Projet Louis

Projet Louis is a tier 9 light tank from France in World of Tanks. This is a premium vehicle — purchased separately from the tech tree.

Projet Louis stats at a glance

The Projet Louis has 1120 hit points , 50mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 65 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 2.0:1. This pronounced angling makes the Projet Louis significantly stronger when keeping its front facing the enemy.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 3.3:1. The Projet Louis has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How Projet Louis compares to its peers

There are 13 tier 9 light tanks in WoT, including the Projet Louis. Its 1120 HP places it in the top 67% for hit points among same-tier light tanks (peer average: 1127). Frontal hull armor of 50mm ranks in the top 33% for the class (peer average: 38mm). Top forward speed of 65 km/h is faster than 25% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• Projet Louis vs AMX 13 90 — tier 9 light tank from France
• Projet Louis vs AVR FS — tier 9 light tank from UK
• Projet Louis vs Char Mle. 75 — tier 9 light tank from France
• Projet Louis vs EBR 90 — tier 9 light tank from France
• See full tier 9 light tank tier list — all 13 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

This experimental light tank had a far-from-classic layout. The engine and main transmission were located at the front, while the cooling system was in the rear. An 880-10 series engine with an inline cylinder arrangement ensured excellent mobility, and the dual-loop caterpillar propulsion system was fitted with two drive wheels. The commander and gunner were located in a compact turret with a low profile and little front and side projection. As with many French developments, the gun could be tilted vertically by raising the turret roof section above the breech. Due to time and financial const...

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