As someone who has spaded it, it’s ok. Does well in the right situations and a nice addition to the 8.7 lineup but not a necessity for the Russian tech tree

The Object 685 looks like a PT-76 took steroids and then mated with a BMP-3

The main issue the 685 has is that the only really major upgrade that it has over the 906 is the APFSDS shell but 3bm25 isn’t nearly good enough to warrant a whole +1.0 BR over the 906 considering the T-55A gets it at 8.0. It should be moved down to 8.3 and it would probably see more use though 8.3 is such a gigantic line-up for the Soviets that it might still get looked over.

There is something about laser rangefinded APCBC that is utterly hilarious to me

I feel this belongs at 8.3, at 8.7 you have too many options instead of the 685.

i cant wait for Justins reaction when he finds about the scout mechanic!

Same here, I have basically the whole Soviet tech tree unlocked but avoided the "Object line" until now. Got the 906 and this in the recent winter sale finally and started playing them a little bit. The 906 is quite strong, 685 I only got a few games in. I think it's nice to have in the lineup but for the most part I am more a BMP-3 (and BMP-2M when I someday will unlock it) player in this tier.

I love your vids man, I was skeptical of watching you at first as I just assumed you were another annoying youtuber but you’re my favorite war thunder after just trying to watch you. Wish you the best this year 💜

This thing was very painful to play for Me imo •Mediocre ammo selection •Low survivability (courtesy of Paper armor w/ 3 man crew in a small space) •Ammo is everywhere (notoriously being the vertical ammo in the turret alongside the ammo towards the rear corners of the vehicle making you a very explosive confetti) •Meh gun handling (Soviet vertical targeting speed) •Mobility on par or mediocre against other lights Overall, it lacks firepower (gun & ammo of 8.0-8.3 T-55), survivability (Paper all around armor & poor ammo placement), & versatility (Big & Bloated, Mediocre firepower, Mobility that is behind other lights) making for a poor choice as one’s light tank in their line up (a poor progression from the BMP-3 which is leagues superior to such vehicle) Thus against it’s contemporaries making for quite a grueling experience, gaijin ples 8.3 :^)

I have been seeing a ton of helicopters recently at this br. You should do a video on the Sturm S and this proxy fuse as an AA

we need a 3rd, a 4th and a 5th video on the 279, I have it yet I still love watching vids on it

Would love a video on the 279 Justin!

I'm just about to get this too! Been playing the bmp 3 because no one ever does. Nice to mix things up. Just wish the 685 had the 906 reload and bmp 3 thermals

The russian 100mm is my favorite cannon, it's APFSDS are meh but the APHE and ATGM if available are just so satisfying. The vehicles they are on are tricky to use but once you adopt the -5 depression play style it can work, just have to pray for blind enemies.

279 gameplay? "YES PLS"

hey justin i finally spaded my f4e phantom 2, my first 11.0 jet, after 2 years i did it

i really need this to go with my BMD-4 that would be a great lineup alone

Appreciate a good ol' Wilhelm scream.

Definitely make a third vid on the object 279

seggy tonk, welcome to the new year brother

I've played War Thunder for over 2k hours and literally just found out this thing existed. I don't play at high BRs so I never see it in game, and there are very few videos of it online. Kind of cool looking

This is the one Russian light tank I haven't played its well theres many other options it doesn't bring anything special to the table

Happy new year everyone, hope 2022 is a much better year cus 2021 straight up sucked.

