Therefore, changes to the play style must be taken. Artillery barrages will cripple the tank destroyer and the crew.Īnother thing to think about is the turret traverse. Don't stay in the same spot for too long: the Achilles has weak armour and an open top. Once the Achilles have destroyed (or damaged) the enemy, the best thing to do is to relocate. Keep in mind the low fire rate (compared to other 17-pdr AFVs). Find a good spot where to shoot at enemies, aim carefully (RB need a good use of mils range estimation) and enjoy the fireworks! The Achilles is best used for sniping and shoot and scoot tactics.
Main article: M2HB (12.7 mm) 12.7 mm M2HB The Shell Mk.1 HE round isn't worth taking, as most vehicles at this BR save for very few will be entirely immune to it, and the few that are are vulnerable enough to your M2HB machine gun that HE shells aren't needed. The Shot Mk.8 APCBC round should be your default round. Knowledge of the internal layout of the target vehicle is essential to success. Knock-outs with a single shell are far more difficult to pull off compared to APHE shells. The benefit is it provides greater penetration, but at a cost of less damage upon penetration. Main article: QF 17-pounder (76 mm) 76 mm QF 17-pounder The high profile and the very slow turret traverse (man-powered) are not suitable for close range combat so avoid deep flanking tactics. The frontal turret armour may be able to bounce or survive some hits from heavier weapons, but this is inconsistent at best. The sloped armour and the track links added to the front will protect the Achilles from some low calibre shots, but the vast majority of enemies will be able to destroy the Achilles quickly. The M10 mobility is not outstanding, but the Achilles is pretty capable of carrying the player, gun, and event team where it needs to go. The Mk.8 APCBC is quite able to penetrate the T-34 glacis even from a distance but keep in mind that the damage the 17-pdr will cause is unreliable (sometimes 2 or more shots are required to destroy a T-34, sometimes one shot is enough). When facing Russians, the first shot should always be to the gunner.
The T-34 is a bigger problem due to its sloped armour. The 17-pdr cuts through the enemy Panzer III and IV (the shots enter the front and exit from the rear) so try to aim vital points to cause the maximum damage (first shot to the turret to disable enemy firepower). At its BR, the Achilles plenty of firepower, especially once the Mk.8 APCBC shot modules is unlocked, which is more effective against the T-34 sloped armour. Thanks to a well assigned BR, the Achilles won't feel in the wrong game even when facing higher rank tanks. The Achilles is based on the American M10, but carries 17-pounder as the main armament, making it an effective tank destroyer.
#WAR THUNDER BATTLE RATING UPDATE#
It was introduced in Update 1.55 "Royal Armour" along with the rest of the initial British Ground Forces Tree. With a battle rating of 3.7 (AB) and 3.3 (RB/SB). The 17 pounder Self-Propelled M10 (nickname Achilles) is a rank II British tank destroyer
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