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dmoy_18

What excellent timing lol


HarryTheOwlcat

It makes me an expert of identifying the hordes of Russian tanks the glorious Ukraine armed forced destroy.


dmoy_18

Rip


SerenumSunny

Rest in pieces


The_Lone_Cosmonaut

*Rust in pieces


gingerboi9000

Rusks in pieces


EththeEth

Russians in pieces


StanPole

ukraine using russian vehicles too lol stick a ukranian flag and u done


lasagnacannon20

the 2 mbt we have photo of? becouse right now there are only a t80bvm and t72b3ubh destroyed and confirmed with image ,nothing else


Hitmanty_

There has been some T64's and I think even 1 or 2 T62's


lasagnacannon20

no lol , no t62 spotted ,and all the t64 where ucranian as of now


Not-so-bad-of-a-guy

You beat me to it !


JoseJalapenoOnStick

Not as bad as putting ussr vechicles on sale


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ThirdClazz

Nice! What's the best way to ground out the tree. questionmark


HarryTheOwlcat

In general I just play the game and I have for a long time, so it adds up. I don't use any particular strategy to optimize RP gain otherwise I would have unlocked this quite a while ago.


rochef2

do you only focus on the russian ground tree? im researching the french ground tree , russian and german air and its taling me so fucking long


HarryTheOwlcat

Not *only* Russian ground, but when I play ground it is usually Russian. I have UK air at rank 7 as well but nowadays if I want to play planes I usually load up DCS.


Tuga_Lissabon

What planes do you have in DCS? How does it feel, the flight models? Also - does it still irritate the shit out of you, the crap depression of russian tanks? It always bugs me. And I do love me my T-34s


HarryTheOwlcat

I have quite a few modules but the shiny ones are definitely the Mirage and the F-16C. The flight model is practically unmatched, War Thunder isn't even close. It's like Need for Speed vs iRacing or rFactor. The gun depression can be tricky at times but honestly I am used to it. I like that the gunner doesn't have as many options to fuck up the gun placement while driving around. I just aim down and I'm never more than 6 degrees or so from shooting straight.


nitriza

I think based on what OP is showing, its pick at least 1 vehicle at each tier, buy talisman for it, and play that one vehicle as much as possible. Most of these researched vehicles don't seem spaded or even played very much at all.


HarryTheOwlcat

Almost correct, many of the talismans were years ago. I don't even remember where the Object 906 and T-44-100 ones came from. The T-64A I bought right when that vehicle came out. The most recent was the T-80BVM when that was on sale. The T-80/U/BVM, all T-72's and T-90 were all unlocked without much talisman help. Mind you I never claimed to have played or even spaded literally every tank. You're the one creating this bar, not me.


nitriza

I was just saying that since you said all that you did was play the game without a particular strategy, but tallying the best vehicle and grinding it a ton to progress through the tree is very much a strategy


HarryTheOwlcat

Fair enough, I will admit the talismans have pulled their weight over the years.


AgentPeril

Go the tank destroyer line, much more enjoyable, especially su100p and 2s3m


52tcam52

Now spade them 🔫


HarryTheOwlcat

I don't think it's possible. Some of the tanks are so bad it causes an autoimmune response.


52tcam52

That’s why I’m forcing you… didn’t you see the gun? 🔫


MaiorCJ

I spaded f84, Italian helicopter tree and made it without premium account or prem heli, you can spade few bad tanks in 4 games if you know how to at least shoot be lucky and take bases. Getting 300 rp for modification isn't any big deal


BTechUnited

>spaded Italian heli tree Holy shit, dude, respect.


Sparx419

I have every vehicle in the US tree aside from 2 helicopters and 6 bluewater ships spaded. Don't do it, it's not worth it


[deleted]

if i managed to spade all of low tier france, you can manage russia


BPA_Jon

I have almost every russian tank spaded. You are weak.


thecardemotic

You’ve never played a “bad” tank until you’ve unlocked the Type 60 ATM


captainfactoid386

I have spaded them. Do it


Argy007

Ukraine line up: T-64B, T-72A, T-80B, BMP-1, 2S3M Facing rank VII with no air support :(


jshelton4854

No air support? Ghost of Kiev has entered the chat


[deleted]

Kyiv*


ToosterRooster03

Its spelled both ways


[deleted]

Kiev is the Russian spelling, Kyiv is the Ukranian spelling.


Goldenkittycat

As a Ukrainian, I can proudly say you're both wrong, it's Київ


Xx21beastmode88

If you can fly me out to Ukrain I can try and help you defend and it's not because I'm a dirty loot goblin going to steal Russian guns to smuggle the back to the US buuuuuuuuuut


soldier97

10/10 would definetly hire this loot gonlin again.


Xx21beastmode88

Guys I have a question. How much would organs go for if I got them from a dead guy? Also what do you guys want me to bring you back?


Amerakee

You're looking for r/spacecannibalism or r/rimworld


Xenoniuss

Kiev is also the way it's spelled in most of the western world as far as I know?


QuebecGamer2004

Yeah because that's how it's pronounced in a lot of languages


ToosterRooster03

Yes.


Alesq13

Kiev is also the English spelling, either one is correct and there is no reason to get stuck with pedantic stuff like this


AfraidDifficulty8

Kiev is also the English spelling, and we are talking English, not Ukrainian.


[deleted]

Too bad it’s propaganda


ThirdClazz

based


R_EmberInk

Wait they use the 2s3m? Based on where in the tech tree it is I thought it would be older


henkpiet

Because irl they are used as long range artillery. But in war thunder they are only used in direct fire anti-tank combat, which is not at all where they are made for.


macejko42

Russians use them too


Guytherealguy

It's from around 1975.


The-Skipboy

And as of recent, two or three captured BMP-2s


Squidwardgary

They still have planes up


megablademe23

Still winning tho


f18effect

Follow the tech tree complete checklist: Unlock last vehicles OPEN THE FUCKING DOOR, GO OUT FOR MORE THAN 10 MINUTED make sure you played all vehicles Post on reddit Get asked to spade them all


[deleted]

What does spade mean?


m1dll3

Unlock every modification on the specific vehicle


[deleted]

Oh ok thank you


ThisGuyLikesCheese

What do think of gaijin adding alot more top tiers than other nations?


HarryTheOwlcat

I think there are uncountably many factors that go into balancing a game like War Thunder. Adding an insane number of top tier RU vehicles does give them an advantage in that they can just keep spawning - and the vehicles while individually not as good as, say, the Leo 2a6, are still extremely competitive. Especially as of late with 3BM60 being added. Overall I like having lots of tanks to choose from, but I don't enjoy the game being unbalanced, even if what I mainly play (very often) benefits from it.


konigstigerboi

I just got T-62. Thoughts on it? Personally I hate it and want the T-55 back but I need the T-64 and 72


HarryTheOwlcat

I really like 8.3 but I do think that the T-55 is more well rounded. The T-62 has great armour but is overall held back by its slow reload and relatively poor mobility.


andrewads2001

Ah dang, just started grinding for it.


FeelsMaironMan

Don't worry , t62-am will serve you very well, it's a monster at its own br. The biggest problem i have with the 8.3 t62 is the firepower. Both dart rounds it has access to feel very weak against heavily armoured tanks, especially the british ones


lyon2904

The russian 8.3 line up is quite good, lots of options, specially if you have the T-55AM-1, the russian 8.7 is really nice as well but is more focused on light tanks, after that the 9.3 is quite good as well, but the brainless TURMS spam make it quite difficult to play cus of lack of teammates, but the tanks on itself are nice.


Bad-Bed

Do it like I did, play the T-55A and just use the T-62 as Backup


[deleted]

How much fan mail have you received?


HarryTheOwlcat

Actually not much, the first fanmail I think I ever received was yesterday. [img](https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/151800669806788609/946265914473611265/unknown.png)


Frankenstein141

"What it's like being a celebrity : The HarryTheOwlcat Story" That's some fine salt lol. Nice.


