AMX Napoleon

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AMX Napoleon
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An AMX Napoleon Series III main battle tank
TypeMain battle tank
Place of originSieuxerr
Service history
In service1990-Present
Used bySieuxerr
Production history
DesignerGIAT Industries
Designed1988-1995
ManufacturerRoanne Tank Plant
Lyon Tank Plant
Produced1994-
No. built1,350
VariantsSéries I
Séries II
Séries III
Specifications (Séries IIIbis
)
Weight59 tonnes (Basic)
66.8 tonnes (Combat)
Length7.1 m (23 ft) (w/o gun forward)
9.8 m (32 ft) (w/ gun forward)
Width3.73 m (12.2 ft)
Height2.4 m (7.9 ft) (To turret roof)
3.1 m (10 ft) (To commander's sight)
Crew4 (Commander, gunner, driver, loader)

ArmorLaminated steel/ceramic/composite mixture along with modular armor packages
Main
armament
GIAT CN120-26
(44 rounds, plus 14 more stowed outside)
Secondary
armament
1 × AA-82 on RWS
(900 rounds)
1 × MAG 60.40 coaxial
(4,500 rounds)
EngineGas-turbine engine
1,500 hp (1,100 kW)
Power/weight25.4 hp/t (18.9 kW/t)
TransmissionAutomatic, 4 forward, 2 reverse
Suspensiontorsion bar
Ground clearance.5 m (1.6 ft)
Fuel capacity1,900 l (500 US gal) (Option for 400 more liters in fuel drums)
Operational
range
400 km (250 mi) (500 km (310 mi) with fuel drums)
Speed67 km/h (42 mph)
References

The AMX Napoleon is the main battle tank of the Sieuxerrian Army. It is a third generation main battle tank designed in the early 1980s to replace the AMX-45. Due to its expensive electro-optical gunnery system, the use of titanium and other composite materials, has made the AMX Napoleon one of the most expensive main battle tanks in the world.

Variants and upgrades

  • Séries I: First production model. 420 produced before being superseded by the Series II.
  • Séries II: First produced in 2003, fixed a number of issues found with the previous Series I.
  • Séries III: Current production model developed in 2006. Replaces most steel armor with titanium armor, and also adds additional thicker modular armor systems along with ERA along the sides of the turret.
  • Séries III/A: Upgrade featuring improved electronics. Can be easily applied to any Series III standard Naploeon.
  • AMX-64: Using the original Séries I production chassis, the AMX-64 was designed to provide armored formations with heavy reconnaissance abilities along with a secondary role in supporting tanks in situations that the tanks may be at a disadvantage.
  • AMX Levavasseur: Using a modified Leclerc chassis, The Levavasseur is loosely defined as an 'Advanced Third Generation Tank' due to its new technology, however its still applied to a modified AMX Napoleon chassis.
  • AMX Napoleon Anti-Air: AMX Napoleon chassis modified with an 8-tube SMUG-AA launcher.
  • Engin Principal du Génie: Armored combat engineering vehicle.
  • Dépanneur du Char Napoléon: Armored recovery vehicle.