AMX-10RC

AMX-10RC

AMX-13 (HOT)

SK-105A2

AMX-10RC

AMX-13 (HOT)

SK-105A2

France

VI Rank

Battle rating:

AB	RB	SB
8.3	8.3	8.3

Class:

Light tank

Research:160 000

Purchase:450 000

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Description

The AMX-10RC is a rank VI French light tank with a battle rating of 8.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.85 "Supersonic".

General info

Survivability and armour

The AMX-10 is considered a light tank, it has minimal armour protection. Some of the areas of this tank can survive up to a 20 mm autocannon, but can't survive anything more than that. The crew members are grouped very close together, meaning that APFSDS at this battle rating will take them out with ease. Even if that doesn't destroy the tank, there are ammunition racks stored everywhere, which can be detonated by spalling.

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	35 mm (54-79°) Upper glacis 45 mm (40-76°) Lower glacis 50mm (spherical) Drivers port 12mm (74°) Screen (raised when amphibious)	25 mm Top 20 mm Bottom	25 mm (25°)	25 mm hull 10 mm engine
Turret	42 mm Turret cheeks 65 mm (40° rounded) Gun mantlet	42 mm sides 20 mm turret ring	25 mm	25 mm

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	94	94	16	398	534	24.88	33.38
Realistic	85	85		248	280	15.5	17.5

The AMX-10RC has decent mobility when not upgraded, faster than most tanks but not as fast as wheeled vehicles like the B1 Centauro. It is the only wheeled non wheel steering tank in game, it has a tank steering (on its own axis), making it able to have neutral steering compared to other wheeled vehicles which turn one or two pairs of wheels to turn, like the Centauro. It has a superb speed when on road (as it is a wheeled vehicle) but somewhat lacks speed when on off-road (as it is a wheeled vehicle). Using the hydro-pneumatic suspension can help on lowering the center of mass of the vehicle, increasing acceleration, neutral steering speed and normal steering speed (physics).

Armaments

Main armament

The AMX-10RC has a 105 mm/47 F2 BK MECA gun, similar to the 105 mm guns found in the AMX-30's. The gun is a medium pressure gun, meaning it has a relatively high muzzle velocity. It has access to both HEATFS and APFSDS ammunition, one of the two vehicles at the battle rating with access to APFSDS and one of the two to have thermal sights, making the 10RC a competitive long range sniper. It also has access to a laser rangefinder.

105 mm Modele F2					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	38	-8°/+20°	±180°	N/A	28.6	__._	__._	__._	__._	9.75	__.__	__.__	7.50
Realistic					17.9	21.0	__._	__._	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
OCC 105 F3	HEATFS	350	350	350	350	350	350
OE 105 F3	HE	25	25	25	25	25	25
OFL 105 F3	APFSDS	325	321	318	316	308	303

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 105 F3	HEATFS	1,120	5.65	0.05	1	1,020	65°	72°	77°
OE 105 F3	HE	800	7.1	0.1	0.1	2,000	79°	80°	81°
OFL 105 F3	APFSDS	1,400	3.8	N/A	N/A	N/A	78°	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)
O-FUM-PH-105 F3	800	7.1	20	5	25	50

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
38	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Machine guns

7.62 mm A-A-F1N
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Pintle	2,000 (100)	900	-8°/+20°	±120°
Coaxial	2,000 (100)	900	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

AMX-10RC forward leaning increasing gun depression by 20°

The AMX-10RC should be mainly be used as a support and sniper tank. Due to its lack of amour protection, taking the point in the spearhead of an assault would result in being knocked out. These are the three main roles it excels at:

Sniper: The AMX-10RC is one of the most capable sniping tank in the game, with its 325 mm penetrating APFSDS round. The access to APFSDS, thermal imagery, laser rangefinder and relatively high-zoom sights, make it one of the best long range engagement tanks, even exceeding other sniper vehicles such as the Centauro and the Leopard. The AMX-10RC has scouting ability, being able to mark tanks at distance so allies can take a shot without you exposing your position.

