I like how potent the gun is at its br, it can kill pretty much anything. God forbid if you get a full downtier

@schullerandreas556

7 ай бұрын

in a full downtier the PzIV G and F2 are basically point and click except that one rare KV1 player that remembers to angle

@user-fe7bo5mm1o

7 ай бұрын

that's pretty much all german guns low to mid tier. honestly even top tier

@Juel92

7 ай бұрын

I like the contrast between the T34 and the PZ4. T34 doms in downtiers while struggling in up tiers and vice versa with the Pz4.

@aiedenoldstien9751

7 ай бұрын

​@Juel92 Of course the T-34 Dominates in a downtier. As much as it's armor sucked Irl, the angled armor makes great against tanks its not meant to fight. It also doesn't help when Gajin actively rigs certain mechanics for Russian vehicles. Like when you hit the side and the fuel tank of sand absorbs the shot.

@ratatatatata5290

7 ай бұрын

@@schullerandreas556L O W E R P L A T E

After Millions of attempts and tremendous struggles, Spookston finally makes a video on a German vehicle! Really appreciate it Spookston Thanks a lot.

@ragnarokstravius2074

7 ай бұрын

​@@BlackHawk21ificationits a blunt called "Joke".

@mbrackeva

7 ай бұрын

To be fair, he does sound to be a bit drunk. So maybe it doesn't count? 🙃

@mattperjes6173

7 ай бұрын

@@BlackHawk21ificationit’s a joke bruv

At 10:52, the squeaking noise comes from the long-barreled Panzer IV's tendency to overload it's front end while steering. I've also noticed this exact thing in IL-2 Tank Crew. The Finnish even noted that the Panzer IV Js they got tended to make their brake drums glow hot red in summer on road marches just from this strain alone.

@exxusdrugstore300

6 ай бұрын

I've read that the longer gun threw it off balance, but I didn't realize it was to that degree. Makes sense given the Nazi's propensity to attach more dakka and not compensate for it anywhere else. I wonder if Gaijin intentionally added the sound or if it was just picked up by the original recording. Cool either way.

@connivingkhajiit

5 ай бұрын

Didnt know that. Very cool.

The G may be a lower BR, but the H tends to play the best in my opinion. The add-on armor and side skirts make it surprisingly hard to kill.

@fre_

7 ай бұрын

then you have the J which is a straight downgrade

@sabotabby3372

7 ай бұрын

@@fre_ like most of the wehrmacht by 1945

@thebravegallade731

7 ай бұрын

Yeah the H is my go to tank shame its rank 2 now...

@theonlylechuga

6 ай бұрын

​@@fre_the Ausf. J was a simplification of the panzer 4, as it removed the electric traverse and other things that simplified construction

@fre_

6 ай бұрын

@@theonlylechuga I am aware of that, but in the game it's just a downgrade still

Im still confused how they put the Japanese tanks with the relative same capabilities at like 4.3-4.7 while German Panzer IVs are just chilling at entire BR brackets lower.

@mote_vengador2832

7 ай бұрын

Japanese players are much better than german players so that's your answer

@aiedenoldstien9751

7 ай бұрын

Gajin bases the BR's by kills alone. (Something they really shouldn't do although I guess it can't be considered op if it is an exclusive premium.) The problem with German vehicles is that they all got high power cannons and no armor. Most people go to Germany like "Germany has unkillable tanks." Then lose their mind when they die.

@toomanytoyotas2301

7 ай бұрын

​@@aiedenoldstien9751well the japanese have even less armor (with no gimmicks like schutzen or extra tracks) and they are still higher br, and japan has no CAS to speak of and less complete lineups

@TN-bl8bn

7 ай бұрын

76 Sherman’s go all the way up to 5.3 with relatively similar stats to German 3.3. It’s really painful. All you really get for the 2.0 br difference to my knowledge is a faster traverse and gun stabilizer.

@veritusahriman9720

7 ай бұрын

@@TN-bl8bn 50 cal, better reactive mobility/tank maneuverability, and stabilizer. The jumbo 75 should go back to 5.3 and the m26 back to 6.3, but the m4a2 76w is fine at 5.3. If it had no stabilizer then a br reduction would definitely be warranted.

My favourite vehicle in Germany, such a good balance between firepower, armour and mobility. Maybe one of the Chieftains in the future?

