One thing that I don't think was mentioned is that the Leclerc also gets the best smoke imo. It envelopes the tank in smoke as it launches the smoke grenades 360 to give it full coverage. I'm almost always able to take advantage of the excellent reverse speed, turn my engine off, smoke up, and repair without worry.
the thing is, is that gaijin had to nerf (from what is was in blue prints and in reality ) the reload to 6 seconds (from 5) and that area at the drivers feet is covered in a little less then the center glacis armor.
Whenever I mistakingly shoot center mass right on this thing's UFP - thinking it's just like any other MBT - I know I done fugged up. Shell only takes out the engine and if I want to kill the gunner I must always aim *right* where he is. Atleast from the front I tend to notice a _significant spall reduction_ many times turning APFS damage into something like APCR and it annoys the hell out of me. Not to mention the ammorack in the back of the turret often doesn't even catch fire if you shoot it through the mantlet.
7:00 that thing needs better hitting sound effects, it always sounds like some small 7.62 or .50cal is hitting you when it is actually a what, 40mm? APFSDS round that pens... even the Leo 2k 20mil sounds chunkier.
Honestly, that and the new mbt cannon sound that's used on like every tank and gun at top tier from 105s to 120s it's the same sound and it doesn't even sound good, it's just so repetitive and annoying.
The front hull is mostlikely incorrectly modelled. The upper front hull is too weak if we take a look at the hints of the results of the swedish tank trials. The upper front hull and front hull seems to be around 450-500 mm RHAe against KE threats. This would go along with the swedish Leclerc armor upgrade proposal during the tank trials which only found it necessary to uparmor the turret and not the glacis. Also the Leclerc S1 does not have a thermal channel for the commanders periscope. So in that sense the Leclerc S1 deserves an upgrade and downgrade to be in line with its actual counterpart.
I hope the French get the Japanese treatment where they get a Leclerc that's exactly the same as the one we already have except it's maybe got like a rear view mirror air freshener or something, just so the frogs have a more substantial top tier lineup.
imo the amx-40 is good and in some cases better, being I find it anecdotally quicker and the 20mm more viable and the apfsds it has doesnt seem to lack when shooting for weak spots which i still do in the leclerc anyways despite the pen it has
Subbed, also are their any tips on how to grind better and faster? Like rb or sb, and should I buy talismans too? I have a premium account. Any tips or tricks would be great :)
xBig Grape For maximum efficiency in a grind; Premium vehicles, Talismans at the higher tiers, PTO, and a bit more! You are always welcome to join the live streams and i could definitely answer them there xP
You deserve so much more subscribers brother, i'm kinda getting sick of Phly's over-"acting", fake laughs and giggles. You bring much more genuine content.
"Just" getting into WT. Is it bad etiquette to shoort or kill a tank already damaged? Seems like everyone says "yoink" if you do this and it's "not cool"?
If the enemy tank is not immediately threatening another friendly, for example if its cannon breech is out, it's good etiquette to let the player that first damaged the tank get the kill, as they did the hardest part of disabling the tank already
Leopard 2a7 is a more balanced package overall than the Leclerc. Leclerc is a true cavalry tank in the purest definition of the french modern cavalry doctrine which puts a great emphasis on accuracy/firepower and mobility. Its protection while being very up to par with leopard 2, challenger, abrams, is not concentrated on the frontal arc but all around and as a result has more holes in its frontal armor than lets say a leopard 2a7. It also cannot be much more armored anymore since the chassis cant take much weight (limited to 62 tons)
@@monfortnicolas5448 well, but armor doesn't really matter anymore, mobility and accuracy are the most important things for a tank to have. It is only a matter of who shoots first.
Honestly Im just pissed by the upper plate because it is designed historically to stop apfsds and because the leclerc does not have volumetric armour (which hey, btw, what a surprise, only the t80 has), the NERA angled composite is useless on the upper plate and is absolutely not accurate. Plus the reload is designed to be 5s but hey..
The only thing I have a pickle with the Leclerc is the incorrectly modeled mantlet. It’s very easy to kill one shooting there. In reality it’s the most armored area of the vehicle! Gaining fix please
Hey man, quick question. How’s the armor on it overall? Weak spots apparent more than normal? I have the T-80U, Chally 2F and 2A5 but I’ve ALWAYS wanted the Leclerc. I’ve heard it’s buggy tho, whats your consensus? Thanks as always mane
Korean K2 Black Panther and Japanese Type 10 are more expansive. Leclerc is between 5 and 6 millions euros. K2 Black Panther is between 7 and 8 millions. Japanese Type 10 tops at almost 10 millions
Waitwhat? The Type 90 didnt explode after the ammo hit(ammo cookoff)? And the abrams explode (cookoff) like if theres no blast doors. Hmm gaijin wtf is this?
