The joint missions are so much fun. It is amazing to see the tanks from your team members from the sky and to get some coordinated action going, it adds a lot of depth in the game play.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

It really is awesome to see.

Petition to get the old IL-2 Menu music into GB

@tedarcher9120

3 жыл бұрын

No, or I will cry all the time

I went ahead and bought this addon last night after seeing this video. Then today I was playing online and you were in the server I was in! It was awesome playing with you. Thanks for the videos, getting me into tank battles!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

I am on frequently! I'll see you on more :)

I have every modules in il-2, every planes and every campaigns, I just didnt preorder normandy and I bought EVERY modules on different sales, for very good prices. So if you're interested, do like me and buy on sale, they are often happening and rotating. My favorite game for sure.

I hope you all enjoyed this review! I will updated this post with frequently asked questions and other info. Check out Shamrock's review as well! stormbirds.blog/2021/01/17/tank-crew-clash-at-prokhorovka-full-review/

@Stormbirds

3 жыл бұрын

Great review Wolfpack345 and thanks for the shoutout and share!

@robinraphael

3 жыл бұрын

Can you post any videos where you played with random people that would be kind of cool to watch meeting random people that actually know what they're doing and have character anyways just checking there might be some copyright issues with them I assumed but if you get them to say okay post that

@Alfreddejong

3 жыл бұрын

i just bought it on the 50% sale i was wondering want key binds do yu use ? i probably wont see this cos this is an old vid but tought i just ask :)

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Generally the commands in the "Tank Crew" subcategory is all you need to get started. There is also the "station notes" tab in game which may help you out

@Alex-tp5qk

2 жыл бұрын

Do I require BOS to play Tank Crew? Your review made me quite curious and I'm already thinking of buying a copy.

Forgot to mention the two AA vehicles coming in next couple of months that will enhance the tank and ground combat experience.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

I wanted to keep the review focused on the Tank Crew module. You are right though. Those will enhance the experience.

@hamishneilson7140

3 жыл бұрын

I cannot wait for those! Some of the most fun I’ve had in tanks so far has been using the AA machine gun on the Sherman while my buddy tries taking me out with Ju87s and Hs129s. Can’t wait for the AA guns

@sirnurtle657

2 жыл бұрын

"oh dear lord, not the milk trucks PLEASE NOT THE MILK TRUCKS AHHH" ~ WT Players

Definitely interested. Love the detailed interiors on the tanks!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

They are really well done.

Way better and interesting than WoT and others.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

100% agree.

@G__Brtz

3 жыл бұрын

Of course WT and WOT are games compared to this *sim*

@Bourinos02

3 жыл бұрын

Other games you could compare to would be more in the Post Scriptum/ Hell let loose kind of stuff... Or Arma.

@lucasart328

3 жыл бұрын

@@Bourinos02 no

@emilioa.2139

3 жыл бұрын

@@lucasart328 You are incorrect and bourinos isn't

there’s nothing more fun in IL2 than getting 4 or 5 buddies to do a tank column and have someone fly CAS for it. SOOOOO fun

The best part is it started as a mod some devs were doing on their own and i was so good it became an offical project

This review was spot on, loved it. I was thinking before you even mentioned it about how cool it would be to have an infantry module in Tank Crew where you could be a Panzer Grenadier and ride into battle on the Panzers or Soviet infantry. Being able to play as infantry would knock this out of the ball park instead of just having infantry implemented as non playable.

Excellent review! You are right, if it wasn't for the invisible trees and walls, Tank Crew would be the perfect tank sim!

Thanks Wolfpack! Yes Please! More video reviews like this in the future. You did a good job with this one.

Great review - I enjoy flying IL-2 and your series is really making it tempting to jump in to a tank. Enjoying your IL2 flight and tanking careers a lot!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

I was just trying out the free trials tanks in VR last night. Quite an experience, although I am still trying to figure out some of the necessary controls. Between Flying Circus II and this, the IL2 team is getting a lot of my money.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

I hope so! I would like to see both products expanded further :)

@freshfresh5205

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wolfpack345 The free trial tanks are misleading as they do not include all of the features and thus the true experience of the module. For instance I do not think interiors are modelled.

