If The King Tiger Was French 

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Fun fact, that thing IRL is ENORMOUS, like it's litteraly the same height as an AMX-50 Surbaissé

0:16 Actually, this tank was considered a heavy tank only during its development, but French engineers reclassified it as a tank destroyer because they were disappointed of its performance

Actually, it wasnt reclassified as TD for spawn cost reasons, it was due to historical reasons. While being originally developed as a heavy tank, by the time it was developed, it was outclassed by MEDIUM tanks of its time, such as T-54 or Centurions. Thus to avoid being embarrassed, it was reclassified to TD on 26 October 1950.

The French were like “omg we need more armor…. More armor… we need more firepower add fire power… we need a goofy spiny thing… add the spiny thing (it’s in the 2c bis)

One year and 53 days of asking for the Foch

"Looks like we havent been quite liberated yet." Got me laughing, not even in the first minute.

Spookston, the AB43'S are stealing from your fridge, they won't stop until you play them

Petition for Spookston to go fishing and making it a Video day 2

I love how the ARL is basically early-mid 30’s technology shaped into a 1945 heavy tank. It looks like a B1 shaped into a Tiger 2

Bro, please never change your editing style. I laughed hysterically when the M22 locust came barreling around the corner, nearly flipping and the little spongebob music kicked in.

Idea for an interesting challenge, pick a teammate, and you have to keep them alive, and it can't be someone you know or are talking in voice chat with. Hard mode: high tier Legendary mode: german main teammate Spookston must die mode: do it in the t95

ARL-44 was actually a pretty early concept before France fell to Germany. Didnt begin producing it till much later tho for obvious reasons

Day 3 of asking Spookston to play the T-10M

Spookston I was literally talking about how fun it'd be to see you play the ARL44 then I see you upload this video. Awesome

ARL-44 my beloved. Genuinely my most played tank in the entire game

FINALLY!!! I can now rest in peace~

I hope that M60 AMBT video is just around the corner.

One vehicle I wish was in the game (as either a tech tree vehicle or a low tier premium) is Leyland Armoured Car. It was an Irish creation built to replace obsolete Rolls Royce & Peerless armored cars. Four were built by 1939, they had a crew of four and were based on a 6×4 Leyland Terrier chassis and were armed with a 20mm Madsen cannon & a single .303 Madsen LMG, however the latter was replaced with a Browning M1919 .30 cal. LMG in 1958, and one was added to the co-driver/radio operator side of the hull. Plus the front was modified to carry a Ford V8 engine. One was scrapped in the 60s, and the remaining three were put into reserve after Panhard AMLs were brought to re-equip the 1st Armored Squadron in 1972, with one going (As more of a museum piece) to the 4th Cavalry squadron, which was based in Longford from 1979 to around the early 80s. One is preserved in the Bovington Tank Museum, having gained it in exchange for a Ferret armored car.

Attempt 12 Challenge: For high tier support a nations MBT with its respective APC/IFV counterpart (ie Abrams/Bradley, T90/BMP2M, etc.) Challenge is keeping the other player alive and supporting it without stealing kills (breaking barrels, tracking, repairing, etc) it being a random should help make it interesting.

I love this tank, honestly underated because its 90mm does enough damage to get the job done, and its lack of armour makes it faster than most other heavies lol And that turret Travers is pretty nice

Oh my God. Never in a million years would I expect Spookston to actually play the ARL-44.

God bless French Solid shot, underestimated and overpowered, Pretty much used in every french tank up to 7.7, and is despised by everyone who dies to it. It's honestly my favorite to use, because it doesn't act like a Solid Shot but a Semi APHE. It does my heart greatly when I see Spookston enjoying a french tank.

Spookston. I just had a really bad day, and I actually smiled so hard seeing you had done a video of one of my favourite tanks (especially a French one). Thank you, have a good day!

French solid shot is the whole reason i love the Fl-10. That and the autoloader.

My day just got better, thank you so much Spookston ❤

Not to mention it's absolutely gigantic, if you'd put it right next to the KV2(which is probably the 3rd heaviest tank during the war) it's like half of it's height, remember the KV2 is like 10 feet tall °~°!

First of all, we french people thank you for playing our very own king tiger. And I really liked that ref to New Vegas keep up the good work pal !

