Aside from the armor, french tanks at low br have very good gun depression and the APX turret is pretty hard to penetrate. You can easily transform into a maginot line if you find a good hill to hide your hull behind.
They actually got nerfed pretty heavily a bit back, and they used to be the reserve starting tanks too. I can understand why they chose to do one of those things, but both still seems excessive.
@@vojnanaoruzanja9901 Yeah I'd agree with that. The armour works sometimes, but only if a new player at low tier doesn't know to just hit centre mass. The gun is fairly unremarkable for it's new BR and it's not terribly maneuverable either. Doesn't really have much going for it at it's new placement, but that being said the inherent chaos of low tier and relative underdevelopment of most present vehicles, makes it perfectly serviceable as long as you aren't in a full up tier.
Tip for the m8 lac. It’s 50 cal is so high up it’s incredibly good in hull down positions where the enemy can’t kill you. Basically a marder in terms of how annoying the hull down is.
When I encountered my first T-26, it shattered my 37mm ApHE to front. This made me so angry, that I equipped heat on my early Panzer IV, accidentally equiped HE and created my personal record for spalling fragments.
Italy's AB 41 is pretty good, ive gotten alot of 9 kill games with it by flanking the entire enemy team lol. Italy may not have armor, but it has speed and firepower. Flanking is italy's Forte and you must leverage that. The Breda 501 is a perfect example of how italy works. Flank from the side, shoot at enemies, move before you get bombed, win.
Another reason you can dunk on the t26 is you can kill it with a 7.7mm mg from the back if you doubt me go on test drive as low tier Germany with arcade setting and mg the back where the hull protrudes in a wide v shape above the engine just have a separate keybind for shooting the mg
@anz3293 Try playing Italy. The same 55mm pen APHE without the option of APDS, eventually upgrading to 69mm (nice) flat pen point blank. And then at 2.7 you finally get something with good pen!.... but it's almost the same exact gun as the US reserve tanks.
I'm very glad the Chinese M8 got S tier. Just a fun little thing to go around it, i've gotten more kills with the .50 cal than the main gun in matches and at that BR it doubles as an alright AA too, very versatile imo.
Yeah. When you are flanking, you tend to meet German sdkfz doing the same thing. That's when you use the 50cal to assert dominance over their pea shooting MGs. Especially when they are still busy reloading their auto cannons.
Swedish tanks should 100% be ss+, they have all the pros that you listed above (over 100mm of pen, good mobility, etc) but arguable the extremely strong APHE (60mm of pen and A LOT of filler) is better for fighting at 1.0 br's, personally have had a 18 kill game with them
3:03 I actually preferred playing the L6/40 over the AB41. The gun is so much more stable when you're on the move because you're slow. Also it's smaller so a bit easier to hide.
@@IdkwhattoputhereandbeoriginalTip for that: Don't brake to stop, simply just let go of the movement keys altogether. That stops the tank from rocking forwards so much during the stop, meaning your gunner will not be overcorrecting for it, too.
The AB 41 is a much more effective vehicle. The gun is stable and the reverse speed is a blessing for getting in and out of fights. It’s one of the best low tier tanks.
You can send it 3.0 it's able to pen a T-34 on the side. If not, just bait enemies ... Once I was driving full speed with AMD, I saw a friendly Sherman stuck at angle because of a T-34 that was keeping the road waiting for the Sherman to expose. I was at ~70km/h and decided that it would be a good idea to pass by the road like a moron ... So I came in like a wrecking ball, the T-34 surprised had a reflex shot that missed, the Sherman then seized the occasion to make the shot ... Road is cleared. Teamwork at it's finest ...
Unsurprisingly the Strv m/31 is a very good tank, and the right way to use it is in reverse, at least wen engaging, the rear armor is very good, it can be angled more effectively and it covers the turret ring weak spot. It's a good tank, pretty mobile, and survivable.
With the T26, I was playing with a friend once and he was on USSR tree, I towed him around the map the whole time once he died in the BT5 just so we could actually get to a fight in a reasonable amount of time
Italy used to get that one 20mm round that was fucking awesome, it made the low tier armoured cars so good (And the AS 42 could get some god tier kills)
The .50 on the m8 is actually insane at low BR ripping through just about anything at reserve tier and anything you can’t pen you can disable super fast plus with it’s crazy traverse rate and funny mounting you can do some very illegal things with it from behind cover or while moving
honestly the H-39 is a monster if you play it properly, like angling hiding etc... i did many matches where i was at 1st place with like 12 tanks destroyed
It only has 2 crews, less armor and the gun is super unstable. You also only have four 20mm Pzgr. 40 per clip, which is fine on the AB 41 since you can actually shoot others in the side.
