The Object 248 Experience
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The battlepass in War Thunder started pretty strong, but slowly became less rewarding and interesting over time. The new top reward premium tank, Object 248, brings some fun back into it. Object 248 is essentially an IS-2 with a 100mm cannon instead of the infamous 122mm, but it is much more fun to play. The 100mm has basically the same penetration but slightly less damage and a much faster reload rate. It's definitely worth getting the battlepass if you're a fan of Russian tanks or are just looking for an effective premium to grind with. I do wish Gaijin would bring back some of the more unique offerings, but Object 248 is welcome regardless.
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'This is what i hate about Vietnam, like most of the time your driving around with nothing to shoot at' -An unknown U.S tank crew nicknamed 'Spookston' during his deployment during the Vietnam War
@JustAnotherRandomPersonOnline
Жыл бұрын
This made me laugh way more then I think it should have!
@lukav3509
Жыл бұрын
theyre in the trees
@ikill-98
Жыл бұрын
Until grass and trees start speaking Vietnamese
@Tr4wnet
Жыл бұрын
Until the ricefields are firing RPG-7s on you.
@user-sg9ql8nk1u
Жыл бұрын
as a vietnamese my self,i confirm u do have "nothing" to shoot at.
"This is what I hate about Vietnam, most of the time just driving around with nothing to shoot at." Sounds about right
"I don't think I did amazing." Literally does better than like 80% of the playerbase on a regular basis
@StudleyDuderight
Жыл бұрын
He also complains about aircraft while using nukes.
@thegamingfish547
Жыл бұрын
@RCmaniac everytime I play against America I feel like i’m getting fucking punished for killing people because they hop in that damn thing
@thecubeearthsociety6761
Жыл бұрын
@@thegamingfish547 the easy solution is to make the cost of additional armaments actually make an impact (at least 5k) rather than the current prices of less than 500.
@thegamingfish547
Жыл бұрын
@@thecubeearthsociety6761 I also think they should remove the airstrike ability from scouting vehicles. Right now it promotes a playstyle of running in and scouting 4 or 5 people and dying to jump in a plane.
@StudleyDuderight
Жыл бұрын
@RCmaniac Bullshit mechanic is still a bullshit mechanic. You can't pick and choose here.
Spookston drinking game? now that sounds like a fun time
@darkice4546
Жыл бұрын
Spookston drinking Game when? Day #1
@chiefturion7134
Жыл бұрын
Just drink every time you're gaijin'd lol
@whatsthematter8767
Жыл бұрын
we need it...
@blume3516
Жыл бұрын
@@chiefturion7134 Ain't no man that can survive that for 2 hours..... xD
@Geniusinventor
Жыл бұрын
I drink tea while playing is it the same?
I saw a lot of other CC's saying this should be 6.0 but there's us two laughing all the way to the enemy spawn with ease. This thing is bonkers.
@kimjanek646
Жыл бұрын
Well, it's like a Tiger II P 😂
@Geniusinventor
Жыл бұрын
@@kimjanek646 you are 150% correct mate
@speedracer739
Жыл бұрын
@@kimjanek646 Ignoring the fact that the Tiger 2 P has a huge impenetrable plate to conventional rounds and a smaller weakspot. But yeah it shouldn’t go lower than 6.3
@reinyfrost3753
Жыл бұрын
@@speedracer739 Yeah, with all honesty, the Tiger 2 P is better in almost every way (Gun has faster reload of 7.5 compared to Object 248's 8.5, overall better armour) apart from visibility and slightly better manueverability.
@jonathanallen3688
Жыл бұрын
Hi odd. Baffles me that what amounts to a worse armored T-44-100 and ppl want ane entire BR lower like what.
IS-2 is definitely worse than the King Tiger, however, King Tigers are driven by Germany players so that balances it out.
