AMX-13 (Israel)

This page is about the Israeli light tank AMX-13 (Israel). For other versions, see AMX-13 (Family).

AMX-13

AMX-13

Description

The AMX-13 is a rank IV Israeli light tank with a battle rating of 6.3 (AB) and 6.7 (RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "Wind of Change".

General info

Survivability and armour

Even though this tank has unimpressive armour values, its sloped profile will protect it from autocannon fire (with some distance, even the Bofors can't go through this tank). Any dedicated antitank gun/missile/contraption will go right through this tank's armour. While this may sound a bit bad "getting easily pierced" also has its advantages: some APHE rounds will not detonate upon impact, which will minimise the damage done. If you happen to get shot at, the best way to survive is by showing your right front corner towards the enemy, this way, the engine deck may catch some shells. Don't ever rely on this tank's armour, take every shot you survive as a second chance.

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour (hull, turret roof, side and rear)
• Cast homogeneous armour (turret base, turret front, gun mantlet, cupola)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	40 mm (38-40°) Turret base 20 mm (66°) Upper glacis 40 mm (cylindrical) Transmission carter 20 mm (51°) Lower glacis	20 mm (14°) Turret base 20 mm Sides	20 mm (32-34°) Turret base 15 mm (1°) Top 15 mm (44°) Bottom	20 mm (24°) Front glacis 10 mm Centre 10 mm (5°) Rear 5 mm Vents
Turret	40 mm (32-47°) Turret front 60 mm (conical) Gun mantlet 40 mm (15-75°) Barrel shroud	20 mm (0-30°) Turret	20 mm Turret bustle 20 mm (17-22°) Pivot ball 10 mm (77-90°) Turret underside	10 mm
Cupola	20 mm (conical) Base 10 mm (spherical) Dome			20 mm (conical) Outer ring 10 mm (spherical) Centre

Notes:

• Suspension wheels and tracks are 15 mm thick.
• Belly armour is 10 mm thick.
• Storage boxes and mudguards are 4 mm thick.

Mobility

The AMX-13 can carry you wherever you want as its engine allows for fast accelerations and good, sustained, top speed. You will get quickly to a firing position on the battlefield and relocate easily to a new one once spotted.

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade				418			__.__
Realistic				239			__.__

Armaments

Main armament

75 mm SA50 L/57					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	36	-6°/+13°	±180°	N/A	28.6	39.5	48.0	53.1	56.5	5.00	5.00	5.00	5.00
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
POT-51A	APC	182	178	162	143	127	113
75 mm HE	HE	10	10	10	10	10	10
PCOT-51P	APCBC	202	198	180	159	141	125

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%
POT-51A	APC	1,000	6.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	48°	63°	71°
75 mm HE	HE	753	6.2	0	0.1	675	79°	80°	81°
PCOT-51P	APCBC	1,000	6.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	48°	63°	71°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the AMX-13 (Israel)

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	7th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
36	32 (+4)	28 (+8)	23 (+13)	18 (+18)	13 (+23)	7 (+29)	1 (+35)	No

Notes:

• Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
• Racks 6* and 7* (autoloader magazines) are first stage ammo racks. They total 12 shells.
  • These racks get filled first when loading up the tank and are also emptied first.
  • As the AMX-13 (Israel) is equipped with an autoloader, manual reloading of the gun is not possible.
  • Once the autoloader magazines have been depleted, you can't shoot until the loader has restocked the autoloader with at least 1 shell.
  • The restocking time is longer than the normal reload time of the gun (about 15 seconds). Take this into account when playing.
  • Simply not firing when the gun is loaded will move ammo from racks 1 to 5 into rack 7* then 6*. Firing will interrupt the restocking of the ready racks.

Machine guns

7.5 mm MAC 31
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	4,950 (150)	551	N/A	N/A

The small calibre of the MAC 31 machine gun makes it largely ineffective against all armoured vehicles but the ones with an open compartment. It still can be used to ping targets as a rangefinding help or to mow down minor obstacles blocking your line of sight.

Usage in battles

The AMX-13 is a very competitive tank as it can reach tricky positions quite fast on the battlefield. Its low profile allows it to hide behind many obstacles, serving as armour for this light vehicle. Keeping hull-down, behind a hill on the border of the map is the best way to use this tank: frontal engagements are a no-go with such little armour. AMX-13 commanders will be surprised to be able to shoot 1 round every 5 seconds with such accuracy and power at this BR.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• 75mm APCBC has high penetration and high velocity, can penetrate even heavy tanks' weakspots (eg. Tiger II (H))
• Autoloader reloads the cannon at an impressive speed
• Fast on most terrains, can effectively perform flanking
• Small profile, easy to conceal the tank and ambush others
• Autoloader means that injured crew or fire-extinguishing will not impact the reload time which can be a life-saver

Cons:

• Poor survivability, thin armour can be penetrated by any gun including that of any SPAA like Falcon
• Narrow tracks negatively affect its start-up agility on loose surface
• Autoloader holds 12 shells, reload time significantly lengthens after those
• APCBC isn't explosive, requiring accurate shots on crew or other components
• -7 km/h reverse is very low, severely limiting its tactical agility

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See also

AMX-13 (Family)

AMX-13

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