One of the earlier matches I took the Strvs out, I used the APHE and got an insane flank off, I was one shotting almost everything I clicked on. That's not even using the lolpen APDS
The greyhound is a magical vehicle, whenever I play low tier, that thing is the bane of my existence You can get easy 15:0 games with it if you play against Italy or japan
When i started going down China I didnt use the T-26 at all because I hated it so much in Russia, easily my least favorite Reserve, if not my least favorite tank
As an American player: all I know about the M-51 is that it’s super easy to kill and I haven’t been killed a lot by them, so I personally thought that they sucked. But DANG that’s a lot of pen
imagine lumping the Strv m/31 and the Strv m/38 together despite them being FAR from similar. The M/31 has the ability to tank nearly EVERY shot, if you go engine first. The m/38 is laughably bad in comparison, it lacks reverse gear, it has less armor, its engine sucks, and the tank itself is unbearable. (yes, im nerding out and being a jerk, but you cannot lump those two tanks together)
I swear to god it feels like the guy who made the video didn't even bother to play the m38 bc you're right, they are very different, other than having the same gun. Hell they even have different number of crew members!
"And it's mobility unsurprisingly for a french tank is complete garbage" Me being french: Triggered Baguette ! also me that played both USSR and French: Yeah that's def true french tanks are slow ass and poor ammunition, only good armor
The Italian Reserve Used To Be The Strongest By Far Since It Had Medium Tanks That Could Kill A Matilda. And Even After That The Pizza Van And The Big Brother Of The L3 Used To Have PZ.GRN Wich Is Pretty Much The Most Op Ammo For Any Rapid Fire Cannon And Being An Italy Main I Can Assure You That Used Correctly The L6 Is F*cking Op Or At Least It Was When It Had That Ammo
@@keddrifft What about tracks? It’s way slower and the armor makes it even worse since 12mm will fuze APHE while 8mm doesn’t. Traverse rate is the same as far as I know.
@@keddrifft The vehicle rocks back and forth everytime you move or come to a stop. Most reseve ammo? It may stop a 20mm AP with good luck, and not even the Japense ones. Unless it's snow or sand, the AB 41 is way faster moving cross country. You can just shoot the mantled and the vehicle is knocked out because of having merely two crews.
I mean idc abt aircraft fameplay but if these ppl want to see reserve aircraft game play then just ask for it as a seperate vehicle but also maybe naval reserve?
People defended the T-26 ?? That thing was a pain in the ass when I started the Chinese line. Not to mention it’s not exactly aesthetic apart from the turret.
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One of the nice upsides about the H39 is that you can angle it, I like to think of it as the tiger of 1.0
Yes 1.0 france has good armour but terrible guns
yeah it's armor is pretty good
Though to properly angle it you have to point your right corner towards the enemy, the left side has a big curve and it will negate any angling
A tiger? It's better than a maus in 1.0!
Aside from the armor, french tanks at low br have very good gun depression and the APX turret is pretty hard to penetrate. You can easily transform into a maginot line if you find a good hill to hide your hull behind.
Italy’s M13s are nice. Decent armor, great reload, and amazing APHE filler for the BR. They are Italy’s low tier redeeming factors.
yeah they feel somewhat rewarding to play. pretty useful. just started playing italy
They actually got nerfed pretty heavily a bit back, and they used to be the reserve starting tanks too. I can understand why they chose to do one of those things, but both still seems excessive.
@@azeemqureshi5654now M13/M14 tanks are bit overrated
@@vojnanaoruzanja9901 Yeah I'd agree with that. The armour works sometimes, but only if a new player at low tier doesn't know to just hit centre mass. The gun is fairly unremarkable for it's new BR and it's not terribly maneuverable either. Doesn't really have much going for it at it's new placement, but that being said the inherent chaos of low tier and relative underdevelopment of most present vehicles, makes it perfectly serviceable as long as you aren't in a full up tier.
@@azeemqureshi5654 thats also problem since you almost always play 2.3,2.7,3.0
Tip for the m8 lac.
It’s 50 cal is so high up it’s incredibly good in hull down positions where the enemy can’t kill you.
Basically a marder in terms of how annoying the hull down is.
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When I encountered my first T-26, it shattered my 37mm ApHE to front. This made me so angry, that I equipped heat on my early Panzer IV, accidentally equiped HE and created my personal record for spalling fragments.
