The Most Pitiful Tank Destroyer

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2 ай бұрын

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ATGM vehicles in War Thunder haven't had the best luck recently. Gaijin nerfed their characteristics so that they're harder to control, but that isn't the problem with the Zachlam Tager. The Zachlam is based on the M3 halftrack and only carries six missiles, meaning it's both squishy and has limited endurance.
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The Most Pitiful Tank Destroyer

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@Spookston Ай бұрын

Hopefully the voiceover sounds a little better now

@CallumBrennan-uk2df Ай бұрын

Day 7 of asking for Khriz-s only he

@Mr.Aviation12121 Ай бұрын

Can u do the amx 13 hot

@austinlee8070 Ай бұрын

Video 31 of asking for the finnish t28

@mcpenguin001 Ай бұрын

Play the wirbelwind our beloved wirbely spaa

@user-rx1xr1qs5v Ай бұрын

day 2 of asking for the poor pathetic thing (low tier (1.0 or smth) french tonk destroyer)

@temporarysam5657 Ай бұрын

i heard you hate british vehicles, vehicles that do no damage and vehicles that are basically CAS magnets, so i think you should play the ratel 90; a gigantic british light tank with no armor, that only gets 90mm HEAT with a 7 second aced reload and that somehow always gets strafed by planes before it's even allowed to leave spawn (day 44)

@Will14095 Ай бұрын

I actually got my first nuke the ratel 90 lol I like it

@Will14095 Ай бұрын

I actually got my first nuke in the ratel 90 lol I like it

@krisachitor Ай бұрын

wdym ratel 90 is great, the best one in 6.7-7.0 brit lineup

@iraklituriashvili4139 Ай бұрын

or the one ratel with atgm

@randomman6357 Ай бұрын

@@krisachitor no... the ratel 90 is literally BR 6.3, there are literally vehicles so much better than the ratel 90

@CheezeSpartan Ай бұрын

I didnt know the type 60 ATM could get more ghetto but here we are

@disturbedfan545 Ай бұрын

Jewish tank and ghetto

@pioneerridgeexpress4961 Ай бұрын

Type 60 is worse than this 😂

@L0uk0umaki Ай бұрын

@@pioneerridgeexpress4961 at least it has a 50cal

@elkiane976 Ай бұрын

@@L0uk0umaki I have 66 games in Type 60 ATM and let me tell you, it's worse

@veritusahriman9720 Ай бұрын

both are horrendously bad, but this one doesnt have the means to kill the type 60 atm from short range while the type 60 can wreck it. Battle of the crippled midgets essentially.

@princesspupcake1269 Ай бұрын

Damn, that XP-50 deadass said "F*cc you specifically", he didn't even LOOK at the Emil right next to you -- I didn't even notice it at first, but he IMMEDIATELY cratered after strafing you, holy hell.

@robertharris6092 Ай бұрын

A lot of CAS spammers just get salty and revenge kill the person that killed them. Notice he used a premium plane. He prob doesnt even play air battles or ever grinded the air tree.

@linkmanplays Ай бұрын

best part is it's a revenge cas. it was the m36 he smited.

@ThatTrafficCone Ай бұрын

15th time challenging Spookston to bring the Char 25t into an 8.3 lineup, and then incrementally increase the BR to find when the tank becomes unironically unplayable.

@alexandreaudard4309 Ай бұрын

Nah bro I need a light tank in my 9.3 lineup

@RandomBoi-nd5zf Ай бұрын

Gaijin: it seems you got more than one kill per game, it must mean it's op and we'll be putting it up 1.3 br higher

@TheGimpy117 Ай бұрын

so basically every 6.7 USA tank. they need to stop looking at win rates and nerf CAS. USA has a CAS crutch

@baz5042 Ай бұрын

@@TheGimpy117but the US is nothing without its CAS. But yeah US CAS is insane in both this game, and most US CAS at 5-6.7 are P-51 and P-47 with bombs and rockets. They can easily defend themselves from other nations’ anti CAS fighters by just dropping them.

