AMX-10P

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AMX-10P
AMX-10P of the 152e Regiment d'infanterie (before 2005)

AMX-10P of the 152e Regiment d'infanterie (before 2005)
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The vehicle was introduced into the French army in 1973 to replace the outdated AMX-13 VCI .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The AMX-10P was or is used by several countries: Greece (now withdrawn), Indonesia , Iraq , Mexico , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Singapore , the United Arab Emirates .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

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Defense & Security Intelligence & Analysis: IHS Jane's | IHS. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .
  2. ↑ 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).
  3. ↑ AMX-10 PAC 90 Tank Destroyer | Military-Today.com. Retrieved October 17, 2019 .