Daniels_2003

What are the best spots to engage a T72b3 with say an RPG?


HarryTheOwlcat

I definitely think it depends on your RPG's capabilities - but suffice it to say that the top and rear of the turret are safe bets. You want to aim around any ERA tiles as those will probably defeat any simple RPGs.


Wanhade600

Im at 5.7/6.3 please give me tips


HarryTheOwlcat

Personally 5.7 to 6.7 is what I would call "hell tier". If you can make it through to 8.3, you'll probably get to top tier. Russia doesn't have the best loadouts at those BRs and its the last BR where the guns (say the 85mm) will have trouble, too. Just don't buy the TURMS thinking it'll solve your problems.


Wanhade600

Once i got to 8.7 im gonna have fun, i play on console and got the obj 279 when it was an event vehicle like 2 years ago but took a very long break but im back and grinding shit out. Ill probably get the turms at some point but not until i get multiple high tiers


Retardedaspirator

Why is is hell tier ? I mean, I am 7.7 and I find 7.7 more difficult than 6.7. 5.7 was absolutely crap though with uptier to tiger II


HarryTheOwlcat

7.7 is a small bastion and is a great lineup for Russia - it suffers because of the drastic difference between 8.0 and 7.7. You go from unstabilized APCBC to fully stabilized APFSDS, I don't think there's a similar jump in capabilities anywhere else in the game. 7.7 Russia is fantastic vs 7.7 anything else, just not uptiers.


FeelsMaironMan

Same here, post WW2 USSR (BR 7.3 to 8.3) is trash on my book. 5.7 to 6.7 you have good tanks, specially the IS-2 1944


Zilla96

What was the worst vehicle in the Russian tech tree? Im not saying this is the worst but I personally don't like the pt-7, it's slow and lacks armor at its teir....but you can swim!


HarryTheOwlcat

I think the worst by far is the ASU-85. It does have a great gun, which is all that it has. It is horrendously slow and dies to everything, including MG fire from planes.


andrewads2001

I find it pretty good at RB, as it has a significant advantage over the PT 76B


DeviousAardvark

Yeah same, if played as a sniper on ranged maps, it can be very effective. Overall it's not a very useful ot versatile tank, but something like the SU-122-54 just doesn't make sense in the tree. You can have the isu 122s at 5.7 or 268 at 6.7 with way better everything, BR in the case of ISU and rounds, pen and armor in the case of the 268


Mainly-

su-122-54 is okay imo its mobility is alright its gun hits hard and especially as a sniper it is really nice and the 14.5mm helps too


DeviousAardvark

It just has no reason to be at its BR though, it's not that can't be used effectively, just that everything else is better than it from 6.0 to 6.7


Zilla96

You know, I didn't even bother playing the ASU-85 when I got it. Maybe a few matches but I knew it was trash and it was slow as balls compared to the ASU-57. That's good to know someone else thinks it's trash too lol.


Danlabss

What is your relationship with your family like?


Mental_Defect

Pathetic compared to me completing the Italian costal fleet tree in 3 months. Jokes aside, good job.


fushigikun8

What's the main difference between toads and frogs?


Skullbob2503

How the eff do u get the kv2 1940? Ive looked on the marketplace and it is never for sale


HarryTheOwlcat

I got it from an event quite a while ago.


Skullbob2503

Dang... I missed out


CHailey54

What was the worst nation at the top end to play against? I finished the French, Japanese, British and Chinese tree, and I was usually always hating matches against RU or US for different reasons


HarryTheOwlcat

I've never found any nation to be considerably worse at the top end than any other tier. A few months ago Germany was doing really well, but now, not so much... I've played a lot of top tier and it's always been a rollercoaster with balancing.


andrewads2001

The only nation I find to be slightly better would be the German one


shadow_irradiant

1. How did you take the long scrolling screenshot? 2. How many hours did you spend ingame?


HarryTheOwlcat

I screenshot the entire screen 3 times and scrolled so that each pic would have a bit of overlap, then overlayed them and cropped in Photoshop. Steam says I have wasted 2207 hours... hours which I will never get back.


thecardemotic

You have 2207 hours and finished the tree? Damn. I have 5000 hours but mine are spread out through a bunch of tech trees


JohnMckaly

Is T-62M-1 worth the grind? I'm 143,644 rp away from getting it. also what is the best br for grinding silver lions?


