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== Description ==
 
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The '''{{specs|name}}''' (Combat machinegun-car) is a reserve Rank {{specs|rank}} French light tank {{Battle-rating|1}}. It was introduced in [[Update 1.75 "La Résistance"]]. It features a well-armoured turret on a fragile chassis and a subpar SA34 L/30 cannon as main armament. This is as the best as French reserve tanks get...
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Being not so fast, not so well-armoured and not so powerful, this tank is clearly not one to be bold with. Any other reserve tank you may encounter has a canon that penetrates about 150% more than yours and can fire twice as fast, so never engage an enemy head-on. Instead, as with most rank 1 French vehicles, stick with the team and follow flanking manoeuvres. Do not go out in an open field since your armour cannot protect you from incoming shots, your cannon cannot reliably engage an enemy, and your mobility does not allow for dodging. At best, this tank is a ''support brawler''; at worse, it is a decoy for the enemy to shoot a round at.
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This tank's turret is its best attire: thick, sloped, and small. It is nearly invincible in a hull-down position. Otherwise, any penetrating frontal shot has a good chance to one-shot you: on the left side, a big ammo-rack can be easily detonated while on the right side, your only 2 crew members are all lined-up. Its mobility is "Not the best but still good" in terms of characterization. With about 15 HP/ton, is can carry its user to a good position.
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Firepower is the main worry of early French tanks: they are subpar. With at most 45 mm of penetration at point-blank ranges, poor ballistics and an awful reload time, this is one of the worst reserve main armament. This gun is best used in assisting allied flanking manoeuvres and close-quarter engagements.
  
 
== General info ==
 
== General info ==
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
 
=== Survivability and armour ===
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'''Armour type:'''
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* Cast homogeneous armour (Turret)
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* Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull)
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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! Armour !! Front (Slope angle) !! Sides !! Rear !! Roof
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|-
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| Hull || 20 mm (18-24°) ''Front plate'' <br> 10 mm (88°), 20 mm (29°) ''Front glacis'' <br> 20 mm (41°) ''Lower glacis'' || 18 mm || 10 mm (22-44°) ''Top'' <br> 10 mm (24°) ''Bottom'' || 10 mm
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|-
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| Turret ||  35 mm ''Turret front'' <br> 35 mm (0-70°) ''Gun mantlet'' <br> 56 mm (0-62°) ''Machine gun cover'' || 35 mm (0-22°) || 35 mm (22-26°) <br> 38 mm (22°) ''Turret hatch''  || 30 mm
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|-
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! Armour !! Sides !! Roof
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|-
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| Cupola || 35 mm || 30 mm
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|-
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|}
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'''Notes:'''
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* Suspension wheels, bogies, and tracks are 15 mm thick.
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* Turret ring is 10 mm thick.
  
 
=== Mobility ===
 
=== Mobility ===
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|-
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!colspan="3" | Mobility characteristic
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|-
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! Weight (tons)
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!colspan="1" | Add-on Armour<br>weight (tons)
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!colspan="1" | Max speed (km/h)
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|-
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|rowspan="2" | 9.7 || colspan="1" rowspan="2" | N/A || colspan="1" | 45 (AB)
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|40 (RB/SB)
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!colspan="3" | Engine power (horsepower)
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|-
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!colspan="1" | Mode
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!Stock
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!Upgraded
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|-
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|''Arcade''
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|130
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|160
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|-
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|''Realistic/Simulator''
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|106
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|120
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|-
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!colspan="3" | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
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|-
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!colspan="1" | Mode
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!Stock
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!Upgraded
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|-
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|''Arcade''
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|13.40
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|16.49
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|-
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|''Realistic/Simulator''
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|10.93
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|12.37
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|-
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|}
  
 
== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
 
=== Main armament ===
 
=== Main armament ===
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{{main|SA34 (47 mm)}}
  
