Hello my friends! I am Luke Kneller and you’re watching “Best Replays of the Week”.
I’ve said that 10 times now, which means it would normally be time to finish the season and take a breather.
But there will be no break, so to celebrate the anniversary we’ve prepared a musical surprise for you.
Make sure to watch it.
Enough small talk – let’s start the warm up!
We start warming up on the Highway.
A platoon of two E-25s behave like an old married couple from the beginning.
The tanks separate and get back together.
They even have a fight! They don’t seem interested in their team dying without getting any kills.
They know that simple plans are the best.
They drive into the heart of the enemy’s lair, wait until the enemy can already taste the victory and then take it away by capturing the base.
The score is 0-13, but the lovers are victorious! This is so cute… and we go on!
Warm Up
The warm up continues in Himmelsdorf, where the amazing tracked circus has come to town.
There are no tigers or lions, but the ISU-152s and the ISs are going to put on a performance for their only remaining spectator – the T 34-85.
Let the show begin! In the first act the ISU masterfully demonstrates how to not penetrate a soft target from two meters away.
The audience is not impressed.
But there’s more! Take a look at the “Benny Hill style chase” number!
It runs a little too long, and the actor isn’t that good.
Maybe it’s time to ask for a refund?
The warm up concludes on Komarin.
Throughout the whole battle the American M40/M43 follows the basic game plan to the letter.
Support stuff and get kills.
You know; the standard artillery stuff.
Nothing out of ordinary.
But the real fun starts when both bases are being captured at the same time.
At this point you should imagine a World War II propaganda poster saying “What are you willing to do for victory?”
The arty drives forward, puts out the fire… and sacrifices itself and resetting the cap at 99%.
An act worthy of your respect.
That’s it for the warm up. Let’s move onto the main event!
Top Gun
The Top Gun of the Week goes to the callsign Friend_ship, and he’s driving an M4 Sherman.
Remember how we once showed you a shot at the windmill for luck? This time it’s almost the same.
Though it’s the M4 who gets shot instead… and it has nothing to do with the windmill.
The rest is the same.
Anyway, the lucky charm starts working right away, and his first shot turns an enemy artillery into scrap.
And this is only the beginning.
Like a native American Brave, the Sherman takes enemy scalps whilst his allies fall one by one.
The remaining allied Bishop is unlikely to do much good, so the American is basically alone against 7 opponents.
No matter, seven kills done; seven more to go!
An encounter with his evil twin goes well.
A shot to the track causes just 14 points of damage.
After the Sherman duel; a Stuart is more of a gift than an opponent.
A few seconds, and the M5 is sent away to replay the tutorial! The B1 manages to land a few shots, but is dispatched just as easily.
It would be a good idea to fall back, but the M4 is too noble to just watch an ally get bullied by the T-34.
Two precise shots into the turret and the Soviet unit turns from a tank to a smoking memorial.
The allied arty blows up, and almost immediately the base capture siren starts to howl.
The sound is somehow appropriate for Ruinberg on Fire! Anyway, the invading T-28 tries to run.
Not so fast! 12th kill, but there are still two more enemies.
The next one isn’t hard to find.
The KV-1 seems to have forgotten how to shoot straight, and so becomes another victim of the Sherman.
Maybe he got too nervous, or just considered the asphalt his real enemy - who knows?
And the final act of this one man show is provided by the SU-122A.
His tactics are a little strange – he is trying to merge into the house.
You’d probably need three camouflage nets for this to work.
An easy 14th kill seals a hard-earned victory,
and brings the player Friend_ship fame, a fortune in gold, a medal and the title of “Top Gun of The Week”! Congratulations!
Steel Wall
The Steel Wall of the Week goes to the player called Dvorn driving his KV-5 Soviet heavy.
He appears on Komarin and immediately heads towards the island at the center of the map, along with half the team.
As it happens the enemy has decided to do the same, and so the massacre begins.
Our future award winner is as cool as a cucumber.
He just isn’t impressed with the enemy shells at all.
The IS-6, the KV-1S and many others try to pierce his thick soviet hide from the side, but with no success.
Allies and enemies die, positions are changed, the sun goes up and down, children are born and grow up…
but one thing doesn’t change; the hit point total of this seemingly indestructible KV-5.
A couple of enemies finally manage to do some damage, but they can’t really affect the battle’s outcome.
I get the feeling that even the radio operator is laughing at these pathetic attempts.
In all fairness; it must be said that the enemy do come very close to blowing the KV up in the end.
It doesn’t matter though! Even 55 hp are enough to carry his team to victory.
A pile of medals, more than 15 thousand points of potential damage and the well-deserved title of “Steel Wall of the Week”.
Congratulations!
Sniper
For Sniper of the Week it has become a tradition to show you a hit parade of three great shots.
For the first one we’ll travel to Westfield.
By the end of the battle the enemy SPG is alone, and decides to end it all by jumping off the bridge.
The Waffentrager Auf Pz 4 notices the suicide attempt, and decides give his enemy a proper Viking funeral.
