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ARL 44 - entered service in 1949, replacing German Panther tanks in French service. Design proved unsatisfactory and was phased out in 1953. M47 Patton - A US tank entering French service in 1954, replacing the ARL 44 due to the cancellation of the AMX 50 design. AMX-30 - Entered service in 1966, replacing M47 Patton in French service. It would ...
The AMX-40 was a French main battle tank developed by GIAT during the latter stages of the Cold War as an export tank to replace the earlier AMX-32.Designed to be an inexpensive tank orientated towards militaries with smaller defence budgets, the AMX-40 featured a lightly armoured hull and good mobility reminiscent of previous French MBTs with a powerful 120 mm cannon.
In March 1945, French industry was invited to design a tank, which resulted in the AMX-50. However, it was already obvious in the early 1950s that the AMX-50 tank might turn out to be too heavy due to attempts to improve the gun and armor in response to Soviet tanks such as the IS-3. Thus, in 1950, a 40 tonne medium tank project was started.
The French had planned for a defensive war and built tanks accordingly; many of their tanks - even those called léger ("light") were well armoured. Within France and its colonies, roughly 5,800 tanks were available during the time of the German offensive, and some when they came into contact were effective against the German tanks.
Leclerc tank had already been ordered in the 1990s, however the AMX-30 continued to play a key role in the French army and two further up-grades were implemented in limited numbers for French rapid reaction force which was made up of 2 Tank Regiments 1er and 2e Chasseurs. The first upgrade was an Explosive Reactive Armour package called BRENUS.
The AMX-10 has a turret with two 7.62mm machine guns and a 105mm cannon, which is powerful enough to destroy a tank at close range. Ukrainian forces operate both the AMX-10RC and AMX-10RCR, an ...
The AMX-32 was a French main battle tank developed by AMX and APX in the late 1970s during the Cold War as an export tank to fit in a specific market niche of nations with smaller defence budgets. While six prototypes were built, it failed to garner interest for foreign sales.
Cold War military equipment of France includes military equipment developed by France during the Cold War era (approximately 1945 to 1990). Subcategories.