ACMAT
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ACMAT (Ateliers de Construction Mécanique de L'Atlantique), also known as ALM-ACMAT(as of 22 May 2006, a wholly owned subsidiary of Renault Trucks), is a French producer of cross-country and tactical military vehicles since 1958. Known for their reliabiity, simplicity, ruggedness and their 80% commonality of parts, these vehicles were originally targeted at African and Asian countries who could not afford more expensive vehicles. Parts commonality includes cabs, structural components, engines and drive trains. ACMAT uses many of the same parts for all of its line of vehicles. They even produce an armored variant of both the 4x4 and 6x6, called the VLRA/VLRB. Many French fire brigades also use ACMAT vehicles due to their lower cost and 4wd ability. Several thousand are in use by 42 countries including France.
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[edit] Vehicles
VLA (Vehicule Logistique de L'Avant) 4x4, 6x6, 8x8 4,000kg to 8,000kg
- 4x4 trucks
- TPK 4.20 SC - 2500-litre tanker version
- TPK 4.20 PCR - Radio Command Post
- TPK 4.20 SL7 - Light recovery duty vehicle
- TPK 4.20 SM2 - Troop Carrier
- TPK 4.20 SAM - Ambulance
- TPK 4.20 VCT - Command and transmission vehicle
- TPK 4.20 VPL2 - Scout car
- TPK 4.20M ALM - cargo
- TPK 4.30 BUS - 28 passanger bus (short chassis) or 34 passenger (long chassis)
- also available in a command vehicle conversion.
- TPK 4.30 SAM - Workshop
- TPK 4.35 SCM - Mechanical handling vehicle
- TPK 4.35 SM - Troop carrier
- TPK 4.35 SM2 - Truck
- TPK 4.35 VPC - Convoy protection vehicle/weapons carrier
- WPK 440 SH/STL 4ton, shelter/pallet
- VT (Vehicule Tatique) GAMME 4x4
- Short Chassis 1,500kg to 2,500kg
- Long chassis 2,500kg to 3,500kg
- VLRA (Véhicule de Liaison et Reconnaissance de L'Armée) - the armed and armoured variant of the VT
- VLRB (Véhicule de Liaison) 4x4
The all new VLRB is powered by a four cylinder Cummins turbo-diesel Euro # which has 167 horsepower at 2,500 rpm. It has a five speed automatic transmission and a two speed transfer case. One can be carried in a C-160 Transall and two can be carried in a C-130 Hercules. The armored verion can be armed with a 12.7 mm heavy machine gun, or a 20mm or 30mm automatic cannon.
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- FCLV - Future Command and Liasion Vehicle, a British Army light wheeled armored vehicle program. Offered by Hunting Engineering in partnership with ACMAT, the FCLV was essentially a modified VLRB. The IVECO contender eventually won the bid process
- 6x6 vehicles
- TPK 6.40 SB - 6000kg tipper
- TPK 6.40 SC - 4000-litre bowser?tanker
- TPK 6.40 SG - Tar spreader
- TPK 6.40 SH - Shelter carrier
- TPK 6.40 SM2 - 6x6 troop carrier
- TPK 6.40 SWT - Recovery vehicle
- TPK 6.50 SH - Shelter carrier
- TPK 6.60 SH - Shelter carrier
- VCT (Véhicule de Commandement et de Transmissions)
- WPK665 SH/STL up to 15 foot Container/pallet system "Hunter"
- WPK 665 APL up to 20 foot containers/pallets
- 8x8 Vehicles
- WPK 875 SH up to 20 foot containers
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[edit] Variants
ACMAT offers over 70 varaints including the following:
- Fire apparatus.
- Vehicle recovery
- ambulances
- Fluid carriers.
- Semi-trucks
[edit] Options
- two or four doors
- soft or hard top
- manual or power steering
- manual or automatic transmission
- left or right hand drive
- heater
- air conditioning
[edit] Address
- ACMAT
- Le Point Jour 44600
- Saint Nazaire France
- Telephone: +33 (0) 2 40 22 33 71
- Fascimile x: +33 (0) 2 40 66 30 96
