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The tank is not very armoured, with only 10 mm of armour for the hull, for the turret the armour varies according to the inclination but is between 14 mm and 28 mm. With such paper-thin armour, there is a good chance of suffering a hull break and instantly knocking out the tank in one shot. The driver is centred at the hull and the commander, who is also the tank's loader, is located to the right of the turret and the gunner to the left. The engine is at the rear and the ammunition is located in the rear of the turret and in the center/rear of the hull.
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The AML-90 lacks protection agaisnt heavy machine gun firing (12.7mm, 13mm, 14.5mm, 15mm, etc) and is suceptible to be damaged by light machine gun firing (.308/7mm, 7.62, etc). The tank crew is located in a rather small compartment, making the AML-90 prompt to being killed by one shot from almost all angles of attack. It is also sucepitlbe for hull breaks, meaning chemical energy ammunition will hull break you regardless where they impact. A kinetic energy ammunition has also a chance to hull break you but it is more common the spalling generated, or the round itself, will kill the crew before. It should be noted that the thin armor has a chance to not activate fuzed charges like APHE, APCBC, etc, although it will trigger HEAT, HEATFS, HE and ATGM.
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!Armor
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!Front
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!Sides
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!Rear
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!Roof
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|Hull
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|10mm upper frontal plate at 51°
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10mm lower frotnal plate at 17°
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|10mm sides (inlcuding doors) at 78° at LOS
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10mm sides (including doors) at 14°-26° from 90° side view
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|10mm upper rear plate (including engine hatches) at 40°-45° at view from rear
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10mm lower rear plate at 20°
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|10mm at 50° (as turret roof is the only flat surface) from top view
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|Turret
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|14mm turret mantlet at 0°-29°
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(mantlet goes in a curvy shape)
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|10mm sides at 73° at LOS
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10mm sides at 18°-30° from 90° side view
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|10mm rear at 16°
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|10mm at 70°-90° from top view
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|Cupola
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|8mm at various angles
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|8mm at various angles
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|8mm at various angles
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|8mm at various angles
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|Additional armor
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|5mm grill guard at various angles
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5mm splash guards at various angles
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10mm spare wheel at various angles
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|5mm splash guards at various angles
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10mm sare wheen at various angles (left side if seen from the AML-90 behind, right side if seen from the AML-90 front)
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|5mm splash guards at various angles
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|N/A
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=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
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=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
 
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{{main|DEFA F1 (90 mm)}}The AML-90 uses a powerful 90mm DEFA F1 low pressure cannon. The AML-90 comes with a stock OCC 60-62 HEATFS ammunition, capable of penetrating most tanks at its br at any distance. It should be noted that the AML-90 only carries 20 rounds at max, meaning all rounds should be aimed for a kill shot as the small capacity will make the tank ammunition deplete faster than in other tanks if precautions are not taken. Commanders should always shoot to kill in the least shots necessary, know center of mass, ammunition racks, etc to successfully engage a target.
  
 
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== See also ==
 
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Revision as of 14:41, 10 November 2020

RANK 5 FRANCE
Somua SM PACK
AML-90
fr_aml_90.png
AML-90
France flag.png France
V Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
7.0 7.7 7.7
Class:
Research:95 000 Specs-Card-Exp.png
Purchase:270 000 Specs-Card-Lion.png
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Description

GarageImage AML-90.jpg


The AML-90 is a rank V French light tank with a battle rating of 7.0 (AB) and 7.7 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.95 "Northern Wind".

General info

Survivability and armour

The AML-90 lacks protection agaisnt heavy machine gun firing (12.7mm, 13mm, 14.5mm, 15mm, etc) and is suceptible to be damaged by light machine gun firing (.308/7mm, 7.62, etc). The tank crew is located in a rather small compartment, making the AML-90 prompt to being killed by one shot from almost all angles of attack. It is also sucepitlbe for hull breaks, meaning chemical energy ammunition will hull break you regardless where they impact. A kinetic energy ammunition has also a chance to hull break you but it is more common the spalling generated, or the round itself, will kill the crew before. It should be noted that the thin armor has a chance to not activate fuzed charges like APHE, APCBC, etc, although it will trigger HEAT, HEATFS, HE and ATGM.

Armor Front Sides Rear Roof
Hull 10mm upper frontal plate at 51°

10mm lower frotnal plate at 17°

10mm sides (inlcuding doors) at 78° at LOS

10mm sides (including doors) at 14°-26° from 90° side view

10mm upper rear plate (including engine hatches) at 40°-45° at view from rear

10mm lower rear plate at 20°

10mm at 50° (as turret roof is the only flat surface) from top view
Turret 14mm turret mantlet at 0°-29°

(mantlet goes in a curvy shape)

10mm sides at 73° at LOS

10mm sides at 18°-30° from 90° side view

10mm rear at 16° 10mm at 70°-90° from top view
Cupola 8mm at various angles 8mm at various angles 8mm at various angles 8mm at various angles
Additional armor 5mm grill guard at various angles

5mm splash guards at various angles

10mm spare wheel at various angles

5mm splash guards at various angles

10mm sare wheen at various angles (left side if seen from the AML-90 behind, right side if seen from the AML-90 front)

5mm splash guards at various angles N/A

Mobility

Game Mode Max Speed (km/h) Weight (tons) Engine power (horsepower) Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Forward Reverse Stock Upgraded Stock Upgraded
Arcade 101 20 5.5 139 172 25.27 31.27
Realistic 91 18 80 90 14.55 16.36

