What to rock the Christmas tree for the crew. Review of combat use of ELC AMX. Advantages and disadvantages

Hello to all fans tank battles, the site is with you! Today our guest, without exaggeration, is a very interesting and powerful vehicle, a French light tank of the fifth level, in front of you AMX ELC bis guide.

Players like to affectionately call this device “Yolka” because of its strange name for a Russian person. In general Performance characteristics of AMX ELC bis World of Tanks really worthy of respect, this tank is very strong and copes well with the role of an excellent firefly, but playing it is not so easy, especially if you don’t know some important nuances and tactics.

TTX AMX ELC bis

First of all, every owner of this Frenchie must be aware that the tank has a very modest margin of safety and the visibility of 360 meters is not that great for the LT-5, which will definitely need to be increased.

With a small margin of safety AMX ELC bis specifications The armor is very modest, it seems that the tank is completely made of foil. They will always punch you, everything and in any projection, nothing can be done about it, all that remains is to act as carefully as possible and never make mistakes.

But there is a beautiful side to the coin, it is that AMX ELC bis WoT Not only is it the smallest tank in its tier, it is one of the most compact and low-profile vehicles in our game. All this means that the camouflage at our disposal is excellent; standing in the bushes, this firefly literally turns into a bush, or, well, a Christmas tree.

But the apogee of greatness will be that French light tank AMX ELC bis received amazing driving characteristics. This small device has excellent maximum speed, dynamics and maneuverability, which allows you to almost fly on the battlefield.

gun

The armament of this little guy will not disappoint you either; it’s not for nothing that the top gun is comparable in size to the entire body of the vehicle, so we will now pay maximum attention to it.

Let's start with the fact that AMX ELC bis gun has a very large light tank fifth level alpha, but our rate of fire is low, so we can only deal about 1200 units of damage per minute.

Another strongest parameter AMX ELC bis World of Tanks is the penetration rate, which is an order of magnitude higher than that of our peers. Thanks to this privilege, we can easily penetrate equipment of the fifth and sixth levels, and all sevens can be “sewn” into the sides and stern.

But you have to pay for powerful one-time damage and excellent penetration; in our case, the bargaining chip was the accuracy and comfort of dealing damage. AMX ELC bis tank received a large spread, very long mixing and poor stabilization.

But even more disturbing are several other nuances. First, the angles vertical aiming ours are bad, the barrel bends down only 5 degrees. Secondly, AMX ELC bis WoT lacks a rotating turret, the total angle of attack is 30 degrees, which would be good for a tank destroyer, but bad for a mobile light tank.

Advantages and disadvantages

It will be quite easy to summarize all of the above, since the “Christmas tree” is a machine of extremes. On the one hand, this baby has very serious advantages, on the other, AMX ELC bis World of Tanks has no less serious drawbacks, but it is necessary to know all these nuances and now we will break them down point by point.
Pros:
Excellent mobility;
Very small and squat dimensions;
Excellent camouflage coefficient;
Powerful one-time damage;
Excellent penetration performance for the LT-5.
Minuses:
The smallest safety margin among classmates;
Mediocre visibility for a light tank;
Cardboard armor;
Poor accuracy;
Uncomfortable UVN and non-rotating turret.

Equipment for AMX ELC bis

Variations with choice additional modules, often have a repetitive nature. Usually we try to improve existing strengths and level out weaknesses, however, in the case AMX ELC bis equipment has two configuration options:
1. – in our case, when there is a powerful alpha strike, it is important to improve the mediocre rate of fire so that you can shoot more often.
2. – we also have very serious problems with the speed of mixing, which need to be solved radically.
3. – remembering the lack of visibility, this module is perfect for solving this problem and even in this case, maximum visibility cannot be achieved.

We looked at a set that is suitable for an active playstyle, but due to excellent camouflage and a few other nuances, AMX ELC bis WoT can cope excellently with passive light, in which case the first point remains unchanged, and the other two look like this:
1. – will allow you to achieve top viewing range with minimal effort and see through everyone around you.
2. – goes well with the “horns”, and one might say, activates the invisibility mode for our Frenchman if he stands motionless in the bushes.

What exactly you choose depends on you and your playing style, in addition, depending on your preferences, you can even try to combine two variations of equipment installation.

