the marines loved the M103 so much that they had an upgraded version made with an IR searchlight and generally improved reliability. They even planned to use it into the 90's with ERA with a laser rangefinder as well as thermals. they were forced to retire it by the army as they were introducing the improved M60A3 and M1 Abrams. I can only imagine a reality where desert storm had M103 in combat.
This actually almost happened. It was named M103-SS, with not Just ERA armor, but It also was equipes with 1gen thermal sights, rangefinder, Gun 2 plane stabilizer and even a New Gun: The 120mm Gun from The Abrams, with The M900 APFSDS, that pens 542mm.
It probably wouldn't have done very well in DS-1, it wouldn't have a good fire control system and an IR searchlight for night fighting would put it just about on par with the Iraqi tanks it would have been fighting. Sometimes you have to let the things you love go, just like the US army doesn't use the M1 Garand anymore.
The whole reason for two piece 90mm ammo was that it was actually easier to reload. Otherwise the rounds are so long that handling them insde the turret was very difficult. So if anything, the T32 should have a faster reload than the Super Pershing. It's kinda the same with the T-44-122. They used one piece 122mm shells in order to store more ammunition but handling those shells actually made the RoF a lot worse than on the IS-2 with two piece ammo.
@@salieri_sg9413 Both used to be 7.0 and balanced. Oxy didn't mention when it was at 7.0 it had actual weakspots. This was before all the armor changes, etc.
DIsclaimer if you think about buying the F-89B: It absolutely LOVES to rip its wings in hard turns, you WILL rip in it if you constantly keep your afterburners on, so maybe go easy on it, and don't forget the air brake, its super useful.
The M48 should really have a faster reload speed. It has a huge turret, much bigger than the M47, so having it reload in 5sec (which it could IRL) like the Vickers would make it substantially better, at least at long range over the M47.
Also the M48A2 needs to go to 7.3 or 7.7. Or the M48 needs to go to 7.0. Its straight up bull shit that Germany gets a straight upgrade to an American tank at a lower BR. Edit: If they did get the fast reload they should both stay at 7.3. 7.7 is abit too much since there would be directly better tanks like the Vickers MBT.
@@resistivewig610 I unlocked the ammunition pretty quickly. After they buffed large caliber APCR, the round is quite decent. Which is funny because they removed APCR from the Jgpz 4-5 but after the buff it’s certainly better than 90mm HESH.
You speak well and your voice is easy to listen to, you're extremely knowledgeable and we know that big things have happened in your life. No rushes, the content is always amazing. Well worth the time it takes.
I actually don't know why the German M48 is 7.0 if the American and Chinese M48s are 7.3 while being LITERALLY THE SAME. Hell, the C actually gets side skirts and a stronger engine while weighing slightly more (but the engine strength makes a net increase in hp/t). It is RETARDED.
1:04:18 One thing you forgot to mention about the T95 is its roof mounted .50 cal has roughly 80 degrees of elevation and nearly 360 degrees of rotation so if someone is flying straight at you with bombs its not very difficult to shoot them down
For the next one, it would be pretty neat if you also include a short segment on how to grind through the rank, which tanks to research first and which ones to save to get later. I know you do sometimes mention this in the overview of each tank, but a standalone segment showing the best/most effective way to grind through each rank would be awesome
Does anybody know something about oxy? Whats he up to? Or why there isnt any new content after this short time of videos since his last break when he moved countries i think
@@tomwiling2978 he works at gaijin now, and he only makes these in his own time now, he makes them for fun and doesn’t really owe us anything, because these are basically feature length films even if he’s actively working on it every day when he gets home from work, though that’s unlikely it would take him months, so yeah we’ll just have to wait and hope but yeah that’s it,
Another thing to mention that I’m not sure Oxy is considering; the actual grind. I went for the M48 because I’d still have to unlock it, even if I went for the M47, and then it’d set me back a few months of idle play. Same to the M60; I feel like it just makes for easier grinding since it’s at a higher BR and can research the 8.0 tanks a little better.