@arima272
Жыл бұрын
and lower br as well
@adamg7984
Жыл бұрын
To be fair the IS-2 has advantages the KT doesn't. Just to be fair. But I also think the Tiger II is overall a better tank especially, once again and as I always say, at range and in any realistic tank engagement. At least on paper it's better, I know in reality the Tiger II suffered from the quality issues of late war Germany. But at least the IS-2 has a much smaller profile, better speed, a far better reverse and while that gun is a long reload it's also devastating to anything it hit. I just watched Chieftan do a tour of a Finnish tank museum. They showed a KV that one of the Finnish KV models in Gates of Hell I believe is based on, and it had taken two non penetrating hits from a T-34/85 which is impressive. But in reality the hits absolutely ruined the driver, and allegedly perforated every crew member's ear drums. And those were 85mm guns, not 122mm guns. So in reality, a 122mm at the speeds it moved it, just like the SU 152 and ISU 152, were basically disabling shots even if they failed to penetrate on any vehicle. But again, that's reality and not WT.
@arima272
Жыл бұрын
@@adamg7984 i am pretty sure (in game) IS2 is way slower than KT, its quite noticeable
@adamg7984
Жыл бұрын
@@arima272 Hmm maybe you're right I'd have to look into though. I thought, at the least, the IS2 had better speed and power to weight. The KT was notoriously under powered. Now you have me questioning that. I will go out on a limb though and say the IS-2 has got to still have a better reverse speed, anything using the IS platform has great reverse in the game.
@pitivan3895
Жыл бұрын
@@adamg7984 yeah one of the things that helps is that IS2 has best reverse speed of URSS in 6.3 to 7.0 in war thunder 10km/h
actually i find regular IS-2 (5.7) to be a very satisfying tank to play. i mean yeah, reload is long, but it feels so great when you basically only need to hit anything out there and it blows up (exclude your usual bugThunder moments but it has little to do with the tank itself). in addition somewhat thin armor does deflect rounds (only if you dont expect it to), and reverse gear is surprisingly good for a russian tank
@GraytheKnight
Жыл бұрын
Some players, myself included like to use that very reactive reverse gear to drive backwards towards the enemy. People don't realize this, but the engine plate is 60mm thick and angled, so in once in a rare while you'll actually bounce a shot. And if you don't? Your engine gets damaged and your tank doesn't insta-explode because of the frontal fuel tanks not detonating. Is this risky? Yes. Is it better than being 1 shot from the front? Absolutely.
@JustAnotherRandomPersonOnline
Жыл бұрын
That reverse speed is good for most tanks in War Thunder TBH!
@winstonchurchill8491
Жыл бұрын
Or when you get up tiered and one shot by a king tiger
"Just like a regular IS-2 I would play this as tank destroyer not as a heavy tank. You won't be tanking anything". I don't know man the IS tanks a pretty survivable when I play them in reverse.
@kleszczoros4885
Жыл бұрын
Exactly I had one game in wich there was a reverse Is-2 and i was in my Asu57 just repairing it and repairing it That guy took at least 15 hits
@viktoriyaserebryakov2755
Жыл бұрын
They're not survivable, they have troll armour. If you know the game well enough they're really not an issue but even then on the odd occasion your shot might be off by a mm and thus ruin your whole day. Just keep that in mind when deciding how to approach one instead of taking risks that will get you killed in the inevitable occasion that volumetric says 'lol no.' Always lower glacis if that's available. Big, square and flat. As someone who does play the IS, attempting to RELY on it WILL get you killed but it does on occasions save my life.
@Beni-zq2ew
Жыл бұрын
@@petrkdn8224 no
@imhighaf2060
Жыл бұрын
@@petrkdn8224 then they played it wrong since IS engine on WT is notoriously hard to set on fire if not get shot on the fuel tanks, which located in the front near the driver.
