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AMX-10RC Reconnaissance Vehicle


Statistics

Country of Origin/Used by: France
First Produced/Service Dates: 1978
Manufactured by: Nexter (previously GIAT Industries)
Crew: 4
Armament: Main: 105mm Cannon; Coaxial: 7.62mm Machine Gun
Engine: 6 Cylinder Diesel
Miscellaneous Info: Vehicle is fully amphibious.  Also in service with Morocco and Qatar.
Data Sheet Available: None Available

Photos

Reference Source/Provider
AMX-10RC Reconnaissance Vehicle Photos Neil Baumgardner - Arlington, Virginia USA
AMX-10RC Reconnaissance Vehicle Photos (From Saumur, France) Dennis Trowbridge - Bristol, UK

References Available

Online

Reference Source/Provider
1/35 AMX-10RC Armored Car Scale Plans  By Herbert Cance Armored Car - The Wheeled Fighting Vehicle Journal (Issue #15)
AMX-10RC Information and Photos ArmyTechnology.Com Website
AMX-10RC Information and Photos Federation of American Scientists Website

Printed

Reference Author
The Blue Helmets Under Fire: Fifty Years of UN Peacekeeping Missions (Concord Publications) Samuel M. Katz & Yves Debay
Encyclopedia of Armoured Cars Duncan Crow & Robert J. Icks
Franco-German Brigade Edition (Concord Publications) Walter Bohm & Peter Siebert
IFOR: Allied Forces in Bosnia (Europa Militaria No. 22) Carl Schulze
Jane's AFV Recognition Handbook (2nd Edition) Christopher F. Foss
Wheeled Armoured Fighting Vehicles In Service B.T. White

Hobby Modeling

Kits and Accessories

Kit Manufacturer Scale Other Information
AMX-10RC Recon Vehicle Model Kit (35032) ADV-Azimut 1/35 Resin.
AMX-10RC 'Desert Storm' Recon Vehicle Model Kit (35046) ADV-Azimut 1/35 Resin.
AMX-10RC Recon Vehicle Model Kit (72005) ADV-Azimut 1/72 Resin.
AMX-10RC 'Surblindage IFOR' Recon Vehicle Model Kit (72010) ADV-Azimut 1/72 Resin.

Model Pictures

Reference Source/Provider