How Bad Is The M551 Sheridan?
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Despite all of the failings of the M551 Sheridan, I do have a strange fondness for it from a historic perspective. From a gameplay perspective, the M551 in War Thunder is absolutely despicable. Compared to similar vehicles at that battle rating, the Sheridan really doesn't have much going for it. Sure, it has a stabilizer, but there are plenty of other stabilized vehicles with significantly better weapons that are either the same BR or slightly higher. I don't know why Gaijin insists on keeping it where it is, but it is good for one thing: absolutely wrecking light vehicles. Assuming overpressure works, anyway.
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That was way funnier than your usual videos. Loved it.
Intro was awesome XD
"why does my heart suddenly feel funny?"
The "mind your own business" and crew pronouns jokes were hilarious
@@geroni211 Yeah they were awesome
“The Sheridan is simply to caked up” had me dead.
Pro tips to use the sherridan:
1. Switch to gunner optic. Not barrel camera.
2. Raise gun sight distance to the max (if the enemy is close, don't max it)
3. Enjoy quasi javalin missiles while being able to fire more hull down.
Holy shit, I'm gonna try this out. Thanks man!
I wish i could see this in action but no one has made a video doing this yet
@@stormyprawn Ill make one in a few minutes for you ^_^
How do you switch to gunner's optic?
@@BruceLeeroy94 Definitely will watch that!
Was just playing this like 15 mins ago, I wasted like 5 missiles trying to shoot down a heli that was literally hovering.
How's the M60? I'm currently grinding the M48A1 trying to unlock the M60 is it any better or just lackluster as the M48.
@@IceAxe1940 slow, big, ok gun, armor means nothing on its br..... t54 better
@@IceAxe1940 APDS is a nice additional, and you have lightly buffed armor. Overall similar to M48 but with slightly bigger gun, APDS, and there is no APCR stock suffering nightmare
@@IceAxe1940 Its a good vehicle if played right, but has its drawbacks, its Tall, Loud, and takes a while to get to its decent top speed. But the armour is good against kinetic rounds, and trolls sabot from time to time. The gun is a 6.7/10.
the tank is a 6/10
no stabilizer sucks
@@IceAxe1940
The M60A1 AOS is a lot better so you can look forward to that. M60 is meh imo but US 8.0 is pretty good.
Was kinda surprised by this video, because I really enjoyed the Sheridan and found it very effective. Then I remembered that was before volumetric shells were introduced.
I really like it. It’s quirky and fun. Maybe not particularly great but I’ve always enjoyed it and can do well if played carefully. Of course the puma is basically immune to it so good luck if you run into one of those
Same
this is the second free to play game to introduce something "volumentric" and not being fun or working to fix issues. (lookin at you mechwarrior online volumetric scaling)
@@soldier22881honestly, volumetric scaling is only one of many, MANY problems that game has lmao.
I have never laughed so hard at a spookston video well done xD
for real. this is the funniest video he's made. I lost it when he said "shell the size of a kindergartner."
I thought the best joke was changing your pronouns to was were
@@reasonableq419 that one was also really funny. I would love to see more of these kinds of comedic videos from Spookston
@@meerbee2910 I think the best part had to be when he told people to mind their own business when it came to how he honored his friends hard work xD
“And the heavy’s going to stare at you a bit before turning your pronouns to was/were” I laughed my ass off at this lol
"now your pronouns are "was/were"" will be my new after kill sentence
hi jumklr
The way you just roasted the Sheridan makes this video even better, we should see more of these!
And it was even worse than he describes. The combustible casing absorbed moisture from the air in Vietnam . this bloated the casing making it unloadable. The missle is radio guided , but the transmitter was placed poorly so guidance would be possible at ranges over 800meters. Also it really loved mines.
I've always liked the Sheridan for some reason. Like yea, it is/was of questionable value but I have a soft spot for it. We have 2 at the museum where I volunteer and one is in running condition. In War Thunder I play the Sheridan and Starship together, which makes for a fun time if you get a good match
It’s pretty cute, with that stubby, giant gun. + that < sloping on the turret is interesting
The Sheridan is one of my favorite tanks, I really think it looks nice and it did it’s job (being air-transportable and carrying a big gun)
I’m def new to higher tiers and want to know what the starship is
@@insectinvasion4201 M60A2
@@insectinvasion4201 m60 with the sheridan derp gun/launcher.
