…I have mixed feelings about it. Firstly, the gun handling is godlike. It's the same as on the S. Conq. Pair that with 560 alpha and you're set. Mobility is also very good, I was using a standard Turbo on a non-special slot. Felt comfortable. DPM is also great, only 300 less than on the S. Conq, which is decent considering guns with higher alpha have lower DPM. However, the tank still has two huge weaknesses. Or, should I say, stats stuck in tier 9: turret armor and premium penetration. The gun mantlet only has 300mm of effective armor. Easy pen for everybody. Guess I know now how Maus players are feeling. The penetration on the premium also sucks. It's outright non-competitive in tier 10. Whenever you meet any tank with more armor, you can just turn around and go away. The AMX has no chance.
So is the AMX playable after the buffs? Sure. Just hope you will see tier 9 tanks which don't have 300mm+ penetration so you actually have some useful armor. Otherwise, the tank is good. Frontal hull armor is nice, gun is nice, DPM and alpha are nice.
On another note, hope the people who came up with the idea of this Minotaur, will shit hedgehogs for as long as that thing is in the game. It straight up powercreeps the E4 and has no weakspots from the front. Very unfun to play against it. It's roughly like a Kran, but with a triangle symbol.
Source: https://www.reddit.com/r/WorldofTanks/comments/wglnx7/so_i_played_the_amx_54_on_the_test_server_and/
