Argentina: 58 AMX-13/105,24 AMX-VCI, 24 AMX F3 155mm and 2 AMX-13 PDP armoured bridge-layers.The book covers the origins of the AMX-13 and its design and funding then looks at the various builds and marks as well as the export and second hand sales versions of the vehicle (for example, Peter Lau covers the Singapore Army’s AMX-13 that were acquired from Switzerland (150) India (150) and Israel (40). The AMX 13 Light Tank – A Complete History Robinson have out together a complete pictorial history of the AMX-13 which is released as: The gun was aimed by rotating the elevating the turret to the target. The turret was to the back of the vehicle, with the engine the full length of the vehicle, driver on the other side. There are over a hundred variants including self-propelled guns, anti-aircraft systems, APCs, and ATGM versions. The AMX-13 was fitted with an oscillating turret built by GIAT Industries with revolver type magazines, which were also used on the Austrian SK-105 Kürassier.
It was exported to more than 25 other nations. It was named after its initial weight of 13 tonnes and was a tough and reliable air-portable chassis. In the French Army it was referred to as the Char 13t-75 Modèle 51. The AMX-13 light tank is a French designed and built light tank with a production run from 1952 to 1987.
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