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FCM36Pak40 — Tier III French tank destroyer

FCM36Pak40

III
Sell Price
  • 950
Competes with

Parameters

Compare tank's parameters with others from:
450
HP
2 / 7
262.5m
View range
1 / 7
Firepower
Shell
865
DPM
3 / 6
98
Penetration
3 / 6
180
Damage
1 / 6
5
Devices/crew damage
1 / 6
—
Burst damage
— / —
790
Velocity
3 / 6
7.14%
Penetration loss over distance
1 / 6
—
Explosion radius
— / —
673
DPM
4 / 7
126
Penetration
4 / 7
140
Damage
1 / 7
5
Devices/crew damage
3 / 7
—
Burst damage
— / —
988
Velocity
3 / 7
14.29%
Penetration loss over distance
2 / 6
—
Explosion radius
— / —
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
DPM
— / —
Penetration
— / —
Damage
— / —
Devices/crew damage
— / —
Burst damage
— / —
Velocity
— / —
%
Penetration loss over distance
— / —
Explosion radius
— / —
75.0
Caliber
4 / 7
4.81
Rate of fire
4 / 7
12.48
Reload time
4 / 7
—
Magazine reload time
— / —
/ / /
Time to load next shell
— / —
—×
Magazine size
— / —
—
Time before next shell is ready
— / —
Gun handling
1.82
Base aim time
5 / 7
0.422
Dispersion
5 / 7
Dispersion factors
0.200
When moving
1 / 7
0.200
When rotating
1 / 7
0.160
When rotating turret
4 / 7
4.000
After shot
4 / 7
Gun angles
8°
Depression
1 / 7
17°
Elevation
4 / 7
7°/7°
Aiming arc (left / right)
6 / 7
45.89
Turret traverse speed
1 / 7
Mobility
13.89
Weight
3 / 7
Speed
24
Forward
6 / 7
15
Backward
1 / 7
Effective Power / Weight ratio
6.30
On hard terrain
7 / 7
5.75
On medium terrain
7 / 7
5.04
On soft terrain
7 / 7
Traverse speed
41.72
On hard terrain
2 / 7
38.06
On medium terrain
2 / 7
33.38
On soft terrain
2 / 7
4.27m×2.37m×2.03m
Size
5 / 7
Concealment
36.10%
While still
7 / 7
23.20%
While moving
7 / 7
15.27%
Upon firing while still
7 / 7
10.74%
Upon firing while moving
7 / 7
Spotting distance by enemy with view range of 253m
179.7m
While still
205.9m
While moving
222.0m
Upon firing while still
231.2m
Upon firing while moving

Armor profile

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Primary armor
  • 64–80
  • 48–64
  • 32–48
  • 16–32
  • 0–16
Spaced armor
  • 64–80
  • 48–64
  • 32–48
  • 16–32
  • 0–16
Weak
Strong
Chances of getting penetrated from 100m distance by average tank of given type:
  • — less than 30%
  • — between 30% and 70%
  • — more than 70%

Armor performance

Based on tank position, enemy tank type and shells
In battle vs:
Head on
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the side
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
From the back
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
AP
APP
HE
HEP
Historical Reference

In 1943, ten FCM 36 tanks captured by the Germans were converted into tank destroyers. The vehicles fought in France with the Verstärkte Schnelle Brigade West.