E.B.R. (1954)

This page is about the French light tank E.B.R. (1954). For other versions, see E.B.R. (Family).

E.B.R. (1954)

E.B.R. (1954)

Description

The Panhard E.B.R (1954) is a premium gift rank French light tank with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced during Update "Hot Tracks" as a reward for the 2020 Operation W.I.N.T.E.R. event.

Compared to the standard version in the tech tree, the E.B.R. (1954) has the turret from the AMX-13, which allows players to use the longer SA50 L/57 cannon for enhanced firepower.

General info

Survivability and armour

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour (hull, turret roof, turret bustle)
• Cast homogeneous armour (gun mantlet, turret front)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	20 mm (56°) Upper glacis 35 mm (16°) Lower plate	15 mm	20 mm (56°) Upper glacis 35 mm (16°) Lower plate	20 mm (34°) Front and rear glacis 15 mm Centre
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:

• Wheels are 10 mm thick and suspension bars are 5 mm thick.
• Mudguards are 4 mm thick.

Mobility

Game Mode	Max Speed (km/h)		Weight (tons)	Engine power (horsepower)		Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton)
	Forward	Reverse		Stock	Upgraded	Stock	Upgraded
Arcade				310			__.__
Realistic				177			__.__

The E.B.R. (1954) can reach 105 km/h on roads, 60 km/h on dirt tracks and 40 km/h in cross country. Soft terrain is a handicap: mud, snow and sand will considerably slow the armoured car. As a wheeled vehicle, it can't turn on the spot but the turn radius stays relatively small thanks to front and rear steering wheels. The reverse speed is also very high, a must to get out of hot situations quickly.

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°/+10°	±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	APBC	182	178	162	143	127	113
75 mm HE	HE	10	10	10	10	10	10

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	APBC	1,000	6.4	N/A	N/A	N/A	47°	60°	65°
75 mm HE	HE	753	6.2	0	0.1	675	79°	80°	81°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the E.B.R. (1954)

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
36	25 (+11)	13 (+23)	7 (+29)	1 (+35)	No

Notes:

• Shells from first stage rack 3 are fired first

Machine guns

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

Usage in battles

The EBR can be used as a long range sniper and as a scout thanks to its good optics and fast shell speed, or it can be used as an aggressive flanking vehicle using its superior mobility and reload rate.

The EBR best preforms on the sidelines of the enemy team, using its autoloader and high velocity gun to eliminate any opposition. The lack of explosive filler for the shell makes aiming at crew positions and critical modules important, prioritizing the gun or ammo rack of the target. Thanks to the autoloader and fast turret rotation, it is easy to switch between targets on the heat of combat, and the smoke pods allow for a quick escape if the situation gets too difficult.

Enemies worth keeping

• Tiger I and Panther I: Sitting at the same BR, these targets can prove to be difficult. Flanking them and shooting their weakly armoured sides is advised, but in case of a face to face encounter, shooting the right side (from the players point of view) of the Panther's mantlet or the right side of the Tiger's Hull will disable or destroy them. In case these shots are impossible or too risky, one can shoot the barrels, take a track out and relocate and target the side of said tanks.

• T26E1-1 "Super Pershing" and Tiger II (H): At a range larger than 200 m these targets become invulnerable to the 75 mm gun, one should side shoot them or disable their guns and tracks.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Fast and very mobile vehicle
• The main gun reloads in 5 seconds even with 2 active crew members and the autoloader has a capacity of 12 rounds.
• The shells have a very high muzzle velocity and, despite the lack of explosive filler, deal a lot of damage.
• Both the front and back wheels steer, resulting in a pretty small turning radius.
• The hull armour, in the front (and back), is enough to stop .50 cal AP fire, as well as 14.5 mm AP-I(c) from 200 meters or more; the turret front may be even able to stop some autocannon fire.
• As this vehicle is an armoured car, scouting is available.
• APBC shell with a very high penetration of 182 mm at 10 m, able to easily penetrate most vehicles that are faced.

Cons:

• Due to its shape, a penetration in the front (or back) by any actual tank cannon will mean losing the vehicle.
• The 7° gun depression is far from optimal for players that want to shoot from an hull down position.
• The massive radio antennas will make you visible even when the rest of the vehicle is hidden behind a hill or small building.
• Very easy to spot and recognize from the side due to its size and shape; in addition, the side armour won't really stop anything more than small calibre machine gun fire.
• The roof of the turret is thin, making it vulnerable to airborne attacks.
• Very slow when moving in soft terrain (mud, snow, sand).
• High risk of ammunition explosion if the turret is penetrated, thanks to the large first-stage ammo rack behind the cannon.

History

Devblog

Before the outbreak of World War II, Panhard created a prototype of an 8x8 army wheeled all-terrain vehicle, with the first and last swivel wheel pairs having rubber tires, the middle pairs were metal and not swivel. The army placed an order for the production of 600 of these vehicles, but the outbreak of the war and the occupation of France did not allow the vehicle to be put into production. They returned to an interesting project after the war - the wheelbase received an oscillating turret with a 75 mm gun, which turned the all-terrain vehicle into a light wheeled tank. Later, the base of this vehicle became the basis for several curious army vehicles. It is interesting that it was the Panhard all-terrain vehicle that served as a carriage for the farewell ceremony for the President of the Fifth Republic, General Charles de Gaulle.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the E.B.R. (1954) from live.warthunder.com.

Images

• E.B.R. (1954) Devblog images
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Videos

The Five Star EBR: Panhard EBR Full Review - Sako Sniper

Speedy French Bias Ft. Ash007 - E.B.R - JustinPlaysYT

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

• reference to the series of the vehicles;
• links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links

• [Devblog] E.B.R. (1954)
• [Wikipedia] Panhard EBR
• [Tanks Encyclopedia] Panhard EBR

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