AMX-45

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AMX-45
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An AMX-45 main battle tank
TypeMain battle tank
Place of originSieuxerr
Service history
In service1974-Present
Used bySieuxerr
Production history
DesignerGIAT Industries
Designed1963-1974
ManufacturerNexter (Formerly GIAT Industries)
Unit cost$4,000,000 UCD (Estimated price of a new AMX-45B3)
Produced1974-1997
No. built8,000~
Specifications (AMX-45B3)
Weight47.1 tonnes (Basic)
53.5 tonnes (Combat)
Length6.8 m (w/o gun)
10 m (w/ gun)
Width3.3 m
Height2.38 m
Crew4 (Commander, gunner, driver, loader)

ArmorLaminated steel/ceramic/composite mixture along with modular armor packages
Main
armament
GIAT CN120-26/52
(40 rounds)
Secondary
armament
M693 20mm coaxial autocannon
(600 rounds)
AA-77C machine gun
(2,500 rounds)
Engine8-cylinder diesel engine
1,400 horsepower (1,040 kW)
Power/weight26.1 hp/t (19.4 kW/t)
TransmissionSCT 2000
Suspensiontorsion bar
Ground clearance.4 meters
Fuel capacity1,300 ℓ
Operational
range
550 km
Speed70 km/h

The AMX-45 is a Sieuxerrian third-generation main battle tank that was designed by GIAT Industries (Now Nexter) in 1973. It was one of the first main battle tanks in Septentrion to be equipped with a high-velocity 120mm smoothbore gun as standard armament.

Development

Development of the AMX-45 began after the lackluster trial performance of the AMX-30 in the 1960s, citing automotive and protection inefficiencies. The first improvement over the AMX-30 design would be the AMX-30, which replaced the previously cast steel turret with a welded turret, a the turret also featured an air gap between two sheets of armor.

Design

OFL 120 F2

Armament

EIREL

Protection

Variants

  • AMX-30
Prototype model produced in the 1960s, only 8 produced.
  • AMX-45
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