AMX-VCI

Also known as AMX-13 VCI, AMXVCI, AMX13VCI

The AMX-VCI () is one of the many variants of the French AMX-13 light tank. It was the front line APC of the French Army until replaced by the AMX-10P. It is still used by some countries, for example Mexico, where it goes under the name of DNC-1 and is armed with a 20mm cannon.

Key facts

Weapon.name: AMX-13 VCI
Weapon.image: AMX-VCI del Ejército Mexicano.jpg
Weapon.image_size: 300
Weapon.caption: Mexican AMX-VCI (DNC1)
Weapon.origin: France
Weapon.type: Armored personnel carrier
Weapon.is_vehicle: yes
Weapon.wars: Turkish invasion of CyprusIndonesian invasion of East TimorLebanese Civil WarSouth Lebanon conflict (1985–2000)Cenepa WarMexican drug warSouth Sudanese Civil War
Weapon.crew: 3 + 10 passengers
Weapon.length: 5.7 m
Weapon.width: 2.67 m
Weapon.height: 2.41m
Weapon.weight: 15.0 tonnes
Weapon.armour: 10-40mm
Weapon.primary_armament: turret mounted 20mm F2/M693 autocannon
Weapon.secondary_armament: 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun or 7.62 mm MAS
Weapon.engine: SOFAM Model 8Gxb 8-cyl. water-cooled petrol
Weapon.suspension: Torsion-bar

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Variants
Combat history
Lebanon
Operators
Current operators
Former operators
Evaluation-only operators
See also
Notes
References
External links

== History == Beginning in 1957, some 3,000 vehicles were produced. It was initially produced as the AMX-13 VTT (), which carried ten infantrymen and was armed with either an AA-52 7.62 mm machine gun or a 12.7 mm M2 Browning machine gun in an open mounting. The final versions had a turret equipped with a 20mm light autocannon, producing a vehicle that can be seen as an early example of the infantry fighting vehicle.

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