Tanks of France
French tanks vary wildly between the tiers. At lower tiers, they are generally slow with great armor and but armed with poor guns. While at higher tiers, they are very fast with almost paper thin armor and armed with great guns. Some mid to high tier French tanks can use automatic loaders, which allow for a several shots in a short period of time. Almost all French tanks suffer from having few crew members which makes for less variety when choosing crew skills or perks. Their downside is the lack of sufficient hull and turret armor at higher tiers and they are sometimes prone to engine fire.
French light tanks are slow and have thick armor at lower tiers, but they trade armor their for speed at higher tiers. They gain the ability to use automatic loaders much earlier than the other French lines. Combined with their high speed and small size, they become deadly hit-and-run vehicles.
French medium tanks also have thick armor at lower tiers. At high tiers they trade their armor for extremely high speed and agility; combined with their automatic loaders, they become great support vehicles. Their paper thin armor makes them very vulnerable to SPG damage however, so keeping on the move is essential.
French heavy tanks are well armored at lower tiers, but are slow and sluggish. As the tiers rise, they become faster and more maneuverable, but trade armor for this agility. They use large caliber guns with automatic loaders, which make them very destructive. With their paper thin armor, the use of cover is essential.