OFL 120 F1 is not the most powerful round the Leclerc can fire. If we are talking about rounds with stats publicly available that ould be the OFL 120 F2 with 690mm of penetration at 2km. However the Leclerc nowadays fires rounds whose stats are not availaible publicly, the APFSDS round is the 120 OFLE F2, produced between 2012 and 2013, it's a thicker and longer OFL 120 F2 and that's all what is known about it... It's probably comparable in terms of performance to the M829A3.
Id stick with Germany if youve gotten that far anyway. Britain isnt that special. Germany has a fantastic 8.7 and 9.0 lineup along with the Leopard 2a5 which is one of the best MBTs.
Boomy2710x plus at top tier the Americans and Brits literally have a win rate of below 40%. So you’ll find yourself being spawn camped a lot as your teammates all push over aggressively, die, and then spawn in CAS. Plus the chally has a massive weak spot.
Stick with grinding the 2a5. I did brits first got the chally 2 and suffered. I got the 2a5 a couple days ago and it’s so much better wish I got it first
@@sinsley1 It might be a Leclerc with one of the add-on armour package it's got. Like maybe the "Kit AZUR" : add-on protection against HEAT on the engine (probably as useless as the fenceboi's fence IG) an added 7.62 on the roof, more armour on the sides of the turret against HEAT and some supply storage for the Infantry. It's a kit for urban combat. Not sure that they'd do that but they might it's just a copy/paste with "add-on armour" module to research once the tank's unlocked.
@@nounoursvert8448 no they specifically said it'd be a new leclerc, not a package like the challenger 2 has, or the Russians have. They could do it like the type 90B, but that isn't how the leclerc is set up. There's multiple trial variants of the leclerc out there, including one with a 140mm main gun. Generally speaking with the variety of leclerc IRL, I'd expect more than just a "Type 90B" situation.
@@monarchco While I would very much love to see the Terminateur in WT I doubt they'd choose to had it, as only 1 as been built and it's just a prototype/test to say "hey we can do that". Also, it's not because they said they'd had a new Leclerc that they wouldn't just copy/past and add just an armour package. It's Gaijin after all.
@@JustinPlaysTV Yeah pretty much sums up my top tier experience. This is why i'm playing around 5.0 BR where everything is balanced in my opinion & a lot more fun.
Hey good video 😏👌 One of the good old fashion typical french name could be Marcel (pronouced it like Marecell) trust me i'm baguette ! Et Avé l'accent du Sud !
Parce que le français est connu pour la gastronomie ( vin 🍷, baguette🥖 , boeuf bourguignon 🥫, raclette🧀 ) Vive la France mec 🙃 Et avoue le char français est swag
"Perfectly balanced, as all things should be"
Ricardo Andrés Cardona nice thanos reference
Wish I had the motivation to finish my FR grind. At the AMX 32 currently.
The lack of stabilizers is making the French grind a pain.
3:02 For some reason I just imagined the tank opening its hatches and blowing out the crew
One thing that I don't think was mentioned is that the Leclerc also gets the best smoke imo. It envelopes the tank in smoke as it launches the smoke grenades 360 to give it full coverage. I'm almost always able to take advantage of the excellent reverse speed, turn my engine off, smoke up, and repair without worry.
Me: Gets into my first War Thunder game of the day *sees Justin is on the opposite team *
Also Me: Well I guess I've played enough for one day
Played a math with you on Korea and some one was saying you're a RUclipsr decided to check it out lol
Mike Tyson's secret account!
16:50 it's treason, then.
That L44 you shot earlier at 5:55 was me xD
I was el KitsuneNeko, good chat we had
The Leo 2A5 was my tank buddy
Good vid btw!
xD
Saw you in-game playing the MGS 👍. My friend saw you and told me about you. So now I'm here.
the thing is, is that gaijin had to nerf (from what is was in blue prints and in reality ) the reload to 6 seconds (from 5) and that area at the drivers feet is covered in a little less then the center glacis armor.
I love that tank. I had a game last night with 15 kills in that thing. I just wish that France had a better backup lineup
Whenever I mistakingly shoot center mass right on this thing's UFP - thinking it's just like any other MBT - I know I done fugged up. Shell only takes out the engine and if I want to kill the gunner I must always aim *right* where he is. Atleast from the front I tend to notice a _significant spall reduction_ many times turning APFS damage into something like APCR and it annoys the hell out of me. Not to mention the ammorack in the back of the turret often doesn't even catch fire if you shoot it through the mantlet.
