Is The Ho-Ri Fictional? 

"It would fill some gaps in the tech tree" Bruh the Japanese tech tree is like a block of cheese, it is made of holes

“No. Now stop asking.” - Gaijin Game Studios, 1994

Title: 'is Ho-ri fictional?' Me: I thought it was obvious

I always refer to this tank as the "Japanese Ferdinand".

“It doesn’t matter if it’s real or not, what matters is whats in our tank breaches.”

Ah yes, the Japanese Jagdpz E100.

It can't be fictional, Warthunder removes all made up vehicles!

I personally don't mind fictional tanks in War Thunder, just as long as they had some form of basis in reality. Besides, they seem pretty fun to me, and add a bit of a unique twist to certain tech trees.

"Is the Ho-Ri Fictional!?" Meanwhile, elsewhere: IS-3-II-4-6-9 , E-75-TS-Wafflecocker -49-54mle.-E-100

Japan's tank community is by far the least spoiled due to the fact that they have to work out with minor equipment. America, Germany, and Russia have the same vehicle situations despite being x10 larger. Yet people still wanna shift and dog on a minor tech tree, it's actually sad. I hope y'all know that we also have to fight cold war MBT's despite being WW2 tech. I'm fine with the Ho Ri's in the tech tree, no matter if I'm fighting them or using them. It'd be nice if they even added the Ho Ri I and II.

Considering how awful the ww2 nipon designs were, I think we all should let this one silde past

Good choice of background music, especially as I'm currently doing a Hardcore Below Zero playthrough

"In 1943 the japanese army realised that their current arsenal of anti tank weapons was lacking". Didnt take them long at all, did it?

As someone who's main tree is Japan, the Production is perfectly fine where it is. It gets down tiered every so often and can curb most 6.7s and lower, but also gets uptiered enough where HEAT-FS and APDS make short work of the crew. Removing it also doesnt help the tree as the Rank IV and Rank V area of the ground tree is very scarce with tanks

I love how to get more gun depression the roof opens up, totally not going to make the crew paranoid about hand grenades, spicy smoke rounds or a possibly very miffed attack dog!

Personally I'm fine with Japan having some paper tanks, such as if the Ka-To tank destroyer was added, it was somewhat similar to that of the Na-To, but had a 105mm gun.

I wouldn’t mind the Production being removed. I already have it and while it’s a great vehicle, nobody should have to play it with a 20k sl repair

A Spookton's video to turn the pain away

I think gaijin should do more "fictional" tanks since their capabilities can be easier to assume than aircraft. plus it can pad out the more minor nations with actual original vehicles.

Ho-Ri looks unnatural compared to other japanese tanks

To be honest I'd like to see some paper tanks into the game as long as their stats aren't out of this world. 4.7-7.0 is probably the most interesting br when it comes to variety of vehicles.

the big question is why does it have a machine gunner but no machine gun?

2:44 but the e100 actually had a fully built hull made that was scraped not a mock up , and it most likely would of had the same maus turret like it's portrayed in wt

Dear spookston, thank you for your content, I’ve always loved ww1- modern tanks and military technology, but you’ve inspired me to genuinely begin to want to make content on the topic, I intend on making content on the subject, thank you for inspiring me

Me and my friends usally call this thing the Japanese Ferdinant.

I would like to see the Ho-Ri with the Chi Ri chassis added to the game. A hull mounted 37 mm could lead to some pretty interesting games.

The Subnautica music though... took me right back underwater.

Fantastic video. The varied history of prototype and experimental tanks is most intriguing.

Something something they threw the 5 tanks into a lake myth.

I met you in the 38th parallel map while you were testing the ho-ri and the first thing I said in chat was a complaint about the shell selection glitch. I complained about something insignificant in front of a guy who makes videos on actual problems and I just find it hilarious. I love your stuff dude.

yeeee subnautica playing in background

Love the subnautica music dude, keep it up

First thing I realised din the video was you put a Subnautica soundtrack and I think it fits perfectly

I think removing vehicles from games like Warthunder is a total failure.

