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AMX 40 cruiser tank information


AMX 40
TypeCruiser tank
Place of originFrance
Production history
DesignerJoseph Molinié
Designed1938-1940
ManufacturerAteliers de construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux
Specifications
Mass16–18 t (35,000–40,000 lb)
Length5.33 m (17 ft 6 in)
Width2.45 m (8 ft 0 in)
Height2.37 m (7 ft 9 in)
Crew3 (commander/gunner, driver, loader)

Armor60 mm equivalent (turret and front)
30-50 mm (hull sides) + 15 mm sponsons
40 mm (lower hull) sides + 15 mm side skirts
25 mm (double bottom)
Main
armament
47 mm SA35 gun (176 rounds)
Secondary
armament
7.5 mm MAC 1931 coaxial machine gun, 7.5 mm MAC 1934 anti-aircraft machine gun (4000 rounds)
EngineAster two-stroke diesel engine
160 hp (120 kW) (4-cylinder) or 220 hp (160 kW) (6-cylinder)
TransmissionRVR automatic
SuspensionChristie
Fuel capacity400 liters
Operational
range
>500 km (310 mi)
Maximum speed 45–50 km/h (28–31 mph)
Steering
system
controlled differential

The AMX 40 was a proposed French cruiser tank. It was intended to replace the SOMUA S35 and S40 tanks. The tank never went beyond design stage after the Fall of France.

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