AuF1

AuF1

ELC bis

AMX-10M

AuF1

ELC bis

AMX-10M

France

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
7.0	7.0	7.0

Class:

Tank destroyer

Research:82 000

Purchase:240 000

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Description

The Canon de 155 Automoteur Modèle F1 is a rank V French tank destroyer with a battle rating of 7.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "La Royale".

General info

Survivability and armour

Smoke grenades

Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle

Armourfront / side / back

Hull30 / 30 / 30

Turret20 / 20 / 20

Crew4 people

Visibility115 %

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Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	30+8 mm (68°-76°) Upper 30 mm (45°) Lower	20+4-20 mm Top 30 mm Bottom	30 mm	10 - 15 mm
Turret	20 mm (35°) Turret front 20-30 mm Gun mantlet	20 mm	20 mm	20 mm (79°-90°)
Cupola	20 mm	20 mm	20 mm	20 mm

Notes:

Mobility

Reverse gearbox

Forward and backward movement is possible at the same maximum speed

Speedforward / back

AB71 / 71 km/h

RB and SB66 / 66 km/h

Number of gears10 forward

10 back

Weight43.5 t

Engine power

AB1 297 hp

RB and SB680 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB29.8 hp/t

RB and SB15.6 hp/t

Write about the mobility of the ground vehicle. Estimate the specific power and manoeuvrability, as well as the maximum speed forwards and backwards.

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	71	71	43.5	_,___	1,297	__.__	29.82
Realistic	66	66		_,___	680	__.__	15.63

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB4 343 → 5 637

RB4 836 → 6 277

SB7 157 → 9 289

Total cost of modifications70 000

118 800

Talisman cost1 900

Crew training68 000

Experts240 000

Aces990

Research Aces620 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

140 / 210 / 240 %

184 / 184 / 184 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Research: 3 600 Cost: 5 900 160 Suspension Research: 3 200 Cost: 5 200 140 Brake System Research: 3 200 Cost: 5 200 140 Filters Research: 4 500 Cost: 7 300 195 Transmission Research: 12 000 Cost: 20 000 530 Engine Research: 12 000 Cost: 20 000 530	Improved Parts Research: 2 300 Cost: 5 900 160 Improved FPE Research: 2 100 Cost: 5 200 140 Crew Replenishment Research: 4 500 Cost: 7 300 195	Horizontal Drive Research: 3 600 Cost: 5 900 160 155mm_M110_Smoke_ammo_pack Research: 3 600 Cost: 5 900 160 Adjustment of Fire Research: 3 200 Cost: 5 200 140 155mm_M107_HE_PF_ammo_pack Research: 3 200 Cost: 5 200 140 Elevation Mechanism Research: 4 500 Cost: 7 300 195 Smoke grenade Research: 4 500 Cost: 7 300 195

Armaments

Main armament

155 mm GCT F1 howitzer

Autoloader

Automatically feeds projectiles into the breech. The speed does not depend on the skills of the loader

Ammunition42 rounds

Reload7.5 s

Vertical guidance-5° / 66°

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155 mm GCT F1					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Autoloader
Arcade	42	-4°/+66°	±180°	-	__._	__._	__._	__._	__._	_.__
Realistic					__._	__._	__._	__._	__._

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm)
		10 m	100 m	500 m	1,000 m	1,500 m	2,000 m
OE 155 56	HE	54	54	54	54	54	54
M107 (PF)	HE-VT	61	61	61	61	61	61

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
OE 155 56	HE	810	43.75	0.3	0.1	6.8	79°	80°	81°

Proximity-fused shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Arming distance (m)	Trigger radius (m)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
									0%	50%	100%
M107 (PF)	HE-VT	580	43.1	0	0	300	3	9.14	79°	80°	81°

Smoke shell characteristics
Ammunition	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Screen radius (m)	Screen deploy time (s)	Screen hold time (s)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (g)
M110	563	40.8	25	5	30	50

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	Visual discrepancy
42	__ (+__)	__(+__)	__

Machine guns

12.7 mm M2HB machine gun

Ammunition800 rounds

Belt capacity200 rounds

Reload8.0 s

Fire rate575 shots/min

Vertical guidance-10° / 45°

Horizontal guidance-41° / 41°

Offensive and anti-aircraft machine guns not only allow you to fight some aircraft but also are effective against lightly armoured vehicles. Evaluate machine guns and give recommendations on its use.

12.7 mm M2HB
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
	___ (___)	___	__°	__°

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the AuF1 from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

The Shooting Range #357 - Metal Beasts section at 00:24 discusses the AuF1.

See also

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

External links

• [Devblog] Au F.1: Fire! Fire! Fire!

France tank destroyers
Lorraine 40t derivatives	CA Lorraine · Lorraine 155 Mle.50
ATGM	MEPHISTO · AMX-10M
Other	AMR.35 ZT3 · Lorraine 37L · SAu 40 · ARL-44 · ELC bis · AMX-50 Foch · AuF1
USA	▄M10 GMC · ▄M36B2