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AMC.34 YR
I
Rank
AB
1.0
RB
1.0
SB
1.0
Battle rating
France
Game nation
Light tank
Main role
2,900
RP
Research
700
SL
Purchase
General information

The Automitrailleuse de Combat AMC.34 (APX-1), otherwise known as the Renault YR, was an interwar light cavalry tank. It was a further development of earlier tankette designs, which were called to development after the Red Scare with Joseph Stalin taking power of the USSR. The Renault YR started development in 1933, which by March of 1934 received an order of twelve pre-series vehicles without turrets for evaluation and trial deployment. Deployed within the 4e GAM (previously and later re-known as the 4e RC) in '34, the AMCs were initially armed with modified FT-17 cannon turrets, which shortly after were replaced by surplus APX-1 turrets (produced for the Char D2). However, it was not well-received as it didn't achieve the requested mobility and armour. With better tanks being developed and produced, the development of the AMC.34 was cancelled and was redesigned as the later AMC.35. The AMC.34s were shipped to the colony of Morocco and equipped by the 1e and 5e RCA and received their last turret change to a 1-man APX-2-like turret housing a 25 mm gun. By 1939 they were completely phased out by the H.39.

It was introduced in Update 1.75 "La Résistance". While originally a reserve vehicle, it was later superseded in status as a reserve vehicle in Update 1.93 "Shark Attack" by the AMD.35. The vehicle features 2-man crew, mediocre mobility, armour and firepower. It features a well-armoured turret on a fragile chassis with a subpar SA34 L/30 cannon as the main armament which has poor reload speed and low penetration at 27 mm at point-blank range, which results in a not at all beginner-friendly vehicle and inferior to most rank I tanks. It requires great skill and map knowledge to be used with effectiveness, try to engage at close quarters and with allied support for increased chances of survival.


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Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 20 / 18 / 10 mm
Turret 35 / 35 / 35 mm
Visibility 88 %
Crew 2 persons
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 4045 km/h
Backward 6 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 12.410.916.513.4 hp/t
Engine power 120106160130 hp
Weight 9.7 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
1.9x–3.5x
Armaments
47 mm SA34 L/30 cannon
Ammunition 76 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
7.8 → 6 s
Vertical guidance -18 / 20°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 119.320.714.915.713.329.621.4 °/s
Vertical 75.624.515.71083522.4 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
APHE27262015118
7.5 mm MAC 31 machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition 1,800 rounds
Belt capacity 150 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
6.5 → 5 s
Fire rate 550 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP/AP/T13127320
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 106 → 136 SL
RB 95 → 122 SL
SB 111 → 143 SL
Crew training 200 SL
Experts 1,000 SL
Aces 20 GE
Research Aces 96,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
10 / 10 / 20 % SL
100 % RP
Total cost of modifications 2,970 RP
890 SL
Talisman cost 190 GE

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