All American BRAWLER, at 5.3... (Germany Suffers) - M4A3E2 - War Thunder

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ความคิดเห็น • 142

  • @Nanne118
    @Nanne118 ปีที่แล้ว +188

    Justin, don't worry about the bushes on the Jumbo, you are wanting to roleplay it accurately and therefore it should have half the Ardennes forest plastered onto the front! :D

    • @shronkler1994
      @shronkler1994 ปีที่แล้ว

      mfs be putting so many bushes on them that hitler ordered an assault through the tank to flank the maginot

  • @DwayneRouthierJr
    @DwayneRouthierJr ปีที่แล้ว +2

    "it's a struggle if you don't know what you're doing".... This is true, but it's also true that if you don't have premium it's a bigger struggle.

  • @genericusername5948
    @genericusername5948 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I actually take a decent amount of APCR because you can kill the heavy Germans, you can go through unangled tiger h1s (and let's be honest they're usually not) and sometimes you can go through their turret face... Sometimes and you can go through the turret of Panthers along side their mg port

    • @ODST_Parker
      @ODST_Parker ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You can take a lof of ammo in late Shermans due fo the lower hull storage. I take half and half, since APCR can actually really help this thing deal with Tigers hulls, and Panther turrets.

    • @hubris6567
      @hubris6567 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Hitting Panther turret face tilts the hell out of me even using the 76. The shells get absorbed most of the time by either the optics or the mg.

    • @MyWaifuNow
      @MyWaifuNow ปีที่แล้ว

      You can go through them at a pretty steep angle too, just looking in the analysis at close quarters you can pen a tiger at 30 degrees.

  • @hanz2035
    @hanz2035 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Don't worry about the bushes on the Jumbo, it's almost like a law: If you have a Jumbo - put bushes on it....it's almost like having a Tiger and putting the big "DU DOCH NICHT" decal on it

  • @exactinmidget92
    @exactinmidget92 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    24:14, "its a lot of fun up there". said absolutely no one at top tier.

  • @icy3-1
    @icy3-1 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Ahhh here it is :D
    I did 2 games with this thing last night and basically played with my brain off. Fought Germany on the first one and Russia on the 2nd one, did pretty well on both and won both. Even without an Ace crew, a maxed, non-Expert crew in BRs like this are still a joy to have especially with the 75 Jumbo because it can literally out-reload most opponents. Very nice with the barrel meta that the 75 Jumbo has to stick to :3

  • @col.waltervonschonkopf69
    @col.waltervonschonkopf69 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    He hunts Tigers with Shermans?! Justin's the man! 😂

  • @Hangry_Hungarian
    @Hangry_Hungarian ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I super glad that your doing some lower tier stuff now, I enjoy your top tier gameplay but I think it's good to mix it up every once a while. Awesome video man!

  • @Alan-ww8vi
    @Alan-ww8vi ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The problem with the jumbo is that it's incredibly tough to balance and therefore place into a suitable BR. It's sort of like the Maus problem, but this tank is twice as effective than the Maus for it's BR.

  • @seththompson4083
    @seththompson4083 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love your videos they always keep me entertained and have really helped me to get better, keep up the great work

  • @corrodan2995
    @corrodan2995 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I have honestly had several really good games in the IS-4M recently. Getting decent downtiers as Russia and it honestly is a fun brain dead tank to play after a stressful shift. I give it a recommendation!

    • @sharkk127
      @sharkk127 ปีที่แล้ว

      Whenever ibplay that I just get an uptier and immediately die

    • @captainfactoid3867
      @captainfactoid3867 ปีที่แล้ว

      I remember bouncing shots in the enemy spawn for a solid 4 minutes in the IS-4. A Jagdtiger, Tiger 2, AA (of course), and other simply could not kill me

  • @ThrownScarf
    @ThrownScarf ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The cupola also works with taking out the jumbo. When playing the French jumbo, it was so easy to hit the American jumbos and hurt them reliably that way

  • @wahyucn
    @wahyucn ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Finally, Justin made a video about mid tier tanks. Thanks man, learn a lot from this.

