@@tankonaut I remember the pain playing low tier ground for the first time and shooting the SU-122 front plate and doing no damage xD. But yeah, Soviet TDs are fantastic. Good video btw :)
I have it and its a beast on the battlefield but if you show your side armor,you're 100% dead,but if you play right with this monster you could have many kills!
Great video bro. I have the Chinese ISU-152 and it’s one of my favorite tank destroyers, so satisfying whenever that huge shell kills something. I like to nickname mine The Hammer.
Haha, glad to hear it - amusingly I was going to call the video "soviet sledgehammer" until I read the history of the vehicle and realized it already had a great nick name :)
I see a lot of people rush to the frontline with this thing and die in literal seconds upon contact with the enemy team Boyos this tank is not a frontliner. Let turreted tanks handle the frontlining. Your job is to maneuver along the sector you are operating and take down strategic tanks that pose a problem to your team. Turretless tanks are not made for close ranged combat. Great vid btw
YW! The right side has less flat armor as the tank is asymmetrical and so yes the right side is better protected with just a little bot of angle :) Also if they do pen you the breech will block some shots from hitting the majority of the crew
this cannon is just,'' i see a tiger there, lets stalin erase him with a 152 cannon. and its a good video. (is this played during king of battle update).
lol yes - you notice I didn't really need to aim perfectly at close range - it just erases them :) Yes filmed this morning - kings of battle! (thanks!)
Thank you :) I have been really busy with RL recently but am going to be spending more time on videos in the near future and I do have a bunch of CAS / aircraft ones planned. Thanks for the suggestion :)
I haven't got this TD yet, though I do have it very recently researched. Waiting on the November sale to get it. I've taken it out on the test range, and boy does it hit hard. Though that reload is a killer. Subbed to your TY channel tonight also. I'm enjoying your content.
Haha. The KV-1 Zis a very strong tank with a slightly weak gun. But it’s enough to do well. These two vehicles complement each other well in a lineup. In an uptier spawn the ISU first to delete the tougher enemies. Then later in game spawn the kv1 zis as your armor will be more effective :) of course in downtiers the zis can just go first and smash everything :)
if you have it you could play the object-775, its a meme tank and has the same height as a asu-57. but if you don't want to or you don't have time it won't matter
thanks :) HE shells on light open top vehicles will kill anywhere with overpressure but on medium/heavy tanks you need to be aim for a weakspots. Check these 3 videos I made about HE tanks : Guide to HE: ruclips.net/video/wrj31_g61B0/видео.html KV-2: ruclips.net/video/507Wq7gSzwY/видео.html T-30: ruclips.net/video/uASZtQSWGt0/видео.html hope these help :)
This is why I cringe whenever people say Soviet plan were quantity When I reality paranoid Soviet had plan upon plan Quantity, quality and all because what if this fails
Haha thanks - it's a mortar yes and a crate of Molotov's :) They were both free as part of a war thunder mini event in october. Follow my channel and keep an eye out for my community posts - I always do an update when there are free decorations and stuff :)
@@tankonaut i think crew would be dead either way. Thats a heavy round hitting the tank. I read that is2s isu152s killing panther,tiger,king tigers with HE shells just by the explosive force. Probably lower hull or sides would be a kill just like you said. Sadly we will never find out.
The APHE has 170mm of pen (at point blank) - it can punch through tigers, panthers, jumbos and Churchills without any problem at all. I also take HEAT for any possible problem (and light/open vehicles) - you can use the HE for lols but the APHE is incredibly good.
