Panhard EBR

Panhard EBR
An EBR Mle 51 re-armed with the 90 mm low-pressure gun displayed at the National Tank Monument in Berry-au-Bac.
Type	Wheeled reconnaissance vehicle, Armoured car
Place of origin	France
Service history
Used by	French Army Indonesian Army Portuguese Army
Wars	Algerian War Portuguese Colonial War Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation Sand War Western Sahara War
Production history
Designer	Panhard
Manufacturer	Panhard
Produced	1951-1960
No. built	1179
Variants	EBR-ETT (APC)
Specifications
Mass	12.5 tonnes (13.8 short tons; 12.3 long tons) (model 1951) 14.9 tonnes (16.4 short tons; 14.7 long tons) (model 1954)
Length	6.15 m (20 ft 2 in)
Width	2.42 m (7 ft 11 in)
Height	2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) 2.32 m (7 ft 7 in) (eight wheels deployed)
Crew	4; driver, commander, gunner and rear driver
Armor	Turret front 40 mm (sloped) Turret sides 25 mm Hull front 20 mm (sloped) Hull sides 15 mm
Main armament	Model 1951 : SA 49 75 mm rifled gun (56 rnds) Model 1951 revalorisé: CN 90 F2 90 mm low-pressure gun (43 rnds) Model 1954: SA 50 75 mm high-velocity rifled gun (36 rnds)
Secondary armament	3× 7.5 mm MAC31 Reibel machine guns most common, sometimes 4 x 7.5 mm MGs 4× DREB smoke dischargers
Engine	Panhard 12 H 6000 S flat-twelve gasoline engine 200 hp at 3700 RPM
Power/weight	15.6 hp/tonne
Transmission	two 4-speed tandem-mounted gearboxes providing a total of 16 different gear ratios[1]
Suspension	coil springs and hydropneumatic, 8×8
Ground clearance	340 to 420 mm
Fuel capacity	370 l
Operational range	700 km (430 mi)[2]
Maximum speed	up to 115 km/h (71 mph)[2] 75 km/h (47 mph) to 85 km/h (53 mph) on secondary roads 10 km/h (6.2 mph) to 25 km/h (16 mph) on rough and uneven terrain[1]
Steering system	front and rear axle

The Panhard EBR (Panhard Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance, French: Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle) is an armoured car designed by Panhard for the French Army and later used across the globe, notably by the French Army during the Algerian War and by the Portuguese Army during the Portuguese Colonial War.