  • @ODST_Parker
    @ODST_Parker ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Honestly, I still think the Jumbo is well balanced at 5.3. The gun may be a struggle, but track and barrel torture is still extremely effective with its fast reload. The armor won't save you all the time, and definitely not against experienced players, but it will give you time to disable the enemy tank.
    My rule of thumb, bait a shot, then go for tracks first if you know your reload is faster, otherwise go for barrel first. With tracks and barrels deleted, either hold the line for your team, or move up and take them out. You can be a solid wall of a battering ram with equal effectiveness.

  • @T34_PLAYER
    @T34_PLAYER ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the content mate 😊

  • @byson8628
    @byson8628 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Damn Justin I was the Panther A in Eastern Province I was trying to put the fire out because I didnt have a shell loaded
    Good stuff man!

  • @-_-death4646
    @-_-death4646 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Useful Tips for Tiger I players:
    when facing a jumbo, use your PzGr. shells and shoot the [transmission housing ]area , once it go through then comes the Overpressure, it will be a one shot kill

    • @ahnov6670
      @ahnov6670 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      “useful” but germany players will just forget when facing the jumbo anyway lol

  • @galmflight2632
    @galmflight2632 ปีที่แล้ว

    lol i just got addicted on jumbo tank this recently , and now u also playing it hehehe love it

  • @JP_Keifer
    @JP_Keifer ปีที่แล้ว +1

    in AB you get used to shooting the tracks or sprockets of a slightly angled jumbo. really catches them off guard and it’s a great kill shot

  • @saifitanvirahmed8604
    @saifitanvirahmed8604 ปีที่แล้ว

    what you've said at 10:42 is really true. I want to leave when this kind of maps pop up

  • @lockheedac-130hspectre6
    @lockheedac-130hspectre6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    fun fact T-45 shot can go through the upper front plate on a Tiger 1

  • @TheJessecarpenter
    @TheJessecarpenter ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You gotta use the APCR on this more than you did, there were MANY times where it would have come in handy vs the Tiger 1's just in this video.

  • @-_-death4646
    @-_-death4646 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Some useless tips for this 75jumbo :
    1.don‘t shoot a Panther’s cupola with your poor M61shell,it won’t go through.The Mantlet and turret front are both 100mm thick ,so use your APCR instead of M61will make it easier.
    2.don’t shoot a Tiger I’s Front glacis with M61 at a range of more than 100m ,it does nothing.
    3.When a Tiger is angled , never shoot the hull.
    4.APCR is really effective against those Tigers who don’t angle themselves.

  • @musicheaven1679
    @musicheaven1679 ปีที่แล้ว

    6:41, sneaky Boi in the top right corner.

  • @prestigexv2151
    @prestigexv2151 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I cried inside everytime Justin shot the tiger front plate with the AP shell

    • @androidynamit
      @androidynamit ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah i just watched oddbawz and it gives me cringes everytime justin hit it with that 104mm base pen

    • @_invencible_
      @_invencible_ ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah he must be too used to the 76, though to be fair it does pen at close range.

  • @kilroy1287
    @kilroy1287 ปีที่แล้ว

    the P59 is my fav UFO, happy i got it when it came out.

  • @mpg797g9
    @mpg797g9 ปีที่แล้ว

    I use that APCR in cobra king so much,it really work well,you even can pen panther D and A and G turret and tiger 2 turret

  • @MtnTiggr
    @MtnTiggr ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The first thing I noticed was you said that the machine gun is the biggest weak spot. Not to Germany. They can pen everything on the jumbo

    • @JustinPlaysTV
      @JustinPlaysTV  ปีที่แล้ว

      Did you watch the video at all? O.o

    • @bro3217
      @bro3217 ปีที่แล้ว

      You mean only long 88s and higher can reliably pen the jumbo? Yes I agree. But thats where skill is involved and usually it is not a problem

    • @112mirai
      @112mirai ปีที่แล้ว

      By everything you mean the tiny microscopic spot near the machine gun port that most never shoots at?

