Amx-30 main battle tank is the second generation main battle tank developed and equipped by France in the 1960s.

Before World War II, French tank design only paid attention to protection and ignored firepower and mobility; By the 1950s, French tanks paid more attention to firepower and mobility than protection. Amx-30 tank is the product of this design idea. The tank is equipped with a 105mm breech gun, a 720 HP diesel engine and a total weight of 36 tons. It has strong long-range firepower and good mobility, while the armor protection is relatively weak.

Amx-30 tank was designed in 1958 and two sample vehicles were successfully trial produced in 1960. The type test was completed in 1963, officially finalized and named in 1966, and then mass production began. The first batch of amx-30 tanks produced in 1967 were equipped with the French army. The total production of amx-30 main battle tanks is 1695, including various variants and improved vehicles, with a total production of about 4000.

Amx-30b2 main battle tank (amx-30b2 MBT) is the second generation of improved main battle tank in France. The total combat weight is 37 tons, the crew is 4, the vehicle height is 2.29 meters, and the maximum highway speed is 65 kilometers per hour. The main weapon is a 105mm linear bore gun, which launches the tail fin stable shelling armor piercing projectile with an initial speed of 1525m / s. The Kodak integrated fire control system includes the gunner's telescopic sight, laser rangefinder, computer and various sensors. The low light level TV system is used in night operations. The auxiliary weapons are a 20mm mechanism gun and a 7.62mm anti-aircraft machine gun.

Yaw: steering

Roll: steering gear

Pitch: high and low machine

VTOL: forward / backward