruin your day with tnt spam. For that the flame assault tank is almost useless because if you are in flamethrower range you are basically committing suicide.
HazardO if I ever saw someone assemble a Mark 5 Voltron in a regular game I'd have to stop attacking and just start crouching up and down in approval. Bonus points if they stole a Mark 5 from our team and triple stacked them into the ultimate tower of power haha
A single decent support player with smoke and repair tool is all it takes for an assault tank to absolutely dominate the lobby. Luckily one round I was playing as a repairman and I got a good tank driver, and together we racked up like 60 kills and helped push the entire enemy team to their spawn (on Ballroom Blitz). By the end, the entire enemy team was hell bent on killing both of us with constant stream of grenades and rockets, but thanks to my repair and some smart maneuvering from the driver we almost managed to make it to the end.
T k If mortars are used correctly, they can obliterate everyone. Not the landship, but the mortar artillery truck. I use this thing to cover my allied attacks with smoke, and to gas enemies. I do agree though that too many people sit in the back of the map and do nothing.
Flame tank is great for taking out the Char 2C. Take out the rear runs on the behemoth and roll right up on it's rear and light it up with your flame thrower. Does insane damage and literally melts it's health bar.
Artillery truck is the best imo. Those camping are doing it wrong. Gotta stay mobile near the objectives but not on them to get the best use out of it. It's weak ass armor is the deal breaker for super aggressive play.
The gustav assault truck is good, its easy to solo and the tank hunter can go against heavy tanks, shoot it and chuck a grenade, shoot it again and repeat, it also has quick repair and a machine gun so you can avoid using the main gun on infantry, but it gets stuck easily and can be awkward to drive backwards
now in 2022, the gas assault tank does AMAZING. It can put pressure on other vehicles and even destroy them. The bouncy shell can obliterate enemy soldiers. The gas can create a barrier while capping. The gas deploy can save your ass as well as the quick repair.
the only time the mortar tactic should be used is when your team is having trouble pushing so you can take out defenses in order for them to push better
The landship is badass yeah it's slow but I always hold down objectives until my tank gets to damaged and then me and my crew have to get out and have a last stand
2:27 why ? I managed to survive a whole match in it even though I was on the objectives the whole time , I used the mortar only to get people who were behind cover
@@andersrobertsen7610 YES, someone gets it. I can't even tell anymore how many times I was behind enemy lines and capturing a flag, yet not a single person thought of spawning on my position to speed up the process or flank the enemies
I love how people continue to misunderstand just how good the Gas version of the Chamond is. You aren't supposed to use the gas much (even though that is the name of this version), but you are supposed to use the AMAZING bouncing HE cannon! This thing has 3 MAJOR advantages over ALL other tank shells: 1) Massive building damage. It crumbles entire houses in a couple shots just as well as the Howitzer light tank. 2) Low bullet drop. You can snipe across the map like an artillery truck! 3) IT BOUNCES! You can shoot enemy tanks and infantry around corners and windows, and it has the capacity to hit targets TWICE per shot. The direct hit does damage, then it bounces and damages again! So it can shoot through an enemy infantry, bounce around a corner, and then hit a tank for 20 damage - all in 1 shot! Then throw in the fact that it can self-heal, and deploy a barrage of gas quickly to escape or hold off an entire team at a distance. The Gas Chamond is a diamond in the rough almost no one has noticed! The only weakness of note is that it really can't snipe enemy aircraft out of the sky. But honestly that is what the machine gunner's job is.
When I discovered the Saint Chamond, I mostly used the gas variant. I think this is the only tank effective against trenches. Shooting the edges of the trench will cause the shell to detonate like an airburst mortar, just above the enemy's head. The airburst shell are also very forgiving when aiming at fast-moving targets (low flying aircraft or running infantry), cause it's more like an area of impact stuff than perforant shell. If you think the gas shells are useless : aim for elevated points filled with snipers. You will kill no one, but make these snipers inoffensive to your teammates.
Nocolas If Yep the gas is useful since it has nearly zero bullet drop. You can hit enemies LITERALLY across the map, but just keep in mind it only lasts for like 2 seconds and won't kill anyone by itself. It is excellent at finishing distant people off or getting them to move though.
