AMX-13 | |
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AMX-13/105 at Tankfest 2023 | |
Type | Light tank |
Place of origin | France |
Service history | |
Wars | Suez Crisis Algerian War Sand War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Dominican Civil War Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 30 September Movement Six-Day War Western Sahara War Indonesian invasion of East Timor Lebanese Civil War Salvadoran Civil War Guatemalan Civil War Insurgency in Aceh |
Production history | |
Designer | Atelier de Construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux |
Designed | 1946 |
Manufacturer | Atelier de Construction Roanne |
Produced | 1952–1987 |
No. built | 7,700 (Total) 3,400 (Exported) 4,300 (Used in French military) |
Specifications | |
Mass | 13.7 t (30,000 lb) empty 14.5 t (32,000 lb) combat |
Length | 6.36 m (20 ft 10 in) with gun 4.88 m (16 ft 0 in) hull |
Width | 2.51 m (8 ft 3 in) |
Height | 2.35 m (7 ft 9 in) |
Crew | 3 (Commander, gunner and driver) |
Armour | 10–40 mm (0.39–1.57 in) |
Main armament | AMX-13/75: 75 mm SA 50 L/61 AMX-13/90: 90 mm CN-90-F3 L/52 AMX-13/105: 105 mm CN-105-57 L/44 with 32 Rounds |
Secondary armament | 1× 7.5 mm (or 7.62 mm) coaxial machine gun with 3,600 Rounds 1× 7.62 mm AA machine gun (optional) 2× 2 smoke grenade dischargers |
Engine | SOFAM Model 8Gxb 8-cylinder water-cooled petrol engine 250 hp (190 kW) |
Power/weight | 17 hp/tonne |
Suspension | Torsion bar suspension |
Operational range | 400 km (250 mi) |
Maximum speed | 60 km/h (37 mph) |
The AMX-13 is a French light tank produced from 1952 to 1987. It served with the French Army, as the Char 13t-75 Modèle 51, and was exported to more than 26 other nations. Named after its initial weight of 13 tonnes, and featuring a tough and reliable chassis,[1] it was fitted with an oscillating turret built by GIAT Industries (now Nexter) with revolver-type magazines, which were also used on the Austrian SK-105 Kürassier.[1] Including prototypes and export versions, over a hundred variants exist, including self-propelled guns, anti-aircraft systems, APCs, and ATGM versions.