AMX-45

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CCP-ARE Model 1974
TypeMain battle tank
Place of originSieuxerr
Service history
In service1974-Present
Used bySieuxerr
Production history
DesignerGIAT Industries
Designed1963-1974
ManufacturerRoanne Tank Plant
Produced1974-1997
No. built8,000~
Specifications (AMX-45B3)
Length6.6 m (22 ft) (w/o gun forward)
9.7 m (32 ft) (w/ gun forward)
Width3.3 m (11 ft)
Height2.5 m (8.2 ft) (To turret roof)
Crew4 (Commander, gunner, driver, loader)

ArmorLaminated steel/ceramic/composite mixture along with modular armor packages
Main
armament
CN-CR105 M.68
(50 rounds)
CN-CR120 M.82
(40 rounds)
Secondary
armament
CN-MIT20 M.53 20mm coaxial autocannon
(600 rounds)
AA-MAS M.57 machine gun
(2,500 rounds)
Engine8-cylinder diesel engine
1,400 hp (1,000 kW)
Power/weight26.1 hp/t (19.5 kW/t)
TransmissionSCT 2000
Suspensiontorsion bar
Ground clearance.4 m (1.3 ft)
Fuel capacity1,400 l (370 US gal)
Operational
range
550 km (340 mi)
Speed70 km/h (43 mph)
References

The AMX-45 is a Sieuxerrian third-generation main battle tank that was designed by

Development

Development of the AMX-45 began after the lackluster trial performance of the AMX-30 in the 1960s, citing automotive and protection inefficiencies.

Design

OFL 120 F2
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Armament

Primary

CN-CR105 M.68

The initial M.74 model used the CN-CR105 M.68 105mm smoothbore tank gun. The CR105 fired a series of 105mm rounds with a focus on high-performance armor-piercing fin-stabilized discarding sabot (APFSDS) rounds. Testing with the ARE M.66 and later M.69 showed that the original understanding from the 1950s that new and rapidly developing HEAT ammunition would be near-impossible to armor against was untrue, and that HEAT was easier to resist than kinetic energy penetrators like APFSDS ammo.

The smoothbore nature of the CR105 M.68 allowed for more accurate and better penetrative performance of AP ammunition. The rounds retained effective accuracy and penetrative qualities out to over 3,000 meters. By the late 1970s however Sieuxerrian military intellgence became aware of the start of a new Ostlandic main battle tank project, known as Future Ostlandic Tank, or in Merovingian, Futur char ostlandique (FCO). The hypothesized FCO tank was considered to be near-immune to all existing and still-in-development 105mm ammo from the frontal aspect at and beyond 1,000 meters. Development of a new gun had been already underway, however this accelerated development as well as replacement of the 105mm gun on all M.74s.

Ammo for the 105mm gun would still be developed however, with the last round, the OFL-105 AC M.5UA, being accepted for use in the mid-1990. The round was able to penetrate some 520mm of RHA at a range of 2km.

CN-CR120 M.82

Secondary

Future Ostlandic Tank Futur char ostlandique

Protection

Variants

  • Char de combat principal - ARE Modèle 1966, CCP-ARE M.66
Prototype model produced in the 1960s, only 8 produced before the vehicle was rejected.
  • Char de combat principal - ARE Modèle 1969, CCP-ARE M.69
An overall improved turret design that was also rejected.
  • Char de combat principal - ARE Modèle 1974, CCP-ARE M.74
First production model.
  • AMX-45D
Armored recovery vehicle based on the AMX-45.
  • Engin Blindé du Génie
Combat engineering vehicle.
Series of large caliber air defense guns.
Series of smaller caliber air defense vehicles.
  • AMX-45B
First upgrade to the tank in 1983. Added hunter-killer capabilities to the FCS and improved armor protection.
  • AMX-45B Amélioré
Adaption of the AMX-45B to be applied to older AMX-45 series tanks.
  • AMX-45B2
Digitization of the AMX-45. Accepted in 1985. Added vastly improved armor protection as well as improved drive train. Applied to new build and older tanks.
  • AMX-45EX
Final production model accepted into Sieuxerrian service. Further improved digitization.
Self-propelled howitzer