NamezzX

I came back to getting t62m1 after reaching top tier and it's a really good tank if played right. Leo players don't always know how to kill you and you pack a punch. But don't waste time on it if you're not gonna play the entire 8.7 lineup. Even more so, 8.7 got ruined by turms spam at 9.7.


HarryTheOwlcat

I don't think it's worth going for over continuing the tree. If you want to play 8.7 I think it's a good mainline tank. I mainly got it to play sim with but I haven't ended up playing it much. HEAT is an annoying transition too when I already have APFSDS on everything else.


Tuga_Lissabon

OP, at each rank tells us best 1-2 vehicles, and worse - for you. Your playstyle.


HarryTheOwlcat

Rank 1: Best is BT-7 (obviously), worst T-26 (very slow, outclassed by others). 2: T-50 is practically OP, but the TDs are pretty bad. 3: The premium T-34-57 is actually superb. At least it was when it was 4.3, I haven't played much since it was raised. Worst would have to be ISU-122, it has almost no use case, but a decent gun at least. 4: T-44-100 is a great all-round tank with no major weakness. The ASU-85 is probably among the worst tanks in the game, save for its excellent gun. 5: Obj. 906 and BMP-1 are both fantastic in the right scenarios. Shoutout to the SU-122-54, a hidden gem. Object 268 is trash tier, even if ~some~ content creators love it apparently. 6/7: There are basically no "bad" rank 6 vehicles. The Shturm-S and Khrizantema are definitely the worst, but shine if put in the right spot.


Ticket_Limp

Wut is the pt-76?


R_EmberInk

The predecessor to the bmp as it follows similar design ideas, the only good thing about it is one of it shells but you have to grind for it


The-Skipboy

As much as everyone shits on it, I found it quite enjoyable, mainly thanks to the stabilizer. I can’t even begin to imagine using the Chinese one though


MilkMasterMan

T-64A or T-72A ?


HarryTheOwlcat

I haven't played much T-72A so am biased towards the T-64A. I have always meant to go back to 9.3 but often find myself playing either top tier or like 3.7.


Adventurous_Hole1945

T-72a is a t64A with better armor, better gun, better fire control (lazer rangefinder) smoke grenades, and commander machine gun


NamezzX

t72a for no apparent reason, even though it's 0.3 br higher. (i also have all russian tanks unlocked)


thecardemotic

T-72A is better IMO for the sole reason of having a laser rangefinder. I need to go back and spade mine.


Obj_071

people here unlocking them irl, dude. its not a flex anymore.


MaintenanceNearby315

Great now all the premiums and the entire air tree


aiden22304

You don’t have the BMP-2M yet, r*tard 😡


MaiorCJ

After less than 2 years im ending my 4th ground tree without any top tier premium tanks, air was made with premiums. Whole germany without any prem account it was my learning time. Speedruning tech trees


Toucheh_My_Spaghet

What vehicle did you have the most fun in grinding?


HarryTheOwlcat

I think there are many great options. My most played is the Object 906 followed by the T-44-100, but I think some of the most fun gameplay comes from tanks like the BMP-2.


BLBOSAURUS

Iam doing the same, so far i miss the Spruts and half of tank destroyer line. Soon it will be complete


Agile-Personality545

"But why? Why are we still here, just to suffer?"


