Premium tank shopping guide 3: The French FCM 50T

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PROS:

• High top speed
• Good acceleration
• Good penetration
• High rate of fire
• Cheap ammo
• Very fast hull and turret traverse
• Decent accuracy
• Good matchmaking Tier 8-9

CONS:

• Overpriced at 11,900 gold
• Practically no armor(there are some chance bounces)
• Crew and Modules are easily damaged
• Low alpha
• Large silhouette

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Recommended Equipment are as follows:

  • Gun Rammer
  • Enhanced Gun laying drive
  • Wet ammo rack/coated optics/ventilations (the thirds slot is to your personal preference and playstyle)

The FCM 50T is a French heavy tank that’s fast and nimble for a heavy, it is best played as a medium tank capturing key locations on the map or supporting the “real” heavies on your team. The gun has OK average damage of 240 and a penetration of 212, that can pen most tier 8 and tier 9 tanks. good accuracy and aim time.

When I first played my FCM I kept charging into battle like my Type59 which is wrong, it is not a good brawler, it lacks armor for the chance bounces plus this tank has a large silhouette. Its best that you move as a support for heavies, flank, find a good position where you can support the main push while keeping yourself near cover or better yet concealed.Thanks to the FCM 50t’s top speed of 51kph and power to weight ratio of 18.44, you can easily go back to the base and defend the would be attackers from a safe distance.

Average credit earning on a good game is 40-80k and on a bad its around 40-50k.
This is a good tank if you love the French HT line, any tank commander that knows the importance of support will quickly love this tank and is in need for credits and crew training and this is the best or only bet for the French, but if your planning to buy a premium tank just for the credits I would not recommend this tank, there are cheaper and better premium tanks.

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