AMX-30
| GENERAL DATA | |||
| Other Designation(s) | Brenus or Brennus |
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| Type | Main battle tank |
Crew | 4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver) |
| Manufacturer(s) | Atelier de construction de
Roanne |
Designed | 1963 |
| Production Quantity | 3571 with variants |
Production Period | 1965-1993 |
| Radios | ? |
In Service | 1965–2011 (French Army) |
| DIMENSIONS | ||||
| Mass | 36000 kg (AMX-30B) |
Length with Gun | 9.48 m |
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37700 kg (AMX-30B2) |
Length without Gun | 6.59 m |
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39300 kg (AMX-30B2 Brenus) |
Barrel Overhang | 2.89m |
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| Width | 3.1 m |
Height | 2.28 m |
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| ARMAMENT/ARMOR | |||
| Primary Armament | 1× 105 mm CN-105 Model F1*
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Ammunition Carried | 47 rounds |
| Secondary Armament | 1 x 20 mm M693 gun (coaxial) |
Ammunition Carried | 480 |
1 x 7.62 mm AANF1 machine gun (cupola) |
2700 |
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| Other Armament | 4 x smoke-grenade launchers on
turret flanks (16 smoke-producing machines) |
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| Armor | 15 to 80 mm Rolled homogeneous
steel / AMX-30B2 Brenus: Added 112 BS G2 Reactive Bricks |
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(*) Initial speed:
1525 m / s (arrow shell), firing rate: ? rounds / min,
range: 3000 m
| AUTOMOTIVE (AMX-30B) | ||||
| Engine | Hispano-Suiza HS-110 (multi-fuel)
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| Horsepower | 710 hp at 2600 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 19.72 hp/t |
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| Transmission | AMX 5-SD-200D (manual) |
Suspension | Torsion bar with shock absorbers |
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| Speeds | 5 forward, 5 reverse |
Fuel capacity | 970 L |
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| AUTOMOTIVE (AMX-30B2) | ||||
| Engine | Hispano-Suiza HS-110-2 |
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| Horsepower | 740 hp at 2600 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 19.62 hp/t |
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| Transmission | Minerva Enc 200 (semi-automatic) |
Suspension | Torsion bar with shock absorbers |
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| Speeds | - |
Fuel capacity | 900 L |
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| AUTOMOTIVE (AMX-30B2 Brenus) | ||||
| Engine | MACK E9 |
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| Horsepower | 750 hp at 2600 rpm |
Power/Weight Ratio | 19.08 hp/t |
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| Transmission | Minerva Enc 200 (semi-automatic) |
Suspension | Torsion bar with shock absorbers |
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| Speeds | - |
Fuel capacity | 900 L |
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| PERFORMANCES | ||||
| Operational range | 500-600
km (AMX-30B), 450 km (AMX-30B2) |
Speed | On
Road |
60-65 km/h (forward) |
650 km with external
fuel |
Cross-Country |
40-50 km/h |
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| Vertical Obstacle | 0.93 m |
Ditch crossing | 2.90 m |
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| Fording | 1.3 m unprepared, 2.2 m prepared,
4.0 m with snorkel |
Gradient | 60% |
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| Sources | |||
| Wikipédia(fr) | Les chars français | ||
| Intetres.com | |||
Drawings |
