Is the AMX 30 B Really That Bad, or Am I Just Mean?

[@rango5929]

What's ironic is that in real life, 30B had a very nice HEAT shell called "obus G" that was no fin stabilized (because it didn't existed yet) but still acheived very good balistic and could pierce through 400mm of steel, so basically the opposite of what it has in the game.

[@FREAK-1]

There are so many tanks like that....😅😅..in real many of them had very good gun and armor but reliability issue like engine tracks etc but in game they are just awfull in term of everthing😂.....I think wargaming did this to balance things out ..... And eventually they bring buffs 😂😂😂😂...to reduce hate they se coming😂😂

[@milosdjordjevic1457]

The best example is ISU-152 and OBJ. 704 gun, BL 10. This gun was battel ship gun, and in experimental purposes was put on ISU and OBJ. Im short tearms it would pen all tanks in game, pass through them :)

[@kingderpington6082]

So you want a super inaccurate shell with lots of pen? In order for it to be accurate it needs fins, and to have fins on a shell you need to shrink the size of the shell, so it would be able to pen 400mm of steel if it was at all accurate

[@alexvoinea4789]

Skill be like: 'this tank is horrible. Lemme do a casual 5k damage and 3k assisted damage game'

[@pepega7312]

Dope tank, lots of camo, lots of viewrange, S tier mobility, TOP tier dpm….give this tank 320 HEATs and and -0,02 base dispersion and we have a better leo. I’ve played around 800 games and I got it 3marked so I know what I’m talking about. My first tier X and definitely one of my all time favorites.

[@DaCookyooker]

better shell velocity with every shell as well would be welcome

[@jerryguo2695]

I still remember pre nerf 30B, it’s exactly as described

[@m.al-h9108]

i two marked my amx 30 tier 9, can you reccommend the best equipment to reach my 3rd mark?

[@pepega7312]

vents, rammer and vert stabs nothing revolutionary although it has to be said that I used bond versions of them

[@gujeffrey5433]

Sub 4k on marks on a tier 10 is kinda unreal, but I guess if it works for you it works for you

[@killertruth186]

All it needs, is shell velocity that matches the M4A1 Rev and original pen on both standard and premium shells.

[@cinnamonoa]

I know it's bad but I kinda like it, my main complaint would be it's horrible pen for a tier 10 medium

[@-__-4186]

Hard to believe those are not payed actors, when i play and go to that hill there is noone ever stays so exposed on south

[@jasonmcleod8914]

RIGHT! These videos piss me off because no one behaves like that and tanks are never where they should be. 🤦‍♂️

[@difgy4712]

The funny thing is that Vickers 3 does the same thing as AMX 30B, but is better at everything. Amx has more armour but that won't help you anyway :).

[@ashtheswan705]

30B has better camo, better top speed (but worse engine by a little), better dpm, and enough turret armor for a lucky bounce sometimes. Vickers is better tank overall for sure but I do not think it is better at everything.

[@leeuniverse]

Ya, Vickers 3 was one of my BEST purchases of the game. An actual "worthwhile" Premium, when I end up being forced to SELL like 95% of them cause they are so Trash not even "worth" keeping.

[@justjosh11]

​@@leeuniverseYou sell your premiums? In what world is that a good idea

[@leeuniverse]

@@justjosh11 ... In a world because I'll NEVER play them because they are crap, far more crap than the crap I'm already willing to play, they just take up space, and so I can get some Credits usually also from selling them. Also, I can get them back if I ever want to with the Recover function. I still remember YEARS ago the very First Premium I bought, also the first I sold, the T-34-3. Crap then, STILL crap now.

[@lEdyyl]

​@@leeuniverse why sell them when you can trade them for better vehicles when tank trade is available ? i understand why sell t 34-3, jagdtiger 8.8 or something that old, but what recent premium tanks are worth to sell ?

[@Bmuelr]

Fix the weak point on the top of the turret by decreasing its size, give it 420 alpha like the Leo 1 and/or increase its camo rating. Also the shell velocity on its HEAT rounds needs to be increased to like 950 m/s.

