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AMX-30

2018-10-16T18:47:33Z

2601:1C0:5C80:28EF:3CC8:7CD3:7AD9:67DA: /* IRL */

[[File:TFRAB1-04.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Le deh de gloire est arrivé!]]
{{topquote|Take care that none of them escapes.|Charlemagne}}

Unfortunately for the French, their tank was the red-headed stepchild of the NATO family and has the worst traits of the Chieftain and the Leopard. Thankfully, these stepchildren come in hordes and serve as the NATO counterpart of the East German tank hordes.

==In Team Yankee==
[[file:TFRAB1-32.jpg|left|300px|thumb|La Stats Monsieur]]

The AMX-30 is the main tank for the French army, who decided that a tank should be killing units and rolling about rather than tanking for the rest of the battlegroup.

Constructed using steel and chiffon, it has a side armor of 4 and lacks bazooka skirts, meaning side shots from light anti-tank weapons (LAWs, RPG-18s) will automatically penetrate while massed autocannons will eventually go through; 6 shots are needed at point-blank range to reliably kill one tank.

The AMX-30 is the most spammable tank for NATO at the moment. Cheaper than the ANZAC and Canadian Leopard 1s, you can bring 3 tanks for 8 points or 4 tanks for 10 points, while your HQ platoon can only take 1 command tank at 2 points. If you decided that PACT tactics and NATO equipment is for you, French armored squadrons will fill that niche very nicely.

While AT19 without HEAT will find it impossible to destroy any 3rd Generation tanks, it will serve nicely when engaging most 2nd generation tanks (T-55s, M60s, Leopard 1s) while turning light armored units inside out. Brutal guns allow massed AMX-30 fire to pulverize infantry platoons, even if they are dug in. Unfortunately, their ROF drops from 2 to 1 when moving and so you should use these units as stationary pillboxes for maximum hurt. They also lack stabilizers, so moving above 10 inches means no shots whatsoever.

Compared to the AMX-10RC, the AMX-30 loses scout and spearhead but gains enough armour to take a peppering of artillery or autocannon fire. The main gun also loses HEAT, meaning that anti-tank duties will probably need you to get in close unless going for side shots. You also get an autocannon of your own with anti-helicopter, perfect for infantry in the open, helicopters, soft-skinned vehicles or anything that you'd rather suppress than murder. This is perhaps a bit odd, since the AMX-30 was armed with an advanced (for the time) HEAT round known as ''"Obus G"''.

Notably, the AMX-30 has one of the worst cross ratings of NATO tanks at 4+. Do not expect them to get through rough terrain without breaking down.

As with other French units, do not let them get pinned. Use your superior firepower to deliver the alpha strike and keep attacking: the French are at their weakest when enemies can shoot back.

==IRL==

You might wonder why the French didn't (and don't) use the same Leopard tanks most of Europe does. The Leopard has rightfully earned it's place in history as a damn fine tank that in part defind what a second generation MBT should be like, plus if all of NATO shared a tank it would make ammo and parts much easier to get if the commies did come-a-knockin'. So why reinvent the wheel and not just use the German tank?

[[File:Amx30-amx30 01.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Pierre, I think we're lost....]]
The answer to that is that between 1940 to 1945, they did just use German tanks. Even shortly following WWII they used German tanks until french production could kick in again. Combined that with that legendary French pride, they insisted that any French tank would be a FRENCH tank, build by frenchmen in France(in the city of Roanne, to be exact).

As for the tank, the AMX-30 is so far the only NATO tank with an Autoloader. As it was designed in the hayday of the HEAT round, the vehicle's armour was lighted as it was thought that the best way to prevent <s>HEAT death</s> death to HEAT was to not get hit: hence a need for speed.

{{French Forces in Team Yankee}}

[[Category:Vehicles]]

AMX Auf1

2018-10-16T18:33:38Z

2601:1C0:5C80:28EF:3CC8:7CD3:7AD9:67DA:

[[File:TFRAB1-14.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Metal bawks. With big gun.]]
{{topquote| Ultima Ratio Regum ("The last argument of kings")|motto engraved on the cannons of King Louis XIV}}
==In Team Yankee==
[[File:TFRAB1-33.jpg|left|300px|thumb|La Stats Monsieur]]

The AUF1 is the divisional artillery unit for the French Army and totes the 155mm gun, in line with the 'totally coincidental' NATO standardizations in caliber going on at the time. At 3 points for 1 vehicle, you can buy a battery of 3, 4 or 5 (which costs 16 points, strangely) which gives you a unit of killing artillery; terrible for smoke and overcosted for pinning infantry but excellent at mashing BMP/BTR companies. 2+ firepower ensures that most things hit, die. Infantry can take a few salvos but should expect light casualties from a single salvo.