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: DEFA F1 (90 mm)
The AML-90 uses a powerful 90mm DEFA F1 low pressure cannon. The AML-90 comes with a stock OCC 60-62 HEATFS ammunition, capable of penetrating most tanks at its br at any distance. It should be noted that the AML-90 only carries 20 rounds at max, meaning all rounds should be aimed for a kill shot as the small capacity will make the tank ammunition deplete faster than in other tanks if precautions are not taken. Commanders should always shoot to kill in the least shots necessary, know center of mass, ammunition racks, etc to successfully engage a target.
90 mm DEFA F1 Turret rotation speed (°/s) Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode Capacity Vertical Horizontal Stabilizer Stock Upgraded Full Expert Aced Stock Full Expert Aced
Arcade 20 -8°/+15° ±180° N/A 23.8 32.9 41.29 45.29 47.06 8.7 7.7 7.3 6.7
Realistic 14.9 17.5 20.28 23.88 25

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
OCC 60-62 HEATFS 320 320 320 320 320 320
OE 90 F1 HE 13 13 13 13 13 13
Shell details
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Velocity
(m/s) 		Projectile
Mass (kg) 		Fuse delay
(m) 		Fuse sensitivity
(mm) 		Explosive Mass
(TNT equivalent) (g) 		Ricochet
0% 50% 100%
OCC 60-62 HEATFS 750 8.95 0 0.1 877.7 65° 72° 77°
OE 90 F1 HE 640 10.45 0.1 0.5 945 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)
OFUM PH90-F2 640 10.2 13 5 20 50

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the AML-90
Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		4th
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
20 16 (+4) 11 (+9) 7 (+13) 1 (+19) No

Notes:

  • Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
  • Racks 3 and 4 are first stage ammo racks. They total 10 shells and get filled first when loading up the tank.
  • These racks are also emptied early: the rack depletion order at full capacity is: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2.
  • Simply not firing when the gun is loaded will move ammunition from rack 1 then 2 into ready rack 4 then 3. Firing will interrupt the restocking of the ready racks.

Machine guns

Main article: A-A-F1N (7.62 mm)
7.62 mm A-A-F1N
Mount Capacity (Belt) Fire rate Vertical Horizontal
Coaxial 2,150 (100) 900 N/A N/A
Pintle 800 (100) 900 -10°/+40° ±120°

Usage in battles

AML-90 should be primarily used as a scout flanking vehicle due to its high speed, low profile, scouting capabilities and firepower (tremendous for such a small vehicle). The AML-90 has primarily 3 uses:

Scouting:

As its name says, scouting. When on large maps, the scouting ability should be used at its full potential. The low profile and high speed make it able to crawl to cover fast and without creating much suspicion, while marking targets for friendlies to engage.

Flanking:

Due to the high speed and really powerful gun, the AML-90 can be used to hit any enemy from the back. This tactic should be a "Hit n' Run", you should disable or destroy targets and leave before they can engage you. The powerful gun can even be able to take on a Maus or E-100 if used properly (320 mm of penetration at all ranges at 0°). Use smoke to cover your trail when you have been spotted.

Sniping:

Despite the optics not having a huge zoom, it is enough to be able to detect, target and engage enemy vehicles at all ranges thanks to the HEAT-FS round. Be aware of your ammo as it can only carry 20, so make all shots count. It also creates a relatively small smoke trail when firing compared to other cannons at the battle rating (105 mm, other 90 mm, 122 mm) thanks to the muzzle brake. Bushes can also be used to make this vehicle invisible due to its low profile. A big bunch of branches can cover almost 70% of the front of the AML-90, making it a moving and deadly bush. It also creates a small engine sound that will be, most of the time, masked up by other tanks, giving you a stealth capability which can be exploited in urban combat.

Modules

Tier Mobility Protection Firepower
I Tires Parts Horizontal Drive
II Suspension Brake System FPE Adjustment of Fire Airstrike
III Filters Crew Replenishment Elevation Mechanism OFUM PH90-F2 Smoke grenade
IV Transmission Engine Artillery Support Improved optics

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Very small size makes it easy to get around and avoid shots
  • 320 mm penetrating HEAT-FS ammo should be able to take care of any expected enemies
  • Has access to smoke grenades and smoke shells that will allow it to move around unseen
  • Has a roof mounted 7.62 mm that can be good to shoot planes and open top vehicles
  • Armour is thin enough to not fuse some high calibre APHE, most notably from Soviet cannons

Cons:

  • Has hullbreak
  • Only has 3 crew, a single shot will most likely knock it out
  • Only 10-12 mm frontal armour, can get penned by .50 cals and other small calibre weapons
  • Very low ammo count of 20 shells
  • Terrible brakes, you will take 20 meters to stop
  • Wheeled vehicle mobility, it's not easy to climb hills
  • Taking smoke shells means having to take less HEAT-FS on the already small ammo storage

History

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Media

Skins
Videos
The Shooting Range #194 - Metal Beasts section at 00:30 discusses the AML-90.
My Best Scout Game Ever - AML-90 - PhlyDaily

See also

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External links

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France light tanks
AMC.34/35  AMC.34 YR · AMC.35 (ACG.1)
H.35/39  H.35 · H.39 · H.39 "Cambronne"
AMX-13  AMX-13 (FL11) · AMX-13-M24 · AMX-13 · AMX-13 (SS.11) · AMX-13-90 · AMX-13 (HOT)
Wheeled  AML-90 · AMX-10RC · Vextra 105
AMD.35  AMD.35 · AMD.35 (SA35)
E.B.R.  E.B.R. (1951) · E.B.R. (1954) · E.B.R. (1963)
Other  FCM.36 · R.35 (SA38) · Char 25t · MARS 15 · VBCI-2 (MCT30)
Austria  SK-105A2
Great Britain  ▄Crusader Mk.II
Netherlands  CV 9035NL
USA  LVT-4/40 · ▄M3A3 Stuart

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