AMX-32

AMX-32
AMX-32 on display at the museum of the armored vehicles of Saumur.
TypeMain battle tank
Place of originFrance
Production history
Designed1975–1979
No. built6 prototypes
Specifications
Mass38 tonnes (42 short tons; 37 long tons) (1st prototype)
40 tonnes (44 short tons; 39 long tons) (2nd prototype)
Length9.45 m (31 ft 0 in) (gun forward)
Width3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Height2.29 m (7 ft 6 in) (roof)
Crew4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)

Armorspaced armor
Main
armament
CN 105 F1 rifled gun or a 120 mm CN 120-25 smoothbore tank gun
Secondary
armament
1× 20 mm M693 autocannon
1× 7.62 mm AAN F1 machine gun
EngineHispano-Suiza HS-110-2-SR
800 hp (600 kW)-800 hp (600 kW)
Power/weight20 hp/tonne
TransmissionSESM Minerva ENC 200 (automatic, 5 fwd & 5 rev)
SuspensionTorsion bar with shock absorbers
Operational
range
530 km (330 mi)
Maximum speed 65 km/h (40 mph)

The AMX-32 was a French main battle tank developed by AMX and APX in the late 1970s during the Cold War as an export tank to fit in a specific market niche of nations with smaller defence budgets. While six prototypes were built, it failed to garner interest for foreign sales.