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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The '''{{specs|name}}''' (Recon Machinegun-car AMR 35 ZT3) is a Rank {{specs|rank}} French tank destroyer {{Battle-rating|1}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.75 "La Résistance"]]. Featuring a quick firing "stabilized" 25 mm gun, good mobility and bulletproof armour, it differs greatly from other rank 1 French tanks while offering similar gameplay to the Russian [[ASU-57]]. It is arguably the best first French tank to research.
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With only 13 mm all-around, this is not a frontline tank and it should fear artillery barrages. Bombs should be feared as well. Distance is your main defense since most rank 1 guns are inaccurate, often missing such a small target. Any penetrating shot from another tank can easily one-shot this tank.
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This light chassis can be carried wherever it is needed in no time. It is quite fast and manœuvrable but looses a good amount of speed when going off-road due to narrow tracks.
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The 25 mm SA 34 L/72 cannon is a breath of fresh air among its likes: it has decent penetration values and a 3.9 s reload time. Its good ballistic properties (flat trajectory) makes it easy to aim at usual combat ranges (~500 m). This gun comes with an enjoyable feature: it has a LOCK, which is a primitive form of stabilizer. It enables this tank to reliably shoot on the move in middle to far range (100 to 500 m). Or else, one can stop and shoot faster than other rank 1 tanks. The MAC 31 is a decent coaxial MG.
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The main downside this gun platform has is its limited gun traverse, which makes close-range engagements very hard.
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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'''Armour type:'''
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* Rolled homogeneous armour
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* Cast homogeneous armour (Cupola)
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
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|-
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| Hull || 5-6 mm (75°), 13 mm (18°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 13 mm (37°) ''Lower glacis'' || 13 mm || 10 mm (24-33°) ''Top'' <br> 10 mm (32°) ''Bottom'' || 6 mm <br> 5 mm ''Engine grille''
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|-
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| Superstructure || 13 + 20 mm ''Gun mantlet'' <br> 13 mm (17°) ''Driver’s hatch'' || 13 mm (0-30°) || 10 mm || 6 mm <br> 5 mm ''Engine grille''
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|-
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! Armour !! Sides !! Roof
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|-
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| Cupola || 13 mm || 13 mm
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|-
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|}
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'''Notes:'''
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* Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick while tracks are 15 mm thick.
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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!colspan="3" | Mobility characteristic
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|-
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! Weight (tons)
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!colspan="1" | Add-on Armour<br>weight (tons)
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!colspan="1" | Max speed (km/h)
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|-
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|rowspan="2" | 6.5 || colspan="1" rowspan="2" | N/A || colspan="1" | 65 (AB)
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|-
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|60 (RB/SB)
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|-
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!colspan="3" | Engine power (horsepower)
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|-
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!colspan="1" | Mode
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!Stock
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!Upgraded
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|-
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|''Arcade''
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|116
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|___
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|-
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|''Realistic/Simulator''
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|73
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|82
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|-
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!colspan="3" | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
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|-
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!colspan="1" | Mode
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!Stock
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!Upgraded
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|-
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|''Arcade''
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|17.85
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|__.__
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|-
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|''Realistic/Simulator''
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|11.23
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|12.61
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|-
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|}
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
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{{main|SA34 (25 mm)}}
  
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=== Additional armament ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="6" | [[SA34 (25 mm)|25 mm SA34 L/72]]
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|-
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! colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity
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! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Stabilizer
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|-
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| colspan="3" | 78 || -10°/+13° || ±5° || Vertical
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|-
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! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s)
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|-
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! style="width:4em" |Mode
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! style="width:4em" |Stock
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! style="width:4em" |Upgraded
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
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|-
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| ''Arcade'' || 11.9 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
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|-
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| ''Realistic'' || 11.9 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
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|-
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! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
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|-
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Stock
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
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|-
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| 3.9 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__
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|-
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|}
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===== Ammunition =====
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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|-
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
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|-
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! 10m
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! 100m
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! 500m
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! 1000m
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! 1500m
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! 2000m
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|-
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| Mle1934 TP (Ch.F) || APC || 50 || 47 || 40 || 30 || 20 || 14
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|-
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|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="11" | Shell details
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|-
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! rowspan="2" |Velocity <br /> in m/s
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! rowspan="2" |Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
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''in m:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
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''in mm:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° <br> from horizontal:''
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! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
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|-
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! 0%
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! 50%
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! 100%
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|-
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| Mle1934 TP (Ch.F) || APC || 950 || 0.31 || N/A || N/A || N/A || ° || 48° || 63° || 71°
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|-
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|}
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===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] =====
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[[File:Ammoracks {{PAGENAME}}.png|right|thumbnail|x250px|[[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] of the {{PAGENAME}}.]]
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full<br /> ammo
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |3rd<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual<br /> discrepancy
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|-
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|| '''78''' || 55&nbsp;''(+23)'' || 31&nbsp;''(+47)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+77)'' || style="text-align:left" | no
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|-
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|}
  
