Hello my friends!
I am Luke Kneller and you are watching "Best replays of The Week"!
Today we'll take a fresh look at the "Confederate" award,
once again marvel at the thickness of a T95's armour,
and see just how much a three-tank platoon can carry!
How are you? Having a good Spring?
It's been very hot here but now it's raining.
OK, enough chit-chat, let's get the warm-up going!
We begin at the Hidden Village, where an IS-4 is out for a stroll.
And why not? The scenery is just lovely.
Also you get to shoot things.
An enemy T-62A comes along to spoil the fun.
Suddenly there's no time to stop and smell the roses.
An allied Foch rolls in to give assistance.
It fires, and... I guess the player forgot about friendly fire.
And of course! The turret is stuck! Great!
The Foch gets embarrassed and goes away after taking a shot at the enemy.
OK, no hard feelings I guess...
but maybe we shouldn't turn our back on the blue TD again...
but the T-62A still loses the duel and we move on.
We continue limbering up on Redshire.
The T49 turns enemies to scrap one after another.
His commitment to recycling has brought him an impressive 8 kills!
He finishes off the KV capturing the allied base leaving just the two SPGs remaining
and they seem unlikely to pose much of a threat.
Just rush in like it's a store about to close...
oh, did I forget to mention he's out of ammo?
Did you think this was an epic carry? this is a warm-up remember! Trolololol!
We finish the warm up in Himmelsdorf.
Late in the battle a duel starts at the railroad tracks.
The ISU-152 and the T-54 hammer each other down to a one-shot kill each and then...
then something happens to the T-54's gunner!
It seems that the gunner ascended from this plane
and now his mortal shell is occupied by somebody, or something, else.
Whatever it is that took his place must be bewildered to find itself in a tank!
The feared cockroach fires shot after shot
but the ISU isn't even scratched.
Eventually the bewildered TD puts an end to the spectacle.
That's it for the warm up.
Let's get to the awards.
This week's top defender is the player
behind the call-sign tonysnk, driving his Object 704.
He finds himself in a tier 10 battle,
and early on he does his best to work with the team.
He does his job but so far it's nothing extraordinary.
Things change when the score is 6:10 and the capture starts.
All remaining allies decide to go for the enemy base,
and only our TD friend heads back to defend his turf.
The cap is reset -- the Foch took a serious hit,
and the team mates have started the counter-capture.
The Object decides to make snow explosions for a while.
That sure was fun
but there's no more time for messing around -- the red bar is racing ahead.
He rolls out, lowers the cap at 97% and sends the Foch to the garage!
All is well for a moment but the enemies manage
to finish off the counter-capturing teammates.
The remaining invader really needs to be dealt with.
The WZ-120 is a difficult target for the Object,
but an allied Leopard manages to silence the siren for a bit.
The Chinese med is distracted, and so the object rushes in,
and ends the threat with two shots.
Good! Even suspiciously good...
It's three vs. two now... then 2-2, then 1 vs. 2!
Suddenly things are looking grim again.
You don't need to be psychic to see where the enemies are going.
He needs to prepare! Get in position and wait...
And there's the siren!
A cautious peek at the E-100 and soon the German crew are wondering
how to remove the shell from their turret.
The E-100 leaves the circle to defend his teammate,
but the Object keeps hitting the unseen capper.
The E-100 rolls forward and charges the Object!
The enemy peeks out while on the reload,
and that is the last mistake it will do in this battle!
Only the Borsig remains!
There's nothing tonysnk can do about his one-shottable state,
it's time to go and challenge the rival TD!
Moving closer, the Borsig misses his shot by inches!
The first shot at the Borsig also misses.
Some careful manoeuvring is needed here.
A shot takes the Borsig's HP advantage away,
and charging through the house sets up the perfect finishing shot.
You are the Defender of the Week!
Congratulations!
This week's confederate is the player called CommanderDL,
driving his ELC AMX.
I know you're all used to hearing how Confederate is like a consolation price.
One kill-steal after another, missed opportunities and misfortune, bla-bla-bla...
But not today!
This guy has earned the Confederate award for a completely different reason!
First of all, this contender ends up in a tier 9 encounter battle on Murovanka.
Early on it looks like the ELC heads out to be a passive scout at the capture zone...
but he's far from passive and starts taking on dangerous opponents,
starting with the T29, and then the T-34-1.
The score is 5:5, 4 minutes in, and the AMX is still alive!
Surprising! But wait, there's more!
The enemy war machines break the allied defences
and only our tiny champion can check their advance!
After a short game of hide and seek the ELC drives into the circle
to help the Prototype with the capture.
The FV207 is no threat, but the T30 sure is.
Luckily the ally deals with the aggressor!
The Waffentrager auf Pz. IV kills the allied E 75,
but the ELC is quick to take revenge.
"Never give up and never surrender."
The enemy arty finishes off the last ally and the French Tank is left alone...
against three SPGs and an IS-8!
He quickly finishes off the FV207 and...
a near miss from the G.W. Tiger (P)!
Phew... survived that one.
Teammates guide him to one of the SPGs and it's instantly destroyed.
The second one is quick to follow.
Now for the hardest part, the IS-8!
The ELC heads out to where it was last spotted and...
it's still on the same spot! It's a present!
A really hard-earned one.