@maik-dn6gr
Жыл бұрын
well i will also play it as a tank destroyer aka blitzkrieg the enemy CQC
100mm D-10T is definitely an upgrade over 122mm D-25T and almost double RoF is excellent, but the lost of .50 cal is... ouch
@grikkajunior
Жыл бұрын
However it’s not really noticeable as the ru .50 isn’t the best
@heliogonzalezsanchez8227
Жыл бұрын
@@grikkajunior it's probably even better than the us .50 not counting the ammo difference
@imhighaf2060
Жыл бұрын
@@robertharris6092 T34 LFP can't resist soviet 100mm APHE and it has giant muzzle brake you could target to disable its gun.
@zeppkfw
Жыл бұрын
The loss of an unpennable upper and lower plate when slightly angled is also bad. This old IS2 chassis is garbage
@imhighaf2060
Жыл бұрын
@@robertharris6092 hence you aim LFP if you can't pen UFP duh
2:08 they didnt really change the map, the "new version" is just how the map always was in Arcade battles, in ground RB you can now play both of those versions.
"OH that's not good" *dies* Yeah that sums WT up pretty well.
I didn't know people thought the is2 was bad lol. It's one of my favorite tank in the game by far and my kid is pretty damn good on all the models.
This was somewhat entertaining to watch. Just what I was looking for
Puma: Gets killed, returns immediately in a BF-110, drops a bomb, hits no one, crashes into the ground. Average light tank user.
I liked the old version of Vietnam, at least it was one of my favorite to use amphibs on, but then they made basically all water passable by every vehicle.
@mozar94
Жыл бұрын
when it first got introduced i hated it so much along side red dessert but as time pass i found out i do way way much better with bigger maps for some reason and i 70% of the time get a nuke on them. but now they ruined this map to be so generic with less flank opportunities.. now i hate it so much.
Drinking game wise I did it on stream already, you wont last very long. maybe an hour or two. Trust me, im a certified grade a alcoholic, i mean im Scottish not an alcoholic
"...this is what I hate about Vietnam, most of the time you're just driving around with nothing to shoot at..." Historical Accuracy mode CONFIRMED! ^_^
Object 248 gun is very good with excellent penetration of 230mm and an ok reload speed of 11s. but it doesn't have a cremation level of TNT in its shell and it has a worse Angle pen. I will give this gun 10/8.
@rav3727
Жыл бұрын
It has the shittiest shells out of all 100mms so it only has 218mms of pen buddy
@FraudkunaStrongCleave
Жыл бұрын
@@rav3727 op
@Geniusinventor
Жыл бұрын
@@rav3727 true
Im liking this new format you are doing. Its more fluid and its makes your voice stand out more and you are able to say what is on your mind.
i like to imagine what the russian player base would do if they released a battle pass german tiger 2 with 50mm more pen or 2 seconds off its reload, but sure, add an is-2 with significantly better reload.
@GraytheKnight
Жыл бұрын
I would say it fits fine at 6.3 due to the many issues the tank itself still has. 1. -3 gun elevation means the slightest incline can vastly affect your shot hitting or missing the target. You have to be on flat ground. (Affects trying to hull-down behind cover, more exposed.) 2. The "armor". This thing cannot be angled at all from the front, the areas to the left and right of the area underneath turret become huge "SHOOT ME HERE" spots because of how the hull is designed. Straight on is worse, the lower plate CANNOT take a single hit from any gun of its tier without detonating the fuel tanks and 1-shotting the tank instantly. Compare this to the Tiger 2's, there's a *SLIGHT* chance they can take a turret hit without the ammo behind the crew detonating. 3. Even with the reload, the IS2's gun could overmatch armor sometimes that the 100mm has no chance of penetrating. Very situational, very RNG dependent. So just because it has a few seconds shaved off doesn't mean it has the same ammo type ect. You have to factor that stuff in. Its like the 105 King Tiger, a side-grade with slightly better penetration performance at a cost of a higher reload. I think it'd struggle badly at 6.7, so where its at current is fine.