The squad support landship its a great way to push againts enemy lines and has a HE bullets for the pilot and 1 turrent on each side and has hmg like the motar
Same bruv. The pilot class was my first class to hit lvl 10 with. The satisfaction of winning a intense dog fight against 2 enemy pilots is unmatched from any tank battles I've been in.
xXDubsh0tZXx kz I hate the fighter. More of an atack plane guy. Better cannon better bombs and just the right amount of turning speed. And when you get the drop on fighters and destroy them with that back turret it's so rewarding. Getting 6 kills with 1 dive atack is great and then you drop your bombs and there you go another 3 kills. In my opinion the default atack plane is the best in the game.
I generally switch between the Howitzer and Flanker light tanks. I feel they are some of the most versatile land vehicles in the game. Don't really like landships or heavy tanks. Arty trucks are fun to play with as well :)
I disagree about the St. Chamond Gas Assault Tank. It is a great Tank once you learn to bounce the round. I have a video of me going 94 - 2 in that tank. The air burst round is great for getting people behind cover or inside buildings. You should give it another try.
I decided to do exactly that as loads of people have said it's good to use. It is a good tank but I'm still way more effective with the Flanker tank :D
I guess it comes down to the player and their tactics. I use the stand off assault french tank very efficiently. I don't camp with it, I play the objective and i play it very aggressively at that. Went 58-0 in the thing with no gunners, was unstoppable. No assault players could get me and every heavy tank they threw at me I turned into scrap metal. For me the french stand off assault tank is my most effective tank. But like I said, I guess it comes down to the player and their tactics.
Boy you could not be more wrong about the gas assault tank. Those explosive shells are fantastic at clearing points, buildings, trenches, choke points and just about any enclosed space where enemies are likely to bundle up, and the gas is great for helping your team advance. It also works well against assault players carrying rocket guns, as they wont be able to aim with them if they're being affected by gas.
The stand-off tank variant is the best because of the spot light that hi-lights every enemy in front of you no matter what weather or distance and kills tanks very easily My opinion is that the St. Chamond is one of the best tanks if you use the one of the two variants you dissed
"randoms arent good for you as they will bail wheh you start taking damage" me: ride or die baby also me when im repairing them and start getting shot at: if i die, i die.
Fave Tank is the Anti-Tank Landship. It's a bit easier to defend yourself with the back cannon and I like it because it's the first World War Tank. Never surrender.
I love the mortar truck. i got 347 kills in just a few matches. Kept getting triples cause id watch the dead and wait for medics and sqaud respawns >:)
don't even have to watch it to know it's the FT-17. Sincerely, an FT-17 light tank main. My flavor of choice being flanker and playing like a big sentry. Try not to engage landships if I must but with my speed and maneuverability I can get behind and delete their side howitzers. I remember when the FT-17 close support had shotgun instead of mg. Good days.
As much as i hate the mortar truck it rips camping tanks apart. That mortar 3 to 4 shots tanks and u can spam it with enough accuracy to immediately kill them
I'm only good with landship, assault tank gas is meant for firing into building but mostly a infantry killer, standoff is pretty much a sniper I'm vehicle form.
Playing the MK5 Landship is like “SHOOT ALREADY” vs playing the assault tank which is just better in every way because the driver actually has control over the gun. Edit: I disagree completely with your stance on the Light Close Support tank because I believe it is amazing at holding objectives and taking out enemy armor. I once took out 5 of their tanks when our field guns were not in range. I also captured three objectives by preventing tanks from overruning Objective A on St. Quentins.
Mine used to be the heavy assault tank for its smoke, auto repair, and cannon, but now its the chamond standoff becuase its a upgraded heavy tank that is much faster, can make incoming shots ricochet easily, and hase an hmg for when ammo is reloading
The land ship is one of my fav tanks in the game to be honest but u have to have good teammates in the tank not the ones that shoot at buildings and hills and the ground also u have to have the right variant like the tank destroyer witch I like best out of all the variants for the land ship
I never played BF4 so I don't know much about the tank gameplay; but could someone explain why it was more difficult or why BF1 tank gameplay is "easier"?
Back in my day you had to get out and repair yourself
You fought in WW1?
Amen
@@nicolaiodonnell7327 lol 😂
And play tank tag with the enemy that tried to take the tank.
Bf3
There should be a super ledgendary skin for the artillery truck that is themed like an ice cream van
Lol
Haha
Yes. So much yes
Toby1kenobi04 thats childish asf
Hello I’m from the future they added this
Standoff Assault Tank is excellent at long ranges thanks to the high velocity round and the spotlight. You'll earn massive amounts of points for spotting and you'll be bombarding everyone on the map.
