Video summary

DRIFTING WAS ADDED IN WAR THUNDER (ACCIDENTALLY)

Main summary

Key takeaways

Gaming

Storyline (what’s happening in the clip)

  • The subtitles open like a battlefield encounter, with Germans retreating as the speaker’s side sets up defensive perimeters.
  • The “story” quickly turns into chaotic PvP moments where the narrator/teammates use an unintended vehicle behavior—reverse drifting / reverse momentum drifting—to dodge enemies and rack up kills with ridiculous movement.
  • Along the way, they fall into comical situations such as:
    • spinning out,
    • “being inside” other tanks,
    • sliding past foes in unexpected ways,
    • escaping gunfire while trying to preserve the glitch’s conditions.

Gameplay highlights (what’s shown / discussed)

  • Core glitch mechanic: War Thunder “accidentally” allows drifting behavior when:
    • you drive full speed backward, and
    • the vehicle/wheels keep momentum in a way that produces drift-like control.
  • The video is framed as a “Top 5 funniest glitches” list:
    • #1: Reverse drifting
    • #2: subtitles suggest “anyway” / “number two” but don’t clearly state what #2 is
    • The remaining entries aren’t explicitly listed in the subtitles, though additional humorous drift/vehicle-control moments are shown.

Vehicle usage and experimentation

  • The creator focuses heavily on the Puma, including speculation/variations such as:
    • imagining a “pack Puma,”
    • wondering how other platforms (e.g., EBR) would behave.
  • They test different tanks and scenarios where drift behavior and high-torque handling enable:
    • escaping into/through odd terrain features,
    • performing “cool spin move” takedowns,
    • maneuvering into enemies’ flanks while staying hard to track.

Combat outcomes driven by movement

  • Several kills are credited more to movement than straightforward gunfights:
    • baiting enemies, circling them (e.g., “two circles around him”), then securing the kill,
    • driving away to rebuild speed/torque conditions, then re-engaging.
  • They also note that the behavior doesn’t provide a real advantage, but it’s extremely entertaining.

Key strategies / tips (how to make the drift glitch happen)

  • Get to the right state first: The “hardest part” is building and maintaining top speed, then keeping the vehicle stable enough not to “pingpong” uncontrollably.

  • Maintain RPM / speed behavior: Once the vehicle reaches max RPM/top behavior, it “stays there,” making drifting more consistent.

  • Steering discipline: Avoid overly aggressive steering; the vehicle can become unstable and spin.

  • Stability resets: The vehicle may restabilize around ~90 (likely a speed/condition threshold). If it becomes unstable, hitting that threshold again may restore the drifting/control behavior.

  • Use terrain/angles: Downhill slopes and slick surfaces help achieve and preserve the drift/crazy handling.

  • Wheel damage makes it worse/weirder: Damaged or lost wheels can cause extremely abnormal handling (described as constantly turning or “fish sailing”), making stability harder.

“End of clip” notes: what’s being satirized/celebrated

  • The segment is essentially a physics/handling chaos highlight reel:
    • sliding,
    • circling,
    • escaping,
    • occasionally getting stuck inside props/crates or “inside of each other,”
    • then recovering and continuing the stunt.

Gamers / sources featured

  • No specific external sources are named.
  • Teammates are referenced via in-video mentions (from subtitles), including:
    • Dave
    • Kajun
    • Sherman Hank
  • The main creator is not clearly named in the subtitles.

Original video