FCM 36
Tier II Light Tank France

FCM 36

Tank ID 15169

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Developed in the mid-1930s as an infantry-support tank. It was the only French vehicle to utilize a diesel engine. By 1939, a total of 100 vehicles were manufactured.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

280

Weight

12.3 t

Forward speed

24 km/h

Reverse speed

12 km/h

View range

300 m

Signal range

290 m

Armour

Front Sides Rear
Hull 40 20 20
Turret 40 40 40

Engine: Berliet MDP · 110 hp

Radio: ER 54

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

37 mm SA38 (FCM)

Calibre 37 mm
Reload time 2.8 s
Aiming time 2.0 s
Dispersion 0.44
Rate of fire 21.43 /min
Ammo capacity 205

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 30 / 40 / 50

Penetration 26 / 34 / 43 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 30 / 40 / 50

Penetration 50 / 67 / 84 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 34 / 45 / 56

Penetration 18 / 24 / 30 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage
1 Mark ≥ 65 %
456
2 Marks ≥ 85 %
664
3 Marks ≥ 95 %
857

Approximation based on WN8 expected values — not an official Wargaming figure.

WN8 Expected Values

XVM reference

XVM Expected Values for WN8 calculation (per battle)

Per battle (avg.)
Avg. damage 276
Avg. spotted 0.80
Avg. kills 1.16
Avg. defence 1.80
Exp. win rate 55.79 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

Average across every profile stored on WG-Watch — real battles instead of expected values.

Win rate

52.52 %

Avg. WN8

1,054

Battles

735

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 25 of 51 at Tier II

Best players on this tank

By WN8

From the stored profiles, minimum 50 battles on this vehicle. Updated daily.

# Player WN8 Battles Win rate
1 F6L3X eu 1,575 156 56.41 %

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