ELC AMX

ELC_AMX (Stock)

Totals

315000 Price

400 Hit Points

6.56 / 7.3 kgWeight

Crew

1. Commander

Armor

14/12/10Hull Armor(front/sides/rear, mm)

14/12/10Turret Armor(front/sides/rear, mm)

Maneuver

150 h.p.Engine Power

65 km/hSpeed Limit

36 deg/secTraverse Speed

Firepower

110 Standard Shell Damage

74 mmStandard Shell Penetration

4.3 Time for Complete Loading

44 deg/secTurret Traverse Speed

Communication

360 mView Range

300 mSignal Range

AMX 40

ELC AMX

AMX 12 t

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315000

In 1956, the French Ministry of Defense launched the ELC (Engin Leger de Combat) project. The aim was to create a light vehicle for airborne transport. The ELС AMX prototype featured a low silouette and a turret placement of both crew members. The vehicle never saw mass production, nor entered service.

The ELC AMX is a French tier 5 light tank.

In 1956, the French Ministry of Defense launched the ELC (Engin Leger de Combat) project. The aim was to create a light tank for airborne transport. The ELС AMX prototype featured a low silhouette and a turret placement of both crew members. The vehicle never saw mass production, nor entered service.

The ELC AMX represents a rather dramatic reversal in French tank design philosophy. While the AMX 40 and prior tanks were slow, with weak guns, and heavily armored, the ELC is fast, well armed and lightly armored. While it has laughable armor, it is very fast and quite maneuverable and its high damage, high penetration 90mm gun makes it an awesome hit and run vehicle. Unlike most lights, however, it does not have a fully rotating turret, meaning circling enemies is much more difficult. It is very light and has a good engine, giving it amazing acceleration, with 37hp/t, and has no problem reaching its top speed of 65km/h and maintaining it. Use your maneuverability to your advantage, even if your turret can`t traverse all the way, you can still perform flanking maneuvers. Even if you survive a shot from an enemy tank, chances are, your tracks or engines are heavily damaged, your duty as a scout will end. Keep in mind, that even if your traverse modules are damaged, you can still become support, and in some (but not all) cases, flank (due to your high penetration on your top gun and your camo value.)

The ELC AMX is preceded by the AMX 40.

The ELC AMX leads to the AMX 12 t.

• ELC AMX
• ELC bis
• ELC 90

ELC AMX

Stock

ELC bis

	Level	Turret	Weight (t)	Turret Armor (front/sides/rear, mm)	Gun Traverse Speed (deg/s)	View Range (m)
	IV	AMX ELC bis	500	14/12/10	44	360

	Level	Gun	Weight (t)	Average Penetration (mm)		Rate of Fire	Dispersion at 100 m	Aiming Time
	IV	75 mm SA32	1520	74/91.4/38	110/110/175	13.95	0.46	2.3

	Level	Engine	Weight (t)	Engine Power (h.p.)	Chance of Fire on Impact
	IV	SOFAM de 150 c	340	150	20

	Level	Suspension	Weight (t)	Load Limit	Traverse Speed (deg/s)
	IV	AMX ELC	1500	7.3	36

	Level	Radio	Weight (t)	Signal Range (m)
	III	ER 52	0	300

ELC bis

Speed

ELC 90

	Level	Turret	Weight (t)	Turret Armor (front/sides/rear, mm)	Gun Traverse Speed (deg/s)	View Range (m)
	IV	AMX ELC bis	500	14/12/10	44	360

	Level	Gun	Weight (t)	Average Penetration (mm)		Rate of Fire	Dispersion at 100 m	Aiming Time
	V	75 mm SA44	1400	100/129/38	110/110/175	13.95	0.43	2.3

	Level	Engine	Weight (t)	Engine Power (h.p.)	Chance of Fire on Impact
	V	SOFAM 8 Gxb	400	250	20

	Level	Suspension	Weight (t)	Load Limit	Traverse Speed (deg/s)
	IV	AMX ELC	1500	7.3	36

	Level	Radio	Weight (t)	Signal Range (m)
	V	ER 53	0	360

ELC 90

Attack

AMX 12 t

	Level	Turret	Weight (t)	Turret Armor (front/sides/rear, mm)	Gun Traverse Speed (deg/s)	View Range (m)
	IV	AMX ELC bis	500	14/12/10	44	360

	Level	Gun	Weight (t)	Average Penetration (mm)		Rate of Fire	Dispersion at 100 m	Aiming Time
	VI	90 mm D. 915	1560	170/248/45	240/240/320	5	0.38	2.9

	Level	Engine	Weight (t)	Engine Power (h.p.)	Chance of Fire on Impact
	V	SOFAM 8 Gxb	400	250	20