Thank god someone says Lecler(c) properly!
"Good protection" - bigger cannon breech weakspot than the moon
Man, I need this tank in my life but the brutality on that Abrams at the end XDXD damn dude 😂😂😂
The only downside of the Leclerc is ? THAT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH LECLERC !!!!
I was always wondering how did i miss such a good channel.
Your always killin in these videos love it man. Keep up the awesome work!!
Yea my favorite tank in game. Only issue is the very shallow line up.
It’s ridiculous that the 105mm Abrams is still expected to go up against this thing with M774 as their best round.
I just recently found your channel. Really satisfying videos, keep it up
I wish i was a well placed hit so Justin can call me beautiful
7:00 that thing needs better hitting sound effects, it always sounds like some small 7.62 or .50cal is hitting you when it is actually a what, 40mm? APFSDS round that pens... even the Leo 2k 20mil sounds chunkier.
Honestly, that and the new mbt cannon sound that's used on like every tank and gun at top tier from 105s to 120s it's the same sound and it doesn't even sound good, it's just so repetitive and annoying.
Challenger 2 sad noises. Poor thing just wants to be loved.
Next top tier tank to get for me, great review as always Justin
Wich was your first one?
Leo 2A5 love that thing, not as much as my Strv 122 though 😍
that sliding snapshot tho
Great video man! I really like how relaxed you sound during game play. At times I feel like you're a radio announcer! 😅
Great video I don't know why the heck you aren't pulling more views!
This channel is great. I hope it will grow fast.
The front hull is mostlikely incorrectly modelled. The upper front hull is too weak if we take a look at the hints of the results of the swedish tank trials. The upper front hull and front hull seems to be around 450-500 mm RHAe against KE threats. This would go along with the swedish Leclerc armor upgrade proposal during the tank trials which only found it necessary to uparmor the turret and not the glacis. Also the Leclerc S1 does not have a thermal channel for the commanders periscope. So in that sense the Leclerc S1 deserves an upgrade and downgrade to be in line with its actual counterpart.
I hope the French get the Japanese treatment where they get a Leclerc that's exactly the same as the one we already have except it's maybe got like a rear view mirror air freshener or something, just so the frogs have a more substantial top tier lineup.
Beautiful machine ‼
7:14 jean-batiste is a good french name (in the context at least) 😂
I grinded so hard for the M1A2 because it does have 2nd gen thermals, but then moments after, they removed it. I am very disappointed.
Perfectly oneshotted trought cannon breach
dang france mbt so stronk
i just need different variant
also hopefully gaijin bring wheeled tank destroyer too
We have AMX 10
I'm surprised u don't have more than 100k+ subs. Hope u get more subs
imo the amx-40 is good and in some cases better, being I find it anecdotally quicker and the 20mm more viable and the apfsds it has doesnt seem to lack when shooting for weak spots which i still do in the leclerc anyways despite the pen it has
Subbed, also are their any tips on how to grind better and faster? Like rb or sb, and should I buy talismans too? I have a premium account. Any tips or tricks would be great :)
xBig Grape For maximum efficiency in a grind;
Premium vehicles, Talismans at the higher tiers, PTO, and a bit more! You are always welcome to join the live streams and i could definitely answer them there xP
JustinPlaysYT alright thx for replying so fast👍
JustinPlaysYT also, what does PTO mean?
@@xbiggrape8802 Play The Objective
I guess you need to find words other than PHENOMENAL
11:41 Omg dude that shot. Aaaagggghhh I think I just came.
I don't even play this game but love watching these videos
Keep up the good work! I would like to see you play 90c. Seems really fun to play.
you can try the T80BV its like T72B its equipped kontakt 1 you get modification in T80B
You deserve so much more subscribers brother, i'm kinda getting sick of Phly's over-"acting", fake laughs and giggles.
You bring much more genuine content.
The MT-LB carried atgm can also pen the hull armor.
Justin, tell me pls in your opinion what tank is better and interesting in gameplay : t80u, leo2a5, abrams m1a2 or leclerc?
"Just" getting into WT. Is it bad etiquette to shoort or kill a tank already damaged? Seems like everyone says "yoink" if you do this and it's "not cool"?
If the enemy tank is not immediately threatening another friendly, for example if its cannon breech is out, it's good etiquette to let the player that first damaged the tank get the kill, as they did the hardest part of disabling the tank already
Can't wait for it to be my workplace
could you make a video showing your game settings?
It wouldnt be a very interesting video.
