When Your Tank Is A Giant Revolver
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One of my favorite premium tanks in the US tank tech tree is the T54E1 medium tank, which combines the hull of an M48 Patton with an oscillating turret. The T54E1 has a nine-round drum autoloader fixed to the turret's vertical portion, essentially making it a giant 105mm revolver. Gameplay with the T54E1 is pretty enjoyable and I would say it's worth buying just for that, but if you're expecting to get high win rates with it, lower those expectations. You get uptiered constantly and have to slug it out with the plethora of powerful Soviet / Russian tanks in that battle rating range, most of which are stabilized. Gaijin could probably lower it to 7.7 and it wouldn't cause trouble.
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A video about oscillating turrets, history and mechanics would be pretty interesting
@valian8985
Жыл бұрын
*Phrench have joined the chat*
@yann1922
Жыл бұрын
@@valian8985 I joined the chat, and yeah that would be a cool video
@Skip.8221
Жыл бұрын
I’d like to see one on autoloaders as well. Some seem simple but others I just can’t comprehend
@arya31ful
Жыл бұрын
*I Agree!*
@xsonohx7961
Жыл бұрын
Yes!
It would be cool to see a video on the IS-4M or the T32E1. The peak of heavy tank struggle (aside from the Maus)
@legaroojack1251
Жыл бұрын
@@petrkdn8224 yeah, they get easily shit on by tanks that use HEATFS and have a speed advantage which negates the one advantage of heavy tanks...that being the armour.
@rhystaylor851
Жыл бұрын
@@petrkdn8224 yeah I have a good track record with the IS4 too, but it does get dunked on in uptiers. It's the high pen AP and stabilizers that just totally outclass it
@a.b.3455
Жыл бұрын
You really can't compare the T32E1 and IS-4M to the Maus, while they are at the same BR both of them are way worse then the maus.
@legaroojack1251
Жыл бұрын
@@petrkdn8224 good for you bro, now lets get back to reality where I can point out basic facts. The only thing that heavies beat light tanks at is their post pen damage because most of them especially the Russian heavies still use APHE. However because of their armour they are significantly slower than light tanks. Heavy tanks also have slower fire rates and have slower response times. This mixed in with their high penetration guns gives light tanks a distinct advantage over heavy tanks in any situation except for close quarters fighting and even then the nature of light tanks still gives them an advantage. Yes heavies do have better armour, but its mainly superficial against the majority of rounds at that tier unless you're in a downtier or you're facing the odd tank that doesn't use HEATFS or sabot. I mainly play heavies, I don't really like light tanks and my k/d in my maus is around 3. So its not like I'm just shit at heavy tanks and want to complain. I'm simply pointing out the facts of how the vehicles play and what their advantages are. Light tanks counter heavy tanks with speed and penetration. It is what it is.
@rhystaylor851
Жыл бұрын
@@petrkdn8224 again, I have good stats in the IS4. This doesn't mean it isn't seriously outmatched by most things at that tier at range. Comparatively worse shell velocity, reload, and pen. You really wanna snipe on Kursk vs an M60 AOS or Conq?
As far as I'm aware there is also the T69, a program designed to fit a 90mm autoloader in an oscillating turret for the T42, which was supposed to be the replacement for the M46. On the other end of the scale there are the T57 and T58, designed to fit 120mm and 155mm autoloaders in oscillating turrets for the M103.
@wunschemax1
Жыл бұрын
Kinda funny all of those tanks are in WoT but not yet in wt
@BlackHawk21ification
Жыл бұрын
he talked about it in the video for T69 and T57
@TheEnricoMicheli
Жыл бұрын
T57 was 120mm on T43 (technically before M103), T77 was the same turret but on M48 so 1 less roadwhell essentially. The 155mm was T58.
@neyowargear5732
Жыл бұрын
The T77 was a T48/M48 hull with a lightened version of the T57 HT's turret w/ a 120mm. While the T58 was a T57 with a larger turret with the 155mm, both using the M103 prototype's hull.
@dullen2810
Жыл бұрын
@@neyowargear5732 my bad, will fix
“You give 110% to try to get a win, and your team just falls apart” Well if that doesn’t sum up Warthunder 😂
@iharpo9292
Жыл бұрын
Large team size games like war thunder should both put more emphasis on objective taking and put less on winning when it comes to points. Make people play the objective and try to win, but dont penalize people for losing when they could do nothing at an individual level
if you put the loader near the ammo (by rotating the turret) it will increase the speed of which it replenishes the ready rack
@trossk
Жыл бұрын
That work on French tanks too?
@Cam_Wight
Жыл бұрын
no way
@bickboose9364
Жыл бұрын
This a real mechanic?
