[Vehicle] AML 90. [WIP]

[Sgt_Doctor]

The Panhard AML (called the AML 245 by Panhard) 60/90 is a light armoured car with permanent 4×4 drive for mobility. It can carry either a 90 mm quick firing low pressure gun, or a 60 mm breech loading mortar as main weapons.

During the 1950s, the French Army used the Daimler Ferret in large numbers but decided to build their own armoured car and Panhard started the production of the AML in 1960. Since then over 4000 vehicles have been completed and manufacture continues for the export market. The AML 60/90 have been sold to over 30 countries. In addition to the French production, 1300 AML 60/90 were built under licence by South Africa under the name of Eland 60/90.

An armoured personnel carrier (APC) version was also developed, the Panhard M3. The M3 and the AML share 95% of working parts, encouraging many countries to employ both the M3 and the AML in order to reduce operational costs.


Operators :

* Algeria: 55/44 AML-60
* Argentina: 48 AML-90
* Bahrain: 48, 22 AML-90 and 26 AML-60
* Benin: 22
* Bosnia and Herzegovina: 12
* Burkina Faso: 15
* Burundi: 18
* Chad: 50
* Côte d'Ivoire: 16, 8 AML-90 and 6 AML-60
* Djibouti: 24
* Gabon: 24
* Ecuador: 27
* Egypt
* El Salvador: 10 AML-90
* Iraq: 10
* Republic of Ireland: 47
* Kenya: 72
* Lebanon: 70, 60 AML-90
* Lesotho: 10
* Malawi: 13
* Malaysia: 140 AML-60
* Mauritania: 60, 39 AML-90 and 20 AML-60
* Mexico
* Morocco: 230, 140 AML-90 and 38 AML-60
* Myanmar
* Nigeria: 180, 120 AML-90 and 60 AML-60
* Niger: 125
* Polisario captured from morocco
* Portugal: 40, 15 AML-90 and 32 AML-60
* Rwanda: 12 AML-60
* Saudi Arabia: 300/235
* Senegal: 57, 24 AML-90 and 28 AML-60
* Somaliland
* South Africa: 118
* Sudan: 6 AML-90
* Togo: 10
* Tunisia: 35, 20 AML-90 and 10 AML-60
* United Arab Emirates: 50, 49 AML-90
* Venezuela: 22
* Yemen: 185
* Zimbabwe: 20 AML-90

(Source : Wikipedia.)

(Made by bao, of course. 3600 tri.)

AND DON'T FORGET : WIP !

[MAINERROR]

Looks good. Can't wait for more pics.

Btw. is this Bao some sort of machine?

[Sgt_Doctor]

The greatest man i ever seen !

No, seriously Bao does an amazing job.

[smart_boy00]

I am looking forward to following your updates on this! Can't wait!

[MAINERROR]

Seems like he does not need any sleep. Weird man.

[McBumLuv]

Dites à Bao que je lui félicite sur tous ses accomplissements, ils sont excellents

Hope my grammar's not off, it's been a while since I've had the chance to write in french

Anyways, it's coming along quite well, I can't wait to see some of the detail added to it all. Also, that thing looks quite puny, even smaller than the Warrior IFV (Or is it the Scimitar? I can't ever seem to remember)

[Sgt_Doctor]

No, your french is good !

(And, it's the Scimitar.)

[steve_06-07]

This looks like it would be a great hit and run vehicle. The african faction comes out of the jungle with one of these, hits a leclerc or supply truck, then hightales it out of there before the leclerc has a chance to fire back.

[Sgt_Doctor]

I imagine more a combat with an AMX 10 RC vs a T62, and an ERC 90 vs an AML 90.

[MMad]

My, that's a weird vehicle. Cool stuff, keep it up!

[sheggalism]

Keep up the good work Bao ! Cheers

This looks like it would be a great hit and run vehicle. The african faction comes out of the jungle with one of these, hits a leclerc or supply truck, then hightales it out of there before the leclerc has a chance to fire back.

I think its main gun would be close to something like an AT-4 in terms of anti-tank capability. Dunno if it has HEAT rounds or APFDS, or even anti-personnel rounds.

IIRC, this kind of light vehicle with high-caliber gun cannot fire on the move (or maybe on some kind of low-speed cruise throttle...) without making a nice backflip stunt

And it sounds logical to me that its turret has mainly a anti-personnel use (thanks to the coaxial MG), and the vehicle acts as some kind of modern StuG, with limited firing positions and accuracy.

Does someone here know his stuff about this kind of vehicle ?

[FLOZi]

I'm fairly sure the only AT round for the AML-90 will be HEAT, iirc it's a low pressure gun.

[VisOne]

Anyone noticed that the main reference picture has a flat front left tire.

Also I assume your well aware of this but it won't hurt to mention the barrel of your WIP shot is about twice the size of the reference pictures. Although everything else looks fine especially giving its such a early shot.

[jbgeezer]

Strange looking tank :/ nice start of model though

[MAINERROR]

I'm gonna check for the barrel size and the wheels. They seem too big.

Was going to say that. Other than that it looks ace.

[Wilkinson]

If the barrel is to big that can be scaled down no worries. Still looks real ace. Bao needs to learn English and get on the forums

[DankE_SPB]

will this thingie make a ninja side flip if you try to shoot at +-90 degrees turret traverse position?


looks ace!

[anglomanii]

i think you will find the gun is not overly, over powered. from what i have read its not like its a AT gun.