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The AMX-13 DCA is a Tier 5 progression Armored Fighting Vehicle under Francine De Laroche's dealership.

History[ | ]

Class: Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun
Developed: 1956-1969
Service: 1969-1990s
Vehicles Built: cca 60
Operators: France

The AMX-13 DCA is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun based on the AMX-13 Light Tank. It was designed to provide the French with easily transportable short-range anti-aircraft capabilities. A very small batch was produced in 1969 and this vehicle never saw any action. However, it was in service until the end of the Cold War.

Vehicle Traits[ | ]

  • Harder to Spot: When moving slowly, this vehicle does not lose any camouflage and can effectively creep around.
  • Autocannon Only: This vehicle is armed only with a (usually more powerful) autocannon.
  • Weapon Diversity: This vehicle has several weapons or mode of fire options that you can switch between in battle.
  • Powerful HE Rounds: This vehicle can fire powerful HE rounds that deal tremendous damage.

Ammunition[ | ]

# Ammo
Name
Ammo
Type
XP Cost Damage Penetration Velocity Reload
Time
More
Info
1 30mm 30-831-L APDS AP Stock 28 290[note 1] mm 1025 m/s 2.00 s
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  • Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.11 °
  • Shots Before Overheat: 50
  • Cooldown Time: 2.50 s
  • Burst Fire Rate: 600.00[note 2] rd/min
  • Damage Randomization: ± 5 %
  • Penetration Randomization: ± 5 %
  • Ricochet Angle: 67.0 °
2 30mm L13A1 HE HE Stock 63[note 3] 16 mm 950 m/s 2.00 s
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  • Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.14 °
  • Shots Before Overheat: 50
  • Cooldown Time: 2.50 s
  • Burst Fire Rate: 600.00 rd/min
  • Fire Chance Bonus: 100 %
  • Damage Randomization: ± 10 %
  • Penetration Randomization: ± 10 %
  • Bonus Module Damage: 100 %
  • Splash Radius: 0.25 m
  • Splash Penetration: 35 mm
3 30mm L14A2 AP APFSDS Stock 32 300[note 4] mm 1410 m/s 2.00 s
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  • Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.11 °
  • Shots Before Overheat: 50
  • Cooldown Time: 2.50 s
  • Burst Fire Rate: 600.00 rd/min
  • Damage Randomization: ± 5 %
  • Penetration Randomization: ± 5 %
  • Ricochet Angle: 67.0 °
4 30mm 30-831-L HE HE-I Stock 48[note 5] 17 mm 800 m/s 2.00 s
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  • Accuracy (Fully Aimed): 0.14 °
  • Shots Before Overheat: 50
  • Cooldown Time: 2.50 s
  • Burst Fire Rate: 400.00 rd/min
  • Fire Chance Bonus: 100 %
  • Damage Randomization: ± 10 %
  • Penetration Randomization: ± 10 %
  • Bonus Module Damage: 100 %
  • Splash Radius: 0.25 m
  • Splash Penetration: 45 mm

Upgrades[ | ]

Armor[ | ]

AMX-13 DCA Stock Armor
XP Cost Credit Cost Hull
Armor
Hull
Composition
Turret
Armor
Turret
Composition
ERA Name ERA
Penetration
Reduction
Stock Stock 130 mm (vs AP)
145 mm (vs HEAT)
Steel 130 mm (vs AP)
135 mm (vs HEAT)
Steel N/A N/A vs AP
N/A vs HEAT
This vehicle's light armor offers basic protection from autocannons and machineguns.
Reinforced Turret Armor
XP Cost Credit Cost Hull
Armor
Hull
Composition
Turret
Armor
Turret
Composition
ERA Name ERA
Penetration
Reduction
Experience 20,000[note 6] Credits 130,000 130 mm (vs AP)
145 mm (vs HEAT)
Steel 200 mm (vs AP)
285 mm (vs HEAT)
Steel N/A N/A vs AP
N/A vs HEAT
This vehicle's light armor offers basic protection from autocannons and machineguns. This upgrade increases the vehicles hitpoints by 300.

