Premium vehicles - AMX Chasseur de chars. AMX CDC: The Quintessence of French Cardboard and Firepower What to Put on a CDC

A draft of the new car was presented by AMX in 1946. The powerful engine and low weight were supposed to provide the new vehicle with excellent mobility, and the 90-mm gun with mechanized ammo rack - a good rate of fire. However, significant dimensions with rather weak booking, as well as a very complex and expensive design, were not approved by the commission. Existed only in sketches.

AMX Chasseur de chars in the game

Research and pumping

The tank is premium and does not require researching additional modules.

Combat efficiency

Very dynamic fighting machine... Suitable for experienced players who are accustomed to playing from tactical decisions, who do not like to "dump" damage in positional play from one corner or bump.
The gun is much more comfortable than the FCM 50t.
The tank in the game can perform several functions. In a team game, he can ride with LT and ST, in a group with TT - hold on to their backs and support fire due to the high DPM "and weapons. In random conditions, it is not uncommon to encounter tanks of level 10. Will feel good on 2 lines with There is simply nothing to do with CTs at level 10. Due to the speed characteristics, it can be useful at phase 3. In the top, it is a formidable force.
Due to the declination of the gun, it can take up a lot of positions, which opens up huge potential for experienced players. It makes sense to fight the tank high-explosive shells... The tank will be difficult for players who are used to hearing "the armor is not pierced." Circling, bursting into the flanks and rear, distracting - the true purpose of the tank.
To play "passive light" - only when there are no light tanks, the size of the tank does not allow it. With a decrease in the view of the tank destroyer in patch 9.6, it can neatly act as an active light.

Advantages:

Comfortable precision;
- excellent dynamics;
- good overview;
- large ammunition;
- excellent UVN;
- good armor penetration for the CT8 gun.

Disadvantages:

Thin armor plates;
- frequent damage to the ammunition rack;
- lack of a preferential level of battles;
- frequent contusions of the crew and damage to modules;
- large dimensions.

Subtleties and comparisons with other techniques

Good accuracy allows you to confidently hit the enemy at a distance of up to 300m at full speed using an auto-sight.
- Perfectly can carousel many TTs and almost all PTs.
- Accuracy and long-range hits are typically French, but still better than other MTs in this nation.
- Feels good in team battles and sorties in fortified areas in setups with other mobile and maneuverable vehicles.
- In platoon or team work, it shows itself well as a support tank. Due to its high rate of fire and accuracy, it can keep on the "ghusl" and / or distract heavy tanks.
- Despite the very thin armor, not every land mine will inflict full damage, due to the inclination of the VLD and the large area of \u200b\u200bthe tracks relative to the hull side. But this does not save us from artillery at all. Any direct hit with a high probability will inflict huge damage, even a shell that exploded nearby can be extremely dangerous.
- For drivers of another French premium car FCM 50t, the tank will appear invisible. The camouflage feels much better, but don't rely on it.

Characteristic features of the machine

High mobility. AMX CDC has an amazing dynamics for a medium tank, which is more characteristic of the class of light tanks. Top speed 57 km / h and incredible power-to-weight ratio of 35.29 hp. s. / t, provide an advantage when occupying strategically important positions at the beginning of the battle. 1200 hp engine from. allows you to literally fly around the map and react in time to the changing picture of the battle.

Effective 90mm cannon. A fast-firing and accurate gun with a comfortable aiming time and a good average damage per minute. It is noteworthy that earlier in World of Tanks, this weapon was only available for French heavy tanks. The mobility of LT plus the firepower of TT are serious arguments in favor of AMX CDC.

Acceptable armor penetration. The 212 mm base ammunition is one of the best for a Tier VIII medium tank. capable of hitting both single-tier vehicles and higher-tier rivals.

Low security. The tank has no armor. 30 mm in the forehead offer absolutely no protection. The tank is extremely vulnerable to land mines and quickly dies under focused fire. Caution in battle is the key to victory in this vehicle.

Large ammunition. Ammunition for 90 rounds allows for continuous fire for almost 13 minutes of combat. Feel free to shoot the positions in which the enemy may be: shells are cheap and there are a lot of them.

