AuF1

AuF1

AuF1

Description

The Canon de 155 Automoteur Modèle F1 is a rank French tank destroyer with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update "La Royale".

General info

Survivability and armour

The AMX-30 AuF1 has very thin armour that offers little protection against anti-tank weapons. It can only resist small arms fire such as 7.62 mm machine guns and shrapnel. The turret armour is only 20 mm thick, which makes it vulnerable to heavy machine gun fire that can easily knock out the gunner and other crew members. The engine in the rear of the hull may sometimes absorb some shots, but it is not a reliable defence.

On the other hand, the AuF1's weak armour may sometimes survive solid shot shells such as AP, APCR and APDS, but be careful - these shells may damage the vertical aiming drive even if they don't knock out the gunner, making the tank unable to fire back. Therefore, avoid getting hit and use the tank's excellent mobility to disengage.

Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	30+8 mm (68°-76°) Upper 30 mm (45°) Lower	20+4-20 mm Top 30 mm Bottom	30 mm	10 - 15 mm
Turret	20 mm (35°) Turret front 20-30 mm Gun mantlet	20 mm	20 mm	20 mm (79°-90°)
Cupola	20 mm	20 mm	20 mm	20 mm

Notes:

Mobility

The AuF1 is a fast tank for its battle rating, based on the AMX-30 chassis. It has a great reverse gearbox that helps it escape from danger, and it can use smoke grenades to cover its retreat. However, it is not as fast as light tanks, and it does not accelerate as well as a Leopard or STB-1. Therefore, it is not a good idea to rush to capture points at the beginning of the map.

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade				1,022			__.__
Realistic				637			__.__

Armaments

Main armament

The AMX-30 AuF1 is a self-propelled howitzer that features the 155 mm CN 155 AUF1 gun, which has a high rate of fire and a long range, but lacks some options. The gun can fire three types of rounds in-game, namely:

• OE 155 56 - A standard high-explosive shell
• M107 (PF) - A high-explosive shell with a proximity fuse
• M110 - A smoke shell

The gun is mounted on a fully traversable turret with an autoloader, which enables the AMX-30 AuF1 to fire 8 rounds per minute.

The howitzer performs well, with the second fastest reload time among the cannons of its calibre and a decent muzzle velocity, faster than both the Type 75 SPH and the 2S3M. However, the main HE shell is slower than both the G6 'Rhino' and Bkan 1C, and also has less explosive filler. It can still destroy any lightly armoured vehicle with a direct hit and severely damage or destroy heavily armoured vehicles with proper aiming.

The AuF1 also has access to the M107 (PF) shell, which is a high-explosive shell that detonates automatically when it gets close to a tank or plane, creating an explosion above the roof of the enemy vehicle, similar to a top attack missile. However, it will also detonate on any terrain feature, such as a rock, a hill, or even the ground. This, along with its 3 m trigger radius, makes it ineffective against vehicles hiding behind cover, but effective against planes. The proximity fuse only works past 300 m, so against closer targets, the shell acts like a standard HE shell, but with more explosives and a lower velocity. In these situations, it might be better to use the HE-VT shells to ensure destruction.

155 mm GCT F1					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Autoloader
Arcade	42	-4°/+66°	±180°	-	8.8	12.2	14.8	16.4	17.4	7.50
Realistic					6.0	7.0	8.5	9.4	10.0

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
OE 155 56	HE	54	54	54	54	54	54
M107 (PF)	HE-VT	61	61	61	61	61	61

Shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
							0%	50%	100%
OE 155 56	HE	810	43.75	0.3	0.1	6.8	79°	80°	81°

Proximity-fused shell details
Ammunition	Type of warhead	Velocity (m/s)	Projectile mass (kg)	Fuse delay (m)	Fuse sensitivity (mm)	Arming distance (m)	Trigger radius (m)	Explosive mass (TNT equivalent) (kg)	Ricochet
									0%	50%	100%
M107 (PF)	HE-VT	580	43.1	0	0	300	3	9.14	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)
M110	563	40.8	25	5	30	50

Ammo racks

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
42	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__ (+__)	__

Machine guns

12.7 mm M2HB
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Pintle	800 (200)	575	-10°/+45°	±41°

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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Pros:

• 7.5 s auto-loader
  • The total ammo load (42 shells) is part of the first-stage auto-loaded ammo stowage
• Relatively great mobility for an SPH with max speed reverse gears
• Possess smoke grenades
• Crew is relatively spaced out

Cons:

• Very large target
  • The whole back end of the turret is an ammo rack
  • Horizontal and vertical drives are very often knocked out
• Slow targeting speeds for the turret/gun

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the AuF1 from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

The Shooting Range #357 - Metal Beasts section at 00:24 discusses the AuF1.

See also

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External links

• [Devblog] Au F.1: Fire! Fire! Fire!

France tank destroyers
Lorraine 40t derivatives	CA Lorraine · Lorraine 155 Mle.50
ATGM	MEPHISTO · AMX-10M
Other	AMR.35 ZT3 · Lorraine 37L · SAu 40 · ARL-44 · ELC bis · AMX-50 Foch · AuF1
USA	▄M10 GMC · ▄M36B2