Statlines are similar to most other French units, meaning the AUF1 is capable of assaulting enemy units with assault 4+ and counterattack 4+ if you decided your artillery should fix bayonets and charge. They also come with skill 3+, comboing nicely with 'shoot and scoot' orders if you would like to break line of sight without losing your firepower.

Unfortunately, this unit competes with the AMX-30 and AMX-10s for the light anti-armour role. Even worse, it is the only artillery unit for the French at the moment. Suitable for a defensive and infantry lists, but armoured lists should take other units: you are better off ditching this expensive deadweight for more tanks with brutal, or other utility units (anti-air or recon, for example).

==IRL==
[[File:AuF1 of Saudi Arabia.JPEG|300px|right|thumb|A Saudi metal bawks, inspiring Games Workshop designers worldwide.]]

It looks like a box on top of a tank chassis and...thats literally what it is. The designers took an AMX-30 hull, glued a 155mm cannon into the deck and gave it some bullet-resistant armor to protect the crew and ammo from shrapnel and small arms fire, birthing a design that belongs in a Big Mek's werkshop and not an actual military. Looks aside, the AUF1 was a reliable artillery piece for the Cold War. It lacked the more advanced warheads of other well-funded militaries, but a 155mm shell is guaranteed to ruin almost anybody's day when used correctly.

{{French Forces in Team Yankee}}

[[Category:Vehicles]]

AMX Auf1

2018-10-16T18:33:22Z

2601:1C0:5C80:28EF:3CC8:7CD3:7AD9:67DA:

[[File:TFRAB1-14.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Metal bawks. With big gun.]]
{{topquote| Ultima Ratio Regum ("The last argument of kings")|motto engraved on the cannons of Louis XIV}}
==In Team Yankee==
[[File:TFRAB1-33.jpg|left|300px|thumb|La Stats Monsieur]]

The AUF1 is the divisional artillery unit for the French Army and totes the 155mm gun, in line with the 'totally coincidental' NATO standardizations in caliber going on at the time. At 3 points for 1 vehicle, you can buy a battery of 3, 4 or 5 (which costs 16 points, strangely) which gives you a unit of killing artillery; terrible for smoke and overcosted for pinning infantry but excellent at mashing BMP/BTR companies. 2+ firepower ensures that most things hit, die. Infantry can take a few salvos but should expect light casualties from a single salvo.

Statlines are similar to most other French units, meaning the AUF1 is capable of assaulting enemy units with assault 4+ and counterattack 4+ if you decided your artillery should fix bayonets and charge. They also come with skill 3+, comboing nicely with 'shoot and scoot' orders if you would like to break line of sight without losing your firepower.

Unfortunately, this unit competes with the AMX-30 and AMX-10s for the light anti-armour role. Even worse, it is the only artillery unit for the French at the moment. Suitable for a defensive and infantry lists, but armoured lists should take other units: you are better off ditching this expensive deadweight for more tanks with brutal, or other utility units (anti-air or recon, for example).

==IRL==
[[File:AuF1 of Saudi Arabia.JPEG|300px|right|thumb|A Saudi metal bawks, inspiring Games Workshop designers worldwide.]]

It looks like a box on top of a tank chassis and...thats literally what it is. The designers took an AMX-30 hull, glued a 155mm cannon into the deck and gave it some bullet-resistant armor to protect the crew and ammo from shrapnel and small arms fire, birthing a design that belongs in a Big Mek's werkshop and not an actual military. Looks aside, the AUF1 was a reliable artillery piece for the Cold War. It lacked the more advanced warheads of other well-funded militaries, but a 155mm shell is guaranteed to ruin almost anybody's day when used correctly.