When he gives the "get it" or "consider it" option I usually think of it as spending the silver lions to crew it cause yes you still need to buy the tank but considering crew training costs on rank 4 and above there are tanks I buy but do not crew simply because they are too similar to the last one or not worth actually playing in my opinion
I’m still very upset that the M48 is the only members of its family that gets the backing breach armor. The M60 is missing it, iirc the M47 might have had it, and I know all the variants of the M60 should have it, too. It’s a minor thing, but it’d make them way more defensive against jank shots and APHE.
Man, I love these videos. They're interesting and helpful when I'm starting a new tree/tier in WT and are also amazing background sound to listen to when I'm doing something. Like a podcast but actually interesting, yet calming. Your voice is so good. You're amazing, dude.
Just completing 7.3 here so perfect timing. Was genuinely struggling to understand some of these M tanks so this helps me tremendously Tom. Many thanks for your ongoing efforts!
i just watched you on Warthunder twitch and liked the tone/voice/general approach. Regarding the fact i am a very hard to please person, you are really something :). Just subscribed, will follow you. Have a nice life, young man.
Thank you so much for all the hard work you put in. I enjoy your videos immensely. I don't mind the length of the videos. You have a lot of material to cover and that's understandable. I may not watch a video in one sitting but I'll usually pick back up from where I paused it.
some of the best videos on this subject, and your observations put words to the vague feelings I've been having about some of these tanks. Length is not a problem--you've chaptered it well, and the thouroughness is really nice to have when you're looking for it. Also beautiful editing and composition, as usual.
The good thing in 7.7s is that they avoid the 9.0 premium dumping! One of the main reason I picked up the Magach after i had a decent experience in the Italian M60A1 and the lineup it has. 7.7 is a popular BR, many nations has a lineup on it and even on the next meta 8.3 BR most of these tanks still do fine.
Content is still content, Oxy. And I reckon everyone would legit pay just to hear your very calm and soothing voice. Everyone appreciates good War Thunder advice as well :3 I can already tell that US Rank 6 is going to be fun to watch and I'm okay with it being 2 hours long or even longer than that. Being a US main that primarily plays high-top tier (not counting the few instances of me playing the lower BRs in part because of watching your videos and actually enjoying a bit of seal clubbing), I'd love to know what you think about it and Rank 7. It's quite nice to learn about things that I could've missed grinding through the US tech tree from your vids.
Thank you sooooo damn much, for all the work, afford and love you put into your videos. I can't count the numbers I've took your advices and they paid out so often for me :) Thank you thank you thank you!!!!
The things that you said you used to not include in your other videos are the same things that I love about your tier analysis'. Thank you so much for covering my favorite tier in the game
Thank you for these videos, its strange how I haven't seen breakdowns of lineups and CAS suggestions before I stumbled across this channel. Most WT videos only seem to focus on ones vehicle only.
Great video as always, I hope you get done with the moving soon enough and enjoy your new home. - Also Ontos in greek means indeed (example: This is indeed tasty. - Αυτό είναι ΌΝΤΩΣ νόστιμο.)
35:48 This entire clip is insane. Imagine being the crew inside that tank hearing these large caliber shells just bouncing like rubber balls off the turret.
The T32 and T32E1 suffer from Gaijin's refusal to take US ammunition issues seriously. The T50E1 would make them more reliable at fighting vehicles in their BR range. The T43 should be significantly better at penetrating sloped armor. The T44 is still under performing significantly. Gaijin's refusal to address these issues, while also pushing for a light/medium meta, mean both T32s are dead tanks.
I know a lot of people have mixed opinions on the T32 but I absolutely love it. It’s in that class of vehicles which I really like playing, which is mobile heavy tanks with good guns, but I feel like the reload is a pro for me. My problem is I always end pushing forward and dying because I over extend, but these long reload tanks force me to play more conservatively and in a weird way it helps, it did get me my third nuke after all. I just love tanks like this!
