Argentine Panhard AML 90
The Panhard AML (called the AML 245 by Panhard) 60/90 is a light armoured car with permanent 4×4 drive for mobility. It can carry either a 90mm quick-firing low-pressure gun as in the example above, or a 60mm breech-loading mortar as the primary weapon, although firing such a large gun from such a small vehicle requires care, particularly if planning to fire off the central axis.
During the 1950s, the French Army used the Daimler Ferret armoured car in large numbers but decided to build their own and Panhard started the production of the AML in 1960. Some 4,000 have been completed and manufacture continues for the export market. The AML 60/90 have been sold to over 30 countries. In addition to the French production, 1,300 AML 60/90 were built under licence by South Africa under the name of Eland 60/90.
This vehicle, seen in the older halls at the Tank Museum at Bovington, is a captured Argentine example. It was one of 12 the Argentines deployed to the Falkland Islands after they had invaded in 1982. However, the terrain was so bad that they were confined pretty much to the (very few) paved roads in the capital, Stanley.
Argentine Panhard AML 90
The Panhard AML (called the AML 245 by Panhard) 60/90 is a light armoured car with permanent 4×4 drive for mobility. It can carry either a 90mm quick-firing low-pressure gun as in the example above, or a 60mm breech-loading mortar as the primary weapon, although firing such a large gun from such a small vehicle requires care, particularly if planning to fire off the central axis.
During the 1950s, the French Army used the Daimler Ferret armoured car in large numbers but decided to build their own and Panhard started the production of the AML in 1960. Some 4,000 have been completed and manufacture continues for the export market. The AML 60/90 have been sold to over 30 countries. In addition to the French production, 1,300 AML 60/90 were built under licence by South Africa under the name of Eland 60/90.
This vehicle, seen in the older halls at the Tank Museum at Bovington, is a captured Argentine example. It was one of 12 the Argentines deployed to the Falkland Islands after they had invaded in 1982. However, the terrain was so bad that they were confined pretty much to the (very few) paved roads in the capital, Stanley.