In War Thunder, the Foch is a truly menacing tank destroyer of the fifth rank of the French ground forces research tree, offering players a very compelling package of strong protection, powerful firepower and good mobility. Tanks similar to the Foch in cencept have been around in the game for some considerable time. Tanks like the Jagdtiger, the T95, the Tortoise and many more all share similar characteristics, particularly in the protection and firepower department. More often than not, these tanks are true behemoths on the battlefield, advancing at a steady pace, dishing out painful damage and shrugging off return fire with ease. However, these capabilities often come at the expense of mobility, which leaves many of the aforementioned vehicles susceptible to flanking attacks from nimbler opponents. The Foch comes in as an oddball to this group of vehicles. While it too features excellent armour protection on the front, even being capable of defeating some more potent ammunition types at the higher ranks, and a powerful armament, it adds in good mobility to the mix as well.

Instead of being, what is commonly referred to as “a mobile bunker”, the Foch gives its commander considerable freedom of movement and choice during battle. A flank has collapsed on the other side of the battlefield and you wish to assist in defending? No problem. The enemy’s defences have been breached and you need to rapidly exploit the breakthrough? Sure, go ahead. In short, the Foch will go whenever and wherever its commander wishes it to be, no questions asked. Once in position, players can make devastating use of the powerful 120mm cannon. However, although it’s the same cannon found on the Surbaissé, the Foch is not equipped with an autoloading mechanism, but uses a conventional loading procedure instead. This means that Foch drivers won’t be able to benefit from a high rate of fire which Surbaissé drivers enjoy. Instead, the Foch can fire between 3-4 shots/min, depending on the skill of your crew. Provided you engage your foes one by one, this rather slow rate of fire shouldn’t be an issue though, as the cannon has enough penetrating power to severely cripple your foe, if not straight out blast him back to the hangar with a single shot.