@LazyBuddyBan
Жыл бұрын
Wouldn't surprise me if this was randomly real. I mean, we got shell performance difference from temperature. WHO ASKED FOR THAT?
@Rubberduckzillas
Жыл бұрын
somebody test this!
In the words of the Mighty Jingles “Never underestimate your team’s ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory”
You should try the CV90120, it's my favorite light tank right now, it's got good optics, decent mobility, a fast Auto loader and and just feels nice to play imo
@raizencore
Жыл бұрын
The commander's optic zoom is nuts on that thing and the fact you have like 2nd or 3rd gen thermals makes it the best sniping tank in the game if you ask me.
@thegorlnextdoorhere
Жыл бұрын
It's honestly the reason I play top tier Sweden.
@natebox4550
Жыл бұрын
Alongside the amazing gun depression.
@VyarkX
Жыл бұрын
I swear cv90210s are the bane of my existence
@valeriucb6497
Жыл бұрын
@@VyarkX Same here , always the tank that kills me
I love that you used a jerry miculek clip to open this video, and that’s how I always described the t54e1 to my friends, the fastest shooter in the west!
Speaking of US prototypes with autoloaders, would love to see a video on the T57, T58 and T69 tanks. Along with the T54E2 and 3.
@ICCUWANSIUT
6 ай бұрын
T71 too.
@JNF590
5 ай бұрын
T58 with the 155mm gun would be a good gimmick tank
What's your opinion about the M1A2 SEP finally coming into the game? Do you expect the TUSK package to have any sort of impact?
@BF-109
Жыл бұрын
OFC not the Tusk will be useless weight after they nerfed it in a mini patch, Abrams just have got too many flaws especially that fat turret ring
@rexxmen
Жыл бұрын
@@BF-109 I mean TUSK was made to counter chemical warheads and it does that very well
@BF-109
Жыл бұрын
@@rexxmen Yeah but it will be useless weight since russian HEAT-FS Defy all laws of physics
@rexxmen
Жыл бұрын
@@BF-109 no
@AttackHelicopter987
Жыл бұрын
@@rexxmen no it's for urban battles to protect the tank from rpgs
When you made that video about the Somua and recommended it, you were completely the reason why I bought it and it's now become my top 3 favourite tanks. Now that you recommended this, I will follow up and trust you. Thank you again for the videos and good info!
I wouldn’t blame the round on that DF105 scenario. That thing has the weirdest damage model I swear
That gameplay is totally my world. Doing the best in eradicating the enemy and lose because of a team that instantly disconnects after one death
I not the hugest fan of these gameplay videos but the way you combine gameplay with other comments about the vehicle or other vehicles makes it so much better and I love it.
You got to love back in the day when the t54 was released you could upper front plate pen a Russia t54 with solid shot
My big issue is how long it takes moving to the ready rack on it
1:10 we will probably never hear spookston say this ever again
Lets see the T92 get some love.
I am pretty sure this tank has a lot wider fov setting than other M48s or such. And it just feels so much better. I gotta love this tank. Try it with standard AP too, just be aware of high angles.
This is variety gaming
i believe it technically had a 1.7 second reload. i think gaijin is using the time it took to do a full drum rotation.
When I had my Xbox, I played World of Tanks, and they had an auto loader tank free for the us. Not all of them had auto loaders, but it was M41, T49(prototype Sheridan if I’m not mistaken), t69, T54e1, and the T57 heavy. A tank with a 120mm gun and a 4 round auto loader. Definitely something I miss, such a unique family of tanks.
"you give 100percent and you're team falls apart" Dude, you had ONE tank in your lineup....
@keldon1137
Жыл бұрын
^ this, he left first match with 2300 spawn points and complains about a team.
@BugattiONE666
Жыл бұрын
@RCmaniac hmmm, a very fair pooint, would you say it might be worth even myself just using one vehicle to try and imrpove in it? (My Brit Linup has 10crews)
@BugattiONE666
Жыл бұрын
@RCmaniac agreed, apreciate the tips :)
@keldon1137
Жыл бұрын
@RCmaniac Theres a perfect vid about that from Oddbawz why youtubers play bad and you shouldnt play like them. Hes not in position to complain about his team when only bringing one vehicle + backup to a game, end of story.
@LuvmygunWT
4 ай бұрын
@@keldon1137brother, spookston is a much above average player, he’s making a video and he doesn’t want to have to play other vehicles when he’s trying to get gameplay. He got 10 kills first match and his team did absolutely nothing to contribute. If you bring one tank and die with no kills, shame on you, but if you hold an entire side of the map while your team camps doing nothing, the loss is on them
watching the angels and ambush spots u do puts a big smile on face hence why We love watching you :D
Texas Red getting turned into a pink mist drifting on the wind when THIS "Big Iron" rolls into town...
