AMX 50 B - A Courageous Beginning - World of Tanks

Game Statistics: Map: Cliff Tank: AMX 50 B Player: DemSumin [AOFF] Damage: 10207 Damage due to the player’s assistance: 1431 The AMX 50 B is a French tier 10 heavy tank. Developed starting in 1951 by DEFA, the state weapons design bureau. By 1958, the AMX 50 B received a number of improvements, including a low-profile cast hull and torsion-bar suspension. A new oscillating turret with a 120-mm gun was also mounted on the vehicle. Despite the fact that the Maybach engine power provided just 1,000 h.p., specialists from the German Gruppe M company were looking for a solution that would allow the vehicle to reach a speed of up to 65 km/h. Only one finished prototype of this variant was built. The AMX 50 B is the final evolution of the French autoloader heavy line. It’s very similar to its predecessor, the AMX 50 120, and is essentially a souped-up version of it. Namely, it is more maneuverable and faster than the 50 120, mainly due to a big boost in horsepower. The AMX 50