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AMX-10RC
IOC: 1979
Origin
France
Sensors & Communications:
SIT-V1
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Description:
AMX-10RC is a 6x6 amphibious wheeled armored vehicle intended for reconnaissance missions in support of cavalry units within the French Armed Forces. It was designed in the 1970s as a replacement for French Army's Panhard EBR armored vehicle which entered service in the 1950s. AMX-10RC was fitted with a 105mm cannon as primary armament and a 7.62mm coaxial machine gun. Powered by a diesel engine rated at 260-hp this high mobility vehicle reaches a top speed of 85 kph.
AMX-10RC development began in 1971 achieving Initial Operational Capability (IOC) with the French Army in 1979. It was equipped with an state-of-the-art fire control system combining laser designator, low light TV and a ballistic computer for enhanced accuracy. Originally, it was deployed in support of AMX30 Main Battle Tanks (MBTs). In the late 1990s AMX30s were retired from active service leaving Leclerc as the French Army's MBT. Currently, AMX10RCs are complementing Leclerc MBTs in the French Army's armored units.
Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 4
Guns: Main Gun Caliber 105 mm
Dimensions: Height 2.6 m, Length 9.1 m, Width 2.9 m
Weights: Max Weight 16,000 kg (35,273 lb)
Performance: Main Gun Max Range 2,000 m (6,562 ft), Max Range 800 km (432 nm), Top Speed 24 mps (46 kt)
Power: Power 260 shp
Other: Wheels 6
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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
Pound (lb) Kilogram (kg) kN (KiloNewton) Ton (t)
Meters per Second (mps) Kilometers per Hour (kph) Knot (kt) Miles per Hour (mph)
Liter (l) Galon (gl)
Year (yr) Minutes (min) Second (sec)
Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)
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