@konna6130 Ай бұрын

@@TheGimpy117 usa has one of the strongest 6.7 lineups when downtiered. id rather have a t26e5 in a full downtier than a tiger 2 or is-2. only an anti air is missing.

@TheGimpy117 Ай бұрын

@@baz5042 yes. If you don't play CAS you'll notice pretty fast that anything other than USA heavies and lights at 6.7 are bad. The Pershing is another awful way overtried tank. It deserves to sit with the Panther A, but is kept afloat in the stats by far to easy to spawn CAS.

@A_menace_to_society69 Ай бұрын

There is more vehicles in this game then there is pokemon. Yet somehow my guy specifically finds that one most unfun vehicle to play every damn time.

@DerAlleinTiger Ай бұрын

But the Zachlam Tager is unironically one of the most fun vehicles at its BR. If you know how to use it, it's relatively small and fast (relatively) and the 'gun sight' is a pair of binoculars on a stick. That means if you find the right cover, all the enemy can see of you (or hit) is said pair of binoculars on a stick. The missiles really don't take much more than a bit of practice to use, and you're mostly fighting big, lumbering things like IS's and King Tigers. It's kind of hilarious, and also feels mean, to just smack a King Tiger with an ATGM from across the map while it can't even see you.

@A_menace_to_society69 Ай бұрын

@@DerAlleinTiger Quite debatable however count in all the revenge bombers/CAS after you. And I don't think the Zachlam Trager is going to survive a good strafe of an ok CAS user due to it's open top and exposed missiles. (Im pretty sure they explode when you shoot them).

@DerAlleinTiger Ай бұрын

@@A_menace_to_society69 CAS is annoying no matter what, especially for any open-top. Though I don't believe I've ever had one of the missiles blow up on me from getting strafed. Not sure if that's luck or what, or I just didn't notice because I was going to be dead anyway. Still, I don't base how fun a vehicle is based on being strafed by CAS in it or not, because CAS is a scourge no matter what vehicle you're in. and no matter what BR you're at.

@RedShocktrooperRST Ай бұрын

@@A_menace_to_society69i'm pretty sure that between its open top and being literally just an M5 Halftrack, literally every aircraft in its BR range can kill it. Whatever's not open topped on this thing is not .50-cal proof and Spookston did get a game at the start where he was on Germany's team vs. America.

@konna6130 Ай бұрын

@@DerAlleinTiger its only flaw that hinders its fun is the lack of ammo. 6 heat rounds is not enough ever, you basically need to camp on a captured site. that also means cas will always find you.

@twitchyflash333 Ай бұрын

The missile apparently does NOT know where it is at all times.

@mathiasscherrer7213 Ай бұрын

I want to correct: not the but this specific missile 😅

@jackmio Ай бұрын

0:46 that noise of the balloon being launched from the javelin always kills me with laughter

@V13per Ай бұрын

I had one of these on my team a few days ago. He didnt get a single kill and got killed by AA

@AhAh-yh6es Ай бұрын

That was probably me I had the same experience

@teyyo9745 Ай бұрын

“This is a Zalchlam Tager” “DEAR GOD” “there’s more…” “NO”

@mich421 Ай бұрын

11:54 A normal gaijin employee is probably the same one who does BR balancing in the game

@lector-dogmatixsicarii1537 Ай бұрын

TrickZter. Average gaijin shitbox employee of the month.

@garrettmohr8439 Ай бұрын

3:05 Spookston forgot about the M901 :(

@minekrafines Ай бұрын

sadly, it is not in the regular tree :/

@semiedgv Ай бұрын

It's a squad vehicle tho @@minekrafines

@kontanaizumi Ай бұрын

@@minekrafines more of one then losat is

@interpl6089 Ай бұрын

It lowers the launcher when on the move so let's not count it...

@zen6zen Ай бұрын

After removing ammo rack kill from it, it’s darn good TD.

@kaiotie1 Ай бұрын

this vehicle brings a issue i never really thought about- if its one of those 1 cap game modes, you have really limited ammo, and you cant replenish it unless you are ON the cap... so if the enemy have it, and you are trying to fight for it and run out of ammo, you end up useless. like, you will have 0 ammo, and because you dont have the cap, you cant replenish ammo... and because you have no MG, and no other weapon you become a 0% contribution to your team... there should be a way to replenish ammo in your spawn.