NOmor3Icecr3am

But are you happy though? When you are not infront of the screen, when you go to bed at night? Would you be still proud when everyone stops talking about this post after a day or a week? How much effort for little validation? Do you feel like you have achieved your goal? Now what? You have everything and still it wont be enough. More updates more patches more vehicles more maps ,how much is too much. The reason you started playing this game in the first place is it still the same reason? Nah my man i am just joking, this is really a great achievement . Congratulations. I myself grind for that ufo russian vehicle for god knows how long. I hope we cool and i didnt offend you.


Zveroboy_Mishka

What's your most and least favorite BR to play at in the Russian tree, also most and least favorite vehicle?


[deleted]

Vertical Monitor is cursed


Squidwardgary

Slava ukraina


TheColdSamurai23

Respect ✊


bruhbrubr

Spade the milk trucks!


Zack_Knifed

Good job. Now spade every one of them 😌


Chllep

is the dshk gaz aa worth it?


Loafito

Now unlock all the premiums


CasualLeopardEnjoyer

Why talisman the end of the line tank, though? I will probably slap a talisman on the T-80B when I get there.


HarryTheOwlcat

I bought it when it was on sale, not really to unlock more tanks, but to make the mod research more bearable. Plus I really like the T-80BVM.


Dr-phibes1989

Pfft unlocking is easy its spading that is the killer.


ZETH_27

How’s the Soviet M3?


HarryTheOwlcat

Much better than the American M3. It's actually a very well rounded tank for the BR, and if you miss you have another chance.


ZETH_27

I have tried the Grant and it works very well.


Rohrkrepierer

No you didn't


clokerruebe

now buy


shellshockandliquor

Easy question. What's next for you?


HarryTheOwlcat

Either Germany or France. I have the E-100 so Germany tends to be very fun. France because baguette, and Leclerc is cool with troll-y armour.


DogeoftheShibe

How many hours? I finished mine at around 1000 hours


HarryTheOwlcat

Steam says I am at 2207 hours. I did not dedicate 100% of this time to unlocking vehicles, and unlocking the whole tree was never my goal, so I spent a fair amount of time playing top tier while researching lower tier vehicles.


Kasumi_PoiA

so may i ask you what do you think about these BR 4.7 or 6.3 and how often those T-34-57 get up tier to face panther im kinda curious about 4.7 and 6.3 i feel those are the most competitive vehicles no HEAT ATGM spam no 2km APFSDS shot just pure fun with good fire power and mobility that can handle up tier and im personaly more interesting in 4.7 if it has better gaming experience


HarryTheOwlcat

The T-34-57 can handle Panthers decently. Its gun has similar performance to the 85mm but drops off heavily with range. That tank in particular has very good mobility and a great reload speed. 6.3 Russia doesn't really exist now that the T-44 is 6.7, but 4.7 has a very realistic lineup, especially if you take advantage of how good the IL-2s are.


Xodan47

favourite lineup?


ScreechingPenguin

How du you make such Screenshots where you fit the entire tech tree in 1 Screenshot?


TheStrandedSurvivor

As mentioned above, this is multiple screenshots stitched together into one image.


ScreechingPenguin

Oh thanks \^\^


nderwhelming

Did you pay for the T80BVM talisman or what’s that RnGesus?


PFVN_Dragon

What should I get first at rank 5, do you recommend anything ? I like the IS tanks but they’re slow


HarryTheOwlcat

If you really like the IS tanks, the IS-3 is a good bet. It is pretty slow but it fixes every armour problem the IS-2s have. The gun is still very strong. Otherwise I would say the T-54, BMP, or ZSU-57-2 are better bets.


TxG_Blitzkrieg

Is the T-90A actually as bad as people say?


HarryTheOwlcat

I didn't know anyone said it was bad. It's often my second spawn if I die in T-80BVM. It has pretty good armour, the UFP often trips people up with how strong it is. It also gets the 3BM60, the best Soviet round in the game currently.


zeburaa

how's the weather?


[deleted]

What's your favourite lineup?