@TheGunterGlieben

3 жыл бұрын

Tried the free trial tanks today in VR with reverb g2, looks great! Also the buttkicker adds a nice touch. Probably going to pick this up now that it’s on sale.

@freshfresh5205

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheGunterGlieben were you able to look around inside the free tanks and see the crew in action?

@TheGunterGlieben

3 жыл бұрын

@@freshfresh5205 No, I couldn't see the crew. Seems the free version is not true representation of paid tank crew. Which is a shame...

Very informative Wolfpack345! Makes me more appreciative of my friend who is a tank commander. Just got back from Iraq (number 5). Keep up the good work.

@jefferynelson

3 жыл бұрын

My friend did 4 combat tours not a scratch. Permanently injured knee jumping on trampoline with 7 year old son. No alcohol involved.

Fantastic, especially the combined arms, and the fact that you have a varied huge map that makes the experience always different is great too.

ive been eyeing this up hard wish it was on sale now it looks mint

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sure we will get sale for it relitivly soon.

@tnutt666

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wolfpack345 i caved and bought it can u share your hotas setup or just what i should be mapping

@cdrseabee

3 жыл бұрын

On sale NOW!

@TheGunterGlieben

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it’s on sale now!

I can 100% say TC is worth it

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

I obviously believe so too.

@Alfreddejong

3 жыл бұрын

only thing i find confusing is on steam it says yu need Il2 bos to play tank crew how ever on the il2 store it says can be played as a separate stand-alone product, i have il2 bos but i might have friends that dont but want to play the tanks on steam what gives?? anyone know if steam is lying ??

@saml7610

3 жыл бұрын

I just bought it because of our boy Wolfpack and I've been enjoying it so much so far. They're planning on expanding it more as well, so there will be more content in the future. It's the best WW2 tank sim I've played. Short of Steel Beasts Pro (which isn't much of a game, much more on the simulator side of things), there's nothing better out there.

@saml7610

3 жыл бұрын

@@Alfreddejong Yes, it is standalone. Here is a thread where Shramrock says as much: forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/38655-is-tank-crew-a-separate-game/ Every IL-2 BO:X product is standalone, there's no "base game" you need. That is of course only via their store. On Steam, one MUST OWN Battle of Stalingrad to use Tank Crew. This is why you don't want IL-2 on Steam.

@castor3020

3 жыл бұрын

@@saml7610 well.. unless you own/want to own bos

Thank you for this in depth review my friend. I will definitely consider picking this up!

These are awesome, hope to see more reviews like this in the future!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked them!

Awesome video, thank you Wolfpack345 and have a great new year :)

Awesome review! Gonna finally pick this up now - I simply love the Great Battles series, you can tell it's a labor of love for the devs...beautiful stuff. I look forward to enjoying this quality product, as well as all that is to come :D Thanks for the great video!

Excellent in-depth review! Now I'm off to buy this. Thanks!

I wish Tank Crew and IL-2 in general would convince more of the free to play users from War Thunder or World of Tanks. I really think the majority of the free to play games don't know about existence of IL-2: Great Battles and Tank Crew. I don't know how the company can raise the awareness of it's games to the player base. I think selling on other platforms like Epic Games would help, maybe a free week grab for Battle of Stalingrad, like it was for Elite Dangerous last November (it literally added a fresh line of new players to the ecosistem, and even they got the base game for free, a big portion of them might buy the upcoming DLCs full price). So it is to expected that for one week were players will grab the Battle of Stalingrad for free, there will be many of them that will buy the other IL-2 modules, enlarging the player base while increasing the cash flow to pay for future development of the game (this might be a good business case, since more players playing the game means they will discuss with their friends and family about the game).

@johnrd5616

3 жыл бұрын

This might be able to grab sim players who dont already play il-2

Thanks! I'd love to see more reviews.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

I'll probably do one for Uboat.

the 1946 menu music is just great and cheerful

really enjoyed the video, thank you and roll on the infantry.

