"what hell does hit me?!" The most sayed line in the war Thunder player community ever

I love how people say “why are you bad if you have IRL experience…. Like bro it’s a virtual tank

"what the hell are you doing here BT-5?" BT-5: "lend lease."

Guy seriously considered letting himself burn as a disguise just to get one more kill even at the cost of his life. Absolutely mad man.

Drones: “you can’t see em… you can’t hear em… and you just die… just like real life” Yup that checks out.

I love this! The ridiculousness of 'realistic tank battle' in a game with an actual tank commander is just to wholesome to watch!

I like how in the first shot he specifically aims for the famous soviet bomb (ammo storage).

"actual tank commander" Pump 2 shot in to a House Pole

Idk if you didn't used on purpose but the rangefinder is a very important tool for top tier, you need to place shots very carefully to kill in the first shot using apfsds

I fully understand what this guy went through with War Thunder. I was a crew member on M-60A3, M-1 , and M-1A1 series MBTs. It does not translate very well into the game. The simulators used by the military are more functional and realistic. I was trained to hunt in 3X(magnification) and kill in 10X (magnification) using thermals. Also, with him not using the LRF to determine range is very understandable with the flat trajectory of the APFSDS round. We trained for that also at longer distances.

The Leopard 2's in game used to have the historical smoke launcher salvo size you described, 4 grenades per shot but recently the majority of smoke grenades on tanks were changed to launch 2 at a time instead

Watching someone new to a game that you've been playing for years is such a fun experience, wish I could experience it all over again

The Gigatanker moment: help your teammate with repair and covering him while doing so.

I like how his first response was "What the hell hit me!?" I find that like a natural instinct of a real tank crew cause like when you get hit unlike games you do not know what hit you or where did it come from as the enemy unlike in game enemies don't go charging out

I’d love to see a whole game full of actual tank crewmen using actual tank doctrine.

i love how he is like the only person ever to not complain about the teribble balancing options gaijin has made

The BMP-2 is the most overpowered vehicle in the game. It was uptiered, but was given APFSDS. And it has a ton of missiles that is can fire within seconds of each other. So, yeah, "BaLaNcEd" And about that BT-5. People like to play with low tier vehicles at top tier for fun, favorites are the BT-5, the Ho-Ro, the 15cm sig 33 b sfl, the L3/33C, and the M22 Locust. Also, repair the tank. It gives you the press F to repair vehicle prompt, so repair it.

This is actually really cool to see someone with real life experience play and talk about this game. I’ll be subscribing and following along

Tank reddit: wHY IS tHeRE AMmuNITiOn iN THe HulL This guy: I'm on fire, but that's ok, I have hull ammo storage.

Man returns home after fleeing the oncoming battle to a pristine apartment building... goes to check on the cars in the parking lot which had miraculously avoided the mechanized onslaught.. goes to his car, his station wagon... and weeps over the cruel twist of fate before him. 2:28

Three pieces of advice: make use of your laser rangefinder, absolute game changer when you realize how powerful it can be. There is an option in the settings to put the scope from the gun instead of the gunners sight position, meaning your shots will be much more accurate. And make more use of thermals, the leo gets pretty decent thermals for it's battle rating. Overall, keep up the good work and have fun

The blue on blue issue is even worse if you're playing simulator ground battles and almost everyone is a Sherman variant

“Death to station wagons” 😂

To ansser the question why he "sucks" despite having irl experience: Warthunder is a completely different environment to irl. Tanks are operated differently. Everything is faster, the maps are very tight and combat very short range. Try a decent sim like SB or GHPC or Ground forced for IL2 and you see the difference. How a heavy MG can ruin your massive tank by shooting out your optics, how HE shells can absolutely wrech your tank by blowing up either your tank as a whole or, everythibg that makes you combat effective. Fun fact, for the US in the second gulf war, the biggest threat to the armoured formationd was the Shilka. Not the T-72s.

first video i see from this guy, and i like how he weaves in real tank knowledge and situational reactions if it was a real fight, good stuff,

