AMX-13

The AMX-13 is a French light tank produced from 1953 to 1985. It served with the French Army, as the Char 13t-75 Modèle 51, and was exported to more than 25 other nations. Named after its initial weight of 13 tonnes, and featuring a tough and reliable chassis,^[1] it was fitted with an oscillating turret built by GIAT Industries (nowNexter) with revolver type magazines, which were also used on the Austrian SK-105 Kürassier.^[1] Including prototypes and export versions, there are over a hundred variants including self-propelled guns, anti-aircraftsystems, APCs, and ATGM versions. Total production of the AMX-13 family is approximately 7,700 units, around 3,400 of which were exported.