AMX-30 AuF1

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AMX-30 AuF1
Saudi AMX-30 AuF1

Saudi AMX-30 AuF1
General properties
crew 4 (commander, driver, gunner, ammunition gunner)
length 10.23 m (length with gun in 12 o'clock position)
width 3.10 m
height 3.17 m (tower top)
Dimensions 46.0 tons (combat weight)
Armor and armament
Armor 80-100 mm
Main armament 1 × 155mm GCT cannon F1
Secondary armament 1 × 12.7 mm MG (deck structure)
agility
drive 12-cylinder Hispano-Suiza HS-110
529 kW (720 PS )
suspension Torsion bar (AMX-30 chassis)
Top speed 60 km / h (road)
Power / weight 11.5 kW / ton
Range Road: 500 km (diesel) or 420 km (petrol); Terrain: 20 hours

The AMX-30 AuF1 ( AU tomoteur modèle F1 ) or GCT is a self-propelled howitzer developed and built in France . There is a 155-mm gun (caliber length 39) AMX-30 - Chassis for combating ground targets.

history

AuF1 of the French armed forces near Mostar, Bosnia-Herzegovina as part of IFOR

In order to counteract the superiority of the Warsaw Pact with regard to conventional war weapons , the French armed forces required a highly mobile and powerful armored artillery vehicle that could fire a large number of volleys on the battlefield in a short time and should be able to be deployed quickly. In addition, a successor to the outdated F3 gun was to be developed.

The order was awarded to the French armaments company GIAT , which had already designed the successful French main battle tank AMX-30 in the 1950s and thus had plenty of experience in tank construction. Development began in 1969 and the first prototypes were completed in the early 1970s. In 1979 the first tactical experiments were carried out. The delivery took place in the following years. In 2014, 70 AuF1s were still in use in the French army. The order for replacement procurement with CAESAR , which was planned for the period between 2015 and 2020, was withdrawn in 2013.

After the reorganization of the French land forces in January 2016, only the "40 e régiment d'artillerie" in Suippes was equipped with 32 of these self-propelled howitzers. They are to remain in service until 2030 and then be replaced by the armored variant of the CAESAR 8x8 system.

technology

With conventional projectiles, a maximum range of 23.5 km is possible, and when firing Rocket Assisted Projectiles (RAP) it is 28 km. The fully automatic loading device allows a rate of fire of 6 rounds in 52 seconds. For z. B. a fire, the first three projectiles are fired within 15 seconds. The battle loading comprises 42 weft, the loading takes place automatically.

The height adjustment range is −5 ° to + 66 °, the side adjustment range 360 ​​°, as the tower can be rotated all around. The self-propelled howitzer can be made ready to fire in two minutes. The AuF1 has a navigation system, an inertia-controlled fire control system, the integrated information and communication system of the artillery (ATLAS) as well as night vision equipment and NBC protection system.

The 19-ton gun turret AuF1 TA is offered by the manufacturer (depending on the client) in addition to the chassis of the AMX-30 also on the chassis of the T-72 , the Leopard 1 , the Indian Arjun battle tank .

In addition to the usual NATO ammunition, the gun can fire a wide range of other projectiles. These include:

Types of ammunition

AMX AuF1 in action

The AMX AuF1 is used by France , Kuwait and Saudi Arabia . In the 1980s, 85 vehicles were also exported to Iraq . In the Iran-Iraq war (1980–1988) this self-propelled howitzer was used for the first time in real combat operations and observers showed that comparable models from Soviet or American production were inferior in terms of range and accuracy.

France only uses the device at the "40 e régiment d'artillerie" in Suippes. Use is planned until 2030.

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ | projet de loi de programmation militaire 2014-2019 - Dossier Thématique | Ministère de la Défense | 2 aout 2013 | Retrieved August 11, 2013
  2. ↑ TO EQUAL 1/2016, p. 70

literature

Web links

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