2:18 you need to play the AMX-50 Surbaissé to witness what the power of a solid shot really is

Yay! Another video from my favorite wt cc 😊

loved the "what air defence doing?" reference lmfaoo

The ability to one tap everything in your tier makes it incredibly fun to play with

Yay spookston uploaded

13:15 That M6 wanted the kill so desperately, he messed up the ASU's shot, then getting em both killed. War thunder peak

I think one of the best strenghts of this tank is its incredible chassis traverse, srsly for such a huge vehicle you can swing it around incredibly easily. I once managed to fend off a hellcat for about a minute while backup arrived (lost my gun), he was trying to run rings around me but could not get on my side thanks to the steering ability of the ARL, love this thing sm.

i love how this thing feels and even more how it looks honestly, something about the crude yet somewhat typical french elegance

Day 178 of asking Spookston to play the Semovente 75/46 M43. NEVER GOING TO SURRENDER, GIVE IT UP!

You know what else is a ww2 tank that uses a lot of solid shot? The Churchill. This is video 121 of asking for a Churchill.

Been waiting for this video forever

Fun fact, historically the ARL 44 had an assisted loading mechanism that gave it a max reload rate of 10-12 rpm; you can even see it in the vehicle x-ray. A bug report was passed on this back in July 2022 so the ARL might just get buffed again at some point. Although if it does happen it'll probably come with a BR raise

DAY 5 OF ASKING SPOOKSTON TO PLAY ANY CHALLENGER 2 TANK

I was grinding France with this glad u made a video on it

Yess i got the ARL 44 some time ago and i was wondering why there arent a lot of videos about it when its so good

I like how spookston always complains when someone steals his kill but he does the exact same thing

Based on an experiment I've been doing since your waffentrager video, i can confirm your hex red light spell is still going on strong for me.

Spookston getting his kill stolen: 🤬🤬🤬 Spookston when he steals a kill: Nice we double tapped him!

Yay spookston played my favourite tank

Thank you finally!!!

I have been waiting for this for YEARS DOG TY if you would make a vid on France 5.7 that would be insane ty, love your content

Fun fact. This tank has a 90mm cannon with a round similar to that of the Tiger II. But they introduced a semi autoloader which would present the round to the loader and he would only have to slide the round into the breach. This thing having a 10 second reload time is very stupid.

I suppose this is one of the tanks that benefits from being played in RB, with not penetration indicator. In AB people figure out really quickly that the ARL-44 can be easily disabled by shooting at the turret, which is only 100mm thick with barely any mantlet or angle to improve it. And the super thin sides can be penetrated super easily, even at odd angles. Also, in AB it meets *a lot* of Tigers and Panthers.

Love this tank. Love maps with barricades. This thing is good at showing only its top part of the turret hiding behind a barricade. Truly a objective camper on some maps. Perfect for shooting and protecting your crew when utilizing the barricades.

the AMX M4 also got the shell buff and its possibly my favorite french tank

THANK YOU SPOOOOOOK

i love this vehicle , one of my favorites around 5.3/5.7 BR range

LET'S GOOOOOO. Dude this thing was in my lineup up to 6.7, it's so good

i am gonna be 100% honest here. i would legit love to see a Playthrough of new Vegas by you. i love the game so much, and you mention it from time to time, so i thought "hey, let's see if he'll do a Playthrough of it. wont hurt to try asking"

This tank was probably my fav earlier French tank when I started working up the tree my only pain was sometimes if you got gunner the enemy gunner would come back before you reloaded and tended to one shot me back but other than that it’s gun combined with hull turned it into a powerful killing machine for me

Spookston French tank video?!?? Yes!!

I love how solid shot either one shots everything no fail some matches and other matches it takes 10 shots to kill a sherman

You should play the Chi-Ha, but using ONLY the default APHE round with a whopping 21mm of pen. Just an absolute torture session of a video right there

The ARL-44 is supposed to have an assisted loading mechanism. The same system was proposed for the AMX CDC.

This tank is a nasty surprise to many players because most people don't know where to shoot it. They will treat it like a Panther and go for a hull front shot. But the hull front is very heavily armoured. The gun throws an 11kg APCBC projectile at over 1000m/s. More penetration than the long 88mm. No APHE but lots of spalling when it hits. 13 second reload is the price. The AMX M4 has the same gun but with a 6.5 second 7 round auto-loader.

I’ve been playing this and the CA Lorraine recently, loving it.

one of my favorite machines in the game overall

One of my favorite tanks. It just looks cool.

This thing is an absolute beast

The excitement when that Locust turned up made me genuinely happy.

