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The EBR is an 8x8 wheeled reconnaissance vehicle based on the previous Panhard AM 40 P/Model 201, a light armored car born before the Second World War, but remained only at prototype level. After the war the new contest for a postwar armored car saw the Panhard proposal as winner against two other French firms.
The Panhard AML (automitrailleuse légère, or "light armoured car") [3] is an armoured car with reconnaissance capability. [8] Designed by Panhard on a lightly armoured 4×4 chassis, it weighs an estimated 5.5 tonnes, and is thus suitable for airborne deployment. [9]
He designed an armoured shell chassis for the car, and angled the exterior plating to deflect incoming fire. Delagarde also produced the engine for the EBR; an air-cooled 6.0 L flat-twelve engine that produced 250 hp (186.4 kW) on gasoline and made the EBR one of the fastest reconnaissance vehicles of the time. [7]
The Panhard AM 40 P was a groundbreaking armoured car for its time. The prototype had a low profile which made it harder to detect and was perfect for reconnaissance missions. It was manned by a crew of two. [1] It has an uncommon 8x8 wheel configuration. A pair of bulletproof pneumatic steering wheels was located in the front while another ...
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Pages in category "Armoured cars of the Cold War" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. ... Panhard AML; Panhard EBR; S. Shorland armoured car;
One suspect is apprehended, but at least six other suspects remain at large in the theft of armored cars across the L.A. region, authorities say. At least six suspects at large in theft of armored ...
The Panhard 178 [2] (officially designated as Automitrailleuse de Découverte Panhard modèle 1935, [2] 178 being the internal project number at Panhard) or "Pan-Pan" was an advanced [2] French reconnaissance 4x4 armoured car that was designed for the French Army Cavalry units before World War II.