12:00 im going to slight push back there. I won a game thanks to that mesh disrupting a missile hit. that allowed me to deal with the tank to my front and then swing the gun to remove the bradley that missiled me to the rear, ensuring that no one was close enough to the cap to change the outcome. still killed me by fire (spent both extinguishers trying to save my last remaining teammate only to lose him to a bomb), but thats besides the point.
A thing about the M103s APBC shell, it doesnt do reliably well on angled armor because the ricochet chance for APBC is higher than APCBC, because the extra cap on APCBC allows for better performance against angled armor. So APCBC will pen what APBC will have a harder time with. Just food for thought Oxy. Great video though, i havent played my american lineup in a hot minute cause ive been too busy with germany so i need to get into it, and these videos are giving me tips on their playstyles before i jump back into 6.7 america and 7.0 america
I totally abandoned the line with the M47 before getting the M26, instead focusing on the MBT line that culminates in the Abrams. I have the Magach 3, so I knew what the M48/60 were like and assumed the M47 was a different turret but more of the same thing. After watching this video, I realize the M47 is more like an armored M41A1, which is one of my favorite tanks in the game. Nimble, fast turret, great round, good reload. I will be researching up to the M47 next to create a killer lineup with the heavies as backups.
I play the 7.7 M60 at times, and i actually love this vehicle. I can't exactly disagree with oxy's points, but from my personal experience this tank's amazing. I use it as a backup for the T95E1 (I still don't have the M60A1) and as main vehicle for an occasional 7.7 lineup
I honestly find on basically any game that if i like the way a tank/wepon looks i tend to do better in it, atleast enjoy it more which is why i love the t32s
The one thing I think you could touch on more is how the vehicles fair against ATGM's since we see absolutely massive amounts of them at this BR and up. The ability to tank ATMG's is the M103's biggest advantage and the only reason I can still use in uptiers ime. But overall very good, as per usual.
Damn, how long has it been? I watched this guy's russian tier list way back in 2020 and I've stumbled upon him again. Although, I no longer play war thunder, this surely does bring back memories.
hope you’re doing well! we’re still all waiting for the next tier but take your time, we all want to see it with the same awesome quality these ones have!
Hey Oxy! Great video, as usual. You've finally caught up to roughly where I'm at on the American ground tree. I haven't seen anyone point this out yet, so apologies if they already have, but I have one thing to note about the M60 at 7.7 as opposed to the M60A1 at 8.0. The M60 starts with APDS that pens a little over 300mm, the M60A1 has a different APDS that pens a little over 250mm. A 50mm drop in pen on a supposedly better tank. The A1 is stabilized and has a better shaped turret, which are definite improvements. However, I have had several engagements in the A1 that I lost, because my APDS did not penetrate the turret face of a tank I've gotten used to killing with the M60. The A1 also had an APFSDS round IRL that is not given to it in the game. Not sure why that is, but I'm sure it would be better than the stock APDS. All that to say, the M60 can be a very strong tank due to the 300mm pen. I'd say it is worth the grind if you plan on playing around the 7.0-7.7 BR for America, and don't want to get uptiered to 9.0 like you would in the M60A1. Looking forward to your Rank VI video in the coming weeks/months. Cheers!
The M60A1's 260mm APDS is actually better in most circumstances. It pens less against flat armor but performs much better against angles than the M60's APDS, to the point that the M60A1 can pierce T-54/55 front plates while the M60 often struggles. There's not many tanks you'll be facing that have over 260mm of flat armor.
Really appreciete your content and tutorials. Very useful for a beginner like me. Now I roughly know what tank would suit me and my liking. 2 hours video full of good information and tips.
The m103's APBC shell might not have a cap, but i'm still pretty sure it shouldn't randomly riochet on a panther's upper front plate... That is still a 23kg slug of metal going at over 1000m/s hitting it. Even a non pen would probably break the entire armor plate. And considering the M103 was pretty much made to defeat Soviet heavy tank armor it would be very wierd if the shell if fires where so bad against angled armor, as that is exactly what the sovies heavy tanks had a lot of.
37:00 in this game reload is not the balancing factor for the weight or killing power but the armor and durability of the vehicle. Nearly all heavy tanks have long reloads so compare T32 to other heavy tanks like IS series and T-26 etc.
