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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 ...
Oscillating turrets have rarely been used. Their only widespread use was on two French designs: the AMX-13 light tank and the Panhard EBR armoured car; the Austrian SK-105 Kürassier uses a turret developed from the AMX-13. [1]
AMX-13 light tank, produced from 1953 to 1985. Various tank designs were built by France after World War II. Tank models such as the AMX-13 and AMX-30 were also exported to various other nations. Newer French tank designs sacrificed armour protection for increased mobility, due to the idea that the large amount of armour required to protect ...
The AMX-10 RC is a French armoured fighting vehicle manufactured by Nexter Systems for armoured reconnaissance purposes. Equipping French cavalry units since 1979 [ 1 ] , over 240 remained in service with the French Army in 2021 when replacement by EBRC Jaguar gradually started [ 2 ] . 108 units were sold to Morocco and 12 to Qatar .
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.
French soldiers sit atop an AMX 10RC tank. JOEL SAGET/AFP via Getty Images Army TV, run by the Ukrainian Defense Ministry, captured the AMX-10's capabilities in action in a video posted last week.
At the end of development in 1961, the Engin Léger de Combat program was recognized as unpromising, so work on the project was discontinued in favor of improving the AMX-13 light tank, and the AMX ELC bis was on display as an exhibit in the Museum of Armored Vehicles in Saumur until the 2nd half of 2017, when it was moved to the museum's ...
It was designed for a 25-ton weight class, which is nearly twice the weight of the AMX-13. Its primary armament was a 90 mm cannon, and was operated by 4 crew members. Its speed could reach 65 km/h (40 mph). Two prototypes were made before it was set aside.