Inside The Tanks: The AMX 13: Part I - World of Tanks

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In this episode we leave the museums far behind and venture to the home of a private collector Mr. Warwick Bolton to visit his pride and joy - The AMX 13.
A French Light Tank that was exported to over twenty-five other nations and was in Service all the way up to 1985.
So join us for this two part special looking at the oddity with the oscillating turret.
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@praha007 4 года назад

Ahhh, my little tank ! I was driver in 1976 in this tank in Amersfoort in Holland. So sweet memories!

@ThePegasus101 4 года назад

i worked n amersfoort love the place

@xDutchCat2131 4 года назад

Its the Netherlands. Holland is a province

@ksubscriberswithoutavideoPls 4 года назад

AcE Stebba, 2 provinces

@pointer1829 4 года назад

I live in Holland

@finn8675 4 года назад

@@pointer1829 ok?

@Abensberg 9 лет назад

holy shit... 6 days to change a engine must be a nightmare for tankers if your engine breakes down in the middle of combat

@Heavy4th 9 лет назад

Just buy a repairkit... It instantly repairs it! Like magic!

@Spinnie1 9 лет назад

Well the leopard 2's engine is so designed that you can pull the engine + transmission quickly.

@Catluke96 9 лет назад

TheSoldierCore Jep, they can change the engine and transmission in 15-30min

@ADirtyScrub 9 лет назад

SabatonFan96 Most modern tanks have the "power unit" all together, transmission and engine, which can be pulled out by a ARV, for example, and then replaced all while out in the field.

@Jesses001 9 лет назад

SabatonFan96 That is impressive.

@ekscalybur 7 лет назад

8 years ago, when I went through Ft Knox, there were a couple of these rusting away to nothing in a yard with other tanks hulls. We used to pass them on the way to the range. It was only until the French line was added to WoT that I knew what they were.

@iamgermane Год назад

I was at Spangdahlem AB, West Germany in the 1980s and they had about 20 of these things in the woods of the base for a big NATO exercise called "Salty Demo." I saw one driving around the base leaking oil everywhere on the 4th of July for some reason. The USAF Security Police (now called Security Forces" were fooling around with them. I think they had a mistaken impression USAF cops were USAR infantry! :)

@man-who-sold-the-world 8 лет назад

he's only 37. the stress of rebuild aged him

@Jacsng1 9 лет назад

I work on the AMX13 during my days in the army. It was in the '80s before it was upgraded to Deisel by Singapore Technologies.

@john-wo4rv 7 лет назад

really tell me more!😃

@davidgreen5099 7 лет назад

justin palman me too! more!

@eatdriveplay 6 лет назад

Search up AMX-13 SM1 (Singapore Modified) version. They were upgraded with new Detroit engines as featured in the game and had modern communications, a laser rangefinder, etc. Later on Singapore made the first-ever 75mm APFSDS-T round for it, capable of penetrating MBTs of the 90s. This was a classified capability until the tank stood down in mid 2000s. Our replacement was the Leopard 2SG. (Leopard 2A4 upgraded with Singapore's own communications/datalink system and add-on armour).

@ihabmed1672 4 года назад

I'm sure that you know how to lie more than mechanic

@matrexcs 4 года назад

@@eatdriveplay kid*

@07823 9 лет назад

Just a small correction, I was sniper in this tank, and I measure yet 1 m 80, 1 m 70 was just the maximum size of the driver.

@isni1946 5 лет назад

What really ?

@danielragnarsson3295 5 лет назад

@@isni1946 he is a french

@skadi7814 3 года назад

Hey do that tank is cramped like soviet tank?

@RC1191217 7 лет назад

I deeply respect people who can bring that level of dedication and craftsmanship to a project. Well done on the AMX rebuild!!

@siegeunit9081 5 лет назад

5:26 a rare footage of brave french tank moving through maginot line

@letoubib21 7 лет назад

I love this cute little tank! In Freiburg we had a rather large garrison of the French Army and the HQs of the FFA (forces françaises en Allemagne) made its own 14th of July parade---to save the German main street the Frenchmen only used very light vehicles like the AMX 13 and the EBR-75 scout car. Today the French armed forces are gone and their HQ buildings belong to Freiburg's university. It's a pity, cause we liked the French soldiers very much. They were very polite and always ready to help . . .

@blackhatter011 5 лет назад

No the french were a pain in the a**. I was very happy when they returned to France.

@orpheonkatakrosmortarchoft4332 5 лет назад

@@blackhatter011 You do realize they are still some French forces stationned in Germany ?