Scout: The AMX-10RC has scouting capabilities which can mark enemies at all ranges for allies. When concealed and scouting, only open fire at an enemy when there is a risk of them being able to knock you out. Otherwise, let your team take the enemies you have scouted to stay hidden.

AMX-10RC Y axis inclination to the right

Flanking: The high speed, acceleration, and powerful gun makes it perfect for flanking when in urban and rural maps, capable of destroying tanks in one or two shots before they react to the threat. Always do "Hit N' Run" when flanking. Strike, cripple or destroy, scout crippled tanks, leave. Use smoke if needed to cover your escape. Reverse will not be an issue as it has the same number of gears it uses to go forwards but backwards, making it capable of reaching ~40 km/h backwards if needed.

The little trick the AMX-10RC has: Hydro-pneumatic suspension. This feature gives the light tank superb terrain adaptation, making it capable of firing from terrain elevation greater than 10° (the depression of the main gun). Leaning the vehicle forward adds almost 30° of depression, allowing it to poke and fire from the most abnormal positions a normal tank would use. The AMX-10RC has a 3 axis hydro-pneumatic suspension, meaning it can lean forward and backwards (x axis), left and right (y axis), or raise and lower suspension (z axis). Decreasing ground clearance improves the vehicle's mobility (as center of mass is closer to the ground), improving acceleration, speed, neutral steering speed, moving steering and also reduces vehicle's profile.

Y axis inclination can not be used to poke over corners, it can be used to "normalize" the inclination when the vehicle is sideways on a cliff (see picture for reference).

AMX-10RC in water. As you can see, it has a really small profile when in water

Its incredible agility and mobility makes the AMX-10RC capable of moving side to side of a map faster than most of the vehicles at its BR. It should be noted that its thermal signature is relatively low compared to other vehicles at its br, making it less visible to vehicles with thermal imaging devices like the Centauro, Type 89, M3 Bradley, BMP-2, etc. It should be noted that the AMX-10RC has amphibious capabilities but the lack of gun stabilizer makes firing on the water nearly impossible. Use this capability to reach places on the map where people do not tend to go/scout (such as the island crossing the river in Kursk), hide from enemies (under Eastern Europe river bridges for example) or any map that this can be exploited, do not be afraid of water. It is slow in water (only reaches 7 km/h) but can be a decisive capability if the commander is patient.

Modules

Tier	Mobility		Protection	Firepower
I	Tires		Parts	Horizontal Drive	O-FUM-PH-105 F3
II	Suspension	Brake System	FPE	Adjustment of Fire	OFL 105 F3	Airstrike
III	Filters		Crew Replenishment	Elevation Mechanism	NVD
IV	Transmission	Engine	Smoke grenade	Artillery Support	Laser rangefinder	Improved optics

Pros and cons

Pros:

• 105 mm gun is on par with the medium tanks of its rank
• Available with a decent HEAT and is the first vehicle to unlock APFSDS rounds together with the T95E1
• Good top speed similar to one of a light tank, great for scouting the enemy team
• Access to thermal optics at a lower battle rating than most nations, great for spotting concealed enemies
• Immune to heavy machine guns to the front and beyond 100 meters to the sides
• Access to the scouting ability, great for a support role
• Hydropneumatic suspension, helps manage those ridgelines to expose as little of the vehicle as possible

Cons:

• Thin armour much as with most armoured cars, very vulnerable to SPAAGs, aircraft, tanks with autocannons and high calibre shells, the latter can and will cause a hull break, instantly destroying the vehicle
• Gun is not stabilized, it will take a long time for the gun to settle to make a sniper shot
• Very vulnerable in a city or other close quarters maps, as well as when caught in the open while moving
• Lack of any heavier machine gun than 7.62 mm; if using APFSDS primarily, that means it will often struggle when facing lightly armoured targets
• Poor acceleration and offroad capabilities; it will very rarely if at all reach its top speed in realistic and simulator battles

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and Camouflages for the AMX-10RC from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

Amphibious tanks discusses the AMX-10RC at 2:51 - War Thunder Official Channel

Most unusual vehicles discusses the AMX-10RC at 1:10 - War Thunder Official Channel

See also

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External links

• [Wikipedia] AMX-10 RC