As a Czech, I give you extra points for using a historical camo commemorating the Prague Uprising. For my non-Czech speaking bros out there: on the left-side skirts, there's a list of people killed or wounded in combat during the defense of the Czech Radio building ("Český rozhlas"). The actual Hetzer used during the combat lacked the main gun (it was an unfinished vehicle) and had different markings.
I remember in the first game in the Hetzer, I got de-tracked and got hammered for like three minutes straight by Shermans and T-34s then somehow died to an M16. All in all, 38/10 would play again.
I remember once I fought a Chaffee, I was sitting on a very slight decline. He shot my roof, at like, an 88 degree angle. He penned my roof and instakilled me. I raged
Attempt number 10 at getting Spookston to play any tank with a dozer blade, the catch is he has to dig in before engaging. Movement around the map is allowed, however he has to dig in again before reengaging.
Fun fact : The nickname "Hetzer" was originally made for the Jadgpanzer E-10, a prototype tank but there was a administrative misunderstanding and the nickname was given to the Jagdpanzer 38t by mistake.
@zupnanazwa Gajin and horrible map designs? Never. I don't know what would make you say that. That's just silly. Meanwhile Gajin: "Alright boys l, we need our next open field we can release at 2.0 and up"
@@lupisvolk2420 Actually no, it was used during the Prague uprising against occupying German forces during WW2 (1945). Czech people did not rise against Soviet forces in 1968 (unlike Hungary in 1956).
@@lupisvolk2420you might be thinking of the Hungarian uprising, in the Czechoslovak case it was the communist government itself that tried to liberalize and was stopped by the Soviet invasion
Doesn’t Hetzer basically translate to “flanker”? Either way, it’s the best German TD for two simple reasons: 1: cute 2: covers the Tiger 1’s LFP really good, which was neat back in the early days of ground forces
Hetzer actually translates to "annoying" or similar, since it was an annoyance to the allies The name was actually given to it in the postwar era by former German army personnel
@@Stridsvagn-PanzerKommandant Hetzer actually translates to something like "hounder" or "chaser". "Hetzen" is a form of giving chase, like dogs on a hunt.
Hetzer in German comes from describing hunting with dog which is chasing the prey. It can also be used to describe humans who have a strong opinion/accuse someone about something and are making that publicly known, however that is not very common in modern German language.
Let me (as a German) give it a try. Hetzer comes from "Hetzjagd" aka "Hetze" aka "Hatz" aka "Treibjagd" ("jemanden oder etwas hetzen", would be translated as "to hunt someone or something down (in a chase)") So, yeah the literal translation should be Chaser or simply Hunter. German is such a complicated yet rich language, isn't it^^
Personally, I think that arcade actually has a pretty elegant solution to the CAS issue; It could be refined a bit more, but limiting the number of planes that can be up at any given time, and giving them a maximum time they can be in the air before they're forced out and back into a ground vehicle works well. Especially if it means having to leave yourself in an undefended tank while you're in the plane.
I love how the HE filler has just enough to kill the crew and only destroy what ever the shell itself directly impacts. Germany, ya gotta love it and I love how he mentions its a wedge. German tank designer: sir why did you give me a wedge of cheese? High command: build a tank destroyer out of that. German tank designer: can I call it the cheese wedge of death aka Hetzer? High command: sure why not
TBH Spookston that Sherman you faced in the beginning the M4 Hybrid is a reaaaaaallly good Sherman it's hull armor is very damn trolly with volumetric and I frequently get hit by shots like that that bounce. I honestly think it's probably the best 3.7 Sherman currently.
Completely possible, side armor plates of Hetzer are made of just strengthened steel (not true armored steel) and are just 20mm thick, so they are penetrable by .50cal AP rounds below 100 meters
Hey Spook, you should play the Semovente 75/46 M43. It's a deeply overshadowed italian tank destroyer which can deliver an heavy punch but it's deeply ignored the potential it has. I am not gonna surrender in proposing this. I AM NOT GONNA SURRENDER, BE CLEAR! I A M N O T B A C K I N G O F F! Y O U C A N' T K E E P G E T T I N G A W A Y W I T H I T ! Eyo, don't yo dare ignoring me, I won't surrender until you play it! (Day 123)
I believe the Sturer Emil is the true silliest German tank destroyer. "Let's put a 128mm naval gun on an open-topped armoured vehicle with horrendous reliability issues, Hans!"