I run max everything minus the SSR, the rest is pretty straight forward
SO THE LECLERC
MUH LECLERCBROOM (Suck it Raf)
Jokes aside, I fucking LOVE the Leclerc
Leclerc is my favorite MBT and I'm from the USA lol. Don't get me wrong, Abrooms is still powerful.
I'm torn between the Leclerc and the Leo 2a7
@falopu FTW no the leclerc terminateur with a 140mm gun
@@nou-jn6uz or the euro main battle tank: leopard 2a7 hull with a new leclerc turret on top
Leopard 2a7 is a more balanced package overall than the Leclerc. Leclerc is a true cavalry tank in the purest definition of the french modern cavalry doctrine which puts a great emphasis on accuracy/firepower and mobility. Its protection while being very up to par with leopard 2, challenger, abrams, is not concentrated on the frontal arc but all around and as a result has more holes in its frontal armor than lets say a leopard 2a7. It also cannot be much more armored anymore since the chassis cant take much weight (limited to 62 tons)
@@monfortnicolas5448 well, but armor doesn't really matter anymore, mobility and accuracy are the most important things for a tank to have. It is only a matter of who shoots first.
#WarThunder #Leclerc
Pls gaijin...
Leclerc S2
Leclerc T4 140 🙏🏻
Actuations im curios why my abrams cant thermal on bino its only available on scope? Does its bug or based on a tank
Honestly Im just pissed by the upper plate because it is designed historically to stop apfsds and because the leclerc does not have volumetric armour (which hey, btw, what a surprise, only the t80 has), the NERA angled composite is useless on the upper plate and is absolutely not accurate. Plus the reload is designed to be 5s but hey..
16:50- "SO YOU HAVE CHOSEN DEATH"
The only thing I have a pickle with the Leclerc is the incorrectly modeled mantlet. It’s very easy to kill one shooting there. In reality it’s the most armored area of the vehicle!
Gaining fix please
you're telling me that a 60mm plate is not enough armor?
Hey man, quick question. How’s the armor on it overall? Weak spots apparent more than normal?
I have the T-80U, Chally 2F and 2A5 but I’ve ALWAYS wanted the Leclerc. I’ve heard it’s buggy tho, whats your consensus?
Thanks as always mane
All fun and game but then you see the repair cost
Not bad for a 1988 vehicle
Je trouve que le mot « baguette » ne représente pas assez la puissance du char. Il faut plutôt dire « croissant ». Ps: im frenchies
Yo man, just subbed and watched most of your videos, love the content! I’d love to see the otomatic in action if you’d like . Keep it up man
Extra baked baguette
Wath do you prefer leopard 2a5 or leclerc
Sory my English is bad im form Europe
Leclerc S3 gets new autoloader with 5s reload, new armor package, new optics... compared to the S1, i hope we get it this patch
By the way good french names : Pierre, Jean, François, Baptiste, Jacques... and any combinations of Jean with another name behind it...
We’d need the s2 before we got that
Imagine facing the likes of JustinPlaysYT, Sgt. Vittie, and Ruskii9000 all at once
Arent french repair costs still extremely high? Should that be considered a downside to this vehicle? Or any vehicle regarding the matter...
Romeo Victor most are, however the leclerc is roughly 16k
I believe for a while at least the Leclerc is the most expensive MBT in the world. Don't know if another MBT is more expensive or not.
Korean K2 Black Panther and Japanese Type 10 are more expansive. Leclerc is between 5 and 6 millions euros. K2 Black Panther is between 7 and 8 millions. Japanese Type 10 tops at almost 10 millions
How is the stock heatfs?? Suffer much?
*queue french bistro music*
Pierre?
Waitwhat? The Type 90 didnt explode after the ammo hit(ammo cookoff)? And the abrams explode (cookoff) like if theres no blast doors. Hmm gaijin wtf is this?
13:00
I am new to this form, do you have a job or is your job War Thunder.
if enlisted came out can u do vids on it
Can u play the amx50 surbaisse next🤔
Can you put more in game footage so we can watch and learn tactics and all
which is the best rank 6 premium tank ?
i own them all except the xm1. imo either the swed CV or the french amx. L44 is decent too. Just avoid the t55am1.
Good french name? hum… Pierre, François, Sarah, you have it now.
I miss to said, you can shoot at 4000m in movement with this tank, L'excellence Française.
Leclerc is so op, it’s unfair that they get their strongest round. But no one else does, except for the Cl and leclerc.
Leclerc OP?
What a joke
OFL 120 F1 is not the most powerful round the Leclerc can fire. If we are talking about rounds with stats publicly available that ould be the OFL 120 F2 with 690mm of penetration at 2km. However the Leclerc nowadays fires rounds whose stats are not availaible publicly, the APFSDS round is the 120 OFLE F2, produced between 2012 and 2013, it's a thicker and longer OFL 120 F2 and that's all what is known about it... It's probably comparable in terms of performance to the M829A3.