They criticize paper tanks for being "unrealistic" but they don't say anyithing about playing king of the hill with ww2 tanks with no infantry support in ghost towns with only 10 houses, or playing a ww2 german tank fighting a chinese tank from the 1960s in Alaska

Love the subnautica music spooks!

gosh I love that subnautica background music. nice nostalgia

I see war thunder only as a more realistic world of tanks game that’s way more grindy early game than wot but there’s still a lot of tanks and vehicles that should be added

Epic Subnautica music while talking about tanks is something I never thought I would hear

Spookston: talking Me: vibing to subnautica music

every spookston video. Start off with a kill

In my experience the Ho-Ri gets penned by everything, at every range. I will only bring it out now in a full downtier and still play ultra cautiously. Yet 20k repair costs....

I love the Subnautica soundtrack in the background. Abandoned Ship, if I have the tune correctly. Great song.

The Ho-Ri is fine. Now gaijin, talking about paper tanks, gib us the Entwicklung series.

The Ho-Ri 1 would be a nice addition to the game. I suppose a BR of about 5.7-6.7 somewhere in that line. Probably closer in the 6.0 and up due to the 105mm main gun.

The Ho Ri is in WoT and also WotB, it’s pretty interesting as they all got the same tank, it’s really something else

2:40 gaijoob moment

Could you do a video on the R2Y2 Kai? I think that would be totally cool.

He used a subnautica song. What a wonderful thing to hear.

Wake up babe, new Spookston upload

would love to see a video on the history of the R3 T20 FA-HS and its deviations.

The Ho-Ri I was a tank destroyer version using a 105 mm cannon in place of the 75 mm gun design and an additional 37 mm gun in the front armored plate. The armor was to be 30 mm thick and it was to have a crew of six. It used the Type 5 Chi-Ri tank chassis. The superstructure for the main gun was placed at the rear, the engine was positioned in the center area of the chassis and the driver's station was in the front hull section; all similar in design to the German Ferdinand/Elefant heavy tank destroyer. According to "The National Institute for Defense Studies, Ministry of Defense, Military Administration of Munitions Mobilization, Production Chart of January to April of 1945", the plan was to produce a total of 5 Ho-Ri gun tanks by March 1945. However, no prototypes are known to have been completed. Another variant of the Ho-Ri was to have a twin 25 mm anti-aircraft gun on top of the rear casemate superstructure in a "swivel mount". A second version planned was the Ho-Ri II heavy tank destroyer. It was to use the Type 5 Chi-Ri tank chassis. The boxy superstructure for the main gun was completely integral with the hull's sides and placed at the center of the chassis (similar in design to the German Jagdtiger). The engine compartment was moved in the rear area of the chassis. It also was to use a 105 mm cannon as its main armament. The Ho-Ri was a more powerful tank destroyer (gun tank) using a 105 mm cannon in place of the 75 mm design and an additional 37 mm gun. It was to use the Type 5 Chi-Ri tank chassis. The superstructure for the main gun was placed at the rear, the engine was positioned in the center area of the chassis and the driver's station was in the front hull section; all similar in design to the German Ferdinand/Elefant heavy tank destroyer. Another planned version was to have a twin 25 mm anti-aircraft gun on top of the rear superstructure. There was also a planned variant known as the Ho-Ri II, with the boxy superstructure for the main 105 mm cannon designed to be integral with the hull's sides and placed at the center of the chassis (similar to the German Jagdtiger). But, According to several sources, no prototypes of the Ho-Ri were known to have been completed. Also, the only evidence that it was supposed to have been built was a Type 5 gun tank Ho-Ri I mock-up scale model. The tank most likely would’ve been built if the war had progressed further than 1945.

It's absolutely fictional, it was made up by 'MaiWaffentrager' who is a notorious poster on a number of tank forums. He also claims to be a Korean mother of three, but IRL is a Japanese man, go figure. The Ho-Ri IRL would have looked just like a casemate Chi-Nu II with no sloped armor.

