A general tip is also just map knowledge. Learning how to play a map can make up other shortcomings of your tanks and help you in your playstyle. A good example is already displayed at 1:28, with the chosen flanking spots. Without map knowledge, it is tempting to flank through the 2/3 and 10 column, however that's the exact spots where fierce battles can happen, with flankers not being able to flank through there.
I would like to point out that smoke shells are the most underutilized aspect of the game, even going into the modern era of vehicles. German mains give improper smoke a bad rep already, but mountains shift when you send a battery’s worth of smoke shells into Poland’s lake ridges and get map control because the enemy team can’t see any of your team.
The Fox (british light vehicule) and the XM800T as well as the Object 906 and Object 685 are some of the best rat tier flanking vehicules in the game, and the Fox battles with the XM800T for the title of the most annoying flanking vehicules in every matches at their BR. also i'd add for the brawling section, the best tanks for this are the tank with a very good frontal armor with tiny weak spots (like MG ports) or beasts like the T34 or the Maus (angle the Maus turret and they can't even pen you frontally), otherwise you can also take a tank with a good reverse speed to get back into cover quickly. also there's techinically a fifth type of tank, the ones like the Marder or AGS that have the crew in the hull and nothing in the turret, these tanks can frontally engage every tank as long as you hide your hull behind cover (a hill or something), because they have a good depression for that. and the IT-1 is also a special case because you can fire and guide the missile without showing any parts of your turret, rendering you invincible against the enemy, it's probably the best hull down tank in the game. special mention to the ASU-57, that you can cover in bushes, hide in a forest, turn off the engine and most players won't even see you if they pass near you.
a tip for sniping: you can fire test shots at a major highway for enemy vehicles (road, hill, etc.) so you dont have to bother about rangefinding when you see an enemy and you can aim very precisely
I like this categorisation where the medium tank/the jack of all trades gets redefined as a "foot soldier" and is there to be cannon fodders. Not necessarily it had to be that way but it's true, the medium tank gameplay is just your average cannon fodder experience. As for the rest they have unique and even essential role in winning a match. I've often seen many teams lose because no one is flanking or constantly dying from a sniper TD or distracted trying to kill a heavy tank. This is a great video!
To new players: “just track, barrel, then flank them lol” is pretty hard and luck dependent in practice. It’s hoping that you can shoot their barrel and track then going all the way to their side without them repairing or their teammate coming to their aid And don’t go for cap zones, it’s just setting you up to get sniped(due to 99.9% of the zones have zero cover) and it’s a bomb magnet
I really love this video and really take these into consideration when using a new tank, I think a part 2 would be nice to smoothen things out and give more tips and tricks
5:53 sometimes its recommended to show your back because your engine can soak up enemy shells that would otherwise be deadly, tanks like the is-2 or tog ii can do this easily because they have a fast reverse speed
the SMK is my favourite brawler, 2 cannons and deceptively high speed as its very rare, enemies often don't know where to shoot and (for some reason) default to the turrets and fail to pen for a 3.3 vehicle, it does well in 4.3, you just need to be more careful as some tanks can pen your back side where the ammo is
Excellent video dude, could u pls do a sniping guide? Like how to use cover, get to positions, not getting flanked and hull down trick. U would be a god for it. Thanks!
3:21 pretty much most german tanks like the tiger-king tiger - panther and other +4.0 german tanks are good snipers especialy the stuer emil it has a Jagtiger cannon but no armor
The problem when I try to snipe is there are always endless trees and hills in my sights and I would never see anyone 😂 is there a comprehensive map guide somewhere?
Well that can depend on a lot of different things, can you tell me how an air battle usually goes for you? What do you do when you spawn in, during combat, etc?
@skDoger i play air arcade usually i go spawn in air and goes for the closest enemy but when i try to dogfight i either cant follow them much or i go and zoom past them/crash into them. during combat i try to aim but i miss lot of times i also cant dodge bullets when a enemy is behind me
@@PotGuy69 Some planes are just better than others at dogfighting. Instead of going straight for the first enemy you see, try to climb when you spawn in and gain some altitude. That'll give you a big advantage over enemies below you. As for aiming, that's pretty much just muscle memory, so keep practicing
@@skDoger useful information. might use it in a realistic battle some time (well if im in a good mood) also btw i wrote down notes of the 4 roles just so i dont forget :]
these are all inferior playstyles, the one true playstyle is taking a chaffee and loading with only smoke shells
One of my friends does this and it works concerningly well
Giving the sentence smoke 'em a whole new meaning
I call this tactic the middle school bathroom
@@MichaelChamlee-fx1su one time I walked into the bathroom and not even 5 seconds In a kid asked me if I smoke 😭😭
@@tankdood329 I do this on occasion and it indeed works way better than it should. 😂😭
doger, you are a absolute saint for helping new players this much. i just want to thank you for this
A general tip is also just map knowledge. Learning how to play a map can make up other shortcomings of your tanks and help you in your playstyle. A good example is already displayed at 1:28, with the chosen flanking spots. Without map knowledge, it is tempting to flank through the 2/3 and 10 column, however that's the exact spots where fierce battles can happen, with flankers not being able to flank through there.