@cihu29 3 года назад

@basedkaiser5352 2 года назад

@@blackhatter011 no, you’re not.

@blackhatter011 2 года назад

@@orpheonkatakrosmortarchoft4332 yes and there's still a pain in the a@@.

@yankeemike-so6jm 3 года назад

What a great jog you have done! I am a former Tank Platoon Leader serving on AMX 13-90 during the late 70s in Verdun, France. It looks as nice as can be. Your report is absolutely accurate. The owner's personal paint job is very American/ cartoonish and would fit a flying fortress far better. All the rest looks exactly like my old "Reims" (name of my tank). My radio code was Yankee Mike. Unfortunately I am a six footer and trying to drive the tank was quite painful. Anything else went quite well. Yep, servicing the engine at level 2 ( important repairs) was... very tough, but not for those who ran the beast.

@georgesabitbol2137 9 лет назад

It must be said that the AMX-13's FL-11 oscillating turret was inspired by the oscillating turret of the Panhard type 201 wheeled reconnaissance vehicle from 1939.

@cherylchan753 6 лет назад

Oscillating turret was the only design that could accommodate the drum magazines. They protrude so far back that by raising the gun above the fixed portion of the turret, they could get some decent elevation on the gun.

@sirvix9024 3 года назад

@@cherylchan753 oscillating turrets are cool

@SpudsMcHaggis 9 лет назад

Can't wait for part 2 Richard. Cheers,

@jerryumfress9030 3 года назад

A tip of the hat to you sir for having the time, patience, and the funds to restore this tank

@Kelvin_Foo 9 лет назад

Kudos to Mr. Bolton for that restoration job! I was a tank mechanic in the Singapore Army in the late 1990s. The tanks we used then were upgraded with a V6 Detroit Diesel turbocharged engine, new electricals, a hydro-pneumatic suspension and new range finding and targeting equipment, although the 75mm gun stayed the same. They were all retired in 2007 when we bought a lot of Leopard 2A4s from Germany.

@schlirf 7 лет назад

Excellent work on what would be considered a Mechanics nightmare. Well Done!!!

@blownaway9187 8 лет назад

I heard my father mention something, my grandfather noted when servicing the dutch AMX 13's. It was that the 105 mm the dutch had fitted to the AMX 13 would crack the turret after firing a given number of rounds. Wich had to be fixed numerous times. After the dutch sold their AMX 13's to I think Israel, They removed the 105 mm and fitted either the 75 or the 90 mm and used them extensively without problems.

@bertm8621 Год назад

Dutch AMXs were sold to Indonesia!

@njdevfan20 9 лет назад

I love these inside the tanks videos thanks for making them.

@Korxyles 2 года назад

Yup me to

@Psiberzerker 5 лет назад

"About the right size, a bit different." This guy just might be my new hero!

@peppermill7163 9 лет назад

Kudos to the restorer. Looks like it took a lot of work but the result is beautiful.

@VonRammsteyn 5 лет назад

What an amazing job restoring that tank!!! I can't imagine how hard was it to work the engine from inside of the vehicle... Awesome work really... And awesome video!

@Simon_Nonymous 5 лет назад

Was lucky to see Warwick running out an M47 from the mill onto the main road today. All the kids were watchintg, and for onec even the traffic slowed dopwn to watch! Awesome!

@danieldetweiler1259 8 лет назад

Amazing work! All these videos give great perspective as to how things were & looked. Another great video. I don't like war but I'm happy to see machines of war like this be refurbished & not junked & thus forgotten.

@mayoofm6049 8 лет назад

Me too

@letoubib21 7 лет назад

Then visit Trier or Coblenz. At Trier's WTD (Wehrtechniche Dienststelle) 41 the Bundeswehr is always restoring old tanks, which are put on display at the WTS (Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung) Coblenz, a military museum, or the German tank museum Munster . . .

@Atrux1 9 лет назад

Impressive job! The motor work sounds like a nightmare to work on ! 0_0 AMAZING VEHICLE!

@ShadoCroc 9 лет назад

Absolutely beautiful video!

@CRAZYHORSE187 4 года назад

One of my favourite tanks in WOT, I got the 13-57, then found out the 58 premium had a 105, wish I had got that instead. But so much fun to play.

@okrajoe 9 лет назад

I was hoping the show would do this unusual beast.

@MrGrenadeMcBoom 9 лет назад

Already can't wait for part two.

@getthejobdone6883 9 лет назад

Finally.. That took you guys a long time to put this on RU-vid... but, thanks anyway :)

@barbarybar 7 лет назад

A very nice helpful man. Went to the Boys Toys collection. For of all things a fashion shoot. Had a great time climbing over various AFVs. He started up a Chieftain for us. Filled the place with smoke. Could smell it for days. Wish I could post some photos.