Comfortable elevation angles. The gun depression angle of 10 degrees is one of the main distinctive features cars. This seemingly minor indicator significantly increases the survival rate, in part compensating for the weak booking. Using the folds of the terrain as cover, you will be able to effectively evade enemy fire, while maintaining your vehicle's health points.

Tactical role on the battlefield

Sniper. The dynamics and excellent elevation angles allow you to use the most unexpected places... Choose positions with a wide range of fire: this is how you can realize the strengths of your weapon. The attention of large calibers, especially artillery landmines, is contraindicated for the tank - therefore, carefully monitor the likelihood of getting into the field of view of the enemy.

Support. One of the most effective applications AMX CDC - support for groups of allies, whether slowly pushing the direction heavy tanks or a CT assault group aiming to capture a key position. Try to stay behind allies, firing under the protection of their armor. If you see that the attack has drowned out or has entered the positional phase, do not try to butt the enemy head-on, back off and try to benefit in the other direction.

Intelligence service. If there are no light tanks in the team or they are all destroyed, then AMX CDC may well try on the role of a scout. Good concealment and visibility indicators allow the use of "passive light" from the bushes, and high mobility will help to get away from enemy fire. It is quite difficult to catch such a raider at the end of the battle, and AMX CDC there are all the prerequisites to "drag" the battles in the endgame.

AMX Chasseur de chars score

Warrior - for high combat characteristics.
Defender - for good mobility, allowing you to return to base in time, and for a rapid-fire weapon.
Invader - for good mobility on the battlefield.
Tankman sniper - for a good accurate rapid-fire gun.
Support - for the excellent rate of fire of the gun.
Scout - for excellent mobility and visibility.
Armor piercer - for the high armor penetration of the gun.

This was achieved by creating an optimal combination of engine power to vehicle weight: 35 hp. from. per unit of "live" weight. In addition, the vehicle has unusually good vertical guidance angles for the French, which makes it possible to effectively fight from the terrain: we protrude the tower, take a shot and go to the CD. It is not in the interests of the player to substitute the body: traditional French cardboard here.

Few people know, but documented, AMX CDC is a PTShka, although in the game it is presented as medium tank... Here's a curious fact about game mechanics.

AMX CDC performance characteristics

AMX CHASSEUR de CHARS (this is how the full name of this handsome man sounds) has no armor at all. Therefore, even trying to tank with a rhombus, the specific values \u200b\u200bwill not exceed 60 mm. Accordingly, even land mines will “enter” with maximum damage.

This suggests that artillery immediately turns into a mortal enemy. In addition, the turret traverse mechanism, ammo rack and engine are often critical for the tank, which forces one to behave with the utmost caution.

However, the "cardboard" tank is not devoid of indisputable advantages. Excellent engine MAYBACH HL 295 F with a capacity of 1200 "horses". The power plant helps the tank to accelerate to almost 60 km / h, and this in the game can not boast of every firefly.

Deadly turret gun AC DCA 45, caliber 90 mm. Here the armor penetration of 212 mm and the ability to inflict 240 damage per shot stand out. DPM for the Frenchman - 2,000 damage units. In addition, the gun has very decent vertical guidance angles: 10 degrees down and 20 up.

AMX CDC perks

Four tankers are placed under the thin armor of the tank, who should have the following skills:

To increase the efficiency of the crew in battle, it is necessary to correctly compose a set of perks for each tanker. General skills must be pumped out without fail: "Combat Brotherhood", "Repair speed", "Disguise". In addition, depending on the specialty, the crew must have the following perks:

1. It will be useful for the commander to pump the "light bulb".
2. The gunner can be set to "smooth turret rotation" for effective shooting on the move.
3. It will be useful for the mechvod to master the "smooth ride" skill.
4. The loader must master the new "contactless ammunition stowage".

In addition, do not forget about the useful individual skills of "radio interception", "sniper" and the king of off-road ". It will not be difficult to understand their ownership.

AMX CDC equipment

When installing additional equipment, you can opt for the following modules:

• Rammer - to shorten the reload time.
• Stabilizer - Reduces base spread and increases shooting accuracy.
• Optics - multiplies the viewing radius.

It is worth noting that improved ventilation will organically fit into the list, however, which module to replace is up to the player. The choice largely depends on the style of play, but removing the rammer is not recommended: the tank must fully implement its excellent DPM. Therefore, you can sacrifice the accuracy of shooting or the radius of view, while you should not forget that ventilation gives some bonus to all characteristics of the vehicle, so losses from replacing modules will not be fatal.