I wouldn't realy say the tank is underrated. A lot of people use it when they play Japan. It's just that most minor nations are underrated. (Mostly cause Gajins insistent need for Russian Bias.)
No way, I was looking for a Spookston Hetzer video just last night and concluded you only ever did the one 'talk' on it. And now here is a gameplay video! Lucky me.
As always great video, fit's the first time that I'm putting a message because I coudn't not react. When you said : "this is not exactly a flanking tank" and showed the max speed of 42 km/h, I (british main who love the british heavies, I'm weird I know) was like "what do you mean not build for flanking ? This thing is SPEED itself". Also you should play the Valentine I. I think it's one of the most underated tanks both in the game and real live. I really hoping that they add the Valintine V, I want my 3 men turret on the valentine for heaven's sake !
Spook, I'd like to see you play one of the Italian trucks next. The one at 2.3-2.0 has a 120 mm howitzer with HE. I used it sometimes and was quite funny
"I would go replenish my commander except for the fact that the commander MG is entirely useless" minus the open tops, but you know what would be great? If that remote controlled MG that sits directly under the loader and was controlled by the loader, didn't die when the commander did. I'm sure there's a some kind of bug report about it somewhere, though it's probably filed in the basement cabinet with every report you make.
I am a German tech tree main (Ground and Air) (I am currently done with WW2 tanks and focus on planes the grind is so annoying there) and the 4.0-4.7 tank destroyer lineup at the beginning was hard to get through because of CAS but after a while and getting the hang of them and increasing map awareness it was pretty fun to oneshot most enemies. Thanks to the mobility of the Hetzter the 8,8 cm Flak 37 Sfl. turret mechanism and the tankiness of the Jagdpanzer IV I was not suffering as much as with the StuG which were prone to getting flanked quickly whilst turning slow themselves.
"Is that a chaffee?" Hold for thought process "Nah, didn't see his name" The confidence Spook said this with is just amazing! I damn near fell off my chair laughing.
Day №3 of trying to make Spookston to play War Thunder *Mobile* . 11:20 “yes tank you” -Spookston. 13:13 Spookston loosing his sanity. Woah, this is yet the funiest video from this wacky furry.
3:04 Gonna be honest, Jeff's voice made me flinch a bit... Man do I hate hearing that specific announcement... Well that and NEW ZOMBIE barely a few seconds into a round of Infection.
Yes there are many tank destroyer out there there are weird. The jagdpanzer 38(t) was in swiss service under the designation G13. The swiss build weird prototypes called "Nahkampfkanone I" und "Nahkampfkanone II" with their weird cast casemate. Its pretty cursed. The french AMX-10M is a weird tank destroyer too. Please drive out the AMX-10M.
Don't have turret is a big disadvantage but these tanks compensate with other advantages: Stug 3-T95-Tortoise have unpenetratable front armor, Jadgrtiger-SU152 have deadly shoots. And then we have Jadgrpanzer with nothing, a pure meme
7:53 - Tis a sad state of affairs when the difference between a professional WT player and me, a middling casual, is that I only die to CAS about half of my deaths.
Good video! Btw. I've looked up the Jagdpanzer 38 (t) because it's a cool tank, and i've read something interesting. The jagdpanzer 38 (t) actually was (sometimes) called "Hetzer" although that was apperently due to an misunderstanding. However the Jagdpanzer 38 (t)'s "common" Post-War name is indeed "Hetzer". (Edit: I've looked through the comments, and appearently i wasn't the only, nor first who knew that, lol.)
Fun fact there was a polish Hetzer called “chwat” used in a uprising in Poland most likely Warsaw but I don’t remember and there was also a polish panther called the “pudel”
I'm surprised your not going over the current drama that's going on with the T-90M & it's spall liners, not to mention the aftermath involving the community managers and one of the getting doxed no less.
What kind of jokes/editing do you guys like to see? I kinda just wing it most of the time
unhinged and schizo editing
Winging it works! Also how's your health man?
