In the next patch, titled “No junk left behind”, WT will introduce ARV's (armoured recovery vehicle) to dispose of all the entrenched Chieftain corpses littering the battlefield.
@@joebloggs7514 the "Ground Breaking" doctrine requires the Chieftain to entrench itself and await the advancing enemy forces to bring the battlefield to it. Under this doctrine, the Chieftain is Euro 5 compliant and inline with UNFCCC's "Zero Emissions" protocol.
They really have to buff the digging so you can make a functioning enough trench in 3 passes, max. Cuz otherwise it just takes too much time and by the time you make a good trench the match just ends or you die, twice.
This plus fixing the terrain vibration bug, which will help more of the game besides just diggy diggy hole, would make the plows viable. Not the best solution on every map or every firefight but a viable solution to some problems to have in your toolbox.
@@nuutine no, Unless they add an enduring confrontation mode to Ground SIM, its the same matches but without markers and semi-realistic tanks on the field.
@@BLIZZARD1880 I spaded it, its low speed is really infuriating, but the cannon and turret armour is pretty good. Best used as a sniper rifle while playing hull down in my experience. Rather difficult making money with it as the repair cost is high, you cant make mistakes if you want to gain sl (checking corners, reducing exposure to possible enemy positions)
@@BLIZZARD1880 Chieftain's problem is that even though its strength lies in holding hull down position it doesn't have any real mobility to get to the important key positions early game. You're bascially forced to play passively.
I’m British main and my god the struggles I’ve almost got the last challenger and it’s a struggle in life haha love the tanks and the way they play just relaxing snipe gameplay
Hope they fix the bouncing in the dig mechanics and add dozer blades to low tier vehicles, I think it would be a fun (and more effective) mechanic on a low BR
@@bob6910 its a gimmick not a real mechanic, since the update every one of my maps has a weird ugly filter on it now that lets me see woodplanks under the ground, i assume this is how they made the ground be destroyable now, on top of that people have been complaining about the same bugs and balance issues for months- years now and theyre adding something thats only useful if youre going down the russian line as you dont have to own a premium or get to top tier to get it and even then its literally useless, everytime i see someone trying to do something with a scoop its for a meme or because theyre trying to make it work except it doesnt because you get just an atgm to the face once or if you do get setup. the only use i could see is how you said in low tier but i cant imagine spending minutes digging something out just to get flanked or mantlet penned in my sherman
Gaijin: We added the ability to create an embankment to hide your hull! Players: I mean okay that fine whatever. You fixed the scope bouncing so we could make effective use of this new mechanic right? Gaijin: Players: Yo-ou fi-ixed sco-ope bo-ouncing so-o we-e...
I've actually had moderate success in the Chieftain. It's not my best vehicle at 8.3, but I do better with it than the Olifant. It's true though, that you can't be seen at all in that thing unless it's only one person, and you saw them first and are able to shoot them first. Unfortunately, the Olifant is an even worse case of "you can't even be seen because they WILL pen".
Chieftan should be 7.3-7.7 with the Leopard its counterpart. Leopard was 1965 and the Chieftan 1966 if I remember correctly. Its armor is just no longer effective enough for 8.3 let alone its speed.
Took out the Chieftain Mk3. Had an atgm penetrate 4 ft of dirt, penetrate the dozer blade, the hull, shoot back towards the entry point, then bounce back to the interior of the tank killing the crew... Very useful update.
"Hey look guys, i can dig a hole so my hull is completely entrenched and only my turret is exposed !!" "But your turret can be penetrated by every enemy and most of your crew is in there, so you just made yourself a very static target" "... SHUT UP"
When the community's like "please gaijin we need BR decompression" and the snail, rolling in the money from the A-5C and the T-72TURMS-T, says "you want shovels right? like, shovels, and more guided munitions right?" as the servers proceed to burst into flame and the server hampster runs to get a fire extinguisher only to find it behind a $3.99 paywall.
I love how useless the digging mechanic is. The amount of time the devs spent on developing this wonderful feature would've been better spent on br decompression and other stuff.
