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AMD 179 (Panhard) |
| The AMD 179 was designed in 1932, manufactured by Panhard based on the existing 4 x 2 drive Armoured Car and was in use from 1935 to 1945. |
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| | Specifications | | Operational Date(s) | 1935 - 1945 | | Quantity Produced | 30 | | Weight | 6.5 tonne | | Crew | 2 | | M.G's small | n/a | | M.G's large(>10mm) | n/a | | Length | 4.62 mtr | | Width | 2.26 mtr | | Height | 2.36 mtr | | Engine Details/Performance | | Max Road Speed | 47 mph | | Max Cross Country Speed | 20 mph | | Range Road | 405 miles | | Range Cross Country | 240 miles | | Fuel Type | Petrol | | Fuel Capacity | 38 gal | | Horse Power | 86 hp | | Power/Weight | 13 hp/tonne | | | General Information | The AMD 179 was designed in 1932, manufactured by Panhard based on the existing 4 x 2 drive Armoured Car and was in use from 1935 to 1945.
The vehicle was powered by Panhard '4-cylinder' petrol powerplant producing 86 HP which could drive the vehicle on roads at up to 47 mph with a range of about 405 miles before refuelling. Its cross country performance was good providing a max speed of about 20 mph and a range of about 240 miles.
The vehicle had bullet proof tyres and very large rear wheels when compared with the front wheels.
This was the armoured personnel carrier version of the AMD 165 armoured car. | |
| | Turret | | Front | n/a | | Side | n/a | | Rear | n/a | | Top | n/a |
| | Superstructure | | Front | | 20mm | @ | 21° | (21mm) | | Side | | 15mm | @ | 0° | (15mm) | | Rear | | 15mm | @ | 3° | (15mm) | | Top | | 7mm | @ | 87° | (7mm) |
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| Hull | | Front | | 20mm | @ | 0° | (20mm) | | Side | | 15mm | @ | 0° | (15mm) | | Rear | | 15mm | @ | 41° | (20mm) | | Top | | 7mm | @ | 90° | (7mm) |
| | Armour (x)mm @ (y)° (Effective mm @ 0°) | | Effective Armour - Maximum 21 mm - Minimum 7 mm |
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Hit probability is based on a static 2 x 2.4 metre panel at 0 degrees(vertical) at the range specified.
The data that has been used to create these records has come from Wikipedia, The Lone Sentry, The Bundes Archive
and numerous books and websites that have provided the detailed information that has not been available anywhere else. The
information we use to calculate the penetration tables, flight times and the hit probability comes from the Gun Calibre,
the Shell Mass(Kg) and the muzzle velocity, plus range reductions to allow for gravity and wind resistance. This calculation
originally came from a pre-war Krupp calculation which has been modified, and seems to fit the actual test results.
 
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