 
=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
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{{main|MAC 31 (7.5 mm)}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="7" | [[MAC 31 (7.5 mm)|7.5 mm MAC 31]]
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|-
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! colspan="7" | ''Coaxial mount''
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|-
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! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity (Belt capacity)
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! rowspan="1" | Fire rate <br> (shots/minute)
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! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
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|-
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| colspan="4" | 3,200 (150) || 1,350 || N/A || N/A
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|-
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|}
  
 
== Usage in the battles ==
 
== Usage in the battles ==
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This is a good introduction to a typical tank destroyer's gameplay: a good gun on a fragile chassis and even more. With its low silhouette, the AMR can completely hide itself behind a wide variety of terrain features: wrecked tanks hulls, shallow hills, rocks, brick walls... Staying away from the fight and sniping for unsuspecting enemies. When spotted, choosing to reverse back into cover is a good decision.
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'''Classical TD:'''
 +
 
 +
Hiding behind terrain and obstacles, using its good gun depression while staying at some distance from the target is the best way to use this TD in most situations. Applies well on any non-urban terrain.
 +
 
 +
'''Ninja:'''
 +
 
 +
This is a ''very situational'' way to play the AMR, mostly efficient in RB and SB games but still applicable to AB matches. This tactics relies on this tank's low silhouette: it can easily hide behind almost anything. Use this tactic to sneak onto an enemy's back or to lure the enemy team into a trap (needs a complying ally). Being a ''ninja AMR'' applies well to urban combat.
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
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*
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* The AMR.35 ZT3 is fast for French tanks of its rank.
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* The 25 mm gun, though small, hits hard and the standard round has good post-penetration effects.
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* Gun is quite stable on the move
 +
* Decent -10° of gun depression.
 +
* Almost safe from strafing fighter planes.
 +
* Competitive reload time
 +
* Low silhouette
 +
* Crew are not lined-up from the front
 +
* MAC 31 coaxial MG
 +
* Asymmetric gun position allow for original gameplay
 +
* Good gun ballistics
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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*
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* Two crew means that '''any''' hit to the crew compartment could send you back to the hangar.
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* Gun traverse is fairly limited, even by casemate TD standards.
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* Anything bigger than MG fire will shred this TD
 +
* Narrow tracks offer poor off-road mobility
 +
* Big cupola makes a good target
 +
* Only one ammo choice
 +
* Side armour is actually thicker than frontal armour
  
 
== History ==
 
== History ==
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== Media ==
 
== Media ==
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* ''other literature.''
 
* ''other literature.''
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{{French tank destroyers}}

Revision as of 01:32, 17 December 2018

Rank VII | Premium | Golden Eagles
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AMR.35 ZT3
fr_amr_35_zt3.png
AMR.35 ZT3
France flag.png France
I Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
1.0 1.0 1.0
Class:
Research:2 900 Specs-Card-Exp.png
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Description

GarageImage AMR.35 ZT3.jpg


The Automitrailleuse de Reconnaissance AMR 35 ZT3 (Recon Machinegun-car AMR 35 ZT3) is a Rank I French tank destroyer with a battle rating of 1.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.75 "La Résistance". Featuring a quick firing "stabilized" 25 mm gun, good mobility and bulletproof armour, it differs greatly from other rank 1 French tanks while offering similar gameplay to the Russian ASU-57. It is arguably the best first French tank to research.

With only 13 mm all-around, this is not a frontline tank and it should fear artillery barrages. Bombs should be feared as well. Distance is your main defense since most rank 1 guns are inaccurate, often missing such a small target. Any penetrating shot from another tank can easily one-shot this tank.

This light chassis can be carried wherever it is needed in no time. It is quite fast and manœuvrable but looses a good amount of speed when going off-road due to narrow tracks.

