AMX-10P
AMX-10P | |
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![]() AMX-10P of the 152e Regiment d'infanterie (before 2005) |
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General properties | |
crew | 3 (driver, commander, gunner) + 8 soldiers |
length | 5.85 m |
width | 2.78 m |
height | 2.57 m |
Dimensions | 14.2 tons |
Armor and armament | |
Main armament | 1 × 20 mm M693 F1 on- board machine gun (800 rounds) |
Secondary armament | 1 × 7.62 mm machine gun (coaxial) (2000 rounds) |
agility | |
drive |
Hispano-Suiza HS-115 V-8- Diesel 300 HP (224 kW) |
Top speed | 65 km / h, 7 km / h in the water |
Power / weight | 17.9 hp / ton |
Range | 600 km |
The AMX-10P is a French amphibious armored personnel carrier and armored personnel carrier with NBC protection . It was manufactured by the armaments company GIAT .
description
The vehicle was introduced into the French army in 1973 to replace the outdated AMX-13 VCI . The main armament is the 20mm M693-F1, also known as the 20mm Tarasque .
The AMX-10P was or is used by several countries: Greece (now withdrawn), Indonesia , Iraq , Mexico , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Singapore , the United Arab Emirates .
At the end of 2015, the French armed forces no longer had any vehicles of this type. They were replaced by the véhicule blindé de combat de l'infanterie ( VBCI ).
Versions
- AMX-10P : variant with MILAN or HOT ATGM rocket launcher
- AMX-10P / Milan : equipped with two ATGM rocket launchers
- AMX / HOT : four ATGM rocket launchers (with Toucan II turret)
- AMX-10 TM : 120mm RT-61 mortar
- AMX-10 PAC 90 : equipped with a Giat 90 mm cannon for fighting tanks
- AMX-10P Marine : Variant with improved swimming properties, equipped with a 12.7 mm, 25 mm or a 90 mm cannon
- AMX-10 PC : command car
- AMX-10 RC : all-wheel drive (6 × 6) instead of caterpillars ; equipped with a 105 mm cannon
Use in other armies
See also
Web links
Commons : AMX-10P - album with pictures, videos and audio files
- Description on the official website of the French Ministry of Defense (French)
- Information on the AMX-10P (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Defense & Security Intelligence & Analysis: IHS Jane's | IHS. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
- ↑ Armée de Terre: Dernier défilé sur AMX 10P pour le 16e BC. https://www.defense.gouv.fr/terre/ , October 5, 2011, accessed on October 17, 2019 (French).
- ↑ AMX-10 PAC 90 Tank Destroyer | Military-Today.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .