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Tankssince 1966
Main battle tank
AMX-30 is a main battle tank originating in France. The cited manufacturer or builder is AMX (later GIAT ).
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.48 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 9.48 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Main battle tank
France
since 1966
See Operators
Iran–Iraq War Persian Gulf War Saudi Arabian–Yemeni border conflict
1959 ( 1959 )
AMX (later GIAT )
1966-1994
3,571
36 tonnes (40 short tons ; 35 long tons )
9.48 m (31 ft 1 in) (gun forward)
3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
2.28 m (7 ft 6 in)
4 (commander, gunner, loader, driver)
80 mm (3.1 in) maximum
105 mm Modèle F1 tank gun
1× 20 mm modèle F2 gun 1× 7.62 mm NF1 machine gun
Hispano-Suiza HS-110 multi-fuel 680 hp (510 kW)-720 hp (540 kW)
18.9 hp/tonne
Manual on AMX30B Semi-automatic SESM ENC200 on AMX-30B2
Torsion bar with shock absorbers
600 km (370 mi)
65 km/h (40 mph)
Cyprus
Nigeria
Saudi Arabia
Venezuela
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
AMX-30 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
CyprusNational Guard exact named equipment holdings: AMX-30B2. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Reported count for AMX-30 · AMX-30B2. Service scope: Land Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 52. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
FranceReported count for AMX-30D. Service scope: French Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): number: 22. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
QatarReported count for AMX-30D. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 1. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Army AMX-30 MBT holdings.
United Arab EmiratesArmy exact named equipment holdings: AMX-30. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / MBT. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
VenezuelaReported count for AMX-30V / AMX-30D. Service scope: Army; does not replace a national total. 2 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 81 / quantity: 3. Origin: France. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Nigeria