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AMX-VCI
Sign in to saveThe 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
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
12 sectionsContents
- History
- Variants
- Combat history
- Lebanon
- Operators
- Current operators
- Former operators
- Evaluation-only operators
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
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.
== 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.