FCM 50 t

Modules

Tier	Gun	Penetration (mm)	Damage (HP)	Rate of fire (rounds/minute)	Dispersion (m/100m)	Aiming time (s)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VIII	90 mm DCA 45	212/259/45	240/240/320	8.82	0.36	2.3		2750	121250

Tier	Engine	Engine Power (hp)	Chance of Fire on Impact (%)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
IX	Maybach HL 295 (1250)	1250	20		750	98730

Tier	Suspension	Load Limit (т)	Traverse Speed (gr/sec)	Rmin		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VIII	FCM 50 t	57.5	40	0		10000	37520

Tier	Radio	Signal Range (m)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
X	SCR-528 Fr	750		80	54000

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Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Great acceleration, speed and hull traverse.
• Great gun depression.
• Excellent viewrange.
• Preferential matchmaker, won't see Tier 10 battles.
• Top-notch French tank design.

Cons:

• Weak gun for a heavy tank, comparable to 90mm medium tank guns.
• For a 90mm gun, gun handling is very poor.
• Huge size.
• Very poor camouflage.
• Non-existent armour, poor for a medium tank, dreadful for a heavy.

Performance

Combining elements of both branches of French heavy tanks, the FCM 50t indeed stands out as one of the more unique heavies available at Tier 8. It boasts excellent speed, agility and acceleration for a heavy tank, allowing players to reach advanced positions early in a match from which it can snipe at unaware and exposed enemies, as well as be part of a medium push.

As far as heavy tanks go, the FCM 50t is perhaps one of the worst in its tier. While it has the size and lack of camouflage typical of heavy tanks, as well as a fairly standard hitpoint pool for the class and tier, it's practically armourless, not counting lucky ricochets or shots that get absorbed by the massive tracks. Its gun is also weak for heavy tank standards, being the same 90mm DCA 45 first used by the ARL 44 at Tier 6, although significantly better in terms of DPM, reload speed and aim time. Penetration is sufficient given the FCM's mobility and ability to flank and relocate quickly, but the alpha damage of 240 average per shot is anemic (the lowest among Tier 8 heavy tanks).

The FCM 50t is not a tank for beginners. As it cannot force its way through a fight with armor and firepower, players must make full use of its mobility to reach good firing positions from which to support teammates, a task luckily aided by the tank's mobility as well as gun depression, which allows it to work ridgelines while keeping a small profile. It is not especially good as a sniper, but it has enough shell velocity and accuracy to do the job reasonably well, and given its lack of survivability, engaging at mid-long range is recommended over brawling.

One should still note the unique feature of 'preferential matchmaking', in that this tank will never see Tier 10 tanks. While this is a general benefit, this also means that the FCM 50t more often will have to face the reality of the enemy team being up one actual heavy tank.

Overall, the FCM 50t is a tricky tank to do well with, having numerous weaknesses which often rear their ugly heads in battle, but does indeed have the dynamics to reward those able to exploit opportunities, rather than engaging enemy tanks at safer distances over brutish close quarters brawls. If the latter is unavoidable, you may well find you would want to be in another tank, lest you are a truly experienced FCM 50t tanker.

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