And then you have the S tanks with their 4 second reloads, at 7.7 BR for the first one. Able to bounce a lot of the shells that you typically run into with the exception of a few types of shells. Granted, it is an auto loader.
50:18 what an incredible shot!
You could see him party
It was incredible!
Oxy after the shot: “ye ye ye ye ye”
Gotta love that M103 Collateral
That shot was dirty
the marines loved the M103 so much that they had an upgraded version made with an IR searchlight and generally improved reliability. They even planned to use it into the 90's with ERA with a laser rangefinder as well as thermals. they were forced to retire it by the army as they were introducing the improved M60A3 and M1 Abrams. I can only imagine a reality where desert storm had M103 in combat.
Straight clapping soviet-era tank cheeks. I can only imagine an M103 with ERA on an already bulbous af turret.
I’m almost tier 5 and going to get the m103 I love the alien tank
This actually almost happened.
It was named M103-SS, with not Just ERA armor, but It also was equipes with 1gen thermal sights, rangefinder, Gun 2 plane stabilizer and even a New Gun: The 120mm Gun from The Abrams, with The M900 APFSDS, that pens 542mm.
just sayin', M60 sucks major ass
M103 with few ammo is the best even facing ATGMs and HEATFS
It probably wouldn't have done very well in DS-1, it wouldn't have a good fire control system and an IR searchlight for night fighting would put it just about on par with the Iraqi tanks it would have been fighting.
Sometimes you have to let the things you love go, just like the US army doesn't use the M1 Garand anymore.
It should be illegal to have such a soothing, calm voice. the perfect solution to wind down and relax with. Fantastic video.
G‘day
Hey ash!
Lucky lad, ash, you got the sexbot!
Happy Australia Day!
It should also be illegal to say the jumbo 76 is good where it is at
This is probably one of the best war thunder tutorial if not the best. I really like watching it.
Thats why I watch, not only to see other trees and what they do well/poorly, but what you can do well in your own tree
I agree its very entertaining and in depth
Agreed . Thanx homie this makes me much bettor 🦾🧔♀️👯🤼🧑🤝🧑👨👨👦👦🫂👣🛀
The whole reason for two piece 90mm ammo was that it was actually easier to reload. Otherwise the rounds are so long that handling them insde the turret was very difficult. So if anything, the T32 should have a faster reload than the Super Pershing.
It's kinda the same with the T-44-122. They used one piece 122mm shells in order to store more ammunition but handling those shells actually made the RoF a lot worse than on the IS-2 with two piece ammo.
Oh, also T32 has the wrong APHE shell.
Both tanks should really go down a step in BR.
@@salieri_sg9413 tgeres really no excuse for them to be at the BR they are with the leo 1 at the BR it is.
@@salieri_sg9413 elaborate on the wrong APHE shell, i want to know more.
@@salieri_sg9413 Both used to be 7.0 and balanced. Oxy didn't mention when it was at 7.0 it had actual weakspots. This was before all the armor changes, etc.
@@minidonut827 it still has frontal weakspots though?
DIsclaimer if you think about buying the F-89B:
It absolutely LOVES to rip its wings in hard turns, you WILL rip in it if you constantly keep your afterburners on, so maybe go easy on it, and don't forget the air brake, its super useful.
damn, thanks man, is it good at ground pound?
@@Blanket-guy top down yes as the guns with ap shred and you have a lot of lights starting to appear
Still an amazing plane
The M48 should really have a faster reload speed. It has a huge turret, much bigger than the M47, so having it reload in 5sec (which it could IRL) like the Vickers would make it substantially better, at least at long range over the M47.
Also the M48A2 needs to go to 7.3 or 7.7. Or the M48 needs to go to 7.0. Its straight up bull shit that Germany gets a straight upgrade to an American tank at a lower BR.
Edit: If they did get the fast reload they should both stay at 7.3. 7.7 is abit too much since there would be directly better tanks like the Vickers MBT.
@@cookiecraze1310 the tank is only better because of the heat shells. It should be 7.3 at the most.