{{French Forces in Team Yankee}}

[[Category:Vehicles]]

AMX-30

2018-10-16T15:54:34Z

2601:1C0:5C80:28EF:3CC8:7CD3:7AD9:67DA:

[[File:TFRAB1-04.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Le deh de gloire est arrivé!]]
{{topquote|Take care that none of them escapes.|Charlemagne}}

Unfortunately for the French, their tank was the red-headed stepchild of the NATO family and has the worst traits of the Chieftain and the Leopard. Thankfully, these stepchildren come in hordes and serve as the NATO counterpart of the East German tank hordes.

==In Team Yankee==
[[file:TFRAB1-32.jpg|left|300px|thumb|La Stats Monsieur]]

The AMX-30 is the main tank for the French army, who decided that a tank should be killing units and rolling about rather than tanking for the rest of the battlegroup.

Constructed using steel and chiffon, it has a side armor of 4 and lacks bazooka skirts, meaning side shots from light anti-tank weapons (LAWs, RPG-18s) will automatically penetrate while massed autocannons will eventually go through; 6 shots are needed at point-blank range to reliably kill one tank.

The AMX-30 is the most spammable tank for NATO at the moment. Cheaper than the ANZAC and Canadian Leopard 1s, you can bring 3 tanks for 8 points or 4 tanks for 10 points, while your HQ platoon can only 1 command tank at 2 points. If you decided that PACT tactics and NATO equipment is for you, French armored squadrons will fill that nichevery nicely.

While AT19 without HEAT will find it impossible to destroy any 3rd Generation tanks, it will serve nicely when engaging most 2nd generation tanks (T-55s, M60s, Leopard 1s) while turning light armored units inside out. Brutal guns allow massed AMX-30 fire to pulverize infantry platoons, even if they are dug in. Unfortunately, their ROF drops from 2 to 1 when moving and so you should use these units as stationary pillboxes for maximum hurt. They also lack stabilizers, so moving above 10 inches means no shots whatsoever.

Compared to the AMX-10RC, the AMX-30 loses scout and spearhead but gains enough armour to take a peppering of artillery or autocannon fire. The main gun also loses HEAT, meaning that anti-tank duties will probably need you to get in close unless going for side shots. You also get an autocannon of your own with anti-helicopter, perfect for infantry in the open, helicopters, soft-skinned vehicles or anything that you'd rather suppress than murder. This is, notable odd since the AMX-30 was armed with a then advance HEAT round known as ''"Obus G"''.

Notably, the AMX-30 has one of the worst cross ratings of NATO tanks at 4+. Do not expect them to get through rough terrain without breaking down.

As with other French units, do not let them get pinned. Use your superior firepower to deliver the alpha strike and keep attacking: the French are at their weakest when enemies can shoot back.

==IRL==

You might wonder why the French don't use the same Leopard tank most of the rest of Europe does. The Leopard has rightful earned it's place in history as a damn fine tank that in part defind what a second generation MBT should be like, plus if all of NATO shared a tank it would make ammo and parts much easier if the commies did come a knocken, so why reinvent the wheel and not just use the German tank?

[[File:Amx30-amx30 01.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Pierre, I think we're lost....]]
The answer to that is that between 1940 to 1945, they did just use German tanks. Even following world war 2 they used German tanks until french production could kick in again . Combined that with the legendary french arrogance and national pride, they instated that any french tank would a FRENCH tank, build by frenchmen in France(in the city of Roanne to be exact).

As for the tank, the AMX-30 is so far the only NATO tank with an Autoloader and as it was designed in the hayday of the HEAT round, it armor was lighted as it was thought the best way to prevent death to HEAT, was to not get hit: hence a need for speed.

{{French Forces in Team Yankee}}

[[Category:Vehicles]]

AMX-30

2018-10-16T15:49:41Z

2601:1C0:5C80:28EF:3CC8:7CD3:7AD9:67DA: /* IRL */

[[File:TFRAB1-04.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Le deh de gloire est arrivé!]]
{{topquote|Take care that none of them escapes.|Charlemagne}}

Unfortunately for the French, their tank was the red-headed stepchild of the NATO family and has the worst traits of the Chieftain and the Leopard. Thankfully, these stepchildren come in hordes and serve as the NATO counterpart of the East German tank hordes.

==In Team Yankee==
[[file:TFRAB1-32.jpg|left|300px|thumb|La Stats Monsieur]]

The AMX-30 is the main tank for the French army, who decided that a tank should be killing units and rolling about rather than tanking for the rest of the battlegroup.