It looks really damn weird, hence “starship”
Please do more of this! Tank roasting would be such a fun series to do
Great video as always! But I think you missed one thing: the high explosive shell. The standard HEAT round is so bad at doing damage I've resorted to only using the HE. High explosive does wonders against light tanks, and when you see something with armor on it, just remind yourself that HEAT wouldn't have done anything either.
Just bring HE and missiles, honestly the ATGM is underrated IMO, I have a blast with it and with the motor going out quickly it’s very sneaky
@@daddythebandit1208 its also one of the fastest atgms in the game
This reminder about heat though. Are you doing it already in the hangar? Or before they shoot you back?
I never expected to hear the sentence “Just get the Starship, it’s outright better….” I’m not even sure my brain can process that concept. An M60 hull with the world’s weirdest looking turret, topped off by a cupola the size of Rhode Island? 😵💫 Nope. That thing can’t possible be better than anything beyond those inter-war land battleships.
to start off it's survivability is ridicolous, i never ever get one shot in that thing and it's turret armor is able to resist APDS and HEAT-FS (and even some APFSDS), very trolly armor. Besides that, it has a laser rangefinder and better reload rate so you can just play artillery. and i'ts mobility is decent
Hey, at least it’s not made out of aluminum (and gets a laser rangefinder)
The M60A2 is probably the most fun ive had in the US tree since the M6. that thing is just ridiculous in terms of survivability. i cant recall ever getting one shotted in it apart from an AVRE shooting HESH at me.
i like how this video was a change compared to others, it made me laugh a lot. thank you spookston
"I'll reverse out that tunnel and flank them"
*clank*
"I've made a fatal miscalculation"
the deadpan delivery on that is fucking masterclass
I've been wondering about why the only Autobot tank in Transformers is one of these things. I think I see why now. If you want to go look him up his name is warpath
His name is KABLAM!
@@Decepticon272 nice fall of cybertron reference there xD
I could imagine warpath transforming into one of those toptier leopards tho
Its most likely because Gen 1 GI Joe's "main battle tank" was designed to look like the Sheridan
@@jasonscarborough94 Hmmmmmmmmmmm... Ummmm. Maybe because the paradropped everywhere and that's the only thing they had? I haven't watched GI Joe anything since I was like, younger then 12. I had even forgotten that GI Joe was a thing, whatever happened to it?
“Dollar store heat round” classic. Also now I know I shouldn’t grind for this as I was thinking about it before as a funny looking tank. Thanks Spookston
Spookston doesn't really seem to know what he's doing with the Sheridan. He spends most of the video talking about the bad post-pen damage, but he only uses HEAT instead of the ATGM which has noticeably better post-pen damage and is much easier to use.
@@habe1717 not saying much if you depend on an atgm rather than your main gun
@@nomcarver4436 Huh? The ATGM is the main gun.
@@habe1717 the ATGM isn't that good either.
My uncle drove one of these during Operation Paul Bunyan in Korea its weird how often people think war thunder is reality when it comes to historic vehicles sometimes its like showing a real gun to a fps player the way a lot of us perceive AFV's
If war thunder was truly realistic no one would have fun in WW2 BR's lol. The only ones who'd have some decent bit of reliability would be the sherman players and even they would have issues. The tiger and panther players would never even leave their spawn area
I like the slightly more aggressive Spookston
Right? I didn't know that seeing Spookston roast tanks was what I needed in life.