Absolutely correct and it's even useful operation st michaels offensive urban maps where you can go to the rear then repair and fit on narrow alley ways. However the Russian Putilov Garford isn't used that much in operations because of its thin armor making it a liability for the team who is attacking or defending
Yeah the guy has ignored it completely like it doesn't have high velocity AP shells, machine gun, spot (especially useful on operations) and smokes. No fast repair though and gunner positions are meh but you still can drive away and repair thanks to smoke barrage, and work as "taxi" for infantry bois. Pretty good tank for long ranges.
Tank destroyer landship can really piss off those artillery guys on the other side of the map. It's only got 3 turrets. But, it shoots a sniper round that can slap across the map. One hit kill on infantry, 4 hit on tanks, and can blast planes out of the air. Also, let's out gas grenades. I love it.
It’s my favourite for those reasons. And when it comes to taking out the behemoth(s) (the dreadnought is the hardest due to is ability to camp far away), is second to none. If I’m not fighting another tank or the behemoth, I’d the F17, close support tank for me.
Saying the gas assault tank is useless in large open maps means he clearly isn't used to a giant grenade launcher. I've gotten stupid but insane streaks on Senai desert from far distances on enemy tanks. To me, it feels like a light howitzer tank with more armor, a little less damage, and more drop, plus gas.
THE POWWWERRR ikr
This is very true
Use it on Amiens, you jabronis. Put the burst rounds into the windows. You're welcome. Amateurs.
Also the LMG next to the canon is really good for other players to spot and kill enemies in front
Great video man! but I noticed you didn't even mention the fish tank? Don't mean to call you out but probably a good idea to do your research
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In my experience.. blueberries love taking the land ship over everything else. Then they immediately drive into the worse conditions with mr.magoo and Helen Keller at the guns. Needless to say the matches I have are void of friendly vehicles..
Squad support landship is so underrated and clearly has the most potential in terms of damage output, team efficiency, and control point capturing. It disappoints me that people get scared away from the landship all because the driver only gets a machine or splash gun. Landships make up for this by having TWO howitzers on both sides. No other tank accomplishes this.
Agree. Whenever I see another landship active, I make sure I stick with it until the thing explodes!
@@Tukkerrandy same here ever since this game was released, I always loved the squad support landship, it good as a spawn point for your team and you have 2 canon.
I love playing as the landship and and light french tank both my favorite tanks to play as the landship is good as tank but when it comes to dealing with most tanks in the game you'll need to turn aroind and let your side cannon fire at it that is if you have a crew with you
A full mortar landship that does not over extend you'll be top of the scoreboard without a doubt
Just do mortar truck if you are using a mortar vehicle
Exactly. These thing is great for hitting train, Char 2 or very strongly defended choke points without putting itself into to much danger. Same time if enemies try engage or you decide to push, with 2 gunners you have amazing frontal firepower (especially against enemy armor)
Stand off saint chamond and gas assault saint chamond are my favorites. You really skimmed over the chamond as if it's not that effective. The stand off variants spot light and secondary machine gun for the driver is ridiculously useful! The gas assault is perfect for harassment tactics, not so much the tank you want to choose if you want to rack up kills but it defiantly is good at clearing objectives when you're just pooping gas everywhere.with its quick repair it is also the most heavily armored variant of the 3.
My favorite is Gas assault tank, great to clearing mass inf or make 6 gas shells in one area, helps assault/defense, plus can keep other tanks at bay even kills with a bit support from teammates. Big advantage of that tank over others AT tanks, is that it can shoot over obstacles and hit tank hiding behind it.
But the standoff St. Chaimon is the best tank in the game. Your ability to auto spot people without even seeing them in every range is soo amazing. For example, sit at the D-Flag on Sinai Desert and look at the town. Use the spot ability and you can reck enemy snipers of the houses with ease. Also with the combo of Machine gun and a nice cannon you always have something to defend you with. I hate being in a tank with only cannons, because when you fired all your 6 rounds you're screwed against enemy infantry. High mobility and decent armor, as well. The smoke screen can be very usefull in escape situations, too. So the standoff aussault tank is clearly the best for me!
The spotting ability is a bug that should be fixed soon so I'm not going to use it/give a guide on it :)
Every time I come up against a St. Chamond in a Howitzer tank I win... Not sure why people think it's great because it just isn't. Maybe it's decent but it certainly isn't the best tank in the game.
