How Bad Is The M551 Sheridan?

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Despite all of the failings of the M551 Sheridan, I do have a strange fondness for it from a historic perspective. From a gameplay perspective, the M551 in War Thunder is absolutely despicable. Compared to similar vehicles at that battle rating, the Sheridan really doesn't have much going for it. Sure, it has a stabilizer, but there are plenty of other stabilized vehicles with significantly better weapons that are either the same BR or slightly higher. I don't know why Gaijin insists on keeping it where it is, but it is good for one thing: absolutely wrecking light vehicles. Assuming overpressure works, anyway.
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@rare_kumiko 2 года назад

That was way funnier than your usual videos. Loved it.

@MB-cv5pz 2 года назад

Intro was awesome XD

@skybuprofen9834 2 года назад

"why does my heart suddenly feel funny?"

@geroni211 2 года назад

The "mind your own business" and crew pronouns jokes were hilarious

@MB-cv5pz 2 года назад

@@geroni211 Yeah they were awesome

@cartermorris4339 2 года назад

“The Sheridan is simply to caked up” had me dead.

@thisTG 2 года назад

Was kinda surprised by this video, because I really enjoyed the Sheridan and found it very effective. Then I remembered that was before volumetric shells were introduced.

@steveshumate1983 2 года назад

I really like it. It’s quirky and fun. Maybe not particularly great but I’ve always enjoyed it and can do well if played carefully. Of course the puma is basically immune to it so good luck if you run into one of those

@Mashiroasli 2 года назад

Same

@soldier22881 Год назад

this is the second free to play game to introduce something "volumentric" and not being fun or working to fix issues. (lookin at you mechwarrior online volumetric scaling)

@wotwott2319 Год назад

@@soldier22881honestly, volumetric scaling is only one of many, MANY problems that game has lmao.

@mr.randomguy1401 2 года назад

I like the slightly more aggressive Spookston

@JustAnotherRandomPersonOnline 2 года назад

Right? I didn't know that seeing Spookston roast tanks was what I needed in life.

@Charlie18tc Год назад

I was a TC on a Sheridan in the 70's. Most of the problems you described I never experienced in 2 1/2 years. In gunnery we could normally acquire a target at range and get off the first round in under 10 seconds with a follow-up round under 6. This was faster than the T54/55 and T60 we were up against. The big round caused extensive spauling in the enemy turret but a well place shot could separate the turret from the hull, remove the engine, or blow off road wheels. The missile system was problematic with an unsatisfactory failure rate. But at range uo to 3000 meters it would disassemble a tank into its major component parts. The downside was lack.of engine protection from the rear. An rpg would slice right thru it. Lastly, the mission was to locate, fix the enemy in place long enough for the mbt to move forward then to move to the rear and protect the flanks. The M551 was never intended to go Mano e Mano with mbt.

@patrickread5455 2 года назад

I've been wondering about why the only Autobot tank in Transformers is one of these things. I think I see why now. If you want to go look him up his name is warpath

@Decepticon272 2 года назад

His name is KABLAM!

@vikingz4568 2 года назад

@@Decepticon272 nice fall of cybertron reference there xD

@vikingz4568 2 года назад

I could imagine warpath transforming into one of those toptier leopards tho

@jasonscarborough94 2 года назад

Its most likely because Gen 1 GI Joe's "main battle tank" was designed to look like the Sheridan

@JustAnotherRandomPersonOnline 2 года назад

@@jasonscarborough94 Hmmmmmmmmmmm... Ummmm. Maybe because the paradropped everywhere and that's the only thing they had? I haven't watched GI Joe anything since I was like, younger then 12. I had even forgotten that GI Joe was a thing, whatever happened to it?

@seasickmuffin8451 2 года назад

i like how this video was a change compared to others, it made me laugh a lot. thank you spookston

@buscadiamantes1232 2 года назад

What you forgot to mention is while the Starship is "slower", it has a reasonable explanation on why in the form of ACTUAL ARMOR. The Sheridan is slow while being a light tank with no armor

@casematecardinal 2 года назад

Yeah and with so many fast autocannon toting germans and Russians around life is pain.

@habe1717 2 года назад

Sheridan? Slow? Are you sure you're thinking of the right vehicle?

