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AMX-10 RC

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The AMX-10 RC is a French six-wheeled armored reconnaissance and fire support vehicle, with the first production vehicle delivered in 1979. Its designation stands for roues-canon, wheels and gun, reflecting its wheeled chassis armed with a 105mm gun, built with a welded aluminum hull, hydropneumatic suspension and skid steering, and originally designed with amphibious capability using water jets. Despite its tank-like silhouette it is officially a reconnaissance vehicle rather than a main battle tank, and it has deployed with French forces in the Gulf War, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Mali and the Russo-Ukrainian War. More than 240 remained in French Army service as of 2021, gradually being replaced by the EBRC Jaguar, and the vehicle has also been exported to Morocco, Qatar, Cameroon and Ukraine. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
105mm 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Armoured reconnaissance vehicle 1
Introduced Year
1981 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
Connections

Used In

Gulf War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: AMX-10 RC
Kosovo War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: AMX-10 RC
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikipedia: AMX-10 RC
  • Infobox, type
    Armoured reconnaissance vehicle
  • Infobox, service
    1981
  • service-status
    service = 1981-present
  • Caliber attribute (amx-10-rc)
    Its designation stands for roues-canon, wheels and gun, reflecting its wheeled chassis armed with a 105mm gun, built with a welded aluminum hull, hydropneumatic suspension and skid steering, and originally designed with amphibious capability using water jets.
  • Used In: Gulf War, infobox wars field: 'Gulf War'
  • Used In: Kosovo War, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'
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2. Wikidata: AMX-10 RC
Wikidata Q295405, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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