Hypothetical appearance of a Belgian AMC-34. Artist's impression.

In 1935 the Belgian cavalry started a mechanisation programme. On 13 September 1935, 25 AMC 34 hulls were ordered with Renault, and 25 turrets with APX. It was stipulated that the production vehicles would be of an improved configuration. However, due to technical and financial problems, Renault was unable to deliver. Only after a delay of over three years, ten hulls were exported of the more modern AGC-1 or AMC 35. The ordered APX2 turrets were refitted with Belgian 47 mm guns (instead of the original 25 mm (1 in) gun) and 7.65 mm Hotchkiss machine guns; 12 were used on AGC-1 hulls, 13 were used on coastal defence pillboxes.