@zdrgdr 5 лет назад

amazing to see this history piece restored

@earlwyss520 4 года назад

I'm an Air Force brat, and I went to high school at Zweibrucken AB Germany 84-87, and there were about a half dozen of these there. They used them as decoys on the base. One afternoon after a AFJROTC field trip we had a picknick while waiting for school to end. The tanks were parked in a group near where we were, so we naturally climbed into them and checked them out (played in them). We turned and elevated the turrets. I was able to figure out on my own how the auto loader worked, and I'm not mechanically minded. I fell in live with this little French tank that day.

@jetgold 9 лет назад

It is a cool video well done on the restoration, and it is great you are makeing new tanker videos richard sir.

@Mona8519 9 лет назад

Love the vids from Richard. Thx from a fan!

@StraightUpFerret 9 лет назад

What a beautiful piece of machinery.

@Wladislav 7 лет назад

Beautiful restoration!

@crispybaguette8670 4 года назад

Yes I have the AMX 13 90 and I love this type of tanks

@acebatau 6 лет назад

Wow, they’ve done outstanding job

@nachoson4371 6 лет назад

Beautiful job

@Hmshood1809 9 лет назад

When is part 2?? I love this lil thing! :D

@savierashintyara1922 5 лет назад

Awesome restoration !

@keaneoRX7 5 лет назад

Congratulations, Awesome restauration job. I saw many Amx13 at Saumur, but this one looks in better condition.

@user-pk8gq9yg1y 5 лет назад

Great job!!! Respect for you!

@paweldun 8 лет назад

indeed, a beautiful work of restoration

@brunodn9702 7 лет назад

Good job, guys.

@staypatriot7080 6 лет назад

Well done, and clear video

@Daehawk 9 лет назад

Magnificent work done on her. She's a real brute again. Lovely.

@johnlovett8341 Год назад

Coo video. I thought the reason for the limited depression was the turret being so far back on the hull, not the oscillating turret. The limiting factor was the tube hitting the hull vs the breech hitting the turret roof of conventional turret.

@sinosity 6 лет назад

By far my favorite tank

@rdpatterson2682 4 года назад

Wow! What a project.

@XcelentTom. 9 лет назад

I really love this series of videos! Keep up the great work! I cant wait for part two.

@thierrytravignet3059 9 лет назад

belle vidéo et très belle restauration bravo à M. BOLTON

@goldenmouse4429 8 лет назад

No one ever mentions that the "autoloader" is not robotic/motor driven. Each shell in the 2 drums has to be hand cranked by either the commander or gunner, into the breech. After firing, the shell case has to be manually ejected using a lever.

@Pastorsito88 9 лет назад

On crains dégun!!!! çà c'est une expression de chez moi ^^ çà me fais plaisir de la lire ce superbe char français!

@borisniper 9 лет назад

Vivement la partie 2 !

@Willgler 9 лет назад

awesome!!!!

@barbarybar 9 лет назад

I visited Boys Toys where this tank is kept. For of all things a Tank Girl fashion shoot. Warick is a great guy. Very helpful. I had the time of my life climbing over the tanks, APCs and other AFVs. I also got some great shots of the girls. The AMX 13 featured a lot in these. I have a short video of stills and movies that I took on my You Tube site.

@Joxer69 9 лет назад

Nice !

@zhilizhang5551 5 лет назад

AMX 12T one of my best tanks in WoT. Decent firepower and camouflage with an autoloader.

@braxtongatton4387 4 года назад

Not in wotb it is trashhhhhhh

@Appletank8 9 лет назад

Favorite Tank! I want a close up of that autoloader spinning. I wonder how bad was the reloading part?

@WargamingEurope 9 лет назад

Not too difficult. Not great having to leave the tank though.

@ADirtyScrub 9 лет назад

Wargaming Europe Couldn't it carry 12 rounds in two 6-round cylinders? Then the gunner would have to get out of the tank to reload it from external stowage bins, which would take about 15 minutes, and reloading from inside the tank could take 30?

@12ock99 9 лет назад

Wargaming Europe kindly amx 50 b

@ADirtyScrub 9 лет назад

***** No, they could reload from inside, it just took twice as long to maneuver the shells into the drum. This is why an automatically reloading gun from a drum is really impractical. But there are some modern SPG's which have mechanisms which pull shells from the ammo rack and load them, takes about 3 seconds and it can fire 4 shots and have them land in the same place at the same time. It just changes the arc for each shot, very cool shit.

