AMX Agresseur
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| AMX Agresseur | |
|---|---|
| File:Amxvipere.png | |
| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle |
| 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-30/70 (M.06A) (320 rounds) GIAT BT-40/70 (M.06B) (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 ARE 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.
Variants
- Véhicule de combat d'infanterie - AMX Modèle 2006, VCI-AMX M.06A
- Infantry fighting vehicle model armed with a 30mm main gun, 7mm coaxial machine gun, a 7mm RWS, and with 2 SMUG-M or MMP ATGMs. 4 ATGMs are carried in storage. Most numerous model purchased by Sieuxerr. Being upgraded to the VCI-AMX M.06B model.
- Véhicule de combat d'infanterie - AMX Modèle 2006, VCI-AMX M.06B
- Upgraded model with a new turret armed with a 40mm autocannon and a new RWS.
- Véhicule de transport de troupes - AMX Modèle 2006, VTT-AMX M.06
- APC model equipped with a single 13.2mm RWS and able to carry 10 dismounts with 2 crew.
- Ambulance de transport sanitaire - AMX Modèle 2006, SAN-AMX M.06
- Battlefield ambulance. 2 vehicle crew, 2 medical attendants, and up to 4 stretchers.
- Poste de commandement - AMX Modèle 2006, PC-AMX M.06
- Multi-use command vehicle. Armed with a 13.2mm RWS. 2 crew with up to 4 seated personnel.
- Mortier automoteur - AMX Modèle 2006, MAu-AMX M.06
- Self-propelled mortar. Uses a breech-loaded 120mm mortar. Carries 70 rounds and has a 4 man crew. Armed with a single 7mm RWS.
- Canon automoteur - AMX Modèle 2006, CAu-AMX M.06
- Self-propelled artillery gun. Uses a modified CN-105 L M.99 gun. Carries 60 rounds and has a 4 man crew. Armed with a single 7mm RWS.
- Défense contre-avion - AMX Modèle 2006, DCA-AMX M.06
- Equipped with a Sylvan produced SIDAM 25 turret. Quad 25mm guns as well as equipped with Mistral MANPADs.