Additional equipment comes as standard: we load a first aid kit, a repair kit and a fire extinguisher. It is worth noting that any position of the equipment can be replaced with a cup of "Strong Coffee", however, it is not recommended to unload the fire extinguisher: from hitting a land mine, the AMX CDC can flare up like a candle.

How to play the AMX CDC

When playing the AMX CDC, you need to maximize dynamics, speed and agility. Using these factors, you can take advantageous positions at the beginning of the battle, and provide initial illumination for teammates.

At the same time, the tank can quickly change the direction of attack, supporting allies in all endeavors. Using the next advantage, UVN, you can effectively fire using any folds in the terrain. The key to a tank's health is mobility.

Therefore, they carefully rolled out, gave a shot and disappeared into the relief again. It makes no sense to rely on armor, the French are pierced by everything and from any angle. Ricochets and non-penetrations can be considered pure luck.

Curiously, the tank feels insecure on city maps. This is due to poor booking. Therefore, you need to keep behind the backs of allies, trying to deal maximum damage.

Taking into account these nuances, you can isolate the following line of behavior in battle:

• We are in constant motion, supporting allies in different directions.
• We try not to substitute, even if the enemy is below the level.
• We play from the relief.
• Be careful on city maps.

By following these guidelines, you can have an incredible amount of fun playing the AMX CDC. Do not forget that the technique is good at farming, so with a favorable outcome of the battle, you can significantly replenish the game piggy bank with silver credits.

It must be remembered that our Frenchman is not suitable for competitive combat modes. The large silhouette makes the tank vulnerable, so it is quite difficult to play on it. But the car can realize itself well in random and fortified areas. In addition, the tank can make excellent money in team battles: in 7 minutes you can significantly rise in credits.

AMX CDC guide

Thanks to its good dynamics, the tank can quickly move in KB and, using the support of allies, do an incredible amount of damage. The car feels great in open areas, playing from the terrain, however, you need to carefully choose a position so as not to expose vulnerable spots to the enemy. The choice of equipment for design bureaus does not differ from the usual configuration, while you can sacrifice a fire extinguisher, replacing it with "Strong coffee". This is the standard set for the French.

The number of shells can be divided as follows: 40 armor-piercing and subcaliber rounds + 10 land mines. Such ammunition will allow you to feel confident in any situation.

A separate line can be considered the replenishment of ammunition. You can load an incredible amount of shells - 90 units, this provides not only continuous firing for 15 minutes of combat, but also a variety of shells. The recommended ratio can be as follows:

1. Armor-piercing. This is the main destructive force, so we load at least 55 pieces, which should be enough for the entire battle.
2. Subcaliber. We carry them just in case, to feel comfortable in battles with "tens".
3. Landmines. They will be useful for knocking down a capture from their home base and effectively destroying artillery. For these purposes, 5 pieces will be enough.

Considering all the features, it is possible to conduct a comparative analysis of the advantages and disadvantages.

TO strengths the following parameters apply:

• Excellent dynamics and high-speed performance.
• Excellent viewing radius.
• A large supply of shells in battle.
• Relatively good armor penetration.
• Comfortable UVN.

Weak sides can be characterized as follows:

• No booking expected.
• Frequent crit of important modules and crew injuries.
• Undermining the BC.
• High silhouette.

Video amx cdc

Patch 0.9.6 was released today and along with it some very interesting cars appeared in the game. We will consider one of them today. Meet the first French Premium Medium Tank VIII aMX level Chasseur de chars.

Well, many owners of the top-end ST in France will be happy if, of course, they want to buy this car. The AMX Chasseur de chars itself is standardly located on level 8 and gives owners the following benefits:

• The coefficient is 1.5 for the experience gained by the crew.
• The coefficient is 1.1 for the experience gained per battle.
• Increased ratio of received credits per battle.
• Ability to land someone else's crew without a penalty. (Only with French ST)
• Elite car status from the very beginning.

You can buy this car in the premium store, and later in the in-game store. I will not discuss the cost of the car itself from the word at all. Let's just omit this point, but touch on the cost of the "gentleman's set". Initially, it will be necessary to install an add-on on the car. equipment. For this purpose, we will need an average of 1,500,000 credits. Later I will help you decide what to bet, but for now just keep this amount in your head, unless, of course, you have the necessary equipment lying around in the warehouse.