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=== Additional armament ===
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="6" | [[SA34 (47 mm)|47 mm SA34 L/30]]
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|-
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! colspan="3" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity
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! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Stabilizer
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| colspan="3" | 76 || -8°/+12° || ±180° || Vertical
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! colspan="6" | Turret rotation speed (°/s)
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! style="width:4em" |Mode
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! style="width:4em" |Stock
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! style="width:4em" |Upgraded
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
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! style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
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| ''Arcade'' || 9.3 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__  || __.__
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| ''Realistic'' || 9.3 || __.__ || __.__ || __.__  || __.__
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|-
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! colspan="4" | Reloading rate (seconds)
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|-
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Stock
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Full crew
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Expert qualif.
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! colspan="1" style="width:4em" |Prior + Ace qualif.
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|-
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| 7.8 || __.__ || __.__  || __.__
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|-
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|}
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===== Ammunition =====
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! colspan="8" | Penetration statistics
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! colspan="6" | '''Penetration''' '''''in mm''''' '''@ 90°'''
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|-
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! 10m
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! 100m
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! 500m
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! 1000m
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! 1500m
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! 2000m
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|-
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| Mle1892G || APHE || 46 || 45 || 38 || 32 || 18 || 16
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|}
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center" width="100%"
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! colspan="11" | Shell details
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! rowspan="2" data-sort-type="text" | Ammunition
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! rowspan="2" class="unsortable" | Type of <br /> warhead
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! rowspan="2" |Velocity <br /> in m/s
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! rowspan="2" |Projectile<br />Mass in kg
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse delay''
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''in m:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Fuse sensitivity''
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''in mm:''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Explosive Mass in g<br /> (TNT equivalent):''
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! rowspan="2" | ''Normalization At 30° <br> from horizontal:''
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! colspan="3" | ''Ricochet:''
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|-
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! 0%
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! 50%
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! 100%
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| Mle1892G || APHE || 450 || 1.5 || 1.2 || 25 || 50 || ° || 47° || 60° || 65°
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|-
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|}
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===== [[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] =====
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[[File:Ammoracks_{{PAGENAME}}.png|right|thumbnail|x250px|[[Ammo racks|Ammo racks]] of the AMC.34 YR.]]
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{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |Full<br /> ammo
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |1st<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |2nd<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |3rd<br />  rack empty
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! class="wikitable unsortable" |Visual<br /> discrepancy
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|| '''76''' || 52&nbsp;''(+24)'' || 24&nbsp;''(+52)'' || 1&nbsp;''(+75)'' || style="text-align:left" | no
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|-
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|}
  
 
=== Machine guns ===
 
=== Machine guns ===
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{{main|MAC 31 (7.5 mm)}}
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{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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|-
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! colspan="7" | [[MAC 31 (7.5 mm)|7.5 mm MAC 31]]
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|-
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! colspan="7" | ''Coaxial mount''
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|-
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! colspan="4" rowspan="1" style="width:5em" |Capacity (Belt capacity)
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! rowspan="1" | Fire rate <br> (shots/minute)
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! rowspan="1" | Vertical <br> guidance
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! rowspan="1" | Horizontal <br> guidance
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| colspan="4" | 1,800 (150) || 1,350 || N/A || N/A
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|-
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|}
  
 
== Usage in the battles ==
 
== Usage in the battles ==
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'''Hull-down!!!:'''
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With its thick turret armour, this tank performs good in ambush positions ''near'' a choke-point: find yourself a rock, trench or hill and poke your turret out. You will have a good view on the battlefield while bouncing most incoming rounds. Even if you found a good spot, reposition every now and then since you ''will'' be spotted and dealt with in no time.
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'''(Kind-of) Brawling:'''
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Assisting your allies will be your best use of this tank. Don't bother stealing kills from your allies since its the best you can do. Remember: your penetration and reload time are awful, never engage anything alone, or worse, head-on.
  
 
=== Pros and cons ===
 
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
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* Has APHE shell (Mle1892G)
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* Turret is well armoured and angled
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* MAC 31 machine gun as coaxial MG is good
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* Tiny target
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* Best French reserve tank so far...
 
'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
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* Has bad penetration values
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* Reload time is twice as slow as any other reserve tanks
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* Bad speed
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* Hull armour is only 20 mm thick and flat
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* Turret ring is only 30 mm thick
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* Only 2 crew members are lined up and cramped: easy to one-shot
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* Huge ammo racks are easy to detonate
  
 
== History ==
 
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== Media ==
 
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{{French light tanks}}

Revision as of 16:51, 12 December 2018

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AMC.34 YR
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AMC.34 YR
France flag.png France
I Rank
Battle rating:
AB RB SB
1.0 1.0 1.0
Class:
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Description

GarageImage AMC.34 YR.jpg


The Automitrailleuse de Combat AMC.34 YR (Combat machinegun-car) is a reserve Rank I French light tank with a battle rating of 1.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update 1.75 "La Résistance". It features a well-armoured turret on a fragile chassis and a subpar SA34 L/30 cannon as main armament. This is as the best as French reserve tanks get...

Being not so fast, not so well-armoured and not so powerful, this tank is clearly not one to be bold with. Any other reserve tank you may encounter has a canon that penetrates about 150% more than yours and can fire twice as fast, so never engage an enemy head-on. Instead, as with most rank 1 French vehicles, stick with the team and follow flanking manoeuvres. Do not go out in an open field since your armour cannot protect you from incoming shots, your cannon cannot reliably engage an enemy, and your mobility does not allow for dodging. At best, this tank is a support brawler; at worse, it is a decoy for the enemy to shoot a round at.

