Tier VI Light Tank France

Panhard AMD 178B

AMD 178B

Tank ID 17985

Vehicle description

Wargaming Tankopedia

Production of the proven Panhard AMD 178 armored vehicle, upgraded with the new FL 1 turret, 47 mm gun SA 35, and coaxial machinegun, was relaunched after World War II. The development of the new turret was started in 1940, but was stopped when France was defeated. The new prototype was designated the Panhard AMD 178B. The produced vehicles saw combat in Indo-China, North Africa, and the Near East.

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Technical profile

Standard configuration

Hit points

670

Weight

8.7 t

Forward speed

65 km/h

Reverse speed

65 km/h

View range

290 m

Signal range

710 m

Armour

	Front	Sides	Rear
Hull	20	13	13
Turret	20	13	13

Engine: Panhard I.S.K. 4F II bis · 285 hp

Radio: EM3/R61

Armament

Standard gun and ammunition

47 mm SA37B amélioré

Calibre 47 mm

Reload time 2.0 s

Aiming time 1.4 s

Dispersion 0.37

Rate of fire 30.00 /min

Ammo capacity 60

Shell types

AP · armour-piercing Damage 41 / 55 / 69

Penetration 80 / 106 / 133 mm

APCR · composite rigid Damage 41 / 55 / 69

Penetration 104 / 139 / 174 mm

HE · high explosive Damage 53 / 70 / 88

Penetration 35 / 47 / 59 mm

Marks of Excellence

Damage thresholds

Combined Damage (Damage + Assist + Tracking)

Combined damage

1 Mark ≥ 65 %

808

2 Marks ≥ 85 %

1,175

3 Marks ≥ 95 %

1,518

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 490

Avg. spotted 2.28

Avg. kills 0.73

Avg. defence 0.74

Exp. win rate 53.55 %

Community stats

Measured, not estimated

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

Win rate

52.69 %

Avg. WN8

1,578

Battles

14,161

As of Aug 31, 2026

Rank 70 of 91 at Tier VI

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	skill4ltu eu	6,971	74	77.03 %
2	Yzne eu	6,607	58	58.62 %
3	Rasierer32 eu	5,839	70	60.00 %
4	Xilense eu	4,955	58	63.79 %
5	methinator eu	4,674	69	69.57 %
6	Eumelmad eu	4,285	85	67.06 %
7	Alfazet eu	3,963	62	59.68 %
8	Thraximundurabrask na	3,602	74	64.86 %
9	Deathdooming eu	3,318	86	61.63 %
10	Hennes2410 eu	3,294	65	49.23 %