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

[M82]

Escrito originalmente por 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

I main the French and have aced the ACL-1 so I can confidently say it's not terrible.

This tank can only fight strictly at its BR or under, and cannot under any circumstance beat heavy tanks of 4.0 BR in a frontal duel. Talking about frontal, the ACL-1 is supposed to be used like the Jumbo, which is to say facing the enemy with little to no angle. Essentially the ideal position is front facing the enemy, and hull down (so the body covered behind an obstacle) because the turret face / mantlet has more armor than the glacis.

Offensive was it packs a good punch for its better, being able to tear any German tank to shreds with about 90mm of pen at a reasonable distance / angle, and due to the ballistic cap, it doesn't just go through like an APC, it has a reasonable one shot potential especially if you pen from the front.

Its main weaknesses are its large exposed tracks, little to no armor at top back (radiator and engine grille have under 10mm of armor) so beware of CAS, and it also has a very large profile due to being a heavy tank

Main advantages are its very high survivability (sometimes I've survived 1V3s), great penetration and and the gunner is on the left side (when facing it), unlike in most tanks. This is pretty good because any wise tanker would aim at the right side of the turret to take out the gunner first, but that would just hit the loader.

TLDR it's a good tank, but only at its BR or under

[FizzyElf]

Escrito originalmente por Owl:

Escrito originalmente por FizzyElf:

"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)

yeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah... that happens a lot more often than one would hope, even gaijin can't help you with that issue.

[SpiralRazor]

Everything went wrong with the ARL 44. suspension was outdated, used B1 tracks, the gun was shoddy and it had poor brakes and transmission. Its a good thing it never actually saw combat because no one had to die in this deathtrap.

[Toblm]

Escrito originalmente por Owl:

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

No. It's massive, poorly armored at the ranges needed to engage with its gun and slow.

The ARL-44 however is. The better gun means you can TD with it.