Same I love the standoff assault tank, I can clear l objectives with it and the smoke is very useful
I lean towards the Gas Assault variant, when I'm supporting an attack force on a sector, or I use the Field Assault variant, when I am the attacking force. I've cleared out whole objectives with a single YOLO Artillery Pigeon. I remember one time, I got 14 kills on a single Artillery call.
I know people hate the "campers" but I counter with my opinion:
If you have an elevated view of an objective you can shell every single enemy holding allowing your team to rush in and take it with minimal deaths. Additionally hard-core players weep when the mortar truck spawns. It is a godly weapon of war.
Artillery were among the most effective strategies in this era of warfare so why shy away from it.
You're totally right yesterday I had to play an enemy complaining about the enemy using the trenches. In a WW1 Shooter
What about the assault truck? The new russian one
Lazurkri it is a very challenging vehicle to use
Thomas Di Marco that thing is op with the anti-tank loadout, especially once I got used to driving backwards lol
I think that tank even has a weaker armor than Arti truck...
Much weaker than the artillery truck due to its Armour which makes most premium players prefer the assault tank due to it being a higher durability vehicle example is Operation beyond the Marne where a friendly assault truck rushed the second objective in the first sector in Soissons then destroyed
Thomas Di Marco I dominate with it.
Imo if you know how to properly control it...the Artillery Truck is far and away the best option.Never let the enemy get too close and when you start to take on damage flea the scene and repair.
It’s a cowards tank though. All the others require you to get stuck in (to different degrees) I love taking out camping artie trucks.
True. People just get mad at things that interrupt their strategy of running around aggressively with no care in the world. Arty trucks and the Mortar Landship punishes those and make people pay more attention as they are still quite easy to look out for and destroy.
The gas assault tank is great!!! Those explosive shells are beastly.
Agree. You can support the team on the point by covering an entire point with gas from the distance. And it can blast damaged enemy vehicles in cover because most drivers dont mention bouncing shells when they choose where to cover.
Fact: tanks in WWI weren't as fast IRL and their numbers were really small
No worse feeling than only having the A objective on Amiens and wondering, "Where are our tanks?" Only to see a mortar artillery truck hiding in base going 4-0 after 20 minutes doing fuck all to help
The mortar truck is great to use on operations to cover allied attacking movements when on the attacking time while killing enemies with gas in mass, spotting them and keeping them pinned allowing your allies to walk right in.
Its Also the most annoying for the deffenders😂
It's also a great hard counter to enemy mortars, snipers, etc., and especially the fortress guns of Monte Grappa. Use smoke to blind the guns, gas to clear players using them as cover, and constantly pound the guns with regular rounds.
I was surprised when he said you need to be skilled to use landship
Same
The gas assault chammont is realy strong actually. Shots never bounce, and you can mop up entire buildings. And noone expects it
I find myself loving the flanker tank, artillery truck, and the assault tank alot out of all the other tanks, i especially find the artillery truck usefull on open maps, especially when attacking on objectives like the first part of Kaiserschlacht, first two Oil of Empires, ad such, i see it usefull ot only as an artillery piece, but also as a way to spot tons of enemy soldiers for your teammates who are going into the fight to cap the points, i also see the flanker as an LAV as a mean to destroy enemies in urban close quarter maps like Armiens where enemies would be clustered in ally ways and you can demolish them while placing mines on flanking roads
I can't help but notice that you didn't even acknowledge the existence of the Putilov Garford. Was it just too bad to mention? i was kinda disappointed with the Putilov to be honest :/
Bidumb not a tank
He reviewed the artillery truck so I think it'd apply to the Putilov. I mean they're both in the same category as tanks
Bidumb Putilov is op when you get the hang of it. Here's some tips: learn to drive backwards all the time (the thing even has a faster speed in reverse, I swear) and use the anti-tank variant. That loadout makes it more powerful than the St. Chamond Standoff with the tradeoff of less armor
I try to use the anti-tank variant mostly too. Like, it's a 3-4 shot kill to most tanks plus the AT grenade is pretty good, it's just I always get stuck in a lot of places. It's certainly got a high skill ceiling that's for sure
Shalan Sharma maybe if you're going up against a tanker who has no clue what they are doing lol Putilov is 2 shot kill for most tanks, and as long as the tanker can aim at moving targets and doesn't just sit there outside of cover, no way the Putilov would win in a 1v1 fight against a tank.
