THE SHOOTING RANGE 158: The best MBT? / War Thunder 

When you had to play 2,000 hours to get the worst MBT in this list. Edit: 24.6.2020 - Finally reached Top tier.

“Has no flaws big enough to mention” Nice repair cost you got there

"What is the best MBT" Why is the Leo 2A5 standing in the background?

Of course the best mbt is the Archer

So how about that B.R decompression?

Give the challenger a reason to be one of the best and give it the L27 round. It’s getting silly now.

Yes the Leopard 2A5 is vairy "balanced" at BR 10.0, as are the rest of them. Vairy "balanced"

Shoichi Sugita *Player has been kicked for cheating*

Why do mg in the hull on some tanks don't work

well the leo's got 1 flaw. its repair cost

The 2a5 is a highly balanced tank And other hilarious jokes you can tell yourself

Now that the official War Thunder channel told some mbts are far superrior to the others, wouldn t it make sense to decompress top tier?

Here is what War Thunder have said about a Swedish Tech Tree :) Q. Sweden had a lot of interesting vehicles, especially ground vehicles. Should we wait for this nation to be added to the game? A. We see Sweden as one of the candidates to be added as a new game nation. Edit: Italy tree right now. Rank 1-3 = 25 Tanks Rank 4-7 = 15 Tanks Sweden Rank 1-3 = 27 Tanks Rank 4-7 = 25 Tanks

When can we set a spawn altitude on test flight?

“Best MBT is leopard” “greatly balanced” “no weak points worth mentioning”

Who created the first War Thunder account that wasn't a Gaijin Entertainment employee?

OMG ! The first question ! THIS ! This is the reason why WT needs a solid tutorial for EACH tier ! A tutorial pops everytime you enters a new Tier !

If there gonna be a monster/boss battle on Halloween like your team need to fight the P1000 Ratter or something like that? That would be terrifyingly awesome

Of course the winner is the biggest power creeper of this game.

"The maus made a lot of players very happy.".... you don't say Gaijin...

Can there be dynamic campaign for tanks?

I think a pretty large flaw in the test is the ammo choice per tank, especially at higher BR. In todays case should have had to do the test, once with the best kinetic round and once with the best chemical round. The T-80U with the ATGM would have looked silly next to the others if it used anything else.

17:09 maus is being removed, so apparently that answer is not accurate now

Clearly this video is wrong. The KV-2 is the greatest MBT.

Question: Is it possible for us to spawn in a more organized manner? When we start the game we are all bumping into each other. Tanks spawn directly in front of others and facing different directions. Can we fix this?

Gaijin tbh the german 251 halftrack with the pak 40 would be an awesome addition to the game ! It's a very iconic ww2 machine ❤❤

Here is a suggestion that would be easy to implement and greatly increase gameplay without any unfair advantages: The game already has some trucks with troop transport capabilities (M3 GMC, BTR, etc), but they do not bring any soldiers. My idea is that troop transport trucks could carry the troops to friendly capture points, at which point they would be "dropped off" and (I will explain this with an example) let's say that a troop transport truck drops off 6 soldiers at a point. the "soldiers" at a point will be marked with a small number at the point either on the map, next to the point indicator, or will appear on screen while standing on the point. Now that the point has 6 soldiers at it, friendly tanks sitting on the point may use these as a bonus to crew replenishment. After a tank replenishes its crew using the soldiers the troop transport dropped off, the transport player will gain spawn points, lions, and research points based on a portion of the kills/assists made by the tank which is carrying the crew members that the truck dropped off originally, this reward being similar to rewards made for destroyed targets that you have scouted. It will be harder to crack down on enemy capture points, but only slightly, as this will require defenders to sit on the point, as well as the troops being very limited, and the fact that players on the team are being devoted to transport instead of fighting. Here are other ways you can further this: Troop transports could return all the way to spawn, and then reload troops in a manner similar to an airfield's reload mechanics Troop transports could transfer troops between capture points, particularly on maps where there is a "home" point and a mid point in order to help supply the front lines instead of having them sit uselessly in the rear. Troop transports could supply crew directly to allied tanks, similar to the "help with repairs" mechanic. Unarmed troop transports could have a soldier on either side with a controllable machine gun (like the commander uses on open topped tanks) Those ideas I listed are totally optional. Thank you for taking the time to read this!

anyone else here who remembers the battles of sicily? the swallows had no chance against the skysharks

The sad moment when the challenger 2 should keep up with the others off road thanks to hydrogas suspension but it still can't push 40km/h offroad and has a 30mm thick mantlet. You can't call the thing a challenger 2 when it isn't even vaguely accurate. SoMe OuTsTaNdInG WoRk ThErE

There probably was a ton of documentation of the HoRi production. The vehicle was designed in 2017 after all

Hey, Bruce remember me? I asked a question about submarines in shooting range 128, I'm just here to say I love the game and all the videos on this channel. My question this time is when will resupplying fire extinguishers at cap circles be implemented into the game?

