AMX-50 Foch
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| This page is about the tank destroyer AMX-50 Foch. For other uses, see AMX-50 (Family). |
Description
The Canon automoteur AMX-50 Foch is a Rank V French tank destroyer
with a battle rating of 7.3 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced during Update 1.75 "La Résistance".
General info
Survivability and armour
| Armour | Front (Slope angle) | Sides | Rear | Roof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | 180mm (55°) Front glacis 100 mm (60°) Lower glacis 180-300 (0-72°) + 180 mm Gun mantlet |
40 mm (15°) Top 40 mm Bottom |
40 mm Top 40 mm (40°) Bottom |
30 mm Fighting compartment 20 mm Engine deck 90 mm Gun mantlet |
| Armour | Sides | Roof | ||
| Cupola | 200 mm Front 30 mm Everywhere else |
30 mm |
Notes:
- Suspension wheels and tracks are both 20 mm thick.
- Road wheels are interleaved and provide cumulative protection for the lower side hull.
Mobility
| Mobility characteristic | ||
|---|---|---|
| Weight (tons) | Add-on Armor weight (tons) |
Max speed (km/h) |
| 58.0 | N/A | 54 (AB) |
| 50 (RB/SB) | ||
| Engine power (horsepower) | ||
| Mode | Stock | Upgraded |
| Arcade | 1,420 | ___ |
| Realistic/Simulator | 884 | ___ |
| Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | ||
| Mode | Stock | Upgraded |
| Arcade | 24.48 | __.__ |
| Realistic/Simulator | 15.24 | __.__ |
Main armament
| 120 mm SA46 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capacity | Vertical guidance |
Horizontal guidance |
Stabilizer | ||
| 48 | -6°/+16° | ±9° | N/A | ||
| Turret rotation speed (°/s) | |||||
| Mode | Stock | Upgraded | Prior + Full crew | Prior + Expert qualif. | Prior + Ace qualif. |
| Arcade | __.__ | __.__ | __.__ | __.__ | __.__ |
| Realistic | __.__ | __.__ | __.__ | __.__ | __.__ |
| Reloading rate (seconds) | |||||
| Stock | Prior + Full crew | Prior + Expert qualif. | Prior + Ace qualif. | ||
| 19.4 | __.__ | __.__ | __.__ | ||
Ammunition
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration in mm @ 0° Angle of Attack | |||||
| 10m | 100m | 500m | 1000m | 1500m | 2000m | ||
| 120 mm Obus de rupture | AP | 303 | 302 | 286 | 267 | 251 | 235 |
| 120 mm Obus explosif | HE | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
| Shell details | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity in m/s |
Projectile Mass in kg |
Fuse delay
in m: |
Fuse sensitivity
in mm: |
Explosive Mass in g (TNT equivalent): |
Normalization At 30° from horizontal: |
Ricochet: | ||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | ||||||||
| 120 mm Obus de rupture | AP | 1,067 | 23 | N/A | N/A | N/A | ° | 48° | 63° | 71° |
| 120 mm Obus explosif | HE | 762 | 23 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 4,650 | +0° | 79° | 80° | 81° |
Ammo racks
| Full ammo |
1st rack empty |
2nd rack empty |
3rd rack empty |
4th rack empty |
5th rack empty |
Visual discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | 43 (+5) | 31 (+17) | 19 (+29) | 5 (+43) | 1 (+47) | yes |
Right side empty: 19 (+29)
Machine guns
| 15 mm MG151/15 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loader's cupola mount | ||||||
| Capacity (Belt capacity) | Fire rate (shots/minute) |
Vertical guidance |
Horizontal guidance | |||
| 500 (500) | 700 | -3°/+20° | -35°/+160° | |||
Usage in battles
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Pros and cons
Pros:
- Very powerful 120mm gun; can even penetrate the Maus at some points
- Reasonably fast
- Has an MG-151 on the top in its own turret
- Great armor on the front slope plate (upper glacis)
- Immense spalling from the AP shells; head-on one-shots are very likely
- Good mobility
- Rangefinder logs range very quickly
Cons:
- No turret; vulnerable to getting flanked
- Longer reload than the AMX-50 Surbaisse
- Limited ammo choices
- Main gun has a very narrow firing arc
- AP shells will have a hard time destroying some opponents from the side
- Very thin side armour
- Rangefinder and gun mantlet are weakspots - allowing APHE to destroy the Foch you with a well placed shot
- MG-151 jams quickly, turns slowly and has a very limited firing arc and elevation
- Very low levels of zoom
History
In 1950 a prototype was finished of a heavy tank destroyer in the form of a 120 mm self-propelled gun, the Canon Automoteur AMX 50 Foch, named after Marshal Ferdinand Foch.
It was intended to give long range fire support to the medium AMX 50 "100 mm". The tank version itself was planned to be armed with a 120 mm gun. There were also concepts with a heavy 155 mm gun.
At least one prototype was built, which took part in the military parade in Paris on July 14, 1950.
Media
Skins and camouflages for the AMX-50 Foch from live.warthunder.com.
See also
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- reference to the series of the vehicles;
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External links
| 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 |