"Fire is the best camouflage." -PanzerPaw 2022

I love such videos where a actual tank crew who operated the tank plays it in game. Sadly thats just the Premium Leopard and there are the other variants that sure are better then the downgraded premium you can buy your way up.

who the hell had the bright idea to go in top tier in a bt-5 XD

If Gaijin sees this video and removes the camo net over the PzBtl gun barrel I'll never forgive you

u should turn off the sight of tank gunner in options so u can get the sight on the end of the barrel so its easier to aim

ok dude, so i got the details on insurance for a tank. and google has told me "Oil tank insurance can cost $750 for a minimum premium, with different limit options nearing $5 million, and term policies available from one year to three years. Heating oil tank insurance, for instance, costs roughly $67 per year. The costs of a new tank, on average, is $2,500."

Woah your not going to leak classified documents just to win an online argument on the forums either right?

Great videos man just found your channel already subbed keep it up!

i love this guys gameplay, its kinda cute to watch but i respect you for your irl experience, love the content

"Tanks are supposed to avoid urban areas" Russian Army has entered the chat

How dare you sir, that was a Grand Caravan, NOT a station wagon!

at the beginning I kept thinking: "6...6....6....6....6....Hit the damn 6 and extinguish your Fire!!!!!" It was fun watching!

I don't think your car insurance covers being destroyed by a tank. Love the video! Nice to see someone having fun

1:24 insert meme of the dogo drinking coffee inside a burning house

Just because you're a Commander doesn't mean you're a Gunner, Driver, Loader. too. It's named a 'tank crew' for a reason.

Really enjoy your content would love to see more WT and maybe some Steel Beasts!

Fellow Leopard 2 commander here This was relatable as fuck and I've been playing this game since 2013

BT-5 is viable in all tiers. My super Pershing got ammo racked by a BT at point blank but sadly for him I took a full ammo rack like an idiot and he was killed by the ammo explosion

I love the vibes you give.

if you want more survivability, only take 16 rounds, so that all your rounds are in your ready rack

i used to be a gunner in a 2a5 in the german army. was a nice time. can´t wait to get one ingame

its nice hearing another TC say about the smoke the illum.. but for me i was a Bradley and OSV commander (OPFOR at FT. Irwin Etrp 2/11ACR)

New subscriber here! I loved the vid! I found your channel in my first line of recommendations whilst opening youtube, lol.

id love to hear you talking more about your experiences as a tank commander

Really good video, and to be honest i wondered how realistic warthunder is, so i have answear for my question now

My grandpa was a driving instructor/driver for leopard 1 and 2. But I sadly can’t ask him about details because dementia n shit.

As is tradition for Tank commanders playing War Thunder. You must now leak classified documents relating to the tank you command Irl.

moment when you can identify a tank faster than actual tanker.

3:14 Don't worry we have magical name tags above and if you accidentally shoot your friendlies as long as you're not in Ground Sim they won't be damaged as they got plot armor installed.

You should try Foxhole, it's more team focused. When you get in to a tank you can be one of (usually not always, can get more) 3 crewman, either a Gunner, Driver or a Commander and they need to work together to be efficient and have infantry support.

3:04 you hit the buildings because you have your sight set to the side of the cannon. Try in settings to set it so your camera is at the end of your barrel so you have true aim shots. your shots are going to be offset to the left a little bit because of this as im sure you know already

‘As we learned, fire is best camouflage!’ Let me test that, I’ll light my house on fire and see if that camouflages it and stops people from trying to loot it.

This was incredibly cute to watch dude. Earned a new sub. :)

Do you have a vid telling about your experiences and being a tank commander? Would be awesome to watch.