I love how the locast at 6:38 is just hauling ass to bully the tiger player

Attempt 20, you've played a French TD, and now I request the Italian Event light tank AUBL/74 HVG

I've never done this before, but here's me suggesting that Spookston plays the LAV-25A2 in honor of my kid brother who used to command one in the Marines. He turned 46 earlier this month.

I GOT IT! Spooks has to play a Sherman E8, and every time he sees a Tiger ( or Pnzr IV) he has to say… or alternately, insert a clip, saying “ITS A GODDAMN TIGER!” Then fire smoke at it before shooting it with AP.

Real Madrid in the semis, new Spookston video. Perfect night.

Good job with this tank ! What about playing what was the strongest premium of it's time and one of the first premium rat tank next ? I'am talking about the Ru 251

Such an amazing vehicle, the gun is pretty much same as AMX M4, u can UFP jumbos, panthers and pretty much anything that isn't a king tiger.

I have this tank and use it all the time and I can in fact say it is AMAZING. I can absorb a shot from a tiger with no problem (in the hull) and can pen almost anything at its BR!!!

Badass Spookston being a epic fella 😼

Oh my God, my dream has come true Thank you Spontoon

funny enough i was just trying to talk my buddy into grinding out the french tech tree and then boom this video

The ARL in world of tanks was one of my most played tanks and I loved it, in WT it made me sad but then they buffed it and now it is good. :) But all I really want is my french bathtub (S35CA) in war thunder with the 105.

I was pleasantly surprised when I played and spaded the ARL-44. Its better than the earlier AC-1 variant, mainly because the 90 mm gun has better performance the the AC-1's 75 mm weapon. Its best to use the ARL-44 as an SP instead of a medium or heavy tank. Use it for ranged attacks rather than up close. The 90 mm solid shot seems to perform better than that of the 17 pounder. Be careful not expose the hull sides, and the turret armor can be fairly easy to be penetrated. It can take out Tigers and Panthers if you know where to hit them. Also, bring along a few HE shells for open top and SPAA vehicles.

Always loved this tank

When you accidental started playing France not knowing anything about French tanks nor the way Gaijin/War thunder is about to make you suffer. Until you get this tank and you like this tank because it slaps and actually kills other tanks not tickle them. Also, a person who knows how to use the Arl44 acl, is an absolute menace.

Some ARL-44 love yay, I love this thing

You should do the Tam 2c, fun light tank nobody plays, good or great stats in every category other than armor. Even then it has shocking survivability when hit in weird angles or spots where you can eat multiple rounds

Im doing great, even better since theres you made a new video :D

YEEESSSS FINALLY, thank uuuu

My favorite french "tank destroyer" Some people shoot at your turret buy when an oblivious player fire at your hull armor, oh boy does he feel stupid.

0:50 WOW! his whole turret crew was already dead.... but that driver got vaporized

"fun" fact : 2-3 years ago, Gaijin nerfed the depression for historical reasons, however they conveniently left out the most important part of the report : the loader assisting system, wich reduced the reload to 4-5 seconds...

I really love the design of ARL-44, it just look unique. I guess Edelweiss from Valkyria Chronicles take inspiration from this.. except the turret is from King Tiger

This vehicle had one of the best buffs that gaijin could do, I remember that they lowered the br from 5.7 to 5.3, they changed the ammunition for a better one and now it pierces almost 250mm of penetration, before it was only about 215mm and they cut the firing time. reloading the cannon, before it used to take about 13 or 14 seconds and now around 10 seconds to reload. The only bad thing about this vehicle is that it dies easily when it receives a shot in the turret cheeks, it always dies one-shotted, it cannot survive like a tiger or a panther.

French solid shot is surprisingly good, you should try more French tanks around 6.7 and 7.7, they can be some of the most fun tanks in the game!

Couldn’t wait to get home. Had to watch on the bus home

I believe it also uses the suspension and tracks of the b1 bis hence why it gets stuck on everything

The turret Armor is so painful and the scope can’t even zoom in

0:51 The tank so utterly big that make M4A3 look like m22

Play the fiat from 6.7 italy, its a pretty fun tank, you get speed, good pen, and the ability to do tricks off of dirt mounds.

Didnt know that the ARL is so fast and great at turning. Time to try it out

Woooo! Used to enjoy this one before it seemed to forever be up tiered. Guess I'm putting in some more time in the French tech tree before the snail movies it up to like 7.0 or something.