CLFIRD

CLFIRD
File:Amx91.png An AMX-98RC
Type	Light tank
Place of origin	Sieuxerr
Service history
In service	1986-Present
Used by	Sieuxerr
Production history
Designer	GIAT Industries
Designed	1981
Manufacturer	GIAT Industries
Unit cost	$3,500,000 USD
Produced	1986-
Specifications
Weight	Basic: 25.8 tonnes Combat: 31.5 tonnes
Length	6.16 m (w/o gun) 8.58 m (w/ gun)
Width	2.8 m
Height	2.4 m
Crew	4 (Commander, gunner, loader, driver)
Armor	Titanium along with modular armor packages
Main armament	GIAT CN120-30/52 (25 rounds)
Secondary armament	Mle 58C2 coaxial (2,500 rounds)
Engine	8-cylinder diesel engine 600 horsepower (298.2 kW)
Power/weight	19 hp/t (14.1 kW/t)
Suspension	Hydropneumatic
Ground clearance	.46 m
Fuel capacity	700 ℓ
Operational range	400 km
Speed	62 km/h (Land) 11 km/h (Sea)

The CLFIRD (Char Léger de Force d'Intervention RapiDe) also known as the AMX-83 in Sieuxerrian service, is a light tank that was developed to augment airborne infantry formations with dedicated armored vehicles. CLFIRD has been seriously upgraded since its acceptance in the 1980s. In the late 1990s, following the AMX-83B upgrade, an armored reconnaissance model called the AMX-98RC was introduced as a supplementary vehicle to the wheeled AMX-10RC and as a replacement to older series tracked reconnaissance vehicles.

Variants and upgrades

• AMX-83

First production model in Sieuxerrian service.

• AMX-83B

Digitization of the vehicle in 1994. Features an improved commander's sight with thermal and night vision capabilities.

• AMX-98RC

Modified version built to conduct recon-in-force. The vehicle is modified with additional radio equipment and other modifications. The commander's sight replaced with an improved sight fitted with FLIR, range finding, and an electro-optical/TV imaging system.

• AMX-83B2

Improved upon first digitization.

Operators

Current users

• Sieuxerr
• Arthurista (equipped with 120mm rifled gun and Sharpshooter RWS )