Not sure if you knew about this feature, but you can press z to enter a view from the commander's hatch. This is useful for when there are things like buildings or bushes are blocking your view

Are you allowed to share the strategies you did as a tank commander and show what you’d do in different scenarios when trying to encounter enemies while playing the game? I know war thunder is just a game lol but I think it would be super cool to listen to your thought process from start to finish on what an actual tank commander would do and how you’d go about it with the training you’ve done. If this is something you could share and do, I’d be happy to invite you as a guest star on my channel and give you a shout out to your channel but let me know:)

For some reason I'm not that impressed with the idea that people under 20 years old are commanding tanks in the US, but the idea that someone super young is COMMANDING Leopards is impressive somehow.

I find it hilarious that when being engaged by missiles from range he doesn’t bother changing to thermal optics to get grasp on where it came from, the launcher will stick out from the bushes even with gen 1s

Very fun video and also you're not bad by any means!

I've seen people use the corpse camo method, where you lore your enemies, with the corpse of past gameplay vehicles and kill them or use burning wrecks as camo,

2:25 *Lol! Poor Station Wagons! He really hates those!*

1:39 THANK YOU !!!! SO MUCH !!!!

"Death to Station Wagons.." ha ha ha

1:23 *Oh, really? ("Smirks")*

Tank commander : i'm on fire Also tank commander : i'm ok i feel bad for the people who say why you suck at this game maybe is it because real battle can't respawn?

Hey, just wanted to let you know that you can toggle night vision mode on modern tanks. Press Esc, click controls and go to ground vehicles, Then search "Night vision mode" on the searchbar. You can then set it to a control and can toggle it in battle. It gives a great advantage when spotting tanks, and can save your life.

5:44 boss you killed a child. Mission Successful.

In general in a modern sense you should never bring tanks into urban combat. *INTENSE BATTLE OF GROZNY FLASH BACKS*

I love his nice attitude and funniness even though he is a tank commander

The 2 smokes per shot was implemented last patch i think for some reason, i guess to make it more useful

1:10 “flaming wreck camo” actually seems pretty effective

hello , great vid ! just so you know you can use a range finder and thermal optics, you just need to bind them

1:35 "Fire is best camouflage" .

Hi! i think you would love Warthunders simulator mode more than RB! since i see you're using the alternative gunsight

Can confirm: Tank insurance isn't a thing

That was awesome.Please try sim battles next time

I want to see a real tank crew play simulator where each person controls each part of the tank they control idk how it would work but it would be cool I think

Use your Bino's more often, you are the commander after all :3

The Russians are practicing using the BT 5 in preparation for their deployment to Ukraine.

Tank commanders trying not to leak classified information on war thunder forums...

alot of why you were having a hard time is because you are using a setting which fires from the gunner perspective, but the game is optimised for using the "gun barrel camera" for Realistic Battles, thats why SIM style sights are better when using the gunner sight perspective you used :)

Underrated but entertaining, happy tanking. 😍

i recommend changing one of your settings if someone hasnt already recommended it. Which is a ground vehicle option. "Use gunner sight", uncheck that, and then in Realistic battle's, the ones you did in here, the scope is accurate, instead of having to keep into account a 800m convergence distance

"Actual tank commander" yeah we are just gonna believe that.

Bt-5: Wait im in different era what am i doing here?

“if you’re a real tank commander then why do you suck at this game” maybe because it’s a game and in no way similar to an actual tank

"Actual Tank Commander" So, what classified military document will you leak just to win an argument on the forum? We got M1 Abrams, Challanger, Lecrec, Tiger helicopter and Chinese new APFSDS shell leaks.

For some reason i wanted to see 4 people controlling a single tank and they’re yelling at each other

Happy you liked this in your opinion is the leopard more effective in real life

The bmp 2m is so broken, 4 fire on the go missiles with up to 1200mm of pen

Just found your channel, really like the videos! Got a subscription from me! :)

Insurance on a tank is called "taxpayer".

the leopard 2 can ignite its fuel tank and set the whole tank on fire to play dead

Welcome to War Thunder, please dont Leak any (additional) Military Secrets.

Tanks dont have insurance, as well as other military vehicles. Normaly a Nations Army insures their vehicles themself.