AMX-13 vs L9 bar mine: Specs Compared

ATanks

AMX-13

Light tank

Credit

Geni · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

L9 bar mine — licensed reference photograph

BTanks

L9 bar mine

Anti-tank blast mine

Credit

Uploaded by User:Megapixie at en:wikipedia · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

AMX-13with gun

6.36 m

Length source ↗

L9 bar mineLength

1.2 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

AMX-13larger figure on 2 of 2

Width+2224%
Height+2766%

L9 bar minelarger figure on 0 of 2

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

6 of 28 rows sourced on both sides

6.36mwith gun

1.2m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

4.88 m

Hull

Single source

6.36 m

with gun

Single source

6.36 m (20 ft 10 in) with gun 4.88 m (16 ft 0 in) hull^[source]

1.2 m

Length

Single source

120 centimetres (47 in)^[source]

2.51m

108mm

Width+2224%

All recorded figures & sources

2.51 m

Width

Single source

2.51 m (8 ft 3 in)^[source]

0.108 m

Width

Single source

10.8 centimetres (4.3 in)^[source]

2.35m

82mm

Height+2766%

All recorded figures & sources

2.35 m

Height

Single source

2.35 m (7 ft 9 in)^[source]

0.082 m

Height

Single source

8.2 centimetres (3.2 in)^[source]

14.5tcombat

11kg

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

14,500 kg

combat

Single source

13,700 kg

Empty

Single source

13.7 t (30,000 lb) empty 14.5 t (32,000 lb) combat^[source]

11 kg

Mass

Single source

11 kilograms (24 lb)^[source]

3Commander, gunner and driver

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Crew

All recorded figures & sources

3 people

Commander, gunner and driver

Single source

3 (Commander, gunner and driver)^[source]

60km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

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Speed

All recorded figures & sources

60 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

60 km/h (37 mph)^[source]

400kmOperational; Operational range

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Range

All recorded figures & sources

400 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

400 km (250 mi)^[source]

190kW

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Power

All recorded figures & sources

190 kW

SOFAM Model 8Gxb 8-cylinder water-cooled petrol engine

Single source

SOFAM Model 8Gxb 8-cylinder water-cooled petrol engine 250 hp (190 kW)^[source]

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8.4kgFilling weight

Warhead mass

All recorded figures & sources

8.4 kg

Filling weight

Single source

8.4 kilograms (19 lb)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

AMX-13 and L9 bar mine configuration
Specification	AMX-13	L9 bar mine
Type	Light tank^[source]	Anti-tank blast mine^[source]
Place of origin	France^[source]	United Kingdom^[source]
Wars	Suez Crisis Algerian War Sand War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Dominican Civil War Annexation of Goa (1961) Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 30 September Movement Six-Day War Western Sahara War Indonesian invasion of East Timor Lebanese Civil War Salvadoran Civil War Guatemalan Civil War Insurgency in Aceh^[source]	—
Designer	Atelier de Construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux^[source]	—
Designed	1946^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Atelier de Construction Roanne^[source]	—
Produced	1952–1987^[source]	—
No. built	7,700 (Total) 3,400 (Exported) 4,300 (Used in French military)^[source]	—
Armour	10–40 mm (0.39–1.57 in)^[source]	—
Main armament	AMX-13/75: 75 mm SA 50 L/61 AMX-13/90: 90 mm CN-90-F3 L/52 AMX-13/105: 105 mm CN-105-57 L/44 with 32 Rounds^[source]	—
Secondary armament	1× 7.5 mm (or 7.62 mm) coaxial machine gun with 3,600 Rounds 1× 7.62 mm AA machine gun (optional) 2× 2 smoke grenade dischargers^[source]	—
Power/weight	17 hp/tonne^[source]	—
Suspension	Torsion bar suspension^[source]	—
In service	—	1969–present^[source]
Filling	—	TNT^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Ecuador Reported operator · Indonesia Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Venezuela	—

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AMX-13

L9 bar mine

Type

Light tank^[source]

Anti-tank blast mine^[source]

Place of origin

France^[source]

United Kingdom^[source]

Wars

Suez Crisis Algerian War Sand War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War Dominican Civil War Annexation of Goa (1961) Indo-Pakistani War of 1965 30 September Movement Six-Day War Western Sahara War Indonesian invasion of East Timor Lebanese Civil War Salvadoran Civil War Guatemalan Civil War Insurgency in Aceh^[source]

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Designer

Atelier de Construction d'Issy-les-Moulineaux^[source]

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Designed

1946^[source]

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Manufacturer

Atelier de Construction Roanne^[source]

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Produced

1952–1987^[source]

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No. built

7,700 (Total) 3,400 (Exported) 4,300 (Used in French military)^[source]

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Armour

10–40 mm (0.39–1.57 in)^[source]

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Main armament

AMX-13/75: 75 mm SA 50 L/61 AMX-13/90: 90 mm CN-90-F3 L/52 AMX-13/105: 105 mm CN-105-57 L/44 with 32 Rounds^[source]

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Secondary armament

1× 7.5 mm (or 7.62 mm) coaxial machine gun with 3,600 Rounds 1× 7.62 mm AA machine gun (optional) 2× 2 smoke grenade dischargers^[source]

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Power/weight

17 hp/tonne^[source]

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Suspension

Torsion bar suspension^[source]

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In service

—

1969–present^[source]

Filling

—

TNT^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Ecuador
Reported operator · Indonesia
Reported operator · Peru
Reported operator · Venezuela

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