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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.
Panhard et Levassor (1887–1895). This model was the first registered automobile in Portugal Panhard et Levassor's Daimler Motor Carriage, 1894 12 h.p. Panhard, ca. 1902 1933 Panhard et Levassor X74 1937 Panhard et Levassor Dynamic 1955 DB Panhard HBR 1960 Panhard DB Le Mans 1964 Panhard 24CT
This led to the 8x8 Panhard EBR (Type 212) which entered service in 1950. [14] Similarly, in 1956 the French Ministry of Defense was persuaded to commission a replacement for the Daimler Ferret scout car. [3] Also manufactured by Panhard, the successor was the AML (Type 245) which entered service in 1961. [15]
Turret of Panhard EBR. Whilst the oscillating turret was unsuccessful for the heavy tank, it proved more successful in allowing light tanks and armored cars to carry an unusually heavy main gun of 90 mm. In French doctrine, light reconnaissance vehicles were heavily armed and expected to also fulfill a role in defending the flanks of a main force.
The AMX-13 is a French light tank produced from 1952 to 1987. It served with the French Army, as the Char 13t-75 Modèle 51, and was exported to more than 26 other nations.. Named after its initial weight of 13 tonnes, and featuring a tough and reliable chassis, [1] it was fitted with an oscillating turret built by GIAT Industries (now Nexter) with revolver-type magazines, which were also used ...
The Panhard ERC (Engin à Roues, Canon; "Wheeled vehicle, cannon") is a French six-wheeled armoured car which is highly mobile and amphibious with an option of being NBC-proof. Two versions of the ERC entered production in large numbers: the ERC-90 Lynx and the ERC-90 Sagaie. The main difference between the two versions is the type of turret ...
Pages in category "Panhard vehicles" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. Panhard 24; C.
The prototype was completed in 1939. The outstanding characteristics of the vehicle greatly impressed the French Army. On 1 May 1940, an order for 600 Panhard AM 40 P was placed by the French Army. [4] The Panhard AM 40 P was also planned to replace the Panhard 178. [1] [5] However, due to the Fall of France, no vehicle was built except the ...