AMX-32
Sign in to saveThe AMX-32 was a French main battle tank developed by AMX and APX in the late 1970s during the Cold War as an export tank to fit in a specific market niche of nations with smaller defence budgets. While six prototypes were built, it failed to garner interest for foreign sales.
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- AMX-32
- Weapon.image
- AMX-32 img 2369.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- AMX-32 on display at the museum of the armoured vehicles of Saumur.
- Weapon.origin
- France
- Weapon.type
- Main battle tank
- Weapon.is_vehicle
- yes
- Weapon.design_date
- 1975–1979
- Weapon.number
- 6 prototypes
- Weapon.length
- (gun forward)
- Weapon.height
- (roof)
- Weapon.weight
- (1st prototype) (2nd prototype)
- Weapon.suspension
- Torsion bar with shock absorbers
- Weapon.primary_armament
- CN 105 F1 rifled gun or a 120 mm CN 120-25 smoothbore tank gun
- Weapon.secondary_armament
- 1× 20 mm M693 autocannon1× 7.62 mm AAN F1 machine gun
- Weapon.armour
- spaced armour
- Weapon.engine
- Hispano-Suiza HS-110-2-SR
- Weapon.engine_power
- -
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- AMX32.jpg
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10 sectionsContents
- Armour
- Fire control and observation
- Gunner
- Commander
- Loader
- Mobility
- Prototypes
- See also
- References
- External links
The AMX-32 was a French main battle tank developed by AMX and APX in the late 1970s during the Cold War as an export tank to fit in a specific market niche of nations with smaller defence budgets. While six prototypes were built, it failed to garner interest for foreign sales.
==Armour== The mantlet, the turret sides and the hull noseplate of the AMX-32 are hollow, the outer layers are made of dual hardness steel plates which are particularly effective against kinetic energy projectiles.