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 vehicle can be described as a wheeled tank destroyer. "RC" stands for " Roues-Canon", meaning "wheeled gun".
108 units were sold to Morocco and 12 to Qatar. Equipping French cavalry units since 1981, over 240 remained in service with the French Army in 2021. Both vehicles are tracked and heavier than the AMX-10RC but have smaller main weapons, though they also carry anti-tank missiles.The AMX-10 RC is a French armoured fighting vehicle manufactured by Nexter Systems for armoured reconnaissance purposes. What's important is that the West is sending armored fighting vehicles.įrance's announcement was quickly followed by the US announcing that it would send M2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicles and Germany announcing that it would send Marder infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine. Yet the military value of the AMX-10RC isn't really the point. Armored vehicles are still vital on the battlefield, but an armored car may have limited utility against swarms of anti-tank missiles, attack drones, and smart artillery shells. Indeed, Ukraine has shown that modern reconnaissance relies on drones and satellites. Fighting there has become trench warfare, with incremental gains rather than sweeping armored offensives in which fast, armored scout vehicles excel. In other words, the AMX-10RC was designed to be part of a light mechanized force that rides to the rescue of NATO forces desperately defending against a Soviet blitzkrieg. It often indicates a user profile.įrench troops back an AMX-10RC onto a ship in Toulon in June 1995.ĪNNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT/AFP via Getty Images Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders.
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