This Tank Has Two Giant Shotguns

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Gaijin added AHEAD shells to War Thunder with the PUMA IFV, but they've been broken ever since then. That was until the most recent update, which actually made AHEAD useable. The PGZ09 absolutely shreds planes now.
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Command and Conquer: Generals OST
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This Tank Has Two Giant Shotguns

[@Spookston]

My birthday is Sunday but I'll still try to upload something on it

[@extracrispytea]

Happy early bday!

[@matthewpowell9647]

Enjoy your birthday!!!

[@War_Thunder_Cat]

@@Spookston happy early irthday!

[@Postal_Dude_Petition]

This is highy fortunate

[@matthewcoker7280]

Happy Early Birthday

[@jbeverley67]

"We cannot fold our radar" *radar then proceeds to fold.

[@tirushone6446]

truley a 'huh?" moment

[@connivingkhajiit]

"that is terrible" as the radar finishes folding

[@Haaton-of-the-Basement]

*M103 proceeds to fold Spokston

[@DatFatThor]

Lmfao was about to comment this same thing

[@Gxaps]

He probably would have mentioned it but then deus ex m103

[@dr.airsoft]

You know what tank has only one slug shotgun? The AB-43

[@macdonaldakanu369]

I 2nd this. Played it formality, thinking it would a** but my gun this tank is so OP (the ammo explosive is so deceptive).
Sitting @ like (190K/46D)

[@leoartt]

HEHE, I take him on 8.0 at it(4 kills maxk

[@ItzSquidzzY]

Or sdkfz. 222

[@myopickid4180]

@@macdonaldakanu369 A fast gun that could able to penetration most vehicle at it br range is always broken.

[@macinatire3769]

Ab43 is fun because EVERYTHING will overpen
Only downside however is that you die to 7.62mm

[@DustyGamma]

4:47 "We cannot fold down our radar." **folds down radar**

Germany: okay you can copy my homework but dont make it too similar.
China:

[@irirjhrhr4645]

that's basically all of the gepard-type aa lmao

[@gattonero2915]

Germany does not hold the patent to the Gepard design, Swiss Oerlikon does, as they own the patent of the 35mm gun assembly, which in turn how the turret is designed. Hence why many SPAAG armed with 35mm Oerlikon cannon superficially resembled each other - their turret is designed around the 35mm gun assembly owned by Oerlikon. This does include but not limited to Polish PZA Loara, Type 87 "Guntank", Swiss Fliegerabwehrpanzer 61 prototype, US prototype SPAAG with 35mm gun that lost against the Sergeant York prototype, and of course... this Chinese Gepard :v

[@fuckinantipope5511]

Nimm den Stolzmonat Faschisten Dreck aus'm Profilbild und beschmutze unsere Flagge nicht mit dem Mist. Ist peinlich was ihr Möchtegern Patrioten macht was unser Grundgesetz und unsere Flagge besudelt.

[@xyz6106]

What is your profile picture from? WH40k?

[@andyfriederichsen]

The People's Republic of China copies/steals EVERYTHING.

[@AleyshaClint]

4:15 one must imagine spookston happy

[@MrCookieBoi]

“Now I am become death, the destroyer of CAS.”
-Spookston.

[@JumpingJupiiTF2]

it's funny because now, panic spraying with the Gepard feels a lot like pepper spraying someone because they startled you by saying "hi"

[@RussianRainbow]

I honestly don't think gaijin modeled the sub-projectiles at all, I think they just have it fire like 10-15 shrapnel forwards in a small cone like a really tiny APHE.

[@thecosmicguy21]

It seems like it also might be a fusing issue since they seem to be detonating at the point of impact for a normal round and not a couple meters before to maximize the shrapnel cone.

[@FoquroC31]

I think that's mainly due to performance. Imagine simulating thousands of sub-projectiles. Poor hampster is already overworked

[@sussinhardrn1048]

That's pretty much the exact problem, actually. It already happened in naval. When they made a big damage model change about a year ago, their were massive fram-rate drops constantly. What happened was, they increased the amount of fragments that could be modeled per-shell. Once ships started getting hit, the insane amount of shells that needed dozens of fragments to be processed would damn near cripple the server until enough people died. I can only imagine how bad it would be in ground with auto-cannons creating hundreds of fragments per second, multiplied by a few dozen instances of this at any one moment. ​@@FoquroC31

[@burneracc2567]

That + plane damage models are broken as hell.

