Ithangi lempi elikhulu i-AMX-40 Ithangi le-AMX-40 lathuthukiswa imboni yamathangi yaseFrance ikakhulukazi ukuze ithunyelwe ngaphandle. Naphezu kokusetshenziswa kwezingxenye eziningi nemihlangano ye-AMX-40 ekwakhiweni kwe-AMX-32, iyonke iyimoto entsha yokulwa. I-prototype yokuqala yemoto yayilungile ngo-1983 futhi yaboniswa embukisweni wezikhali eSatori. Ithangi le-AMX-40 lifakwe uhlelo lokulawula umlilo lwe-SOTAS. Isibhamu sinombono we-ARX M581 onokukhuliswa okungu-10x kanye ne-M550 laser rangefinder evela enkampanini ye-S11A5 exhunywe kuso, enobubanzi obungafika ku-10 km. Isibhamu somshini esilwa nendiza esingu-7,62-mm sifakwe ekhabetheni lomkhuzi. Umthwalo wezinhlamvu zenganono engu-20-mm kanye nesibhamu esingu-7,62-mm sinemizuliswano engu-578 namarawundi angu-2170, ngokulandelana. Kuneziqhumane ezintathu zamabhomu entuthu ohlangothini ngalunye lombhoshongo. Ngokusho komkhiqizi, esikhundleni sabo kungenzeka ukufaka uhlelo lwe-Galix, olusetshenziswa ku-tank Leclerc. Ngenhla kwekhabethe lomphathi kukhona i-panoramic ye-M527 gyro-stabilized panoramic, enobukhulu obuphindwe ka-2 no-8 futhi isetshenziselwa ukubuka yonke indawo, ukuqokwa kwethagethi, ukuqondiswa kwesibhamu nokudubula. Ngaphezu kwalokho, umkhuzi wamathangi unombono we-M496 one-8x magnification. Ngokudubula nokugadwa ebusuku, i-Kastor TVT imaging system ye-thermal iklanyelwe, ikhamera efakwe ngakwesokudla kwengubo yesibhamu. Isistimu yokuqondisa efakiwe kanye nesistimu yokulawula umlilo yenza kube nokwenzeka ukushaya ithagethi emile etholakala ebangeni elingu-90 m ukusuka ekudubuleni kokuqala okungenzeka kube namaphesenti angu-2000. Isikhathi sokucubungula idatha kusukela ekutholweni okuqondiwe kuya ekudutshulweni singaphansi kwamasekhondi angu-8. Ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa, i-AMX-40 ibonise ukuhamba okuhle, okunikezwe injini ye-diesel engu-12-cylinder turbocharged "Poillot" V12X, ehambisana ne-7P ye-othomathikhi ye-West German kanye nokuthuthukisa amandla angu-1300 hp. Nge. ngo-2500 rpm Ngemva kwesikhashana, ukudluliswa kweJalimane kwathathelwa indawo uhlobo lwesiFulentshi u-E5M 500. Lapho ushayela emgwaqweni omkhulu, ithangi libonisa isivinini esingama-70 km / h, futhi lapho ushayela ngaphandle komgwaqo - 30-45 km / h. I-chassis inamasondo omgwaqo ayisithupha anenjoloba ephindwe kabili, isondo elingemuva, isondo langaphambili le-idler, ama-roller amane kanye ne-caterpillar track. Ama-track roller anokumiswa kwe-torsion bar ngayinye. Izici zokusebenza zethangi lempi elikhulu i-AMX-40 Isisindo sokulwa, т 43,7 Abasebenzi, abantu 4 Ubukhulu, мм: isikhathi 10050 ububanzi 3280 ukuphakama 2380 imvume 450 Izikhali   projectile Izikhali:   120 mm isibhamu smoothbore; 20 mm M693 inganono, 7,62 mm isibhamu somshini Isethi ye-Boek:   Imizuliswano engu-40 yezinga elingu-120 mm, imizuliswano engu-578 yobukhulu obungu-20 mm kanye nemizuliswano engu-2170 ye-caliber engu-7,62 mm Injini "Poyot" V12X-1500, udizili, 12-cylinder, turbocharged, liquid selehlile, amandla 1300 hp. Nge. ngo-2500 rpm Ingcindezi yomhlabathi ethize, kg / cmXNUMX 0,85 Ijubane lomgwaqo omkhulu km / h 70 Ukuhamba ngomkhumbi emgwaqeni omkhulu Km 850 Ukunqoba izithiyo: ukuphakama kodonga, м 1.0 ububanzi bomgodi, м 3,2 ukujula komkhumbi, м 1,3 Ngo-1986, i-AMX-40 yenza ukuhlolwa kwenkundla e-Abu Dhabi naseQatar, kwathi ngoJuni 1987, ama-prototypes amabili athunyelwa eSaudi Arabia ukuze aqhathaniswe ne-M1A1 Abrams, Challenger kanye ne-Osorio. Ngokombono wokuklama, ithangi le-AMX-40 eliyinhloko lifana ne-AMX-32 - lenziwe ngokuklama okufanayo kwe-classic ne-front control compartment, indawo yokulwa ephakathi nendawo yamandla yangemuva. Isihlalo somshayeli sitholakala kwesokunxele ngaphambili kwesikebhe. Ngenhla kwayo ophahleni lwe-hull kune-hatch eyindilinga enama-periscopes amathathu, eyodwa yawo ehlangene nesembozo se-hatch. Ngakwesokudla kwesihlalo somshayeli kunendawo yokubeka izinhlamvu nengxenye izinhlamvu namathangi kaphethiloli. Phansi ngemuva kwesihlalo somshayeli kunesikhala sokuphuma kwemoto. I-loader ine-hatch yayo enama-periscopes amathathu. Kukhona i-hatch ohlangothini lwesobunxele lwe-turret, esetshenziselwa ukulayisha izinhlamvu nokukhipha ama-cartridges asetshenzisiwe. I-hull inamathangi kaphethiloli ahlinzeka ngomgwaqo onguthelawayeka ongafika ku-600 km, futhi uma usebenzisa imiphongolo emibili egibele i-200-litre, efakwe ngemuva, ibanga likhuphuka libe ngu-850 km. I-bulldozer blade ehlakaziwe inamathiselwe epuleti le-armor elingaphambili. Ukuhlanganiswa nokufakwa kwayo ethangini kwenziwa ngomunye wabasebenzi. Ekuboneni okungaphambili kwe-AMX-40 hull kanye ne-turret, kusetshenziswa izikhali ezihlanganisiwe, ezinikeza isivikelo kumagobolondo ahlaba izikhali afinyelela ku-100 mm osayizi nokhiye ozishintshayo, okwazi ukubhoboza izikhali namagobolondo aqhuma kakhulu. Ukukhiqizwa kwesiFulentshi, kanye nezinhlamvu ezijwayelekile ze-NATO eziyi-120 mm. Umthamo wezinhlamvu zesibhamu ungamarawondi angama-40. Isibhamu sesibili sethangi siqukethe inganono engu-20 mm M693, i-coaxial enesibhamu futhi ekwazi ukudubula lapho kuhloswe khona umoya. Imithombo: Shunkov V. N. "Amathangi"; G.L. Kholyavsky "The Complete Encyclopedia of Tanks World 1915 - 2000"; UChristopher F. Foss. Izincwadi zikaJane. Amathangi nezimoto zokulwa”; UPhilip Truitt. “Amathangi nezibhamu ezizishayelayo”; UChris Shant. “Amathangi. 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