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BArmoured vehicles
At a glance
Panhard AMLlarger figure on 0 of 3
Praga V3Slarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source5.11 m (16 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Panhard AML | Praga V3S |
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| Type | Armored car[source] | — |
| Place of origin | France[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | List of Conflicts Algerian War Portuguese Colonial War Six-Day War War of Attrition Angolan Civil War Cambodian Civil War Yom Kippur War Falklands War Lebanese Civil War Shaba II Ethiopian Civil War Eritrean War of Independence Salvadoran Civil War Western Sahara War Chadian–Libyan conflict Somali Civil War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Djiboutian Civil War Rwandan Civil War First Congo War Second Congo War 2003 invasion of Iraq Second Sudanese Civil War Djiboutian–Eritrean border conflict 2004 French–Ivorian clashes First Ivorian Civil War Second Ivorian Civil War 2007 Lebanon conflict Internal conflict in Burma Operation Linda Nchi Yemeni Crisis (2011–present) Syrian Civil War spillover in Lebanon[source] | — |
| Designed | 1959 |
6.91 m (272 in)[source]
Mass
Single source5.5 tonnes (6.1 short tons ; 5.4 long tons )[source]
commander, driver, gunner
Single source3 (commander, driver, gunner)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source100 km/h (62 mph)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source600 km (370 mi)[source]
Panhard 1.99 L (121 in 3 ) Model 4 HD flat 4 -cylinder air-cooled petrol at 4,700 rpm
Single sourcePanhard 1.99 L (121 in 3 ) Model 4 HD flat 4 -cylinder air-cooled petrol 90 hp (67 kW) at 4,700 rpm[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Manufacturer | Panhard[source] | Praga[source] |
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| Produced | 1960–1987[source] | — |
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| No. built | 4,812[source] | — |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 90 mm D921/ GIAT F1 (20 rounds) or 60mm Brandt mortar (53 rounds)[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 2 7.62 mm MAS coaxial machine guns (2,400–3,800 rounds)[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 16.36 hp/tonne (11.9 kW/tonne)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Wheeled 4x4[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 0.33 m (1 ft 1 in)[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 156 L (41 US gal)[source] | — |
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| Production | — | 1953–1964 (Praga) 1964–1988 (Avia) 1986–1990 (BAZ)[source] |
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| Layout | — | 6×6[source] |
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| Engine | — | 7.4L Tatra 912-1 I6 diesel[source] |
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| Transmission | — | 4-step[source] |
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| Curb weight | — | 5,470–8,650 kg (12,059–19,070 lb)[source] |
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| Country of origin | — | Czechoslovakia[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 11, cell 3; revision 1375987027; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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