Crew training

If we talk about pumping up the crew, in the case of this tank this issue is interesting, but our capabilities are extremely limited by the fact that there are only two tankers inside. Of course, their specializations are very strongly combined and therefore for AMX ELC bis perks learn this way:
Commander (gunner, radio operator, loader) – , , , .
Driver mechanic - , , , .

Equipment for AMX ELC bis

Fortunately, consumables are purchased according to the standard scheme known to everyone, where if you have a tight supply of silver credits, it is better to give preference to , , . But when there is enough silver or gold, it is better not to save and carry AMX ELC bis equipment from , , . Yes, by the way, replacing the last point with is welcome, since you won’t burn often.

Tactics for playing on AMX ELC bis

As expected, in order to realize the potential of a tank, and in our case it is very high, it is necessary to remember its advantages and disadvantages, and also be able to handle them. Thus, for AMX ELC bis tactics combat consists, first of all, in illuminating enemy equipment.

At the very beginning of the battle, you can go to some treasured bush (if there is one on the map), stand in it and not move. The passive light tactics work excellently in our case, detect light tank AMX ELC bis due to its small dimensions and excellent camouflage, it is difficult even from 100 meters, especially if you prefer a camouflage net.

As soon as the situation begins to get out of control or the position loses its relevance, we begin to take advantage of the excellent mobility of the “Christmas tree”. AMX ELC bis tank must almost always be on the move, diving into terrain or maneuvering among buildings on city maps, constantly obtaining valuable intelligence data. Moreover, it is very difficult to hit such a small fighter.

If you want to not only shine, but also deal damage, the situation becomes more complicated. Problem with accuracy and non-rotating turret AMX ELC bis World of Tanks, makes itself felt strongly, so to fire you will have to choose a position and shoot from a place at full information, in the manner of a tank destroyer.

For the same reasons AMX ELC bis WoT cannot carousel the enemy, because our tower does not rotate. Otherwise, you should always monitor the mini-map, try to shine as much as possible and take damage as little as possible, and for this you need to move, think, cheat and move again.

ELC AMX or simply Christmas tree. The most popular and famous French LT level 5. throughout the game.

Advantages and disadvantages

Well let's start with the good

• High speed
• Crazy dynamics
• Powerful top gun
• Low silhouette

And now the bad

• No armor, hull (14/12/10 mm), turret (14/12/10 mm)
• Terribly long mixing
• Small rotation of the turret, like on a tank destroyer
• They constantly push you to lvl 7-8.

Leveling up

Modules

Upgrading modules in order:

• We install the engine (SOFAM 8 Gxb) it will give us an increase in power.
• Next we upgrade the gun from stock 75 mm SA44 > 75 mm SA32 > 90 mm D. 915 to the top, the latter will give us good damage (240/240/320) and average penetration (170/248/45), although the rate of fire will decrease 2.5 times, and the mixing will increase by 0.6 seconds.
• Then you can optionally pump up the chassis (AMX ELC bis) in order to increase maneuverability, or pump up the radio (ER 53), but the radio will increase the distance by 60 meters.

Tactics in battle

As I already said, Yolka is famous for its high speed and dynamics, which will allow us to play the role of a firefly. Small armor will not allow us to tank and even 400 HP will fly away with one splash, but the top gun is capable of a lot.

Tactics on city maps:

It is very difficult to get to us on city maps. Use your speed to slip past the enemy, carefully look at where the enemy’s tower is turned. If the enemy's tower is turned in the opposite direction from you, then you can safely cross the road and hide behind the houses.

Tactics on open maps:

It is very difficult to hide in open areas. Therefore, try to hide behind allied tanks and periodically help them defeat the enemy.

Add. equipment and what shells to take.

From equipment I would recommend:

Improved ventilation is a useful thing to improve overall performance.

Coated optics - improve visibility

A camouflage net is a great thing; it will help you “lay low.”

Equipment:

Well, everything is clear here, the standard set.

What shells should I take?

Well, here, too, in general, there is a standard set: more AP, less shells for gold, and of course, we’ll suddenly see artillery bombs.

Crew Perks

Our crew consists of 2 people: Commander and Mech-Vod.

Historical reference

In the 1950s, the French Ministry of Defense initiated the ELC program, which envisaged the creation of an air-transportable landing support combat vehicle with a crew of two weighing less than 7 tons.