This tank's turret is its best attire: thick, sloped, and small. It is nearly invincible in a hull-down position. Otherwise, any penetrating frontal shot has a good chance to one-shot you: on the left side, a big ammo-rack can be easily detonated while on the right side, your only 2 crew members are all lined-up. Its mobility is "Not the best but still good" in terms of characterization. With about 15 HP/ton, is can carry its user to a good position.

Firepower is the main worry of early French tanks: they are subpar. With at most 45 mm of penetration at point-blank ranges, poor ballistics and an awful reload time, this is one of the worst reserve main armament. This gun is best used in assisting allied flanking manoeuvres and close-quarter engagements.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

  • Cast homogeneous armour (Turret)
  • Rolled homogeneous armour (Hull)
Armour Front (Slope angle) Sides Rear Roof
Hull 20 mm (18-24°) Front plate
10 mm (88°), 20 mm (29°) Front glacis
20 mm (41°) Lower glacis 		18 mm 10 mm (22-44°) Top
10 mm (24°) Bottom 		10 mm
Turret 35 mm Turret front
35 mm (0-70°) Gun mantlet
56 mm (0-62°) Machine gun cover 		35 mm (0-22°) 35 mm (22-26°)
38 mm (22°) Turret hatch 		30 mm
Armour Sides Roof
Cupola 35 mm 30 mm

Notes:

  • Suspension wheels, bogies, and tracks are 15 mm thick.
  • Turret ring is 10 mm thick.

Mobility

Mobility characteristic
Weight (tons) Add-on Armour
weight (tons) 		Max speed (km/h)
9.7 N/A 45 (AB)
40 (RB/SB)
Engine power (horsepower)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 130 160
Realistic/Simulator 106 120
Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
Mode Stock Upgraded
Arcade 13.40 16.49
Realistic/Simulator 10.93 12.37

Armaments

Main armament

Main article: SA34 (47 mm)
47 mm SA34 L/30
Capacity Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance 		Stabilizer
76 -8°/+12° ±180° Vertical
Turret rotation speed (°/s)
Mode Stock Upgraded Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
Arcade 9.3 __.__ __.__ __.__ __.__
Realistic 9.3 __.__ __.__ __.__ __.__
Reloading rate (seconds)
Stock Prior + Full crew Prior + Expert qualif. Prior + Ace qualif.
7.8 __.__ __.__ __.__
Ammunition
Penetration statistics
Ammunition Type of
warhead 		Penetration in mm @ 90°
10m 100m 500m 1000m 1500m 2000m
Mle1892G APHE 46 45 38 32 18 16
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%
Mle1892G APHE 450 1.5 1.2 25 50 ° 47° 60° 65°
Ammo racks
Ammo racks of the AMC.34 YR.
Full
ammo 		1st
rack empty 		2nd
rack empty 		3rd
rack empty 		Visual
discrepancy
76 52 (+24) 24 (+52) 1 (+75) no

Machine guns

Main article: MAC 31 (7.5 mm)
7.5 mm MAC 31
Coaxial mount
Capacity (Belt capacity) Fire rate
(shots/minute) 		Vertical
guidance 		Horizontal
guidance
1,800 (150) 1,350 N/A N/A

Usage in the battles

Hull-down!!!:

With its thick turret armour, this tank performs good in ambush positions near a choke-point: find yourself a rock, trench or hill and poke your turret out. You will have a good view on the battlefield while bouncing most incoming rounds. Even if you found a good spot, reposition every now and then since you will be spotted and dealt with in no time.

(Kind-of) Brawling:

Assisting your allies will be your best use of this tank. Don't bother stealing kills from your allies since its the best you can do. Remember: your penetration and reload time are awful, never engage anything alone, or worse, head-on.

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Has APHE shell (Mle1892G)
  • Turret is well armoured and angled
  • MAC 31 machine gun as coaxial MG is good
  • Tiny target
  • Best French reserve tank so far...

Cons:

  • Has bad penetration values
  • Reload time is twice as slow as any other reserve tanks
  • Bad speed
  • Hull armour is only 20 mm thick and flat
  • Turret ring is only 30 mm thick
  • Only 2 crew members are lined up and cramped: easy to one-shot
  • Huge ammo racks are easy to detonate

History

Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the ground vehicle in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too big, take it to a separate article, taking a link to an article about the vehicle and adding a block "/historical reference" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/Name-vehicles/historical reference) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to include links to sources at the end of the article.

Media

An excellent addition to the article will be video guides, as well as screenshots from the game and photos.

References


Read also

Sources

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