No can do because *GeRManY sUfFeRss*
Leopard 1 to 7.0 when
They should also remove its apcr round.
Seriously it took me over a year to spade that thing. And it wasn't fun at all.
@@resistivewig610 I unlocked the ammunition pretty quickly. After they buffed large caliber APCR, the round is quite decent. Which is funny because they removed APCR from the Jgpz 4-5 but after the buff it’s certainly better than 90mm HESH.
Your videos taking so long is worth it for the quality content!
You didnt even watch the video bro
You speak well and your voice is easy to listen to, you're extremely knowledgeable and we know that big things have happened in your life. No rushes, the content is always amazing. Well worth the time it takes.
Oxy's videos are like wine, the longer it takes the better it tastes
Nah, 7 months in would be cool if i knew what tanks are worth it after this.
The major issue with the M48 is that it sits at 7.3 when it really should be moved down to 7.0, if the German M48A2-C can sit at 7.0 so can this M48.
I actually don't know why the German M48 is 7.0 if the American and Chinese M48s are 7.3 while being LITERALLY THE SAME. Hell, the C actually gets side skirts and a stronger engine while weighing slightly more (but the engine strength makes a net increase in hp/t). It is RETARDED.
@@PAUL-ESNEED now you get to worry about the puma
@uNnHkP8mza because their players suck
@uNnHkP8mza uh huh. Right. Only at low tiers and sometimes low mid tier. If you’re constantly dying then you probably don’t know your tank very well.
It's finally going down to 7.0
1:04:18
One thing you forgot to mention about the T95 is its roof mounted .50 cal has roughly 80 degrees of elevation and nearly 360 degrees of rotation so if someone is flying straight at you with bombs its not very difficult to shoot them down
50 cals is about my most fav gun for anti air
For the next one, it would be pretty neat if you also include a short segment on how to grind through the rank, which tanks to research first and which ones to save to get later. I know you do sometimes mention this in the overview of each tank, but a standalone segment showing the best/most effective way to grind through each rank would be awesome
Well, guess this series is never getting finished
Edit: Thankfully, this aged poorly.
Does anybody know something about oxy? Whats he up to? Or why there isnt any new content after this short time of videos since his last break when he moved countries i think
@@tomwiling2978 he works at gaijin now, and he only makes these in his own time now, he makes them for fun and doesn’t really owe us anything, because these are basically feature length films even if he’s actively working on it every day when he gets home from work, though that’s unlikely it would take him months, so yeah we’ll just have to wait and hope but yeah that’s it,
guess what
@@Train115 He posted the next one! I’m gonna watch it now 😂
4 HOURS?!?!
Another thing to mention that I’m not sure Oxy is considering; the actual grind. I went for the M48 because I’d still have to unlock it, even if I went for the M47, and then it’d set me back a few months of idle play. Same to the M60; I feel like it just makes for easier grinding since it’s at a higher BR and can research the 8.0 tanks a little better.
When he gives the "get it" or "consider it" option I usually think of it as spending the silver lions to crew it cause yes you still need to buy the tank but considering crew training costs on rank 4 and above there are tanks I buy but do not crew simply because they are too similar to the last one or not worth actually playing in my opinion
That double-beheading at 10:29 was brutal
I’m still very upset that the M48 is the only members of its family that gets the backing breach armor. The M60 is missing it, iirc the M47 might have had it, and I know all the variants of the M60 should have it, too. It’s a minor thing, but it’d make them way more defensive against jank shots and APHE.
Such a great series and would have loved to see these finished. I appreciate them soo much.
Man, I love these videos.
They're interesting and helpful when I'm starting a new tree/tier in WT and are also amazing background sound to listen to when I'm doing something. Like a podcast but actually interesting, yet calming. Your voice is so good.
You're amazing, dude.
I very much appreciate these videos - dont worry about how long they get, keep them coming!
1:03:49 "And you'll earn lots of points by bouncing shots"
That part of the script was probably written quite a while ago.
I just learned they changed it yesterday so perhaps not.