[@ivoapostolovski1515]

-3 on dispersion, +20 penetration on standard and gold, and shell.velocity on all types by 300, and the tank would be rly good. My second tier 10 i grinded, i love this tank but outdated.

[@Autharite]

Still waiting for the buff announced in 2019 💤

[@georgegalis3497]

30b has a special place in my heart because i hate it more than my life.

[@_Pepe_.]

Skill, id love to see a secondary rating to tanks on your website. A fun/love rating, just like the community vote has but it's only your rating( out of 5 hearts for example) . You might love some bad tanks and dislike really good tanks. It would be a very insightful and interesting addition to have in my opinion.

[@MikeMohawk]

There is a rating like you describe: the player rating. so that's not Skill his opinion but "ours" :)

[@_Pepe_.]

@@MikeMohawk Im glad that he's allowed the community to vote on a fun level for each tank... but idc about the communities opinion, I want to see which bad tanks skill loves and which 5* he doesn't like but I asked him on stream and he said that since its his preference it doesn't work/prob won't add it. I think that it being his and only his opinion regardless of what the community thinks is exactly why it would be interesting to have.

[@MikeMohawk]

@@_Pepe_. Ah like that, got you 👍

[@leeairth]

extra 10% shell speed perk wouldnt go amiss here .

[@HuNgerforrock]

Is it better than 2 stars? probably not, but anything that has good mobility and that dpm can't be 1 stars imho

[@artyomnoss6464]

I run V stabs, vents, and turbo. Great combo and improves the gun greatly and turbo gets you from shooting spot to another so damn quick!

[@jonmassey5619]

If i did the same as Skill on Live Oaks i would be dead inside 1 minute

[@gebhard128]

from the stats the tank looks actually fine, only issues are penetration, shell velocity on the standard rounds, accuracy and the terrain resistance but evrything else looks completly fine. I think this tank feels so bad cause we have leopard which is faster and more accurate and we have centurion/ STB with workable turret armor

[@gobartosan5768]

I’m planning on grinding this tank next since I loved the T57 line and am currently working on the second MoE (it’s been my favorite tank since it came out but I was to lil to have a good laptop or get a new one once it broke. Figured the first tank I 3 mark should be my favorite one) I’m excited for the similar gameplay but different challenge.

[@lasrarov]

The tier 9 is much better, imho. Same tank but one tier lower, makes a difference.

[@m.al-h9108]

totally agree, just better mm

[@davidprentczynski6]

What a shame they took off these tanks of the french techtree… WG needs to show some love for them

[@cosminxxx5287]

the tank is amazing. people say the armour is bad, yes it is. BUT the problem is that in current meta at that tier most ppl whill shoot Premium anyway so 100 armour or 200 armour or 300 armour is all the same most of the time. and that is actually the only bad thing about the tank. paper armour. So no matter what medium tank you play, you must play to not get hit since your amour is irelevant vs premium anyway. That left aside , the rest things this tank has are all amazing. DPM , speed, good accuracy and circle size after shooting. even the HEAT with low speed is amazing if you know why its made like that. the longer the distance the better because since it has low speed sheels , the longer the distance the wider the travel arc will be. and the wider the arc , the better vs sloped armour. if you shoot sloped armour straight it will be at a big angle. but since the shot comes form above a little instead of straight, the angle will be smaller so more chances to penetrate. si it's a long distance shell cause of the trajectory or very close range . not medium range. and guess what. with the accuracy it has, it's benefits long range shooting perfectly. and at close range like 50-70 meters, shell speed is irelevant you will hit almost instantly after you click . so it's a good tank but i agree with the skillLtu index, its not a beginner friendly tank. also you can play it as an AMAZING spotter. why ? cause of the cupola. The cupole is a spot point. Spotting points are those points that if in line of sight will help other see you or you see others. like the tip of the tank, the middle or the back of the tank, the top of the cupola etc. if any of those points are not covered they activate enemy detection. As a light tank you will be sitting in a bush and when your spot points are in direct uninterrupted line with the enemy tank spot points, you get to see it on your screen , you spot him. with this tank high cupolla you can sit on a small hill with only your cupola visibile and the cupola will act like a very smal detection point instead of exposing your whole tank. like a periscope on a submarine. so even if an enemy light tank will spot you in the bush, the enemy trying to hit you will only be able to see the cupola which will be very hard to hit from a distance or at least more hard than the whole body of the tank, like it happens when you spot a light tank in a bush. So short said, this tank has the means to snipe and the means to spot more safe than most Light tanks. Very good tank, high skill ceiling.