[@KoishiVibin]

@@sussinhardrn1048 wonder if you could just project a cone and then spray rays at all enemy geometry hit by the cone

[@RedVRCC]

*we cannot fold down our radar*
_radar casually folding down as he says this_

[@Drazer012]

Yet another northernlion jumpscare, this man is everywhere

[@HORSEMASTER-ud6sp]

simultaneous juicing and squeezing

[@river6349]

4:32 Egg jumpscare

[@trisz72]

I was 8 beers deep when I saw that and thought I was hallucinating.

[@Kutaca]

Egg always pops up where you least expect him to

[@blacksky121_]

Biblically accurate AHEAD would be devastating

[@badtoothbeetroot]

Devastating for the server hamster ? simulating all those AHEAD tungsten balls in the game would def murder the hamster everytime this thing shoots 😆

[@phaeronseherekh1754]

@@badtoothbeetroot particularly when hitting vehicles.

[@yamatokurusaki5790]

It's funny that Gepards should be able to use it but gaijin never will add it to it
But they have the stuff on the cannons for it

[@janizzkar]

Had a debate about this in wt forums. Gepard could be upgraded to use them but no gepard was upgraded to the version of the gun that allows ahead (gdf003 is gepards gun, ahead needs like gdf005 and above)​@@yamatokurusaki5790

[@Jatzki]

Does ahead really explode vehicles irl either? I've always thought it just damages the airframe so much that it's not possible to repair it, but they can maybe fly for a while.

[@couchpotatoi]

Fun fact, you can switch to irst tracking so the plane you are tracking doesn't know you are locked on to them with the pgz09 (Also can lock with radar dish down)

[@jason_flash7356]

good for uptiers

[@Love_Letter_Typewriter]

Also IRST lock has less sway than regular radar lock, making it more accurate.

[@blazingaura4818]

Unfortunately the lock with radar down does not work after the update... So they technically shadow nerfed it for some reason

[@daholl8942]

@@Love_Letter_Typewriter except i dont think ahead is able to fuse properly with irst, its not a reliable way of judging distance. you would need radar for that

[@Love_Letter_Typewriter]

@@daholl8942 IIRC the PGZ09 has an advanced track radar that allows it to gather range data from IRST. AHEAD works with IRST in game, I checked myself.

[@SemoventeDa]

Giorno 212 of asking Spookston to play Semovente 75/46 M43.
YOU WILL HAVE TO DO ITALY EVENTUALLY!

[@Toasted_Taco193]

In my opinion the 105 one is a little bit sillier, added Armour of the 75 is good tho

[@adillakandi.r]

Your comment got liked my brother, hopefully a video soon

[@ashleyreid7260]

Spookston acknowledges acknowledge this post by liking it does not do challenge. Better luck next time.

[@Teh0X]

Horten Ho-229 without wings
*Mark Felton theme starts playing*

[@cinnamonoa]

Ahead may seem a little buggy right now but it's a massive upgrade for two reasons: It has no tracer and allows you to reliably counter ATGM based helicopters.

[@AnAverageJho]

4:32 The Northernlion meme is highly appreciated

[@Chii1y]

Premium Cv90105 when? 10.0, dm33, scouting, all up your alley?

[@YGNX]

Gajin when trying to put AHEAD properly into the game and being asked how they did it.
"That's False. It's a fabrication. We made it up!"

[@Alex-no1rb]

They russians, its just unknown technology for them.
Thats why Gajin made 2s38 so OP despite it is still experimental

[@FoquroC31]

When planes get closer you should use the IR tracking. Its far more accurate than the radar lock (+ it doesnt get confused when enemies are flying low to the ground) and it also has thermals. They make spotting planes and helis way easier

[@MultiKbarry]

I mean there’s very little reason to use standard radar. It can alert targets and is pretty wonky.

[@kaydengaris3449]

CAS VID CAS VID CAS VID CAS VID CAS VID CAS VID CAS VID CAS VID

[@democracy_enjoyer]

no

[@Biobanditten2]

YES PLEASE

[@vhallis]

da

[@democracy_enjoyer]

@@kaydengaris3449 no more cas because cas is for low effort plerbs

[@sayerglasgow115]

@@democracy_enjoyer CAS is for children who never received affection from their parents and who have never experienced accomplishment or a sense of self worth. It is their way of spreading their misery to others.