Just completing 7.3 here so perfect timing. Was genuinely struggling to understand some of these M tanks so this helps me tremendously Tom. Many thanks for your ongoing efforts!
That double kill with the M103 was mind-blowing
Always love seeing these videos and helps me judge what to research and actually put in lineups! Can’t wait to see Tier VI America next!
Your long wait time and long videos are perfectly fine with the high quality of your content
glad to see you drop another video. please never apologize for "long" videos. they are excellent.
By far the best and most in depth guide available. The length is no problem for me
i just watched you on Warthunder twitch and liked the tone/voice/general approach. Regarding the fact i am a very hard to please person, you are really something :). Just subscribed, will follow you. Have a nice life, young man.
I am a new player who JUST unlocked Tier V I was terrified this video wouldn't come out in time. :D Thanks Oxy! Great stuff!
Thank you so much for all the hard work you put in. I enjoy your videos immensely.
I don't mind the length of the videos. You have a lot of material to cover and that's understandable. I may not watch a video in one sitting but I'll usually pick back up from where I paused it.
I do enjoy this longer episodes. Binge watching it all the way is like a small achievement.
22:25
Man, these new-fangled instant-repairing buildings sure are fancy
some of the best videos on this subject, and your observations put words to the vague feelings I've been having about some of these tanks. Length is not a problem--you've chaptered it well, and the thouroughness is really nice to have when you're looking for it. Also beautiful editing and composition, as usual.
The good thing in 7.7s is that they avoid the 9.0 premium dumping! One of the main reason I picked up the Magach after i had a decent experience in the Italian M60A1 and the lineup it has. 7.7 is a popular BR, many nations has a lineup on it and even on the next meta 8.3 BR most of these tanks still do fine.
Content is still content, Oxy. And I reckon everyone would legit pay just to hear your very calm and soothing voice. Everyone appreciates good War Thunder advice as well :3
I can already tell that US Rank 6 is going to be fun to watch and I'm okay with it being 2 hours long or even longer than that. Being a US main that primarily plays high-top tier (not counting the few instances of me playing the lower BRs in part because of watching your videos and actually enjoying a bit of seal clubbing), I'd love to know what you think about it and Rank 7. It's quite nice to learn about things that I could've missed grinding through the US tech tree from your vids.
Thank you sooooo damn much, for all the work, afford and love you put into your videos. I can't count the numbers I've took your advices and they paid out so often for me :) Thank you thank you thank you!!!!
Incredible how your videos never get boring despite how long they are. Congratulations on the cat!
Dude I love your tips and advice! I don't think of these as a slog at all. Keep up the great videos!
Been looking at the notifications every day for this! Thanks Oxy!
Finally!!!! Had been waiting for this video before I proceed to rank 5
Will say I've come to love the M47s - solid all round performance at its BR.
The things that you said you used to not include in your other videos are the same things that I love about your tier analysis'. Thank you so much for covering my favorite tier in the game
Thank you for these videos, its strange how I haven't seen breakdowns of lineups and CAS suggestions before I stumbled across this channel. Most WT videos only seem to focus on ones vehicle only.
Hi oxy, Im about to start grinding rank 5 usa and have been waiting for this, thanks for the awesome content!
Great video as always, I hope you get done with the moving soon enough and enjoy your new home.
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Also Ontos in greek means indeed (example: This is indeed tasty. - Αυτό είναι ΌΝΤΩΣ νόστιμο.)
*Americans unveiling their new light tank with 6 barrels*
*The Greeks wondering why they named their tank 'Indeed'*
doesnt ontos mean "thing"
I enjoy the long form format. Great work, keep it up!
Finally!! I've been waiting for this :P
I hope you're good! Best regards
Just finished watching, really enjoyed the video. Thanks for a fresh perspective on these vehicles. Great work :)
After the USA guides are done, do you have any plans on making a French or Japanese ground tech tree overview?