The second point is the crew. Since the car is of a fairly high level and is often in the top, its influence on the outcome of the battle is great. The crew significantly affects the characteristics of the car, so you can't expose yourself so much without paying attention to the crew. Initially, we have 50% crew and this is very sad. Personally, I recommend immediately using a crew with 100% mastery of the main specialty. There are several ways to achieve this:

• If you don't have a French crew, then the best solution would be to immediately train it for gold up to 100% and pump it for future pumped French STs. It will cost 200 * 4 \u003d 800 gold, and 400 per share in general. Well, if it's a pity / no possibility, then suffer with 75% of the crew.
• If you have a crew from French PTs, then just transfer them, since premium cars are not subject to a fine. But here we will not have enough loader, so we will have to train / retrain a new one.

Also, do not forget about camouflage, it will give a small plus to stealth, which means it makes sense to spend 3 * 80,000 \u003d 240,000 per month. If the toad is still strangling, then apply at least a summer one.

Equipment

Initially, the car is elite, so its characteristics cannot be radically changed. Let's take a look at each module separately

The gun itself is an analogue of the FCM 50t, but with improved characteristics. In fact, it can be characterized as quite accurate, very fast-firing, with a fairly fast targeting, but with average penetration and damage - a typical weapon for ST. It is more than comfortable to play with such a weapon, but in battles of level 10, and even 9, there is a lack of armor penetration.

What can I say about the tower? Perhaps I will list the dry and obvious things: Large dimensions and a view of 390 meters is sufficient for a comfortable game. I'm not even talking about booking, because there is none, not at all. Consequently, you can't play from the tower as brazenly as American STs, even though we have a good depression angle. You can play the swing from the tower, but it is quite risky and requires a good skill.

“Aaaaaa! I'm flying! " This is how I characterize the engine of the car. At one time, we all dreamed of stuffing an IS-7 engine (1200 hp) into the A-20, and so dreams are material - exactly the same engine with a capacity of 1200 was stuffed into a car weighing about 35 tons. I will also note the extremely low% of engine fire from hit.

Perhaps, here I will similarly list the dry and obvious things: 40 degrees / sec of rotation is more than enough. The chassis supports absolutely any set of additional. equipment and has fairly good soil resistance parameters.

The radio station has a communication range of 750 m, which is quite enough for standard maps. There is nothing more to say.

Advantages and disadvantages of the machine

pros

• Incredible speed and dynamics for a level 8 CT
• Excellent weapon
• Fast recharge
• High damage per minute
• Good vertical guidance angles
• Increased coefficients for experience, crew experience and credits

Minuses

• Large hull and turret dimensions
• Almost complete lack of booking

Balance weight

The car gets into battles of levels 8 - 10. In battles of 8 - 9 levels, we feel completely comfortable, but with 10 it is already quite tight. But do not forget that we are ST, sometimes we charge a sub-caliber and, thanks to the dynamics, run away ... behind enemy lines \u003d)

Profitability

One of the main, if not the most basic, task of the machine is to earn credits. The car copes with this just fine. Even if you shoot gold, the car will still be in the black on loans. Of course, every shot should be placed in an apple, and not change the landscape on the map ...

Tactics

Well, we are CTs with insane dynamics. It is ST and our task is to ride with other STs on their paths. It is more accurate to occupy key places and hold them until the approach of their ST. However, this is how you understood it at this 8 - 9 level. In level 10 battles, we simply turn into support CTs with the potential to slip away to the right place due to high speed. That's mostly the basic concept of playing this machine. Yes, you can twist and rub against TT, especially single-level ones, since you will shoot them on CD, but here you need a skill. The car is very interesting, creative, I would say, but it needs hands and minds. To play it, I would not say that it is very difficult, but not easy either. If you want to easily farm credits without special and cunning schemes on the map, then take the T34 better, and this machine for the most part farms credits in an interesting way. It's really fun to play on it - it's not a dull TT or PT gameplay ... But, again, you need to understand and think. All this (understanding and skill) comes over time if you set a goal and analyze the result, and not go into battle for 30 thousand credits ...