AAAA SUBNAUTICA MUSIC PTSD

I love the subnautica music in the background

Can you make a video on the E series (E25, 50, 75?) ?

Gotta love the subnatica music in the background

Got to love this game some nations get non existing prototypes and some don't even have standard tanks that where used in game.

love the subnautica background music

Great music choice! Subnautica has an amazing soundtrack, but how did you get them to let you use their music in an un-related video?

Nice subnautica music in the background

was it just me who noticed the subnautica music in the background?

I'm sure you're working on it but please release a vid on the new upd8 soon, I don't know what's going on with tank destroyers but I often can't leave spawn, I've gone 6 games in a row without a kill in the 4.3 range, each game I've been killed between 2-3 times almost directly out of my spawn by Russian and British tank destroyers. I'm not sure what's going on with aiming either, my shots are ricocheting more often or doing barely anything to normally easy vehicles to handle.

i thought i was going crazy with the subnautica music in the background.

It's fine. They don't have enough vehicles to be throwing any away.

I like the Subnautica music in the background

where does spookston find like the metal or rock he uses for the kill compilations

Yeah seeing the Ho-Ri Production at a higher rank than the Type 75 SPH just doesn’t sit right with me

Songs used: Subnautica - Into the Unknown Nice choice. Are you currently playing subnautica ?

Did anyone else feel the disrespect in the first 5 seconds of the video when u heared that round loaded and fired dear god made me act up alittle

If they do remove the production variant, will people still have it if they unlock it? Like…do people still keep vehicles if they unlocked it and gaijin removed it from the tree?

Could you do a video examining if the R3 T20/T106 are real and to which degree. I only know of like two photos of an R3 T20, although I also saw it referred to by a different name which didn‘t bring any extra results. I‘ve never seen a photo of the T106 variant ever.

Is that the Subnautica soundtrack I hear? Nice.

Needs more attention

Very nice Subnautica music

Nice subnautica background music

Spooky boy proving his excellent taste in video game soundtracks once again with that Subnautica tune.

That subnautica background music tho

Great subnautica background music.

Hey Spook, why do your in-game sound effects sound so different from mine? Like... your main gun sound, machine gun sounds, everything sounds different from mine...? Even the voices of your crew are different...

You should do a video on the Italian P30/43 and P43 bis. It's been suggested by a lot of people, mostly Italy mains like me desperate for more vehicles, but as far as I know, it never actually existed in anything other than plans.

I'm just vibing to the Subnautica music in the background.

My idea is to rename the ho ri production to ho ri prototype 2 or something close and add the real ho ri production version before the ho ri prototype 2

I like that Subnautica music in the background

Subnautica soundtrack? poggers

Is that subnautica song playing in the back ?

Well it did only exist on paper but some tanks on the game only made it that far or only to mock replica, or just one made for testing. As long as they don't get to crazy with putting tanks in, I say go for it

Meanwhile, Yugoslavia that built 5 prototypes of the M-90 Vihor [Whirlwind] MBT and planned to put it in production: *Cries in not having a tech tree*

I got confused for a moment because of the Subnautica BGM

Anyone else notice the subnautica music in the background?

subnautica music in the background. thought i knew it somewhere

I mean if the Tech Tree was not as filled, then in my opinion, it's alright I guess, since there would be nothing else to fill in the gap, if it was to be removed, or somewhat like the minor tech tree problem where minor nations don't get as much vehicles

I wonder how the Ho-Ri bounced a head on 155 mm AP shell from my T30.

yo subnautica lol i never thought i would hear that music in here

the beginning of the outro always reminds me of OneShot

Is that subnautica music I hear in the background?

Next vid: is the entirety of the French tank tree from 3.0-6.7 completely made up?

2:24 That one looks like the type 4 heavy of wot

Is it me or can I hear the subnautica sound track in the background....

I know I'm not the only one who hears the subnautica theme song in the back