AMC 34 | |
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![]() AMC 34 prototype. | |
Type | Light tank |
Place of origin | France |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Renault |
No. built | 12 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 9.7 t (9.5 long tons; 10.7 short tons) hull only |
Length | 3.98 m (13 ft 1 in) |
Width | 2.07 m (6 ft 9 in) |
Height | variable according to turret type; the hull had a height of 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in) |
Crew | two with the APX1 turret; three with the APX2 |
Armor | 20 mm (0.79 in) |
Main armament | 47mm SA34 anti-tank gun(with the APX1 turret); later a 25 mm gun (with the APX2 turret) |
Secondary armament | MAC 1931 coaxial machine gun |
Engine | 7.125 litre V-8 120 hp (89 kW) |
Suspension | vertically sprung bogie and two horizontally sprung road wheels per side |
Operational range | 200 km (120 mi) |
Maximum speed | 40 km/h (25 mph) |
The AMC 34 was a French tank originally built for the French Army's cavalry units. Its production was cut short, and the few vehicles produced were out of service by the time of the Battle of France in the Second World War.