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AMX-10 RC Category: Vehicle Model Wikipedia: AMX-10 RC Description: A French six-wheeled armored fighting vehicle manufactured by Nexter Systems. Page Sections: History ยท Article Index |
The following section is an excerpt from Wikipedia's Automotive Industries page on X September 2023, text available via the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
The AMX-10 RC is a French armoured fighting vehicle manufactured by Nexter Systems for armoured reconnaissance purposes. Equipping French cavalry units since 1981, over 240 remained in service with the French Army in 2021. 108 units were sold to Morocco and 12 to Qatar. "RC" stands for "Roues-Canon", meaning "wheeled gun". The vehicle can be described as a wheeled tank destroyer. It has also been described as a light tank, though its classification as a tank has been disputed; it is described by the term "char" (tank) in French service.
The AMX-10 RC is distinct from the amphibious AMX-10P: they share automotive components, but have completely different battlefield roles. The AMX-10 RC is usually used for reconnaissance missions in dangerous environments or for fire support.
Since 2021, France has been gradually replacing it with the EBRC Jaguar.
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| 5 January 2023 | France to be first nation to donate Western armored vehicles to Ukraine Under this agreement, France will deliver an as-of-yet unspecified amount of AMX-10 RC tanks, which it has been deprecating in favor of the EBRC Jaguar model. | News Article (text) Publisher: Wikinews Topic: AMX-10 RC |