AMX provided a more conservative solution based on the CC-2 ammunition carrier (which, in turn, was based on the Hotchkiss TT6-52). The prototype was called the ELC AMX and was classified as a tank destroyer to intimidate the enemy. A special feature of this model is the location of the entire crew (two people) in the turret. The second prototype is ELC BIS. His model is presented in the game.

Review video guide ELC AMX World of Tanks

Hello, dear tankers! In the mid-20th century, the Ministry of Defense began to think about creating a light airborne support combat vehicle with the ability to be transported by air. The ELC program spawned a series of fantastic prototype projects, but in the end, a more traditional machine from AMX was born. In the game we got a very specific light tank, which is strikingly different from its same-level counterparts of other nations and received the nickname Elka from the players. About how conifers live in harsh world steel monsters, we'll talk further.

Review video guide ELC AMX World of Tanks

The first thing that catches your eye is the low strength value, only 400 units, which is 160 lower than that of the T-50-2 and 210 lower than that of the VK-2801 in the top configuration. We immediately conclude that open duels are contraindicated for us. The ELC AMX has vanishingly thin armor measuring 14mm on the forehead, 12mm on the sides and 10mm on the pocket. Even for tier 1 guns, such armor will not be an obstacle. We also have the lowest visibility compared to our level 5 counterparts, only 360 m with a 100% crew, not very much, because the big-eyed Chafi sees 40 m further. Unfortunately, we also got the weakest radio station, the communication range is only 360 meters; for comparison, the Chafi radio station allows you to transmit intelligence data to your allies at a distance of 745 meters. Also, the disadvantages include the front location of the engine, which will certainly be damaged if you confidently attack the enemy head-on and the limitation of the turret rotation angle in the range of only 30 degrees. If you have the impression that everything is bad, then you are completely wrong, since the disadvantages are more than compensated by the advantages. Thanks to its modest weight, not exceeding 8 tons, the acceleration dynamics of the AMX are quite comparable to the T-50-2, right up to the set maximum speed. True, he still realizes his advantage, but in turning speed he is significantly inferior to us, despite the tweaked speed control, and only the agile Chafee is ahead of the Frenchman in agility, in addition, ground resistance has less influence on us than on his classmates. As a result, we can safely say that the ELC AMX is one of the most dynamic tanks in the World of Tanks game.

> ELC AMX (Christmas tree) (0.8.10)

ELC AMX (Christmas tree) (0.8.10) World of Tanks

Light tank of France, level 5.

I must immediately note that, by and large, more will be said here about the emotions and impressions that this funny tank leaves than its practical description. The fact is that my acquaintance with this unusual light tank turned out to be short; taking into account the promotions, I completed it in 29 battles. Naturally, such a number of battles is not enough to fully evaluate the armored vehicle.

But the main thing is that this machine does not leave emptiness behind. Although I can’t say that I want to leave this French aircraft in the hangar. But this is more my personal preference than the result of shortcomings of the tank itself. The standard cost of a Christmas tree is 315,000 credits, so you can always buy it back. I rode with gasoline instead of a fire extinguisher, and used optics, horns and camouflage netting as equipment.

Booking

For a light tank, talking about armor is somehow stupid, just like it is about armoring any tank in France. Naturally, everyone pierces the tree, including landmines. What’s much more sad is that the tank has very few hit points, so many enemies send us to the hangar with one hit. But there are also advantages.

The main advantage is that it is relatively difficult to get into the tree. The tank's silhouette is very low, its camouflage is good, and its dynamic characteristics make it difficult to target enemy vehicles. Naturally, it is difficult to play correctly on a Christmas tree, just like on any light tank. The option of quickly spotting the enemy and going to the hangar will be very detrimental on this wonderful tank.

Speed

The ELC AMX is not just a fast tank, it is a lightning fast tank. If you count the different characteristics, the power density of the Christmas tree will be one of the best in the game, if not the best. The tank is very, very fast, the dynamics are amazing. Everything is great here, after all, this is a reconnaissance vehicle, a light tank. But the vehicle’s visibility is not very good, although this is not the fault of this tank, but of the entire game in version 0.8.10.