@PoorFoxface
Жыл бұрын
You do realise that this is the 5.7 IS-2 with a different gun, right? It's at 6.3, almost a full BR higher than the base version, which is more than fair given the faster reload. It's not like they just slapped a better gun in the IS-2 1944 and put it at the same BR; compared to the Mod. 1944, the Object 248 has a faster firing gun but much worse hull armour and no AA machine gun, which balances out. Object 248 being at 6.3 is like having a Tiger II(P) with a better gun at 7.0; if something like that existed, and the Germans got it, literally no one would care because it would be balanced.
@GraytheKnight
Жыл бұрын
@@PoorFoxface Honestly they should just bring the King Tiger 105 back for research. Its a nice side-grade but I prefer the other KT's.
@jaxrammus9165
Жыл бұрын
@@PoorFoxface the br thing is weird because there arent really asny 6.0 tanks. its either 5.7 or 6.3. itll fight along side the is=2 more often than not given how popular the br is
@PoorFoxface
Жыл бұрын
@@jaxrammus9165 In my experience 6.7 is also very popular, with very strong and popular lineups for both the USA and Germany. The Tiger II(H) is one of the most common vehicles at 6.7, with the Tiger II(P), leKPz M41, JPz 4-5, Jagdpanther, Jagdtiger and Kugelblitz all available to back it up. The USA has the T34, T26E5, T26E1-1, M26, M50 Ontos, M56, T92 and M41A1 all as strong choices. BR 6.7 USA and Germany are some of the strongest lineups in the game, so when I play 6.3 USSR with the IS-2 1944, I find myself at 6.7 much more often than 5.7. Also, ever since T-44 got moved up to 6.7, the USSR no longer has a strong lineup at 6.3, so Object 248 is probably going to be used at 6.7 alongside T-44, SU-122-54 and Object 268, because at 6.3 it only has weak tank destroyers and the IS-2 1944 to back it up. In those lineups, it will only see 5.7 in a full downtier. Even if the Object 248 mostly gets downtiers to 5.7, though, it's still balanced by its BR. The standard IS-2 is 5.7, and can fight 4.7s in a full downtier, which means things like Sherman Firefly or Chi-To; the lowest Object 248 can go is 5.3, where it fights much stronger tanks like the Tiger H1 and Panther D, or stabilised tanks like the M4A3(76). The easiest match an Object 248 can have will contain a lot more tanks that can effectively fight it compared to the IS-2, so although its reload is faster, its armour is much less effective for the BR. In a full uptier, it can even fight the Leopard 1, which basically ignores its armour with APDS and HEAT, as well as M48s which are hard to penetrate with its gun and have HEAT that can OHK from the front. Having a +0.7 BR increase over the basic IS-2 is perfectly fair for only really having a better reload, especially when the new reload is still slower than a Tiger II's.
3:16 my mans really pulled a Hewwo?
That drinking game video sounds like fun. I'm honestly down to see that
I loved my IS-2s. Dumbasses rushed forward, got a single kill and got killed while reloading. I just stay a bit back, fire and take cover, something the T30 taught me very well (if you dont like the T30 you are playing it wrong)
The IS-2 reminds me a bit of the tiger, it's got a powerful 1-shot gun but it can usually be 1-shot in return. A lot of the IS-2 I see die quite fast: IS-2 rushes in and gets shot in the fuel tank and instantly explodes, or they reverse into battle and a tank destroyer 1-shots them.
The drinking game idea is a yes from me 🥴🥴🍻🍺
Perhaps this thing in a well known 2-SI configuration would be a monster
“If I get gaijined, the video ends” would make a great yt short video
The armour on this tank can be really trolly. I was playing this tank the other day and two 1000 pound bombs landed about 10 meters to my right, when they detonated they made my tank do back flips. I didn’t take any damage just flips
That drinking game idea would be pretty entertaining. I say go for it, unless you value your liver
drinking could make for a good livestream
2:08 LOLLLLL THIS IS PURE FACTS, THANK YOU SPOOKSTON
"This is what I hate about vietnam, most of the time you're just driving arround aimlessly without anytying To shoot at" -Some American soldier
This, the Tiger 2, and the Jumbo 76 all being the same BR has to be a crime.