I really like the way you do it and in my opinion it’s kinda refreshing just to see someone “wing it”
idk
I think your current editing style is entertaining without being an overedited and obnoxious blowout of memes. I wouldn't change anything.
As a Czech, I give you extra points for using a historical camo commemorating the Prague Uprising. For my non-Czech speaking bros out there: on the left-side skirts, there's a list of people killed or wounded in combat during the defense of the Czech Radio building ("Český rozhlas"). The actual Hetzer used during the combat lacked the main gun (it was an unfinished vehicle) and had different markings.
I have that skin and it’s really cool and looks quite good
Jagdpanzer 38 build by germany using chassis from Czech tank, possible the tank was capture by resistance, CMIIW.
kamaráde taky jsem z Čech. Užívej života.
@@abyasaalvaroshelby8312 I'm pretty sure the Hetzer was designed by a Czech guy and built in Czech factories
Yes hosii cz team👌
I remember in the first game in the Hetzer, I got de-tracked and got hammered for like three minutes straight by Shermans and T-34s then somehow died to an M16.
All in all, 38/10 would play again.
The thing has literally no side or roof armor. You can rip it to shreds if you get around it.
@@aiedenoldstien9751 yup, that's why I like holding long streets in urban maps or just playing it long range, it's amazing
Corsair revenge cannon 😁
I remember once I fought a Chaffee, I was sitting on a very slight decline. He shot my roof, at like, an 88 degree angle. He penned my roof and instakilled me. I raged
I was wondering how an M16 rifle managed to kill you, then remembered that there's an M16 vehicle.
Attempt number 10 at getting Spookston to play any tank with a dozer blade, the catch is he has to dig in before engaging. Movement around the map is allowed, however he has to dig in again before reengaging.
He liked it which means he might do this
def centurion avre
@@stuthhamsterah, the besh bonker centurion
Object 775 has a Dozer... even he did video about the tank, not the dozer part.
he liked it which means he thinks he a silly little goose
Hes just a little man, a tiny tank destroyer
Tiny baby man
Mini tutel
You're the silliest tank destroyer, Spookston.
Fun Fact: You can overpressure the Hetzer with the american 75 by shooting the machine gun shield with HE
That is actually very helpful information.
@@curtsauce3947incredibly helpful because sometimes the hetzer guy will sit totally still thinking he’s fine making it a lot easier
thats actually real annoying lol
Almost anything can overpressure the 8mm top armor honestly
As a low tier German main, be gone Satan!
Fun fact : The nickname "Hetzer" was originally made for the Jadgpanzer E-10, a prototype tank but there was a administrative misunderstanding and the nickname was given to the Jagdpanzer 38t by mistake.
Yeah hate to break it to Spookyton, the Jpz.38(t) is a huge CAS magnet because of how fragile literally everything except its front plates are.
Also you tend to become a CAS magnet when you’re shooting into enemy spawn 5 minutes into the game
@@l4x3rj Yeah because some map designs are horrible
@zupnanazwa Gajin and horrible map designs? Never. I don't know what would make you say that. That's just silly.
Meanwhile Gajin: "Alright boys l, we need our next open field we can release at 2.0 and up"
Not sure if you know this but the camo on the hetzer is a 1 to 1 copy of a real life hetzer. Its currently being housed in Czech tank museum.
Isn't it the one used by the Czechs when they rose up against their Soviet puppet government?
@@lupisvolk2420 Actually no, it was used during the Prague uprising against occupying German forces during WW2 (1945). Czech people did not rise against Soviet forces in 1968 (unlike Hungary in 1956).
@@lupisvolk2420you might be thinking of the Hungarian uprising, in the Czechoslovak case it was the communist government itself that tried to liberalize and was stopped by the Soviet invasion
I got 15 kills with this thing. It’s armor is so peculiar, works when you don’t expect it to.
10 $ 😮👨❤️💋👨
Doesn’t Hetzer basically translate to “flanker”?
Either way, it’s the best German TD for two simple reasons:
1: cute
2: covers the Tiger 1’s LFP really good, which was neat back in the early days of ground forces
Hetzer actually translates to "annoying" or similar, since it was an annoyance to the allies
The name was actually given to it in the postwar era by former German army personnel
@@Stridsvagn-PanzerKommandant Hetzer actually translates to something like "hounder" or "chaser". "Hetzen" is a form of giving chase, like dogs on a hunt.
