AMC 35

AMC 35
ACG1, displayed at the Musée des Blindés, Saumur, France.
TypeCavalry tank
Place of originFrance
Service history
Used byFrance
Belgium
Germany
WarsSecond World War
Production history
DesignerRenault
Designed1934
ManufacturerRenault, AMX
Unit cost₣ 360,000 per hull
ProducedNovember 1938 - January 1940
No. builtat least 57
VariantsACG 2
Specifications
Mass14,500 kg (32,000 lb; 14.3 long tons)
Length4.572 m (15 ft 0 in)
Width2.235 m (7 ft 4.0 in)
Height2.336 m (7 ft 8.0 in)
Crew3 (commander, gunner, driver)

Armor25 mm (0.98 in)
Main
armament
47 mm SA 35 L/32 gun or FRC 47 mm
Secondary
armament
coaxial 7.5 mm Reibel machine gun or 7.65 mm Hotchkiss
EngineRenault water-cooled 4-cylinder petrol engine
180 hp (130 kW)
Power/weight12.4 hp/tonne
Suspensionhorizontally rubber-sprung scissors bogies
Fuel capacity300 L (66 imp gal)
Operational
range
161 km (100 mi)
Maximum speed 42 km/h (26 mph)

The AMC 35 (from Automitrailleuse de Combat Renault modèle 1935), also known under a manufacturer's designation Renault ACG-1, was a French medium cavalry tank of the later Interwar era that served in the Second World War. It was developed as a result of the change of the specification that had led to the design of the AMC 34, calling for a vehicle that was not only well-armed and mobile but also well-armoured. Due to technological and financial problems production was delayed and limited. The AMC 35 was one of the few French tanks of the period featuring a two-man turret.