@daskollektiv4593
Жыл бұрын
the tiger 2 p is fine lmao
Appreciate the uploads in 4k!
I'm curious to see what you think of the Jpz 4-5 because it's a lot of fun if you can play it right, but is otherwise very painful.
@CareerGamer2012
Жыл бұрын
I do enjoy having Hubble as an optic
@jampie66
Жыл бұрын
@@CareerGamer2012 and Stonehenge (from Ace Combat) as the main armament
Dude these live gameplay videos are awesome!
2:36 we found out why his kidney failed.
2:42 > Pilot hits the flaps > not working, pilot hits the air brake >not working, pilot proceedes to hit the store that was working :D
"Oh that's not good" -Unknown tanker seconds before getting slapped by 17pounds of Tea infused steel
Spookston Bingo card drinking game. Everytime you get a stamp, you take a shot.
I'd love to see a spookston drinking game.
That drinking game might end up giving you alchohol poisoning
2:47 *Soldier in Nam who just arrived, walking through the rainforest* *The talking trees* : Chào bạn, dạo này thế nào!!!
and a drinking game will be! our battle shall be epic! also, that "this is not good" was amazing x2 "that s no-- uuh"
Honestly, a War Thunder drinking game performed by you would be hella interesting to watch
I love the russian 100mm, bridge that gap between the 85mm-125mm perfectly, good pen with decent reload is *chef kiss*~
0:55 "whats the depression like": Spookston in video/me every morning 0:56 "uh its still pretty bad" Spookston/me every morning still
"Well that's not good" Spookston - 2022
Obj 248 has mechanical rammer that help push the round into the breech (like modern SPH) that’s why it have very short reload time than other 100mm gun armed Russian tank
You didn’t crush any of the cars in that parking lot. I’m disappointed mr spook.
Lol I like the memes he makes at the start of the video
2:25 spook honey please don't hospitalize yourself for content ur too precious
you and odd baws should definitely do a war thunder drinking game!
Well Spookston if you really like the 100mm Why not try the Obj 685 that literally has a Autoloading 100mm And you didnt make a video on it. Trying my best here and attempting it on every video. Also looking forward to another GHPC Video once it releases on Steam.
@manueldelbusto725
Жыл бұрын
That thing is quite mediocre at the current meta. If you are gonna use apcbc then the obj 906 does the same with a better reload at 7.7.
@neromastic4512
Жыл бұрын
@@manueldelbusto725 point is not me playing it I know those vehicles in and out as I am a cold War enthusiasts. I just want Spookston to make a damn video about it as he never done it. But don't mind the 5 HSTVL videos that covered the vehicle inside and outside and its concepts.
@manueldelbusto725
Жыл бұрын
@@neromastic4512 i didnt mean you as literally you, i just made a point. BTW there are many cold war vehicles that barely no one plays like the original M60 or the raketenjagdpanzer 2 that are actually really good or borderline op.
@neromastic4512
Жыл бұрын
@@manueldelbusto725 I would still like the US side cold War tanks The M60 is indeed interesting But still I wish Spookston to cover a single video on the Obj 685 and its history if possible.
@manueldelbusto725
Жыл бұрын
@@neromastic4512 it was pretty much a failed project, too little too late. The m60 was really good when it was introduced, it might have had problems but the design was pretty much superior to the t54 / t55.
2:25 yes, yes please make that video
This is the IS-1½
Spookston drinking game. Take a shot at the mention of the HSTVL
It's an IS-1.5. works great though. should mention that it's mistaken for an is-1. so people in jumbos and panthers think they are safe.
Drinking whenever something goes weird in Warthunder is how I normally play
@lector-dogmatixsicarii1537
Жыл бұрын
**wakes up from poisoning with a garbage rod and two bullet wounds in Donbas** Yep, this is how it be with WarThunder.
Yay. New spacetongs upload
If you did the drinking game you'd be on your way to the ER before the first match ends.
