The AMX 50 (official designation) or AMX-50 is a French heavy tank designed in the immediate post Second World War period. It was proposed as, in succession, the French medium, heavy, and main battle tank, incorporating many advanced features.

The AMX-50 was a serie of innovative French postwar heavy tanks using the oscillating turret to mount 100 to 120 mm high velocity guns.

In April of 1951, the first AMX 50 was shown during a demonstration of new weapons and vehicles on the territory of the 32nd Artillery Regiment HQ, quartered in Bad Lobenstein, Germany. On July 14th, 1951, both tanks triumphantly …

Mar 11, 2022 · Few tanks are as unique, large and imposing as the AMX-50 Surbaissé, a mighty French machine that started out as a medium tank, grew into a heavy tank and settled as a main battle tank. Developed shortly after WWII the AMX-50 line of vehicles incorporated many elements copied from German designs, even going as far as using Maybach engines.

Mar 6, 2016 · Despite active work on a lowered hull, a completely different tank entered trials in 1955. This tank, known as AMX 50 Surblindé (AMX 50 Uparmoured), was even heavier than the initial prototype of the AMX 50 with a 120 mm gun. French engineers looked up old projects from the early 1950s and took the hull almost entirely from there.

Apr 2, 2019 · With April, comes a new Top of the Tree. This month, the French AMX 50 B shines under the spotlight. But where does this tank come from? Let’s dive into its fascinating backstory right now. After World War II, the French army had no modern tanks in its arsenal.

L' AMX-50, AMX 50 (désignation officielle) ou AMX M 4 (nom du projet) est un projet de char lourd développé par la France au lendemain de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Des experts de la RFA sont intervenus sur le moteur Maybach 3. Malgré un financement américain, une seule série de prototypes est construite sans donner de suites.

The French AMX-50 Tank aka AMX 50 was a series of prototypes developed and built by French Company AMX (Atelier de Construction d’Issy-les-Moulineaux) and other French Bureaus to meet the requirement for a new modern tank for the French army during Post World War 2.

Aug 20, 2019 · The AMX-50 was a promising French heavy tank venture appearing shortly after World War 2. France, in an effort to reassert its global position as a world military power, took to design of new tanks almost immediately after Paris was liberated by …

The AMX 50 (official designation) or AMX-50 was a French heavy tank designed in the immediate post Second World War period. It was proposed as, in succession, the French medium, heavy and main battle tank and incorporated many advanced features.