Data Quality88%
MASS(Military Archive Scoring System)
ⓘ Regardless of era, the same scoring system applies to all units in the tanks category.
01 / Overview
AMX-13
Category
Country
Prime contractor
Production
1952–1987
Quantity
7,700
Operators
Conflicts
💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗
TANKS · EARLY COLD WAR
50
PERFORMANCE/PRICE
82
UNIT COST (2025 USD)
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ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the tanks category, regardless of era.
02 / Specs & Design
◎General5MOD.5
- Tank ClassificationLight Tank
- GenerationEarly Cold War
- Combat Weight13.5 t
- Crew Size3
- Service Entry Year1952
◈Firepower9MOD.9
- Main Gun Calibre75 mm
- Main Gun TypeRifled
- Main Gun Length (Calibres)61
- Ammunition Stowage32
- Can Fire APFSDSNo
- Can Fire HEATYes
- Can Fire HE-FragYes
- Can Fire ATGMNo
- Coaxial / Secondary MG Count1
▣Protection7MOD.7
- Armour TypeWelded Rolled Homogeneous Armour (RHA)
- Hull Front Thickness (Max)30 mm
- Turret Front Thickness (Max)40 mm
- Has ERANo
- Has APSNo
- NBC ProtectionNo
- Smoke GrenadesYes
◇Mobility8MOD.8
- Engine Power250 hp
- Power-to-Weight Ratio17 hp/t
- Fuel TypePetrol
- Transmission TypeManual
- Suspension TypeTorsion Bar
- Max Road Speed60 km/h
- Operational Range (Road)400 km
- Fording Depth0.6 m
◆Dimensions5MOD.5
- Length (Hull)4.88 m
- Length (Overall, Gun Forward)6.36 m
- Width2.51 m
- Height2.35 m
- Ground Clearance0.37 m
▤Electronics & Optics8MOD.8
⬢Amphibious & Special3MOD.3
▲Production & Service4MOD.4
- Total Production Units3,600
- Years in Production35 year
- Current Service StatusActive Service
- Notable Variants Count20
03 / History
SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service
- 1899First deployment: Six-Day War
- 1952Production started
- 1987Production ended
74
years in service
35
years in production
7,700
units produced
21
countries operating
ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it. 3 countries retired it.
04 / Conflicts
AMX-13 · CONFLICTS SERVED IN15% win
Total Conflicts
13
Victories
2
Ongoing
0
Losses
0
1979–1992Salvadoran Civil War—→1976–2005Insurgency in Aceh—→1975–1991Western Sahara War—→1975–1990Lebanese Civil War—→1967–1975Cambodian Civil War—→1965–1996Guatemalan Civil War—→1965Dominican Civil War—→1965–30 September Movement—→1963–1964Sand WarStalemate→1956Suez CrisisTactical victory→1955–1975Vietnam WarDecisive victory→1954–1962Algerian War—→1899Six-Day War—→
ⓘ Shown only from conflicts recorded in our database.
05 / Variants
▚ WEAPON FAMILY
06 / Operators
Operator Inventory16country · 5,946units
5,946active
07 / MASS Score
TANKS RANKING Tanks · Early Cold War
MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗
ⓘ Rankings are within theTankscategory.
📖 TERMS ON THIS PAGE11terms
Automated loading system for tank guns, reducing crew workload.
High-Explosive Fragmentation: ammunition that explodes on impact, releasing fragments.
High-Explosive Anti-Tank: a type of projectile that uses a shaped charge to penetrate armor.
A tank with reduced armor and weight for increased mobility.
Manual: a tank transmission in which the driver selects gear changes manually, typically using a clutch pedal and gear lever to engage gears.
A fire control system relying on optical sights and manual input for aiming and range estimation without computer assistance.
A refined product derived from crude oil, used as a fuel for internal combustion engines. A volatile, flammable liquid mixture of hydrocarbons.
A rifled gun has spiral grooves cut into its barrel.
Handheld or vehicle-mounted devices that release dense smoke to obscure vision, conceal movements, or screen friendly forces from enemy observation.
A torsion bar is a steel rod that resists twisting and serves as a spring in tank suspensions, with one end fixed to the hull and the other connected to a lever arm moving the road wheel.
Armour made by welding and rolling homogeneous steel plates.
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