AM 39 Gendron-Somua

{{TankData|Tank= | The AM 39 Gendron-Somua is a French tier 2 premium light tank(or wheeled vehicle) that could be obtained through opening Large Boxes Holiday Ops 2020 event. |Gallery=

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• High ROF
• Accurate gun
• Relatively fast, both forwards and in reverse.

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• Very thin armor and low healthpool, relies on concealment and mobility to survive
• Vulnerable to non-combat damage such as accidental rammings, falls or flips

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|InTheGame_research= Premium vehicle, comes elite in stock configuration.

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|History= The AMR started to be designed more than twelve years after the end of the First World War when the French Army Command decided to radically modernize the fleet or armoured cars. Official requirements for the Automitrailleuse de Cavalerie type Reconnaissance, AMR, were issued on January 1932.

In 1932 Mr. Gendron, an independent inventor obtained a prototype order on the basis of his AMR project. Panhard, Renault and Peugeot were clear favourites due to their extensive design experience, but Gendron decided to optimize the price-quality as much as possible, mainly because he knew perfectly well the French army wouldn’t be able to purchase and operate expensive equipment.

After a laborious development, the first prototype was ready in 1934 but it was refused due to insufficient stability. A second prototype was build in 1935 and it achieved good results. Because the inventor didn’t have the means necessary for mass production, the project was implemented by SOMUA, where they further improved the prototype that was built in 1938, designated AM Gendron-Somua 39. Due to the delays production the turret, the vehicle never entered mass production.

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