AMX-13

AMX-13
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 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 L/57 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.