Constructed using steel and chiffon, it has a side armor of 4 and lacks bazooka skirts, meaning side shots from light anti-tank weapons (LAWs, RPG-18s) will automatically penetrate while massed autocannons will eventually go through; 6 shots are needed at point-blank range to reliably kill one tank.

The AMX-30 is the most spammable tank for NATO at the moment. Cheaper than the ANZAC and Canadian Leopard 1s, you can bring 3 tanks for 8 points or 4 tanks for 10 points, while your HQ platoon can only 1 command tank at 2 points. If you decided that PACT tactics and NATO equipment is for you, French armored squadrons will fill that nichevery nicely.

While AT19 without HEAT will find it impossible to destroy any 3rd Generation tanks, it will serve nicely when engaging most 2nd generation tanks (T-55s, M60s, Leopard 1s) while turning light armored units inside out. Brutal guns allow massed AMX-30 fire to pulverize infantry platoons, even if they are dug in. Unfortunately, their ROF drops from 2 to 1 when moving and so you should use these units as stationary pillboxes for maximum hurt. They also lack stabilizers, so moving above 10 inches means no shots whatsoever.

Compared to the AMX-10RC, the AMX-30 loses scout and spearhead but gains enough armour to take a peppering of artillery or autocannon fire. The main gun also loses HEAT, meaning that anti-tank duties will probably need you to get in close unless going for side shots. You also get an autocannon of your own with anti-helicopter, perfect for infantry in the open, helicopters, soft-skinned vehicles or anything that you'd rather suppress than murder.

Notably, the AMX-30 has one of the worst cross ratings of NATO tanks at 4+. Do not expect them to get through rough terrain without breaking down.

As with other French units, do not let them get pinned. Use your superior firepower to deliver the alpha strike and keep attacking: the French are at their weakest when enemies can shoot back.

==IRL==

You might wonder why the French don't use the same Leopard tank most of the rest of Europe does. The Leopard has rightful earned it's place in history as a damn fine tank that in part defind what a second generation MBT should be like, plus if all of NATO shared a tank it would make ammo and parts much easier if the commies did come a knocken, so why reinvent the wheel and not just use the German tank?

[[File:Amx30-amx30 01.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Pierre, I think we're lost....]]
The answer to that is that between 1940 to 1945, they did just use German tanks. Even following world war 2 they used German tanks until french production could kick in again . Combined that with the legendary french arrogance and national pride, they instated that any french tank would a FRENCH tank, build by frenchmen in France(in the city of Roanne to be exact).

As for the tank, the AMX-30 is so far the only NATO tank with an Autoloader and as it was designed in the hayday of the HEAT round, it armor was lighted as it was thought the best way to prevent death to HEAT, was to not get hit: hence a need for speed.

{{French Forces in Team Yankee}}

[[Category:Vehicles]]

AMX-30

2018-10-16T15:49:34Z

2601:1C0:5C80:28EF:3CC8:7CD3:7AD9:67DA: /* IRL */

[[File:TFRAB1-04.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Le deh de gloire est arrivé!]]
{{topquote|Take care that none of them escapes.|Charlemagne}}

Unfortunately for the French, their tank was the red-headed stepchild of the NATO family and has the worst traits of the Chieftain and the Leopard. Thankfully, these stepchildren come in hordes and serve as the NATO counterpart of the East German tank hordes.

==In Team Yankee==
[[file:TFRAB1-32.jpg|left|300px|thumb|La Stats Monsieur]]

The AMX-30 is the main tank for the French army, who decided that a tank should be killing units and rolling about rather than tanking for the rest of the battlegroup.

Constructed using steel and chiffon, it has a side armor of 4 and lacks bazooka skirts, meaning side shots from light anti-tank weapons (LAWs, RPG-18s) will automatically penetrate while massed autocannons will eventually go through; 6 shots are needed at point-blank range to reliably kill one tank.

The AMX-30 is the most spammable tank for NATO at the moment. Cheaper than the ANZAC and Canadian Leopard 1s, you can bring 3 tanks for 8 points or 4 tanks for 10 points, while your HQ platoon can only 1 command tank at 2 points. If you decided that PACT tactics and NATO equipment is for you, French armored squadrons will fill that nichevery nicely.