[@TheSempene]

I`m not thinking of suggesting any french tank maybe except heavy amx M4 54

[@Lewis9779Wot]

I love it still it was my favourite with the tier9 back in the days it came out

[@reaperex9608]

0:00 Good Morning is it’s before 6am i cant sleep anymore so im Ready lets go!

[@leeuniverse]

It's a "Collectors" Tank, so I highly doubt they will even "bother" to Buff it. Have they even touched ANY Collectors tank since they were made so?

[@artyomnoss6464]

Yes the T62's dispersion and turret armor on sides and also slight ground resistance improvements.

[@sanzyboy3952]

You can play cen ax with 330 heat or with this... Well i know which one I'd choose

[@34Berky]

you will choose stb-1 with 330 heat :)

[@landofsmo]

All the 30b's strengths are done better by another tier 10, without the extra weaknesses.

[@Manwellplayswell]

This tank is only in a "rough" state because it was removed and forgot about. Only to be added to Collector's when it came out. Even though its "a worse Leo", I still have fun in it. It honestly is in a spot between a Leo and the STB. You don't want to be on redline like a Leo, but you just don't quite have the flexibility an STB has on a ridgeline. It falls into the category of "paper medium tank" so if it has anything worse than a Leo, people automatically say its useless. If you are someone who only wants the best of the best and try-hard every time, I am sure it does feel like that. I am someone who enjoys each tank for what they are. Some tanks are more balanced in this game, which means they are bad compared to others, but I still like them. Not every medium needs to be a Leo. Let the "stinkers" be, because at the end of the day, playing them and learning to make them work will make you a better player overall IMO.

[@Tantalus2013]

This tank is basically a Leo 1 with a handicap

[@285dsb]

Look at IS-7 in mini map at start lol

[@jariheimoluoto4959]

The crew skills help this tank alot. Its pretty bad still but i would say its not a 1 star tank. I would say its a 2, and 3 on a good day. I actualy dont feel like the cupola is that bad of a problem as the whole tank is paper.

[@Ca11mero]

Think the problem is that people are comparing it to Leopard 1 all the time. Is it really worse than Concept 5 or something else? I don't think so.

[@FOertel]

I don't think its "horrible", slightly better gun handling and accuracy and some m/s on the shell velocity and this would be a pretty good tank. But even now it should at least be "bad", if not "average".

[@Harmonicaoscillator]

I mean isn’t it pretty much worse than every other t10 medium in the game? That makes it horrible lol

[@FOertel]

@@Harmonicaoscillator No it doesn't? Even a "worst of its class" can still be "great", there is no "it must be horrible if it is the worst out of a selection", thats not how that works... But I don't agree that it is the worst medium either, Concept 5 is worse and if we just say "T10"s, then there are quite a few tanks I would rather play the Amx instead of them.

[@Harmonicaoscillator]

@@FOertel the Concept 5 is legitimately the only tier 10 tank that’s even close and I might still rather play the concept 5 lol. But anyway, if we’re ranking the tanks relative to one another, it’s definitely relevant that it’s fighting for bottom spot lol

[@クリームイカ]

Two ace tankers, my best performance T10 tank so far ( just remember Asia server is hell)

[@XCarbonTech]

I personally dont think it deserves 1 star raiting. In worst case scenario should be 2 stars. If person can adopt to the tank it can work good.

