Hope you guys like this one, I've been trying to record a lot more

Spookston: I’m just starting back up from surgery and am still in pain, go easy on me. The community: *Waffentrager*

That Tiger who rammed him in 6:30 absolutely was trying to use him as cannon fodder

12:30 the little plane thing shows up when a teammate does the "Air alert!" Thing in radio (T-6-1 by default iirc). If they do that while looking in the direction of the plane, it'll show their bearing and estimated altitude in chat, as well as show up on everyone's compass for a bit.

11:06 Your line delivery on this absolutely killed me. The whimsical list of hex ingredients followed by the pointed "You're done for" absolutely sandbagged me.

The Waffentrager get exponentially scarier the rattier the player is

The thing's a Waffentrager, what were you expecting - It's a tractor chassis that's designed for transporting the gun, not a chassis that was built from ground up as Panzerjaeger XD

6:45 "That's Iraq. That's an even big Iraq." - Spookston, 2024

Spookston: Oh boy I can't wait to get back to playing War Thunder after my surgery! Community: Woe, Waffenträger upon ye

This thing just feels like the King Tiger but you shave all the armor off and you get left with the bare essentials >Can move >Can shoot Yup, good enough granted Waffentragers where designed just to transport the gun to a strategic position without the need of a truck to tow it

9:17 Fun fact (if you didn’t already know): These little guys are known as “Raupenschlepper Osts”, they were designed to more easily traverse the muddy/snowy terrain of the eastern front.

God bless you brother. Me and my son both love you and you've been in our prayers with you surgery and everything. You're one of my favorite KZfaqrs period. That said, I know I speak for a lot of the community in saying, we all love you enough to urge you to take a break and heal. Love you buddy.

12:31 It appears when someone calls air alert in the squad comms while looking at a plane. It has been in the game for quite some time I think

When I first started fighting these I was quite scared of them. When I started bringing a little bit of HE that feeling kinda vanished

13:55 it always amazes me, when I find a good ambush spot how the enemy tanks will keep coming right into my firing line without a care in the world, while the field they are driving on is littered with burning wrecks of their teammates. let's just say that you see bloodstains in a From Software game and you know something is going to happen at that spot, but War Thunder players see destroyed tanks and think they are merely part of the scenery.

I appreciate the effort that went into making that bumper sticker cutaway and editing it into the video. It was great.

Attempt number 28 at getting Spookston to play any tank with a dozer blade, the catch is, he has to dig in before engaging targets. Movement around the map is allowed, but he has to dig in again before reengaging.

The irony of us telling you to take care of yourself, while simultaneously telling you to play a vehicle that is the antithesis of your preferred playstyle. Get well soon Spooks.

0:36 ah yes, a towed Anti Tank Gun

12:40 that little plane appears when someone calls out enemy air with the „Air! [heading] at [altitude]!“ message (T+6+1 when looking at the plane). It will point towards the compass heading that the plane was called out at

If you use a rangefinder or spot command on an enemy tank that your crew "sees," they will shout out an approximate range of the tank. This will be in the crew's language, so setting crews to speak the game's selected language is helpful. "Sees" is defined with the crew's view distance, which may not activate on spot/rangefinder. If an allied crew is close enough, with a strong enough radio distance, or if the enemy tank is spotted, this will usually count as well. Basically, similar rules to seeing enemies in AGB. Really helpful if you need to approximate the range of the enemy tank. The crew will usually shout "[type of tank]. [angle]. Range: [distance]". "Type of tank" is usually "Tank" for many light, medium, and heavies, "Armored car" for armored cars, "SAM" for tank destroyers despite that being a missile not a tank, "SPAA" for SPAA, and the specific type of tank for a few tanks, like leopard, tiger, and a few others. Angle is in clock angles, so "3 o'clock" at right, 6 for behind, etc.. Distance is a multiple of 50 up to a certain range, than multiple of 100's of meters. Edit: The plane icon is when people use the radio chat functions to call out where a plane is. They say the angle and height of the plane, along with the icon appearing on the compass.

Them painkillers were hitting this video lmao.

minor correction, the waffentrager designs with the 88 were to be built on custom chassis (depending on manufacturer, pilot models were built but never made it to mass production) using as many 38t components as possible, the ones referenced in the vid were the RSO pak 40, which was indeed a cargo tractor with a pak40 slapped on the back

6:40 You fuc*ing said it, I have the absolute same problem...