@casematecardinal 2 года назад

@@habe1717 for what it is up against regularly, yes

@Two-EyedShockwave 2 года назад

@@habe1717 In general the Sheridan has decent mobility but for a light tank it is slow

@NayuzAqua Месяц назад

@@habe1717 for a light is sure slow. Ik it's been 2 years, sorry but I had to comment lol

@BulletRain100 2 года назад

I found the Sheridan much more fun when you just use the missiles. It's much easier to get the shot to hit where it needs to, and that alone makes it more worthwhile than the HEAT round in spite of the downsides to the missile.

@deandarvin553 2 года назад

It's one of my top performing tanks for this reason. Unfortunately its repair cost makes it nearly unplayable

@clonescope2433 2 года назад

Some real-life perspective of it from an outsider to the vehicle. My uncle served in Vietnam, she said there was a few things more impressive then the biggest shotgun that is a 152mm beehive round, and went on roads and not trying to be a bulldozer they are fairly agile for a tracked vehicle especially compared to the dozers he had to operate.

@jace8785 2 года назад

Wait, ur uncle is a she?

@saxreaper 2 года назад

@@jace8785 sometimes autocorrect can be fun. probably

@Sandycheeks6699 2 года назад

The script for this was seriously good, I laughed multiple times in only 4 ½ minutes. Great job!

@worldtraveler600 2 года назад

Someone must have already mentioned this in the comments, but at least one nice thing about the Shillelagh missiles in WT is how the motor burns out fast. Turns out it makes it harder for your target to notice/shoot it down if they didn't see it launch. Not a huge advantage, but a little benefit if you are relying on the missiles at range.

@ATGM_Main 2 года назад

I like how meme-y this video got and how sarcastic spook got as well. Nice video layout :)

@madrigo 2 года назад

the amount of sarcasm and strong dead pan delivered jokes on this video is outstanding. Good job spookbooi, this video had me in tears...

@imk5172 2 года назад

I love this format, the trashtalk was top notch, keep it up !

@skipslash7367 2 года назад

I like this new style of video where Spookston cracks tons of jokes. Keep it up!

@notanoption1793 2 года назад

My internet is so slow, I found out the picture of the 150mm gun at the intro is not perfectly centered, hut still fits the loading icon...

@jawaalt6906 2 года назад

Another great video, funny format is really good too. I hope for more of it

@Jayray-zk5iq 2 года назад

Love the content and the memes! Always entertaining to watch your vids

@PeachDragon_ 2 года назад

This was your most humorous video and i like it

@drexsol2312 2 года назад

1:58 bamboo has the most broken hit box in the game. 47mm HE will never go through it or pass it.

@thebattlefieldproject6013 2 года назад

This is why I say a stan for the HESH slinging six shooting terminator that is the ONTOS. Best light vehicle in the American tech tree.

@Predator20357 2 года назад

Real life Tank: has the chance of blowing up because you sneezed too loud War Thunder: Get Gaijined

@hunter_noah 2 года назад

I don't think you've ever flamed a tank this hard, absolutely amazing

@jasonfike4548 2 года назад

Wow, Spook's really feeling spicy today. Actually laughed out loud multiple times, which is hard to do.

@CalvinTheCarnotaurus 2 года назад

I was thinking of grinding the M551 Sheridan. Thanks Spookston for making this.

@mysteriousgadget7879 2 года назад

Ayy, I love the humor lol. I like this new format

@kernel_inpage_error 2 года назад

About the Soviet BMPs. They have some real issue (possibly cuz of the bias) with overpressuring. They are not getting killed with overpressure even with really powerful rounds, like 120mm HESH, or 125mm HE. I can’t remember that BMP-1 and BMP-2 were ever equipped with anti-frag lining of ant sort. Seems gaijin just “forgot” to enable it for BMPs, just like they forgot to enable the ammo rack explosions on Centauro when it was released, and soil resistance for Radkampfwagen.

@chargerrolix3251 2 года назад

Keep up the good work :)

@RustyDroid 2 года назад

I don't think I've ever heard this much roasting in a Spookston video.

@Johnny_200 2 года назад

Thank you, everytime I drive the Sheridan I will always remember the gun as the kindergardener launcher

@graphitegamez605 9 месяцев назад

This is one year old and just came on my notifications... How????

