AMX-40

AMX-40
One of the AMX-40 prototypes at the Musée des Blindés at Saumur
TypeMain battle tank
Place of originFrance
Production history
Designed1983
ManufacturerAMX-APX and GIAT
Specifications
Mass43.7 t (43.0 long tons; 48.2 short tons)
Length10.04 m (32 ft 11 in) (with gun barrel), 6.8 m (22 ft 4 in) hull
Width3.18 m (10 ft 5 in) 3.36 m (11 ft 0 in) (with side skirts)
Height2.38 m (7 ft 10 in)
Crew4

Armourcomposite 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)
EnginePoyaud V12XS25 diesel engine
1,100 horsepower (820 kW)
Power/weight25.6 hp (19.1 kW)/ton
TransmissionZF LSG 3000 (4 fwd/2 rev)
Suspensiontorsion bar with rotary shock absorbers
Ground clearance450 mm (18 in)
Fuel capacity1,300 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]

  1. ^ "AMX-40 Main Battle Tank (MBT)". Military Factory. Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 11 November 2018.