I prefer they implement it like this where it’s weak and they can tune it up slowly rather than implement it broken as all hell making any vehicles with a dozer blade activate god mode by using it
Of course it would be best if it was properly balanced when it’s introduced but out of the 2 non balanced sides of it I prefer it to be on the weaker side
Digging fighting holes takes time and is for defensive purposes. I don't really see the practicality of trying to dig a fighting hole for a tank in this game. You just don't have the time to do it effectively. I will say, it is rather amusing and entertaining to watch Phly do it though.
Day 78: Phly, you should play the Hawk III Chinese fighter; 900lbs of bombs in a biplane at 1.0 that you can dogfight in after dropping. Totally balanced.
After about 2 years of playing this game, and having the chieftains be in my top 13 most played tanks, i can ensure there is two types of players in this game: the ones that can make the chieftain work and the ones that can't
I remember a cheeky JU87D-3 bombing me with a 1k kg bomb but forgot to set the timer to like.. 2 secs and had it set to 10, the panic then calmness of me just casually reversing away lol
Keep in mind they brought the Chieftain Mk5 up to 8.7...... the same BR as the TAM 2IP. And it gets DM33 105mm, and a Laser rangefinder, and its faster, but it got raised cause....... reasons.
Don't worry Phly, there's an even higher BR bulldozer tank for you! The Type 90, if I remember right, also gets one Funnily enough the Bravo variant doesn't despite having the mounts for it unlike the regular Type 90
Phly, you gotta dig at twice your length and at least 1 1/2 times your width. The best method is to actually do a 3 point turn over 90 degrees and then sitting in the middle. Also, I don't use this feature to dig shooting positions. I create tank traps and alter shooting lanes to keep people from running up on me or my teammates
Great showcasing of how pointless the game is when the huge tier difference matches happen. Is this ever going to be adequatelly worked upon and fixed by Gaijin? (Personally 8/10 matches are with enemies +1.0BR above mine)
Phloppywoppy, dig a hole with the STRV 103 (if it's even possible doing so with it in WT). I'm curious to see how flat its silhouette is, and whether the only thing sticking out of the mound would be the gun barrel
Hey had an idea for the scout vehicles. How about a slow timer that when you activate it ticks down until, bingo! CAMOFLAGE NETTING. made to suit the map. So desert has beige sand netting or grass and trees have the typical military green with leaves etc. Make it so with some skill you can hide yourself from someone not paying full attention. Id love to be able to almost dissapear and wait for a perfect side shot as the enemy trundles past blissfully unaware 🤣
I think low tier will benefit alot more from going hull down, because armor meta still kinda is a thing there. At high tier you are far better off with straight mobility and the advantage of suprise. Hoping they will expand it to other vehicles next patch.
what we really need is some retro bulldozers with maybe a rifle mount at reserve to utilize the update there are still some tanks that it could kill and they can add a bunch of stuff to them to make it really gimmicky like the sea mine as a deployable mine and some smoke grenades and maybe launcher
You really have to curb your expectations as a brit tanker, don't expect to one shot everything, you have to casually dismantle whilst hoping they don't call for backup, it gets better at the higher tiers but god is it a fun leech at times.
Heya Phly, can you try out the Air Defense Anti Tank System (ADATS) as a Brawler? Its Phull Auto Missile system and Meme armor provide the most AIDS inducing combo in the game. (Day 26)
Use the dozer on the strv103C, must useless vehicle its on. Cant hull aim when its deployed, If you manage to dig and stay behind it your entire vehicle just vibrates and it makes you bust Its truely a great gimmick
Oh c'mon Phly, you just need to use smoke shells to block the snipers who are using thermals line-of-sight first and then start digging. Of course, if you dig and move on in order for teammates to use the new berm, they should be appreciative.
Watching you makes me want to play this again. Until I actually play and die constantly. I swear it used to be a LOT easier. I was only 3.7 BR too. It's crazy how good people get that this is now super frustrating.
hey phly i got a little question, ik the video is old but i don't know how to limit my game to 60fps, i've checked the setting and i couldn't find the setting for that, in the garage i have 144fps and in matches sometimes flies above 200fps ik that lowers the lifespan of my video card
As an engineer in the army, we use bulldozers to make tank hides similar to what you were attempting to do but just deeper so the Abrams can completely conceal itself pop up and fire and then go right back into the hide. The fact that you can’t dig the trench deep enough to fully conceal yourself literally makes this mechanic a useless gimmick
Do custom game with friends to make medium size fortification or do similar games like this video again with some friends but this time using Abrams with dozer blade. Abrams has thermals and better protection.