@dhmhtrhs. 3 месяца назад

MORE OF THIS PLEASE

@DeeSmudz Год назад

It sucks too because the bradley IFV is right after it in the tech tree so I feel like lots of people will rush to that and get stuck

@MilkyDragon 2 года назад

This is hands down one of your funniest videos.

@GENYRED 2 года назад

first 40 s i think is a normal video,... then on the 41 second is just becomes savage ok i just watched the whole video man your videos are far beter then before gj on that

@monticore1626 2 года назад

The starship might be my favourite mbt at the moment

@sniperh2o325 2 года назад

i beg you, please make more videos like this one XD, this crap was absolute gold

@BubbleBelly 2 года назад

bro this video was hilarious. I love sassy spookston

@marfeet 2 года назад

reading comments it almost seems like spook is the only one who does like it lol, i was a new player and my first 8.0 was the sheridan and i fell in love, only used the missiles and maybe thats why he gets durped by the weird bounces.. faster reload was never worth the risk for my opinion glad to see everyone does have different play experiences though and cool learning more about the actual vehicle IRL

@TamamoF0X 2 года назад

I really like this new sort of meme'y script. Makes my monke brain neurons light up.

@FiveTwoSevenTHR 2 года назад

I remember reading at the American Heritage Museum where they have a Sheridan and it says that they made like 80,000 missiles for these in the Gulf War to ultimately never use a single one in combat.

@slimesoldier2085 2 года назад

This was such a fun video to watch

@bread7690 2 года назад

“With room temperature IQ” Loved that.

@fabosbalazs 2 года назад

I played the Sheridan just before the PUMA release, it was fun. After that I only had one module to grind but I had to abandon it.

@SneezewipeYT 2 года назад

This video was hella funny, keep it up :)

@IkeanCrusader1013 2 года назад

It needs the M551A1(TTS) modification, laser rangefinder, gen 1 therms, and a gun shield on the commander's cupola with the .50cal. Makes it look cooler and includes the upgrades to the gun that would give it a slightly faster reload speed as well as the LR letting you accurately lob the HEAT and HE, although if I remember correctly a good number of them had the missile equipment scrapped so I'd say the modification should trade the therms, LR, and slightly faster reload for no ATGMs.

@ronanmcdonald6386 2 года назад

This would probably be a lot better if it was the M551A1 TTS instead, if it was that model, it could not only equip a laser rangefinder, but a thermal system as well, which would make the HEAT round a lot easier to use.

@grigorispanousis9745 2 года назад

the shillelagh is extremely fun to use, and can actually one-shot vehicles, unlike that degration of a cannon... the fact that the motor burns out quickly makes it really stealthy which the missile is really viable for open maps, even if your tank is not in cover

@Davis_237 2 года назад

What a coincidence, i started a Sheridan model yesterday.

@doucettealexander98 2 года назад

that joke about the Kindergardener had me on the floor

@inguunenkhtaivan9146 2 года назад

I hoped it can annihilate PUMA because of its high explosive pressure. But it absolutely did nothing but yellowing the turret.

@edward_slicer 2 года назад

I actually quite enjoy playing the Sheridan currently. I’m grinding the American tree and thought it was going to be a nightmare playing/spading but man I actually really like it, although the reload does suck but the missile’s have been getting me lots of kills!

@savegame3308 2 года назад

Holy crap, spookston chose violence today. He burned more people than the Sheridan burned it's crew and targets

@TR33ZY_CRTM 2 года назад

I don't blame him, getting usable gameplay footage for the M551 pushed him past the point of no return.

@Mr.BadIdea448 2 года назад

Is it me or is Spookston going more and more insane everyday?

@Area51UFOGynaecology 2 года назад

always main the missile and only switch to the heat if you need the fast reload

@dylanwight5764 2 года назад

Sheridan, your hull is cake and your turret is pancake

@alexanderzippel8809 2 года назад

"The heavy will look at you funny for a second before turning your pronounces into was/were)

@antonioalberto4680 2 года назад

loved the recriation of the destroyed Z tank

@mephisto8101 2 года назад

"Kindergartner" is a very strange word for a german speaker. "Kindergarten" is the place in germany where small children go. The person taking care of them is the "Kindergärtner". So, the english denominator for the small child sounds almost like the german job description for the person taking care of the children.