The FT 17 (light tank) is definitely my favorite. The light flanker is more anti-infantry, the howitzer is a tank destroyer, and the close support is kinda in the middle.
Standoff assault tank because one you get used to the main gun and using the spotlight to make sure nobody sneaks up on you with rocket guns and since the main hv round has so little drop you can slaughter tanks from crazy distances as well as close
Best tank in the game. The angled armor is super effective if you know how to use it. When I use this beast I'm 90% of the time the MVP.
JPAWSI I totally agree but it definitely takes some skill to use I also always drop smoke and let my tank roll down a hill while I repair and everyone is throwing grenades at the smoke but I'm already 30m away
Lazurkri I actually think the gas one is the least useful but I'm definitely open to the idea that it's not because I havnt used it much and I have 30 service stars with the other ones also I don't think he's stupid I jus think he hasn't played enough (lol the light tank is his favorite and that's my least favorite) but I definitely don't honk he's stupid because his videos are usually pretty accurate
The putilov garford reconnaissance variant is the best...Oh wait
As for teamplay..if you have 2 tank squads working together the garford recon is simply the best..on amiens in can spam the flare and give warning to any MINES and campers and can lay it's own mines.. It's so very good with the automatic airburst.. When driven correctly..not backwards.omg wtf.lol with gunners it simply melts infantry and it's speed is unmatched.
The light support was actually beefed up, since the resent update its been given more damage output for it's main gun and the useless conister rounds were replaced by a machine gun that can snip also the shells actually damaged enemy tanks now
Heavy assault tank is the best option in the game. It’s strong, can hide between buildings got smoke and quick repair. Is by far the best tank in the game. I play the objective and capture flags with tanks and never had less than a 40 killstreak using this tank!
I think you underrated the standoff assault tank, I find the flashlight on it much more useful than the artillery strike, all you have to do is use it and it spots every single enemy within view. Couple that with the secondary mg it lets you pick off players at range and up close while you may not have even seen them before while providing all the spotting information to your teammates. The pigeon is just a panic gadget and essentially lets every assault player on the enemy team know you are on low health.
I believe I may have underrated it too. I have tried it but still don't find it useful but clearly many players in the comments here do! I am a flanker tank man :D
I'm personally an artillery truck man anyways, but when that doesn't work flanker tank everytime
The tank hunter landship is literally the best in the game.
I really wonder why you don't have more views, your vids are really informative and helpful.
Haven't watched yet but my top 2 are:
1. Tank Hunter Landship
2. Breakthrough Heavy Tank
Being able to take out the enemy tank is the most important role of a tanker imo
mortar landship is actually pretty good in some places. With a good pair of gunners to keep infantry/enemy armor away from you it is great on ballroom when defending D in Operations. You are safe from direct fire and can rain hell on the very tightly packed enemy team.
Flanker, it destroys infantry :D and as you said you can trick big tanks with mines :D
Jedercan 30 it cant compete with other tanks in the open
Great video, but I don't share your opinion on the Heavy Tank tho. I got 12 service stars with the basic Heavy Tank loadout in just under a month since the game's release. Sometimes a squadmate would spawn, but at random. The HE rounds of the basic tank deal more damage against infantry.
Tank hunter land ship is lit
In the Russian DLC’s, the Landship is the only thing available on Volga River and Tsaritsyn. Out of all the tanks, the flame tank and the standoff St. Chamond are absolute beasts.
gmat mahath there are no tanks in Tsaryistan
Samuel Lubell do you play Conquest? Each team gets 1 landship tank.
oh sorry i was thinking of operations
gmat mahath it the beginning of the match both teams get 3 landships
The anti-tank landship on Volga River is the shit, especially if you’re defending. The amount of kills I’ve accumulated is unreal. Even if you’re a gunner and not the driver it’s amazing.
I actually love the squad landship. I managed to get a really good killstreak with it and lots of points on volga river and any tank we came across got completely annihilated by my two gunners and me. I took my time and got cover when needed making it very effective.
We need a tank loadout customization.
Countless times somebody takes my tank while Im trying to read the different tank options. Sucks.
Me: puts the AT rifle from the Tank Hunter Landship on the front of the Mortar Landship to replace the MG and create the ultimate anti-vehicle beast
My favourite is artillery truck and howitzer tank but I don’t camp with artillery truck. I go about capturing points and annoying enemy snipers
The squad support landship is honestly my fave, but you don't need two friends for it. No, only one who will pay attention and listen to you if you tell him to switch sides
Important thing to note for the heavy breakthrough tank: the main cannon is armor piercing, not high explosive, so you have to be more accurate against infantry because the splash damage is much worse.