@Rorywizz

7 ай бұрын

Khalid gaming

@ALonelyCorsair

7 ай бұрын

Marder

@mr_confuse

7 ай бұрын

Pz.4H used to be my absolute favorite, right after the german KV-2 before they added the dumbass calculation based pen for shells.

@Jacky-zt5ch

7 ай бұрын

@@mr_confusePz 4 used to be my favourite until someone on the internet told me the Pz4 turret were placed offset to the left of the hull centreline and I can never look at pz4 the same ever again

@viktoriyaserebryakov2755

7 ай бұрын

I hate British tanks and yet because I'm forced to play slowly like a tank and not a r*tard I unironically do really well in them. But then still fail to have fun.

The F2 variant will always be in a special place for me. Germany's big cats can be great and all that, but Panzer 4s and Stugs are so much more fun to play with.

@CoolLink-Zelda

3 ай бұрын

Panzer 4 H and F are best Grinded a big part of the german tech tree with it

0:43 "Thankfully he was disabled" - Spookston 2023

id love to see spookston play the Sturer Emil, might not be heavily armored, but it 1-shots almost everything it sees

@tracerbolt4217

7 ай бұрын

Same

@bickboose9364

7 ай бұрын

Then immediately dies to a plane strafing it...

@tracerbolt4217

7 ай бұрын

@@bickboose9364 what is a spook video without dying by a plane?

@commisaryarreck3974

7 ай бұрын

IDK why nobody brings HE for them Open tops are free kills man, a single he shell anywhere and they're either dead or 90% dead

@stevenvaughn8431

7 ай бұрын

​@@bickboose9364since they took away the name tags for the fighters its a lot less painful to play open tops

the 75mm on germans are awsome

I honestly know what you mean about the British Sherman II. It does look rounder somehow. I think it's because it has the track skirts that the US didn't use, so it's got two more round bits under the hull. It also has the older style mantlet, so you see more of the round turret under it. He's a very bulbous boy.

As a German main I am still unsure as to why they aren't 4.0 or 4.3. If played right, they can easily do well at 5.3 in an uptier. Many even bring it along in their 5.3 lineup.

@aiedenoldstien9751

7 ай бұрын

Don't let the majority of German mains hear that. They'd lose their minds and tell you Germany suffers.

@whatanunfortunate

7 ай бұрын

@@aiedenoldstien9751 Anybody who says Germany suffers should take a gently stroll through the British tech tree. The Hetzer and long-barrel Panzer IVs are among the strongest tanks at their br, if used right. These two together with a Wirbelwind make a devastating and versitile lineup already. No idea why both of them were lowered in BR, especially the Panzer 4 G/H/J.

@aiedenoldstien9751

7 ай бұрын

@@whatanunfortunate I feel the pain on the British tree as Gajin doesn't understand how APHE and Solid shot works. Although a lot of German players hop into Germany thinking German tanks are like something to oppose the Abrams basically. (Not really, but I'm sure you get the statement.) Either way the mindset gets them killed often.

@latlatko

7 ай бұрын

guess because they're pretty easy to kill overall, armour is okay but all flat and no weird angles. they genuinly feel like some of the easiests tanks to kill.

@_MrBlack

7 ай бұрын

I would love them on 4.3 in exchange they being rank III again

The Turan III is a pretty fun vehicle, even if it did get put up to 4.0 (which I honestly agree with, having tried it) It’s basically a Panzer IV with a reverse gearbox. Highly recommended.

@aiedenoldstien9751

7 ай бұрын

It's a pz4 with a cope cage+.

@ItsJelmer

7 ай бұрын

It is still good at 4.0. It's a bit of a glass canon, but the really quick reverse makes it a really good flanking and ambush tank even at max uptier.

@pax6833

7 ай бұрын

damnit did they really uptier it? uhg, now my 3.7 lineup is ruined. Also I don't really like the Turan 3 because the turret ring literally has no armor so you can be machine gunned to death.

@ihatehandleupdate

7 ай бұрын

The only thing concerning me about that is the 5.0 panther, but oh well everything has to have a kryptonite

@robertharris6092

7 ай бұрын

​@@ihatehandleupdate lol. Now. imagine facing said tiger with a 75 sherman.

