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AMX 38
TypeLight tank
Place of originFrance
Production history
Designed1937
ManufacturerAteliers de construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux
Produced1939
No. built2
Specifications
Mass16.5 t (36,000 lb)
Length5.28 m (17 ft 4 in)
Width1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Height2.22 m (7 ft 3 in)
Crew2 (Commander/Gunner, Driver)

Armour60 mm
Main
armament
37mm SA 38 mle. 2 gun
Secondary
armament
1x 7.5mm Reibel machine gun
EngineAster
160 hp
Power/weight9.69 hp/tonne

The AMX 38 was a prototype French tank designed in 1937 at the AMX works. Designed as AMX's response to the 20-tonne tank programme intended to replace the aging Char D2, it was a faster and heavier alternative to Renault R35, in practice a cross-over between a light tank and medium tank.[1]

  1. ^ Valantin, Jean-Pierre. "1937 AMX 38". Chars français (in French). Chars français sur le net. Retrieved 2 April 2015.

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