AMX-30

This page is about the French medium tank AMX-30. For other versions, see AMX-30 (Family).

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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Description

The AMX-30 is a premium rank V French medium tank with a battle rating of 8.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced as a premium pack in Update 1.77 "Advancing Storm", but was discontinued from the store after the 7th Anniversary sale. It was later re-released as a premium purchasable for Golden Eagles after the 8th Anniversary sale.

General info

Survivability and armour

Smoke grenades

Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle

Armourfront / side / back

Hull79 / 35 / 30

Turret80 / 41 / 30

Crew4 people

Visibility88 %

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

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

Armour type:

• Cast homogeneous armour (front glacis, turret, cupola)
• Rolled homogeneous armour (hull sides, rear & roof)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	50 mm (76-79°) Upper glacis - Top 79 mm (68°) Upper glacis - Bottom 79 mm (45°) Lower glacis - Top 30 mm (75°) Lower glacis - Bottom 57 mm (35°) Hull over the tracks	35 mm Top - Front 57 mm (35°) Top - Hull widening 35 mm (35°) Top - Centre 35 mm Top - Rear 30 mm Bottom 25 mm (70°) Belly	30 mm (10°) Upper plate 30 mm Hull over the tracks 30 mm Lower plate 25 mm (70°) Belly	79 mm (22°) Front glacis - Front 50 mm (11-14°) Front glacis - Rear 15 mm Rear 8 mm Radiator vents
Turret	50-150 mm (spherical) Gun mantlet 30 mm (61-75°) Turret front	41.5 mm (19-47°) 41.5 mm (8°) Cupola well	30 mm (spherical) 20 mm (54-64°) Turret underside	30 mm (13°) Gun mantlet 30 mm (19°) Turret - Front 20 mm Turret - Centre 20 mm (14-26°) Turret - Rear
Cupola	60 mm (cylindrical)			60 mm Outer ring 20 mm Centre

Notes:

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

Mobility

Reverse gearbox

Forward and backward movement is possible at the same maximum speed

Speedforward / back

AB73 / 73 km/h

RB and SB66 / 66 km/h

Number of gears5 forward

5 back

Weight36.0 t

Engine power

AB1 374 hp

RB and SB720 hp

Power-to-weight ratio

AB38.2 hp/t

RB and SB20.0 hp/t

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade	73	73	36	1,116	1,374	31	38.17
Realistic	66	66		637	720	17.69	20

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

Modifications and economy

Repair cost

AB3 150

RB3 584

SB4 896

Crew training10 000

Experts550 000

Aces1 300

Research Aces1 600 000

Reward for battleAB / RB / SB

2 × 140 / 210 / 240 %

2 × 208 / 208 / 208 %

Modifications

Mobility	Protection	Firepower
Tracks Suspension Brake System Filters Transmission Engine	Improved Parts Improved FPE Crew Replenishment	Horizontal Drive Adjustment of Fire 105mm_fr_CN105_Smoke_ammo_pack Elevation Mechanism Smoke grenade Artillery Support Rangefinder

Armaments

Main armament

105 mm CN-105-F1 cannon

Ammunition50 rounds

First-order22 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

8.7 → 6.7 s

Vertical guidance-8° / 20°

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 armoured vehicles, like SPAA, the HEAT round will often cause hull breaks.

105 mm CN-105-F1					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	50	-8°/+20°	±180°	N/A	28.6	39.5	48.0	53.1	56.5	8.71	7.70	7.10	6.70
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
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 (m/s)	Projectile Mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
OCC 105 F1	HEAT	1,000	10.95	0.05	0.1	1,020	62°	69°	73°
OE 105 F1 Mle.60	HE	700	12.1	0	0.1	2,000	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)
OFPH 105 F1	700	11.4	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	Visual discrepancy
50	23 (+27)	22 (+28)	19 (+31)	9 (+41)	1 (+49)	No

Notes:

• Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
• Rack 2, 3, 4 and 5 are first stage ammo racks. They total 22 shells.
• These racks get filled first when loading up the tank and are also emptied first.
• The depletion order at full capacity is: 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 1.
• Simply not firing when the gun is loaded will move ammo from rack 1 into rack 5 then 4, 3 and 2. Firing will interrupt the restocking of the ready racks.

Optics and night vision

AMX-30 Optics
Type of optic	Magnification	Night Vision Devices
		Image Intensifier			Thermal Imager Resolution	Notes
		Resolution	Light Mult	Noise Level
Gunner's Sight	X6.8 - X8.0	800 x 600	8.0	High	Not Fitted	Image intensifier unlocked by "NVD" modification (tier 4)
Commander's View	X6	800 x 600	8.0	High	Not Fitted	Image intensifier unlocked by "NVD" modification (tier 4)
Driver's View	X1	800 x 600	5.0	High	Not Fitted	Image intensifier unlocked by "NVD" modification (tier 4)

Machine guns

12.7 mm M2HB machine gun (coaxial)

Ammunition800 rounds

Belt capacity200 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate575 shots/min

Vertical guidance0° / 20°

7.62 mm A-A-F1N machine gun

Ammunition2 100 rounds

Belt capacity100 rounds

Reloadbasic crew → aces

10.4 → 8.0 s

Fire rate900 shots/min

12.7 mm M2HB
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	800 (200)	577	0°/+20°	N/A

7.62 mm A-A-F1N
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Pintle	2,100 (100)	900	-10°/+45°	±120°

Usage in 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'll paint a target onto the tank), 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:

• Fuel tank armour surrounding frontal ammo rack, much like Cold War Russian tanks
• High velocity HEAT shell that can penetrate up to 400 mm of flat armour
• Good mobility - slightly more mobile than the German Leopard I
• Access to smoke shells you can fire with the main gun - useful for blinding sniper spots or covering advances

Cons:

• Uses a single type of chemical projectile, HEAT shells, which are stopped by any kind of terrain obstacle and by tanks using ERA kits.
• Does not have a stabilizer
• Very tall cupola
• Only 30-35 mm thick side armour
• This early version of the AMX-30 lacks the 20 mm autocannon found on the AMX-30 (1972)
• Fuel tanks everywhere in hull, front and sides, likely to cause a fire

History

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Media

Skins

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

Videos

French MBTs discusses the AMX-30 at 1:07 - War Thunder Official Channel

The Shooting Range #175 - Pages of History section at 04:50 discusses the AMX-30.

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

• [Wikipedia] AMX-30
• [Tanks Encyclopedia] AMX-30

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