Tanks of France
French tanks vary wildly between the tiers. At lower tiers, they are generally slow with great armour but armed with poor guns. While at higher tiers, they are very fast with almost paper thin armour and armed with great guns. Some mid to high tier French tanks have an autoloader with a drum magazine, which allow for 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 armour at higher tiers and they are sometimes prone to engine fire.
French light tanks are slow and have thick armour at lower tiers, but they trade their armour for speed at higher tiers. They gain the ability to use autoloaders 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 armour at lower tiers. At high tiers they trade their armour for extremely high speed and agility; combined with their automatic loaders, they become great support vehicles. Their paper thin armour makes them very vulnerable to SPG damage however, so keeping on the move is essential.
French heavy tanks are well armoured at lower tiers, but are slow and sluggish. As the tiers rise, they become faster and more manoeuvrable, but trade armour for this agility. They use large calibre guns with automatic loaders, which make them very destructive. With their paper thin armour, the use of cover is essential.
French tank destroyers have relatively weak armour at lower tiers, but have good guns. Later in the line, their armour increases along with speed. However, their side armour is rather weak so it essential to have support at all times. Their guns also have great penetration values and good accuracy, so they are not to be taken lightly. Due to their size, the later designs have poor camouflage values.
French self propelled guns are well rounded in terms of accuracy, rate of fire and aim time but suffer from lower damage and penetration than their rivals. However, they are the fastest SPG's in the game and can reach in excess of 50 km/h, even on flat ground.