Afaik his plan is to re-do the Italian and UK overviews as the game has changed a lot since he made them
I quite like the long videos, very relaxing
Amazing work Oxy! I am a big fan of yours, keep up the hard work these are perfect
35:48 This entire clip is insane. Imagine being the crew inside that tank hearing these large caliber shells just bouncing like rubber balls off the turret.
The T32 and T32E1 suffer from Gaijin's refusal to take US ammunition issues seriously. The T50E1 would make them more reliable at fighting vehicles in their BR range. The T43 should be significantly better at penetrating sloped armor. The T44 is still under performing significantly. Gaijin's refusal to address these issues, while also pushing for a light/medium meta, mean both T32s are dead tanks.
Ikr it's been years and still no fix :(
Always appreciate the content, Oxy. Looking forward to the next one.
Nice! Been waiting for this one!
Best War Thunder series of content Period
the double kill in the M103 was awesome lol. grats on getting your decal. good vid
I know a lot of people have mixed opinions on the T32 but I absolutely love it. It’s in that class of vehicles which I really like playing, which is mobile heavy tanks with good guns, but I feel like the reload is a pro for me. My problem is I always end pushing forward and dying because I over extend, but these long reload tanks force me to play more conservatively and in a weird way it helps, it did get me my third nuke after all. I just love tanks like this!
12:00 im going to slight push back there. I won a game thanks to that mesh disrupting a missile hit. that allowed me to deal with the tank to my front and then swing the gun to remove the bradley that missiled me to the rear, ensuring that no one was close enough to the cap to change the outcome. still killed me by fire (spent both extinguishers trying to save my last remaining teammate only to lose him to a bomb), but thats besides the point.
A thing about the M103s APBC shell, it doesnt do reliably well on angled armor because the ricochet chance for APBC is higher than APCBC, because the extra cap on APCBC allows for better performance against angled armor. So APCBC will pen what APBC will have a harder time with. Just food for thought Oxy. Great video though, i havent played my american lineup in a hot minute cause ive been too busy with germany so i need to get into it, and these videos are giving me tips on their playstyles before i jump back into 6.7 america and 7.0 america
can i just say that watching your videos really just makes me smile, you seem like such a nice person and your voice is so soothing :)
I totally abandoned the line with the M47 before getting the M26, instead focusing on the MBT line that culminates in the Abrams. I have the Magach 3, so I knew what the M48/60 were like and assumed the M47 was a different turret but more of the same thing.
After watching this video, I realize the M47 is more like an armored M41A1, which is one of my favorite tanks in the game. Nimble, fast turret, great round, good reload. I will be researching up to the M47 next to create a killer lineup with the heavies as backups.
Worth the anticipation!!
I play the 7.7 M60 at times, and i actually love this vehicle. I can't exactly disagree with oxy's points, but from my personal experience this tank's amazing. I use it as a backup for the T95E1 (I still don't have the M60A1) and as main vehicle for an occasional 7.7 lineup
Same goes for me with that and the M48. My second best vehicle of all the nations is my M48 right behind the M26.
I honestly find on basically any game that if i like the way a tank/wepon looks i tend to do better in it, atleast enjoy it more which is why i love the t32s
The one thing I think you could touch on more is how the vehicles fair against ATGM's since we see absolutely massive amounts of them at this BR and up. The ability to tank ATMG's is the M103's biggest advantage and the only reason I can still use in uptiers ime. But overall very good, as per usual.
I was going to comment this, the spaced crew and ammo placement when hull down really help it not ammo rack
I yelled out in excitment when I saw Oxy had a new vid out, been waiting on this one!
Thank you for these! Don’t worry about the length of the videos...they are awesome.
FINALLY YES YES ITS FINALLY HEREREEEEEEEEEEERERERER
Anyway this was an amazing video and I wish nothing but the best for you.
These videos are excellent!
I'm convinced these videos exist because Tome wants to show off what a good player he is, lol.
Damn, how long has it been? I watched this guy's russian tier list way back in 2020 and I've stumbled upon him again. Although, I no longer play war thunder, this surely does bring back memories.
there is no way this guy's voice is legal... so calm and relaxed, it's just the voice for the perfect podcast
I've just started rank 5 myself and was ITCHING for you to make this!
