“We will carry out a campaign characterized by shock, by surprise, by flexibility ... and by the application of overwhelming force.”
- CENTCOM commander General Tommy Franks commenting on the conduct of Operation: Iraqi Freedom, March 21st, 2003
The AMX-13 was a French light tank produced from 1953 to 1985. It served with the French Army and was exported to over twenty-five other nations. Including prototypes and export versions there are over a hundred variants including self-propelled gun, anti-aircraft systems, APCs, and TOW/ATGM versions. It is estimated that total production of the AMX-13 family was 7,700 units, of which around 3,400 were exported. The AMX-13/105 was an ppgraded export version of the Modele 58 self-propelled featruing a thermal sleeve and revised hull front. Sold Out! |