While AT19 without HEAT will find it impossible to destroy any 3rd Generation tanks, it will serve nicely when engaging most 2nd generation tanks (T-55s, M60s, Leopard 1s) while turning light armored units inside out. Brutal guns allow massed AMX-30 fire to pulverize infantry platoons, even if they are dug in. Unfortunately, their ROF drops from 2 to 1 when moving and so you should use these units as stationary pillboxes for maximum hurt. They also lack stabilizers, so moving above 10 inches means no shots whatsoever.

Compared to the AMX-10RC, the AMX-30 loses scout and spearhead but gains enough armour to take a peppering of artillery or autocannon fire. The main gun also loses HEAT, meaning that anti-tank duties will probably need you to get in close unless going for side shots. You also get an autocannon of your own with anti-helicopter, perfect for infantry in the open, helicopters, soft-skinned vehicles or anything that you'd rather suppress than murder.

Notably, the AMX-30 has one of the worst cross ratings of NATO tanks at 4+. Do not expect them to get through rough terrain without breaking down.

As with other French units, do not let them get pinned. Use your superior firepower to deliver the alpha strike and keep attacking: the French are at their weakest when enemies can shoot back.

==IRL==

You might wonder why the French don't use the same Leopard tank most of the rest of Europe does. The Leopard has rightful earned it's place in history as a damn fine tank that in part defind what a second generation MBT should be like, plus if all of NATO shared a tank it would make ammo and parts much easier if the commies did come a knocken, so why reinvent the wheel and not just use the German tank?

[[File:Amx30-amx30 01.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Pierre, I think we're lost....]]
The answer to that is that between 1940 to 1945, they did just use German tanks. Even following world war 2 they used German tanks until french production could kick in again . Combined that with the legendary french arrogance and national pride, they instated that any french tank would a FRENCH tank, build by frenchmen in France(in the city of Roanne to be exact).

As for the tank, the AMX-30 is so far the only NATO tank with an Autoloader and as it was designed in the hayday of the HEAT round, it armor was lighted as it was thought the best way to prevent death to HEAT, was to not get hit: hence a need for speed.

{{French Forces in Team Yankee}}

[[Category:Vehicles]]

AMX-30

2018-10-16T15:48:41Z

2601:1C0:5C80:28EF:3CC8:7CD3:7AD9:67DA: /* IRL */

[[File:TFRAB1-04.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Le deh de gloire est arrivé!]]
{{topquote|Take care that none of them escapes.|Charlemagne}}

Unfortunately for the French, their tank was the red-headed stepchild of the NATO family and has the worst traits of the Chieftain and the Leopard. Thankfully, these stepchildren come in hordes and serve as the NATO counterpart of the East German tank hordes.

==In Team Yankee==
[[file:TFRAB1-32.jpg|left|300px|thumb|La Stats Monsieur]]

The AMX-30 is the main tank for the French army, who decided that a tank should be killing units and rolling about rather than tanking for the rest of the battlegroup.

Constructed using steel and chiffon, it has a side armor of 4 and lacks bazooka skirts, meaning side shots from light anti-tank weapons (LAWs, RPG-18s) will automatically penetrate while massed autocannons will eventually go through; 6 shots are needed at point-blank range to reliably kill one tank.

The AMX-30 is the most spammable tank for NATO at the moment. Cheaper than the ANZAC and Canadian Leopard 1s, you can bring 3 tanks for 8 points or 4 tanks for 10 points, while your HQ platoon can only 1 command tank at 2 points. If you decided that PACT tactics and NATO equipment is for you, French armored squadrons will fill that nichevery nicely.

While AT19 without HEAT will find it impossible to destroy any 3rd Generation tanks, it will serve nicely when engaging most 2nd generation tanks (T-55s, M60s, Leopard 1s) while turning light armored units inside out. Brutal guns allow massed AMX-30 fire to pulverize infantry platoons, even if they are dug in. Unfortunately, their ROF drops from 2 to 1 when moving and so you should use these units as stationary pillboxes for maximum hurt. They also lack stabilizers, so moving above 10 inches means no shots whatsoever.