Hetzer in German comes from describing hunting with dog which is chasing the prey. It can also be used to describe humans who have a strong opinion/accuse someone about something and are making that publicly known, however that is not very common in modern German language.
@@DarkDodgerSo if Hetzer = Chaser, then Chaser = Jagd right? So Hetzer is just another word for “Jagd”panzer?
Let me (as a German) give it a try.
Hetzer comes from "Hetzjagd" aka "Hetze" aka "Hatz" aka "Treibjagd" ("jemanden oder etwas hetzen", would be translated as "to hunt someone or something down (in a chase)")
So, yeah the literal translation should be Chaser or simply Hunter.
German is such a complicated yet rich language, isn't it^^
Some guy for half a year: Can you play the Italian Semovente 75/46 M43 TD? It's pretty good.
Spookston: Hetzer, lets gooo!!
the semovente at 4.7 kinda sucks balls when u can play a 4.0 stug or 5.0 su-85m tbh
@@ereniko6114 true. But it’s kinda sneaky with the low profile.
Mondays are the worst but this made my morning better, Dankeschön Spookston ❤️
Is it not Sunday?
Its not even monday yet...
@@armstrong3818time zones exist
@@armstrong3818its 2 am here lmao
damn Aussies living a whole day ahead of us
Personally, I think that arcade actually has a pretty elegant solution to the CAS issue; It could be refined a bit more, but limiting the number of planes that can be up at any given time, and giving them a maximum time they can be in the air before they're forced out and back into a ground vehicle works well.
Especially if it means having to leave yourself in an undefended tank while you're in the plane.
*war thunder voice* I AGREE!
bro just described arcade
I love how the HE filler has just enough to kill the crew and only destroy what ever the shell itself directly impacts. Germany, ya gotta love it and I love how he mentions its a wedge.
German tank designer: sir why did you give me a wedge of cheese?
High command: build a tank destroyer out of that.
German tank designer: can I call it the cheese wedge of death aka Hetzer?
High command: sure why not
Really brings back some memories, seeing you playing the Hetzer
This is like an early Christmas present to me. The Hetzer is my favorite tank, so I'm glad it got featured on your channel.
TBH Spookston that Sherman you faced in the beginning the M4 Hybrid is a reaaaaaallly good Sherman it's hull armor is very damn trolly with volumetric and I frequently get hit by shots like that that bounce. I honestly think it's probably the best 3.7 Sherman currently.
i enjoy gameplay/videos where Spookston's having fun and is happy :)
I think Spookston would enjoy playing the M2A2
I swear I’ve seen this thing .50 cal’d from the side.
That being said, good luck when catching frontally in a down tier
Completely possible, side armor plates of Hetzer are made of just strengthened steel (not true armored steel) and are just 20mm thick, so they are penetrable by .50cal AP rounds below 100 meters
*kills half the enemy team and then wonders why he dies to CAS
"surprise Pikachu face"
spookston’s editing is exactly how my brain works and i appreciate it
Hey Spook, you should play the Semovente 75/46 M43. It's a deeply overshadowed italian tank destroyer which can deliver an heavy punch but it's deeply ignored the potential it has. I am not gonna surrender in proposing this. I AM NOT GONNA SURRENDER, BE CLEAR! I A M N O T B A C K I N G O F F!
Y O U
C A N' T
K E E P
G E T T I N G
A W A Y
W I T H
I T !
Eyo, don't yo dare ignoring me, I won't surrender until you play it!
(Day 123)
it's "overshadowed"(just worse than other adversaries) because it's just not good for the BR considering what other nations get lmao
I believe the Sturer Emil is the true silliest German tank destroyer.
"Let's put a 128mm naval gun on an open-topped armoured vehicle with horrendous reliability issues, Hans!"
maybe try STA-3 next time? 6s autoloader+range finder+decent accerlation makes it quite underatted
I wouldn't realy say the tank is underrated. A lot of people use it when they play Japan.
It's just that most minor nations are underrated. (Mostly cause Gajins insistent need for Russian Bias.)
