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AMX-10PIFV

The AMX-10P tracked APC was developed for the French Army from 1965 onwards and has since been widely exported; production commenced in 1972. Production ceased in early 1994, by which time some 1,750 had been produced, Most of the production run was for the French Army the standard AMX-10P vehicle being armed with a 20 mm cannon in a two-man turret.

The eight troop occupants are seated in a compartment at the rear, entering and leaving via a wide power-operated ramp in the back of the hull.

The vehicle is fully amphibious, being propelled in the water by two water jet units in the hull rear,

One variant, the AMX-10 HOT used by Saudi Arabia, has the main armament replaced by a bank of HOT ATGW while on another, the AMX-10 PAC 90 is intended to be a fire support vehicle as it mounts a 90 mm gun. The latter was developed primarily for export sales and was sold to Indonesia and Singapore; Singapore has also procured a version with a smaller turret mounting a 25mm cannon,

Variants of the AMX-1 OP abound, many of them having been produced only for trials purposes but several variants have been adopted. One is an unarmed armoured ambulance while another is the AMX-10 ECH repair vehicle. There is a turretless driver training variant and the AMX-10 PC command vehicle.

Others include the AMX-10 SAO and VAO which are intended for forward artillery observation, with the AMX-10 SAT for artiUery survey The AMX-10 TM tows a 120 mm mortar and carries the crew, plus some ammunition; this variant retains the 20 mm cannon.

One type of AMX-1 OP carries a battlefield surveillance radar. Customers not already mentioned for the AMX-10 series of vehicles include the United Arab Emirates, Greece, Iraq and Qatar,

An updating package including a more powerful engine is being offered to extend the service life of this series,

France

AMX-10PIFV

Specification

Crew: 3 Seating: 8 Weight: (combat) approx 14,500kg Length: 5.778 m Width: 2.78m Height: (hull top) 1.92 m Ground clearance: 0.45 m Track: approx 2.5 m Max speed: (road) 65 km/h Fuel capacity: 525 litres Range:600 km Fording: amphibious Vertical obstacle: 0.7 m Engine: Hispano-Suiza HS 115 V-8 diesel Power output: 300 hp Suspension: torsion bar Armament: 1 x 20 mm cannon; l x 7 . 6 2 m m MG Variants: AMX-10P HOT, AMX-10P PAG 90, etc - also, see text

The AMX-1 OP IFV armed with an externally-mounted 20 mm cannon.