The AMX 30 B2 family in model form

AMX 30 B2 in high-end model

AMX, initials known to all but whose origin many do not know. Here is a little explanatory text illustrated with models, as making miniatures is also about being interested in the subjects we work on, and history is an integral part of our company culture.
AMX is the contraction of the name of the Ateliers de construction d’Issy-les-Moulineaux, which were born at the end of 1936 from the nationalization of a Renault factory workshop created in 1917 for the construction of FT-17 tanks. It was responsible for the study and realization of prototypes of armored vehicles.
The factory saw the passage of Renault tanks from 1914 and those from 1940. Many projects were developed just before the war, and the first concrete realization was the running gear of the Renault R40 tank, which participated in the 1940 campaign in France.
In 1949, the prototype of the AMX-13 was born, production began in Roanne in 1952, and in 1967, it was the turn of the AMX-30.

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Promodels with its catalog of historical models could not overlook the most popular French battle tank of the post-war period.
History not being written in the singular, we could not ignore the main versions of the AMX 30 with a very prolific family.
As usual for our productions, the models are made with the appropriate materials for each use to achieve maximum detail and finesse. But better than words, here are some photos of our models

AMX 30 B2 Char

The AMX 30 upgrade program was adopted in June 1979 and was truly necessary given the technological advancements made in combat tanks. The first series AMX 30 B2s were received by the 503rd R.C.C. in January 1982 and underwent an accelerated aging program to detect any potential youth ailments.

In 1991, the 4th Regiment of Dragoons deployed some forty AMX 30 B2 tanks within the "Daguet" Division.

AMX 30 B2 armored car model with specific operational Daguet equipment

AMX 30 Roland

The AMX 30 Roland was introduced into the army in 1977 at the 54th RA in Verdun. The Franco-German Roland missile is a short-range surface-to-air (SAM) missile. It is one of the few foreign missiles purchased by the American army. The Roland system was retired in 2008.

A very detailed model that is only 14 cm tall

AMX 30D recovery tank

The AMX-30 D is a recovery vehicle designed based on the AMX-30 B main battle tank and is intended to provide support for it. It is equipped with a front blade, a powerful winch, a small mobile workshop, and a hydraulic crane with a capacity of 15 tons.

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AMX 30 Pluton

The Pluton was a mobile missile launcher based on the AMX 30 chassis, designed for nuclear deterrence during the Cold War. It replaced the American-made Honest John missile. The Pluton is a supersonic solid-fuel missile with a range of 17 to 120 km and an accuracy of 200 to 400 meters.

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Engineer Armored Vehicle AMX 30 EBG

The AMX30 EBG Armoured Engineering Vehicle, derived from the AMX 30B2, is designed to fulfill a wide range of mobility and counter-mobility missions: opening and closing routes, clearing obstacles, preparing fords...
It is a true "Swiss Army Tank" equipped with an AANF1 machine gun under the turret, a dozer blade, a work arm that can operate a tree grabber, a post driver, or a hydraulic chainsaw, a winch with a capacity of 15 to 20 tons, a demolition charge launcher, and four mine launching tubes.

Despite the complexity of the vehicle, all the details are present and reproduced with fidelity

AMX 30 EBD mine clearing tank

The AMX 30 EBD is the result of a "crash program" during Operation Daguet in the 1991 Gulf War. To achieve this, some AMX 30B tanks were modified by adapting a Soviet KMT-5 (ex-NVA) system to trigger mine explosions. The vehicle is remotely controlled up to 2,000 meters to avoid exposing crews to the stress of explosions

Scale model made based on the only existing vehicle at the Saumur Tank Museum
Self-propelled gun Au F-1 of 155 mm GCT

The 155 mm Au F1 self-propelled howitzer on the AMX 30 chassis (AMX Au F1) is a French ground-based artillery system mounted on an AMX 30 chassis (but designed to be adaptable to other platforms: T-80, Leopard 2, etc.) equipped with a GCT (High Rate of Fire) 155mm caliber 39 cannon. The Au F1 is equipped with an automatic loading system that allows it to successively load 42 NATO-standard projectiles stored at the rear of the turret, with a range of 4.5 to 30 kilometers and a rate of fire of 6 rounds per minute.

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AMX 30 B2 Brennus

The Brennus is the final model of the AMX30 B2 tank, which will serve as a transition between the AMX30 and the Leclerc tank. It was in the 1990s that the reactive armor system, named Brennus, was developed for the AMX-30B2. The system uses 112 GIAT BS G2 reactive armor bricks, which are reinforced steel boxes weighing approximately 10 kg each, with 400 grams of explosives, for a total additional weight of 1.7 tons, providing protection equivalent to 400 mm of steel at 60 degrees.

AMX 30 B2 DT Brennus mine-clearing tank

The AMX30 B2 DT Brennus version with the KMT system is a detection tank, remotely controlled, and equipped with URDAN rollers. Tanks can be fitted with rollers or plows, but the use of roller-equipped tanks is exclusively for remote-controlled versions, and is intended to "test unknown terrain"! The system is designed to eliminate most AC mines laid or buried up to a depth of 0.30m.

A beautiful challenge for a very complex model

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