Optional equipment

Improving the strengths of the car is important, so I personally recommend this set:

• Mailer
• Stabilizer
• Fan

Equipment

Since the car has a 15% chance of catching fire, it makes sense to install something more valuable instead of a fire extinguisher. Personally, I see no reason to put gasoline because the dynamics of the car is more than enough, but strong coffee will give an increase in performance. The rest is standard:

• Repair kit
• First aid kit

Crew Perks

Here I decided not to paint perks for each member of the crew, since in most cases the crew will either be initially from batch, or will migrate to lorraine / batch later. Therefore, I will highlight only 2 of the most important skills that will be on this machine (and bat too) the most in the subject, and the rest you yourself will choose to taste and color according to the capabilities / style of play:

• Combat brotherhood
• Repairs

Video:

Modules

• Gun - 90 mm AC DCA 45
• Tower - AMX Chasseur de chars
• Walkie Talkie - SCR 528F
• Engine - Maybach HL 295 F
• Chassis - AMX Chasseur de chars

Specifications

Level 8
Balance weight 48
Durability 1 400
Hull Armor 30/20/20
Turret armor 30/20/20
Maximum speed 57/20
Armor penetration 212/259/45
Damage 240/240/320
Rate of Fire 8.22
Accuracy 0.34
Aiming time 2.2
View radius 390
Communication range 750
Weight 33 725
Specific power 35.6
Price 7 450

Booking

Overview

According to the data that is already available, we can say that it will be a fairly mobile and maneuverable tank. The maximum speed is 57 km / h.

The gun has good penetration of 212 mm and accuracy. It makes no sense to talk about armor, since 30 mm in the frontal projection will save only from machine gunners.

Features:

• High mobility. The AMX CDC has amazing dynamics for a medium tank, which is more characteristic of the class of light tanks. Top speed 57 km / h and incredible power-to-weight ratio of 34.8 hp. s. / t, provide an advantage when occupying strategically important positions at the beginning of the battle. 1200 hp engine from. allows you to literally fly around the map and react in time to the changing picture of the battle.
• Effective 90mm cannon. A fast-firing and accurate gun with a comfortable aiming time and a good average damage per minute. It is noteworthy that earlier in World of Tanks, this weapon was only available for French heavy tanks. The mobility of the LT plus the firepower of the TT are strong arguments in favor of the AMX CDC.
• High armor penetration. The 212 mm base ammunition is one of the best for a Tier VIII medium tank. AMX CDC is capable of hitting both single-tier vehicles and higher-tier rivals.
• Large ammunition. Ammunition for 90 rounds allows for continuous fire for almost 13 minutes of combat. Feel free to shoot the positions in which the enemy may be: shells are cheap and there are a lot of them.
• Comfortable elevation angles. The gun depression angle of 10 degrees is one of the main distinguishing features of the vehicle. This seemingly minor indicator significantly increases survivability, partly compensating for weak booking. By using terrain folds as cover, you can effectively evade enemy fire, while maintaining your vehicle's health points.
• Low security. The tank has no armor. 30 mm in the forehead offer absolutely no protection. The tank is extremely vulnerable to land mines and quickly dies under focused fire. Caution in battle is the key to victory in this vehicle;
• Large dimensions for a medium tank.

Crew Skills and Skills

In general, the choice of the crew's skills and abilities is aimed at maximizing the advantages of the vehicle.

Equipment outfit

Enlightened optics or Improved ventilation can be set based on your own vision of the gameplay of the machine.

Tactics

Sniper... The dynamics and excellent elevation angles allow you to use the most unexpected places as cover. Choose positions with a wide range of fire: this is how you can realize the strengths of your weapon. The attention of large calibers, especially artillery landmines, is contraindicated for the tank - therefore, carefully monitor the likelihood of getting into the field of view of the enemy.

Support... One of the most effective uses for the AMX CDC is to support groups of allies, be it heavy tanks slowly pushing through the direction or a CT assault group aimed at capturing a key position. Try to stay behind allies, firing under the protection of their armor. If you see that the attack has drowned out or has entered the positional phase, do not try to butt the enemy head-on, back off and try to benefit in the other direction.

Intelligence service... If there are no light tanks in the team or they are all destroyed, then the AMX CDC may well try on the role of a scout. Good concealment and visibility indicators allow the use of "passive light" from the bushes, and high mobility will help to get away from enemy fire. It is quite difficult to catch such a raider at the end of the battle, and the AMX CDC has all the prerequisites to "drag" the battles in the endgame.

