AMX-13 (Israel)

This page is about the Israeli light tank AMX-13 (Israel). For other versions, see AMX-13 (Family).

AMX-13

AML-90

AMX-13

AML-90

Israel

IV Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
6.3	6.7	6.7

Class:

Light tank

Research:54 000

Purchase:185 000

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Description

The AMX-13 is a rank IV Israeli light tank with a battle rating of 6.3 (AB) and 6.7 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Wind of Change".

General info

Survivability and armour

Smoke grenades

Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle

Armourfront / side / back

Hull40 / 20 / 15

Turret40 / 20 / 20

Crew3 people

Visibility79 %

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour (hull, turret roof, side and rear)
• Cast homogeneous armour (turret base, turret front, gun mantlet, cupola)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	40 mm (38-40°) Turret base 20 mm (66°) Upper glacis 40 mm (cylindrical) Transmission carter 20 mm (51°) Lower glacis	20 mm (14°) Turret base 20 mm Sides	20 mm (32-34°) Turret base 15 mm (1°) Top 15 mm (44°) Bottom	20 mm (24°) Front glacis 10 mm Centre 10 mm (5°) Rear 5 mm Vents
Turret	40 mm (32-47°) Turret front 60 mm (conical) Gun mantlet 40 mm (15-75°) Barrel shroud	20 mm (0-30°) Turret	20 mm Turret bustle 20 mm (17-22°) Pivot ball 10 mm (77-90°) Turret underside	10 mm
Cupola	20 mm (conical) Base 10 mm (spherical) Dome			20 mm (conical) Outer ring 10 mm (spherical) Centre

Notes:

• Suspension wheels and tracks are 15 mm thick.
• Belly armour is 10 mm thick.
• Storage boxes and mudguards are 4 mm thick.

Mobility

Speedforward / back

AB68 / 8 km/h

RB and SB61 / 7 km/h

Number of gears5 forward

1 back

Weight14.5 t

Engine power

AB515 hp

RB and SB270 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB35.5 hp/t

RB and SB18.6 hp/t

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Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	68	8	14.5	418	515	28.83	35.52
Realistic	61	7		239	270	16.48	18.62

Modifications and economy

Repair costBasic → Reference

AB2 159 → 3 102

RB2 621 → 3 766

SB3 494 → 5 020

Total cost of modifications46 900

85 400

Talisman cost1 500

Crew training52 000

Experts185 000

Aces710

Research Aces480 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

100 / 140 / 170 %

166 / 166 / 166 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Research: 3 100 Cost: 5 600 195 Suspension Research: 1 800 Cost: 3 300 115 Brake System Research: 1 800 Cost: 3 300 115 Filters Research: 2 900 Cost: 5 300 185 Transmission Research: 3 800 Cost: 6 900 240 Engine Research: 3 800 Cost: 6 900 240	Improved Parts Research: 3 100 Cost: 5 600 195 Improved FPE Research: 1 800 Cost: 3 300 115 Crew Replenishment Research: 2 900 Cost: 5 300 185	Horizontal Drive Research: 3 100 Cost: 5 600 195 Adjustment of Fire Research: 1 800 Cost: 3 300 115 Airstrike Research: 1 800 Cost: 3 300 115 75mm_SA50_APCBC_ammo_pack Research: 1 800 Cost: 3 300 115 Elevation Mechanism Research: 2 900 Cost: 5 300 185 Smoke grenade Research: 2 900 Cost: 5 300 185 Artillery Support Research: 3 800 Cost: 6 900 240 Improved optics Research: 3 800 Cost: 6 900 240

Armaments

Main armament

75 mm SA50 L/57 cannon

Autoloader

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

Ammunition36 rounds

First-order12 rounds

Reload5.0 s

Vertical guidance-6° / 13°

75 mm SA50 L/57					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	36	-6°/+13°	±180°	N/A	28.6	39.5	48.0	53.1	56.5	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
Realistic					17.9	21.0	25.5	28.2	30.0

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
POT-51A	APC	182	178	162	143	127	113
75 mm HE	HE	10	10	10	10	10	10
PCOT-51P	APCBC	202	198	180	159	141	125

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%
POT-51A	APC	1,000	6.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	48°	63°	71°
75 mm HE	HE	753	6.2	0	0.1	675	79°	80°	81°
PCOT-51P	APCBC	1,000	6.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	48°	63°	71°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the AMX-13 (Israel)

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	7th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
36	32 (+4)	28 (+8)	23 (+13)	18 (+18)	13 (+23)	7 (+29)	1 (+35)	No

Notes:

• Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
• Racks 6* and 7* (autoloader magazines) are first stage ammo racks. They total 12 shells.
  • These racks get filled first when loading up the tank and are also emptied first.
  • As the AMX-13 (Israel) is equipped with an autoloader, manual reloading of the gun is not possible.
  • Once the autoloader magazines have been depleted, you can't shoot until the loader has restocked the autoloader with at least 1 shell.
  • The restocking time is longer than the normal reload time of the gun (about 15 seconds). Take this into account when playing.
  • Simply not firing when the gun is loaded will move ammo from racks 1 to 5 into rack 7* then 6*. Firing will interrupt the restocking of the ready racks.

Machine guns

7.5 mm MAC 31 machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition4 950 rounds

Belt capacity150 rounds

Reload5.0 s

Fire rate551 shots/min

7.5 mm MAC 31
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	4,950 (150)	551	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• 75mm APCBC has high penetration and high velocity, can penetrate even heavy tanks' weakspots (eg. Tiger II (H))
• Autoloader reloads the cannon at an impressive speed
• Fast on most terrains, can effectively perform flanking
• Small profile, easy to conceal the tank and ambush others
• Autoloader means that injured crew or fire-extinguishing will not impact the reload time which can be a life-saver

Cons:

• Poor survivability, thin armour can be penetrated by any gun including that of any SPAA like Falcon
• Narrow tracks negatively affect its start-up agility on loose surface
• Autoloader holds 12 shells, reload time significantly lengthens after those
• APCBC isn't explosive, requiring accurate shots on crew or other components
• -7 km/h reverse is very low, severely limiting its tactical agility

History

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See also

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