Robert Beckhusen
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Peru is embarking on a little experiment.
France built the 14.5-ton AMX-13 tank in the 1940s as a combat vehicle light enough to be air-transportable to support paratroopers. France produced and exported thousands of them, which saw action in several Cold War conflicts. They’re still in service in a handful of countries, mostly in South America.
The antiquated tanks could still see service for awhile longer. Reports suggest Peru is looking at converting 30 to 40 of its AMX-30 tanks into self-propelled howitzers by swapping out their turrets for Soviet-era 122-millimeter D-30 howitzers.
The new name would be the …read more
Source: The National Interest