Outcome

AMX Chasseur de chars is a nimble bully musketeer. He doesn't need heavy armor that only hinders movement. In battle, he relies on his agility and sharp "sword", the precise thrust of which wounds the enemy and pisses him off. And when the enemy is already filled with a desire to get even with the offender, our hero gives the fight in order to return to the most inconvenient moment for the enemy.

History reference

This vehicle is nothing more than the answer of the French tank building school to all foreign tank destroyers. An attempt to create your own car was unsuccessful.

So in 1946, it was supposed to install a 90-mm gun on it, it was believed that this would be enough to combat tanks. The undoubted advantage of this machine was to be speed, so a 12-cylinder Maybach HL 295 with a capacity of 1.2 thousand hp was considered as a power unit.

Weighing 34 tons, the power density was 35 hp / t. It was the speed that was supposed to save this tank from enemy fire, because the 30-mm armor in the forehead was hardly protected even from the fire of anti-tank guns, let alone the tanks of that time.

Of the characteristics of the gun, one should highlight its accuracy - 0.34 m / 100 m, which is 0.02 m / 100 m better than that of a regular gun, as well as the rate of fire - in the basic version, reloading lasts 7.3 seconds (damage per minute 1973 ), and in the variant with the gun rammer, fan and the Combat Brotherhood perk, the reload time is reduced to 6.03 seconds (damage per minute 2389). When using the consumable "Strong Coffee", the recharge is reduced to 5.78 seconds, and the damage per minute reaches 2493. This is just an excellent result.

The aiming time somewhat spoils the picture - as much as 2.2 seconds, but this is quite in the spirit of French tanks, and this is far from the worst result. Of course, such a time spoils the impression of the game, but when using the vertical stabilizer, this disadvantage becomes almost imperceptible.

The tank was also very lucky with penetration - the base AP round has an average penetration of 212 mm, and the sub-caliber round has all 259 mm, which is usually more than enough even if it hits the bottom of the list. Such penetration in most cases allows penetrating enemy tanks by simply shooting at their silhouette. And in extreme cases, the gun has accuracy, which is sufficient for confident targeting of weak areas. So this tank cannot be called gold-dependent - it feels good on standard BB, allowing not only to enjoy the game, but also to farm well (about the economy a little below).

As for the one-time damage, everything is standard here for Tier VIII medium tanks - it is 240 points. So in this, the tank does not stand out among its peers.

In addition to all this, the elevation angles are also pleasantly pleasing - the gun lowers down by 10 degrees, and rises up by all 20. This gives the necessary comfort, which is so lacking in Soviet and Chinese vehicles.

By the way, there is an interesting moment, which is pleasantly pleasing: the basic projectile has a high flight speed, which reaches 1000 m / s - this is at least 90 - 100 m / s higher than that of most "classmates"! So it is quite easy to take a lead when playing on a tank.

Armor protection: briefly about what is not

Yes, there is nothing to say about the armor of the tank. More precisely, there is something to say - it simply does not exist. There are only two things worth noting:

• Frontal hull armor and gun mantlet - 30 mm;
• Armor in the sides and rear of the hull and turret - 20 mm.

This is the very moment when, speaking of "cardboard armor", we are not exaggerating at all, but on the contrary. A tank makes its way by everyone and to any place, and ricochets and non-penetration are a rare event. So the line "Damage blocked by armor" in the post-battle statistics will always be pristine.

Therefore, it is impossible to play on the AMX CDC from armor - it is possible only from the gun and speed. Something, but the speed of the tank is.

Dynamics and agility

The second advantage of the tank after the gun is its dynamics and maneuverability. The lack of armor makes the tank very light (only 34 tons), which with an engine power of 1200 hp. provides power-to-weight ratio of 35.29 hp / t! Just a fantastic result, which, however, is overshadowed by the presence of hidden parameters - the AMX CDC has increased ground resistance, so it does not take acceleration as quickly as we would like.

But even taking into account the resistance of the soil, the tank can accelerate to a speed of 57 km / h and perfectly maneuver. This allows you to quickly occupy key positions on the map, change these positions even faster, and appear where the enemy does not expect it. Turning a heavier and slower tank on is not a problem. The main thing is not to start this on soft ground, otherwise the tank will get stuck and die.