@GravityTrash. Ай бұрын

They are gonna "fix" that this summer I think it was

@Goddoesnotexist5667 Ай бұрын

I like this vehicle, but yeah the low ammo count isn’t helping the hard to control missiles

@markusreed5447 Ай бұрын

Same with Missile only AA like the strela or the ocelot, once you run out of them you can't fight Planes and even with ammo you can't fight tanks

@jojojam753 Ай бұрын

It was also funny with the Italian M42 Contraero. As your guns had no 2nd Belt, you needed to waste ammo if you wanted to replenish it. 40 rounds left? Well better dump them or you cant load any new one. Glad they at least fix that.

@TheEpicNoob Ай бұрын

They should make it have extra rockets like the katausha

@cinnamonoa Ай бұрын

I quite liked spading the zachlam, only problem being anything open topped is marked for death after getting a minute into the game

@JohnLennonsImagimaryAccount Ай бұрын

M901 is a US dedicated ATGM carrier and it is turreted.

@DeosPraetorian Ай бұрын

For a less pitiful one, I would suggest the UDES 33

@blockybuilder101 Ай бұрын

I believe there's already a video on it dunno if it was before or after the br change

@DeosPraetorian Ай бұрын

@@blockybuilder101 I looked through his channel and didn't see any videos on it

@justmymage Ай бұрын

Day: I have lost count of asking Spookston to play the Marder A1-

@_spooT Ай бұрын

that smg dude reminds me of Phly when he took out the Japanese Humvee SPAA. Said at least the passenger should have a hand gun sticking out of the window lmao

@konna6130 Ай бұрын

type 93 is a good aa now after the missile/lock buff.

@k0dachr0me Ай бұрын

ngl i find the zachlam so underrated. i have a blast almost every time i bring it out

@DerAlleinTiger Ай бұрын

Right? It's one of the most fun vehicles at its BR. I'm constantly torn between chilling at 6.0 with the M-51's or uptiering to 6.7 just for the Zachlam Tager.

@rhystaylor851 Ай бұрын

Spookston digging through a thesaurus to find another synonym for "bad" to describe yet another tank destroyer

@connivingkhajiit Ай бұрын

"pitiful" isnt that hard of a word

@anangrylumberjack1229 Ай бұрын

I need to find a significant other who cheers me on the way Spookston cheers on his missiles in flight

@Corium1 Ай бұрын

I love how once you have fired all your missiles, it just becomes a m3 half track surrounded by cas and tanks

@phial7616 Ай бұрын

youre one of my favorite guys who make videos mostly because no one can truly put the highs and lows of having fun and also suffering so real in this game. particularly the former because when its fun its fun but man. does it ever make me almost want to cry sometimes

@bungwater1052 Ай бұрын

The RakJPz 2 now gets researchable mouse guided missiles thankfully.

@kimjanek646 Ай бұрын

No way =O

@bungwater1052 Ай бұрын

@@kimjanek646 it's a tier 3 modification I believe, essentially the same missiles but mouse guided.

@kimjanek646 Ай бұрын

@@bungwater1052 Yeah I’ve unlocked it. Now it’s basically a better HOT 😵‍💫

@CecilioSprayetti Ай бұрын

This thing is definitely unnecessarily bullied. Its not as bad as people make it out to be. The worst thing about it is its ammo count, the rest is pretty manageable. Just be glad you didn't put the Type 60 in the poll because you know we would've picked it

@fre_ Ай бұрын

Good for him that he made a video on the ATM already lmfao

@holeefuk8535 Ай бұрын

T-34: *eats 3 ATGMs* Soviet anthem: *INTENSIFIES*

@shronkler1994 Ай бұрын

8:36 that guy, tut17, was so mad that you killed him in a zachlam tager that he took out his xp 50 to suicide revenge strafe you

@Zapprz_ Ай бұрын

I like how this truck literally has the scout binoculars

@Magicannon_ Ай бұрын

I like how cheering on the missile makes it look like it gets more accurate.

