WHY AM I SO BAD AT WAR THUNDER GERMAN TANKS and how NOT to play them in realistic tank battles

How to play German tanks in War Thunder ground forces? In this video I want to show you the biggest mistakes players make with German tanks. Especially the tiger H1. This video is about midtier tanks around the BR 5.0 to 6.0. I played it in my Amercian 6.0 Line-up. With this I can show you more different German tanks and the mistakes.

War Thunder tanks guide – Tiger H1

I hope you enjoy this video.

Music: Flow (Sting) - MK2

[dapperfield]

As a Germany player, seeing Tigers in my team stand in the open without even trying to angle hurts my soul. They then complain on how the t3485 and comet is overpowered...

[benabad]

Another tip for any country: Don't have more than two people in the same place. That's how I got a triple kill with my P-47.

[ray]

I just started this game 3 weeks ago and finding out how difficult and frustrating this is. Since I've been playing WOT Blitz my mindset and tactical strategy has to change. I've been digging up on all the video like this to learn how to play and starting to understand it. It's going to be work in progress for a long time for me....

[panzertank]

Jumbo with 76mm gun in down tier match is basically brain dead mode, with bushes covering your MG port you can totally destroy tigers and panthers with only the risk of breaking parts.

[eshelly]

Never apologize for covering an enemy spawn. If they let you get there it’s their fault. If I can fight my way to a spawn point I will kill anything coming out of it. That is not my strategy but if I find myself at the enemies doorstep I will take advantage. With no apologies

[tjaartbester]

So when are you notified that you are down tier? Is there something to that tells you that you will be fighting against BR6.0 when you are 5.0 or lower? Should you assume you are allways down tier?

[resistance]

It’s the spawn killing that gets to me. The fact that most German tanks are slow doesn’t help either. I play a line up of panzer IV’s at BR 4.0 as I grind out the mid tier German tanks. most games play out with me holding a flank until an R3 shows up and takes me out then I spend the rest of that match trying to drive out of spawn and to some cover only to get sniped by the enemy. That is what playing Germany is for me.

[totalwartitan]

I have met so many players who need this video. I prefer the panther.

[soulfiemc]

Its worth noting that gamesense is essential for this to work. If you don't know where your opponent is, you could very well be turning your armor towards them

[coenvancamp]

While these are all valid points, it must not be forgotten that a lot of Germany's tanks are slow and cumbersome and therefore hard to get into a good position in the first place. Compared to the T34's and Shermans who are quite nimble and speedy.

What seems to happen a lot is this: a match starts, usually the Soviets/US find themselves at the caps the fastest, but it's a 50/50 if they, or the Germans hold it. but when both teams start their second wave of spawns the Soviets/US are definitely faster at the caps again and can entrench themselves properly.

When the German second wave starts trickling in one by one, even if individual German players play well, they often still lose on points as taking those capture points is nigh impossible with a secondary wave of enemies already well entrenched by the time they finally arrive on the scene.

(You can see it for most of this match as well, 2/3 of the maps is controlled by Kong's team, while the Germans are basically fighting from their spawn).

So the frustration comes from generally playing well but still losing on points most of the time. This frustration then leads to players racing for a cap and hoping for the best once they are there which often leads to them being shot in their very weak sides on the way to the cap.

People might hate on the Puma but it is these light vehicles that Germany sorely lacks in 5.0-6.0 as it speed is vital in capping uncontested capture points that can flip the game around.

Yes, Germany can't complain about their amazing tanks, but they can complain that the game-mode simply doesn't suit their tanks very well. Historically, Germany faired much better in real life as they didn't have to fight for a point that was about 15 meters across, but rather entire cities.

[noterichhartmann]

Beautiful tips! Even as a tiger player who angles the hull down positioning and cover guides were so helpful! I’m new to this channel and can’t wait to see more!

[majkiboy]

You are a true fair player, no disgusting spawnraid, even said sorry for those must have kills. Cool video

[alihasanabdullah]

Wish I saw this video 5 years ago. Now, after reaching lv 100 and unlocking multiple tech trees, I just sigh and look at the sorry state of my team whenever I play mid tier Germany. Can't even blame them honestly, I did all the same mistakes after all.
What's even weirder is that low BR german players seem to be better at cover and concealment and map positioning than mid tiers.

Anyway, subbed. Good video.

[killerbug]

Lots of Germany players simply Speedrun to get to tiger/panther because they're so iconic but because they're putting all their effort into speedrunning tiger they don't put effort into actually learning the game. A tank is only as good as it's crew members, and when the most important crew member doesn't know how to do their job it means the tank is useless.

[dukesalt]

A German Telling German mains how to play. I respect

[eshx]

Surprising to see how many other Germany mains don't angle their freaking armor. Most of those Tigers would have survived long enough to escape or go hull down if they had.

[rainenjoyer_]

Very useful video! I bought my first Tiger today and this video came in handy

[kolos]

Holy crap dude, this is the most informative video I have ever seen. Instant sub!

[nextjaeger]

Ein sehr gutes Video. Ich hab zwar mittlerweile Deutschland und USSR durch aber es ist schön zu sehen, dass jemand neuen Spielern hilf. Danke!

[InputFresco]

Why is this in my reccomended, I swear Im not bad