Exactly
I would like to point out that smoke shells are the most underutilized aspect of the game, even going into the modern era of vehicles.
German mains give improper smoke a bad rep already, but mountains shift when you send a battery’s worth of smoke shells into Poland’s lake ridges and get map control because the enemy team can’t see any of your team.
The Fox (british light vehicule) and the XM800T as well as the Object 906 and Object 685 are some of the best rat tier flanking vehicules in the game, and the Fox battles with the XM800T for the title of the most annoying flanking vehicules in every matches at their BR.
also i'd add for the brawling section, the best tanks for this are the tank with a very good frontal armor with tiny weak spots (like MG ports) or beasts like the T34 or the Maus (angle the Maus turret and they can't even pen you frontally), otherwise you can also take a tank with a good reverse speed to get back into cover quickly.
also there's techinically a fifth type of tank, the ones like the Marder or AGS that have the crew in the hull and nothing in the turret, these tanks can frontally engage every tank as long as you hide your hull behind cover (a hill or something), because they have a good depression for that.
and the IT-1 is also a special case because you can fire and guide the missile without showing any parts of your turret, rendering you invincible against the enemy, it's probably the best hull down tank in the game.
special mention to the ASU-57, that you can cover in bushes, hide in a forest, turn off the engine and most players won't even see you if they pass near you.
i learned that if you play with no tactics you win all the time
I needed this as a new player
It would be a great video to cover CAS and how to win battles using the best planes and loadouts
I already have a CAS Bootcamp if that's what you're looking for
a tip for sniping:
you can fire test shots at a major highway for enemy vehicles (road, hill, etc.) so you dont have to bother about rangefinding when you see an enemy and you can aim very precisely
I like this categorisation where the medium tank/the jack of all trades gets redefined as a "foot soldier" and is there to be cannon fodders. Not necessarily it had to be that way but it's true, the medium tank gameplay is just your average cannon fodder experience. As for the rest they have unique and even essential role in winning a match. I've often seen many teams lose because no one is flanking or constantly dying from a sniper TD or distracted trying to kill a heavy tank. This is a great video!
To new players: “just track, barrel, then flank them lol” is pretty hard and luck dependent in practice. It’s hoping that you can shoot their barrel and track then going all the way to their side without them repairing or their teammate coming to their aid
And don’t go for cap zones, it’s just setting you up to get sniped(due to 99.9% of the zones have zero cover) and it’s a bomb magnet
I really love this video and really take these into consideration when using a new tank, I think a part 2 would be nice to smoothen things out and give more tips and tricks
HECK YEEAAHH im so hyped to see a new episode! You got me in store?
Yessir, more episodes are also planned for the future
@skDoger you dah man skdoger you dah man! I've been doing great in the air it's tank stuff I need to get better with so this all really helps!
Hey man, This video is amazing.
5:53 sometimes its recommended to show your back because your engine can soak up enemy shells that would otherwise be deadly, tanks like the is-2 or tog ii can do this easily because they have a fast reverse speed
the SMK is my favourite brawler, 2 cannons and deceptively high speed
as its very rare, enemies often don't know where to shoot and (for some reason) default to the turrets and fail to pen
for a 3.3 vehicle, it does well in 4.3, you just need to be more careful as some tanks can pen your back side where the ammo is
Yay my favorite RUclipsr has uploaded
Cool, now I only need a turtorial on how to use my eyes.
@@InfestationPony Lmao
good stuff as usual!
I think new and inexperienced players may find this pretty useful, even some of the more experienced players may find something good here.
Thank you bro
I love my sturer emil and nashorn
I hate CAS and Yak-9K
Any chance of doing a video like this that focuses of high teir?
Definitely planned for the future
@skDoger Fantastic
@@skDoger How to survive getting blasted from orbit by CAS lol
Alt+F4
@@novkorova2774 I've been quite enjoying 10.7 Britain lately.
Good stuff.....thanks....
Good points!
Excellent video dude, could u pls do a sniping guide? Like how to use cover, get to positions, not getting flanked and hull down trick. U would be a god for it. Thanks!