@rigormortis6481 9 лет назад

***** yup. Its called MRSI (Multiple Round Simultaneous Impact)

@lolplayer9183 4 года назад

I like how its a small tank in game but its big in real life XD

@the_clone_kid3512 3 года назад

It really shows how big tanks really are

@MrJeepsters 7 лет назад

Dans tous les livres que j'ai lus au sujet de ce char, il est considéré comme excellent, voir, remarquable.

@martin_saphir 9 лет назад

Gosh love this tanks ! When HD model please ? :p

@MrMrsirr 9 лет назад

omgosh I need teh part 2 :O

@MrZenooby 9 лет назад

At 2:49 we can read "Crains Degun", so it is a southern French tank ? (for those who do not speak French or are not from southern France, it means "afraid of nobody" )

@zouco666 9 лет назад

Zobelien Maybe because he's named 13 (AMX13)...

@MrZenooby 9 лет назад

Oh yeah good point, les Bouches du Rhone :)

@jtoddjb 9 лет назад

Zobelien thank you

@joshuabanjarnahor8125 4 года назад

You must see the AMX-13 retrofit version. Still serve in Indonesian Army currently

@Maeger 9 лет назад

more plz more !!!

@marchamill 4 года назад

"Crains degun" written on the turret is a south of France (near Marseille) slang meaning "Afraid of nobody"

@SpikesOmega 9 лет назад

This just makes me want to see the maus fixed and running all the more.

@FredRated1967 7 лет назад

You know, with the fittings on the turret, when you look at it straight on, it looks like a smiling face.

@wargamingjelf9675 7 лет назад

FredRated1967 yeah

@k.v.7115 2 года назад

2:38 amx looks happy here

@chicotruco 4 года назад

describe this tank in one word "fearless"

@samuelrc1992 9 лет назад

Siempre me ha parecido muy interesante la idea de que la torreta sea la que sube y baja el cañón, no sabía que existía ese mecanismo hasta que lo vi en el juego

@Yitzhakhazak 4 года назад

The oscillating tower and the gun are built into one piece, meaning that the recoil of this high pressure cannon is absorbed by the whole tower. That's why an even heavier 90 mm., barrel could be used not to speak of the eventual 105 mm., piece.

@yuxuanli6377 5 лет назад

Beautiful channel turning into a video game hub.

@virendrasharms1163 4 года назад

AMX 13 became useful in India and Pakistan war of 1971 . East Pakistan, now a days Bangladesh had a number of rivers, canals, ponds and other water obstacles. This light tank was useful to be taken over bridges created over water bodies. Heavy tanks were hard to be taken, light tanks were easily taken over bridges.

@johnnymigouel7228 4 года назад

Bruh, imagine taking a freking MAUS through one of those small bridges

@peytonthomas2102 7 лет назад

My left ear enjoyed this video

@tondijkers1382 7 лет назад

I was amechanic for this tank for 4 years. But not for the guns. That what a different speciality. And we had them in Holland, so not strange that he could find the motor in Holland.

@jeanuardorbigoso699 5 лет назад

AMX 13 with 105 mm found in Brazil but the gun can cause severe damaged to the turret can cause turret breakage and paralyzation of turret due to its extreme recoil but the prototype is still there

@iamgermane Год назад

@MStryker40 3 года назад

oh i remember these guys my country still uses them

@matthiaskreidenweis 6 лет назад

My favourite tank

@smittyboy3419 9 лет назад

Yesss

@f3nt0m 8 лет назад

you know what ive drawn that tank in school it looked really nice

@f3nt0m 8 лет назад

oh aaaand i have a tank book with photos made in the Tank Museum Bovington

@alexanderrusiti3184 4 года назад

Just got the amx 14 105 on world of tanks!

@peterking2651 6 лет назад

I loved the AMX 13, hit it just right with Chieftain's 120mm it would crack nicely. Only slightly worse than AMX30. Oh and I loved the AMX30's barrel jacket, that caused the gun to stick in the recoiled position. At Least France wasn't at risk of invasion for their tank design.

@gumelini1 7 лет назад

Idk why but this tank looks beautiful to me

@Mr.FastZombie 6 лет назад

Is the turret vulnerable to small arms fire where it has those flaps to allow it to aim up and down?

@Rman3196 9 лет назад

Has there ever been a case of an infantryman using an AMX 13 during combat as cover, then being knocked out from an ejected shell case from the back of the turret?? that'd be hilarious to watch... also they should add that animation into WoT i think it would make the tank look a lot cooler :)