Very well done review. I'll definitely pick it up in a little bit. And love your TV videos in the meantime!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

It has actually just gone on sale :)

Iam really enjoyed your review of Il-2 Tank Crew. Your narration style has a pleasant demenor which is fun and easy on the ears. I didn't feel lost or turned off by the game's minutia and I walked away feeling very excited to play this DLC! Please make many more!

Great video and I really appreciate you spreading the word about this awesome game! I have played IL-2 for a couple years being mostly into planes. I never thought I'd be much into tanks unless it was destroying them from an airplane, but after spending some time in TC and experiencing servers like Advance & Secure, Finnish Virtual Pilots, and some well done single player missions, I'm hooked!

Such a great review! I hope you really enjoyed this game 😊

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Haha I really do!

Very impressed with both the review and the tank sim. Definitely on my radar.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching!

Enjoyed the review, thanks!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I enjoy tank crew a lot, just alone the fact that you can do complex combined arms missions with planes and tanks puts it way ahead of anything else on the market for me

I never figured out how to control it. We tried putting all the keys on f1 -f12. To get the hang of it.

In a dynamic campaign you could start as a commander of a tank and then try to work your way up to squad/platoon leader as for mission you could have convoy escorts or interception mission were you try to reinforce a battle, the possibility’s are endless, yes it would be smaller scale and a bit janky compared to the flight one but that can be worked out over time it would definitely add a lot more playability since I can see my self never touching tanks again after I complete the story missions, I’m not much of a multiplayer guy that’s why I prefer the dynamic campaign.

great review thanks!

Great review! I really enjoy TC and it reminds me a lot of the old game Panzer Elite.

@nathangerardhernandez9576

3 жыл бұрын

Steel Fury Kharkov too

An excellent and fair review, and also a love letter to the dedication of the developers who've delivered one of the best simulators. I personally can't get enough of IL-2:GB, and is my all-time favorite game. As a side note, and being a fan of Graviteam's Steel Fury and Steel Armor (and anything by Graviteam, for that matter), the IL-2 team could learn a few things from Graviteam's implementation of virtual armor with infantry. Keep up the fantastic work, Wolfpack!

Good overview, thanks for showing it off

Thanks for the review! I do intend to pick this up when it comes to a price point that’s more appropriate for me as tank sims are not my primary sim, and ww2 even less so, but I’d love to multicrew with you and the community when I get it!

This looks freaking awesome!

You convinced me. Just bought it. Love your channel btw!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Glad you liked the video!

thanks for making me discover this! love WarThunder already, used to play il-2 1946 as a kid too and i really crave for more hardcore realism

Thanks for the video. I stumbled upon this game/DLC because I just bought an early access VR tank sim game that's only a pvp arena. After your detailed review on the facts of the game/DLC, I'm sold on the current sale.

Great review. I like you bought IL2 tank crew full price, and fully belive it to be worth it for what you get with $80, and less when it goes on sale, is a fantastic deal compared to other tank games on the market.

I play on the Finnish Pilots server a lot, just flying and it is great to be able to play in conjunction with ground units will be interesting to see what happens when the player controlled AA units become available

Great to hear your views on this!

Great review.

I really want to see some gameplay with the Sherman or the the other lesser known tanks in tank crew. Love all of your content BTW, keep up the amazing work!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

I will eventually haha

please make more videos playing with the Panther, Tiger or Ferdinand

great review thanks! How are you setting up comms with other players? How is multiplayer these days? still enough players and some improvements since your review with updates? Have you tried in VR?

This really makes me miss Panzer Elite.

@michaelewert9038

3 жыл бұрын

Me too. Panzer Elite was the greatest WW2 tank sim.

@chefzilla5425

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelewert9038 especially with the mods. Running Panzer Elite East Front was amazing.

@PIG8STUIPID

3 жыл бұрын

@@chefzilla5425 Yeah man Panzer Elite Easter Front Pack was simply great. Sadly no game like this came out during all this time. And now this comes as full price DLC for antohergame i would need to buy. Iam sad.

