New French wheeled premium tank AM 39 Gendron-Somua in World of Tanks! For the first time, you can get it from Christmas boxes WoT 2020.
What interesting things have the developers prepared for us? Did this tank turn out to be as fun as its older counterparts? We present to your attention a review of the French LT AM 39 GS tier 2 in WoT. What is it like and is it worth leaving it in the Angara.
TTX
For comparison, here are the rest of the LT-2 with cyclic reloading, without a magazine.
Firepower
Armed with an AM 39 GS 25 mm automatic cannon with a single damage of 27 units and armor penetration with a base shell of 46 mm and 68 mm gold. The turret traverse speed is quite high, 42 deg/s. The gun is reduced quickly in 1,8 seconds, but the accuracy let us down by 0,42. Elevation angles are quite comfortable -12…+15°, maybe in some situations it will be impossible to raise the gun higher.
Reloading takes 2,1 seconds, which allows you to fire 28,57 shots per minute with a potential damage of 771 units, which is one of the smallest DPM among single-level LTs.
The gun is a lot like a classmate AMR35, which will be a gift for the New Year in 2020.
Vitality
The margin of safety is 140 points, which is one of the minimum values at level 2. No one will be surprised, the armor of the "Frenchman" is traditionally made of cardboard, but due to the wheels it will be very difficult to stop him, and sometimes they can absorb the damage from the projectile.
Other indicators
AM 39 GS is one of the lightest among classmates with a weight of 6,3 tons. Due to the powerful engine, it has a record high specific power of 31,75 hp / t, which allows it to reach a maximum forward speed of 50 km / h (by the way, it is far from the fastest, rather this indicator is slightly better than average). But since our tank is wheeled, it retains the features of the movement of this branch, so its reverse speed is also quite high 30 km / h. The stealth ratio is good at 15,22% when stationary and one of the best after a shot at 4,47%. The viewing radius, like all wheelers, is typically low 280 meters.
Advantages and disadvantages
After a detailed acquaintance with the tactical and technical characteristics of the AM 39 Gendron-Somua, we can form its strengths and weaknesses in order to generalize the capabilities of the machine.
Advantages:
- excellent gun stabilization;
- fast mixing;
- high rate of fire;
- excellent mobility;
- high maximum forward and reverse speed;
- comfortable UVN;
- good stealth.
Disadvantages:
- small alpha strike;
- poor accuracy;
- cardboard armor;
- very small mass, so you have to avoid ramming;
- low view;
- commander overload.
Equipment selection for AM 39 Gendron-Somua
Installing additional modules will help increase the effectiveness of strengths or vice versa, reduce the impact of weaknesses. Considering the state of the art, not everyone will spend money on expensive modules or rearrange for gold from other tanks, so we will consider two assemblies - economical and more efficient
Economy option:
- improved ventilation (50 silver) - will slightly increase all the characteristics of the machine;
- light anti-shatter lining (50 silver) - will protect explosions and ramming, reduce the likelihood of shell shock to the crew (which is important in this case);
- camouflage net - a free option, everyone has equipment in the Garage from where you can rent or just a spare. It will increase the invisibility of the vehicle in a stationary state, but for a wheeled LT its effectiveness is very doubtful, except that it will come in handy at the end of the battle or at the beginning, if you shoot, shooting deer.
Effective option:
- improved ventilation - the optimal choice at level 2 to increase performance characteristics;
- coated optics - low visibility must be increased, in this case there will be an increase of 28 meters;
The third module can be chosen reinforced aiming drives - to converge even faster, but sometimes they will not be of much use in firefights, because the reload is still longer than the aiming time, and the stabilization is excellent. Therefore, you can also take an anti-fragmentation lining.
Crew training
The AM 39 Gendron-Somua has a crew of two. The driver performs only his role, but the commander combines 3 specializations at once:
- gunner;
- radio operator;
- loader.
Taking into account the composition of the tankers, we recommend the following set of skills if you do not yet have an experienced crew:
Order of study and influence of perks
First of all, we can study Disguise for the tankers, and then reset the commander and select the Sixth Sense. At the second level, we select Smooth running for the driver to reduce the spread in movement, and for the commander again Disguise. Both of these skills are valid from the moment they are learned, so we recommend repeating the skill reset and putting the second Combat Brotherhood, which every tanker must learn 100%.
And then a large selection of useful skills, the effect of which will be immediately. For the commander, we learn Smooth turret rotation to shoot more accurately in dynamic firefights and increase visibility by 8,4 meters using Radio Interception. For the driver, the two remaining perks are King of the Road to get up to speed faster and Virtuoso to improve maneuverability.
You can sacrifice skills at level 5 for the sake of Repair, but this is only if you are going to download wheeled vehicles (there will be a different distribution of crew members and, accordingly, skills). There is also Inventor, which is useful for the sandbox, but at the beginning there are more important perks, and it is up to you to decide whether to sacrifice the review for it.
Equipment selection
Considering the level of battles, the best option is to use a standard set of regular consumables:
- repair kit;
- first-aid kit;
- fire extinguisher (or you can increase the power of the engine 100 octane gasoline, but spending 5000 silver per battle).
If desired, and sufficient reserves of silver, you can increase efficiency by using improved equipment.
How to play AM 39 Gendron-Somua
Before going into battle, let's look at the final configuration of the tank, taking into account the above recommendations:
In terms of gameplay, the AM 39 GS has three qualities:
- mobility;
- rate of fire;
- vulnerability.
The car is distinguished by a characteristic feature of wheeled vehicles - it is very difficult to stop it completely. At the beginning of the fight, it is important to give active light and, if possible, maintain it, while maneuvering and using a high reverse speed. If an enemy scout provokes a firefight, then the excellent stabilization of the gun will allow you to accurately hit targets on the go.
A small margin of safety and cardboard armor force you to act carefully, non-penetration can only be obtained if the projectile hits the wheels, so it's not worth risking unnecessarily. So do not try to exchange shots, because this LT will lose to most opponents in alpha.
Results
Along with the start New Year's offensive 2020 we are waiting for the appearance of paid large boxes. Considering the level of the tank, it can be assumed that the probability of its falling out of Christmas boxes will be quite high and this winter wheeled vehicles will flood randomly at levels 2-3 (to the delight of the owners BT-7 art., one of the most fun tanks).
The AM 39 GS is fast and quite capable of occupying key positions, so it can cope with the main task of a light tank. The car turned out to be peppy and for fun rides, for a change, you can play to distract yourself from high-level battles.
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What are the three modules? Only one module is placed on the second level !!!!!
God. At the end, when choosing a configuration, you put drives, although you noted that the tank has a good aircraft.
Why is there a lining on LT? This is an empty slot that can only be useful in very rare cases. The lining is placed on tanks that have large dimensions (Mouse, Type, etc.).
Virtuoso on wheels does not work. Because they are unable to turn in place. And the skill does not affect the maximum angle of rotation of the wheels.
About mobility, you wrote that it is good. And the fact that the tank has almost no maximum speed? Having an excellent mind and a maximum speed like a ST is bad.
The mask network will not work because the review is shitty. Pipes cannot be installed, which means that the network will be useless.
The view of the tank suffers the most, and in the choice of perks, you pump it last. And prioritize what the tank already has normally (camouflage and stabilization). The off-road king is ineffective, because the tank will most often be in motion, and there are few weak soils at such levels.
I just don’t have a tank, please give me one)
Can I give this tank to me?
I liked the idea with 2 Kalesnikov equations
another game like almost all wheelers