That casual swatting of the 109 was glorious
and the bonus points of it being a revenge kill of the 109 that had previously bombed him means it should go on the "best of the year" phly clips
Just "why are u so mad at me" then just swats it out of the air
In the next patch, titled “No junk left behind”, WT will introduce ARV's (armoured recovery vehicle) to dispose of all the entrenched Chieftain corpses littering the battlefield.
And that can recover your teams ticket and give you sp
The avre will be the battlefield medic of war thunder…
Firing a literal grenade of a shell…. And dragging fallen comrades to safety
Bold of you to assume that the chieftain reached the battlefield.
@@joebloggs7514 the "Ground Breaking" doctrine requires the Chieftain to entrench itself and await the advancing enemy forces to bring the battlefield to it.
Under this doctrine, the Chieftain is Euro 5 compliant and inline with UNFCCC's "Zero Emissions" protocol.
@@SsiolisP it just sits there
They really have to buff the digging so you can make a functioning enough trench in 3 passes, max.
Cuz otherwise it just takes too much time and by the time you make a good trench the match just ends or you die, twice.
This plus fixing the terrain vibration bug, which will help more of the game besides just diggy diggy hole, would make the plows viable. Not the best solution on every map or every firefight but a viable solution to some problems to have in your toolbox.
@@Mezinov sitting in the hole feeling like I'm ontop of a washing machine with a brick in it.
It’s a pointless gimmick. They should be fixing bugs.
I think the digging is made for simulator battles
@@nuutine no, Unless they add an enduring confrontation mode to Ground SIM, its the same matches but without markers and semi-realistic tanks on the field.
Phly: If you still play the chieftain bless ur heart.
Me playing it every day and breaking 3 keyboards per week.
I wanted to grind to a chieftain, is it that bad? Lol I wanted the 8.3 one so I can use my buccaneer
ONLY 3 keyboards a week?
Pfft those are rookie numbers when playing war thunder in general
@@BLIZZARD1880 I spaded it, its low speed is really infuriating, but the cannon and turret armour is pretty good. Best used as a sniper rifle while playing hull down in my experience. Rather difficult making money with it as the repair cost is high, you cant make mistakes if you want to gain sl (checking corners, reducing exposure to possible enemy positions)
@@BLIZZARD1880 Chieftain's problem is that even though its strength lies in holding hull down position it doesn't have any real mobility to get to the important key positions early game. You're bascially forced to play passively.
@@jkovsky British tree in a nutshell. Repair costs are fucking insane.
"The mechanics is working flawless now."
PhlyDaily 2021
XDDDDDDDDD thx Gaijin
I like the strains of British Grenadiers playing softly in the background. It’s nice to see someone go the extra mile
I’m British main and my god the struggles I’ve almost got the last challenger and it’s a struggle in life haha love the tanks and the way they play just relaxing snipe gameplay
Hope they fix the bouncing in the dig mechanics and add dozer blades to low tier vehicles, I think it would be a fun (and more effective) mechanic on a low BR
Dozer blades on low tier vehicles would also help new players get used to this mechanic
just add it to the sherman, pretty much every nation has one at lowish tiers
@@bob6910 its a gimmick not a real mechanic, since the update every one of my maps has a weird ugly filter on it now that lets me see woodplanks under the ground, i assume this is how they made the ground be destroyable now, on top of that people have been complaining about the same bugs and balance issues for months- years now and theyre adding something thats only useful if youre going down the russian line as you dont have to own a premium or get to top tier to get it and even then its literally useless, everytime i see someone trying to do something with a scoop its for a meme or because theyre trying to make it work except it doesnt because you get just an atgm to the face once or if you do get setup. the only use i could see is how you said in low tier but i cant imagine spending minutes digging something out just to get flanked or mantlet penned in my sherman
"Mom, can we have Apocalypse Tank?"
"We have Apocalypse Tank at home."
Apocalypse Tank at home: **Thumbnail**
*Apocalypse Tank is here*
What a goddamn throwback
Gaijin: We added the ability to create an embankment to hide your hull!
Players: I mean okay that fine whatever. You fixed the scope bouncing so we could make effective use of this new mechanic right?