@mamawau Ай бұрын

Spookston just spawn a single vehicle per match, that way you avoid all planes. You either die before planes start to spawn or the planes take you out anyway.

@SemoventeDa Ай бұрын

Day 180 of asking Spookston to play the Semovente 75/46 M43 THE EFFORT DOESN'T STOP!

@irokez2k Ай бұрын

"That was a King Tiger" - Spookston 21.04.2024

@fevziarslan3386 Ай бұрын

He didn't get surprised for the rocket hitting an object and passing through at 3:18 but hitting rock made him surprised a lot

@obliviouz Ай бұрын

2:33 "As bad as this thing is, it could be worse..." as the missile flies 30° off-bore straight into a tree lol!

@crunchtime6244 Ай бұрын

Can you try to KV-1S? Peak of low-tier clubbing

@bruhman5385 Ай бұрын

Honnestly, the entire 4.0 RU lineup is busted as fck... -Goblin scout: BT-7A -MG AA: BTR-152D -Canon AA: ZSU-37 -Heavy backup: KV-1 -Downtier heavy: KV-1E -Uptier heavy: KV-1S -Medium backup: T-34 -Uptier med: T-34E STZ -Downtier med: T-34E -Sniper TD: SU-85A -Boomstick TD: SU-152 -Turret boomstick: KV-2 -Rocket launcher: Andrushya -CAS Bomber: IL-8 -CAS/CAP: I-185 -Dedicated CAP: Yak-9M Pick your poison LOL!

@everestsdriveway366 Ай бұрын

I wont tolerate Zachlam hate, i freakin love this thing. Ive gotten like 6 kill games with this damn thing alone. Its hilarious to play this as a flanker and even as a assault atgm truck.

@colbyuetake130 Ай бұрын

Do you play with a controller? Because if you like playing it with mouse and keyboard you're a madman lmao

@signs80 Ай бұрын

I feel like it's overly hated, it's not amazing but beyond the ammo issue it's not bad either. You can hull down pretty easy in sniping spots and slap people with impunity until you're out of your 6 missiles lol

@everestsdriveway366 Ай бұрын

@@colbyuetake130 Keyboard mofo! These things are not terrible with keyboard. and yes my buddies think im crazy!

@everestsdriveway366 Ай бұрын

@@signs80 absolutely agree, this thing for me actually works great when you set ambushes or be aggressive with flanking. passive playstyle works less well for me.

@colbyuetake130 Ай бұрын

@@everestsdriveway366 thats crazy, I play with controller though and the vehicle is so much fun to use

@raumkhan4514 Ай бұрын

loving the new variety of "dog with cartoon eyes" images

@swissfreek Ай бұрын

2:19 We're not gonna talk about the *epic* point blank whiff from that TII...?

@Odd_Chap Ай бұрын

Hey, Spook. I would really enjoy to see you play the Swedish Pvkv III. It has a decent 57mm APHE round with a 4 second (aced) reload rate, at BR 3.3. Love your videos. :)

@messyjessem.3108 Ай бұрын

"Did you forget me?" -Type 60

@watercup5138 Ай бұрын

"I was alive for 25 seconds!" War. War never changes *emotional music fades in*

@kacperusa2027 Ай бұрын

FINALLY ive been waiting for so long for you to play the Zachlam Tager

@Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933 Ай бұрын

Once the next season of the battle pass goes live & you have the vehicle in-hand, could a video on the Kungstiger (Swedish Tiger II P) be possible?

@liladoodle Ай бұрын

Sweden's first heavy tank, and it's a premium.

@mr.cogwheel Ай бұрын

its just a tiger2p, just ask for a video on the tiger2p the teams when that thing is available will be about the same.

@mr.cogwheel Ай бұрын

@@liladoodle and sweden never used it, they shot it alot and drove it for a bit, thats it.

