AMX AC mle. 46

Modules

Tier	Gun	Penetration (mm)	Damage (HP)	Rate of fire (rounds/minute)	Dispersion (m/100m)	Aiming time (s)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VII	90 mm AC canon DCA 30	135/175/45	240/240/320	9.52	0.38	1.7		2050	64000
VIII	90 mm AC DCA 45	212/259/45	240/240/320	8.7	0.34	2.3		2750	121250
VIII	100 mm AC SA47	232/263/50	300/300/400	6.52	0.34	2.7		3000	127550

Tier	Engine	Engine Power (hp)	Chance of Fire on Impact (%)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VI	Maybach HL 230	575	20		700	26000
VIII	Maybach HL 230 P45F	750	20		750	55000
IX	Maybach HL 295	850	20		750	78000

Tier	Suspension	Load Limit (т)	Traverse Speed (gr/sec)	Rmin		Weight (kg)	Price ()
VI	AMX AC mle. 46	56	24	0		11000	18860
VII	AMX AC mle. 47	63	26	0		11000	26260

Tier	Radio	Signal Range (m)		Weight (kg)	Price ()
X	SCR-528 Fr	750		80	54000
VI	SCR 508	400		100	21600

Compatible Equipment

Compatible Consumables

Pros and Cons

Pros:

• Decently sloped frontal armor up to 120 mm thick
• High speed and acceleration
• Good gun selection, with some of the highest penetration guns of its class and tier
• Great gun depression

Cons:

• Poor gun placement, with narrow gun traverse angles
• Subpar view range
• Extremely thin side & rear armor
• Poor hull traverse speed
• Large size with poor camouflage rating

Performance

The AMX AC mle. 1946 is arguably the first French tank destroyer to feature a decent level of protection. With decently well-sloped 120 mm frontal plates, it can and will bounce a surprising number of shots. It is also unique among the French tank destroyers with its outstanding 10 degrees of gun depression, highly beneficial when fighting on uneven terrain. However, like the preceding ARL V39, these two features are ruined by the large and relatively thinly armored machine-gun turret and stereoscopic rangefinder mounted on top of the superstructure. These weakspots are fairly easy to hit, and can allow enemy tanks to hit the AC 46 before it can bring its gun to bear. This weakness is shared by all French tank destroyers after the AC 46, and it is important to get used to it. While the frontal armor is decent, from any other angle the AC 46 is exceedingly poorly protected, with a maximum thickness of only 40 mm on the sides and rear, and an atrocious 20 mm on the roof. Artillery is extremely dangerous and will one-shot the AC 46 if it scores a direct hit on anywhere but the front with high explosive shells.

There are two viable guns on the AC 46. The 90 mm DCA 45 is first encountered on the ARL V39, and receives much better soft statistics on the AC 46, especially in terms of aim time and dispersion. With 212 mm of penetration, it still far outclasses most other tank destroyer guns at Tier 7 in that area, although its damage-per-shot is now mediocre for that tier. It fires relatively fast to make up for this. The 100 mm SA 47 features outstanding penetration at 232 mm, the best in its tier, along with acceptable damage-per-shot. However, it is marred by the very poor aim time, gun dispersion, as well as an awful base damage-per-minute (DPM) of only around 1800 (the DCA 45 can achieve over 2000). These problems can be exacerbated by the very poor gun traverse angles of the AC 46, a problem also shared by the ARL V39. Both guns have fairly good base accuracy. The 90 mm DCA 30 is simply unacceptable at Tier 7, and should never be considered for use, especially since the DCA 45 can be unlocked on the preceding ARL V39.

The AC 46, being based on the faster variant of the AMX M 4 mle. 1945, has a fairly good power/weight ratio thanks to its powerful engine, and will easily do above 40 km/h on flat terrain. It accelerates quite well and can easily shift across the battlefield. Unfortunately, because of its poor terrain resistance values and hull traverse speeds, it does not turn as well as one would expect, and light or medium tanks can outmaneuver it fairly easily.

Due to a combination of poor armor beyond the frontal aspect, poor turning ability, large size, poor DPM, and awful gun traverse angles, the AC 46 does not tend to fare well in close combat situations and tends to work better from a more stand-off distance where it is harder to hit the weakspots, and its excellent gun penetration and good accuracy can be best used and the poor gun traverse and dispersion are less relevant.

Early Research

• The stock suspension is sufficient to hold all module upgrades and equipment, so players should equip the 90 mm AC DCA 45 and upgraded radio.
• Research the 2nd and 3rd engine next. The additional power will make it a lot more nimble. If you have already played the ARL 44 the second engine is already available, while the third engine is also on the AMX M4 mle. 45.
• Then grind the 100 mm, as it is also used on the AMX AC mle. 1948.
• Lastly, the suspension should be upgraded for the increased traverse speed and better hull movement gun dispersion values.

Suggested Equipment