Gaijin:
Players: Yo-ou fi-ixed sco-ope bo-ouncing so-o we-e...
It’s bouncing again?
The way you just casually swatted that 109 as he passed over you. Good god, I wish my aim was even half that good. @_@
Play half as much as he does lol
@@Berserker3062 honestly, when you play the game enough you really start to get a natural feeling for stuff
"Nice, Deeper, Yes, Deeper"
-PhlyDaily 2021
"Mom, I'm playing!"
👀
Kinda sus
@@Misante. what's sus?
@@sumiterxeroslargosiuscrosi7819 YOUR MOM
I've actually had moderate success in the Chieftain. It's not my best vehicle at 8.3, but I do better with it than the Olifant. It's true though, that you can't be seen at all in that thing unless it's only one person, and you saw them first and are able to shoot them first. Unfortunately, the Olifant is an even worse case of "you can't even be seen because they WILL pen".
Chieftan should be 7.3-7.7 with the Leopard its counterpart. Leopard was 1965 and the Chieftan 1966 if I remember correctly. Its armor is just no longer effective enough for 8.3 let alone its speed.
or like how the bmp/marder is 7.3 yet the bradley is 8.0 when the guns on both of the german ifvs are better, gErMaNy sUfFeRs
@@Youllpayforthat bmp and marder 1s don’t fire apds or have dual TOWS..
Took out the Chieftain Mk3. Had an atgm penetrate 4 ft of dirt, penetrate the dozer blade, the hull, shoot back towards the entry point, then bounce back to the interior of the tank killing the crew... Very useful update.
"Hey look guys, i can dig a hole so my hull is completely entrenched and only my turret is exposed !!"
"But your turret can be penetrated by every enemy and most of your crew is in there, so you just made yourself a very static target"
"... SHUT UP"
When the community's like "please gaijin we need BR decompression" and the snail, rolling in the money from the A-5C and the T-72TURMS-T, says "you want shovels right? like, shovels, and more guided munitions right?" as the servers proceed to burst into flame and the server hampster runs to get a fire extinguisher only to find it behind a $3.99 paywall.
And the hamsters found they have to research a fire extinguisher or buy one with 500 GEs
Main round shot was amazing, that was perfect! He was probably Phlucking mad.
Day 284: play the P-51C-10 to show em a little trick you learned
Jesus christ the determination
He's waiting till 365
Dude just give up, he obviously dont know what little trick your talking about nor does he care.
Damn bro 😳
Your telling me you commented this for almost a year?! If this isn't dedication I don't know what is
The chieftain mk3/5 was my favorite British tank I’ve ever played man. Super fun tanks if you play around the speed
I loved how he shit the 109 down with the main gun with one shot and acted like it was nothing. Made feel stupid getting excited.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take. If you hit a low percentage one it's glorious!.
Day 24: Phly, you should play the Hampden TB Mk I. High-yield, low-tier bomber goodness.
Got 2 nations to pick from as well
"Thunder War" that made me laugh so hard for some reason.
I love how useless the digging mechanic is. The amount of time the devs spent on developing this wonderful feature would've been better spent on br decompression and other stuff.
Don't give Gaijan anymore idea, otherwise Germany Tiger IIH will get lower to 6.0 BR.
@@Normacly Even if the Tiger IIH went to 6.0, I'm sure German mains would still complain about it being too weak.
I prefer they implement it like this where it’s weak and they can tune it up slowly rather than implement it broken as all hell making any vehicles with a dozer blade activate god mode by using it
Of course it would be best if it was properly balanced when it’s introduced but out of the 2 non balanced sides of it I prefer it to be on the weaker side
So the digging thing is just a gimmick?
Digging fighting holes takes time and is for defensive purposes. I don't really see the practicality of trying to dig a fighting hole for a tank in this game. You just don't have the time to do it effectively.
I will say, it is rather amusing and entertaining to watch Phly do it though.
