AMX-13

AMX-13
AMX-13/105 at Tankfest 2023
TypeLight tank
Place of originFrance
Service history
WarsSuez Crisis
Algerian War
Sand War
Vietnam War
Cambodian Civil War
Dominican Civil War
Indo-Pakistani War of 1965
30 September Movement
Six-Day War
Western Sahara War
Indonesian invasion of East Timor
Lebanese Civil War
Salvadoran Civil War
Guatemalan Civil War
Insurgency in Aceh
Production history
DesignerAtelier de Construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux
Designed1946
ManufacturerAtelier de Construction Roanne
Produced1952–1987
No. built7,700 (Total)
3,400 (Exported)
4,300 (Used in French military)
Specifications
Mass13.7 t (30,000 lb) empty
14.5 t (32,000 lb) combat
Length6.36 m (20 ft 10 in) with gun
4.88 m (16 ft 0 in) hull
Width2.51 m (8 ft 3 in)
Height2.35 m (7 ft 9 in)
Crew3 (Commander, gunner and driver)

Armour10–40 mm (0.39–1.57 in)
Main
armament
AMX-13/75: 75 mm SA 50 L/61
AMX-13/90: 90 mm CN-90-F3 L/52
AMX-13/105: 105 mm CN-105-57 L/44 with 32 Rounds
Secondary
armament
1× 7.5 mm (or 7.62 mm) coaxial machine gun with 3,600 Rounds
1× 7.62 mm AA machine gun (optional)
2× 2 smoke grenade dischargers
EngineSOFAM Model 8Gxb 8-cylinder water-cooled petrol engine
250 hp (190 kW)
Power/weight17 hp/tonne
SuspensionTorsion bar suspension
Operational
range
400 km (250 mi)
Maximum speed 60 km/h (37 mph)

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 on the Austrian SK-105 Kürassier.[1] Including prototypes and export versions, over a hundred variants exist, including self-propelled guns, anti-aircraft systems, APCs, and ATGM versions.

  1. ^ a b The Complete Guide to Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles, ISBN 978-1-84681-110-4 [page needed]