Keep It up with the history stories, they are so entretaining to watch, thanks :)

everyone gangsta until that tier 1 german tank that shoots 150 mm HE shows up

Tells why the Mouse is in the game for a reasen Gajin: Removes Mouse...

Best show i know of. Entertaining, smart, great footings, very informative, cool music, passionate speaker and about the best military simulating game. Congratulations and thank you to all involved!!

That was a genuinely heartbreaking story. Someone who survived million to one odds... when he really didn’t want to survive

What about the scimitar and scorpion scout vehicles of the British tech tree also TOG TOG TOG a prototype WAS built and should be put in the game

I've been playing the game for some time and I really would like to see the Yugoslav m-84 tank

Currently the biggest bomb from my point of view is the Pe8's 5000 KG - FAB 5000, but I would like to see in the future. The Grand Slam - a 10,000 KG bomb developed for the Avro Lancaster that was in service around 1944 to 1945.

No flaws for leopard 2a5 joke wht about its repair cost

The Type 10 would be a great addition. it would make more Japanese players want to grind the line.

If the Abrams is so bad, why did you make his repair cost so high?

10:30 everybody gangsta until the type 90 stands up

The Abrams looks so recognizeable when in a desert camo,when using normal jungle camo or winter it looked just like the challanger and leopard

“Authentic”, they got so many things wrong with the Maus.

I've been enjoying the "Legends" series , well the bf109 and spitfire since they're the only ones... My question is , will there be more of these videos with amazing visiuals and quotes and so on?

ya now, its always nice to play the game and watch the shooting range, keep up the great work!

Thank you for these videos WAR THUNDER.

How about next time you bring an M1A1HA or M1A2 and see how it stacks up....

Wow the 1996 tanks beat the 1984 tanks. WOOOOOOOOOOOW, didnt see that coming. Lets give a round of aplause to the leo2a5 which never ever met a standard m1a1 or t80u. So balanced ))))).

16:09 regarding this. I think the Object 279 fulfils all the requirements! It’s unique!

Thank God Bruce didn't say "AMX-56" this time! XD

Imagine what the Leopard 2A6 and Leopard 2A6 HEL (maybe premium) could do!

T80u is on a good place. Just think that is a tank being 10 years older than leclerc and leo2a5. I dont know how should future updates go on because most nations are reaching their final mass produced MBTs.

Still something funny I find is a lot of people forget the Challenger 2 has a 5.8 second base reload if your loader is maxed out and it’s 5 seconds with an aced crew, there for it ties with the Type 90 for fastest reload

It would be great a new episode of "THE RANGE OF SHOTS", in which they will compare the tanks of the countries added in the main branches of research. For example, compare MERKAVA (found in the US branch) Together with another one like TAM (in the German branch)

When will more flying wing aircraft be implemented into the game, like the YB-35 and the YB-49?

Japanese aces have always fascinating story! Brilliant Souls :)

Players:GeRmAnY SuFfErS Leopard2a5 :happy noises

Bruce, My god you are an amazing storyteller. I'd sit and listen to you for hours if you just had your own history channe;

will silent thunder ever be a real thing

What you think about adding Yugoslavia, some kind of sub faction of ussr or like ussr because it has a lot of interesting light and medium vehicles interesting for game? Something like Israel in Britsh tech tree...

What will be the next update for War Thunder? I'm hoping for the Heavy Cruiser and other Nation Tank

1. add scouting to scout cars and scout tanks even on tier1 and remove it from not scout tanks. 2. add more scoutcars and halftracks like the German: Sd.Kfz. 222, Sd.Kfz. 231 (6-Rad) Russian: BA-64 PTRS, BA-3M or BA-6, BTR-82A UK: AEC Mk.I British Armoured Car, ... and the Skink AA-tank France: Panhard 178 Japan: Typ-98-20-mm-Flak-Halbkettenfahrzeug

That epic moment when the first plane is premium

Why is the leo 2a5 in tge background😕 ?