Italy's AB 41 is pretty good, ive gotten alot of 9 kill games with it by flanking the entire enemy team lol.
Italy may not have armor, but it has speed and firepower. Flanking is italy's Forte and you must leverage that. The Breda 501 is a perfect example of how italy works. Flank from the side, shoot at enemies, move before you get bombed, win.
I feel I need to thank you. I play 3.0 Italy and I always rush them straight to the enemy instead of flanking. Now I do a lot of better. Thanks
Another reason you can dunk on the t26 is you can kill it with a 7.7mm mg from the back if you doubt me go on test drive as low tier Germany with arcade setting and mg the back where the hull protrudes in a wide v shape above the engine just have a separate keybind for shooting the mg
I'm not genius, but I might think the M-51 is the best reverse tank compared to other ones. Just seems a little overpowered
In some ways yes in others no
For what it can do in comparison to other stock 5.0-6.0 users
You're at a clear advantage lol
BT-5>>>>>M-51
@@WiltingGardenOfHeathenyou’re wrong bt5 wins any time if the day
@@combatant_cow4740 how does a 1.0 have anything to do with stock 5.0-6.0 lol
Protip for the Swedish low-tier stuff. Main the APHE and bring some sabot. The APHE is fine for most targets at that BR and it does more damage.
The Strv reserve vehicles got me struggling playing as American and Soviet reserve vehicles, their guns are menacing
And they carry them for another few BR brackets. So nice to one shot 105 Sherman from the front (ammo by the driver), just like KV 85 to Tiger 1s.
@@bottoms_up2175 ive brought mine to 4.0 with no issues
@@bottoms_up2175 though at higher brs, the 37mm guns make for absolutely horrible stock grinds. Trying to play 2.7 with 59mm pen solid shot is just...
@@jojomaster7675 It's pretty depressing but once you get that APHE it gets better
@anz3293 Try playing Italy. The same 55mm pen APHE without the option of APDS, eventually upgrading to 69mm (nice) flat pen point blank. And then at 2.7 you finally get something with good pen!.... but it's almost the same exact gun as the US reserve tanks.
I'm very glad the Chinese M8 got S tier. Just a fun little thing to go around it, i've gotten more kills with the .50 cal than the main gun in matches and at that BR it doubles as an alright AA too, very versatile imo.
Yeah. When you are flanking, you tend to meet German sdkfz doing the same thing. That's when you use the 50cal to assert dominance over their pea shooting MGs. Especially when they are still busy reloading their auto cannons.
Strv/41 in reverse is a 1.0 heavy tank
That fat engine just eats all shoots only high pens can ge you through the turret + actual good reverse speed
I love this tank but I’m pretty sure that the design is that of the panzer 38
The Premium is outright unfair with how much armor it his, in addition to the insane firepower.
Swedish tanks should 100% be ss+, they have all the pros that you listed above (over 100mm of pen, good mobility, etc) but arguable the extremely strong APHE (60mm of pen and A LOT of filler) is better for fighting at 1.0 br's, personally have had a 18 kill game with them
As a swedish tank Player i agree the one he used (im pretty sure) has the Best Reverse Gear for a Reserved tank
This, and the APDS is really good for when you encountered some extremely strong tanks in angled position like the H39 or the better Panzer 3s.
It would be cool to add onto this with a reserve plane tier list
I-15 immediately being launched to S tier be like
Also reserve tier premium list (you know those free premiums you get when you first start the game?)
3:03 I actually preferred playing the L6/40 over the AB41. The gun is so much more stable when you're on the move because you're slow. Also it's smaller so a bit easier to hide.
Apart from the fact that when u stop it feels like the gun is mounted to a bouncy castle
@@IdkwhattoputhereandbeoriginalTip for that: Don't brake to stop, simply just let go of the movement keys altogether. That stops the tank from rocking forwards so much during the stop, meaning your gunner will not be overcorrecting for it, too.
The AB 41 is a much more effective vehicle. The gun is stable and the reverse speed is a blessing for getting in and out of fights. It’s one of the best low tier tanks.
the ab41 is amazing if used as a flanking vehicle
One thing i love about the strv m/31 is its insane reverse speed
Ive taken the french armored car up to 2.3 so far and gotten tons of use out of it still
The AMD.35 is one of my favourite vehicles in the game, it's so great.
it was the only vehicle i had fun with when i was playing low-tier france
You can send it 3.0 it's able to pen a T-34 on the side. If not, just bait enemies ...