@TurbotheFurbo Ай бұрын

now play the Chinese one

@Teddymcfartson Ай бұрын

"All they have for ATGMs is the LOSAT" *M901 has left the chat*

@sya_7489 Ай бұрын

11:13 this is the most genuine maniac laughter i've ever heard, idk guys i think spookston is losing it

@tykendrick8523 Ай бұрын

Attempt 13 Challenge: For high tier support a nations MBT with its respective APC/IFV counterpart (ie Abrams/Bradley, T90/BMP2M, etc.) Challenge is keeping the other player alive and supporting it without stealing kills (breaking barrels, tracking, repairing, etc) it being a random should help make it interesting.

@dmdwed Ай бұрын

Video 35 of asking Spookston to play the LAV-AD with Anti-Tank HEAT

@KurosakiYukigo Ай бұрын

Anti tank High Explosive Anti-Tank?

@dmdwed Ай бұрын

@@KurosakiYukigo yes

@brucesmith765 Ай бұрын

Sorry the balloon sound for the missile is hilarious. It made me spit out my tea

@timoriv Ай бұрын

6:34 drunk spookston is my favorite one

@TKHarris1967 Ай бұрын

Day 12 of asking for T-10M

@nicke5325 Ай бұрын

Day 28 of begging for a video with every Sherman

@saintlime Ай бұрын

Spookston! You're so close! Almost a M3 GMC video :)

@tetrisdutrou4051 Ай бұрын

8:47 giving planes a separate BR for ground battle is still on the roadmap for the next major update so I'm hopeful

@owenvanscoyk3116 Ай бұрын

3:22 you missed a golden opportunity to use the Steve Harvey “KILL‼️‼️” sound effect

@That_Montage_Nerd 4 сағат бұрын

8:08 The Tank next to you shot an HE round that detonated close to the target when your missile was also close. So his HE round blew up your missile lmao what a chance

@jasoncrawford4929 Ай бұрын

7:42 same energy as "MUSCLE, MUSCLE, MUSCLE, YEAH!" from oldspice

@LiterallyRed0 Ай бұрын

The video on the Zachlam Tager was amazing! I hope you consider making a video on the Bkan 1C or pbv 301. Both are amazing.

@fridaycaliforniaa236 10 күн бұрын

MCLOS : Manual Command - Line Of Sight So yes, it's like a joystick missile, you're right 😁😂

@Jaonownal Ай бұрын

that was such an enjoyable video. love it

@fridaycaliforniaa236 10 күн бұрын

4:44 you've been Gaijin'ed

@jackdiesel3067 Ай бұрын

Spookston: It could be a lot worse Tree: My time has come.

@GarlicKnot5 Ай бұрын

You actually did better in this than I expected

@Nikolay_Slavov Ай бұрын

Spook "firing missiles at T-34" Slaps at the front of the T-34: "This Stalinium can absorb so much ATGM's"

@Sindarul Ай бұрын

Spookston is just on another level, man! I skipped this piece of... master class engineering because just by looking at it, I thought this will be a pain so I didn't even try it. And then comes Spook, casually ending #1 in the team :D

@Griffins998 Ай бұрын

Spookston: this thing is terrible Also spookston: does better than I ever have

@Active_Genesis Ай бұрын

Hey Spookston, I would love to see you play the other version of the Type 60 in the Japanese tech tree, the one that has two recoilless guns instead of the horrible middle launcher version. The Type 60 SPRG (C) just looks like it could be a blast to play with its massive amount of pin and two separate identical cannons!

@JosephStalinRealOne Ай бұрын

Another spookston video, another great day

@RassGames Ай бұрын

“We could be in a Type 60 ATM.” The most real thing ever said 😂

@casataco Ай бұрын

Funny enough the CAS that strafed at 6:20 was actually the same T-34 that he hit 3 times but never destroyed. Love revenge cas kills so fun.

@m.d.598 Ай бұрын

6:40 What are you talking about, it's Terry Crews.

@Soulless261 Ай бұрын

Jeff called, he wants his bottlerockets back.

@canned__meat Ай бұрын

That was at least as great as I imagined it would be :D

@anttisinivuori5259 Ай бұрын

I liked playing the Zachlam Tager as something to challenge myself with, and it can be very satisfying to play when you find a good spot. But at times it sure can be miserable. I play AB myself, so it of course benefits from mouse aiming for the ATGMs, and gets a very long replenishment of ammo after firing all missiles, even when not on cap. On the other hand, it is so much more easy to see even at a distance.