@1invag

3 жыл бұрын

@@PIG8STUIPID you probably know this already but you don't necessarily have to buy Il2 sturmkovic to play this. That's only a requirement if you buy it through steam. You can buy it separately if you get it from the developer website and use there client instead of the steam one

@1invag

3 жыл бұрын

@@michaelewert9038 I bought pazer elite off gog few months back, hardly played it at all. Its truly archaic even with the mods made to modernise it. I think the mods were themselves made over a decade ago so modern by 10 year old standards I guess lol. Might fire it up again give it another shot

That was a good honest review Wolf.....Now here is hoping for some MP Sherman gameplay in future from you. :)

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

:D

Nicely done! 👍

12:44 SYN is just Vanders old squadron tag, syndicate squadron from the old days of Rise of Flight, very fun chaps S!

Nice review, I think totally like you on the key mapping section. They should add personalized key maps for every plane and tank, or at least separate the tank and plane ones... Personally I think I will wait for this product to be more polished, or for another DLC as Normandy tanks or something.

Very enjoyable review. I started flying on Finnish server recently after a long, long break from any flight sim in about 8 years (offline and online), so this is great gameplay integration with tanks and planes. Spot on re: keybinds...and that's also a flaw in IL2...very frustrating for old vets.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah , the system could use some work. Happy to hear you enjoyed the review.

It would be awesome if they added Battle of Moscow with T-26, BV-5 or 7, Panzer iii-37, T-37t, stug (different models, different guns). Please talk more on combined arms.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

I would like an early war expansion as well. I think late war would probably sell better though.

reminds me of Aces High II. great combined arms game that is almost 20 years old. hundreds of players on one server, tanks planes and ships in a good simulation.

In real life situations, you'll find that the drivers vision device gets grimey, when the main gun is fired in close proximity to the driver's vision device. And often enough, the driver must open hatch and clean the vision block by hand.

When you say that ballistics are properly modelled, does it model terminal ballistics accurately? Are you able to provide a source that shows how this game simulates ballistics. Thanks

You should check out Steel Armor. I hope IL2 goes in that direction for the damage visuals simulation. Right now the explosions as it stands now looks kinda funky.

the IL-2 1946 soundtrack is appreciated

Thank you for this review. I really like the interior and exterior details of the tanks. I just hope my fave game Post Scriptum could somehow be inspired to improve/enhance the interiors and armor performance/armor gameplay. One minor nitpick for me, I noticed is that when the crew, most notably the TC is out on his hatch, it seems the human model is a bit too small (about 15%) when comparing it with WW2 photographs.

What a great review! Certainly worth watching and the devs should compensate you somehow. Also, I really enjoyed it. Will watch Shamrock's review as well.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Haha well I really just did it because I enjoy the game so much. I actually have never really talked to any of the devs.

Red Orchestra 2 does the commander well. If you are alone in the tank you can either move the tank directly by wasd with a bit of dilay because you are actually ordering the driver to move, or you can set a marker and the driver will drive to that position. You can also order the gunner to turn the turret by simply clicking in a direction. When you have real people maning the tank, you can still use these commands to tell the other person where to go even without voip. Quite unfortunate that combined arms maps arent very popular in the game.

I'll just watch you for now. Enjoying it.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Good honest review. I bought on a 50% sale just now and am yet to try it out. I love tank games such as Post Scriptum and Hell Let Loose, but want something a bit more in depth (although PS is getting there). Will be cool to see how this game compares. Kinda keen for the single player element too

Great review and very well presented - Thanks Wolf! Mouse/Keyboard provide acceptable controls?

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

They sure are! Many of the guys I play with use only mouse and keyboard.

@shawnp6653

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wolfpack345 Dang! Correct answer would have been No ;) Ok, wishlist grows longer.

Great upload.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

I played Tank crew a lot! In VR Its even more Stunning! Its so good! Best Tank sim ever created so far! I love this Module so much! It is indeed my most favourite Module!