It was always a stupid gimmick idk why people were so hype
@@nicholasleon7819 People just really wanted to be able to use the AVRE for it's intended purpose. It's more of a cool factor than anything
@@ndcentral8194 I don’t know if the AVRE was intended to ever be used in direct combat ya know? But I understand why
Day 78: Phly, you should play the Hawk III Chinese fighter; 900lbs of bombs in a biplane at 1.0 that you can dogfight in after dropping. Totally balanced.
you convinced me to get that and damn it is good at any br u put it at except top tier, shit is a guaranteed kill if you fly low enough
When you start jittering like that in the trench, it helps to expand to your sides a bit because the tank is sitting in there weirdly
After about 2 years of playing this game, and having the chieftains be in my top 13 most played tanks, i can ensure there is two types of players in this game: the ones that can make the chieftain work and the ones that can't
HOW
Is it possible to learn this power?
The Chief used to work, but now it's been horribly powercreeped
Daniel Oakley power creeped and nerfed thrice over
That's the whole gameplay on high ranks. Everyone has a thermal visor, shoots from a bush and does not move. Classic. The war of stone and bush.
yes phly, the dozers are amazing! all the t72s and above and the abrahms m1a1 hc have it and its amazing
Thanks for the Blessing Phly.
Strv103C entrenched is flawless aiming
chieftain is so happy in the hole he dug, he can't sit still
I do love how he's the ever optimists even when he's getting bombed
I remember a cheeky JU87D-3 bombing me with a 1k kg bomb but forgot to set the timer to like.. 2 secs and had it set to 10, the panic then calmness of me just casually reversing away lol
@@nightwolf2378 Average day of Ground Arcade be like...
XD
@@kajmak64bit76 it do be like that doh XD
This entire video is just me screaming at Phly to FIX HIS TRENCH!!! YOU’RE JUST GOING TO LIVE WITH THAT SHAKING?!!!
5:06
with that view looks like the projectile traveled in time
I think it should be called, “Digging my own grave”
Lol
Royal Grenadiers March. Theme song from one of my favorite movies
Keep in mind they brought the Chieftain Mk5 up to 8.7...... the same BR as the TAM 2IP. And it gets DM33 105mm, and a Laser rangefinder, and its faster, but it got raised cause....... reasons.
I tried bulldozing with this tank yesterday and gave up doing it after three battles! :D
Chieftain has needed some love for years
Don't worry Phly, there's an even higher BR bulldozer tank for you!
The Type 90, if I remember right, also gets one
Funnily enough the Bravo variant doesn't despite having the mounts for it unlike the regular Type 90
Phly, you gotta dig at twice your length and at least 1 1/2 times your width. The best method is to actually do a 3 point turn over 90 degrees and then sitting in the middle. Also, I don't use this feature to dig shooting positions. I create tank traps and alter shooting lanes to keep people from running up on me or my teammates
Great showcasing of how pointless the game is when the huge tier difference matches happen. Is this ever going to be adequatelly worked upon and fixed by Gaijin? (Personally 8/10 matches are with enemies +1.0BR above mine)
10:36 Its not a game bug……. the Chieftain’s just shivering from its impending death
Phloppywoppy, dig a hole with the STRV 103 (if it's even possible doing so with it in WT).
I'm curious to see how flat its silhouette is, and whether the only thing sticking out of the mound would be the gun barrel
Hey had an idea for the scout vehicles. How about a slow timer that when you activate it ticks down until, bingo!
CAMOFLAGE NETTING.
made to suit the map. So desert has beige sand netting or grass and trees have the typical military green with leaves etc.
Make it so with some skill you can hide yourself from someone not paying full attention.
Id love to be able to almost dissapear and wait for a perfect side shot as the enemy trundles past blissfully unaware 🤣
Ive yet to see a single person use this game mechanic in actual battle
Should give the Leclerc S2 a chance, Outstanding vehicle!
I reckon you could dig a watery grave for some sailor-types too.
So why not # 243 - Take the duck to the pond. (Hs.129 b-3 in naval battles) ;)
I think low tier will benefit alot more from going hull down, because armor meta still kinda is a thing there. At high tier you are far better off with straight mobility and the advantage of suprise. Hoping they will expand it to other vehicles next patch.
#28 Loving the Unloved: Play the lovechild of a Spitfire and a Mustang. The MB5 that even you hate.
That intro is gold
Loving the British grenadiers in the intro
FINALLY. Ever scince the groundbreaking update teaser I’ve been waiting for this.