Very good video i like it I have one tank you could be interested in Its german light tank puma (low tier puma) It has decent gun with good penetration, speed and agility If you havent you should do a video about it And also you just earned a subscribe from me👍 Good job and Keep it up
"giant APCBC with 480 g of TNT" Canone de 90/53 (found on two tech tree Italian vehicles+ the Breda 90/53) with a 90 mm shell with 520 g of TNT in it's APHE: pathetic (BTW, the explosive used isn't even something fancy with increased power, it is literal TNT)
Hi there, if I understand your comment correctly you are saying the ISU shell "isn't giant compared to the Italian Canone de 90/53" - if you want to debate this ok... 1. The ISU shell is 152mm and weighs 48.96kg and now has an INSANE 739.2g of TNT. 2. The Breda shell is 90mm and weights 12kg and now has a nerfed 347g of TNT. These changes were recent I think - but the ISU is substantially more massive and damaging than the breda - even though I LOVE the Breda and the90/53 :) Check my video on it ;)
This is personal preference. The APHEBC is a phenomenal round that has huge TNT filler. It punches through anything you can meet. I love the HE for derp fun, but I find at range there is less RNG with APHE :)
Hey bud, welcome to war thunder! :) I’m sorry but I’m not doing community games just yet but I will let you know when I do! However, if there are any questions I can answer, I’ll try my best to always reply to comments :)
@@tankonaut yes I have one question which country tree or whatever we call it I should go for in tanks?The German leopard,American Abrams or Soviet t-80bvm
Hey, so just to let you know that it will take a long time to get to tanks like the T-80BVM. You can buy high tier premiums and premium account to speed up the process but getting to toptier can take 6 months or more, depending on how often you play and how good you are. As it's a big commitment I would choose the nation with the tanks you are excited about/want to play - rather than trying to determine which is best, as all top three nations are very strong (although at top tier russia has a small edge in tanks.) Realize you are going to need to learn the game and grind through the history of a nation to get a top tier lineup - so which country excites you? I personally love all three major nations but when I started I was most excited about playing tigers and panthers when I started. I still love playing them :)
@@tankonaut I'm exited about Germany I had a high interest in the German tanks from a long time but I don't know if they're good I have a 1.3 tank but it easily gets rekt by t-34s and it's impossible to kill a kv-1 everywhere it is just a hit Thank you for being really nice to me
Man the Soviets always go hard when it comes to tank destroyers 🤤🤤
haha so true! I really love the soviet TD line - so strong :)
@@tankonaut I remember the pain playing low tier ground for the first time and shooting the SU-122 front plate and doing no damage xD. But yeah, Soviet TDs are fantastic. Good video btw :)
haha, thank you!@ @@KVDom
It’s not a tank destroyer lol
@@goforbroke4428 it was a howitzer that was repurposed as a tank destroyer because it absolutely wrecked tigers and panthers
German's nightmare, make them tanks from Tiger to Cat fr
Haha "meow" ;)
Cool video. I like the easily digestible info.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks :)
The first time I used it, I had a panther showing off his hull, he really thought he could bounce my 152mm 😭 ofc it went straight through.
Haha. It really surprises people in strong tanks!
I have it and its a beast on the battlefield but if you show your side armor,you're 100% dead,but if you play right with this monster you could have many kills!
Haha. Yea totally agree. Gotta show that chunky right hand side of the front. It seems to tank everything ;)
This thing is spicy, I used it in my line-up to 7.0, very good TD
Nice!
Great video bro. I have the Chinese ISU-152 and it’s one of my favorite tank destroyers, so satisfying whenever that huge shell kills something. I like to nickname mine
The Hammer.
Haha, glad to hear it - amusingly I was going to call the video "soviet sledgehammer" until I read the history of the vehicle and realized it already had a great nick name :)
@@tankonaut Lol, that’s funny! Can’t wait for your next vid. How are you doing?
i was about to go off my computer but then i saw your video and i wanted to watch it so that is why i saw it. and your videos are very good quality.
Thank you - appreciated :)
You should try the premium tiger P, thing can take some damage before finally giving up, also amazing video my man😊
Thank you for the comment :) I do have the premium Tiger P and LOVE it - I will defintiely do a video on it at some point :)
Ur editing is very clean and informative
Thank you 🙏
I love this thing, happy to see you made a video on it!
Glad you like it! I really enjoy playing this amazing beast!
I saw this tank in the movie "white tiger" and thought 'is it good in war thunder' answer yes.
haha - yes, it's a bit of a beast! Also great movie ;)
@@tankonaut I love the movie to
:) @@brucecoffison257
@tankonaut can you maybe do a video on the m6 heavy tank :)
I believe that was an IS2..or 7...whichever. not an ISU..
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it! :)
Wow man your just too good
Appreciate it - still learning but getting better! :)
Your good enough to do that with the L3
lol I might try! :)
Some people get to confident after watching this video then dies in seconds after they spawn lol
lol oh no!
I see a lot of people rush to the frontline with this thing and die in literal seconds upon contact with the enemy team
Boyos this tank is not a frontliner. Let turreted tanks handle the frontlining. Your job is to maneuver along the sector you are operating and take down strategic tanks that pose a problem to your team.
Turretless tanks are not made for close ranged combat.
Great vid btw
100% agree tank destroyers really do play exactly as you say - just behind the front line taking out hard targets of opportunity :)
Im researching this one cant wait to use it
I think it just got a buff as well - the BR-540B now has an absolutely INSANE TNT filler of 739g which is just lol :)
@@tankonaut oh dam
@tankonaut turns out I was researching the su-152 but it's still very good
@@Hyperzz_da_Goat yep slightly weaker armor and doesn’t have the big MG. But still solid
@tankonaut this tank destroyer is really powerful against Panthers and Tugers but has a long reload
absolutely adore the isu-152!!! Love the dopamine destroying heavily-armored tanks
haha same here! A great feeling one tapping giant beasts! :)
@@tankonaut hehe
I have the SU-152 and am trying to get the ISU, thinks for telling me that the right side is stronger!
