SD:TD M10A1

 is a French Anti-tank unit. It is a staple anti-tank unit in the French division and is the main way of dealing with threats that the weaker Canon 57mm and the Char M4A2 cannot handle. They remain the most powerful and numerous French AT unit in phase B and phase C (though the elite Char M4A3(76) sports an equally powerful gun).

Overview

 * Use

Unlike their American Counterparts who had their Anti-Tank Battalions attached, 2e Blindée had their Anti-Tank element  Régiment Blindé de Fusiliers-Marins was organic to their division. Sub-lieutenant Philippe de Gaulle son of the General Charles de Gaulle served with the Régiment Blindé de Fusiliers-Marins.

Strategy
The TD is a stock AT unit in the French division, and large quantities of it are available in phase B and phase C. They are counted upon to defeat armoured threats that prove invulnerable to the weaker Canon 57mm and the standard Sherman gun, but these tank destroyers will still struggle against heavy German armour. Indeed, the French must mainly capitalise on its powerful early game units and then try to hold their ground in phase B and phase C against increasingly powerful foes.

One TD is available in phase A, and it is the sole French unit boasting 1200 firing range in this stage. This TD is needed to fend off armoured threats halting the powerful French advance, and is especially useful against the Beute Cromwell and poses a threat to the dangerous Beute Firefly. In addition, it also fires HE shells.

The French rely solely on the M10 for maximum anti-tank power in phase B, and this is where their struggles begin, faced with German Panthers amongst others. All other anti-tank units only have 1000m range, a significant disadvantage. Nevertheless, the French benefit from a high income and can overcome this obstacle by numerical superiority.

The introduction of one elite Char M4A3(76) in phase C boasts the firepower of the French, but it is still the M10A1 that is counted upon to deal with armoured threats.