	Level	Suspension	Weight (t)	Load Limit	Traverse Speed (deg/s)
	V	AMX ELC bis	1500	7.95	38

	Level	Radio	Weight (t)	Signal Range (m)
	V	ER 53	0	360

Compatible Equipment

Compatible Consumables

Player Opinion

Pros and Cons

Pros:

Incredible mobility

Strong weapon 'hard' statistics

Very low silhouette

Extremely good camouflage value

Extremely high APCR penetration

Cons:

Very poor protection

Extremely limited traverse arc/depression

Poor view range

Low sustained damage output and very poor accuracy while on the move

Cannot fully rotate turret

Extremely light

Performance

Everything you've come to know about French tanks changes with this vehicle. You'll have to forget about the armor of the AMX 40, but for the first time you'll be able to move at high speed and use a great gun. In fact the ELC AMX has the highest damage and penetration of all tier 5s (excluding tank destroyers). Its ability to flank is limited because of its lack of a fully rotatable turret. The powerful derp of the 90mm gun is also limited by the excruciating aim time and slow reload. It also has a typically French poor gun depression and elevation, limiting the value as a sniping gun. Therefore, it is best used as a pure hit-and-run tank, almost flying into to an unsuspecting tank and firing when it is almost impossible to miss before fleeing away to reload and go for another pass. Never stop moving, for a stationary ELC is a dead ELC.

The 90mm cannon in its pseudo-turret allow it to challenge most heavy tanks form all angles, but also means that the ELC is ill-suited to challenging other light tanks in anything less than ideal conditions due to the fact the turret has worse traverse than many non-turreted TDs and even some artillery. However, the ELC can drive by distracted or isolated tanks to shoot them at point blank range to negate its poor gun handling, but this technique is risky.

Scouting is recommended in all tiers due to the extreme specialization of this vehicle. The size, weight, and play style of this tank are comparable to the French Renault UE 57 tank destroyer. Keep in mind of how hard it is to hit you, as it could be useful in many situations. Be prepared to help teammates out, by scouting, flanking, or drawing an enemy's attention away for an "easy kill." This tank MUST be coordinated with allies, let them know what you're trying to do before you do it, although you can proceed to what you NEED to do in hurry cases. Help allies out, and the battlefield would technically be your team's turf.

Avoid opposing fast mediums or same-tier light tanks- they have enough performance to challenge your small stature and speed, and your pseudo-turret will be of no benefit. Vehicles such as the Chaffee and the VK 16.02 Leopard will have sufficient performance to catch, chase and destroy you. In these cases, use your good power-weight ratio of 36.98 hp/ton to make rapid, unexpected changes in direction and your very small silhouette to avoid as much damage as possible long enough for your team to reach your position and destroy the assailants.

Due to its short height, the ELC can 'sidehug' a lot of tall tanks to make it impossible to hit, because many of these tanks do not have enough gun depression to reach it. However, this should be a last resort - your speed and camo are often more useful against such tanks. Ramming in an ELC is universally considered foolish, due to the extreme light weight and armor of the vehicle.

Historical Info

Prototypes of the AMX ELC were manufactured by GIAT Industries under the AMX (Ateliers de construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux) designation, however the vehicle was not mass produced and did not formally enter military service. The vehicle weighed 6 tons, with the driver and gunner located on either side of the 90mm D. 915 gun mounted on the turret. The gun had a shooting range of 360 degrees when immobile, and was limited to that of a conventional assault gun when in motion. The AMX ELC had a SOFAM 8 Gxb engine. Several models of the turret (AMX ELC bis) were tested on chassis manufactured from plans created by Hotchkiss. The vehicle's drive suspension featured four roadwheels and two top rollers on each side.[4] A new chassis began development in 1957, and was completed in 1961 under the designation of the ELC bis. The prototype is persevered at the Museum of Armour in Saumur.

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Sources and External Links

Sources

Sources https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELC_project

External Links 1955 ELC AMX at chars-francais.net Photos, specs, and brief history of the AMX model ELC, in French. 1955 ELC EVEN at jedsite.info Photo of the original ELC EVEN model. Note the 5 road wheels, front-drive sprocket, driver view hatch in hull, and asymmetric 90mm gun, all substantial differences from ELC AMX model. 1955 ELC EVEN at preservedtanks.com Several photos of the surviving variants of the EVEN model ELC including oscillating turret versions with twin 30mm cannon. 1955 ELC EVEN at chars-francais.net Photos, specs, and brief history of the EVEN model ELC, in French. Several photos of surviving variants of the EVEN ELC.

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