I wish spookstons videos were all like 10-15 I love this guy
3:28 giga Chad in a 1 br tank
That drinking game idea sounds like a quick way to get alcohol poisoning
You should make some tutorial vids on how to get better at positioning, etc. I think it would do very well
That drinking concept is pretty funny.
2:30 hospitalized after 2 matches
100 mm gun reloads faster because shells are unitary, unlike the 122 mm with separate load the uhhhhh may be a certified 🤓 moment
"There's a King Tiger...watching" I don't know how the fuck you do it Spookston, but that's a damn amazing skill to have. Being able to notice a target before you even roll around the corner is an amazing skill to have...holy shit
@bartholomewdan
Жыл бұрын
Eh? You can see it if you look close enough.
yes please do a drinking game i feel like that would be really funny to watch
People dont understand that the armor is of an is-1/2, not of the 1944 version (which is 6.3 too and has way better armour)
Spook you gotta play sprocket its gotten a ton of upgrades for the system for building and just the options for everything. Its much more fleshed out.
Object 248 = IS 1.5 confirmed?
3:21 this means so much more when you're a Britain main
id pay to hear what drunk spookston sounds like
I love the intro memes
When I saw this first in a game I said "Wtf is this WoT? There are so many Objects in the soviet tech tree"
I love this tank it infuriates German players since you can just wipe half the team and it’s great going through the front plates of panthers like the is2 without the 30s reload
Yes! Do a "Bruh" moment Drinking game. That'd be hilariously entertaining
2:12 Honestly it was better before. One of my favourite maps as long as it was 3 cap and o could avoid A. All the good sneaky places that were empty like the entire town part are guaranteed to have multiple people in which makes flanking or just getting to good positions so much harder.
bro the clip at the start never fails to make me laugh
Correcting you on the “straight up better version” comment at the beginning. The 248 is the early low BR hull armor layout for the IS-2 up at the same BR as the 1944 hull layout. That is a massive disadvantage
lmao that intro. gaijin at its peak
Benjamin franklin is in my bedroom and i don’t know what to do
I've never really had issues with the is2 outside of the curved sides on either side of the driver's viewport, that's usually where enemies kill me.
You should do a video on the jaguar, an 80s joint tank between CHINA and the USA
The premium tanks around the obj248 is insane T-34-100, T-44-122, IS-2 mod 1944, T-V
@lukav3509
Жыл бұрын
isnt the is 2 1944 in the regular tech tree?
@ethanedwards422
Жыл бұрын
@@lukav3509 unless he meant the is2 1944 revenge, but that hasn't been sold in ages. Been playing for years and only saw less than 10
@lukav3509
Жыл бұрын
@@ethanedwards422 i havent seen any lol
Bro you should totally play IS 3 it's probably one of my favorite tanks
The drinking game idea; come on, you gotta get plastered before giving in xD
"People generally say the IS-2 is bad" Me who has more matches in them than any other vehicle: wait people don't like this?
I'm battlepass level 35 atm trying to decide if I should bother grinding to try get this tank before Field Testing runs out next month.
>"Oh thats not good" >immediately clapped by a firefly Yep. Thats War Thunder.
Drinking game is fine. Things to drink to: Volumetrics, Cas, Skill issue (Stabilizer/ Heat), Wallet warior,
So in conclusion; *Fires gun* WOOOHH.
3:16 I had to rewatch this because I thought you said "Hewwo" but it was just my hearing it wrong
IS-2 1944 model with 100mm gun would be the best heavy tank of the WW2 change my mind. Sure it wouldn't be as effective at taking out bunkers but It's still 100mm gun. It would still do that job well but it would be able to carry significantly more ammo and It's AT capability would be significantly improved.
@daskollektiv4593
Жыл бұрын
no
We need footage of tipsy spookston
i did the drinking challenge already got to 46 shots of vodka before i stopped playing
I miss the old Vietnam and a Spookston drinking game, I cant say no to that.
The easy solution to bushes that gaijin wont do is to just force gunnersight view in RB.