“I’m making a video trash talking his all time favourite vehicle”
as mates do, you two love eachother ❤️
I was a TC on a Sheridan in the 70's. Most of the problems you described I never experienced in 2 1/2 years. In gunnery we could normally acquire a target at range and get off the first round in under 10 seconds with a follow-up round under 6. This was faster than the T54/55 and T60 we were up against. The big round caused extensive spauling in the enemy turret but a well place shot could separate the turret from the hull, remove the engine, or blow off road wheels. The missile system was problematic with an unsatisfactory failure rate. But at range uo to 3000 meters it would disassemble a tank into its major component parts. The downside was lack.of engine protection from the rear. An rpg would slice right thru it. Lastly, the mission was to locate, fix the enemy in place long enough for the mbt to move forward then to move to the rear and protect the flanks. The M551 was never intended to go Mano e Mano with mbt.
You went off in this video and it’s amazing!
What you forgot to mention is while the Starship is "slower", it has a reasonable explanation on why in the form of ACTUAL ARMOR.
The Sheridan is slow while being a light tank with no armor
Yeah and with so many fast autocannon toting germans and Russians around life is pain.
Sheridan? Slow? Are you sure you're thinking of the right vehicle?
@@habe1717 for what it is up against regularly, yes
@@habe1717 In general the Sheridan has decent mobility but for a light tank it is slow
@@habe1717 for a light is sure slow. Ik it's been 2 years, sorry but I had to comment lol
This ironic style is the best, keep It up.
04:01
"The Sheridan is simply too caked-up" lmao
Love it. Good change in format!
I like this new, evil mode spookstone.
The script for this was seriously good, I laughed multiple times in only 4 ½ minutes. Great job!
I found the Sheridan much more fun when you just use the missiles. It's much easier to get the shot to hit where it needs to, and that alone makes it more worthwhile than the HEAT round in spite of the downsides to the missile.
It's one of my top performing tanks for this reason. Unfortunately its repair cost makes it nearly unplayable
"high explosive round the size of a kindergartner" had me giggling like one
3:56 "I made a fatal miscalculation" hahahaha
My boy pulled out all stops. No one was safe during that commentary. Favorite video so far!
But does it release flammable gas in the fighting compartment?
the commentary on this is so good
The motor burning out early makes it hard for people to see the missile coming. Great for long range missile yeets. I have little issues with the damage of Shillelaghs.
I love this sarcastic/witty educational style you’re going for, keep it up
Some real-life perspective of it from an outsider to the vehicle. My uncle served in Vietnam, she said there was a few things more impressive then the biggest shotgun that is a 152mm beehive round, and went on roads and not trying to be a bulldozer they are fairly agile for a tracked vehicle especially compared to the dozers he had to operate.
Wait, ur uncle is a she?
@@jace8785 sometimes autocorrect can be fun. probably
Single handly one of the most funny videos you have.
Someone must have already mentioned this in the comments, but at least one nice thing about the Shillelagh missiles in WT is how the motor burns out fast. Turns out it makes it harder for your target to notice/shoot it down if they didn't see it launch. Not a huge advantage, but a little benefit if you are relying on the missiles at range.
the amount of sarcasm and strong dead pan delivered jokes on this video is outstanding. Good job spookbooi, this video had me in tears...
I start with the ATGMs and switch to HEAT when I need to reload faster, makes this thing works pretty well for me most of the time.
This is the most rapid fire comidic video Spookston ever produced and I love it
I’m confused by this. I’ve found it not too bad and pretty fun! The missile has always been effective for me. The starship has always been way worse for me. The armor doesn’t matter at all at the BR and it has al the downsides of the Sheridan without the fun flanking ability or spotting
I like this editing style and humor, it definitely makes the video more fun and enjoyable to watch.
I think its a cute tank, but yeah i was disappointed when i got it
I’ve never heard you be this passive aggressive in any of your videos, it’s amazing
I agree with Thinky. The Sheridan is my favorite tank. Partly because I like unusual tanks (the STRV 103 is my second favorite).
I like that you're becoming less technical and more humorous in your videos, while delivering the same messages
0:18 good job my friend🇺🇦
always good to see those scumbags getting destroyed)) Слава Україні!
Glory to Z 🇷🇺
I love that you seem way more happy in this video keep up the great content
I actually love the m551 but I usually use atgms as the main round instead of heat
Probably because of the bullet drop?
I honestly despise those fucking ATGMs.
You need to make more "Tank Roast" video's! I didn't know until just now that I (apparently) needed to see you verbally roast tanks, awesome video!