Object 279 video would be fun for sure

What a nice way to start new year, I catch a cold 😔

i was just thinking about a vid about this and suddenly

Right after I spaded the Object 685, Gaijin published 2S25. And right after I purchased and spaded 2S25, Gaijin published 2S25M. UHH. Having spaded 3 end-of-line tanks feels like spending so much extra resources. Anyway. Object 685 is an overall decent light tank. A few things that need to be taken care of when using it: 1. while the power-to-ton ratio is high, the gear seems pulling these tanks back. Low number of gear really makes it slightly more slauggish than it should be. 2. The ammo racks are placed at 2 most inconvenient places to be shot at, vertical in middle of the hull and turret, and both corners in the back. So if the enermy have a good center mass shot, you go boom. If the enermy really makes a lousy shot and hit the edge of this tank, usually other tanks takes very little damage (oil tank on fire or radiator damaged), but this tank got hit in back ammo racks and exploded. 3. The poor gun elevation makes it really difficult to use the terrain effectively, or you will take great risks exposing yourself. 4. Since it only has small calibar coaxial machine gun next to 100mm gun, and the elevation is also poor, it got killed very easily by Aircraft and Heli by mid of the game, and no way to defend itself. Generally, I feel the light tanks usually have even higher survivability against conventional large calibar shells at this rank, but not for this tank. It need to be playing very cautiously and avoid getting hit at all cost.

So what are the pro's on this thing? I only see the APFSDS round being a big plus, but other than that? I have it, but its still almost stock. So I prefer the BMP-3. It's just better.

Man something tells me this tank is mainly just "a big yikes" kinda tank.

yes more 279 please

I just got the amx50 subbieses and it's a beast, I know u don't do low br stuff like 7.7 but I beg u do a video on it it is sooooo good

279 video please! The skin looks pretty cool

So could we possibly get a 279 vid??

idk if it is just me but I see more maus's everyday

You have a sound mod on? Cause the sound is super noticeable, you can detect ppl before they see u putting you at a greater advantage.

Justin You should Play the New M41 in the Chinese Tree, it rarely gets featured

Phly had another idea with helicopter base AA. Have two bases per side. A closer one with no AA and then one further away that has AA.

Me watching u play this map. Me gets this map immediately while playing lol

Justin maybe you can make a video only using apcbc on this tank

Will the Cv90105 video happen?

Bring on the 279 👍

What's the point in having 120 million SL if you're not gonna spend at least a little to put an expert crew on tanks

Hey justin can you play the strv 122a, I managed to get 13 kills in it and survived the entire battle and it's not even spaded

i completely forgot about this because why would i play an over tier 906?

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Justin can you play the M41D in the chinese free next?

Yep ever since i updated my drivers I get frame dips to 60 every minute or so its annoying af

I almost got a Nuke with the m56 , but I got gajined

To think im still watching warthunder even i don't play it cuz i don't have a platform to play it on also bad start for new yr cuz my only gaming platform my phone i accidentally broke the screen

Kv 220 video when

At which point did this thing get a buff to the engine? It seems to have 455hp now? Thats pretty huge IMO.

Where the hell do you live justin, is 4 am here!

arent 8.7 leo 1a1 also has shell 330 pen too ?

how work this laser can you tell me i can find how use it

Yeah new years been great... A lantern got stuck on a tree right beside my house 😑👍

give us the 279

Please play the C13 T90 🙏

Looks like a Soviet copy of the Ikv 91

I play on ps4 where can I get your decal

Ur comment about missles, I see them all the time 🤣🤣 in my t55s I pack like 2-4 of them per tank incase of super heavy targets or a Maus and for the maus I just pop him in the side and ammo rack him

How this guy has 11 slots? Mine has only 10.

3BM25 is fine

Yes I want to see it please

I absolutely hated playing this thing.

rarely see that tank cause bmp2m is just a better light tank

i want 279

Revisit?

a object 279 vid will be pretty dang good ngl

279!!!!!!

Good news everyone! I finally got the m3a3 Bradley! Took 20 years off of my life but I got it and am so happy! Definitely worth the literal six months it took.

Look at all the fun stuff the Russian army can stuff into its vehicles. I'm guessing that IRL, tanks like this tend to be 'Jack of all trades, master of none'.

I can do will in most of Russian tanks but not in this I think it's belong to 8.3

279

Notice me my birthday is Jan 7

This vehicle is crap, unless you like suffering you won't put this thing in your lineup.

russia has so many better line ups then america, i wish i chose them as my first nation

hi

Pog

They should nerf the Russians at 8.7. Too much vehicle spam for the other nations, and extremely cheap repair costs