The fact is that at high levels LTs are not really needed at all, everyone can see enemies perfectly well even without your help. Often the situation reaches the point of absurdity when a massive anti-aircraft vehicle in the bushes sees you, but you don’t see it. Disappearing PTs in the middle of the field will not please a small tree at all.

Simply flying at the enemy at the beginning of the battle is a bad option for a tank, which is often used by most owners of this tank. Yes, the tank’s speed is remarkable, but it only needs one, rarely two, direct hits to destroy it. And with the new precision in world of tanks, hitting the tree is not so difficult. The speed of this car, undoubtedly, needs to be used, but to the point.

gun

Often light tanks are equipped with a weak gun, which is somehow enough for enemy artillery and the tender parts of enemy tanks. But the tree is not like that, its powerful weapon can penetrate almost everything that this brave scout encounters in a random environment. This cannot but rejoice, since the LT, which can only shine, in the realities of the world of tanks now looks weak. The tree can cause damage, especially when it gets into battles of a not very high level; penetration of 175 is enough for many, many.

But there are also three very serious drawbacks in this aspect, which I see at www.. Firstly, the rate of fire of a gun for a light tank is very low, so you need to shoot accurately and wisely, which is unusual for a dynamic light tank.

Secondly, what complicates matters is the fact that the ELC AMX tank actually does not have a turret, or rather, it rotates only within a small sector; in this respect, the tree is more like a tank destroyer without a turret. For me, it was this circumstance that caused the most trouble.

Thirdly, the tank’s base information circle is simply huge. If you don’t know yet, the convergence circle in wot can be larger than the screen, but in the game it is not displayed beyond a certain radius. Such a tank begins to converge and at first the convergence circle does not visually decrease until it reaches some normal limits. So, the Christmas tree is such a tank, so you’ll have to forget about quick shooting without aiming, unless it’s point-blank.

Impression

Naturally, I can’t sum up the tank, and I won’t continue riding on the tree this moment. Naturally, to assess the potential of a tank, an experienced crew with camouflage and a sixth sense is required, but I did not even manage to bring my mastery of the main specialty to 100%. But even in my condition, playing on the Christmas tree, there were no unpleasant sensations.

No, there were failures, but these are my results and the specifics of the entire class of tanks, because one mistake most often leads straight to the hangar. The main thing is that at times it’s very fun to play on the Christmas tree, very funny. The tank is fast, can shine, can shoot, can drive around the entire map in a breeze. Small, nimble, and can dodge projectiles.

Unfortunately, such battles do not always occur, only under certain circumstances. In battles with tanks high levels you feel virtually unnecessary, like you are shining something, but you look at the results of the battle, and the allies themselves saw the enemies perfectly well. A number of players claim that now the light tank class itself is not needed and is ineffective, let’s see what happens next.

The festive atmosphere and New Year's euphoria also covers World of Tanks. To receive a gift from the tank Santa Claus, you don’t need to climb on a stool and recite a rhyme. You don't even have to try to behave well throughout the year.

It’s enough just to take part in the “New Year’s Offensive 2018” event and your hangar will literally burst with New Year’s gifts and other nice goodies and bonuses prepared by WG for the most anticipated winter holiday of the year.

The promotion will be held for a month: from December 15 to January 15, so no tanker will be left out.

Just take part in battles, complete special New Year's combat missions and decorate the hangar. The higher your New Year's mood, the more bonuses and privileges you can get. Let's get acquainted with the details of this amazing festive event.

New Year's Eve means complete freedom of creativity and almost limitless scope for imagination. Do you think you can only hang decorations on the Christmas tree? You are wrong! Any element of a festive hangar can be beautifully decorated and decorated.

By the way, even the hangars themselves will be offered a choice of as many as 4 pieces, so you can create your own New Year and go into battle armed with a festive mood. You can even use a snowball scattered in the yard by making a snowman next to the tank!

For decoration, there is an interactive panel where decorations are collected and transferred to special slots.

In particular, to create toys they offer us a real collider, though not a hadron one, but a New Year’s collider. Using this mechanism, you can create new decorations using accumulated garlands, stars and balls.

It works like this: toys break, fragments are mixed And get inside the collider. Players just have to set the necessary parameters for the decoration, which is not enough for a complete collection: level, category.

If you prefer New Year's surprises, you can set the value to "Random Collection" and get a randomly generated decoration.