@jacobfarias2335 2 года назад

I really wish they would add the m551a1 tts I doubt they would ever but I would be fun

@Bob.0-0boing 2 года назад

2:24 jesus spookston roasting

@soundbeat1325 2 года назад

Good video, love you dude

@littledino1515 4 месяца назад

Goofy tank? Yes. Is it fun? Not exactly? Is it cool as hell and am I gonna grind out for it? Hell yeah!

@SwebHat 2 года назад

i really like tanks that can fire an ATGM. i find myself just using the ATGM as the main shell

@NotTrenchify Год назад

" The reload? It isn't that high."

@Average_Joe2 2 года назад

Make a post like this on reddit and most users would call you bad and to side climb because skill issue. Either way good video and fun to watch as always

@LongTimeAgoNL 2 года назад

wait, it doesnt have a rangefinder? I swear that it did have it... It was, for a long time, a favourite vehicle of mine to blast people long distance with the HEAT round. Or was that the Starship that had the rangefinder? Not sure anymore...

@DrForrester87 2 года назад

Would the Sheridan have been better if the Army had decided to scrap the gun launcher and gone with something a bit more reasonable? I know it had some other issues too, but I don't know. I like the look of the M551.

@laggianput 2 года назад

Its like the sheridan in world of tanks. Bad because of awful shell velocity, and low pen. The gun caliber doesnt allow for nuking people becaude of awful heat shells

@generalyapwt 2 года назад

The Sturmepanzer's heat round cant even kill a Merkeva from the back of yhe turret, shot the thing a few times and only thing was HIT, i switched to HE and killed

@Str8UpFax 2 года назад

Woah you discovered jokes and you're good at them

@worldofdoom995 2 года назад

Its one of my favorite tanks of all time.

@kazakov1667 2 года назад

You’re kidding me, after grinding nearly all the of the American tree only now am I learning that the Sheridan is horrible

@matthiuskoenig3378 2 года назад

yes but waht about the M68 105mm armed sherridan, do you know why that wasn't adopted? or the stingray turreted Sherridan? like when the M60 went back to the 105mm why didn't the sherridan go too when it could mount a 105mm?

@OoZeD 2 года назад

this thing was pretty good .... in armored warfare

@FloridaMowerMan 2 года назад

You would think that launching a kinder Gardner would do more damage then an atomic bomb. But the whole human rights thing kinda made the government stop production of that ammunition

@fw9998 2 года назад

You use the trash heat and said Sheridan is bad, just use the ATGM The ATGM burner ran out quickly is actually making the missile stealth so enemy can hardly to detect it and then dodge it Sheridan isn’t bad Love your vids btw

@chaseycat 2 года назад

this video had me dying bro you really dogged on the sheridan lol

@DeliveryTank 2 года назад

Zamn didn't know the Sheridan was very thicc

@bruhmoment3741 Год назад

ngl, a buff for sheridan's shells would be welcome.

@cirlu_bd 2 года назад

"your enemies will turn your pronouns into was/were" is so good, I'm keeping it for future use !

@the_defaultguy 2 года назад

"Sir, you're not in a MMO Military Vehicle game called War Thunder, stop saying Attack the D point!" Me: 0:40

@McSkumm 2 года назад

Man, the amount of salt in this video is making the Great Salt Lake jealous.

@6till994 Год назад

Isn't bad I love It!!

@MeowMeowMeowMeowMeowMeowMeowww 2 года назад

Imagen, this thing has to face a puma.

@ayacu578 Год назад

1:59 nooooooo not the bamboooooo

@357reasons7 2 года назад

Sheridan is the cutest tank

@AchingScaphoid 2 года назад

>The M60A2 is better Now that's a low bar to limbo under.

@Mike-co8zm 2 года назад

To this day the only game where the sheridan is aight still is World in Conflict xd

@waterhotter9668 2 года назад

The Sheridan is op in world of tanks blitz, it makes every other light tank route garbage by being able to two shot them. It’s practically a fast ISU

@dassnek4728 2 года назад

Yet in pc wot it's garbage because they won't add missiles

@waterhotter9668 2 года назад

@@dassnek4728 I’m going a all German route and I’m feeling a bit strung out lmao

@cavespongeofculture7048 2 года назад

105 Sheridan when, Gaijin?

@kousand9917 2 года назад

man pulling out jokes left and right

@mateuszobszanski274 2 года назад

Tamiya you know whats good

@p51cMustangFUYTGIVEMEBACK 2 года назад

they should give the sheridan canister rounds... at least that way you can deal with open top and maybe some flying cancer... and it would be a funny gimmick... i like odd and bad tanks if they have one fun / good quirk i think they make the game.

