AMC 34

AMC 34
AMC 34 prototype.
TypeLight tank
Place of originFrance
Production history
ManufacturerRenault
No. built12
Specifications
Mass9.7 t (9.5 long tons; 10.7 short tons) hull only
Length3.98 m (13 ft 1 in)
Width2.07 m (6 ft 9 in)
Heightvariable according to turret type; the hull had a height of 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)
Crewtwo with the APX1 turret; three with the APX2

Armor20 mm (0.79 in)
Main
armament
47mm SA34 anti-tank gun(with the APX1 turret); later a 25 mm gun (with the APX2 turret)
Secondary
armament
MAC 1931 coaxial machine gun
Engine7.125 litre V-8
120 hp (89 kW)
Suspensionvertically sprung bogie and two horizontally sprung road wheels per side
Operational
range
200 km (120 mi)
Maximum speed 40 km/h (25 mph)

The AMC 34 was a French tank originally built for the French Army's cavalry units. Its production was cut short, and the few vehicles produced were out of service by the time of the Battle of France in the Second World War.