I really enjoy the landship. It's quite fun to use.
Exactly
Flanker is god on Amiens (maybe other small maps like that)
Standard arty is go to for any map. (Wrecks on Sinai)
Heavy breaker/assault or whatever it is with the 4 seats is standard as well.
And tank hunter land ship is key of all 3.
But that's just me.
It’s crazy how the ft17 tank was the first produced turret turned tank
The squad support landship is so good because of the flak gun and if you push up with large groups of infantry its almost impossible for the enemy team to bring you down.
Light flanker tank or the howitzer tank are best for me. Small and packs a lot of firepower. It can fit inside houses and barns, trenches and bunkers for when you need to hide
Mortar Landship is great for a push, underrated, stay with a team charge, launch a mortar on the obj as often as possible and use the mg to kill those retreating and you can keep a decent distance until the team gets there with your help, there’s a reason it’s separate from the mortar truck. But yeah if you don’t have a team you’ll get wrecked by other tanks or you need to sacrifice anti infantry for Ap on the landship it’s packages suck ass, if the mortar or squad came with a HE it would be the strongest choice by far.
It’s fits the general tank doctrine in this game, never drive anywhere near the objective until it’s clear or you’re flanking in a light, if you’ve seen those gifs with 900 bombs melting tanks in a second that’s the best way to witness that. Never separate from the team as a single assault scrub can ruin your day with tnt spam.
For that the flame assault tank is almost useless because if you are in flamethrower range you are basically committing suicide.
Are we just gonna pretend the Putilov Garford doesn't exist?
Which tanks can be stacked though?
HazardO if I ever saw someone assemble a Mark 5 Voltron in a regular game I'd have to stop attacking and just start crouching up and down in approval. Bonus points if they stole a Mark 5 from our team and triple stacked them into the ultimate tower of power haha
A single decent support player with smoke and repair tool is all it takes for an assault tank to absolutely dominate the lobby. Luckily one round I was playing as a repairman and I got a good tank driver, and together we racked up like 60 kills and helped push the entire enemy team to their spawn (on Ballroom Blitz). By the end, the entire enemy team was hell bent on killing both of us with constant stream of grenades and rockets, but thanks to my repair and some smart maneuvering from the driver we almost managed to make it to the end.
Why didn't you include the putilov?
Thank you some one agrees with me on the mortar tank... hate it!
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If mortars are used correctly, they can obliterate everyone. Not the landship, but the mortar artillery truck. I use this thing to cover my allied attacks with smoke, and to gas enemies. I do agree though that too many people sit in the back of the map and do nothing.
How?
Arctic Code How do you utilize it?
it is great indeed on Suez, there are often a lot of flareguns, marking the enemy on the map.
Lol i actualy love that one the most LOL
Flame tank is great for taking out the Char 2C. Take out the rear runs on the behemoth and roll right up on it's rear and light it up with your flame thrower. Does insane damage and literally melts it's health bar.
Artillery truck is the best imo. Those camping are doing it wrong. Gotta stay mobile near the objectives but not on them to get the best use out of it. It's weak ass armor is the deal breaker for super aggressive play.
Remember the time when people feared seeing a tank In bf1
The gustav assault truck is good, its easy to solo and the tank hunter can go against heavy tanks, shoot it and chuck a grenade, shoot it again and repeat, it also has quick repair and a machine gun so you can avoid using the main gun on infantry, but it gets stuck easily and can be awkward to drive backwards
now in 2022, the gas assault tank does AMAZING. It can put pressure on other vehicles and even destroy them. The bouncy shell can obliterate enemy soldiers. The gas can create a barrier while capping. The gas deploy can save your ass as well as the quick repair.
How do you get assautl tank?
@@Sopnxx on certain maps you can only use the landship or trucks. But other maps have the assault tank available.
You can protect your flank with the at landship, just press Y, triangle or what it is pc. It has another tank gewer on the back of the vehicle
Im not the only one who calls the heavy tanks fridges
I call them that after the Russian death fridge
Tank hunter land ship never lets me down when I really need to clear out enemy armor
the only time the mortar tactic should be used is when your team is having trouble pushing so you can take out defenses in order for them to push better
light close support tank. Ability to take on infantry and tanks on an equal playing field, while being able to resupply and heal your teamates.