3:38 😭😂
At some point I thought I was watching one of Sseth's or Maxor's videos but with relatively zero editing. I think you're onto something, Spooks, and I love it.
They used to para-drop this thing during the Vietnam war…it got massacred most of the time.
I love this format, the trashtalk was top notch, keep it up !
I don't know what kind of crank you did, but keep it up, make me laugh more than usual.
I like how meme-y this video got and how sarcastic spook got as well. Nice video layout :)
Not to say you havent had jokes before, but the lighter mood/jokes scattered throughout videos along with your new series with live commentary has been a turn for the better. Actually find myself watching the entirety of your videos through all the time now, keep up all the great work youre doing, 10/10
Us: So Spook, what's it like playing the Sheridan?
Spookston: Gives me conniptions.
a lot more humour in this video and i love it, hope you keep it up
I love your new style of vids man!! They feel funny but like real funny not fake jokes to try and make people laugh.
this should be called "Spookston roasts"
I like this new style of video where Spookston cracks tons of jokes. Keep it up!
Spookston has such a chillaxed voice that you don’t really suspect him to throw heavy insults, or cuss, but when he does man can you feel it,
Also funny video, your videos have made me realize why when I play Germany on war thunder or WoT (mostly war thunder) I aways lose.
Idk why but this episode is comedy gold. You gotta give yourself and your editor a raise!
I need more of these funny vehicle reviews with you narrating some flaws with it, Keep it up, Spooks!
Great video. Good humor and exactly what I like about your videos.
Damn this video is great, you have come so far during all these years on youtube!
“the sheridan is simply too caked up” is the best thing i’ve heard in a while
I loved this video, way funnier. The commentary was top tier. Excellent work man.
I've never laughed when watching your videos as far as I can recall, but today you must have had an awakening because you had me laughing within the first minute, I would not mind more "funny hahas" in your videos.
“I have made a fatal miscalculation.”
US Tank Commander’s words when hearing he has been assigned to a Sheridan.
This was really funny. I hope you make more stuff like this!
Was just about to buy this tank, thank you for saving me the crew training cost since the snail still forces me to buy the tank before having everything behind it...
"A heat round the size of a kindergartener" absolutely beautiful, had me cracking up the whole video
I cried when the commander yelled, YES A HIT, and did absolutely nothing.
Another great video, funny format is really good too. I hope for more of it
Love the content and the memes! Always entertaining to watch your vids
I love this kinds of videos, both joking and informative
Keep it going!
This was your most humorous video and i like it
"high explosive round the size of a kindergartener" is an absolute beautiful phrase that had my dying laughing
The caked up bit at the end shouldn’t have been funny but omg it killed me
i love this new video format its more causal
"You would think that if you beat a vehicle with a high explosive round the size of a kindergartener, it would probably be very devastating"
-Spookston
"You would think that if you beamed a vehicle with a high explosive round the size of a kindergartner, it would probably be very devastating"
that has to be an alltime quote right there
Lessons learned in this video: if a friend does a lot of work for you, thank him by trash talking his favorite video
Your commentary is getting better and better ^^
PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING MAKE MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS THIS WAS FIRE
"The Sheridan is simply too caked up." I am crying. Good stuff!
I love this style of video, keep it up!
This was hilarious from start to finish, definitely keep the humour if you feel like it
"the size of a kindergartner" - me who's smaller than the shell...
There's a considerable amount of sass on this video. I like that.
Real life Tank: has the chance of blowing up because you sneezed too loud
War Thunder: Get Gaijined
We need more no chill spookston, no one was spared in the making of this video
2:10 Missed opportunity to edit Ralph from the Simpson's chuckling and saying "I'm in danger" haha
bro was holding back laughs during this video, we need more like it
idk what you did but this video made me laugh far more than your other vids 😂 keep up the good work!
I love this stile of you making videos keep it up
"Im not gonna give him money or a nice gift, instead I'm going to spend the next five minutes trash talking his favorite tank"
Thank you, everytime I drive the Sheridan I will always remember the gun as the kindergardener launcher