Think it would be really cool to talk about all the different unconventional turrets that there are. Would make a great video
I finally got the m4 FL10 autoloader and it is by far my favorite 5.0 it's basically a micro T54E1
_"No one dared to ask his business no one dared to make a slip for the stranger there among them had a big iron on his hip."_
i have this tank and i always using APDS because of greater muzzle velocity, can go through more modules of the vehicle than HEAT which can be stopped by a dead crew, and most importantly it can fly through bushes, trees, fences etc which is very annoying for the HEAT that exploded by random stuff so you can't even hit the target at all. I also noticed that the FoV on T54E1 is much wider than most vehicle, i personally do like it and wish more vehicle have such camera FoV.
Hey can you take a look at the 140mm main gun the US, France, Germany, France and the Swiss did at the end of the Cold War? Nice video!!
I just realized Spookston hasn't done the motor boat tutorial yet
Agree about the zoom
“And in rode a stranger with a fucking massive iron on his hip”
Bro picked this guy up awhile back during a sale. Definitely load solid shot for most targets then apds or heat for hard nuts. The solid shot obliterates lighter vehicles like Leo’s bmps and such
Your whole team parking outside of A, you doing your damnedest to hold C and still losing the game is the ground equivalent of the usual Air RB situation: You climb but nobody on your team does, everyone dies to the first thing that dives on them and now you're 1v7 up at altitude before even 5 minutes have passed.
That camera angle makes the tank look like the tiny tanks in World of Tanks. Which is one reason I can’t play it, it feels like I’m moving a child’s toy around a sand table.
When he said "this is why I like sabot" I got so confused and then realized this is an older video lol
"Now, you might be wondering if I fired 5 shots or 6. To be honest, I've also lost track in all this excitement. Do you feel lucky, punk?"
love to see the T32, personally my favorite tank and have an insane k/d in the thing
T69 with a 3 second 90mm... 3 second M82 Nuke holy shit I need this in my life!
A new Spookston video sweeeeet.
I tought the same thing about the view before you mentioned it
So I bought it and the little T117 or whatever the heck the 3 round auto loader freak show is, and they make a good pair. Hard to use the two at first because the mix of BR range, and of course the uptiers, but they’re so powerful. The T54 is probably my favorite tank in the game. Clean and smooth, but gotta be careful because you’re slowly getting to guided missiles from IFVs and the first real MBTs showing up. It’s fun and Hell all in one inconvenient package.
I would love to see more oscillating turret in the game, i like them, that would give me a reason to grind the USA if they add some in the regular tech tree. France doesn't have enough in my opinion, we can and need more, like our whole process of making tank was putting an oscillating turret on EVERY ducking chassis we could find, we need our FL 20 turret in the game, atleast this one have a stab and NVD device which would be a great addition to our collection
Yes you finally talked about the cool tank ❤
1:50 Welcome to Tunisia where half the team will always be busy playing sniper at A
One of my go to lineups is 8.3 Japan. With the 87, 87 RCV, 89, 74C, and STB-1. Cas optional, but it could be fun. I’d like to see how you play it
the third person camera zoom makes it look like world of tanks
i see what you're saying about the increased fov on the t95e1, similarly the m103 does the same thing
2:20 sums up my whole WT experience.
I got 35 full uptiers in a row today in the Cobra King, way to go!
Considering how much you loved the Type 60 I would recommend playing the Israeli Zachlam Tager the 6.7 ATGM launcher with a 6 missile load, manual control, and paper thin armor, lack of any air defense, and overall mediocre missiles.
I love the T54E1. Greatly enjoyed the whole oscillating line in WoT (ik different) and I would love to get it in WT but Spookston is also 100% correct in the 8.0 US line being an aweful grind. I wish it was 7.0 so I could pair it with my T29. Would make me soooo happy
Would love to see the STRV DT, which is an absolute banger with a brutal gun for a 5.0
yesterday i outplayed a full squad of 4 that was using the T54E1 with the Bat-Chat 25 with it's new APHE shell. one shot each. that new shell is DEVESTATING!
Yeah it's weird the french auto-loaders with 120 mm gun are 7.7 but this thing with old technologies like NVD, rangefinder unstabilized gun etc is 8.0.
I’ve been having the same teams. My entire team will be on the other side of the map, and I’m tasked with holding an entire cap point alone. I did end up getting eight kills, held the cap, and we won, but I only had three teammates left lmao
definetely one of the war thunder videos of all time
They are cool. I love the T 29 because it looks like a alien tank.
