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The AMX-13 is a French light tank produced from 1952 to 1987. It served with the French Army, as the Char 13t-75 Modèle 51, and was exported to more than 26 other nations.. Named after its initial weight of 13 tonnes, and featuring a tough and reliable chassis, [1] it was fitted with an oscillating turret built by GIAT Industries (now Nexter) with revolver-type magazines, which were also used ...
AMX-13/105 Modèle 58 FL-12 AMX-13/105 Retrofit 120+ [76] 175 AMX-13/75 and 130 AMX-13/105 or total of 305 AMX-13 acquired in 1960s. As of 2018, Janes reported that only half of the fleet (120+) operational and the remaining tanks were upgraded and retrofitted with new fire control system and 105mm rifled gun by PT Pindad. AMX-13 will be ...
AMX-13. An oscillating turret is a form of turret for armoured fighting vehicles, both tanks and armoured cars. The turret is unusual in being made of two hinged parts. Elevation of the gun relies on the upper part of the turret moving relative to the lower part. Oscillating turrets have rarely been used.
Uruguay continues to use the M24, [23] modernized with new engines and 76 mm guns which can fire armor-piercing, fin stabilized, discarding sabot (APFSDS) rounds. [24] In the mid-1950s, in an attempt to improve the anti-tank performance of the vehicle, some French M24s had their turrets replaced with those of the AMX-13 light tank.
The workshops were also known by the acronym AMX where A stands for Ateliers and MX stands for Moulineaux. Armored vehicles designed by Ateliers de construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux had the acronym AMX in front of the name such as AMX-13, AMX-30.
24 modernized systems in active service [3] ... AMX-13/Mle F.3155mm 155mm self propelled howitzer: 12 units, being phased out by the 2S19 Msta-S but set to be ...
The AMX-VCI (French: Véhicule de Combat d'Infanterie) is one of the many variants of the French AMX-13 light tank. It was the front line APC of the French Army until replaced by the AMX-10P . It is still used by some countries, for example Mexico, where it goes under the name of DNC-1 and is armed with a 20mm cannon.
Constructed on a modified AMX-13 light tank chassis, the Mk F3 is novel in incorporating room inside for only two of the eight required crewmen (the others riding in support vehicles). This allows the 155 mm gun to be placed on a smaller chassis than that employed by other armies, but exposes the outside crew members to enemy fire and other ...