Amx light tank modern french9/23/2023 ![]() ![]() Part 2, the upper hull osculates on a central point large pin (one either side attached to part 1) as marked as a red cirle in the picture. Part 1 is attached to the turret ring and can traverse left and right by 360 degree’s. Diagram of The AMX-13 Oscillating turret – Click To enlarge ![]() Rather than the traditional design of the main gun being elevated as found on other tanks, the upper half of the AMX-13’s turret would elevate rather than the main gun, whilst the lower half of the The AMX-13 turret is made up of x2 parts. To reduce weight it couldn’t be fitted with heavy armour as the vehicle had to be air portable to support paratroopers, so its designers decided to reduce the height of its silhouette with a new turret design. After successful field trials, it entered production with the French company Atelier de Construction Roanne (AKA – AMR) in 1952, but by the early 1960’s production had been taken over by the French firm Creusot-Loire (which was taken over by the former GIAT Industries) at Chalon-sur-Saone whilst AMR concentrated on the newly developed AMX-30 MBT. The initial design of the vehicle began in 1946 at the end of WW2 with the first prototype completed in 1948 and designated AMX-13. It was the first tank of many to use an automatic loader for the main gun. The French AMX-13 Tank was a very unique vehicle and a very popular export vehicle for the French arms industry. ![]()
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