AU 50 Self-propelled 105mm howitzer
The prototype is commissioned in 1949 and completed the same year. The development and experimentation will last until 1955, year of release of the first series models. The AMX-13 was the first self propelled artillery offers a total protection to be built in series; at the same time, it received the first modern 105mm gun developed since the Second World war in Western countries.
| Origin | France |
| AMX 13 chassis | |
| Length | 5.70 m. |
| width | 2.65 m. |
| height | 2,70 m. |
| Mass | 16.5 T |
| Max speed | 60 km / h |
| Autonomy | 350 km |
| Caliber | 105mm |
| Initial velocity | 570m / s |
| shell Mass | 16kg |
| Range | 14 200m |
| Firing rate | 6 cps / min |
| In bunker | 56 rounds including 2 OCC |
| Crew | 5 men |
| Entered service in 1950, was removed by 1985 | |
| 337 copies delivered. |
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