Is the ARL-44 (ACL-1) Even good?

[Owl]

Like for a heavy tank, I seem to be one shot by pretty much any part of the damn Tank, and despite having an APCBC Round, it doesnt seem to have much one shot potential

I dont know if Im just playing the tank wrong or if its just bad

[SteelWolf45]

Originally posted by Owl:

Like for a heavy tank, I seem to be one shot by pretty much any part of the damn Tank, and despite having an APCBC Round, it doesnt seem to have much one shot potential

I dont know if Im just playing the tank wrong or if its just bad

Honestly I don't know how to use that thing very well either. Previous advice I have seen it to use it as a sniper tank (and it seems like it should be decent if used hull down), but that rounds pen leaves some to be desired.

[Owl]

Originally posted by SteelWolf45:

Originally posted by Owl:

Like for a heavy tank, I seem to be one shot by pretty much any part of the damn Tank, and despite having an APCBC Round, it doesnt seem to have much one shot potential

I dont know if Im just playing the tank wrong or if its just bad

Honestly I don't know how to use that thing very well either. Previous advice I have seen it to use it as a sniper tank (and it seems like it should be decent if used hull down), but that rounds pen leaves some to be desired.

Ive tried to, and even in arcade, when I know im aiming at a weak point, green and all, I constantly get bounced shots, and even then no damage

[Slyke]

It plays essentially like a Panther. A slow French Panther that only has solid shots (which means no one-hit-kills most of the time).

1) Learn where to shoot. You need to know not only armor, but internal structure of opposing vehicles.
2) Learn to take shots. Angle your hull and turret, but make sure to not expose your weak sides too much.
3) Don't rush, especially in an uptier. The risk of being flanked or outnumbered is not worth it. Perhaps don't use it as your first spawn (same as most heavy tanks).

[Owl]

Originally posted by Curst:

It plays essentially like a Panther. A slow French Panther that only has solid shots (which means no one-hit-kills most of the time).

1) Learn where to shoot. You need to know not only armor, but internal structure of opposing vehicles.
2) Learn to take shots. Angle your hull and turret, but make sure to not expose your weak sides too much.
3) Don't rush, especially in an uptier. The risk of being flanked or outnumbered is not worth it. Perhaps don't use it as your first spawn (same as most heavy tanks).

Well with the 3.7 ARL that I have (only one I have) Im always uptiered to 4.0, which compared to my other 3.7 lineup for China, that almost never happens

[[MadTs] Phyrys]

Originally posted by Curst:

It plays essentially like a Panther. A slow French Panther that only has solid shots (which means no one-hit-kills most of the time).

1) Learn where to shoot. You need to know not only armor, but internal structure of opposing vehicles.
2) Learn to take shots. Angle your hull and turret, but make sure to not expose your weak sides too much.
3) Don't rush, especially in an uptier. The risk of being flanked or outnumbered is not worth it. Perhaps don't use it as your first spawn (same as most heavy tanks).

Yeah, this. You're a prototyped ARL-44 which never got out of drawing board, because even the engineers realized they must have been sloshed as hell to devise something like that. Try to survive as a miscarriage of the gods of engineering and don't bother too much if you feel you're not in your place. In a meta sense, this thing is truly not in its place in our reality.

[Owl]

Originally posted by MadTs Phyrys:

Originally posted by Curst:

It plays essentially like a Panther. A slow French Panther that only has solid shots (which means no one-hit-kills most of the time).

1) Learn where to shoot. You need to know not only armor, but internal structure of opposing vehicles.
2) Learn to take shots. Angle your hull and turret, but make sure to not expose your weak sides too much.
3) Don't rush, especially in an uptier. The risk of being flanked or outnumbered is not worth it. Perhaps don't use it as your first spawn (same as most heavy tanks).

Yeah, this. You're a prototyped ARL-44 which never got out of drawing board, because even the engineers realized they must have been sloshed as hell to devise something like that. Try to survive as a miscarriage of the gods of engineering and don't bother too much if you feel you're not in your place. In a meta sense, this thing is truly not in its place in our reality.

So it sounds like this tank is one of those "Realistic yet unfun tanks" because its too realistic to its real life counterparts and therefor is not fun because it has;

- A ♥♥♥♥ round
- ♥♥♥♥ Armor (for a heavy tanks)
- And constantly gets put up against tanks that can just easily pen its armor (Again, its classified as a heavy tank)

[FireFromBehind]

Tank is OL, you cant relly on your armor and the shells are pure AP. In most cases you will need a flllow up shot.

Try staying in the back and smiping, worked for me

[Chaoslord 87]

Originally posted by Owl:

So it sounds like this tank is one of those "Realistic yet unfun tanks" because its too realistic to its real life counterparts and therefor is not fun because it has;

- A ♥♥♥♥ round
- ♥♥♥♥ Armor (for a heavy tanks)
- And constantly gets put up against tanks that can just easily pen its armor (Again, its classified as a heavy tank)

It´s more a failed attempt to catch up 4 years of massive advancements in technology, weapons design and industrial capabilities.

[Illusionyary]

Keep in mind the APCBC round the ARL-44 has is solid shot, it's not an explosive filled round hence the poor post penetration damage.

[FizzyElf]

Originally posted by Owl:

Like for a heavy tank, I seem to be one shot by pretty much any part of the damn Tank, and despite having an APCBC Round, it doesnt seem to have much one shot potential

I dont know if Im just playing the tank wrong or if its just bad

"Snipe" in up tiers, rush in down tiers, basically play it like a jumbo 76 where you flank and snipe into the enemies sides or rush and wipe the floor with everyone who dares to get in your way depending on if you've gotten an up/down tier.

[Owl]

Also keep in mind I only play arcade right now because RB is just so brutal on me

[Owl]

Originally posted by FizzyElf:

Originally posted by Owl:

Like for a heavy tank, I seem to be one shot by pretty much any part of the damn Tank, and despite having an APCBC Round, it doesnt seem to have much one shot potential

I dont know if Im just playing the tank wrong or if its just bad

"Snipe" in up tiers, rush in down tiers, basically play it like a jumbo 76 where you flank and snipe into the enemies sides or rush and wipe the floor with everyone who dares to get in your way depending on if you've gotten an up/down tier.

Tried this just now, got one shot by a Marder I couldnt see (even though I was looking his direction)

[Owl]

I have concluded after trying to snipe up to distances of 300-500m, the rounds can not pen, meanwhile the rounds of Panzer 3's Shermans, and T-34's can. Despite me shooting in areas where I know they are weak. it just doesnt pen, or pens a bit but does no damage

[Owl]

I think im just done with the French honestly. Its been a complete pain in the ass to get some tanks that are even fun to play. Its like the Swedish. No matter what you are just outclassed by every single other ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ tank. You either have no armor so a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ sneeze can kill you, or your gun cant pen anything, Hell why not both like in the case of the first ARL-44

[Mr. Black]

Originally posted by Owl:

Also keep in mind I only play arcade right now because RB is just so brutal on me

This type of tank suffer especially on arcade. On realistic people don't know what ikind of enemy are you until visual contact, but in arcade everybody know there's is a arl ready to be penetrated