YW! The right side has less flat armor as the tank is asymmetrical and so yes the right side is better protected with just a little bot of angle :) Also if they do pen you the breech will block some shots from hitting the majority of the crew
this cannon is just,'' i see a tiger there, lets stalin erase him with a 152 cannon. and its a good video. (is this played during king of battle update).
lol yes - you notice I didn't really need to aim perfectly at close range - it just erases them :) Yes filmed this morning - kings of battle! (thanks!)
Soviets trying to not fit an Arty gun in every tank hull they see: 🤠
haha a good strategy it seems! ;)
Like your videos and can you make more aviation tips on evading and maneuver thanks
Thank you :) I have been really busy with RL recently but am going to be spending more time on videos in the near future and I do have a bunch of CAS / aircraft ones planned. Thanks for the suggestion :)
I haven't got this TD yet, though I do have it very recently researched. Waiting on the November sale to get it. I've taken it out on the test range, and boy does it hit hard. Though that reload is a killer.
Subbed to your TY channel tonight also. I'm enjoying your content.
Nice work! Yes this thing does hit really hard :) appreciate the sub, glad you're enjoying it !
Volumetric shell mechanic has joined the chat*
I agree volumetric is hell - but I don't run into too many issues in the ISU - I just avoid turret shots which have a lot of armor overlaps.
Time to stop researching the kv-1 zis and start researching su series
Haha. The KV-1 Zis a very strong tank with a slightly weak gun. But it’s enough to do well. These two vehicles complement each other well in a lineup. In an uptier spawn the ISU first to delete the tougher enemies. Then later in game spawn the kv1 zis as your armor will be more effective :) of course in downtiers the zis can just go first and smash everything :)
@@tankonaut ahh, i see. that sounds like a good idea
I'm either sitting too far from my screen or I just cant. fucking. see. those.
Haha. Some of these shots were instinct - I could barely see them either ;)
It's one weakspot is it's lower frontal plate, Around the tracks, And if you show too much of your side, The enemy can ammorack you.
yep, just a little angle to show the right side I found to be really good.
Does the ISU have a stronger 152 compared to the SU 152?
No they have exactly the same gun but the ISU has better armor and the heavy machine gun :)
it can delete heavies, *but heavies can delete you*
That's called balance ;)
Sweet im almost there myself in the line so it's good to know this choice isn't a stinker, also the celebration bottles on the back 😂
haha - the russian tank destroyer line is super strong! :) haha those bottles are supposed to be Molotov's but they could be vodka! ;)
casually deletes this w brummbar
if you have it you could play the object-775, its a meme tank and has the same height as a asu-57. but if you don't want to or you don't have time it won't matter
I am grinding that at the moment - looks like a lot of fun :)
I have the chinese isu 152. Never used it in any lineups, might have to go back and use it again
Embrace the beast killer! ;)
You should try out the Centurion Mk 2, it is still at 6.3 for some reason
It's at 6.7 in my game? weird
I have a question, how do you aim HE shells? I have troubles with that a lot. Awesome vid as always!
thanks :) HE shells on light open top vehicles will kill anywhere with overpressure but on medium/heavy tanks you need to be aim for a weakspots. Check these 3 videos I made about HE tanks : Guide to HE: ruclips.net/video/wrj31_g61B0/видео.html KV-2: ruclips.net/video/507Wq7gSzwY/видео.html T-30: ruclips.net/video/uASZtQSWGt0/видео.html hope these help :)
@@tankonaut I just started grinding Russia, and the KV-2 video will definitely help! Thanks for the videos! :D
@@sometripod5630 yw!
This thing has aphebc that can pentrate a tiger 1 even with an angle but the tiger 1 can just shoot the lower hull
Yep, I mean a tiger is a whole battle rating above it - so yes it can be killed but it’s very dangerous :)
Cant believe i survived 3 hits from thie tank,💀
Wow that is good fortune! The snail smiled on you ;)
This is why I cringe whenever people say Soviet plan were quantity
When I reality paranoid Soviet had plan upon plan
Quantity, quality and all because what if this fails
Smart thinking!
Thats a pretty cool decoration the mortar and is that mortar ammunition? How did you get that?