Perfectly timed with me reaching this rank in Murica
Now to just slog through the rank itself
Cute kitter btw!
Me too
hope you’re doing well! we’re still all waiting for the next tier but take your time, we all want to see it with the same awesome quality these ones have!
Hey Oxy! Great video, as usual. You've finally caught up to roughly where I'm at on the American ground tree. I haven't seen anyone point this out yet, so apologies if they already have, but I have one thing to note about the M60 at 7.7 as opposed to the M60A1 at 8.0. The M60 starts with APDS that pens a little over 300mm, the M60A1 has a different APDS that pens a little over 250mm. A 50mm drop in pen on a supposedly better tank. The A1 is stabilized and has a better shaped turret, which are definite improvements. However, I have had several engagements in the A1 that I lost, because my APDS did not penetrate the turret face of a tank I've gotten used to killing with the M60. The A1 also had an APFSDS round IRL that is not given to it in the game. Not sure why that is, but I'm sure it would be better than the stock APDS. All that to say, the M60 can be a very strong tank due to the 300mm pen. I'd say it is worth the grind if you plan on playing around the 7.0-7.7 BR for America, and don't want to get uptiered to 9.0 like you would in the M60A1. Looking forward to your Rank VI video in the coming weeks/months. Cheers!
The M60A1's 260mm APDS is actually better in most circumstances. It pens less against flat armor but performs much better against angles than the M60's APDS, to the point that the M60A1 can pierce T-54/55 front plates while the M60 often struggles. There's not many tanks you'll be facing that have over 260mm of flat armor.
@@Guy_GuyGuy interesting, thank you for pointing that out! I have noticed it is supremely easy to shoot the turret of a T-54/55 in the M60.
I've been waiting for this moment
Absolutely amazing video keep up the good work
Best warthunder series out there
No mention of the F-84s mentioned? They are possibly the best CAS jets at Rank V IN THE WHOLE GAME!
Great vid as always, M47 is great fun. btw, used your discount. Cheers!
The F-89B at 7.7 is my favorite CAS plane in the game. If you get a downtier it's truly remarkable how much damage you can cause.
6months, still no rank 6 episode :( thank you man, these vids are really good! Keep up the good work! ^^
The T32E1 has the same gun , weight and mobility.... and now for something completly different *BOOM*
When is the next part? :-(
YES .. didn't even watch it yet.. waited for it the last 2 weeks and now i will give u a thumbs up and will watch it drinking a coffee.
Really appreciete your content and tutorials. Very useful for a beginner like me. Now I roughly know what tank would suit me and my liking. 2 hours video full of good information and tips.
I don't even play war thunder any more but I watch this while I'm studying because Oxy's voice is so relaxing.
The m103's APBC shell might not have a cap, but i'm still pretty sure it shouldn't randomly riochet on a panther's upper front plate... That is still a 23kg slug of metal going at over 1000m/s hitting it. Even a non pen would probably break the entire armor plate. And considering the M103 was pretty much made to defeat Soviet heavy tank armor it would be very wierd if the shell if fires where so bad against angled armor, as that is exactly what the sovies heavy tanks had a lot of.
Thanks learnt a lot from this and I've been playing warthunder for years.
I love these videos! I'm going to be sad when you've gone through everything.
37:00 in this game reload is not the balancing factor for the weight or killing power but the armor and durability of the vehicle. Nearly all heavy tanks have long reloads so compare T32 to other heavy tanks like IS series and T-26 etc.
And then you have the S tanks with their 4 second reloads, at 7.7 BR for the first one. Able to bounce a lot of the shells that you typically run into with the exception of a few types of shells. Granted, it is an auto loader.
Been waiting for this!!!
Love you videos! When are you coming out with Tier VI US?
That casual double kill with the M103 xD
when the essay i'm wrting for school starts to be narrated in oxy's voice and my style starts to follow.
If the F3d could drop the 2k bombs separate, it would be far more useful.
Your voice is so relaxing. I love it!
Can you please make rank vi for American tech tree?
The return of the king