Once I was driving full speed with AMD, I saw a friendly Sherman stuck at angle because of a T-34 that was keeping the road waiting for the Sherman to expose. I was at ~70km/h and decided that it would be a good idea to pass by the road like a moron ... So I came in like a wrecking ball, the T-34 surprised had a reflex shot that missed, the Sherman then seized the occasion to make the shot ... Road is cleared.
Teamwork at it's finest ...
Wow, as soon i watched part 1, 2 minutes later i got an new part 2! Ty, you are great
Unsurprisingly the Strv m/31 is a very good tank, and the right way to use it is in reverse, at least wen engaging, the rear armor is very good, it can be angled more effectively and it covers the turret ring weak spot. It's a good tank, pretty mobile, and survivable.
One thing very good about the M-51 is if you aim center of mass, you can one shot panthers
With the T26, I was playing with a friend once and he was on USSR tree, I towed him around the map the whole time once he died in the BT5 just so we could actually get to a fight in a reasonable amount of time
The L6 is absolutely amazing dude great tank for ppl wanting to start Italy
No
@@Idkwhattoputhereandbeoriginal yes
@@Law-qf4ezNo
Absolutely not, take it from me who actually got 1800+ kills with it, it's great once you master it but still nowhere near as good as the AB41.
Italy used to get that one 20mm round that was fucking awesome, it made the low tier armoured cars so good (And the AS 42 could get some god tier kills)
Great videos! Low tier is always a welcome surprise
The .50 on the m8 is actually insane at low BR ripping through just about anything at reserve tier and anything you can’t pen you can disable super fast plus with it’s crazy traverse rate and funny mounting you can do some very illegal things with it from behind cover or while moving
it's essentially a second main gun, especially since there is an American tank that has the 50 cal as its main gun
Reserve tank battle royale
Random guy with his M-51:
Bro tip: dint use APDS with the STRVs they will over pen use the APHE you can literally collect 10 kills a match
honestly the H-39 is a monster if you play it properly, like angling hiding etc... i did many matches where i was at 1st place with like 12 tanks destroyed
This is a very underrated channel lol. Good luck in that next big video mate.
*reserve heli tier list when?*
5:12 Plane gameplay: A tier editing.
Love the content as always. Keep it up 👍.
Fun fact, the first Strv you played has more armour in the back than in the front
Ab41 used to be soo good before pzgr 40 nerf. 64mm of pen at 10m
Nah this L6/40 slander shall not be tolerated when it’s basically an Italian PzII that is pretty destructive
It only has 2 crews, less armor and the gun is super unstable.
You also only have four 20mm Pzgr. 40 per clip, which is fine on the AB 41 since you can actually shoot others in the side.
blud combined martincitopants and spookston 💀
Anyone else remember when the AMC34YR and the H35 were the French reserves?
I was there…. 3000 years ago
Back in my day the ab 41 wasnt a reserve
One of the earlier matches I took the Strvs out, I used the APHE and got an insane flank off, I was one shotting almost everything I clicked on. That's not even using the lolpen APDS
The greyhound is a magical vehicle, whenever I play low tier, that thing is the bane of my existence
You can get easy 15:0 games with it if you play against Italy or japan
I always take APHE for the Strvs, switch to APDS if I can't pen something.
When i started going down China I didnt use the T-26 at all because I hated it so much in Russia, easily my least favorite Reserve, if not my least favorite tank
Can you extend the tier list with the 1.0 br tanks in another video?
M8 is SSS tier for me. those 50 cals shred everything until u see stuff like panzar 2s and 3s . I literally nvr use the main canon lol
Fun fact the m51 becomes more survivable the more it is uptiered
The M8 Lac is my favorite reserve, due to the .50 cal on it. It can kill almost everything at that tier
Was waiting for this quite a long time lol, nice vid keep it going!
can u do top tier raneked pls btw love the video
old italian reserve vehicule ruled, i'm kinda sad but its understandable that they changed it
I may be French, I watch your videos because they are amazing ! 😂 This tier list is more boring but more interesting than the other video !
Im NOT okay with the L6 because when paired with the Ba and the AS40 it's a fucking monster !
And also, have a nice day !