IL EST BEAU LE CHAR FRANÇAIS
Vive la France
#baguette
Can you do gameplay of the challenger 2, I’m up to 7.3 German but I might switch to brits, not sure
If you are at 7.3 German I would stick with it, the leo 2a5 is currently the second best tank in game, only loosing to the Strv 122
Id stick with Germany if youve gotten that far anyway. Britain isnt that special. Germany has a fantastic 8.7 and 9.0 lineup along with the Leopard 2a5 which is one of the best MBTs.
Boomy2710x plus at top tier the Americans and Brits literally have a win rate of below 40%. So you’ll find yourself being spawn camped a lot as your teammates all push over aggressively, die, and then spawn in CAS. Plus the chally has a massive weak spot.
Stick with grinding the 2a5. I did brits first got the chally 2 and suffered. I got the 2a5 a couple days ago and it’s so much better wish I got it first
Chally 2 with dorchester is now pretty decent, especially since it recieved a buff lately - got 3rd gen thermals as the only tank in the game
This tank looks very good but just too much fucking grind !!!☠️
nice video I love it please do t80 comparing to abram a1m1 .
18k repair and 12k ammo resupply says NON to mon Leclerc.
7:16 Au revoir mon cherie
(Pardon my spelling)
M1a2 lecrerc has 5 second reload IRL
Leclerc rate of fire is 10 rounds per minute when static and 6 rounds per minute on the move.
Gaijin said they're working on another leclerc.
Once that happens I'll be able to main France finally :D
yeah i saw that. i dont know enough about the actual tank to know what the new 1 will be like
@@sinsley1 It might be a Leclerc with one of the add-on armour package it's got. Like maybe the "Kit AZUR" : add-on protection against HEAT on the engine (probably as useless as the fenceboi's fence IG) an added 7.62 on the roof, more armour on the sides of the turret against HEAT and some supply storage for the Infantry. It's a kit for urban combat. Not sure that they'd do that but they might it's just a copy/paste with "add-on armour" module to research once the tank's unlocked.
@@nounoursvert8448 ty. guess we shall see
@@nounoursvert8448 no they specifically said it'd be a new leclerc, not a package like the challenger 2 has, or the Russians have.
They could do it like the type 90B, but that isn't how the leclerc is set up. There's multiple trial variants of the leclerc out there, including one with a 140mm main gun.
Generally speaking with the variety of leclerc IRL, I'd expect more than just a "Type 90B" situation.
@@monarchco While I would very much love to see the Terminateur in WT I doubt they'd choose to had it, as only 1 as been built and it's just a prototype/test to say "hey we can do that".
Also, it's not because they said they'd had a new Leclerc that they wouldn't just copy/past and add just an armour package. It's Gaijin after all.
So now it's thermal vision thunder? Lol
Play the OG Abrams with the stock APFSDS
Suffer!!!! Oh boy..
@@JustinPlaysTV Yeah pretty much sums up my top tier experience.
This is why i'm playing around 5.0 BR where everything is balanced in my opinion & a lot more fun.
Well, Leclerc stock with heatfs is big suffer too at 12k repair cost (+2k at the next update)
Hey good video 😏👌
One of the good old fashion typical french name could be Marcel (pronouced it like Marecell) trust me i'm baguette ! Et Avé l'accent du Sud !
Played on el alemain with you, you were in a king tiger 105 and I asked you to make this video.
So this top french tank is good choice ?
Dude it's second best round after ariete and best mobility i'd say
This tank is fuckin superior in WT even better than A5 i'd say
How are you doing buddy. By the way France name you can use Jan Pier
Jean-Pierre*
@@hyrikul602 sorry buddy, I'm definitely not French...... ☺️ Got no idea how to spell it. But good to know. Thanks
@@georgiterziev7469 Np dude ^^
Florent, its my name and totaly french
A good French name is Pierre
CEO of niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice!
can u do vid on lower tier vid
🤢 low tier
Why when it's french u need to put baguette everywhere
Because it’s abgefüttertes
Parce que le français est connu pour la gastronomie ( vin 🍷, baguette🥖 , boeuf bourguignon 🥫, raclette🧀 )
Vive la France mec 🙃
Et avoue le char français est swag
@@buranex6664 c'est chiant à la longue c'est toujours les même blague de merde
C'est le premier truc qui vient quand on pense à la France 🤷
Isnt he a F1 Driver?