Data's voice at 1:05 got me

@Germany3583

Ай бұрын

Thats not Data. Thats Lore (Sounds a bit strange without context)

I miss the days this was at 3.7-4.0 with the H and the J versions. When they were rank III i had such a blast doing events because It was so fun to play full Panzer IV lineup. It was my favourite tank, i wish It went up again into rank III

The panzer 4 is relayable as hell, i like it a ton, the only issue is the reverse gear but honestly at that BR whit that gun is awesome, lovely video Spook, love your content and your effort to print these fresh and enjoyable vids!

@ravenouself4181

7 ай бұрын

hm, reverse gear you say? *hungarian throat singing intensifies*

@N4CR5

7 ай бұрын

Play it so you don't use reverse gear or use it side on under cover/hull down. By not using it I mean reverse out to shoot, then drive forwards into cover.

The italian version is a monster. in my experience i always play against germany who have zero clue how to deal with you or just think you're on their team. currently using it to grind through the tech tree

@myopickid4180

7 ай бұрын

The Italy one is basically Pz 4 J

@arsduk

6 ай бұрын

⁠@@myopickid4180 kinda, but not really, it's a G with better L48 gun (in German tree G has L43) and additional turret shields. Then what's the difference between this and J you may ask, and it's that J has a slower turret rotation, which is annoying.

@myopickid4180

6 ай бұрын

@@arsduk Oh my bad, let's me correct my self...."The Italy one is basically Pz 4 J but slightly better"

@exxusdrugstore300

6 ай бұрын

It's irritating how good even the Turan I is. I'm grinding for it now because it wrecked my Matilda (my love) so many times. I'm about there, but the low-tier Italy grind is hellish.

@myopickid4180

6 ай бұрын

@@exxusdrugstore300 I'm was able to optain Zrinyi I first then use it to skip grind to rank 3, low rank i was use: AB 43 was decent like budget Puma, P40 is a tanker

Play pbv301

@quitreadingmyname7615

7 ай бұрын

This comment is a threat

@MrBronAce

7 ай бұрын

Good idea, playing pbv301 is r3 but low tier

@popinmo

7 ай бұрын

@@MrBronAce more like r3 but terrible

@tinno1754

7 ай бұрын

@@popinmowdym terrible, i am terrible at rb and i still pulled a 9-0 game

@zacharytang3840

7 ай бұрын

⁠@@tinno1754the elevation, depression, rotation speed is terrible the gun is eh you can get good games if the enemy is braindead

14:45 The silent treatment after that killed me

Play the ARL-44 the French are waiting ITS BEEN 50 DAYS

Awesome to see Spookston do a video on this Panzer. Panzer 4's are one of my favorites they're just solid and fun tanks to play sure they don't have the best armor but with the right positioning it handles great! *I've gotta play these bad boys again soon* *Also Play da Stug tonks*

@russman3787

7 ай бұрын

Panzer III M when

Day 43 of asking spookston to play the IS-4M

I like how at 7:39 he gets shot with only 2 left and still continues to talk nonchalantly

thank you for the amazing content Sparkplug, can't wait to see the next video!

Day 5 of asking spookston to play the st. Emil with the overkill 128mm at 4.3

The Panzer 4 is my favorite tank. I have a whole 5 tank line up for them. Also the premium is still tier 3 so you can use it for daily tasks.

13:55 That professional medal just to hammer the point :D

Spookston videos always brighten my day.

Hey Spookston. I recommend you play the Alecto or the Tortoise, they're really unique vehicles. I know they're British (ugh , am I right?) but they have really potent guns. The Alecto is fast while the Tortoise is slow. Awesome vid as always!

@ivanvukadin3194

7 ай бұрын

He did play the Tortoise already Together with Odd

@Rorywizz

7 ай бұрын

What about the Conway, with the extremo kaboomy penetration gun at 7.0

@babusseus1105

7 ай бұрын

@@ivanvukadin3194 Did not know that. Is it an old video? Because I cannot find it.

please play the bri'sh black prince, it's a good tank which is surprising for the bri'sh tech tree great vid as usual :)

300k sub QnA when?!? Crazy how fast you have grown, keep up the good work. Some questions for the QnA. How are you doing? Favorite plane? (Military or commercial) Favorite season of the year? And finally, opinion on swedish meatballs? Keep making videos Spookston, I’ve really been enjoying the content recently.