    • @doraorak
      @doraorak ปีที่แล้ว

      @@112mirai what.. tigers can pen the whole front even up to 15 degrees

  • @raizencore
    @raizencore ปีที่แล้ว

    "Let's not stay here" *actually stays there for a decent amount of time* lmao

  • @yeetnoodle9668
    @yeetnoodle9668 ปีที่แล้ว

    That Leo was nice.

  • @banegas0411
    @banegas0411 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    i recently passed just over 1k more kills then deaths in m4a2
    and i noticed a lack of m4a2 on the channel

  • @JD_44
    @JD_44 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    justin can you do a video on the leclerc i’m grinding france rn and i wanna know how it performs and how good it is thx

  • @hidhshsj123
    @hidhshsj123 ปีที่แล้ว

    One of my all time favorite tanks

  • @doughnutgamer6042
    @doughnutgamer6042 ปีที่แล้ว

    Note: the tiger 1 will almost always have shells on the left shoulder; right if you are facing them head on

  • @tuhoangarts
    @tuhoangarts ปีที่แล้ว

    imagine that Leo helped you flipped back on and then shot you down LOLOLOLOL

  • @WalletWorrier
    @WalletWorrier ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Panthers can't go through the upper plate. They can go transmission area to immobilize the Jumbo, or turret front underneath the mantlet, but otherwise struggles to kill a smart unangled Jumbo except for an MG shot.

  • @exerity7942
    @exerity7942 ปีที่แล้ว

    That gyro stabiliser also makes it ten times better than ur average heavy tank.

  • @antoniotorres1733
    @antoniotorres1733 ปีที่แล้ว

    Remember! The soviet 85mm can pen frontally as well, in close contact, with that ridiculous angle pen.

  • @dipp9120
    @dipp9120 ปีที่แล้ว

    Honestly I always use t45 over m61 just because against tiger 1's, it has no issue going through the front plate and you can kill it in 2 shots if you place them well, and the same applies to panthers on their cheeks

  • @OptimusBananas
    @OptimusBananas ปีที่แล้ว

    the I miss my darts at 14:16 this is so me when my friends drag me to play mid tier.

  • @alitahir1119
    @alitahir1119 ปีที่แล้ว

    to be honset thats the only way to deal with german cats effectively with Jombs

  • @nirvashneo8400
    @nirvashneo8400 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the Jumbo but i just always get uptiered to 6.3 and end up eating both long 88s and HEAT shells from italian go karts

  • @Existor106
    @Existor106 ปีที่แล้ว

    keep the damn bushes on

  • @primeknight2363
    @primeknight2363 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hey Justin, make a gameplay of the T34 (US heavy tank) I want to see how you play it. Tnx. Love all your videos 😁

  • @noahsawesomevids422
    @noahsawesomevids422 ปีที่แล้ว

    I luv jumbo since i can fight 10-18 tanks a win also subed :)

  • @ranxsm
    @ranxsm 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Might of been easier to penetrate the tigers using the APCR which he had the whole time...

  • @Werry_Rang
    @Werry_Rang ปีที่แล้ว

    This with only APCR is actually good in my opinion unless full uptiered

  • @victorbunea2192
    @victorbunea2192 ปีที่แล้ว

    I played 2000+ battles with jumbos, once you know where to hit this vehicle is too strong even if in the last updates, vehicles with strong rounds have been added.

