AMX-VCI
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| AMX-13 VCI | |
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 AMX-13 VTT |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle |
| Place of origin |  France |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 15.0 tonnes |
| Length | 5.7 m |
| Width | 2.67 m |
| Height | 2.41m |
| Crew | 3 + 10 passengers |
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| Armor | mm |
| Primary armament |
turret mounted 20mm cannon |
| Secondary armament |
12.7 mm machine gun or 7.5 mm machine gun |
| Engine | SOFAM Model 8Gxb 8-cyl. water-cooled petrol |
| Power/weight | 16.7/tonne |
| Suspension | Torsion-bar |
| Operational range |
350 km |
| Speed | 60 km/h |
The AMX-VCI (French: Véhicule de Combat d'Infanterie) is one of the many variants of the French AMX-13 light tank. It was the front line APC of the French Army until replaced by the AMX-10P.
[edit] History
Produced to the extent of some 3000 vehicles from 1967, it was initially produced as the AMX-13 VTT (véhicule de transport de troupe) carrying ten infantrymen and armed with an AA-52 7.5 mm machine gun or 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun in an open mounting. In the final versions this had climbed to a turret equipped with a 20mm light autocannon, producing a vehicle that can be seen as an early example of the infantry fighting vehicle.
[edit] Variants
The AMX-13 VCI itself was the basis for a number of variants:
- AMX-VTP: Original APC variant armed with open-mount light machine-gun
- AMX-VTT (AMX-VCI): APC fitted with turret mounted light machine-gun
- AMX-LT: VTT based artillery fire control vehicle
- AMX-PC: VTT based command Post
- AMX-VCA: VTT based 155 mm Support Vehicle designed to accompany the Mk F3 SPH
- AMX-VCG: Combat engineer version
- AMX-VCI 12.7: Version with 50 calibre (12.7 mm) HMG used by France and the Netherlands
- AMX-VCI M-56: Fitted with Canon de 20 mm
- AMX-VCPM de 81: VTT-based 81 mm Mortar Carrier
- AMX-VCPM de 120: VTT-based 120 mm Mortar Carrier
- AMX-VCTB (Vehicule Chenillé Transport Blessés): VTT-based Ambulance
- AMX-VTT avec tourelle NA2: Fitted with ATGM launcher
- AMX-VTT ROLAND: Roland SPAAML
- AMX-VTT Version 1987: Modernised version with all the tank automotive improvements
- AMX-VTT with Minotaur Mine System: Minotaur scatterable mine-laying system fitted on rear
- AMX-13 RATAC: VTT-based RATAC ground surveillance radar vehicle
- AMX DOZER: bulldozer blade equipped version
- AMX-13 VCPC: Argentinian Army version of the AMX-13 VCI
- AMX-13 mod.56 VCI: Belgian Army version with a .30 Browning mounted in a CALF38 turret.
- AMX-13 mod.56 [81 mm mortar carrier]: Belgian Army version
- AMX-13 mod.56 [command post]: Belgian Army version
- AMX-13 mod.56 [ENTAC atgm]: Belgian Army version with rear-mounted ENTAC missile launcher
- AMX-13 mod.56 [cargo]: Belgian Army version
- AMX-VTT TOW: Dutch Army version with TOW launcher on cupola
- AMX-GWT (GeWonden Transport): Dutch army version of the VCTB
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