[@deathstarisop4791]

It should have 420 alpha as Lesta AMX 30B to be competetive again

[@Silly_283]

No armor... this tank hold my record of bounced jg e100's gold shells :D More armor than leo for sure.

[@BlueLineofthesky]

The strange thing is that I kinda like this tank. Maybe because I am a masochistic player in wot, but hey...we are what we are.

[@antoniofernandes3030]

This tank cost is horrible. As non premium player, you can't play it unless you accept to loose about 30k per game or more if you spam golds. The tank is really good but this is the point why i dont play it anymore.

[@WhereM5CS]

For me, AMX 30 is good, maybe close to epic and 30B is avarage, this tank is atleast at same level as T-62A.

[@34Berky]

heat only 300! what a joke

[@reptilespantoso]

Needs a buff. Just like the tier 9. The gun handling is atrocious. If you get hit everything breaks. Leopard PTA is so much better. I GRINDED those tanks.

[@kodiakanubis16]

T 34 1 and t 34 2 videos are 2-3 years old

[@m.al-h9108]

i love the tier 9 more the leoprad 1

[@davidaio1019]

About the ratings one day/week the tank can be a pile of poop and another day/week it's ''hidden gem'' P.S. The other thing if you are playing with best sniper tanks and you are going down to a derp'ish gun handling you will gonna hate the tank... (This is my opinion) Btw on WG poop paper this MT is good when in reality it's more like KV-2 gun... Maybe with full sniper equip and new skills it would work better. Because last time i played with it was like 4+ years there was no experimental equip if i remember correctly and there was for sure no ''special crew perks''...

[@hopefalls2039]

1 star is a bit harsh no?

[@bwphotoguy1]

Not outdated at all... Just like a Leopard 1...excellent gun and mobility. This is a French version of Leopard 1.

[@TheKneipenhocker1337]

I like this tank, the gun simply works for me and the dpm is good.

[@FlashXcz]

I love my 30B. Good and fun to play

[@CharlyDontSurf1]

On Time Skill❤❤❤❤❤ I actually Mark this Tank and i Like it, its ok.

[@jonathankrumsieg5008]

I’ve had 30b for a long time and it has never been good.

[@Lukasxyj]

it was mate, before the wg rebalancing ( nerfing it) back in 2017 it bcs is was too simular to the leo1

[@lethalityrush105]

my favorite tank i love to hate, please buff it

[@beardumaw24]

Its a good tank, not a brawler but more back support med, its not a 430U !

[@robertmakai9515]

@Skill4ltu the AMX 30B is definitely a very good tank but "not for beginners" it's deserving solid 4 stars minimum..

[@zaloopenko6303]

no the tank is pile of s and you were lucky, but i would like to see some buff for it like accuracy

[@catalincozma2338]

My max damage is with amx 30b, like 11.3 k 😂

[@Fox_295_]

AMX 30 B is⭐⭐

[@Maxiorzewski]

Right...

[@Diamonddogusa]

Skill, you are too lovely to be mean...

[@Kristiyan-Angelov]

It's at least 3 stars. I don't know what is your problem with it.

[@szollosilaszlo3743]

This tank is not bad! 4 stars from me!

[@michalcos8207]

Amx 30 b is a chinese leopard 1 product

[@qwantum_7821]

This tank made me quit World of tanks for War thunder. I am kinda a patriot for my country and played every single french tank. I'm still so sad that a tank like this is so bad in this game...

[@beardumaw24]

War Thunder ? really yuk !

[@asagkoyundelisi832]

Pls buuuuuff for italian tanks dpm

[@DavorSabo]

I know tank is good for me

[@oxyvadas]

Not sure what you did to Skill, you are damage monster - 7k with this garbage is impossible, 30b is pile of crap, thank you, good night.

[@The_Triballian]

Skill issue

[@GermanySufers]

First🎉🎉

[@Meskius10]

nope

[@henkgeenreetaan1374]

Stop at tier 9 and you are fine