AM 39 Gendron-Somua

AM 39 Gendron-Somua is a tier 2 light tank from France in World of Tanks. This is a premium vehicle — purchased separately from the tech tree.

AM 39 Gendron-Somua stats at a glance

The AM 39 Gendron-Somua has 224 hit points , 15mm of frontal hull armor , and a top speed of 50 km/h. .

Hull & survivability

The front-to-side armor ratio is 1.0:1. Side armor is relatively comparable to the front, meaning the AM Gendron can absorb some side hits in close-quarters fighting.

Mobility

Forward-to-reverse speed ratio is 1.7:1. The AM Gendron has solid reverse speed for repositioning after taking a shot.

Camouflage

Available guns (1)

How AM Gendron compares to its peers

There are 37 tier 2 light tanks in WoT, including the AM Gendron. Its 224 HP places it in the top 100% for hit points among same-tier light tanks (peer average: 268). Frontal hull armor of 15mm ranks in the top 75% for the class (peer average: 23mm). Top forward speed of 50 km/h is faster than 78% of peer vehicles in this tier and class.

Direct comparisons

• AM Gendron vs 7TP — tier 2 light tank from Poland
• AM Gendron vs AMR 35 — tier 2 light tank from France
• AM Gendron vs AMR P.103 — tier 2 light tank from France
• AM Gendron vs BT-2 — tier 2 light tank from USSR
• See full tier 2 light tank tier list — all 37 vehicles ranked

About this vehicle

The first prototype of the armored vehicle was in development from 1932 through 1934 under the supervision of engineer Gendron. The second prototype of 1935 successfully passed trials. The project was almost canceled due to insufficient funds, but the SOMUA company continued its development. An improved prototype was produced in 1938 and successfully underwent trials from 1938 through 1939. It saw service but never entered mass production due to delays with turret supplies.

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