    • @jerrydabear7724
      @jerrydabear7724 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like the 75 jumbo facing mostly regular 88’s and 75’s, but as soon as you get the 76 jumbo and get up tiered to 6.0, pretty much every game is 6.7, and long 88’s will go through you no problem while the same can not be said about your 76mm to a king tiger

  • @brezyacres
    @brezyacres 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You can’t get good vs tigers man, shits rough

  • @howard9189
    @howard9189 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I got a 50% discount for King Cobra today, should I buy it? I have spaded the TT one though.

  • @captainfactoid3867
    @captainfactoid3867 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love encountering Jumbos with the Russian 122

  • @nicah2092
    @nicah2092 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    i was fighting a t34-85 for 10 minutes in this thing, i had stock AP….

  • @StealthCloudchaser
    @StealthCloudchaser ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember at 4.3 BR how stupidly overpowered this thing was and now at 5.3 it is the best tank to slaughter Tigers and IS-2s with out any care in the world.

  • @thecanadiantankcommander8673
    @thecanadiantankcommander8673 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I would have to disagree with on not having long range large maps for that br range. Large maps like this in my opinion give more variety of how to play a map and make the game more interesting instead of being stuck on tiny urban maps all the time. Plus all the tanks that specialize at fighting at long range, mostly case make and light armour TDs especially fixed or limited gun traverse TDs, can have fun for once, instead of being stuck on another small urban map that some fast light or medium tank can just easily flank around in second and easily kill you. But needing more large maps or have more large maps that are already implemented in the game being used at top tier I definitely agree with.

    • @collander7766
      @collander7766 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I think that at low tiers, there needs to be a mix in range. If your get into an actual sniping map, say fields of Poland or something, the game *heavily* favors specific nations. Even the best US tank destroyers have nothing on German medium tanks at this BR. Past 800-1000 m and it’s extremely one-sided.

    • @thecanadiantankcommander8673
      @thecanadiantankcommander8673 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@collander7766 oh yes a low tier I can agree, I am mostly talking about I guess would called mid tier being no lower than br 5.3-5.7 late tier III to tier IV. I find at these br range and up most tanks have the guns for the longer ranges and armour that will actually work at range, and areas for the light armour sniper tanks to be fully utilized. And yes I some nations would have more of an advantage probably being mostly Germany and Britain with there German Kwk/Pak 42s, 88s, Kwk/Pak 43s, Britains 17 pounders, and 20 pounders, and sabot rounds, but I have even done well and had good games with less capable long range tanks such as the Sherman 76s and KV-85, T-34-85s, and IS-1 on long range maps like Eastern Europe (long range version), Fields of Poland, and Vietnam.

    • @collander7766
      @collander7766 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@thecanadiantankcommander8673 totally 100%. I think that maps like Aral Sea, Carpathians, and El Alamein are perfect for this tier because they have long, open sniping ranges but also have enclosed areas where lighter tanks can flank and do their thing. Any tank has the potential to perform well on these maps if you play your cards right, as there are options for every playstyle

  • @ksenonscentral1187
    @ksenonscentral1187 ปีที่แล้ว

    You can't remove that ammo from that rack, i mean you can but u'll carry like 10 shots

  • @noonespecial7434
    @noonespecial7434 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If anyone complains about you taking barrels out on tanks with a Jumbo, they obviously don't know how to play a Jumbo. If you aren't taking barrels and tracks, you're really going to struggle in this thing.

  • @Brodysbad2467
    @Brodysbad2467 ปีที่แล้ว

    just so you know, every time i played 5.3 usa it's been a full uptier to 6.3, also, there's no difference between the cobra king and the jumbo, they're the same except the cobra king has a special skin

  • @cobalt0681
    @cobalt0681 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm calling Horse Pucky. I get one Shotted by Panthers from the front (not using the gunport) in my jumbo all the time. Panthers OP at 5.3-6.3

  • @mikefoster6018
    @mikefoster6018 ปีที่แล้ว

    I remember when the Jumbo was 4.7BR. Even back then, people moaned it was too weak. Cobblers. It was savage at 5.3BR. But yeah, like most tanks that focus on armour, the current BR is set to make it decent on downtiers and not good on uptiers. I wouldn't take it vs tanks above 5.7BR. You do have to spend a lot of time shooting at turret cheeks with APCR ammo.