[@yukko_yoshida]

“You can’t fold down the radar this is terrible”
Spookston keeping quiet about his radar being down in the very next frame

[@SquattingSamurai]

4:46 “yeah we cannot fold down our radar, that’s terrible”
*folds down radar*

[@soup5759]

These are my BOOM STICKS

[@dylanclark1775]

That NL lets kill this guy with hammers bit had me rolling

[@tateless]

Try brining the vehicle you get the fastest nukes in and set a timer just like the cas challenge, and see how many nukes you can get in a certain amount of time with said vehicle.

[@blacksky9443]

7:49 if the lead box is shacking to much on the PGZ-09 just use its IRST its more accurate in my experience

[@eurofalke6804]

its perfectly accurate with IRST, my Hitrate is so much better on the PGZ than the Gepard just because of it

[@samer8100]

Did not expect the Northernlion clip at 4:35
Great vid as always Spookston :)

[@War_Thunder_Cat]

Spookie is the best war thunder TH-camr out there

[@OutboundFlight87]

Spookston saying radar doesn't fold down as the radar folds down is absolute cinema

[@Thundergod-bo4dd]

I love that gaijin finally decided to fix something after years of it being broken

[@zeta4687]

and still 8.3
gepard: this is fine

[@blumpfreyfranks8863]

Attempt number 49 at getting Spookston to play any tank with a dozer blade, the catch is, he has to dig in before engaging targets. Movement around the map is allowed, but he has to dig in again before reengaging.

[@paper2061]

5:49 im pretty sure the lead indicator is the same as for proxy where it shows lead needed tl hit directly, with AHEAD hitting directly wont let the round fuse so maybe aim slightly infront of the indicator

[@twentylush]

NL jumpscare on a spookston video

[@ze_pequeno810]

7:24 is legit one of the best edited clips of war thunder that I ever watched 😂

[@Stumpless]

WTF that NL clip is gold

[@ErenikGillgrenov]

spookston finding excuses to hunt cas: :clueless:

[@tykendrick8523]

Attempt 41 Challenge: For high tier support a nations MBT with its respective APC/IFV counterpart (ie Abrams/Bradley, T90/BMP2M, etc.) Challenge is keeping the other player alive and supporting it without stealing kills (breaking barrels, tracking, repairing, etc) it being a random should help make it interesting.

[@mrmusuno3851]

Switching to IRST instead of the radar track is a lot less wobbly (This is also true for the Type 87)

[@MrSqueasil]

the NL clip tho. my guy. you are my guy.

[@CTaviBird]

Northernlion jumpscare, guess spookston is a fan

[@quickdrawe7582]

Bacon

[@sethboltron]

unlimited bacon,

[@estoboi6811]

but no games

[@Kirowantsu]

I went through hell and back to watch this video2 unskippable 4 minute ads then my internet decides death and boy where big boom sticks worth it

[@djdrastic1]

I got 2 AOC ads but preserved.

[@Lirah117]

Woo! Perfecting timing! I was hoping for some great to watch!

[@PNXspade]

Germany probably has enough Leopards, well there’s the new Leopard 2A4M!

[@War_Thunder_Cat]

It would be sick if you played the concept 3 if you haven’t already

[@Jassim_ww2_bricks]

You, ODD and Phly in the FOX just be rats

[@nathanenright3079]

Happy birthday! Love what ya do man I hope ya happy and have fun!

[@TheLeadDealer-]

Always happy to see an NL cameo

[@paranparanovic3923]

Day 133 of asking for the Type 74 G

[@Sky_EggYT]

Day 23 of asking for the ZA-35

[@shikikanaz4624]

i love the pgz09. it was one of the SPAA's that i got a nuke in (this was back then type 16 fps and other light tank premiums was running around the 8.7 bracket). the gepard is arguably better but this has thermals and IRST for accurate tracking of aerial targets and now AHEAD
my only gripe is the -2 degrees of depressoin
btw. if if didnt see it. the PGZ09 has IRST which gives a more accurate tracking lead. its Y-1-4 on the selection screen thing

[@CT-1902]

I'm very glad you didn't even give it the common courtesy of its name and just told us what exactly it was.

