Skink SPAA on "Drone Age" Dev Server - War Thunder
In this video I hop onto the dev server to take a look at the new Canadian Skink SPAA, being introduced to the British tech tree in the upcoming "Drone "Age" update for War Thunder.
Overall this vehicle is very good, giving British teams an SPAA somewhat akin to the Wirbelwind, while being superior in many aspects and helping to close the gaping hole between the Ystervark and Falcon in the SPAA line.
Today on the Kings of Battle dev server we take a look at a new British Armoured Car, the Vickers MK 11, essentially a Timoney APC fitted with the turret from the VFM5 light tank.
So join me as we take a look at its stats, discuss how it will perform in game and whether I think it will be worth getting in the upcoming update!
Kings of Battle dev server videos:
BTR-152D: https://youtu.be/31WF-oJ_JUk
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Game: War Thunder.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqPjl6QDRaI
In todays episode looking at British Tanks that still need adding to War Thunder we take a look at some rather interesting but often forgotten vehicles, such as the interwar Vickers Medium MK 2, which at one point had a strong case for being the best tank in the world, the Deacon SPG, a rather heavily armoured truck based tank destroyer and the AEC MK III, an armoured car which was the succesor to the AEC MK II and represents a sidegrade to that vehicle.
So join me today in looking at these vehicles, their history, stats, how they will play in War Thunder and why I think they should be added to War Thunder!
Intro: 00:00
Vickers Medium Tank Mk II: 00:28
Deacon SPG: 06:39
AEC MK III: 10:45
British Tanks That Need Adding To War Thunder Part 1: https://youtu.be/IVIDRu-tqlU
British Tanks That Need Adding To War Thunder Part 2: https://youtu.be/YMeq_y6Snyg
Sources:
Fletcher, D. (2020). Vickers Medium Mk I & Mk II. Tanks Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://tanks-encyclopedia.com/ww2/gb/Vickers_Medium_MkI-MkII.php
War Wheels. (n.d.). AEC Deacon - Datasheet. Retrieved from https://warwheels.net/images/AEC_Deacon_datasheet.pdf
War Wheels. (n.d.). AEC Armoured Cars - Index. Retrieved from https://warwheels.net/AEC3INDEX.html
Бронетанковая техника Великобритании 1939—1945 (часть II). Retrieved from https://sharlib.com/read_343256-7
Ogorkiewicz, R. M. (1970). Armoured Warfare in the British Army, 1914-1939.
Forty, G., Livesey, J., & Delf, B. (2012). The Tank Book: The Definitive Visual History of Armoured Vehicles.
Chamberlain, P., & Ellis, C. (2002). Jane's - World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles - The Complete Guide.
Brindale Engineering. (n.d.). AEC Deacon - 6 Pounder Anti-Tank SP. Retrieved from http://www.brindale.co.uk/ach/prv_site/external_links/deacon.htm
War Thunder for ingame stats
Music
Nevada City by Huma-Huma
I Am Running down the Long Hallway by Chris Zabriskie
Sun Machine One by Loopop
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Game: War Thunder.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXrjrTFwdyk
Its that time of year again, where the Dev server for War Thunder is open and we get to try out the new patches!
In this episode I take a quick look at the new planes introduced in Patch 1.51, such as the J2M5, premium Hurricane MK IIB with Soviet weaponry and the Do-17E1!
Unfortunately due to joining the Dev server late I was unable to test fly any planes, but will make this a top priority for the next time the Dev Server is open.
Link to next episode on tanks: https://youtu.be/Fv-yiM5mN1U
Planes in this episode:
A-36
DO-17 E1
Firebrand TF.MK.IV
Hurricane MK IIB (premium with Russian weaponry)
Hurricane MK IV
IL-2 1942 (German premium)
J2M5
J2M5 Premium
Ki-44
SB2C-1C
YAK 3 (VK-103)
Game: War Thunder.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xA_OabWb0U
In this episode we finally enter the Glowing Sea that we've heard so much about, a hellish landscape in every sense of the word, filled with deadly radiation, horrifying enemies and an old foe I had long thought dead...
Game: Fallout 4.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss5sB5fI8IE
With the release of the Fire and Ice Dev Server I decided to look at the AS42/47, a new fast Italian tank destroyer that I was literally in the process of including in a video of vehicles I would like to see added to the Italian Tank Tech Tree!
Suffice to say I'm very happy with this vehicles inclusion in the Fire and Ice update and I think this will make a good fast tank destroyer for the Italian Tank Tech Tree!