Haha thanks - it's a mortar yes and a crate of Molotov's :) They were both free as part of a war thunder mini event in october. Follow my channel and keep an eye out for my community posts - I always do an update when there are free decorations and stuff :)
@@tankonaut oh wow that seems rlly cool I didn't even know Abt it 😭
Sgma rule is dont steal kill
Id like to see what 122 or 152 would do to a modern tank like abrams
I think if you shot the composite turret you probably wouldnt do too much damage but shooting the lower hull or sides would be a one shot IMHO ;)
@@tankonaut i think crew would be dead either way. Thats a heavy round hitting the tank. I read that is2s isu152s killing panther,tiger,king tigers with HE shells just by the explosive force. Probably lower hull or sides would be a kill just like you said. Sadly we will never find out.
Isnt using HE better? Whats the point of APHEBC if you cant pen the enemy armor?
The APHE has 170mm of pen (at point blank) - it can punch through tigers, panthers, jumbos and Churchills without any problem at all. I also take HEAT for any possible problem (and light/open vehicles) - you can use the HE for lols but the APHE is incredibly good.
I saw this tanks one shot an m1 Abrams before.
So its basically a baby stürmtiger lol
Yeah! You can use it with high explosive to be more derpy or use the APHEBC if you want a more traditional gun feel like in the video :)
Check out the SU-122 it is on sale :)
Very nice vehicle ^^
Haha, I can imagine! I actually got myself the Khalid in the sale but might check this out next year - I do love soviet 122mm :)
Very good video i like it
I have one tank you could be interested in
Its german light tank puma (low tier puma)
It has decent gun with good penetration, speed and agility
If you havent you should do a video about it
And also you just earned a subscribe from me👍
Good job and Keep it up
Thanks for the sub! Yes, I love the low-tier puma (in all its variations) - I definitely plan on doing a video on it at some point :)
Why was it called beast killer? Because the tanks it was made to hunt where called Panthers and Tiger and Elephant in other words beasts
100%! :)
Imagine this getting down tiered 3.3😅
monstrosity!
I was goofing around with my friend in this and he was in the maus, and i got a crit on him with this and i survived 3 hits from him
Haha, this thing is a beast but surviving hits from a Maus is pretty impressive! :)
@@tankonaut yea! It truly is a beast
If I played with it I would just get hits and get killed one shot by an M22
lol - we all die to sneaky m22's sometimes ;)
Yeah i hate this tank cause i always go against this thing whenever i grind at lower tiers
It's a monster.
reload time?
23 seconds with expert IIRC :)
"giant APCBC with 480 g of TNT"
Canone de 90/53 (found on two tech tree Italian vehicles+ the Breda 90/53) with a 90 mm shell with 520 g of TNT in it's APHE: pathetic
(BTW, the explosive used isn't even something fancy with increased power, it is literal TNT)
Hi there, if I understand your comment correctly you are saying the ISU shell "isn't giant compared to the Italian Canone de 90/53" - if you want to debate this ok...
1. The ISU shell is 152mm and weighs 48.96kg and now has an INSANE 739.2g of TNT.
2. The Breda shell is 90mm and weights 12kg and now has a nerfed 347g of TNT.
These changes were recent I think - but the ISU is substantially more massive and damaging than the breda - even though I LOVE the Breda and the90/53 :)
Check my video on it ;)
@@tankonaut I was just making a joke
And its one of the most biased vehicle in warthunder (frontally)
Yes, if you don't know where to shoot it's pretty damn op!
On 152mm better use HE
This is personal preference. The APHEBC is a phenomenal round that has huge TNT filler. It punches through anything you can meet. I love the HE for derp fun, but I find at range there is less RNG with APHE :)
can u teach me I'm new to the game
Hey bud, welcome to war thunder! :) I’m sorry but I’m not doing community games just yet but I will let you know when I do! However, if there are any questions I can answer, I’ll try my best to always reply to comments :)
@@tankonaut yes I have one question which country tree or whatever we call it I should go for in tanks?The German leopard,American Abrams or Soviet t-80bvm
Hey, so just to let you know that it will take a long time to get to tanks like the T-80BVM. You can buy high tier premiums and premium account to speed up the process but getting to toptier can take 6 months or more, depending on how often you play and how good you are. As it's a big commitment I would choose the nation with the tanks you are excited about/want to play - rather than trying to determine which is best, as all top three nations are very strong (although at top tier russia has a small edge in tanks.)
Realize you are going to need to learn the game and grind through the history of a nation to get a top tier lineup - so which country excites you? I personally love all three major nations but when I started I was most excited about playing tigers and panthers when I started. I still love playing them :)
@@tankonaut I'm exited about Germany I had a high interest in the German tanks from a long time but I don't know if they're good I have a 1.3 tank but it easily gets rekt by t-34s and it's impossible to kill a kv-1 everywhere it is just a hit
Thank you for being really nice to me
«Цель уничтожена!!!» 😠😠🫡🫡
xaxa :)