The Most Broke Tank Destroyer

After making my video on the German Maus heavy tank, some of you were kind enough to abide by my new "13 horsepower per ton minimum" rule and suggest a light tank turned tank destroyer, the French AMX-13 HOT. The AMX-13 HOT is certainly not the best tank destroyer out there, being nothing more than an AMX-13 with six HOT anti-tank missiles strapped to it, hence the "low effort" in the title. However, it is still a fairly fun tank to play if you are cautious.

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Songs used (in order from first to last):
Command and Conquer: Generals - Various USA Themes
Halo 3: ODST - Rain (Deference for Darkness)

Sound mods:
Epic Thunder (Pre-release)

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[hyperdimensionbliss]

"I sure do love fighting things that are just a billion times better than me."

Entire British and French ground trees in a nutshell.

[yup]

Since France doesn't get any IFVs, you should play the AMX-30, trying to get as many kills with the autocannon. It's honestly kinda fun.

[Ranyick]

How to make a good tank:
Step 1 have something fast
Step 2 add missiles
Step 3 realize I know nothing about tanks but it will probably work out anyway

[OddBawZ]

"I still think it'll be fun to play somewhat..." - OH BOY! TIME FOR POPCORN!

[imperialstardestroyer]

Try the amx 13 ss11. It is similar to the hot but its at the same br as the regular amx 13

[DrifterG]

Char 25t is probably my favorite tank in the game. French lights in general are great

[ommsterlitz]

0:58 except that France never did use AMX 13 with HOT missiles strapped to it they used the S.11 ones, By the time France invented the HOT missiles they used it on vehicles like the VAB, Gaijin found one photo of an AMX 13 HOT and it was enough for them to make it in the game as a tech tree vehicle same for the garbage Mars 15, while France is still waiting for actual used in combat French tanks that had ATGM like the VBCI, P4, VBL even the ELC with ATGM variants that worked and have more materials and are in actual museums unlike the AMX 13 HOT not even talking of the on paper Mars 15...

[Paronak]

Oddbawz: "this tank is the worst light tank pound for pound"
Spookston: "i like this tank"

Btw play with Odd plz

[SnappingTurtle]

Ohh thank goodness the video ended at 3:02 and nothing bad happened

Also Spookston getting cereal mid video was some of the funniest stuff I have seen all week.

[slamdaddyshapirowo]

Here's a vehicle suggestion: Ratel 90

It is an IFV from Edgy Australia; it's very large, can be destroyed by a heavy machinegun, it doesn't have the greatest off-road mobility and it only has HEAT-FS.

I really like it.

[ICDZOMBIE]

Cool to see a tank I suggested played. If you're looking for a such a good French tank amx m4 I can that thing to 7.7 and still make it work.

[ryxtan]

"Yeah I'm screwed..."

"I'm a GENIUS!"

Ah, the duality of War Thunder

[venatrix]

I love the AMX-13, especially with it being a 50s tank still modernized and upgraded today, like the Escorpion

[wallachia]

Yea, they COMPLETELY ruined this tank with the recent update.
The missiles come out super high when launched now, making them useless against anyone closer than 600 meters; at the same time, the missile fidgets a lot at longer ranges and isn't entirely accurate, which means the missiles are barely usable.
In the end, you are left with a 6.7 tank (that's already overtiered), but at 8.0 which constantly gets uptiered to 9.0.
This tank is a 3.7 chassis with a 5.0 gun, as much as I love the AMX-13s, this thing is basically useless.

[rohartmartin]

I remember the day of a guy saying in the chat during a game, "Why are you playing France ? It's literally a waste of time." and then I saw that they we're a German main, so his argument was more than invalid.

[arbiter]

I would like to see you play the AML/Eland. It's essentially a prius someone strapped a 90 on top of. It's wobbly, but extremely small and fast.

[X___]

2:55 "I got some cereal"

He got some cereal:)

[Schaf]

My man gets "Breakfast" and chose cereal. Real grown up strategy, I approve

[mathieu]

I'm always hoping for more light tank and wheeled stuff for France.

We can get the VBL family, some sort of wheeled wiesel (autocanon/atgm/AAM), the Vextra (a French centauro brother with 105 or 120mm), and the VBCI, similar to the VBI Italian, but with 2 variants: 25mm or 40mm + atgm.

Plus others.

Would be really nice, actally only 2 light tank on the 2 last Rank, not fun for use the drones.

[outsider]

Thx to the love on our french tree, I appreciate that. I like the AMX13 HOT maybe more than the first AMX13 because at this BR the 75mm SLAP even more