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The '''AMX Agresseur''' (English: | The '''AMX Agresseur''' (English: ''Aggressor'') is a Sieuxerrian {{wpl|Armoured fighting vehicle|armored fighting vehicle}} family developed in the early 1990s to replace the aging [[AMX-10]] and {{wpl|AMX-VCI}} family of AFVs which had been in service as early as the 1950s. | ||
The Agresseur family is known officially in the [[Sieuxerrian Army]] as the '''Véhicule militaire blindé - AMX Modèle 2006''', or '''VMB-AMX M.06'''. VMB stands for armored military vehicle or armored fighting vehicle, with AMX standing for Ateliers de construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux, which is the principle factory where these would be assembled. The family of vehicles includes an IFV, APC, mortar carrier, anti-aircraft vehicle and other types, including models designed for export purposes. | |||
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Revision as of 05:27, 2 June 2021
| AMX Agresseur | |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Italic text |
| Place of origin | Sieuxerr |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2006-Present |
| Used by | Sieuxerr |
| Production history | |
| Designer | GIAT Industries |
| Designed | 1999-2006 |
| Manufacturer | GIAT Industries |
| Produced | 2006-Present |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 30 tonnes (Basic) 32.5 tonnes (Combat) |
| Length | 7.3 m |
| Width | 3.4 m |
| Height | 2.6 m (IFV) 2 m (APC) |
| Crew | 3 (Commander, gunner, driver) |
| Passengers | 8 dismounts |
| Armor | 30mm APFSDS frontal arc 14.5mm AP sides |
Main armament | GIAT BT-40/70 (240 rounds) |
Secondary armament | AA-MAS M.57 coaxial (1,500 rounds) AA-MAS M.57 on an RWS mount (1,500 rounds) |
| Engine | 8-cylinder diesel engine 750 horsepower (560 kW) |
| Power/weight | 26 hp/t (19.3 kW/t) |
| Suspension | torsion bar |
| Ground clearance | .42 meters |
Operational range | 500 km |
| Speed | 70 km/h |
The AMX Agresseur (English: Aggressor) is a Sieuxerrian armored fighting vehicle family developed in the early 1990s to replace the aging AMX-10 and AMX-VCI family of AFVs which had been in service as early as the 1950s.
The Agresseur family is known officially in the Sieuxerrian Army as the Véhicule militaire blindé - AMX Modèle 2006, or VMB-AMX M.06. VMB stands for armored military vehicle or armored fighting vehicle, with AMX standing for Ateliers de construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux, which is the principle factory where these would be assembled. The family of vehicles includes an IFV, APC, mortar carrier, anti-aircraft vehicle and other types, including models designed for export purposes.