Panhard AMD 178B - characteristics review of light tank 6 tier of France, how much XP, tech tree, modules, provisions, similar tanks

Tanks / France / 6 tier, Light tank

Modules selection

Panhard AMD 178

Panhard AMD 178B

Panhard I.S.K. 4F II bis

Panhard 4E

ER 29

ER 26 ter

EM3/R61

Panhard AMD 178 CDM

Panhard AMD 178B FL 1

47 mm SA37B amélioré

75 mm SA49 (EBR)

75 mm Gun M6B

Basic

Tank ID 17985

Tank type Light tank

Tier 6

Nation France

XP needed

32 030

Price in credits

895 000

Wheeled Yes

Crew 4 people

Commander loader, commander

Driver

Gunner

Radioman

Боевая мощь

Damage 110 / 110 / 175 points

Armor percing

Damage 83 - 110 - 138 points

Penetration 90 - 120 - 150 mm

Armor piercing CR

Damage 83 - 110 - 138 points

Penetration 120 - 160 - 200 mm

High explosive

Damage 131 - 175 - 219 points

Penetration 56 - 75 - 94 mm

Penetration 120 / 160 / 75 mm

Gun caliber 75 mm

Gun reload time 4.2 sec

Gun fire rate 14.29 shots/min

DPM 1572 points/min

Gun aim time 1.7 sec

Gun dispersion 0.4 m

Gun elevation angles 12 / 14

Gun horizontal aiming angles 180 / 180

Gun traverse speed 35 deg/sec

Max ammo 45

Survivability

HP 640 points

Hull HP 512 points

Turret HP 128 points

Hull armor 20 / 13 / 13 mm

Turret armor 20 / 13 / 13 mm

Engine fire chance 20%

Mobility

Mass 9.5 ton

Engine power 315 hp

Power per ton 33.16 hp/ton

Speed forward 65 km/h

Speed backward 65 km/h

Steering angle 24 deg

Suspension traverse speed 0 deg/sec

Turret traverse speed 50 deg/sec

Spotting

View range 300 m

Radio signal range 710 m

Compatible modules

Guns

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Damage	Penetration	Reload	Rounds per min	Aim time (sec)	Dispersion	Rounds	Other compatible tanks
47 mm SA37B amélioré	5	0	28 000	100	55/70	106/47	2.17	27.63	1.14	0.38	120	none
75 mm SA49 (EBR)	6	4 100	51 000	700	110/110/175	120/160/75	4	15	2	0.4	87	EBR Hotch.
75 mm Gun M6B	5	3 050	29 500	500	110/110/175	96/143/75	4	15	2	0.4	46	none

Turrets

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Armor	HP	Traverse speed	View range	Other compatible tanks
Panhard AMD 178 CDM	5	0	10 000	1 700	20/13/13	98	47	290	none
Panhard AMD 178B FL 1	6	4 800	16 000	1 900	20/13/13	128	50	300	none

Radio

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Signal range (m)	Other compatible tanks
ER 29	5	0	3 650	50	360	Somua S35 G1 R SARL 42
ER 26 ter	7	3 100	21 800	150	455	Somua S35 G1 R SARL 42
EM3/R61	9	6 600	38 000	100	710	Lynx 6x6 EBR 90 EBR Hotch.

Engines

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Power	Fire chance	Other compatible tanks
Panhard I.S.K. 4F II bis	5	0	16 300	300	285	20%	none
Panhard 4E	6	5 800	23 500	300	315	20%	none

Suspensions

Name	Tier	XP	Credits	Weight (kg)	Other compatible tanks
Panhard AMD 178	5	0	9 500	1 600	none
Panhard AMD 178B	6	5 300	14 000	1 600	none

Panhard AMD 178B tree

Previous tank

Current tank

VII

Next tank

EBR Hotch.

1 380 000

61 800

How much XP and credits are needed for Panhard AMD 178B?

To unlock and buy the Panhard AMD 178B tank, including modules and progressing from the first level in the French tree, 56 555 experience points and 1 447 290 credits will be required.

Tech tree path	Total
1 FT 37 mm APX SA18 0 0 13.2 mm Hotchkiss mle. 1930 1 500 30 2 FCM 36 3 900 280	310 5 400
2 FCM 36 3 900 280 37 mm APX SA18 0 0 37 mm SA38 1 890 75 3 AMX 38 41 000 1 270	1 345 42 890
3 AMX 38 41 000 1 270 37 mm SA38 1 890 0 47 mm SA34 2 400 95 4 AMX 40 147 500 4 610	4 705 151 790
4 AMX 40 147 500 4 610 47 mm SA34 2 400 0 47 mm SA35 3 250 265 Renault-Balland 4 700 1 100 75 mm SA32 10 360 800 5 AMX ELC bis 315 000 14 900	17 065 335 710
5 AMX ELC bis 315 000 14 900 SOFAM de 150 cv 700 0 SOFAM de 180 cv 15 800 1 100 6 AMD 178B 895 000 32 030	33 130 911 500

Total:

56 555 and

1 447 290

WN8

Table of the expected values for Panhard AMD 178B is used to calculate the WN8 rating. The values are based on active player statistics from Lesta servers in the XVM database.