Before launching this New Year's technological miracle, you need to make sure that there are enough fragments to create the required decoration. Please note that the more precise the parameters specified, the more fragments will be required to create the toy.

The question arises: “How to create jewelry?” Believe me, there is nothing complicated about this. Decorations are awarded for completing stages of the New Year's challenge and appear in gift boxes.
The question: “How to break toys - turn them into fragments, can be found in the image below”
Instructions on how to break toys into pieces.

In addition, they can be purchased on a special website 2018 worldoftanks.ru/ru/, which will be valid only for the duration of the event. The process of making New Year's decorations is simple and straightforward.

How to decorate a Christmas tree in wot?

Everything is actually very simple, you need to select the slot in which you want to put the toy. Next, select a toy from the existing collection and install it. Essentially, the question asked regarding which collection to decorate the Christmas tree from does not matter.
The main thing is to reach level 10 of the Christmas tree atmosphere, and then collect collections to increase the New Year's bonus.

Gift boxes

On New Year's Day it is customary to give and receive gifts, and Wargaming company fully supports this tradition. For these purposes, the website 2018 worldoftanks.ru/ru/ operates, where you can give yourself and your friends unforgettable New Year's gifts. Here you can choose Gift Baskets, which are designed in one of four proposed styles:

• Ordinary New Year.
• Traditional Christmas.
• The aura of a modern Christmas.
• New Year in Chinese style.

It is noteworthy that players do not buy a pig in a poke, or rather in a box, but can immediately see what exactly might come out of the gift.

So, the luckiest users who behaved well all year and showed outstanding success in the fields tank battles can receive premium level 8 equipment:

1. Type 59.

Each vehicle comes with a slot in the hangar. Please note that the equipment will not necessarily end up in the purchased set, but this probability is very high. In addition, you can for a very modest price gift box get premium equipment of a lower rank:

1. T-28E with F-30.
2. AC 1 Sentinel.
3. Kpfw. B2.

If you're not lucky enough to get a tank, there may be other New Year's goodies in the box:

• Premium account days.
• Tank inscriptions and emblems.
• Up to 1,000 gold.
• 100,000 or 500,000 silver.

In any case, players will not lose: the boxes are guaranteed to contain 250 gold, one random decoration and a level V New Year's toy.

All decorations received are placed in an album, where they will remain until the end of the holiday event, even if you decide to use them to create other New Year's toys.

Wondering why you need to collect these collections? We explain: in order to receive additional WoT gifts 2018. By collecting thematic collections for each nation, you can get unique inscriptions and emblems that are suitable for decorating equipment.

Collecting collections is not difficult: just play on any vehicle, complete New Year's combat missions and open boxes with toys that appear under the tree. All holiday decorations that you receive are automatically duplicated into a holiday album.

There are 4 collections available, by collecting which you can earn more experience and in-game silver. In this case, the size of the bonus will gradually increase depending on how complete the collection you managed to collect. If you completely collect all four collections, you will receive a unique set of inscriptions and emblems for vehicles of all nations as a gift.

Do you want to get the most out of your collection? Add to it maximum level festive atmosphere and receive 48% more experience and credits for each battle. The good news is the fact that this bonus goes well with the premium account.

For compiling the entire collection traditional Christmas You have received the following awards:
— Styles: “Traditional Christmas”;
— Inscriptions: “Bonne Annee!”;
- “Stastny Novy Rok!”;
— “Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku”;
— “Frohe Weihnachten”;
— Emblems: “Bell”

If you play with an active bonus, your reward for the battle will actually increase by 2 times, giving you a unique opportunity to upgrade your equipment and replenish the game treasury during the New Year holidays.

Christmas tree decorations in tanks 2017

Such an event has already been held inside. Players were asked to dress up a Christmas tree and a tanker. The upcoming WoT New Year's Offensive event has been largely redesigned and improved taking into account the requests and wishes of users.

Compared to last year, there has been a noticeable increase in decorations: now we are offered 275 decorative elements, compared to 132 with which we decorated the 2016 Christmas tree. In addition, the toys are themed, so you can decorate the New Year’s hangar in a traditional or Chinese style.

There are no special recipes for creating decorations: they have been replaced by the New Year's collider, which allows you to create a toy of any level to your taste, from fragments of repeating decorative elements.

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