@eckrion8310 Ай бұрын

Fun fact about the Raketenjagdpanzer 2 I don't know exactly when but they gave it a researchable missle which is practically the same as the stock one it uses exept this that it's guided by the mouse and not the keyboard which makes it arguably a bit more versatile vehicle than the Raketenjagdpanzer 2 HOT since you can shot one rocket and then then the other one while the first one is being reloaded. Def worth giving a second try by those that played it back then when it had only the keyboard guided missles.

@zhuravlevivan4622 Ай бұрын

4:21 25 seconds? That’s nothing, dying within 5 seconds is my record

@shaider1982 Ай бұрын

In the old helicoptet sim game LHX, for some reason, the TOW missile ia guided manually by going to the missile's view point (TOW Cam).

@hhale Ай бұрын

The song was "A Thousand Miles" by Vanessa Carlton. This vehicle was designed to fight in the desert/sparse, rolling terrain. In other words, mostly what you weren't getting.

@TheOneAndOnlyNat3 Ай бұрын

The bulldog messing ur shot was hilarious

@kenitoken6869 Ай бұрын

You finally did the ZACHLAM TAGER

@bruh_nation_bruh4409 Ай бұрын

YOUR VIDS MAKE ME HAPPY 😭

@DIEGhostfish Ай бұрын

Aircraft spawnpoints will never go up because the quick dopamine hit of a revenge bomb is key to securing the addiction of new players.

@mostly_accurate Ай бұрын

One of these took me out and in Maus last night and I was genuinely disappointed one of THOSE killed me.

@user-ib9lm1kl4d 10 күн бұрын

Spookston wondering how a measly T-34 could absorb 3 missiles. I think we all know the answer.

@TheJordan08 Ай бұрын

I’d recommend spookston playing the flakbus because why not

@greyfells2829 Ай бұрын

ATGMs fighting WW2 tanks. Every day, the odds of me ever playing again diminish. Watching these videos is enough for me.

@DerAlleinTiger Ай бұрын

For what it's worth, it only gets 6 missiles at a time, they're hand-guided (so you have to stand completely still and use WASD to maneuver them... with inverted controls) and even when they hit they're HEAT so... you either completely nuke something or you kill 1 module. It's also open-topped and virtually unarmored, so if anyone catches you in basically any situation but your most ideal you're just dead. In spite of all that, I love the thing.

@moldplayer5432 Ай бұрын

1:23 time to play Enlisted where you can go full Fury on them.

@panzerlite8108 Ай бұрын

Zachlam Tager is good at one thing. It is exceptional at staying hull down and still able to aim. The sights are above the missiles, and they fire upwards. You can fire them from behind cover.

@blastering6002 Ай бұрын

Dude your editor needs a raise and if its you man it was really nice xP

@dankoz6340 Ай бұрын

This was one of the most frustrating vehicles I ever had but also one of vehicles I had the most fun on. The aiming feels less of a point and shoot plus with WASD you can do some trick shots. If you are familiar with the GMC line from America like me then it will a little sluggish but familiar. Also, scouting, a huge deal in this game. Finding this out was like seeing the Hellcat get scouting.

@zarrurer12 Ай бұрын

enemy: oh look a missile coming at me. keeps staring at it. before it hits him: OH SHIT A MISSILES COMING AT ME!!!

@randomguy477 Ай бұрын

You should have a go in the Crusader III, it's small and has the 6pdr. Peak Spookston rat tank gameplay

@pietrotreccani2729 Ай бұрын

3:05 the M901 sir

@kevincho1187 Ай бұрын

Spookston: America lacks an ATGM carrier. M901 ITV: Am I a Joke to you?

@gabrielmarghioalei1374 Ай бұрын

Hey spookston, you should do a video on the T110E series. As far as I know didn't evolved past blueprints for most of them and a wooden mockup for the E5 variant. Those are seen in world of tanks, i played them but i would like to see a historical video on those please.