Unfortuantely I may not be able to spend much time on the dev server so this might be the only video for the time being, though hopefully I can get back on at some point.
I should also point out its full name in game is Camionetta AS 42 Tipo II "Metropolianta" 47/32, but as I only had 10 minutes to record todays video I felt it was better to just leave it at the AS42/47 name.
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Game: War Thunder.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1bXa0MVwA0
Today we take a look at the first regular French ship announced for War Thunder, the Le Malin of the Le Fantasque class of contre-torpilleur or torpedo-boat destroyer.
So with the French Navy edging closer to being added to War Thunder lets examine the Le Malin and see what we can gleam from its stats and devblog information!
Link to Le Malin devblog: https://warthunder.com/en/news/8232-development-le-malin-the-malign-destroyer-en
La Royale Dev server videos
M4/T26: https://youtu.be/0aexqne87Bk
M1 KVT: https://youtu.be/ND9w0st3NNo
Panzer 38(t) NA: https://youtu.be/clBwzsQL82w
Raketenautomat: https://youtu.be/bx1qpIBUEzg
BTR 80A: https://youtu.be/MDrsWWttSG0
Object 435: https://youtu.be/6-B6h1wyDr4
AuF1: https://youtu.be/TadMbTEFURg
SARC MKIVa: https://youtu.be/kpdLFUvMuDI
Type 87 RCV(P): https://youtu.be/Fz-VpxBK8jM
Magach Hydra: https://youtu.be/SWB1SCJQ5jg
CV 9030 FIN: https://youtu.be/7riXKpjlgDw
Sherman III/IV: https://youtu.be/hyymORxILII
Object 211: https://youtu.be/TVkbkXGYQ1A
ZTZ88B: https://youtu.be/1ur9Nxc5iPs
Freccia: https://youtu.be/WEtOCYDVyXQ
Vijayanta: https://youtu.be/SvrkdtXWt6Y
VBCI-2 (MCT30): https://youtu.be/jPm3YhtKAYk
BTR 80A and Type 87 RCV(P) Revisited: https://youtu.be/fS8p3iFyiws
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Game: War Thunder.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voPBKyt-K08
Today we take a look at the ground prize of the Tropical Storm battlepass, the Breda 90/53, a truck fitted with a massive 90mm gun that also happens to be the free prize of the battlepass!
So join me as I take a look at this vehicle, take it out for a test drive and give my thoughts on it being the ground prize for the battlepass!
#warthunder #tropicalstorm #italy #toreno #firstimpressions
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Game: War Thunder.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p3NW9x1OdPw
Today on my series looking at Soviet Tanks that need adding to War Thunder, we take a look at an early attempt at a Soviet SPAA vehicle, the last variant of the excellent T-34-85 to go into production and a flamethrower variant of the T-34-85, designed in much the same way as the earlier OT-34 based on the T-34/76.
I'm also experimenting with adding gameplay clips to these videos so let me know whether you like them or not!
Intro: 00:00
T-90 SPAA: 00:23
T-34-85 Model 1946: 05:33
OT-34-85 flamethrower tank: 11:21
Soviet Tanks That Need Adding to War Thunder series:
Link to Soviet Tanks That Need Adding To War Thunder - Part 1:
Link to Soviet Tanks That Need Adding To War Thunder - Part 2:
Information sources
Guardia, M. (2015). Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Guns of the Soviet Union. Osprey Publishing.
Zaloga, S. J. (2012). T-34-85 Medium Tank 1944-94. Osprey Publishing.
Fleischer, W., & Tucker-Jones, A. (2020). T-34: An Illustrated History of Stalin’s Greatest Tank. Greenhill Books.
Tucker-Jones, A. (2015). T-34: The Red Army's Legendary Medium Tank. Pen & Sword Books.
Tucker-Jones, A. (2021). Stalin's Armour, 1941–1945: Soviet Tanks at War. Pen & Sword Books.
Peterson, R. The T-34-85 in WWII: A Closer Look. Retrieved from http://www.missing-lynx.com/articles/russia/rpt34/rpt34.htm
Green, B. Identifying Wartime Variants of the T-34/85. Retrieved from http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/t3485bg_2.html
Firearm Central. T-90. Retrieved from https://firearmcentral.fandom.com/wiki/T-90 (Primarily for pictures)
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Game: War Thunder
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRELdYB9jZM
This (old) video is a bit different than my other War Thunder related videos, in that it shows a match where everything I did went bad for myself or my team.
Game: War Thunder.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLgJ3vvyl3M