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.

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

Mar 1, 2024 · So I enjoy tank design and looking into the real-world stories of various tanks. Even the obscure ones which never made it off the drawing board. But I have found myself struggling to find information on the alleged AMX 50 Foch, a supposed French tank destroyer.

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 · 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. This tank also had no room for an assistant driver.

The AMX 50 Foch is a French tier 9 tank destroyer. From the late 1940s to the early 1950s, France was developing heavy tank destroyers. This project was developed under the influence of German tank destroyers of WWII.

Jul 14, 2012 · The AMX 50 Foch self-propelled gun, named after the French First World War commander Ferdinand Foch, was used as the basis for the AMX 50 M4 tank chassis. The hull of the original tank was significantly reworked.

The AMX-50 Foch was an experimental tank destroyer developed as part of the French attempt to manufacture a powerful medium tank for the French Army. It was not adopted for production and only one was made.

Canon Automoteur AMX 50 "Foch" - proposed tank destroyer/long-range fire support variant; equipped with 120mm main gun.