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Armoured Multirole Carrier

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Place of origin
  
France

Length
  
6.3 m (20 ft 8 in)

Manufacturer
  
Renault Trucks Défense

Width
  
2.55 m (8 ft 4 in)

Type
  
Armoured personnel carrier

Weight
  
18–23 t (18–23 long tons)

The Armoured Multirole Carrier (AMC) is an eight-wheeled armoured personnel carrier designed by Renault Trucks Défense, part of Renault Trucks. A concept model was put on display for the first time at Eurosatory 2008. It is one of the contenders to replace the VAB, also made by Renault, around 2020, as part of "Project Scorpion", a large-scale military modernization programme.

The AMC is a high-mobility medium armoured vehicle. A wide range of different models is planned, including six-wheel drive variants.

Versions

  • Armoured transport
  • Infantry combat vehicle
  • Troop transport
  • Mobile command centre (AMC-PC)
  • Ambulance (AMC-SAN)
  • HOT launcher (AMC-HOT)
  • Anti-air missile launcher
  • Mortar truck
  • Artillery observation
  • NBC reconnaissance
  • Decontamination centre
  • Minesweeper
  • 20mm turret AMC
  • References

    Armoured Multirole Carrier Wikipedia