Bro the sneeze sound effect for when you shoot would be hilarious
Finally my favourite tank destroyer gets a video
7:07 that snake eater sound reference is best
9:08 No camo is more iconic at mid tier than that German uncooked waffle yellow
No way, I was looking for a Spookston Hetzer video just last night and concluded you only ever did the one 'talk' on it. And now here is a gameplay video! Lucky me.
*sees a tank*
"hold up, that's a man"
As always great video, fit's the first time that I'm putting a message because I coudn't not react. When you said : "this is not exactly a flanking tank" and showed the max speed of 42 km/h, I (british main who love the british heavies, I'm weird I know) was like "what do you mean not build for flanking ? This thing is SPEED itself".
Also you should play the Valentine I. I think it's one of the most underated tanks both in the game and real live. I really hoping that they add the Valintine V, I want my 3 men turret on the valentine for heaven's sake !
Spookston how about you make a video on Jagdtiger? I am telling you it's very stronk and tanky. I hope you accept my request
"50 chrome tabs" Sounds like you need to get an Opera GX sponsorship. Honestly worth it
Waiter,waiter! Can we get some more sprocket content please?
It’s fine. I love your style now. Its literally my favourite part of the day watching your vids
Spook, I'd like to see you play one of the Italian trucks next. The one at 2.3-2.0 has a 120 mm howitzer with HE. I used it sometimes and was quite funny
absolutely love the mandys meow with reverb. god that got me crying right off the bat with laughter.
"I would go replenish my commander except for the fact that the commander MG is entirely useless" minus the open tops, but you know what would be great? If that remote controlled MG that sits directly under the loader and was controlled by the loader, didn't die when the commander did. I'm sure there's a some kind of bug report about it somewhere, though it's probably filed in the basement cabinet with every report you make.
Love your videos, been binging them for the past 2 weeks while I have been getting into the game more. Keep it up brother!
If you think the Hetzer is broken at 4.3, check out the Jagdpanzer IV L/70(A), a rare long 75 at 4.3
13:00
Spookston: They have plenty of tanks out there that aren’t mine
Map: Has only 4 teammates active, one of which just spawned in.
My 41th attempt at asking spookston to play the t26e1-1 super pershing
Spookston: “Why does everyone like to bomb me?”
Also Spookston: Runs obvious red camouflage.
Please try out the forgotten american medium/mbt the M47, it got very good mobility fast turret drive and 2x .50 cals
I play the German one
the guncarrier at like 1:30 giving me flashbacks I love the brick but the second it gets uptiered its over
Day 54 of asking spookston to play the m4a3 105
You’re def my favorite WT RUclipsr now, I like ya content keep it up
Spookston trying not to call every tank a goofy silly gremlin little silly goofy guy challenge (he himself is a silly little gremlin)
I absolutely love the random halo sounds and songs in your videos. Plz never stop that
I am a German tech tree main (Ground and Air) (I am currently done with WW2 tanks and focus on planes the grind is so annoying there) and the 4.0-4.7 tank destroyer lineup at the beginning was hard to get through because of CAS but after a while and getting the hang of them and increasing map awareness it was pretty fun to oneshot most enemies. Thanks to the mobility of the Hetzter the 8,8 cm Flak 37 Sfl. turret mechanism and the tankiness of the Jagdpanzer IV I was not suffering as much as with the StuG which were prone to getting flanked quickly whilst turning slow themselves.
He's got 50 tabs of outdated memes / cat memes for videos and maybe 1-2 tabs of historical literature.
I do find it hilarious that spookston hates when people wiggle their turrets but he does a full figure 8 the second he faces a Sherman.
I am currently on German run and I love this thing. Its pen and round is super nice. And it bounces shots I didnt think it would.
1:09 Spookston that's actually an italian hybrid sherman, its got the thicker front plate allowing it to deflect german 75mm with angling
12:24 A turret pen kills everyone in the hull. And a hull pen kills everyone in the turret. Pure Gajin logic.
Spookston: "I don't want to sound like XQC."
Also Spookston: *"Cheeto"*
Spookston gets 130 fps: the game is lagging
I have 25 fps: ah yes.. smooth
The cast hull Shermans are a menace, for some reason, they bounce perfectly aimed Tiger I and Panther shots
"Is that a chaffee?" Hold for thought process "Nah, didn't see his name" The confidence Spook said this with is just amazing! I damn near fell off my chair laughing.