Compared to the AMX-10RC, the AMX-30 loses scout and spearhead but gains enough armour to take a peppering of artillery or autocannon fire. The main gun also loses HEAT, meaning that anti-tank duties will probably need you to get in close unless going for side shots. You also get an autocannon of your own with anti-helicopter, perfect for infantry in the open, helicopters, soft-skinned vehicles or anything that you'd rather suppress than murder.

Notably, the AMX-30 has one of the worst cross ratings of NATO tanks at 4+. Do not expect them to get through rough terrain without breaking down.

As with other French units, do not let them get pinned. Use your superior firepower to deliver the alpha strike and keep attacking: the French are at their weakest when enemies can shoot back.

==IRL==

You might wonder why the French don't use the same Leopard tank most of the rest of Europe does. The Leopard has rightful earned it's place in history as a damn fine tank that in part defind what a second generation MBT should be like, plus if all of NATO shared a tank it would make ammo and parts much easier if the commies did come a knocken, so why reinvent the wheel and not just use the German tank? The answer to that is that between 1940 to 1945, they did just use German tanks. Even following world war 2 they used German tanks until french production could kick in again . Combined that with the legendary french arrogance and national pride, they instated that any french tank would a FRENCH tank, build by frenchmen in France(in the city of Roanne to be exact).

As for the tank, the AMX-30 is so far the only NATO tank with an Autoloader and as it was designed in the hayday of the HEAT round, it armor was lighted as it was thought the best way to prevent death to HEAT, was to not get hit: hence a need for speed.

[[File:Amx30-amx30 01.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Pierre, I think we're lost....]]

{{French Forces in Team Yankee}}

[[Category:Vehicles]]

AMX-30

2018-10-16T15:48:05Z

2601:1C0:5C80:28EF:3CC8:7CD3:7AD9:67DA:

[[File:TFRAB1-04.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Le deh de gloire est arrivé!]]
{{topquote|Take care that none of them escapes.|Charlemagne}}

Unfortunately for the French, their tank was the red-headed stepchild of the NATO family and has the worst traits of the Chieftain and the Leopard. Thankfully, these stepchildren come in hordes and serve as the NATO counterpart of the East German tank hordes.

==In Team Yankee==
[[file:TFRAB1-32.jpg|left|300px|thumb|La Stats Monsieur]]

The AMX-30 is the main tank for the French army, who decided that a tank should be killing units and rolling about rather than tanking for the rest of the battlegroup.

Constructed using steel and chiffon, it has a side armor of 4 and lacks bazooka skirts, meaning side shots from light anti-tank weapons (LAWs, RPG-18s) will automatically penetrate while massed autocannons will eventually go through; 6 shots are needed at point-blank range to reliably kill one tank.

The AMX-30 is the most spammable tank for NATO at the moment. Cheaper than the ANZAC and Canadian Leopard 1s, you can bring 3 tanks for 8 points or 4 tanks for 10 points, while your HQ platoon can only 1 command tank at 2 points. If you decided that PACT tactics and NATO equipment is for you, French armored squadrons will fill that nichevery nicely.

While AT19 without HEAT will find it impossible to destroy any 3rd Generation tanks, it will serve nicely when engaging most 2nd generation tanks (T-55s, M60s, Leopard 1s) while turning light armored units inside out. Brutal guns allow massed AMX-30 fire to pulverize infantry platoons, even if they are dug in. Unfortunately, their ROF drops from 2 to 1 when moving and so you should use these units as stationary pillboxes for maximum hurt. They also lack stabilizers, so moving above 10 inches means no shots whatsoever.

Compared to the AMX-10RC, the AMX-30 loses scout and spearhead but gains enough armour to take a peppering of artillery or autocannon fire. The main gun also loses HEAT, meaning that anti-tank duties will probably need you to get in close unless going for side shots. You also get an autocannon of your own with anti-helicopter, perfect for infantry in the open, helicopters, soft-skinned vehicles or anything that you'd rather suppress than murder.

Notably, the AMX-30 has one of the worst cross ratings of NATO tanks at 4+. Do not expect them to get through rough terrain without breaking down.

As with other French units, do not let them get pinned. Use your superior firepower to deliver the alpha strike and keep attacking: the French are at their weakest when enemies can shoot back.