That Tiger player pushing you out of cover was so infuriating

9:17 i absolutely love how these little things look, theyre so adorable

11:07 I have yet to suffer a misfortune as big as you playing that thing

This tank is actually amazing. I have a 6.0 k/d and along with a 62% win rate (yeah not amazing but for 5.7 Germany this is a herculean task). Its REALLY bad on some maps but its stable when moving and if you keep it sideways to the enemy they will always over penetrate you and basically never kill you at least not in one shot. It's also short and easy to hide, along with its amazing gun it makes it the best sniper by far tier for tier (the tiger 2 is good until you get up tiered to 7.7 and cant pen the other heavy tanks then you get destroyed by HEATFS), literally pens straight through anything and everything and if you reverse out of cover to take shots your stable suspension allows you to quickly take a shot and get back into cover. specifically on Berlin if you are on the south side of the map you go off to the right and there is a destroyed tank on a hill that overlooks the entire map. You hide behind that and reverse out to take your shots. You do that and you just win. I have had multiple games where I just use that spot and the lowest kills I have had is 5, I have gotten 5 games that are between 12 and 18 kills. Also if you dont move around much planes wont spot you, especially if you put bushes on the roof it just doesnt look like a tank from the air. Oh and it perfectly fits into the german 5.7 lineup so if you get a map that is bad for it like sweeden you still got the tiger and the panther and alot of good planes. Just because you are physically incapable of using your brain when you play a tank does not make it bad.

"im sure spookston can handle playing WT right after surgery" Also spooksten: 10:39

He seems so happy like this? there's like a derpy joyous nature to him being like this lol I love it.

Spookston: This is the *worst* tank of the german tree Also Spookston: *gets 9 kills*

Thanks spook, had a good belly laugh at the tiger pushing you.

I've found with the Waffentrager that was slow as it is, you need to approach corners backwards. With the engine and transmission in front, you can just eek out the turret to shoot then drive away. It also gets the most gun depression when facing backwards IIRC.

Its not a combat vehicle by design, i think people might mistake it for one becausr it could be used in combat... but its main use was to move the gun to a place, then take it off of the chassis and use it as artillery, it is called the "gun carrier" for a reason

You're my favourite youtube cc! Cannot explain how funny you are and to still thrive through these rough times

i am glad your operation went well man and you are doing good

Take your time in your recovery man! I have no issues with waiting for content.

11:28 jokes on spook, i already get only red lights!

Heya spook! I think an interesting video would be on the TKX(p), the reason I say this, is because the TKX(p) is effectively the same as the TKX, but without some of the additional rolled armor (and just Dm33). What I enjoy to do in the TKX(p) is considering it has pneumatic suspension, with your dozer you can make some pretty fun hull down positions.

The goal was to get a power-to-weight ratio of atleast 20hp/ton, but there weren't enough available engines for the prototypes. Even the 180hp praga engine was in short supply, and so the the steyr used a 140hp boxer engine untill other engines became available. The ardelt was even worse off, only haveing access to a 98hp mayback engine. 9:25 and yes it was a custom made chassis, it did reuse modified RSO tractor components, but it didn't reuse the engine (the rso had a 84hp engine) and the suspension was strengthened. Like I said they wanted it to be more nimble but they couldn't get an engine for the project of nessiary power.

The best way I found to use the Waffelträger is to: A) find a ridge you like (if the map is open and has one [looking at you stupid Cargo Port...] ); B) Point you ass to ridge (to get the best angle of max gun depression, so you don't have to awkwardly turn when you hit your drivers forehead, and have the transmission as far away from enemy fire as possible); C) drive backwards until you can shoot at the things you want to; and finally D) if under fire or you see an angry plane, use the down slope of the ridge to get a gravitational assist for your forward gear and (try to) run. the. fuck. away. If you survive (and you feel brave enough): repeat. Otherwise it is great to see you back after your surgery. Here is to you making a full and quick recovery. Until then, take your time and maybe play something that is less... like the Waffenträger...

Day 4 of asking Spookston to play the 2S25M or the 2S25.

So glad to hear you got your surgery and now recovering!!!

Hope your feeling better man, keep up the good work!

The hellcat would be a nice change of pace after this thing.

speaking of whacky German Prototypes, Cant wait for the Devs to find a bag of coke and adding the "Stahlgiraffe" (TVT) where they Mounted 4 PARS-3 Launcher to a 13meter tall telesopic arm to a Leopard 1 Hull or on a Marder 1 Hull

Very entertaining video Spookston, thanks

I love to watch spookston it just brightens up my day every time I watch him play War thunder

Every time I see this tank I still can't wrap my head around the design

Using bushes on tank destroyers like the Waffentrager is fair game.

10:40 peak lobotomy Spookston moment

When I get to a nice spot and can stand hulldown. I always go back the last bit. Just like looking around a corner, just backwards.

Bro needs to recover yet he suffers in game Have a quick recovery!

Im glad your doing okay i hope u feel and get better. Thanks for the great content

Spookston singing a thousand miles is something I never knew I needed but now I want it

Love you bro❤ keep up the work. You have become a inspiration since I started playing this game recently 🎉

One day we will have Spookston release the "Oops, all Shermans" video. One day.

I like how the waffentrager was meant to just carry the gun and fire but otherwise it did nothing.😂

Most entertaining version of Spookston I've ever watched. Also the guy shooting that spooked you was because he (like me till a week ago) probably didn't know you can swap the position of ammo so he swapped his shell.

I think this is easily one of the most chaotic videos you've made

I really enjoyed playing this vehicle. It has an excellent gun and a crazy good zoom which has even better magnification than the binoculars. It’s excellent for camping and sniping.