Finally u uploaded it!
man he subway surfers theme always gets me
As an American player: all I know about the M-51 is that it’s super easy to kill and I haven’t been killed a lot by them, so I personally thought that they sucked. But DANG that’s a lot of pen
ive taken out 3in gun carriers from the front with the reserve strv tanks. theyre ss+ in my book
This guy needs more fame
imagine lumping the Strv m/31 and the Strv m/38 together despite them being FAR from similar. The M/31 has the ability to tank nearly EVERY shot, if you go engine first. The m/38 is laughably bad in comparison, it lacks reverse gear, it has less armor, its engine sucks, and the tank itself is unbearable. (yes, im nerding out and being a jerk, but you cannot lump those two tanks together)
I swear to god it feels like the guy who made the video didn't even bother to play the m38 bc you're right, they are very different, other than having the same gun. Hell they even have different number of crew members!
@@giovannifoulmouth7205 You. You get it. You are a person of CULTURE!
I would make L6/40 same tierlist as T-26 since it has ticker armor
You can play m/31 like is2 because it has decent tail armor and reverse speed
me a swedish main seeing strv being S tier : *here come the money*
Can you consider playing the aft 09. It was really good before the saclos missiles nerf
Do the reserves. The worse-thans. L3, French things, the Vickers E, etc.
I wouldn't call mediocre mobility to be desired
Man i love swedish reserve tanks. Thanks to sub caliber rou ds i can SOMETIMES pen a stuart
italy had the best reserves before the change
I get a very martincitopants vibe and I like it
the Strv are best played with the rear in front particularly on close combat
I actually killed a M47 with the AMD a few years ago
Ha-go is quite fun to play
Me when the almighty ego uploads 😊
"And it's mobility unsurprisingly for a french tank is complete garbage"
Me being french: Triggered Baguette !
also me that played both USSR and French: Yeah that's def true french tanks are slow ass and poor ammunition, only good armor
The Italian Reserve Used To Be The Strongest By Far Since It Had Medium Tanks That Could Kill A Matilda.
And Even After That The Pizza Van And The Big Brother Of The L3 Used To Have PZ.GRN Wich Is Pretty Much The Most Op Ammo For Any Rapid Fire Cannon And Being An Italy Main I Can Assure You That Used Correctly The L6 Is F*cking Op Or At Least It Was When It Had That Ammo
M-51 easily my most hated tank everywhere i go i get killed by that damn thing lol
Your channel is really good :)
why didn't you use the .50 cal on the chinese tank that's like half of its armament
You should make this vid but with reserve planes
the l6/40 is amazing with pgr/40 rounds
It’s worse in every way compared to the AB 41 and the gun is super unstable.
@@kimjanek646 tracks, faster turret traverse, 12mm more armour and its smaller
@@keddrifft What about tracks? It’s way slower and the armor makes it even worse since 12mm will fuze APHE while 8mm doesn’t. Traverse rate is the same as far as I know.
@@kimjanek646 tracks are faster in non roads and more stable, 30 mm of armour angled can stop most reserve ammo
@@keddrifft The vehicle rocks back and forth everytime you move or come to a stop. Most reseve ammo? It may stop a 20mm AP with good luck, and not even the Japense ones. Unless it's snow or sand, the AB 41 is way faster moving cross country.
You can just shoot the mantled and the vehicle is knocked out because of having merely two crews.
The best part of the M-51 is that you get 3 lives
I didn’t know that so I put some backups on it. In one game I respawned 4 times 0_0
Ngl the moment I got the Israeli T 54 I never touched the M 51 again
You should do a tier for the planes next time
i love your videos!! Keep going!!
The martincitopants of war thunder
I mean idc abt aircraft fameplay but if these ppl want to see reserve aircraft game play then just ask for it as a seperate vehicle but also maybe naval reserve?
In my opinion AB41 is better than France Car, better mobility and canon
can u tier list the reserve planes
dare you to play the REAL french reserve vehicles.
Hey Ego, mind quickly saying what the music you used for the m51 is I can't seem to find it in the description thanks
I hate the fact that gaijin added a new reserve tank for Italy, the m13/40 was op at that br😢
Everyone talks shit about Italy till they drop a Nuke game 1
People defended the T-26 ??
That thing was a pain in the ass when I started the Chinese line. Not to mention it’s not exactly aesthetic apart from the turret.
AMD 35 my beloved
hmhmhmmmmmm 2 minutes in is me
great video btw keep it up
FINALLY
Bruh, you playing everything stock. L6 and AB-41 and most of these are top notch when spaded.
Please I beg you tell me what that Gif is called you used at 4:14, I just can't find the name to it :'C
Good video👍
YOOO PART 2
not using the aphe for the Strvs IS PAIN
0:37 im just annoyed how you didnt use your 50 cal on that armored car
The Pz. III E is good tho
yo man cant belive its you, we met eachother few months ago and i just found ur youtube channel my name is zeensy in warthunder