No offense, but did you change your mic settings? You sound different somehow...
Very good work, as always!
The Russian truck using the anti-tank loadout and the St. Chamond using the loadout with the spotlight are the best imo
What is your favourite tank in Battlefield 1 and why? :D
St. Chamond tank is my favorite. I just love it's design and all of the variants are so unique and fun to use.
AKA-ART putilov garford, assault loadout
St Chamond or the light tank with the 37mm and health kits
st charmond stand off tank
btw mortar landship is the best tank ever! you can rush so hard and take out tons of enemies in operations and take out fieldguns ez
The landship is badass yeah it's slow but I always hold down objectives until my tank gets to damaged and then me and my crew have to get out and have a last stand
2:27 why ? I managed to survive a whole match in it even though I was on the objectives the whole time , I used the mortar only to get people who were behind cover
I like to use my tanks as mobile spawn points
@@andersrobertsen7610 YES, someone gets it. I can't even tell anymore how many times I was behind enemy lines and capturing a flag, yet not a single person thought of spawning on my position to speed up the process or flank the enemies
I love how people continue to misunderstand just how good the Gas version of the Chamond is. You aren't supposed to use the gas much (even though that is the name of this version), but you are supposed to use the AMAZING bouncing HE cannon! This thing has 3 MAJOR advantages over ALL other tank shells:
1) Massive building damage. It crumbles entire houses in a couple shots just as well as the Howitzer light tank.
2) Low bullet drop. You can snipe across the map like an artillery truck!
3) IT BOUNCES! You can shoot enemy tanks and infantry around corners and windows, and it has the capacity to hit targets TWICE per shot. The direct hit does damage, then it bounces and damages again! So it can shoot through an enemy infantry, bounce around a corner, and then hit a tank for 20 damage - all in 1 shot!
Then throw in the fact that it can self-heal, and deploy a barrage of gas quickly to escape or hold off an entire team at a distance. The Gas Chamond is a diamond in the rough almost no one has noticed! The only weakness of note is that it really can't snipe enemy aircraft out of the sky. But honestly that is what the machine gunner's job is.
When I discovered the Saint Chamond, I mostly used the gas variant. I think this is the only tank effective against trenches. Shooting the edges of the trench will cause the shell to detonate like an airburst mortar, just above the enemy's head. The airburst shell are also very forgiving when aiming at fast-moving targets (low flying aircraft or running infantry), cause it's more like an area of impact stuff than perforant shell.
If you think the gas shells are useless : aim for elevated points filled with snipers. You will kill no one, but make these snipers inoffensive to your teammates.
I have gone entire matches without dying (and got dozens of kills), but I could also do that with most tanks ;)
Nocolas If
Yep the gas is useful since it has nearly zero bullet drop. You can hit enemies LITERALLY across the map, but just keep in mind it only lasts for like 2 seconds and won't kill anyone by itself. It is excellent at finishing distant people off or getting them to move though.
I'm gonna say this: I, in a Mortar Landship have single handedly cleared out objectives, and won many rounds and sectors in Operations.
The gas assault tank can very effective if u know how to use it
The squad support landship its a great way to push againts enemy lines and has a HE bullets for the pilot and 1 turrent on each side and has hmg like the motar
Not really into tanking being a fighter pilot is my thing
Shalan Sharma taking out the enemy air force is a key to winning with no bombers or tank hunter planes to destroy our armour its a big to our team
Same bruv. The pilot class was my first class to hit lvl 10 with. The satisfaction of winning a intense dog fight against 2 enemy pilots is unmatched from any tank battles I've been in.
Mellow Biped xD
xXDubsh0tZXx kz I hate the fighter. More of an atack plane guy. Better cannon better bombs and just the right amount of turning speed. And when you get the drop on fighters and destroy them with that back turret it's so rewarding. Getting 6 kills with 1 dive atack is great and then you drop your bombs and there you go another 3 kills. In my opinion the default atack plane is the best in the game.
Game of stuff yea the attack planed is epic bro
I generally switch between the Howitzer and Flanker light tanks. I feel they are some of the most versatile land vehicles in the game. Don't really like landships or heavy tanks. Arty trucks are fun to play with as well :)
I disagree about the St. Chamond Gas Assault Tank. It is a great Tank once you learn to bounce the round. I have a video of me going 94 - 2 in that tank. The air burst round is great for getting people behind cover or inside buildings. You should give it another try.
