AMX-30 DCA radar not folding correctly
I don’t know if it will be fixed soon or not so I put this here just in case.
It’s like Gaijin think us Westerners haven’t got any idea how ERA/NERA can be made to be effective against KE type rounds?
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Seems that except Russia themselves, all nations don’t know how, Gaijin never made them correctly( Thanks to some of the employees of Gaijin, always not a bug lmao)
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“one block of ASPRO has STANAG L5 protection (84mm)”
said round with 84mm of pen goes through two and only gets stopped by the third
I’ve been thinking a lot about the AMX-40 and AMX-32 in War Thunder recently, so it’s nice to see a post that mentions them. I figured I might as well bring up what I’ve been thinking about here and see if anyone else has something to say about it.
Does anyone think the AMX-32 or AMX-40 might need small buffs, maybe in the way of reload speed or even OFL 120 G1’s penetration? IRL, it is meant to pierce 420mm @ 1000m, but in game it only does 382. With the recent changes to some vehicles’ reload speeds and the overall already-low penetration of the round they use, I feel like the AMX-40 (and especially AMX-32, which lacks the 40’s amazing mobility) are outmatched in the department they need to be excelling in as light MBTs.
I don’t think it’s the most necessary change - they’re both very good vehicles, and just correcting thermals and armour could probably be enough of an improvement - but I wanted to point it out anyway. It just feels like they’re being powercrept, and people aren’t noticing because most don’t play them.
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I think reload speed should definitely be reduced to 5 seconds. If American tanks can get a reload of 5 seconds with their diet of Big Macs and Dr. Pepper, I see no reason for the AMX 40 to get at least that when it has a loader assistance mechanism.
OFL 120 G1 can have its density corrected which would result in a few millimetres of extra penetration (nothing to write home about, though). But unless any new information comes to light regarding penetrator dimensions, it won’t really improve until then.
Armour can definitely be improved as well as thermals. But to be honest, most of France’s 10.0-11.0 MBTs would come in the form of Leclerc prototypes which only ever used OFL 120 G1.
On a side note: I’ve always found the AMX 40s mobility to be pretty underwhelming considering it has 30hp/t - does anyone else share this sentiment?
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Maybe making a new suggestion on these grounds might be a good idea. It looks like they denied this one because it was referring to the AMX-40’s actual components, but if it were to be argued from a balancing perspective it might be a good idea. After all, there has been changes to the reload rate of vehicles that the AMX-40 regularly faces, so if we’re lucky just pointing out it’s getting powercrept can help.
I wouldn’t bet on it, knowing Gaijin, but nothing is lost by just trying I guess.
I think someone could do the math on it. There are photos on OFL 120 G1 out there - being a pretty common shell that’s now out of service, it could be possible to find photos of the penetrator - if not of 120 G1, then of 105 F1. Dimensions can probably be estimated from that, since iirc the penetrator is the same.
I felt this way until I unlocked all the mobility upgrades… since then I’ve been loving how mobile it is. It feels like the most mobile MBT in its BR range, but I don’t have 9.7 in every tech tree so I can’t know for sure. I almost always get to my positions first and manage to pull off flanks because of it, which is probably why I do well in the AMX-40 even with its shortcomings.
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I’ve spaded the AMX 40 and have an expert crew, etc. Though I still found it not that much better (if at all) compared to other MBTs around 10.0 - especially at low speeds it felt lacklustre. Funnily enough, I find the AMX 30 BRENNUS feels pretty mobile despite only having 20hp/t.
I totally agree with the BRENUS… it feels way better to use than the AMX-32 does for some reason, so nowadays I bring my AMX-30B2s instead of the AMX-32 and manage to do better in them than I otherwise would. So weird.
I’d say AMX-40 should definitely get a reload speed buff for the simple fact that the Leopard 2K is objectively much superior due to the vastly better turret rotation and elevation speeds, which are far more important than thermals.
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If you can, try to drive the XM800T and HSTV-L or Leopard 1 (specifically the original Leo 1).
Despite the XM800T and HSVT-L weighing very little, having over 30 HP/tonne, their low speed turning is very sluggish, it feels like you have input lag when trying to turn with them. Leopard 1 is similar as well, to the point that the heavier A1A1 turns faster.
The AMX-50 Surbaisse is also a noticeably more mobile and responsive than the M103, despite being a tonne heavier and having only a slight HP/tonne advantage (0.42)
Are there any sources showing that the AMX-30 S DCA did or did not have APDS?
Probably going to come next major update or a later “It’s Fixed” (I’d guess next major update, since it’s in about a month). I’ve heard of some other somewhat significant buff coming for French vehicles, including a buff to how elevation of coaxial 20mm for French vehicles is handled (all AMX 30 and AMX32, AMX 40 except for the 8.0 premium), so that the coax doesn’t overshoot, as well as yet another buff to the accuracy of the 30mm of the tiger, that should be fixed but not implemented.
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I shared this French article in the Valiant thread. I don’t understand French but it does cover AMX-32 and might provide assistance.
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Somebody start the timer.
Has anyone reported the incorrect engine sound for both AMX-32s?
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My report about the AMX-40’s missing composite armor in the turret has been accepted.
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/HZKQSOhBDQwt
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See you in 4 years !
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So there is no way to buff the optic magnification?10x immutable gunner sight is hard to use…