==IRL==

You might wonder why the French don't use the same Leopard tank most of the rest of Europe does. The Leopard has rightful earned it's place in history as a damn fine tank that in part defind what a second generation MBT should be like, so why reinvent the wheel and not just use the German tank? The answer to that is that between 1940 to 1945, they did just use German tanks. Even following world war 2 they used German tanks until french production could kick in again . Combined that with the legendary french arrogance and national pride, they instated that any french tank would a FRENCH tank, build by frenchmen in France(in the city of Roanne to be exact).

As for the tank, the AMX-30 is so far the only NATO tank with an Autoloader and as it was designed in the hayday of the HEAT round, it armor was lighted as it was thought the best way to prevent death to HEAT, was to not get hit: hence a need for speed.

[[File:Amx30-amx30 01.jpg|300px|right|thumb|Pierre, I think we're lost....]]

{{French Forces in Team Yankee}}

[[Category:Vehicles]]

BM-21 Hail

2018-10-16T15:31:19Z

2601:1C0:5C80:28EF:3CC8:7CD3:7AD9:67DA: /* IRL */

[[File:Hail .jpg|right|300px|thumb|Fwoosh!]]
{{Topquote|Let him remember the young and simple maiden,<br>Let him hear the song she now sings,<br>Let him protect his Motherland for sure,<br>And their love Katyusha will protect.|From Katyusha, a Russian Folk Song}}

A decendent of the iconic Katyusha Rocket Launcher, the BM-21 Hail is a Rocket Artillery Truck used by Soviet forces.

==In Team Yankee==
[[File:Hail Stat Card.jpg|left|300px|thumb|The Stat Card]]
Despite the menacing profile, the Hail is surprisingly limited to anti infantry duty. Since the majority of NATO vehicles have top armor 1, it would statistically require 12 hits to kill a single APC. If you really must destroy armor with Artillery look elsewhere.

This does not mean that the Grad is useless though. The Salvo template that it slings around can cover massive sections of the table, potentially pining down multiple units per barrage. In addition since these rocket trucks are so cheap, you can take twice the number of these things for only a few points more than the [[2S3 Acacia|Acacia]], you can very easily blanket huge sections of the board in smoke, giving your units the cover they need to flank the more durable NATO opposition. All in all, the Grad is a dedicated support platform, good for suppressing the enemy and aiding your troops, though more damage oriented commanders might want to take the Acacia or the [[2S1 Carnation|Gvozdika]]

Do note that these vehicles are literally unarmored trucks with a 5+ save tank save. The Brutal rule that the Brits and Canadians weild will absolutely ruing your day and small arms fire, weather from APCs with machine guns or just a unit of Infantry with their assault rifles, have a very real chance to turn your Hails into blazing wrecks. To avoid this unfortunate fate, keep the Grad safe in your backline!

A Battery of three BM-21s will cost you 4 points (5 if you are a East German) and you can double the size to 6 launchers with an additional 4 points, for a grand total of 8 (10 if you are East German).

==IRL==
[[File:Hail IRL.jpg|right|300px|thumb|You see Alexi...]]
Like a lot of soviet gear the BM-21 "Grad" or "''Hail''" (hail being a nickname it has) is still in use today because of it's simplicity: it's a truck with a rocket launcher on it. It's not rocket science. The Hail is a descendant of the BM-14 and the more widely known BM-13 "Katyusha" rocket platforms. The Nazi's in world war 2 get a lot of credit for their rocketry, but the Soviets were also really into rocket based artillery weapons. Katyusha were the first mass produced self propelled artillery pieces of the Soviet Union, predating the American T34 Calliope rocket launchers and even the famous Nazi Nebelwerfer by two years.

The BM-21 is much like it's ancestors and is very good at delivering quick, sharp rapid volleys of 122mm rockets very, very quickly. Wikipeida claims that one battalion of eighteen launchers is able to deliver 720 rockets in a single volley, which is enough dakka to impress even an ork.

Keep an eye out for future versions of this thing in Team Yankee, the mad Soviets made a version of this thing airdroppedable and some of it's rocket payloads IRL include things like AT mines, radio jammers and some HEAT warheads. It also has two descendants with higher caliber: BM-27 "Uragan" or "Hurricane" (220mm, 1975) and BM-30 "Smerch" or "[[Whirlwind|Whirlwind]]" (300 mm, 1989, but it was perfectly ready for production in 85 with generals struggling to find out what the hell they are going to do with this firepower, so who knows..).

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