AMX-30

AMX-30

AMX-30

France

V Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
8.0	8.0	8.0

Class:

PREMIUM

Medium tank

Purchase:7 480

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This page is about the premium/pack AMX-30. For other uses, see AMX-30 (Disambiguation)

Description

The AMX-30 is a gift Rank V French medium tank with a battle rating of 8.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm".

The AMX-30 is a similar tank to its younger counterpart, the AMX-30 (1972), with the 20 mm coaxial autocannon replaced by a 12.7 mm heavy machinegun, still able to deal with lightly armoured targets such as SPAA, but doesn't deal the extra punch of an autocannon.

Like the AMX-30 (1972), it lacks a stabilizer and has incredibly weak side armour, but the excellent HEAT shell, comparable to other nations' HEATFS shells, the reasonable front armour (most tanks will still one-shot you though) and the good mobility make up for it.

The HEAT shell is comparable to other nations' HEATFS shells, and has a good penetration amount (400 mm flat), but will often bounce on angled surfaces. When the shell penetrates, it usually causes enough shrapnel to one-shot a tank. In a fight against lightly armored vehicles, like SPAA, the HEAT round will often cause hull breaks.

The armour only reaches 190 mm at some angled parts of the front, the turret goes 100mm at best, some rank I vehicles like the Panzer IV E could take you on frontally and easily win.

The mobility, which is good but unexceptional, can be both a blessing and a curse, since, due to said lack of stabilizer, you will not be able to shoot accurately while on the move.

Be wary, also, of your ridiculously tall cupola, you can be destroyed even if you are behind cover just because of it.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

• Cast homogeneous armour
• Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull roof, Hull sides)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	79 mm (57-68°), 50 mm (52-76°) Front glacis 79 mm (0-57°), 30 mm (75°) Lower glacis	35-57 mm (0-35) 30 mm Bottom 25 mm (70°) Belly	30 mm (10°) Top 30 mm Center 25 mm (70°) Bottom	15 mm 8 mm Engine grille
Turret	30-150 mm (0-79°) Gun mantlet 30 mm (61-75°) Turret front top	41.5 mm (19-47°)	30 mm (1-64°) 20 mm (54-64°) Turret underside	20 mm
Armour	Sides	Roof
Cupola	60 mm	20 mm

Notes:

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

Mobility

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons)	Add-on Armour weight (tons)	Max speed (km/h)
36.0	N/A	72 (AB)
		65 (RB/SB)
Engine power (horsepower)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	1,116	795
Realistic/Simulator	637	720
Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	31.00	__.__
Realistic/Simulator	17.69	20.00

Armaments

Main armament

105 mm CN-105-F1
Capacity			Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance	Stabilizer
50			-8°/+20°	±180°	N/A
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode	Stock	Upgraded	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade	17.9	24.7	28.9	33.2	35.3
Realistic	17.9	22.1	25.7	28.4	30.0
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock	Prior + Full crew	Prior + Expert qualif.	Prior + Ace qualif.
8.7	7.7	7.1	6.7

Ammunition

Penetration statistics
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Penetration in mm @ 90°
		10m	100m	500m	1000m	1500m	2000m
OCC 105 F1	HEAT	400	400	400	400	400	400
OE 105 F1 Mle.60	HE	25	25	25	25	25	25

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%
OCC 105 F1	HEAT	1,000	11	0.0	0.1	1,020	+0°	62°	69°	73°
OE 105 F1 Mle.60	HE	700	12	0.1	0.1	2,000	+0°	79°	80°	81°

Smoke characteristic
Ammunition	Velocity in m/s	Projectile Mass in kg	Screen radius in m	Screen time in s	Screen hold time in s:	Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent):
OFPH 105 F1	700	11	20	5	25	50

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the AMX-30.

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
50	XX (X+)	(+)	(+)	(+)	(+)	(+)	no

Machine guns

12.7 mm M2HB
Coaxial mount
Capacity (Belt capacity)				Fire rate (shots/minute)	Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance
800 (200)				577	-0°/+20°	N/A

7.62 mm AAN-F1
Pintle mount
Capacity (Belt capacity)				Fire rate (shots/minute)	Vertical guidance	Horizontal guidance
2,000 (100)				900	-10°/+45°	±120°

Usage in the battles

This tank cannot stand a fight on its own, therefore, only two tactics are viable.

First (the most dangerous), you can try getting behind the enemy lines and attacking the SPAA, you will often get hull breaks thanks to the HEAT round, be wary of bushes however, they will stop your HEAT shells, you can attempt to take on enemy tanks, provided it is from the side, and you can hit the ammunition (HEAT will rarely cause fire, and the weak shrapnel makes it hard to take out entire crews).

Second, stay with your team, ideally behind another tank (do NOT lead the formation, it's a death sentence), use your HEAT shells to disable tracks or take out one or two crew members and ease the task of your teammates.

Compared to the vehicles it will face, the AMX-30 ranges from Inferior to Harmless, every enemy vehicle should be regarded the same way, as major threats that will destroy it in a couple of hits at best. Aiming for the ammunition is the only way for you.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Moderate front armour
• Fuel tank armour surrounding frontal ammo rack, much like Cold War Russian tanks
• The HEAT shell is comparable to other HEATFS shells of contemporary tanks and can theoretically penetrate up to 400 mm on flat armour
• Fairly good mobility

Cons:

• No kinetic ammunition.
• Very tall cupola
• Only 30-35mm thick side armour
• Does not have a stabilizer
• Lacks the 20mm Autocannon of its tree counterpart, the AMX-30 (1972)
• Rear turret bustle is pretty much lathered with ammunition when filled
• Fuel tanks everywhere in hull, front and sides, likely to cause fire
• HEAT shell will be stopped by any kind of obstacle, which includes (but is not limited to) bushes, trees, fences, wooden houses, etc

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Media

Skins and camouflages for the AMX-30 from live.warthunder.com.