6:16 this is very wholesome and i hope you do this move in your videos.

Spookston, as someone who's currently doing the 3.3 to 3.7 Germany, the Panzer IV has been a mainstay of my lineups. Thanks for the videos, they always entertain when I'm feeling down.

Since you like light tanks I think you should play the tortoise

ok, that last match was pure domination

I had a interesting match where i was crossing over a bridge in a PZ IV H when i encountered the side of a T-44. The funny thing is that we simultaneously killed each other!

Day 30 of begging for the Type 87 RCV

@notafrog2040

7 ай бұрын

thank you soldier

@laggnos2

7 ай бұрын

hochu

@jaredpyle3425

2 ай бұрын

I vote this

Day 36 of asking Spookston to play the IS-2 (1944) Please it's my birthday 🙂

I have the Panzer IV J and H in a line up and due to a friend of mine grinding Germany I have played them recently, I agree they are very good. Thanks for the video Spookston!

Good vid as always and for my recommendation you should try the spj fm/43-44 or ikv 103 with heatfs both fun and quirky vehicles

Day 4: come on you know you want to play the jagdtiger admit it

You should play the Carro Armato M Celere Sahariano. (2.7) Its a medium tank prototype created by Italy during World War II to match the speed and firepower of British cruiser tanks seen by Italian forces during the North African campaign, which it does well with a forward/back speed of 61 / 5 km/h. Its armor's not amazing but its decent for the BR. Its gun is pretty nice, a 47 mm 47/40 mod.38 cannon with a reload speed of 5.2 seconds, and the Granata Perforante mod.39 (APBC) one shots most pens it gets. Its appearance is pretty comical it looks a pancake should be pretty easy to make a meme out of. Hope you see my comment and take it into consideration. Thanks for reading (DAY: 2)

This and the 3.3 sherman are my favorite tanks in WT. The PZIV because it can pen pretty much everything, and the sherman with its slow speed stabilizer means you can usually pop shots off around a corner seconds before the other guy can even line up a shot, and even then keep moving slowly you can still shoot with perfect accuracy. Also the basic sherman is a terror in a full downtier, especially if you know how to utilize the stabilizer.

My favourite tank! Been hoping for a video like this for a while.

You should try the R3 T106 FA. The T3 T106 FA is one of the best aggressive flanking vehicles in the game and can go in and out of battle like a beast. Would leave to see someone with your skill play it. It keeps getting it's BR increased. It used to be 7.3 but slowly went up to 8.0 as of recently (sons of Atilla).

The Panzer IV is such a good tank although certainly under-tiered. Anyway, (day 35 asking) you should try the Japanese STA1/2/3/Type 61 (they're all kinda the same), decent mobility, good gun and great sight magnification makes them pretty fun to play.

"I'm all by myself now" *odst ost plays* love that reference

I loved this I love the panzer4 so this was a wonderful vid keep it up!

Would love to see an uncommon soviet tank destroyer get showcased, like the SU-100P. Great pen for br, only thing is it is open topped (day 69)

Mad respect for you ending the video mid explosion. That’s very fitting for the for tank itself X,D Also, now that you’ve called out the cupola for looking like a LEGO stud, now I want to see a panzer 4 with, like, a Doug Dimmadome style cupola. Just endlessly tall.

Haven't played war thunder in years and every time I get the itch to play I watch one of your videos so I never make that mistake again. Thanks champ

ur videos are just so satisfyingly well edited

“Thankfully, he’s disabled.” -Spookston,2023

Good playing style! Would like to see you play the PzKw IV-H. It has the armored skirts that will help deflect/defeat HE rounds you may encounter, plus it looks like a Tiger at a distance, fooling some players.

@Raphix

7 ай бұрын

THAT'S A FUCKING TIGER!!! RUNNN!!!!

Thanks for using our great medium tank hope you like it

The F2 without extra armor is even better, the mobility is so good that its honestly just flat out better than the panthers

German teammates try to not be deaf, blind and dumb challenge (impossible)

That one moment when the chin-nu took his kill at the exact time he fired at 14:46 and then the way he just turns silently made me laugh so hard

That edit at the end was too good

i've played the Pz 4 G in 5.0 and did pretty well. when it gets its upgrades, it's quite maneuverable.

