PLAY
Ground Vehicles
MARS 15
VI
Rank
AB
8.3
RB
8.3
SB
8.3
Battle rating
France
Game nation
Light tank
Main role
135,000
RP
Research
380,000
SL
Purchase
General information

The MARS 15 is a French light tank prototype that was designed and built by Creusot-Loire Industrie with the support of Renk, SAM, Valeo, and Baudouin cooperations between the 1980s and 1992. It was originally intended for export to replace the now-obsolete AMX-13 light tanks, one of the best-selling tank series in the world with 35 client nations between 1953 and 1985, and forty years of service and remarkable success in France and abroad due to their simplicity and versatility. The MARS 15 was originally shown at the Satory 90 exhibition and then again at Eurosatory in 1992, with an upgraded variant for the final time. However, the MARS 15 failed to meet expectations and was never mass-produced on a large scale, despite having several advantages, such as modularity, and failed to gain international popularity, much like the AMX-40 main battle tank. As a result, the project was eventually cancelled.

Introduced in Update "Ixwa Strike", the MARS 15 is an excellent scouting vehicle. Given its high mobility and low profile, it is easy to flank and scout the opponent for your allies. Close-quarters engagements are not encouraged, as the inadequate armour does not provide sufficient protection against other vehicles. An effective way to play MARS 15 is to focus on flanking the adversary and engaging the enemy from flanking positions on the sides. If players find themselves in a dangerous situation, the MARS 15 carries four smoke grenades that can provide an effective means of evading danger and repositioning.



Survivability and armour
Armour front / side / back
Hull 15 / 10 / 10 mm
Turret 12 / 10 / 10 mm
Visibility 88 %
Crew 3 persons
Support systems
Mobility
Max speed
Forward 7583 km/h
Backward 7583 km/h
Power-to-weight ratio 2522.147.738.8 hp/t
Engine power 400354763620 hp
Weight 16 t
Optics
Gunner
Commander
Driver
Optics zoom
6.8x–8.0x
2.0x–6.0x
Armaments
90 mm CN90 F4 cannon
Ammunition 30 rounds
First-order 10 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
6.5 → 5 s
Vertical guidance -8 / 15°
Turret Rotation Speed basic crew → aces
Horizontal 16.814.331.622.82420.445.232.6 °/s
Vertical 2.82.29.86.343.2149 °/s

AmmunitionTypeArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
HEATFS350350350350350350
Smoke555555
HE181716151313
APFSDS271267253235218201
7.62 mm A-A-F1N machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition 2,000 rounds
Belt capacity 100 rounds
Reload basic crew → aces
10.4 → 8 s
Fire rate 900 shots/min

BeltBelt fillingArmor penetration (mm) at a distance:
10 m100 m500 m1000 m1500 m2000 m
AP/T13127320
Economy
Repair cost Basic → Reference
AB 3,221 → 4,944 SL
RB 3,650 → 5,603 SL
SB 4,456 → 6,840 SL
Crew training 110,000 SL
Experts 830,000 SL
Aces 1,400 GE
Research Aces 380,000 RP
Reward multiplier AB / RB / SB
120 / 170 / 200 % SL
208 % RP
Total cost of modifications 112,000 RP
189,400 SL
Talisman cost 2,300 GE


Mobility
Protection
Firepower
Rating by players
You must play more than 3 battles for the last week and more than 10 battles in a vehicle to rate it.
Like:
0
Armor protection: Not enough ratings
Survivability: Not enough ratings
Mobility: Not enough ratings
Armament: Not enough ratings
Balance: Not enough ratings
Settings
Settings
Characteristics:
Modification:
Articles
No articles about this vehicle yet

Become the first author and get rewards!
Write a guide, tell about interesting historical facts, make a tutorial or simply an interesting post.
No more content