Day 222 of asking for the M41 90/53

the strat with the waffle tractor is you can 2nd gear pivot way faster than you neutral steer. so have a toggle button between automatic and manual transmission modes, pop it into 2nd when you approach a corner, whip around so the reat mounted gun is the first thing to peek, and so long as you dont over-load your ammo you've got an aweful lot of empty hull back there. it has so little armor it wont even fuse every round, so you'll get overpens a lot that hit nothing important and even if it does fuse, your driver is WELL outta harms way, and you have a spare crew mate in the front to switch to the gunner position. you just haul ass forwards back into cover. also this tank is the flattest, shortest tank germany gets in this br range, so the fact you arent the size of a small village lets you hull down really easily, and its gun depression is pretty good over the back so you just reverse up to hills, if you get hit you haul ass forwards. basically if you play it like you would a shorter archer with a better gun, it works pretty good.

12:30 small plane on compass apears when a team mate call T61 or "air" looking directly to a plane. Very useful, not a lot of people use it

Day 15 of waiting for Spookston to play 8.8cm Flugzeugabwehrkanone 37 Selbstfahrlafette auf 18 ton Zugkraftwagen (Sonderkraftfahrzeug 9). In both AAA and AT roles.

0:01 wait that is granblue fantasy？

I'm convinced that Spookston's tank crews use plane-attracting cologne

Thanks for the hex spookston! You just made my time driving easier!

Day 25 of asking you to play the Challenger 2 Black Knight Spook, the hard kill APS can even intercept aircraft munitions which will help with your CAS issue! You may also want to take some HESH, as they have improved its consistency against single layer homogeneous armour since the last update.

Been a while since I asked for a video on IT-1, a good missile tank.

funniest spookston video byfar 😂

12:31 it is what happens when a teammate calls air alert after spotting (as in, with his crew) a plane. It actually shows the rough direction of the plane if you move the camera.

WHATS GOOD SPOOKSTON😼

Waffletractor

It always freaks me out when that ad for WT plays when I'm watching Spooks

I got to say I love your video I recently started playing war thunder been following you love you can always make me smile.

Pls more high spookstoon its só funny 🤣

day 36 of asking spookston to play abrams

6:25 The way he said “You…” with the most sincere feeling of loathing and hatred made me feel second hand anger

Ey Spookson just know I adore you honestly and your silly goober always makes me feel better.Just do what you do.

This has to be the most I've laughed at one of your videos man. As soon as I saw the Waffentrager I knew it was over (for your sanity).

Your videos help me though stuff and a just wanna say thank you for making videos with are funny keep it up man

12:30 This icon means that someone on your team marked a plane using the T - 6 - 1 menu, it shows the direction the enemy was in when he was pinged so it is not dynamic (the marker doesn't follow the plane). And it has been out for at least a few months so somewhat recent but also not.

I actually enjoyed playing this tank. It forces you to play smart and actually use it as a Tank Destroyer and taking out targets from afar. It forces you to memorize the ranges of places where a majority of the opposite team will be heading to. Its quite tricky to notice it if u hide in forests or treelines with bushes around it. Over all its just a one shot if someone sneezes at it with a bomb or any shell

The little plane at 12:30 appears when someone uses the chat command to alert of an air attack, you have to use the command while looking at the plane and it will mark its direction on the compass above

High spookston must be my favourite spookston

0:39 the power of team work; love to see it.

Hearing Spookton high on pain meds is the most hilarious thing I have heard😂

I don’t play war thunder, but you sounding drunk and then the tank towing the fat tank is all I needed today. 0:30

More high as hell spooskston videos pls

I love how this vehicle has an assistant driver but no dedicated loader

I played the Waffenträger a lot and a good trick is to turn around and drive backwards, when you know enemies are nearby. This way you can corner-peek easily without revealing your Driver/Commander, you have your full depression when aiming over your rear and your fuel tanks act as a thicker armor than your front plate, even tou you will most likely burn afterwards I survived way more shots to the rear than to the front. You are also in a better position to withdraw in an emergency since you are already turned away from the enemy.

9:12 i bloody LOVE spookston edits xD

Spookston’s slow descent into madness

I love the energy on this one.

Just a small tip,the long 88 can go straight through the front of the jumbo

The plane icon on the compass is to indicate the direction in which an enemy plane has been called out.

Thank you, Spookston, for reminding me I’m just garbage at warthunder I’m going to name another plane I create after you for this

you can tell they gave him the good stuff

The best tactic with the Trager, in my opinion at least, is to reverse up ridges and snipe using topography for cover. Solves the silly issue of dealing with the driver and radio-operator positions blocking depression, and makes it so you can drive back down if something bad happens (and you somehow don't die from a single hit), or more likely to quickly get away from HMG fire. Generally though if you're spotted and you don't kill the enemy quick, you're dead, because they're probably dropping arty near or on you. Even if you do, they've probably spawned a plane.