A tiny machine you'd expect to see in a second line support role
in a battle like this managed to rack up 6 kills and deal almost 4500 damage.
Only the enemy Waffentrager could top that by the way!
The ELC flat-out carried the whole battle!
That's why we award him the title of "Confederate of the Week",
with gold and the special medal included!
And now a question for our viewers:
how do you like this new Confederate format?
Leave your answers in the comments!
This week's top gun goes to the call-sign...
ehrm... ajykapd51, driving a Comet.
Defending against an assault on the Siegfried line can be like holding on in a siege.
Our star, with the difficult name, heads out to cover the northern flank.
Unfortunately it looks like he is doing it alone.
Spotting several enemies the Brit gets busy and takes them all on.
The allies try to help... but it's mostly a one man show.
Five kills later the flank is secure and it's time to find more targets!
The comet finishes off a French TD and probably can't help wondering
why the teams score matches his kill counter.
There's no time to worry about it though,
since a Black Prince is harassing an allied KV-2.
Punching holes into the Prince is interrupted by a charging ELC!
But not for long.
It's time to get His Majesty's attention and try to save the KV-2.
Well, it seems that the artillery are awake...
A few more shots and a sudden fire remind the enemy
that it's time for their afternoon tea.
Badly mauled by the artillery, the Comet blazes on!
Seven enemies left, and only one ally!
It's epic carry time!
The capture alarm tells him where to go.
An AMX 12t is finished off... by the allied SPG!
Hey, you're useful!
The SU-100M1 tries to end the heroic streak of the Comet
but with no success.
The Brit stops just in time and the shot takes out his track.
Not too scary!
Three shots in return -- now that's scary!
Leaving the area doesn't work -- a Jagdpanzer IV attacks the two remaining Rambos
but his full HP are gone in a moment.
That's the tenth kill!
He heads out to look for the remaining enemies,
but it turns out they are quite easy to find.
First the "dueling shoeboxes" fight between the FV304s ends in his favour
and then another capture attempt starts.
Turning back now could be a mistake.
The Lorraine and the AMX 13 F3 AM are spotted,
and taken out on the run, action-movie style.
The ally easily finishes off the enemy Stug
and we can celebrate a hard-earned victory!
The Comet and the FV took out everybody!
3 kills are good for an SPG and 12 make ajykapd51 this week's Top Gun hero.
Keep it up!
This week's steel wall award goes to the player called IVAN_2001, driving a T95.
You probably remember we saw this vehicle quite recently,
and the tactics used were... ok there were no tactics.
This time it's different!
The name of the game is assault on Erlenberg.
The hard-boiled American is at the top of the list,
and he must hold the defense, at any cost.
Of course, first he needs to crawl into position...
*"2 minutes later"*
Yes! The hardest part is over.
The rest is simple -- just dance and absorb the damage!
Ricochets are followed by track shots
and the TD tears pieces off all enemies careless enough to be spotted!
The unspotted ones try their best to dismantle the American as well
but they would probably be more effective
if they just tried distracting IVAN with the all-chat.
Look at that... The T95 is literally wading through corpses!
Nothing can stop this Super Mario from reaching the castle!
And even the princess is there!
An enemy SPG came to finish this fight up close and personal,
but he only succeeded in becoming the final brush stroke to this scene of slaughter.
The time is up and the armoured beast scored 8 kills,
received 93 hits and absorbed nearly 24,000 points of potential damage!
A great fight and a great match!
The title of "Steel Wall of the Week" is well deserved.
This week's best replay award goes to a whole platoon!
That's right!
The E-50M, the Foch (155) and the Object 268 are all co-stars this time!
At the start of the battle the trio head out towards the square.
Playing the support role is a noble cause.
By the time the Foch takes the first kill the scoreboard shows 1:6...
The platoon fights on and their allies die!
But it's all according to the plan.
The tide turns with the death of the last ally
as the conservation of ninjutsu is in effect!
5:12? The hunting season has just begun!
The Foch's shells find a soft target in the T34
and death claims it after a dramatic ram from the French ninja.
3 kills for the 155, and the allies are keeping up!
The capture starts and there are many more enemies.
The German Med and the Object take care of four at once!
An E 50 Ausf.M, an IS-7, a Batchat and an IS-3!
They are like Legolas and Gimli at Helm's Deep!
The siren is still howling and the Heroes
Three decide to envelop the enemy.
The 268 and the E 50 Ausf.M drive to the base down the 2-column ,
while the Foch takes the outer ring road.
The Soviet TD immediately takes out the AT-15.
This flushes out an enemy E 50 Ausf.M, and it rolls straight into the Foch's sights.
Now everything is fair -- 3 vs 3 and each of our stars has 4 kills!
The E 50 Ausf.M is the first to the base and he quickly sets the AMX 13 75 on fire.
The trio easily overwhelm the Indien and then it's almost over!
Only the artillery remains alive.
The E 50 Ausf.M is once again the first to the target
but the Top Gun doesn't happen!
The 212A manages to take him out...
Does it spoil the fun? No way!
The Foch sends the arty to the garage making the numbers next to their names match up.
Five kills each! Who needs this "Top Gun" when you can have that?
The platoon swept aside all who stood in their way
and proved once again that unity is strength!
That's why we award all three the gold,
the special medal and the title of "Best replay of The Week"!
Great work guys!
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