However, there is also one caveat: the backward speed is only 20 km / h, which is in the best traditions of slow tank destroyers. And whoever plays on such PTs, he knows that when you roll back after a shot or light exposure, you can lose a lot of strength points. So it is not recommended to move in reverse on the tank - you only need to fly forward, causing damage.

Crew and upgrade options

It is not in vain that we brought the crew's question separately, as it is very relevant and difficult for it. One of the advantages of premium tanks is the possibility of accelerated crew pumping, however, this is difficult to do on our patient. Although there is nothing surprising here, and the reason lies in the peculiarities of the French ST branch. Yes, for sure, there is no branch here, but in fact there are only three medium tanks, the crews of which are not fully compatible with.

In the very four crew members - the commander (who is also a radio operator), gunner, driver and loader. With D2 (III level) only two crew members are normally transferred, with Lorraine 40 t and Bat.-Chatillon 25t - only three (because there are only three!). So in the current situation, the tank should have its own loader, because there is simply nowhere to take it.

However, in WG, as history shows, they do nothing for nothing, and if a premium tank is introduced, which is inconvenient for pumping the crew, then this means something. And this is really so - already in patch 9.7 (which is coming very soon) a whole branch (or rather, two half-branches) of French medium tanks is introduced, and their crews are better compatible with. So in the near future the tank will acquire a new practical meaning, which it lacks now.

Tank advantages

In principle, we have already indicated the advantages above, so here we will only briefly outline them:

• Excellent dynamics and maneuverability, the tank rises superbly uphill, practically without losing speed, which helps a lot in a successful game;
• The speed is sometimes enough to spin hulking medium tanks (Pershing, SuperPershing and the like);
• It is convenient to perform "swing" on the tank;
• Comfortable and accurate weapon;
• Large ammunition load (90 rounds);
• Nice UVN;
• Practically does not burn (therefore, you can carry not a fire extinguisher, but a ration);
• Not a bad economy.

Overall, this is a solid advantage. Although it cannot be said that this greatly facilitates the game - the head, tactical thinking and accuracy have not been canceled.

Disadvantages of the tank

Among the disadvantages of the tank are:

• Nominal armor;
• Low reverse speed;
• Strong dependence of maneuverability on the type of soil (on soft soils there is not enough maneuverability);
• Quite frequent criticism of bookmakers.

By the way, about the criticality of the tank. There are practically no problems with this, and the removal of the BC here is not as annoying as, for example, on the IS-3. The increased probability of critical hits for other modules or crew members was not noticed, which can be attributed to obvious advantages.

What about the economy?

In our game, among premium tanks there is a rule (unspoken, but it certainly exists): the worse the tank is in the game, the better its economy, and vice versa. in general, it justifies this rule - with a comfortable game, it has a good economy, which, however, is inferior to the economy of the same FCM 50t, T-34-3 and even the new STA-2. For example, to get the same amount of credits, you need to do at least 500 damage more than on the above tanks.

The fact that it is not often necessary to use sub-caliber shells on the tank also helps a lot, and even without the gold consumables, it also feels good. So you can farm pleasantly and comfortably.

The tactics of the game are simple - you need to act on speed and weapons, forgetting about armor. The best thing is to act together with the support of one or two allies, although this can be very difficult - the speed of the tank just forces you to move forward, rush in, deal damage and run away. But usually rash explosions lead to a sudden departure to the Hangar.

On many maps, especially in battles without artillery, it is quite good to implement the UHN of the tank, play from the relief and inflict damage with impunity at the expense of accuracy. However, due to poor armor, you will not be able to play from the tower in the usual sense of the word - you still have to hide behind the terrain and play the "swing".

As far as module assemblies are concerned, there are several options. The optimal assembly can be considered quite standard for most STs:

• Gun rammer;
• Stabilizer vertical guidance;
• Fan.

This allows you to increase the rate of fire and DPM, which in most cases plays a decisive role. However, this option is not particularly suitable for playing at long distances, since this is hindered by the long mixing of the gun. Therefore, you can use not the rammer (especially if you have the Combat Brotherhood perk), but the aiming drives - this will have a positive effect on accuracy.