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| AMX-40 | |
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 One of the AMX-40 prototypes at the Musée des Blindés at Saumur | |
| Type | Main battle tank |
| Place of origin | France |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1983 |
| Manufacturer | AMX-APX and GIAT |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 43.7 t (43.0 long tons; 48.2 short tons) |
| Length | 10.04 m (32 ft 11 in) (with gun barrel), 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) hull |
| Width | 3.18 m (10 ft 5 in) 3.36 m (11 ft 0 in) (with side skirts) |
| Height | 2.38 m (7 ft 10 in) |
| Crew | 4 |
| Armour | composite armor |
Main armament | 120 mm GIAT model G1 smoothbore gun (L/52) (40 rounds) |
Secondary armament | 1 x 20 mm M693 autocannon with 578 rounds 2 x 7.62 mm ANF1 machine guns (2170 rounds) |
| Engine | Poyaud V12XS25 diesel engine 1,100 horsepower (820 kW) |
| Power/weight | 25.6 hp (19.1 kW)/ton |
| Transmission | ZF LSG 3000 (4 fwd/2 rev) |
| Suspension | torsion bar with rotary shock absorbers |
| Ground clearance | 450 mm (18 in) |
| Fuel capacity | 1,300 L (290 imp gal; 340 US gal) |
Operational range | 550 km (340 mi) to 600 km (370 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 70 km/h (43 mph) |
The AMX-40 was a French main battle tank developed by GIAT during the latter stages of the Cold War as an export tank to replace the earlier AMX-32. Designed to be an inexpensive tank orientated towards militaries with smaller defence budgets, the AMX-40 featured a lightly armoured hull and good mobility reminiscent of previous French MBTs with a powerful 120 mm cannon. It however failed to attract interest and sales, rendering the project a failure, being discontinued in 1990.[1]
- ^ "AMX-40 Main Battle Tank (MBT)". Military Factory. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.