AMX-50 (TO90/930)

This page is about the premium French medium tank AMX-50 (TO90/930). For other versions, see AMX-50 (Family).

AMX-50 (TO90/930)

AMX-50 (TO90/930)

Description

Even before the war in Europe had ended, France was looking for something new. France recognized that a domestically developed tank was necessary to kick-start domestic industry again, and this resulted in the production of the ARL-44. Not a revolutionary tank by any metric and built out of battleship steel, it was retired after just 2 years in service but served its purpose in training French industry to get up to speed once more. The AMX-50 program started in 1945 as a requirement called NOM 141 (Project 141) as a 30 ton weight class medium tank, but only received its signature oscillating turret in 1949 as the AMX M4, equipped with a 90 mm cannon which was deemed inadequate by that point. This resulted in two 100 mm equipped AMX-50s being produced, one being a conversion of the AMX M4 and the other being a new vehicle built from the ground up as AMX-50 (TOA100) standard. The AMX-50 (TO90/30) is an AMX-50 with the turret of the Char 25t - developed in 1950 and still retaining the 90 mm gun.

The AMX Char Moyen de 50 tonnes (TO90/930) is a premium gift rank French medium tank with a battle rating of (AB), (RB), and (SB). It was introduced during Update "Apex Predators" as a reward for Battle Pass: Season X, "Royal Guard". An extremely deadly tank in the right hands, it can turn the tide of the battle against the enemy if played well.

General info

Survivability and armour

Though not thick, the armour is highly angled and can bounce some hastily made shots. It will not bounce APDS or HEAT rounds, so be wary of tanks bearing guns like those. Overall, it can sporadically bounce shots and can save you from machine guns at the very least. Do not use it to brawl, use it more like a Hellcat with better armour to flank.

Armour type:

Armour	Front (Slope angle)	Sides	Rear	Roof
Hull	___ mm	___ mm Top ___ mm Bottom	___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Turret	___ - ___ mm Turret front ___ mm Gun mantlet	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm	___ - ___ mm
Cupola	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm	___ mm

Notes:

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				1,550			__.__
Realistic				884			__.__

Armaments

Main armament

90 mm D.911 APX					Turret rotation speed (°/s)					Reloading rate (seconds)
Mode	Capacity	Vertical	Horizontal	Stabilizer	Stock	Upgraded	Full	Expert	Aced	Autoloader
Arcade	52	-6°/+11°	±180°	-	34.3	47.4	57.6	63.7	67.8	4.00
Realistic					21.4	25.2	30.6	33.8	36.0

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
T33 shot	APBC	198	195	182	168	155	143
M71A1 shell	HE	19	19	18	16	16	16
M82 shot	APCBC	209	207	195	182	170	158

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%
T33 shot	APBC	930	10.91	-	-	-	47°	60°	65°
M71A1 shell	HE	800	10.55	0.2	0.1	1,210	79°	80°	81°
M82 shot	APCBC	930	10.91	1.2	14	137.2	48°	63°	71°

Ammo racks

Ammo racks of the AMX-50 (TO90/930)

Full ammo	1st rack empty	2nd rack empty	3rd rack empty	4th rack empty	5th rack empty	6th rack empty	7th rack empty	8th rack empty	Visual discrepancy
52	49 (+3)	42 (+10)	35 (+17)	28 (+24)	21 (+31)	17 (+35)	13 (+39)	1 (+51)	No

Machine guns

7.5 mm MAC 31
Mount	Capacity (Belt)	Fire rate	Vertical	Horizontal
Coaxial	4,800 (150)	551	-	-
Pintle	1,200 (150)	551	-5°/+20°	±180°

Usage in battles

Use this tank as a flanker and not a medium tank. Unlike most vehicles suited for flanking, players will be able to trust the armour of the AMX-50 (TO90/930) more, so it is useful against smaller, autocannon-armed vehicles like the Wiesel 1A4 and BTR-80A.

Pros and cons

Pros:

• Great mobility
• M82 Shot has plenty of TNT for devastating post-pen damage
• Armour can help bounce some shots
• Turret rotation speed is good

Cons:

• Useless against tanks like Maus or IS-4M most of the time due to weak penetration power
• The Oscillating turret has weak armour and weak gun handling due to a lack of stabilizer
• Pintle mounted machine gun is rifle caliber, and can only raise 20°, leaving you defenseless against aircraft

History

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Media

Skins

• Skins and camouflages for the AMX-50 (TO90/930) from live.warthunder.com.

Videos

Battle Pass: Royal Guard discusses the AMX-50 (TO90/930) at 02:34 - War Thunder Official Channel

See also

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• reference to the series of the vehicles;
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External links

• [Devblog] Battle Pass vehicles: AMX-50 (TO90/930)