Jerry Miculek reference at the beginning is phenomenal lol
"what is our team doing?" is what I say whenever I play at that BR
I exactly have the same experience where most of the team are on the other side of the cap and yet they cant capture it with only 2 or 3 tanks guarding it while I'm on this cap with 80% of the enemies are here and yet I capped the point and made scrap metal most of the tanks present there.
What’s your opinion on the E2 variant being found in the leaklist (Basically just a human loader and standard turret)
@6Six6Six6Bruh
Жыл бұрын
So its a standard M48
How about making a vid on one of the T-32 Heavies? Love your vids!
That Jerry Miculek opening is spot on
I love this and the T57 heavy and just recently got both on WoT, such great tanks, and I see it can be as well in War Thunder, the only thing I'm not sure is that I heard the issue is the T54 in warthunder is too high of a tier where it does not do well unless it's a down tier, and I've heard people say it shouldve been at like 7.0 or such.
Aligns with my experience in the T54E1. Deadly weapon system but 8.0 America is rough. Had games where I one shot one kill with all 9 rounds in the autoloader and still lose
This was my favorite tank line in World of Tanks back when I played. Wish they would add it to War Thunder. I also had my T54E1 2 marked.
5:16 I got a ricochet on a point-blank, near-perpendicular side shot on a DF105 with 84mm APDS. Very unbiased game! 5:35 I think the guy you were engaging fired slightly after you did and the shot didn't appear because of the timing, or something like that.
I hope Gaijin add the T69 and the T57 prototypes to the game. They would make fine additions in the American tech tree
I'm amazed you even knew about that Jerry Miculek clip, that's almost 25 years old
I love this thing
Remember: You don't have a team. Treat them all like cannon fodder.
The Panzer 3's camera feels like its zoomed out by a lot as well
Heck yeah, my favorite 8.0 tank 🤘
now we need a deadeye feature
2:09 enemy tank: Heh, they'll never see *as spookston comes through the wall* OH FU-
Yeah, the T54E1 POV is special ^^
the other tanks without line of sight, what hit you was the t55am-1 had atgms loaded so they hit you with delay
To the town of the Soviet Union Drove a stranger one fine day Hardly spoke to folks around him Didn't have too much to say No one dared to ask his business No one dared to make a slip The stranger there among them Had a big iron on his hip Big iron on his hip
Maybe bring more than one tank in a lineup if you are concerned with wins?
@keithrogers6876
Жыл бұрын
Exactly what went through my mind.
Remember, in War Thunder, teammates are just enemies in blue.
Yo! I have a 3.4 K/D with a 58% wr in the M26E1. Can you do a video on it its a super interesting vehicle historically and it’s surprisingly good
Strv42DT- medium And veryyy nice revolver)
Hey spookston, would you be willing to play the VRCC in the Italian tree? Just got it recently and absolutely love how good it feels to play.
Idk if this is how it should be cuz it sounds like it shouldnt, but Ive noticed the happening of if their turret is turning, they bounce more than they should somewhat recently
8.0 US is quite a challenge but I actually enjoy it, even though half the tanks in the lineup are borderline unusable. The m60a1 and the m3 are a pretty fun duo at that BR.
Its the same with my german 7.3 line up the last downtier was like 2 weeks ago i think.
the panzer 3 L (or J i forgot which one) also has a zoomed out external view
You should play the amx 13 ss11, its the same br as the regular amx 13 but has missiles
"Half our team is on A and no one is pushing it" Story of my fucking life. I try to push but no one fucking follows.
T54E1 in one sentence “ you used to exist. “
How do you feel about Tanks such as the T57 and T58 being added? (it was found the T58 was built)
@StarkRaven59
Жыл бұрын
According to Tanks Encyclopedia, both turret types were built, mated to the chassis of what would become the M103. The components all existed at one point if it's true. Should be enough to satisfy the in the steel requirements.
Like to see you play whould love to see more videos like this
Perhaps the recoiless rifle lights? Ontos, R3 106, T114 etc
I take some solid shot because it has better post pen damage to lighter armored or side shots
The sabot socks now, and you will get uptiers 90% of the time
You should try to play the Type 89, one of the best ATGM IFVs imo
Going 10/1, barely failing to get a nuke and losing because the team decided to be virtually afk sniping at another point is the peak WT experience
I'm a relatively new player, I'd love to see a video about positioning in general and what to look for in a good vantage point. Positioning isn't really covered in detail from what I can find.
@jeremiahharris2403
Жыл бұрын
This. It's the kinda thing I need. Right now I'm stuck at about 5.0 USA struggling in every game rn.