Ukrainian Defence Minister shows French AMX-10RC wheeled tanks (video)
Ukrainian Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov has posted a video of French AMX-10RC wheeled tanks on social media.
Here's What We Know
The minister demonstrated the combat vehicles and also took a ride on one of the nicknames. Reznikov thanked his French counterpart and the French president for transferring the vehicles. By the way, in Ukraine AMX-10RC became in service of the Marines. In total, the Ukrainian Armed Forces should have around 40 such vehicles.
Ukrainian Marines welcome their new French-made cavalry, the AMX-10s!
- Oleksii Reznikov (@oleksiireznikov) April 18, 2023
We took it for a spin together with our warriors, and we agreed to call the AMX-10 the "sniper rifle on the fast wheels."
Thank you to my colleague @SebLecornu and to @EmmanuelMacron with whom I had a chance to... pic.twitter.com/Ip4m152kk0
Flashback
The AMX-10 RC is a French armoured fighting vehicle produced by GIAT. The AMX-10 RC is armed with a 105mm cannon that is capable of engaging targets up to 2km away. The tank also has a 6×6 wheel configuration and boasts a hydro-pneumatic suspension system with variable ground clearance and tilt. This gives the fighting vehicle the ability to hide in difficult terrain.
The AMX-10 RC has been in service in France since 1981. The tank took part in operations in the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and the Sahel.
Source: @oleksiireznikov