Some fine MBTs, indeed. I’m glad it’ll take three years to get one.

*"The winner is the German Leopard 2A5 !"* Me: *Deutsche Qualität* ;)🇩🇪

I love the Chally 2 and 1, they're very underrated imo.

14:13 they dont capitalise they communize

That sky shark is legit my favourite plane atm 👌🏽❤️

When ever I have a question about the game for almost everyone I found an answer in your videos

Did the guns of an aircraft increases penetration wen shooting in vertical?

*work is going turtle slow... where is the Mig21,23 the phantom, T72B, T90, etc... some modern maps for the modern era vehicles, I mean Leo2A5 and Abrams fight in Stalingrad or Kursk? Not too accurate is it?*

maybe one day add an event which adds special and unique tanks that did not have many made for example the bt-42 and many others. i know that you said that there has to be enough info for it but as an event vehicle it would be cool to get some.

Pages of history up until now: -He grounded dozens of planes -He destroyed whole squadrons -She destroyed so many tanks Pages of history in shooting range #158: -Man fueled with rage and promise goes on a killing spree trowing himself almost hoping to die, but ends up winning every single time and being last man standing. Then kills himself in order not to become a demon. .....wow

How about single missions for tanks? There are single missions for planes allready in the game so.. why not for tanks as well?

Hey Warthunder gang, could you guys look into the Japanese panther tank they purchased? Will it ever be implemented?

I subscribe for this and this guy.

Also thought the Sky Shark was an unusual fighter. I wonder if, also, the fictional SF air//sub craft SKYONE in Gerry Anderson's tv show UFO used the Sky Shark as a design template?

I’m not going to touch 10.0 with my M1A1 until it gets buffed/better things or something.

look it up Gaijn, the m1a1 had 600mm kinetic protection against APFSDS on the turret and hull

Will we be able to get deep wading capability, and tank snorkel for some tanks?

Now we need another video comparing the new MBT's to the leopard, to see which one is now the best

So what are the odds for the VK 16.02 "Leopard" to get implemented?

Will Germany get any type of IFV like Bradley, Warrior or Type 89?

Hey, when will Leclerc and Challenger 2 get their hydropneumatic suspension? And Chally 2 mantlet fix when?

Fun fact on how broken the challenger mk 2, 3 and challenger 2 are. If you go to armour simulation to test the tanks armour, point what ever round you like at the lower plate of the challenger mk2 and obviously it's armour is bad there because ot doesnt have composite armour, but why do you get the same armour value on the mk 3 and challenger 2 when they are ment to have composite armour there unlike the challenger mk2? Are the challenger mk 3 and 2 just the same tank model? I would also like to say if you go into x ray mode and hover your mouse around the lower plate, why is the composite armour hollow and doesn't appear until you hover on top of the front plate of the challenger mk 3 and challenger 2?

It actually depends on the person using it. But the best Mbt in my opinion is the 2A5. The worst one is the Abrams

You forgot to mention one important aspect of the Skyshark: The fact that she's an absolute beauty.

will you guys ever do a book of records for ships

So now that we have radar in the game with plenty of radar guided/assisted weapons, when can we expect the radar assisted Sabre?

Are you planing add some bipplane heavy bombers. I realy want play with a bipplane heavy bomber

The Point about the Leopard 2A5 in this Game is.. it was that good because the Best Players played the Germans at this time. Now these Tryhards play the Leclerc and make him to the best. Before these two it was the M1 Abrahams. Thing is Leo can be very good on big maps but as i remembered most of the time you play on tiny maps and fight on max 100meters. And there the Leo cant hide his Body and is easy to dissable without any magic. #Breachthunder This Game is dead anyway. Just an salty Community, hackers, spawncampers and the "Elite" switch from Meta Techtree to the next.

Why is the Warthunder channel so wholesome?

The F-80A at 0:38 has the ¨Fat Dragon¨ skin which you can find on the gaijin market

it is possible we get more Israeli vehicles like Tiran 5?

"the triathlon to TRUMP them all" he says as the most american tank is in view

What do you think about a separation of ww2 tanks and modern mbt's?

Have you guys ever thought of a damage model update? Like in IL2 Battle of Stalingrad, it's a beautiful sight watching your plane get shot up. I would love to see this in War Thunder, it'd made dying in Air RB more enjoyable. And maybe for tanks? That'd also be pretty cool