0:59 bro got surprised after a Sherman bounces after he shoots the most angled areas
That sneak peak at a historical video has just made my day
Day №3 of trying to make Spookston to play War Thunder *Mobile* .
11:20 “yes tank you”
-Spookston.
13:13 Spookston loosing his sanity.
Woah, this is yet the funiest video from this wacky furry.
"My commander MG is entirely useless"
-Spookston, after getting 3 kills with his commander MG
CAS is the snail’s way of balancing spookston
Your vids keep making me want to play generals
I was half asleep when the AB-42 twinkle toes bit started playing, and it made me think that my station was getting a callout
3:04 Gonna be honest, Jeff's voice made me flinch a bit... Man do I hate hearing that specific announcement...
Well that and NEW ZOMBIE barely a few seconds into a round of Infection.
That Goblin edit was sublime
Sitting this up against a corner so your crew are hidden is objectively evil
2:42 german mains in a nutshell 😂
"CAS Would like to use your current location"
Having an entire team of friendly danger turtles is always a great game
the prague uprising camo earned you a like from me m8
Spookston and football memes is a combo I didn’t expect but truly appreciate
Spook we all know that those 50 chrome tabs are new cat gifs to put in future videos
We all have to admit that CAS players are extremely attracted to Spookston
12:50
Spookstoon: why everyone decided to bomb me
Captured by him point:
Don’t worry Spookston. The 8.0 wedge doesn’t exist. It can’t hurt you.
"Research for a video, don't worry about it" Huh wierd there Spooks.
I think that Green goblin "Oh" is your best moment ever
I feel I speak for everyone when we say we know Spookston as “Not the brightest individual in the peripheral shack”
is it cammo or did you just put a lot of decals? And why do you have it? I'm curious because I'm from the Czech Republic
12:55 Maybe because that truly what CAS does? take out hard target that ground force couldn't able to
Yes there are many tank destroyer out there there are weird. The jagdpanzer 38(t) was in swiss service under the designation G13. The swiss build weird prototypes called "Nahkampfkanone I" und "Nahkampfkanone II" with their weird cast casemate. Its pretty cursed.
The french AMX-10M is a weird tank destroyer too. Please drive out the AMX-10M.
Very often when I’m bored I judt play the hetzer. Good armour, fast and small so easy to hide and good gun
Don't have turret is a big disadvantage but these tanks compensate with other advantages: Stug 3-T95-Tortoise have unpenetratable front armor, Jadgrtiger-SU152 have deadly shoots. And then we have Jadgrpanzer with nothing, a pure meme
This is my 18th attempt at asking spookston to play the Canadian leopard. My favorite tank destroyer.
MY BABY! Thank you spooky man.
4:44 First the other Hetzer and now the StuG, nooooooo!
hetzer
Cas player: i sense a youtuber in the match! ALL ORDINANCES ON THAT TARGET!!!
7:53 - Tis a sad state of affairs when the difference between a professional WT player and me, a middling casual, is that I only die to CAS about half of my deaths.
Good video!
Btw. I've looked up the Jagdpanzer 38 (t) because it's a cool tank, and i've read something interesting. The jagdpanzer 38 (t) actually was (sometimes) called "Hetzer" although that was apperently due to an misunderstanding. However the Jagdpanzer 38 (t)'s "common" Post-War name is indeed "Hetzer".
(Edit: I've looked through the comments, and appearently i wasn't the only, nor first who knew that, lol.)
I really would love to see an option to choose to play ground battles with or without CAS/AA vehicles.
Fun fact there was a polish Hetzer called “chwat” used in a uprising in Poland most likely Warsaw but I don’t remember and there was also a polish panther called the “pudel”
You had someone on your team called AppleCare 😂
I'm surprised your not going over the current drama that's going on with the T-90M & it's spall liners, not to mention the aftermath involving the community managers and one of the getting doxed no less.
Why would he? Drama is cringe and the spall liners aren't on the live server yet
@@KekusMagnusI think what he's trying to say is will he talk about it when he does do his thoughts on the update.