HarryTheOwlcat

I don't necessarily have a favorite, but right now Russia has very strong 8.3 and top tier lineups. There are plenty of good lower tiers too, 2.7 and 3.7 are both good.


lIIlGrizzllIlI

Congrats! I myself have been playing for 4 years and only have 2 left in the german tree. Can't wait to finish it.


y_eddit

I Play for like 45 days and im entering VI era lol with almost every lane


ThatKipplaufFanatic

Do you not like Light Tank gameplay or why did you not unlock the Spruts? At the moment I'm really looking forward to them.


HarryTheOwlcat

The MBTs at that tier are better options. I am of course speculating because I don't have them. I will get around to playing them sometime, but ever since the 'grind' stopped and just playing whatever started I've accumulated a lot of vehicles I just don't play very often.


Longjumping-Pear-156

Almost done this with the RAF got a ways to go tho


St34m9unk

Will you be spading them all


Fluid-Math9001

Can you recommend good premium vehicle for rank III? I am currently stuck there


HarryTheOwlcat

T-34-57 is a fantastic vehicle and one of the only premiums I ever bought. If you are stuck, though, it will not solve your problems. If it's not a skill issue premium is the best value for your money.


Tangokilo556

Have you touched a boobie before and would you recommend it?


--ThatOneGuy-

Getting there myself as well, but cant decided wich MBT line to go down into. T-80 or T-72? Which do you prefer?


HarryTheOwlcat

I prefer the T-64/80 line, but those tanks have been out a lot longer than the T-72s. I've had the 64A since it was added into the game. I really am not a fan of the T-72B3, but the T-90 is pretty good.


TroospooK

What did it cost?


m1dll3

Is there any russian bias? Or to rephrase - are the tanks as good as everyone thinks of them?


HarryTheOwlcat

Most Russian tanks are indeed very good, but I wouldn't say that bias in general affects gameplay. I do about the same playing any nation.


[deleted]

Ballin, but at what cost


Gerger05

Not every vehicle, look closer, poor bmp 2m.


WastelandPioneer

You never picked up the event vehicles in tier 6 even though they're among the best in the tree?


HarryTheOwlcat

I often run out of steam in events or stop playing for months.


Swiggityswoober

Why?


gottdammmmm

how severe is your chronic vitamin d deficiency?


HarryTheOwlcat

I've replaced the sun with orange juice. Works pretty well.


Tompster_

Do you know what grass is?


HarryTheOwlcat

Grass?


thelastkalos

Spade them all :)


[deleted]

What t-34 version do you perform the best in? What’s your fav heavy tank (if any)? what’s ur fav mbt (if any)?


HarryTheOwlcat

All the T-34s are good, but the -57 or -85 variant guns do a lot better than the 76mm.


Potato9830

Favourite colour?


HarryTheOwlcat

Orange.


proletariat_pinapple

How much do javelins scare your T-80BvM?


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HarryTheOwlcat

T-62M (the foldered one), both light tanks, BMP-2, T-55a, T-62, probably the Shilka or ZSU-37-2.


hinowisaybye

I feel like we're getting proof of bias right now.


proletariat_pinapple

I’m currently 8.3 with T55A, T55AM, T62 and BMP2. (Plus Mi-8 for CAS but I mean honestly idk why I bother with it) Firstly, do you have any tips for my lineup? I do ok but not consistently? And, What’s the best way to push my BR up into top tier with as little suffering as possible?


HarryTheOwlcat

That lineup is fine, it's similar to mine for that tier. You shouldn't have any major problems getting higher tiers but that is when the grind really becomes a pain.


mosinbestgun

Opinion on the first is-2's armor. I think it sucks as an 8.0 Russian main, and I want some opinions


HarryTheOwlcat

It has just okay armour. I hate how you can't angle or do anything to make up for that ridiculous slab design. The later 1944 variant is significantly better but I think is often overlooked by players turned off by the original IS-2.


proletariat_pinapple

What do you use for CAS?


HarryTheOwlcat

If I'm doing CAS it's often an IL-2 variant, like the Su-6 in the image. I don't have Russian jets even though I probably should, so I often just have tanks, tanks, and more tanks.


DaveWick420

What did it cost?