AML-90 (Israel)

This page is about the light tank AML-90 (Israel). For other versions, see AML-90 (Family).

AML-90

AML-90

Description

The AML-90 is a rank Israeli light tank with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced in Update "Wind of Change".

General info

Survivability and armour

The AML-90 (Israel) lacks protection against heavy machine gun fire and is susceptible to damage by light machine gun fire. The crew is located in a rather small compartment, making the armoured car prompt to being knocked out by a single shot from almost any direction. It is also vulnerable to overpressure, meaning chemical energy ammunition will take out your vehicle regardless of where they impact. A kinetic energy ammunition can damage your AML through the projectile itself or the spalling generated but the inflicted damages are lesser and has a higher chance to knock out the crew members or critical modules than to destroy the vehicle. It should be noted that the thin armour has a chance to not activate fused shells like APHE, APCBC, etc, although it will trigger HEAT, HEATFS, HE and ATGM.

Armour type:

• Rolled homogeneous armour (hull, turret)
• Structural steel (mudguards, storage boxes)
• Wheel (tires)

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	10 mm (51°) Upper glacis 10 mm (17°) Upper glacis	10 mm (4°) Front half 10 mm (6°) Rear half	10 mm Upper plate 10 mm (46°) Upper glacis 10 mm (20°) Lower glacis	10 mm (40°) Front glacis 10 mm (44°) Rear glacis
Turret	12 mm (30°) Turret front 12 mm (8°) Gun mantlet	10 mm (17-21°) 10 mm Viewports	10 mm (16°)	10 mm (16°) Front part 10 mm Rear part 8 mm Gunner hatch
Cupola	8 mm (spherical)

Notes:

• Wheels are 10 mm thick and a spare wheel covers the left side of the hull.
• Storage boxes and mudguards are 5 mm thick.
• The belly is 8 mm thick.
• The gun barrel is 20 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				139			__.__
Realistic				80			__.__

Armaments

Main armament

90 mm DEFA F1					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Stock	Full	Expert	Aced
Arcade	20	-8°/+15°	±180°	N/A	23.8	32.9	40.0	44.2	47.1	8.71	7.71	7.10	6.70
Realistic					14.9	17.5	21.3	23.5	25.0

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
OCC 60-62	HEATFS	350	350	350	350	350	350
OE 90 F1	HE	13	13	13	13	13	13

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%
OCC 60-62	HEATFS	800	3.65	0.05	0.1	877.7	65°	72°	77°
OE 90 F1	HE	640	5.27	0.2	0.1	945	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)
OFUM PH90-F2	640	5.4	9	5	20	50

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the AML-90 (Israel)

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
20	17 (+3)	11 (+9)	6 (+14)	1 (+19)	No

Notes:

• Shells are modeled individually and disappear after having been shot or loaded.
• Racks 3 and 4 are first stage ammo racks. They total 10 shells and get filled first when loading up the tank.
  • These racks are also emptied early: the rack depletion order at full capacity is: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2.
  • Simply not firing when the gun is loaded will move ammunition from rack 1 then 2 into ready rack 4 then 3. Firing will interrupt the restocking of the ready racks.

Machine guns

7.62 mm A-A-F1N
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Pintle	800 (100)	900	-10°/+40°	±120°
Coaxial	2,200 (100)	900	N/A	N/A

Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

Pros:

• Is very short and narrow, can effectively hide itself and squeeze in-between tanks while fighting in a city
• High speed on road (~50-80 km/h), faster than tracked light tanks like M41A1, can sometimes rush through enemy fire while taking superficial damage
• 90 mm HEATFS is lethal thanks to its high penetration. Can go through almost all common tanks like Leopard 1 or T-44, although it will sometimes fail to do damage to tanks like T32E1
• -18 km/h reverse speed can pull it out of a dangerous situation rather quickly
• Smoke grenades can conceal the vehicle when needed
• Stable hull, driving at maximum speed on flat terrain does not affect accuracy too much

Cons:

• Cannon itself isn't stabilised in any way, needs significant amount of time to aim after driving over a hill or any slope (particularly with the low "targeting" crew skill)
• Must be used without expert crew against elite crews of other nations, making it instantly inferior to the same tank of other nations at first
• Armour is so poor that even German 7.92 mm can penetrate it at close range, laughably easy to destroy with HMG even over long range, especially from the side
• HEATFS has limited post-penetration damage especially against spacious tanks like M60
• HEATFS of AML-90 is slightly slower than general tank ammunition and thus its trajectory is quite curved, long range shots require practice
• Wheeled design and low mass makes it extremely sluggish when turning or driving through obstacles

History

During World War II, the French Army and their Free French successors used a wide variety of vehicles for reconnaissance duties, ranging from the compact Laffly S15 to the Panhard 178, which could mount the same 75 mm armament as contemporary heavy tanks, and multi-wheeled designs such as the Type 201. After the war it became less desirable to maintain this plethora of armoured cars. In July 1945 Paris issued a requirement for a postwar design combining those features of previous assets – especially the Type 201 – that had shown potential both during and prior to the Battle of France. This led to the 8x8 Panhard EBR (Type 212) which entered service in 1950. Similarly, in 1956 the French Ministry of Defense was persuaded to commission a replacement for the Daimler Ferret scout car. Also manufactured by Panhard, the successor was the AML (Type 245) which entered service in 1961.

As with much postwar hardware based on the experience of subsequent colonial theatres, the AML was recognized for its outstanding ruggedness, dependability, firepower-to-weight ratio, and adaptability to the numerous minor conflicts waged since 1945. This reputation has led to export success in over forty countries, Africa being one of its biggest markets.

Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the AML-90 (Israel) from live.warthunder.com.

See also

Related development

• AML-90 (Family)

External links

Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:

• topic on the official game forum;
• other literature.

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Israel light tanks
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