The 25 mm SA 34 L/72 cannon is a breath of fresh air among its likes: it has decent penetration values and a 3.9 s reload time. Its good ballistic properties (flat trajectory) makes it easy to aim at usual combat ranges (~500 m). This gun comes with an enjoyable feature: it has a LOCK, which is a primitive form of stabilizer. It enables this tank to reliably shoot on the move in middle to far range (100 to 500 m). Or else, one can stop and shoot faster than other rank 1 tanks. The MAC 31 is a decent coaxial MG.

The main downside this gun platform has is its limited gun traverse, which makes close-range engagements very hard.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

  • Rolled homogeneous armour
  • Cast homogeneous armour (Cupola)
Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull 5-6 mm (75°), 13 mm (18°) Front glacis
13 mm (37°) Lower glacis 		13 mm 10 mm (24-33°) Top
10 mm (32°) Bottom 		6 mm
5 mm Engine grille
Superstructure 13 + 20 mm Gun mantlet
13 mm (17°) Driver’s hatch 		13 mm (0-30°) 10 mm 6 mm
5 mm Engine grille
Armour Sides Roof
Cupola 13 mm 13 mm

Notes:

  • Suspension wheels are 20 mm thick while tracks are 15 mm thick.

Mobility

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons) Add-on Armour
weight (tons) 		Max speed (km/h)
6.5 N/A 65 (AB)
60 (RB/SB)
Engine power (horsepower)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 116 ___
Realistic/Simulator 73 82
Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 17.85 __.__
Realistic/Simulator 11.23 12.61

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: SA34 (25 mm)
25 mm SA34 L/72
Capacity Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance 		Stabilizer
78 -10°/+13° ±5° Vertical
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode Stock Upgraded Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade 11.9 __.__ __.__ __.__ __.__
Realistic 11.9 __.__ __.__ __.__ __.__
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
3.9 __.__ __.__ __.__
Ammunition
Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration in mm @ 90°
10m 100m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m
Mle1934 TP (Ch.F) APC 50 47 40 30 20 14
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
in m/s 		Projectile
Mass in kg 		Fuse delay

in m:

Fuse sensitivity

in mm:

Explosive Mass in g
(TNT equivalent): 		Normalization At 30°
from horizontal: 		Ricochet:
0% 50% 100%
Mle1934 TP (Ch.F) APC 950 0.31 N/A N/A N/A ° 48° 63° 71°
Ammo racks
Ammo racks of the AMR.35 ZT3.
Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
78 55 (+23) 31 (+47) 1 (+77) no

Machine guns

Main article: MAC 31 (7.5 mm)
7.5 mm MAC 31
Coaxial mount
Capacity (Belt capacity) Fire rate
(shots/minute) 		Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance
3,200 (150) 1,350 N/A N/A

Usage in the battles

This is a good introduction to a typical tank destroyer's gameplay: a good gun on a fragile chassis and even more. With its low silhouette, the AMR can completely hide itself behind a wide variety of terrain features: wrecked tanks hulls, shallow hills, rocks, brick walls... Staying away from the fight and sniping for unsuspecting enemies. When spotted, choosing to reverse back into cover is a good decision.

Classical TD:

Hiding behind terrain and obstacles, using its good gun depression while staying at some distance from the target is the best way to use this TD in most situations. Applies well on any non-urban terrain.

Ninja:

This is a very situational way to play the AMR, mostly efficient in RB and SB games but still applicable to AB matches. This tactics relies on this tank's low silhouette: it can easily hide behind almost anything. Use this tactic to sneak onto an enemy's back or to lure the enemy team into a trap (needs a complying ally). Being a ninja AMR applies well to urban combat.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • The AMR.35 ZT3 is fast for French tanks of its rank.
  • The 25 mm gun, though small, hits hard and the standard round has good post-penetration effects.
  • Gun is quite stable on the move
  • Decent -10° of gun depression.
  • Almost safe from strafing fighter planes.
  • Competitive reload time
  • Low silhouette
  • Crew are not lined-up from the front
  • MAC 31 coaxial MG
  • Asymmetric gun position allow for original gameplay
  • Good gun ballistics

Cons:

  • Two crew means that any hit to the crew compartment could send you back to the hangar.
  • Gun traverse is fairly limited, even by casemate TD standards.
  • Anything bigger than MG fire will shred this TD
  • Narrow tracks offer poor off-road mobility
  • Big cupola makes a good target
  • Only one ammo choice
  • Side armour is actually thicker than frontal armour

History

Media

An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.

Read also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example,

  • reference to the series of the vehicles;
  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

ETC.

Sources

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

  • topic on the official game forum;
  • other literature.

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