First 3 minutes of review was enough for me to go for it

I need IL-2 but it's land, air and sea combat all at the same time with infantry combat as well. All with full VR support. That's the dream game.

wow i didnt know it was fully integrated with the flight sim component, that is pretty interesting

Another thing is if it wasn't mentioned. People who don't have TC but only the flightsim modules still can get allong with a friend who does have TC as a gunner and such because its multi crew.

I wish they would add VR controller support, I want to actually move my hands and do stuff manually. Unless they added that without me realising. I want to pretty much play Fury in full VR

Start putting "Warheads on Foreheads" I LOVE that!!! 1st time I've ever heard that phrase LOL.... Great review thanks for posting it!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I am glad you liked it

You are right!

This game need a career mode.

I'd love to see early war tanks such those used in the Case Yellow or even tanks used in the Spanish Civil War.

@-few-fernando11

3 жыл бұрын

It would be cool. But i dont see that happening soon... All the modules are basicaly ONE single game. Thank crew, Clash at prokorovka made a Lot of sence, in the fact that it sits right in the middle of whats already been done. Ground assets, planes etc where already developed for existing modules (Battle of X) In going for early war, admitedly very cool, would meen the need of new asets solely to give life to a theoretical tank crew 2... So my bet would be a 1944-45 setting. Using already developed asets from bodemplatte or Normandy... That being said, if they turn the whole development towards early 39-40-41 I would be very happy

The crew management would be OK if you took a bit to set up Voice Attack for it. Then you can just yell at your crew like a real commander! I've been holding out for ages, but once this goes on a sale I'll likely pick it up. Nothing wrong with a little bit of variety in my IL-2 Great Battles series :)

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

I have seen some members on the forum use voice attack. I should get it set up :)

@ricc.7044

3 жыл бұрын

First thing I thought of when I saw the menus at 8:20 ! This would be great with voice attack

Yay. Now I can play Red Orchestra 2 tanks but more sandboxy. Justa bit more animations and this will be perfect.

I would have liked to know more about the crew / friendly / enemy AI? Do your crew AI perform reasonably? Do they follow orders? Do AI tanks do sensible things? Do they see through trees / smoke /darkness?

Excellent exposé of the game.

The reason I bought IL-2 was for this DLC. Thanks WP. Need another tanker ? -- Holla.

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

I am on Finnish quite often ;)

@Tamburello_1994

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wolfpack345 I got no notification here until just now. Thanks. Keep an eye peeled.

Do you play this on a game console, Lap Top ? I have no idea :( . I've been watching your video's & I'd like to play. Thanks.

@Wolfpack345 What is the best Tank game (mainly for solo play)?

Sir: I have the game, but what controller works best? Steering wheel, yoke, joystick?

I have been looking for a tank sim ever since I discovered SSI tank commander. Finally Tank crew looks like I have found my answer to playing tanks.

@Bagration421

3 жыл бұрын

You can take a look at « steel fury Kharkov 1942 » old game but still have an active community who create mods, tanks and missions.

Very enjoyable

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

Happy to hear it

Will be getting this on next sale 😎

Sorry if I missed it earlier but can anyone tell me, does coop mean you can team up same tank?

"Warheads on foreheads." Brilliant.

i like the added realism but i think of the various stories where they didn't bail just cause one person. as it was combat etc

Great video!! Just awesome. Then 09:13 pops up and i'm loosing it. Sorry for asking but how can i damage control? What is the key binding for this and can you use it thru out the whole game? Thanks in advance and please keep making videos like this, super!

@Wolfpack345

3 жыл бұрын

To bring up the menu you have to press "enter" To commence repairs you have to turn off the engine and open up a hatch.

@ldnikolaosp

3 жыл бұрын

@@Wolfpack345 thanks man!!

Hey wolfpack can you make a video of you playing the SU-122 in multiplayer? Would be interesting to see

Did the development ever get around to supporting at least some form of AI infantry? And are there actually any plans to expand on more Tank Crew content?

Can't go wrong with IlL-2!