Day 31 of asking spookston to play the m4a3 105

The Panzer G in the italian tree is so strong for where it's at in the tier. Same round as the Turan III but, with the armor of a panzer. I have a clip of five tanks trying to push me in it and im just waiting for my reload between kills pretty much haha.

out of all the war thunder youtubers youre my fav. just chill vibes and cas

My favourite lineup right now is the swedish pzIV and t34. That combo is too good.

I used to use the Panzer IV's (G & H variants) as my mainstay for a couple years. They helped me unlock most of the tech tree in that time, when they were tier 3. When they moved down to tier 2, I started using the SPG's in tier 3 and if I get more than 3 kills I get strafed, focus killed by CAS. I still think the Panzer IV's have the best line up in the game.

finally i can have the true spookston watching experience, with my gremlin plush right by my side

Would be really interesting to see the Port Novo game from the perspective of the 10 tanks sitting in spawn for no apparent reason.

Its the kind of vehicle that relies on not running into an enemy with a brain, because the front turret plates on this can be penned by reserve tanks

"not even the scary version just the aa." the aec aa is a terrifying vehicle to face

the cupola honestly looks like something i'd wanna snap off like a stud off a lego build

Thank you spookston

Spookston slaying love too see it 😻

Hey Spookston, just wanted to say I really love your vids. I finally took myself out of arcade and into a realistic ground battles and had a lot of fun. So thanks for making me want to try RGB😭😭😭

late war panzer 4s with the add on armor and camo nets are the drippiest thing in ww2

when i got my first 5.3 (panther D) i used to play with panzer 4 F2 with it and it was very good, the pen is similar from an sherman 76

THANK YOU SPOOKSTON FOR MAKING MY REQUESTED VIDEO!! Can we see the 50mm Puma? I know you like fast vehicles so I imagine that it would be really fun. Thanks!

After playing a few low tier air rb I too am amazed at how many people crash

Hi, remember that video on the M4A1 w(76)? They raised the tier to 5.0 on that tank

0:43 "thankfully, he was disabled"

Hey spookston. since you loved the P26/40. you should try out the two 2.3 tanks with the exact same gun with the exact same shell. the 75/34 m42 & the 75/32 m41 can one shot everything at 2.3. Including the 2C if you aim between the front most fuel tanks on the right hand side.

4:30 I smiled after you explained it, didn't get it before :D 14:31 it's a cooking pot

I need a “spookstons guide to WT” How to play tanks, how certain tanks interact, tactics and such

That ending. Perfection.

as someone currently at the long 75 Pz.IVs for Germany, they're really fun and easy to dominate in if you're either lucky or somewhat skilled.

Yay! Another video from my favorite wt cc 😊

3:46 achktually, they have the same amount of HE filler. From what I understand, the difference between the 75 and long 75 is just the amount of propellant, the shell flies faster, so it has more penetration on the panther, otherwise it is the same shell. Same with the 88 and long 88. At least that is what I understood from it, correct me if I am wrong

The pz 4 g and pz 4 f2 is what i ran for a while and i learned they can take hella hits and still be operational

certain pz IVs are genuinely some of the most fun tanks to play in the german tech tree, it's gun is so potent you can essentially point and click most of the time. decent-ish armor too

I brought it too 6.7-7.7 before, it still absolutely smacks at that br.

brooo 4:08 gave me Stimpee Vibes with that edit!!

Easily my fav tank, and what I'll play for a chill time. The 3,7 Pnz IVs in Sweden and Italy at Tier III and thus perfect for dailies and achievements.

I’m a fan of the Panzer 4 H you can’t go wrong with the side skirts and the intro meme is too relatable

Spookston, you do know when carrying ammo you can add 1 extra round to ur "max" because of the round in the breech you spawn in with.

I got recommended this clip of the sopranos earlier this morning. And now here it is again, the algorithm works too well.

I feel like planes in low tier crash because instructor mode messes up the maneuvering.

The Panzer IV C is my best vehicle. Even take it into matches with other vehicles 1.0 higher than it and still can play a good round. It just feels good to use.

the upgraded wide tracks on the panzer 3 and 4s make them look so mean

The panzer 4 was a very enjoyable rung on the German ladder.

The panzer 4G is my most favorite German tank. That model I just fine the most satisfying.

It's been pretty delightful watching spookston git gud at the game