Weapon[ | ]

# Name XP Cost Credit Cost Aim Time Reload Time More Info
Weapon1 30mm HSS-831A Autocannon Stock Stock 2.20 s 2.00 s
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Stats:

  • Depression/Elevation: -5.0° / 85.0°
Ammo:
30mm 30-831-L APDS
30mm L13A1 HE
Weapon2 Reinforced Barrels Experience 6,000 Credits 100,000 2.20 s 2.00 s
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Stats:

  • Depression/Elevation: -5.0° / 85.0°
Ammo:
30mm L14A2 AP
30mm L13A1 HE
Weapon3 Improved Trigger Mechanism Experience 6,000 Credits 100,000 2.20 s 2.00 s
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Stats:

  • Depression/Elevation: -5.0° / 85.0°
Ammo:
30mm 30-831-L APDS
30mm 30-831-L HE

Engine[ | ]

Name XP Cost Credit Cost Max Speed Reverse Speed Forward
Acceleration
Hull Traverse Fire Chance
SOFAM 8 Gxb 250 hp Petrol Engine Stock Stock 60 km/h 25 km/h 4.93 s (0 to 32 km/h)
13.79 s (0 to Max Speed)
53.56° 10 %
Detroit Diesel 6V53T 300 hp Diesel Engine Experience 21,000[note 7] Credits 131,000 65 km/h 25 km/h 4.20 s (0 to 32 km/h)
13.35 s (0 to Max Speed)
53.39° 10 %

Parts[ | ]

Name XP Cost Credit Cost Description Notes
Smokegrenades
GALIX 13 Smoke Grenades
Stock Stock Comes with 2 charges
Takes 60s to recharge
Duration: 10s
Smokegrenades
GALIX 17 Smoke Grenades
Experience 2,000 Credits 10,000 Comes with 6 charges in total
Magazine capacity: 2 charges
Takes 3s to recharge
Duration: 10s
Magazine reload time: 25s
Muzzlebrake
Improved Muzzle Brake
Experience 10,000 Credits 116,000 Overall accuracy is improved by 50% [note 8]
Firecontrol
Gyroscopic Sight
Experience 8,000 Credits 115,000 Turret traverse doesn't affect overall accuracy. [note 8]
Thermalsight
Improved Thermal Imager
Experience 24,000 Credits 134,000 Increases effectiveness of spotting through foliage by 30%
Improves vision range by 5 m
[note 6]
Thermalsleeve
Improved Weapon Cooling System
Stock Stock Barrel overheat rate is reduced by 50%
Torsionbars
Improved Torsion Bars
Experience 3,000 Credits 40,000 Suspension durability increased by 40%
Enhancedcooling
Improved Cooling System
Experience 25,000 Credits 135,000 Camouflage factor is increased by 5%
Enemy Thermal Sights effectiveness is reduced by 30%
[note 7]
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Stock Tracks
Stock Stock Mobility (Light Terrain): 90.4%
Mobility (Heavy Terrain): 76.3%

Other unlocks[ | ]

Name Cost Description Notes
Battleharden
Battle Hardened
Golds 1,100 The Battle-Hardened status allows you to earn more Experience and Credits
and also grants preferential matchmaking to the vehicle.
Retrotcaggressivethermoscan v2
Active IR optics
Experience 5,535 Unlocks Active IR optics.
Currencyrep
3,450 Reputation
Experience 8,455 Provides an injection of 3,450 Reputation.
Currencyrep
3,450 Reputation
Experience 8,455 Provides an injection of 3,450 Reputation.
Currencyrep
3,450 Reputation
Experience 8,455 Provides an injection of 3,450 Reputation.

Abilities[ | ]

# Name XP Cost Stats Activation
Time
Duration Cooldown More
Info
Radar Ability Radar
Radar
Stock Vision Range: 30m
Spotting through Foliage: +30%
Camouflage Factor: -5%
1.5 s N/A N/A
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Description:
Increases your vision range and the ability to spot enemies hiding behind foliage (bushes, canopies) at the cost of your own camouflage factor. In other words, activating this ability makes you easier to spot.

Conditions:
No conditions bound to this ability.

Footnotes[]

  1. 290 mm at 100m;
    87 mm at 400m
  2. 400.00 rd/min if Improved Trigger Mechanism is equipped
  3. 42 for Partial Penetration;
    21 for Non-Penetrating Hits
  4. 300 mm at 100m;
    90 mm at 400m
  5. 24 for Non-Penetrating Hits
  6. 6.0 6.1 Reinforced Turret Armor and Improved Thermal Imager are mutually exclusive; equipping one upgrade will unequip the other.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Detroit Diesel 6V53T 300 hp Diesel Engine and Improved Cooling System are mutually exclusive; equipping one upgrade will unequip the other.
  8. 8.0 8.1 Improved Muzzle Brake and Gyroscopic Sight are mutually exclusive; equipping one upgrade will unequip the other.
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