@BruceLeeroy94 2 года назад

Pro tips to use the sherridan: 1. Switch to gunner optic. Not barrel camera. 2. Raise gun sight distance to the max (if the enemy is close, don't max it) 3. Enjoy quasi javalin missiles while being able to fire more hull down.

@Sandycheeks6699 2 года назад

Holy shit, I'm gonna try this out. Thanks man!

@stormyprawn 2 года назад

I wish i could see this in action but no one has made a video doing this yet

@BruceLeeroy94 2 года назад

@@stormyprawn Ill make one in a few minutes for you ^_^

@ilikewhenitgoeswub 2 года назад

How do you switch to gunner's optic?

@aarona2183 2 года назад

@@BruceLeeroy94 Definitely will watch that!

@SnappingTurtle991 2 года назад

I have never laughed so hard at a spookston video well done xD

@meerbee2910 2 года назад

for real. this is the funniest video he's made. I lost it when he said "shell the size of a kindergartner."

@reasonableq419 2 года назад

I thought the best joke was changing your pronouns to was were

@meerbee2910 2 года назад

@@reasonableq419 that one was also really funny. I would love to see more of these kinds of comedic videos from Spookston

@SnappingTurtle991 2 года назад

@@meerbee2910 I think the best part had to be when he told people to mind their own business when it came to how he honored his friends hard work xD

@JunkieCS 2 года назад

“And the heavy’s going to stare at you a bit before turning your pronouns to was/were” I laughed my ass off at this lol

@warbrain1053 Год назад

"now your pronouns are "was/were"" will be my new after kill sentence

@Trashpanda115 Год назад

hi jumklr

@trophy3552 2 года назад

Was just playing this like 15 mins ago, I wasted like 5 missiles trying to shoot down a heli that was literally hovering.

@IceAxe1940 2 года назад

How's the M60? I'm currently grinding the M48A1 trying to unlock the M60 is it any better or just lackluster as the M48.

@jPlanerv2 2 года назад

@@IceAxe1940 slow, big, ok gun, armor means nothing on its br..... t54 better

@risangajinugraha7758 2 года назад

@@IceAxe1940 APDS is a nice additional, and you have lightly buffed armor. Overall similar to M48 but with slightly bigger gun, APDS, and there is no APCR stock suffering nightmare

@julmdamaslefttoe3559 2 года назад

@@IceAxe1940 Its a good vehicle if played right, but has its drawbacks, its Tall, Loud, and takes a while to get to its decent top speed. But the armour is good against kinetic rounds, and trolls sabot from time to time. The gun is a 6.7/10. the tank is a 6/10 no stabilizer sucks

@imwilllliwmi 2 года назад

@@IceAxe1940 The M60A1 AOS is a lot better so you can look forward to that. M60 is meh imo but US 8.0 is pretty good.

@157RANDOM 2 года назад

I've always liked the Sheridan for some reason. Like yea, it is/was of questionable value but I have a soft spot for it. We have 2 at the museum where I volunteer and one is in running condition. In War Thunder I play the Sheridan and Starship together, which makes for a fun time if you get a good match

@okonkwojones 2 года назад

It’s pretty cute, with that stubby, giant gun. + that < sloping on the turret is interesting

@birbfromnotcanada 2 года назад

The Sheridan is one of my favorite tanks, I really think it looks nice and it did it’s job (being air-transportable and carrying a big gun)

@insectinvasion4201 2 года назад

I’m def new to higher tiers and want to know what the starship is

@initialyeet3951 2 года назад

@@insectinvasion4201 M60A2

@okonkwojones 2 года назад

@@insectinvasion4201 m60 with the sheridan derp gun/launcher. It looks really damn weird, hence “starship”

@Aahmpower 2 года назад

The way you just roasted the Sheridan makes this video even better, we should see more of these!

@ivanmonahhov2314 2 года назад

And it was even worse than he describes. The combustible casing absorbed moisture from the air in Vietnam . this bloated the casing making it unloadable. The missle is radio guided , but the transmitter was placed poorly so guidance would be possible at ranges over 800meters. Also it really loved mines.