[@alfiewright905]

Happy birthday Spookston!

[@AleKobin]

Happy early birthday spookston ive been watching you for a 2-3 years now and i love seeing your videos improve :D

[@ricardohumildebrabo]

ironically, your have to lead AHEAD of the leading cosshair with these shells.

[@DewthWish]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPOOKS

[@felixbarth3103]

That Northernlion out of nowhere really cracked me up.

[@GermanBagder]

Asking Spookston again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, again, to play the Type 74 for the Funny Suspension.

[@miki_strongking5453]

Happy birthday spookston🎉

[@MISTERX_5890]

The best strat with SPAAs like that is to wait for the enemy planes to begin their attack runs. They'll have less distance and therefore space to maneuver

[@Ishmaille]

When Northernlion started yelling at 4:31 I thought that one of my other tabs had started playing audio. Pleasantly surprised to see this cross over.

[@user-qv6gp4ux1l]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPOOKSTON

[@Himey777]

You can say he was ahead of his game

[@Posh859]

Happy birthday Spookston🎉

[@Chepstowion_Adventura]

1:01 - well you pointed and went bruuhhh! And he got express service to the hanger.

[@user-ko8qg7tg4d]

4:46 we cant fold down our radar, proceeds to fold it down. ohhhhh spooky boi, i love ya man

[@The_deydey]

🎉Happy bday spookston🎉

[@Larry5929]

Happy Early Birthday, Spookston! Hope you have a good day

[@Clubs2050]

Happy early birthday. Btw a new subscriber lol. Have a good day Mr.spookston

[@yugomonke1]

Let’s force spookston to play Arcade battles

[@Brozikel]

I love your continued use of halo sfx. i'm going to say that every video i watch.

[@yoonseongdo3303]

Finally actually working ahead

[@ThatTrafficCone]

29th time challenging Spookston to bring the Char 25t into an 8.3 lineup, and then incrementally increase the BR to find when the tank becomes unironically unplayable.

[@duvagr007]

Spookston not firing in front of the lead indicator on planes in level flight/diving is killing me.

[@muhammadabdullahwaseem3040]

the way to play this thing is use the gen 2 (maybe gen 3) thermals and radar to lock on to targets and switch to irst so that the box doesnt bounce around. if you use only irst you will have to find targets yourself to lock on to but that is also very easy because thermals and good optics. the max radar range can be changed to 20km so thats also very useful on large maps

[@Open_Pack]

Happy birthday spookston, your present is playing the type 60 sprg

[@Squirreljak748]

babe wake up new spookston vid

[@polish-ecuadoriandoge4044]

4:54
i love it when spookston turns into popeye from looney toons

[@cameronmunson7191]

Spookston really avoiding the Breda 501 like it's the plague.

[@zapdog_]

SPAA radar doesn't account for the plane's acceleration, which is probably why all your shells explode behind your target if they're in a dive.

[@kristinaselstrom9815]

Happy Birthday!

[@chiefpapos]

Spookston video yippie!

[@mojosavestheday2986]

I love the NL clips lmao

[@TrenersLP]

"the AHEAD is a bit up in the air" oh brother

[@steweygrrr]

Spookston:> "Would you intercept me? I'd intercept me"

[@kajek777]

another great addition to the Top Tier Tuesday series (except it's friday)

[@CK-xs3vq]

Stug
Happy Birthday! Thank you for all the gifts you've given us!

[@rockinren8135]

Wow playing good dual use antiair reminds me of the m15cgmc

[@Beo-xg2qm]

lost count of how many times asking
asking spookston to play the LOSAT atgm carrier

[@ShawnF6FHellcat]

Just witnessed a war crime... RIP Duck...

[@LilBeepBop5063]

happy early birthday spook !!

[@tonypiontek3885]

Happy birthday my guy hope your doing well

[@tsumibito5796]

Honestly I find it more useful to just use the normal belt since it usually take a couple dozen hits from ahead to kill something and only one hit from the ap most of the time bit more conservative on the ammo.

[@fire_buiiet763]

NL clip is legendary!! Lets go!

[@stevenhartl3716]

Some of the sound bites are positively unhinged 😂

[@CanadianEwok1]

"we can not fold down our radar"
immediately proceeds to fold down the radar

[@mycoolwolsh]

Thank you spookston, but I already know what a head is.