Love myself a good old glitchy jitter when I aim. Now you can make your own jitter with dozer blades
That shot on the 109 was hilarious
[GACHI]Leatherman is the best most cultured becauseiful clan+name combo I've seen this half of the year.
Remember when this tank was top tier with the Leo's and the t54s/t10ms and the m 103s etc, good times
The music at the start hits hard
0:36 ... Wow... Just wow
phly be like i got his gunner bruh u took his head clean off
what we really need is some retro bulldozers with maybe a rifle mount at reserve to utilize the update there are still some tanks that it could kill and they can add a bunch of stuff to them to make it really gimmicky like the sea mine as a deployable mine and some smoke grenades and maybe launcher
The plane kill is so funny and so natural
You really have to curb your expectations as a brit tanker, don't expect to one shot everything, you have to casually dismantle whilst hoping they don't call for backup, it gets better at the higher tiers but god is it a fun leech at times.
18 seconds in and WHACK lol that was funny as hell, love Phly's reaction and comments lol
me watching this video on 2 times speed so i can make a relevant joke as fast as possible
The type74 has controlled suspension, you can mechanically make it lower by keybinding it.
Like so he can see. Day. 1
"I really wish you could get deeper though" if I had a nickel for every time someone told me that.
You’d have 0 nickels because you’re lonely.
Oh and give some of these guys hearts.
Heya Phly, can you try out the Air Defense Anti Tank System (ADATS) as a Brawler? Its Phull Auto Missile system and Meme armor provide the most AIDS inducing combo in the game.
(Day 26)
now you must use the bulldozer blade on the M1A1 HC!
Use the dozer on the strv103C, must useless vehicle its on. Cant hull aim when its deployed, If you manage to dig and stay behind it your entire vehicle just vibrates and it makes you bust
Its truely a great gimmick
That intro. :DDDDD Really nice editing and super nice plane kill with tank's main gun.
0:00 me at home
With the amount of time it takes to dig a trench you're honestly only hurting your team in most situations. They need to make it faster or something.
or not add stupid gimmicks and fix the br compression issue they made amongst the dozen of other bugs going around
Oh c'mon Phly, you just need to use smoke shells to block the snipers who are using thermals line-of-sight first and then start digging.
Of course, if you dig and move on in order for teammates to use the new berm, they should be appreciative.
When entreching blade down to push forwards, then lift up go back put down then forward again
Get some squad mates and just drive a bunch of centurions with wedges down in a straight line, see how well it digs.
Watching you makes me want to play this again. Until I actually play and die constantly. I swear it used to be a LOT easier. I was only 3.7 BR too. It's crazy how good people get that this is now super frustrating.
8:26 I don't know why but I found this hilarious
They should definitely add in the whistle sounds of the p-51’s
"dig the hole deeper" got me laughing hard
gotta press the map calculate button when you change ammo and move camera
Tank scoop go brrrt
nice christchurch soundtrack u got going
Honestly this things gun is actually GOOD enough that Gaijin keeps it at 8.3 despite how it struggles.
It’s so good that the mk5 has 100 more horsepower and is up at 8.7!
Strv 103c with dozerblaze
“This is not your grave, but you are welcome in it”
combining this method with bushes will be an unstoppable
"Why are you so mad at me?" *Claps BF 109*
Beautiful
I love how this was made on my birthday lol. I cracked up at this video. Thank you Phly!!
set up cover in optimal spot on map were no one expects and gives you the sniper wolf spot i dont know
Leo 1a5 has dozer blade as well.
that little "wha" as phly got bombed
The casual ease that u killed the 109
hey phly i got a little question, ik the video is old but i don't know how to limit my game to 60fps, i've checked the setting and i couldn't find the setting for that, in the garage i have 144fps and in matches sometimes flies above 200fps ik that lowers the lifespan of my video card
Maybe try it with the strv 103, bet the wedges can survive pretty long
just got your decal it is great
As an engineer in the army, we use bulldozers to make tank hides similar to what you were attempting to do but just deeper so the Abrams can completely conceal itself pop up and fire and then go right back into the hide. The fact that you can’t dig the trench deep enough to fully conceal yourself literally makes this mechanic a useless gimmick
Do custom game with friends to make medium size fortification or do similar games like this video again with some friends but this time using Abrams with dozer blade. Abrams has thermals and better protection.