It looks like his marksmanship is perfect without even needing to aim,
and the falling enemy is turned into a spectacular flaming wreck in mid-air.
A great shot and a memorable ending for the match.
The silver medal in this category goes to another product of the German tank-building industry – the JagdPanzer E-100.
Are there people in this world who like cockroaches? There probably are, but the star of this video isn’t one of them.
A sneaky T-54 has vanished from sight and is starting to get on our tanker’s nerves.
He’s just asking to be crushed by a metaphorical slipper!
Through a hole in the building, above the dead IS-8s gun and right into the commander’s hatch.
What a great shot!
And finally, this week’s top sniper drives the Crusader SP.
You know how you should avoid breaking things when you’re trying to stay hidden? It seems like the enemy SU-100 has forgotten about it.
A true sniper only needs a glimpse of his prey.
The victim has been spotted, and the hunt is on.
He follows the trail of broken buildings and fences.
A bit to the right, now a little to the left and shoot! It’s a hit!
The SU-100 is sent to study the basics of stealth and safe driving, and the hunter becomes the best sniper of this week.
Congratulations!
Defender
This week’s best defender goes by the call sign x331, and he is driving a Borsig.
It’s common on Westfield for the forces to clash in the village, and the Borsig heads there as well to help his team.
At some point he starts to think that the emptiness on the other flank can’t be a good thing.
And it’s not! The opponents have gotten to the base and started a siren party.
“Not on my watch” says the German.
He sends the Tiger 1 to a better and less hostile place called the “garage”, and the Stuart quickly follows.
The annoying red bar is out of the picture, but life hasn’t gotten much easier given that the score is 7-12.
The enemies have surrounded the base and are rubbing their hands in anticipation of an easy victory.
It’s time to show them who the victory belong to!
The Borsig’s gunner is an expert at setting explosive fuses! It’s time for the enemy to know fear!
First the T-43 is surprised to find out he’s a one-shot kill.
The ELC follows in the same explosive fashion, and that’s not all.
The third shot sends a fully intact IS-3 to the hangar, where his teammates have already started the “safe stowage fan club”.
The lesson on “How to turn the tide of battle with three shots” has been taught.
The Pz.Sfl. V hasn’t yet realized that the odds aren’t in his favor anymore, and attacks the allied AT-7.
Tradition demands that you don’t leave comrades in trouble! But as the Borsig saves the day, he’s hit from behind.
Actually it barely counts as a hit, and is more of a desperate push.
All that’s left to do is to go and pick off the remaining M12 as an added bonus.
And we are the ones who got the real bonus.
Incredible luck added to great skill and tactics bring x331 the title of the “Defender of The Week”! Keep it up!
Best Replay
And now we get to the main award.
The honorable title of “Best Replay of the Week” goes to Godziak.
Together with our star player we travel to a high position on El Halluf.
Not a very precise description, but I think you got me.
This is a good position for helping allied heavies climbing uphill.
Two piles of scrap that used to be enemy tank a moment ago demonstrate the point.
No kills here, but that doesn’t matter.
Shots from an enemy artillery unit don’t scare the American, but he decides to climb down from the cliff.
His timing is excellent.
Stopping the cap and sending the JagdPanther II back to the zoo is a great result.
The developer approves!
The American continues supporting his allies and unloads another drum into the AMX M4 45.
The hostile T-34-85 tries to take advantage of a moment of vulnerability during the reload.
Really? Skilled maneuvering leaves the Soviet combatant with no chance for victory.
A finishing shot on the JagdPanther is good, but receiving a hit to the fuel tank from an IS-2 is less so.
Not good at all!
He decides to postpone the dismantling of the Chinese tank for later... A little detour lets him reload and plan for a new attack.
The last remaining ally switches over to post-mortem mode, and the ARL 44’s turret just doesn’t want to get penetrated.
A close encounter with the thick headed Frenchman ends in our star player’s favor.
No time to relax! A lucky turn, and the T69 narrowly avoids massive damage from an artillery strike.
This was the last shot this SPG will take, and now only two enemies remain.
He goes looking for danger, and before long danger finds him.
It’s not just any danger; it’s his old Chinese adversary! Now’s the time to settle this!
Taking cover behind a rock the American greets his enemy with a thunderous drum solo!
Now things are getting ugly though, as he realizes he’s down to two shells!
Shot number one finally sends the Chinese heavy to the garage! And almost instantly, the end-boss appears.
The main villain of this battle – the IS-3! One shell, one enemy - one chance for victory!
A steely-eyed look, careful aim and… yes! The shot named after Alexander Fadin brings a long-awaited victory!
This rare display of skill… and luck; brings the player Godziak gold, a special medal and most importantly:
the title of “The best replay of the week”! Congratulations!
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And that’s… NOT all I have for you today! As I promised, there’s a little surprise.
Do you remember the Waffentrager song from episode 7?
We decided to go further and made a whole video for this track! And that’s it for now, for real this time.
Thanks for watching, and I’ll see you next time!