  • @SeductiveWalrus
    @SeductiveWalrus ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you play the type 90? I would love to see that

  • @holden3083
    @holden3083 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍. U want to run camo / bushes…. Go for it! The jumbo 75 needs to drop to at least br 5. Because of the gun & lack of armour at br 6. Jumbo 76 drop it down to 5.7. How do ugly in same or down tier’s? Is there a app or a certain vehicle u have to buy to get them? Especially when I run the jumbo 75 I’m lucky if I only get a .5 br up tier

  • @flubjig903
    @flubjig903 ปีที่แล้ว

    use the apcr to pen tiger hulls and panther mantlets from the front

  • @shronkler1994
    @shronkler1994 ปีที่แล้ว

    0:47
    no... justin... please...you can turn away now
    0:52 no fucking way he did it

  • @wanderlust_tom
    @wanderlust_tom ปีที่แล้ว

    APCR to is better in first contact then use AP to finish

  • @hexo1580
    @hexo1580 ปีที่แล้ว

    Been on a low tier spree huh justin

  • @zollyy
    @zollyy ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Honestly should be 5.0. But I guess German mains are cried about it.

  • @croskerk
    @croskerk ปีที่แล้ว

    Gaijin is a horror game confirmed

  • @BansheeNT-D
    @BansheeNT-D ปีที่แล้ว

    Still no german sherman video :(
    But nice video Justin! 😄

  • @croskerk
    @croskerk ปีที่แล้ว

    There is no difference for Cobra King and Jumbo. Its part of the reskin era

  • @KAMI-pn7bk
    @KAMI-pn7bk ปีที่แล้ว +1

    its cool to see you fail shots and commit some "nooby" mistakes , good content for new players that think content creators have the mystic plotarmor.

  • @Krimpzz
    @Krimpzz ปีที่แล้ว

    Just bought a RTX 3070 Laptop and using max perfromance mode with cool boost gets me 200+ fps on max settings with dlss on this game lol

  • @BurntOutllama
    @BurntOutllama ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Day 1: T72av (Turms T) Yak38 Combo

  • @czak3039
    @czak3039 ปีที่แล้ว

    I guess gaijin dont know anything about playing tanks and thats why we have situations like this with maps on low tier

  • @coyne4586
    @coyne4586 ปีที่แล้ว

    In the words of dollar plays aka Betty did you angle today

  • @balls9052
    @balls9052 ปีที่แล้ว

    Kobra King is just a historical jumbo tank look up its history.

  • @sparkafie
    @sparkafie ปีที่แล้ว

    I put a target on my so the Tiger players know where to shoot ;)

  • @koltondavis5975
    @koltondavis5975 ปีที่แล้ว

    How do I use the discount code on PlayStation?

  • @niojandonker625
    @niojandonker625 ปีที่แล้ว

    Me as a experienced wt around this br think that this thing needs to go down in br again. It is very easy to deal with if u know what ur doing, we all know that germany gets the best tier for tier vehicles up to 6.7. the tiger 2 in a full down tier is the most op thing in warthunder if u know how to play one, back to the jumbo, panthers are practically untouchable at range just like the tiger e's dont get me wrong i love to play the jumbo cuz people are dumb. However it is just bad.

  • @skltz8179
    @skltz8179 ปีที่แล้ว

    so. many. tiger. deaths 😂😂😂

  • @danielfroberg359
    @danielfroberg359 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you play The a32a lansen :)

  • @BasTSLA
    @BasTSLA ปีที่แล้ว

    Please updated video on tiger had
    I give up

  • @wkhan368
    @wkhan368 ปีที่แล้ว

    when next major update?