A dedicated sniping guide is planned for the future
1:20 going right through the middle of enemy sight lines is pretty ballsy😂
It works surprisingly well lol
after the basic of nations and mechanics of ammo and crew... maybe after this comes maps for the each role...?
Map guides are in my to-do list
Best strategy is: Ratting or Doing the Funny.
M22, Fox, XM800T are great exemples
3:21 pretty much most german tanks like the tiger-king tiger - panther and other +4.0 german tanks are good snipers especialy the stuer emil it has a Jagtiger cannon but no armor
With sniping, i disagree on sight distance control, its much faster to just move your mouse up and aim with the lines below your reticle.
skdoger try to drop a bad video challenge (impossible)
brawling i like the jumbo for it and t34/t29 jumbo more cuse fighting tiger 1 is fun
The true true play style is grabbing your favorite rat, charging into the spawn, and killing one random Chaffee before getting annihilated.
i feel like we missed one but i can’t tell what. Might just be that 8.0-9.0 changes the playstyle brackets entirely
For smaller map eye ball it between 1km to 600 meters works lol. For larger map i nees range finder for that 😅.
Could you uptade the air nation and ground nation guide pls?
The video is awsome.
@@alanbagienski8176 Ground nation guide remake is coming soon
@@skDogerYessir🎉🎉
You could also make air tactic guide if you have free time
@alanbagienski8176 Planned for the future!
Good vid
You haven't seen it.
The problem when I try to snipe is there are always endless trees and hills in my sights and I would never see anyone 😂 is there a comprehensive map guide somewhere?
I would amend the sniper and argue that mobility is more important than armour because as a sniper you don’t want to be seen in the first place
@@margay34 Fair enough
Bro,i literally always flank with my jadgtiger.And it does work!,dont ask me how.But it works
Light Tank: Flanker
Tank Destroyer: Sniper
Heavy Tank: Brawler
Medium Tank: Supporter
My usual playstyle in almost any tank
Step 1: f it and ball
Step 2:???
Step 3: profit
❤❤
Can u do maps tips tricks top tier and WW2
@@GAMER0XG Planned for the future
5:34 what is bro's choice of ammo???
I unlocked a new shell and the game automatically filled up my racks with it lol, I forgot to change it
how do i put those yellow marks on the battlefield?
Look for the "set target for squad" keybind in the controls, they're super helpful
Can u help me my game keep crashing mid game it's always happen I have reinstalled the game does not work
@@destroyer_01234 That's not really something I can help with, try contacting War Thunder support
Does anyone know what nations are best for flanking?
@@JimmieEditz Italy and the US have some good light tanks
@ thanks! Already put some time into both but I’ll play some USA since I love their air tree!
@@JimmieEditz Best of luck!
when will you start post gameplays??
I don't do gameplay videos
Pls do a WarThunder nation tier list
Plzzz 🙏😭
I did that for aircraft in the last episode of the Air Nation Guide, tank tierlist is coming soon
Just a question: is M22 good for flanking? What about Abrams?
M22 is great for flanking, Abrams as well if you play carefully
Thanks!
Hey dude do u know why do i suck so much with air battles? I rarely get kills but i get alot of kill from ground targets like bombing
Well that can depend on a lot of different things, can you tell me how an air battle usually goes for you? What do you do when you spawn in, during combat, etc?
@skDoger i play air arcade usually i go spawn in air and goes for the closest enemy but when i try to dogfight i either cant follow them much or i go and zoom past them/crash into them. during combat i try to aim but i miss lot of times i also cant dodge bullets when a enemy is behind me
@@PotGuy69 Some planes are just better than others at dogfighting. Instead of going straight for the first enemy you see, try to climb when you spawn in and gain some altitude. That'll give you a big advantage over enemies below you. As for aiming, that's pretty much just muscle memory, so keep practicing
@skDoger oh ok thanks
what about the M4A3? (it got strong front armor) also this is just a flipping manual for those who hate doing realistic. and im one of em 💀
The M4A3 is a great support tank, but is also capable of doing some medium-range sniping
@@skDoger useful information. might use it in a realistic battle some time (well if im in a good mood) also btw i wrote down notes of the 4 roles just so i dont forget :]
pro tip: just flank in everything
you forgot the most importan one: ANTI-AIR
Check out my anti-air episode
Please introduce the current country.
It's too bad this won't stop noobs from buying Clickbaits and ruining top tier for USA. Good thing I play more than 1 nation.
Let's hope at least some level 5 top tier premium owners benefit from the vid lol
@@skDogerso all this time I'm Just a supporter no strategy Just straight into the war 😂
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