The M4/FL10: A Wonder Drum
The M4/FL10 is a tank of many faces. It's both French and American, a medium and a light tank, a drummer and... not a drummer. Let's make sense of this riddle!
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The M4/FL10 can be unpredictable and adapt to any battle situation like no other. Its unique gun, which combines the advantages of a standard loading system and a magazine loading system, is its greatest strength. Unleash the entire magazine at an enemy tank and finish it off with single blasts without having to wait until all the shells are reloaded. Opponents will never know what to expect from you next!
Before August 21, many players will receive an offer to purchase the M4/FL10. Add this new Premium tank with a magazine autoreloading system to your Garage!
The M4/FL10 is a hybrid using the hull of the American M4 Sherman medium tank and the turret of the French AMX 13 light tank. This union looks quite impressive: the vehicle outline will be a delight to the eyes of both fans of the American classics and admirers of French tank design.
This newbie has something to brag about. It features a great amount of HP for a medium tank, good maneuverability, and an excellent view range. But the crown jewel of its advantages is its three-shell magazine with an autoreloading system. It allows you to use the M4/FL10 as both a tank with a magazine-fed gun and a vehicle with a standard loading system depending on the battle situation.
The magazine-fed gun reloads only after all shells have been fired. But the M4/FL10 breaks this rule. Its mechanism starts reloading a new shell in the magazine right after each shot.
If you fire off the entire magazine, the first shell will be ready to fire in 4.31 seconds. The second and third shells are loaded in 3.84 and 3.36 seconds, respectively. But remember that if you fire before the shell has completely loaded, the reloading process will be restarted.
The autoreloading system allows the M4/FL10 to be flexible and unpredictable. Analyze the battle situation and decide whether it will be more effective to hurl single shots or unleash a hailstorm of shells at the enemy.
If you're sure that three shots will be enough to eliminate the enemy, go ahead and blaze through the entire magazine. You can also play it safe by fending off enemy attacks with single shots. The M4/FL10 will pose a difficult challenge to any rival in combat. The latter will never know whether it's going to be treated to one shell or three shells at once.
Since the armor of this rookie isn't the most reliable, it should avoid exposing itself to enemy fire. The tank has 76 mm of armor in the front and 40 mm of armor on the sides, which are enhanced with a 76 mm plate. The rear is protected with the same 40 mm and an additional screen.
While the M4/FL10 inherited its hull from a medium tank, its turret was taken from a light one, which of course affected the vehicle's protection. With 76 mm of frontal armor and no gun mantlet, the vehicle's turret is quite vulnerable and not ideal for blocking damage.
The M4/FL10 doesn't like to rush towards the barricades. It's much more effective as a support tank when teamed up with heavy tanks. Though not outstanding, the Sherman's engine provides this newbie with a good top speed of 52 km/h. Thus, it can quickly move across the map and strike the enemy from the flanks or rear. That's where its gun with a short aiming time and excellent rate of fire comes in.
Only 1.33 seconds are needed to reload a single shell into the magazine after firing. As a result, the M4/FL10 needs less than five seconds to reel off its entire magazine at the enemy. Clumsy heavies will hardly have time to fire a volley in response. Don't forget about the autoreloading system either. You can keep firing without having to wait for the magazine to be fully loaded.
The M4/FL10 is an unusual tank that is hard to catch by surprise. Master the magazine autoreloading system and experiment with your tactics and playstyle. As for your enemy... Let it be your test subject!