  • @alucardtherealvampire6470
    @alucardtherealvampire6470 ปีที่แล้ว

    Leopards stick together

  • @kkkk8995
    @kkkk8995 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love you 😆

  • @raz4371
    @raz4371 ปีที่แล้ว

    why does this thing not have the high velocity 76mm

  • @addedcheese
    @addedcheese ปีที่แล้ว

    'what is it with tiger players and carrying so much freaking ammunition, seriously. 20 -25 rounds at the very most.' -Justin 2022, while carrying 37 rounds himself and having already fires a bunch 😂

    • @androidynamit
      @androidynamit ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Nah carrying that many on jumbo wouldn't make any difference than say 20 rounds, anything that can pen you from the front one shot you anyway

  • @corpnut2906
    @corpnut2906 ปีที่แล้ว

    WHY take the bushes off we did that in real life

  • @zaneplayswt4436
    @zaneplayswt4436 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello, can you do t34 85, tnx

  • @ravenouself4181
    @ravenouself4181 ปีที่แล้ว

    Tbh, I don't understand the problem about bushes. It's not like the bushes delete my memories of where the MG port is.
    Edit: This thing being at 5.3 is ridicilous. The gun already struggles at 3.7.
    Edit: No offense taken. I am a Germany main and always wonder if my teammates have a singular brain cell amongst them.

  • @alucardtherealvampire6470
    @alucardtherealvampire6470 ปีที่แล้ว

    Also hi Justin

  • @DocSherif
    @DocSherif ปีที่แล้ว

    this tank worth one shot with panther D its just German players suffer

  • @frankmartel3428
    @frankmartel3428 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Bro Its just raging.. why people are REeeing/Crying about bush.. do as you want and dont bother other people because they do something, let them be... ??? bro humanity in 2000 is doing bad and it dont get better.. thx guys i gess........ btw exept this great vidz

  • @a_stone
    @a_stone ปีที่แล้ว

    Can't wait for gaijin to fix APHE so the cupola bullshit isn't possible anymore. Sick and tired of people cheesing tanks by shooting something that isn't a weakspot IRL.

  • @steakenjoyer9012
    @steakenjoyer9012 ปีที่แล้ว

    ok...... now try the Jumbo 76mm😈

    • @winchesterchua3390
      @winchesterchua3390 ปีที่แล้ว

      That thing's a piece of crap now that it's 6.3.

    • @steakenjoyer9012
      @steakenjoyer9012 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@winchesterchua3390 yeah its been like that for like a year now ? with no plans changing it ( that's why I'm asking the man to play it )

    • @elkrumb9159
      @elkrumb9159 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@winchesterchua3390 it’s still good

    • @mails5054
      @mails5054 ปีที่แล้ว

      its a fine back up vehicle for the t92 and t26e5, late game that stabilzer can be really helptful when the tiger 2h players are all in tiger 1s and panthers

  • @T34_PLAYER
    @T34_PLAYER ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello!

  • @thedog2123
    @thedog2123 ปีที่แล้ว

    5.3 is just basically 6.3 in all honesty. And these german players makes my blood boil. Seeing them bring full ammo just pains me

  • @sebastiandelgado2642
    @sebastiandelgado2642 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Americans suffer. If your a new player avoid the American tech tree theirs other more fun tanks to play tbh well I only have the Americans but from what I experience it Jets to grind another nation

  • @shawmarcus1989
    @shawmarcus1989 ปีที่แล้ว

    6:10 you need to aim for the square corners of the tiger

  • @jordanwilliams2557
    @jordanwilliams2557 ปีที่แล้ว

    Sherman’s

  • @TomPrickVixen
    @TomPrickVixen ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The left front rack of the Tiger 1 ALWAYS has ammo in it, even if it only carries 10 shells. For some reason it acts like 1st stage ammo.
    Yes shooting barrels and cupolas is toxic gameplay, no matter what the enemy or your vehicle is! I usually even report players who's knowledge is limited to that unhonorable tactic.