I decided to do exactly that as loads of people have said it's good to use. It is a good tank but I'm still way more effective with the Flanker tank :D
I guess it comes down to the player and their tactics. I use the stand off assault french tank very efficiently. I don't camp with it, I play the objective and i play it very aggressively at that. Went 58-0 in the thing with no gunners, was unstoppable. No assault players could get me and every heavy tank they threw at me I turned into scrap metal. For me the french stand off assault tank is my most effective tank. But like I said, I guess it comes down to the player and their tactics.
Boy you could not be more wrong about the gas assault tank. Those explosive shells are fantastic at clearing points, buildings, trenches, choke points and just about any enclosed space where enemies are likely to bundle up, and the gas is great for helping your team advance. It also works well against assault players carrying rocket guns, as they wont be able to aim with them if they're being affected by gas.
My favorite tank of all times is Mark V Landship as Squad Supporter or Tank Hunter for annihilate the enemy tanks, and the Light Flanker Tank
The stand-off tank variant is the best because of the spot light that hi-lights every enemy in front of you no matter what weather or distance and kills tanks very easily
My opinion is that the St. Chamond is one of the best tanks if you use the one of the two variants you dissed
"randoms arent good for you as they will bail wheh you start taking damage"
me: ride or die baby
also me when im repairing them and start getting shot at: if i die, i die.
Lmao I love the light flanker. I can always knock out Tank’s easily.
Tank Hunter Mk.5 is good for clearing rooftop snipers and shutting down medics hoped up other own medicine.
My favourite tank is the char 2c anyone else agree
Demonikgaming lol behemoths don't count
Notorious Incognito they do now
Some bloke in your back garden get out of my back garden lol
My favourite is the assault truck! My mom beats me!
Fave Tank is the Anti-Tank Landship. It's a bit easier to defend yourself with the back cannon and I like it because it's the first World War Tank. Never surrender.
The land ship was intended to support troops so it was ok for it to be slow
For the light tank I was able to go 30 and 1 with the close support it can heal team mates nd it's quick repair is amazing during conquest
I love the mortar truck. i got 347 kills in just a few matches. Kept getting triples cause id watch the dead and wait for medics and sqaud respawns >:)
You are the worst!
Everyone hates you
don't even have to watch it to know it's the FT-17.
Sincerely, an FT-17 light tank main.
My flavor of choice being flanker and playing like a big sentry. Try not to engage landships if I must but with my speed and maneuverability I can get behind and delete their side howitzers. I remember when the FT-17 close support had shotgun instead of mg. Good days.
The renault ft isn't the best tank, but it is for me. It holds a special place in my heart. Though I prefer the light close support
As much as i hate the mortar truck it rips camping tanks apart. That mortar 3 to 4 shots tanks and u can spam it with enough accuracy to immediately kill them
I'm only good with landship, assault tank gas is meant for firing into building but mostly a infantry killer, standoff is pretty much a sniper I'm vehicle form.
Playing the MK5 Landship is like “SHOOT ALREADY” vs playing the assault tank which is just better in every way because the driver actually has control over the gun.
Edit: I disagree completely with your stance on the Light Close Support tank because I believe it is amazing at holding objectives and taking out enemy armor. I once took out 5 of their tanks when our field guns were not in range. I also captured three objectives by preventing tanks from overruning Objective A on St. Quentins.
I personally love the landship because of its team play capability, but thats just me
Mine used to be the heavy assault tank for its smoke, auto repair, and cannon, but now its the chamond standoff becuase its a upgraded heavy tank that is much faster, can make incoming shots ricochet easily, and hase an hmg for when ammo is reloading
Heavy assault tank is by far my favorite. Not a fan of the breakthrough tank at all though. Just way too weak against infantry.
The land ship is one of my fav tanks in the game to be honest but u have to have good teammates in the tank not the ones that shoot at buildings and hills and the ground also u have to have the right variant like the tank destroyer witch I like best out of all the variants for the land ship
My favorite tank is the light tank close support and it has a 360 degree cannon
I never played BF4 so I don't know much about the tank gameplay; but could someone explain why it was more difficult or why BF1 tank gameplay is "easier"?
I use
Landship tank hunter
Heavy flamethrower tank
Close support light tank
Anything that depends on mission for the truck
I like the light flanker tank, by far the best. Melts infantry and can out maneuver most other tanks.