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Renault Modèle 1933 VM, AMR 1933
Photos
Automitrailleuse de Reconnaissance AMR-33 on pre-war exercises:
Design
In 1931 requirements were given for a series of reconnaissance vehicles. The AMR (Automitrailleuse de Reconnaissance) was to have a crew of 2 and a 7.5 mm machine gun. The AMR was to be supported by the AMC.
Five prototypes were built, each with a slightly different suspension system. The one with 4 rubber tired road wheels mounted on bell crank scissor articulators with horizontal rubber springing was selected for production in 1933.
After the trials 123 were ordered in 1933.
The hull was riveted with the driver at the front and the commander in the turret. The turret was offset to the left of the hull and the engine to the right.
Used in cavalry regiments and with reconnaissance troops.
Production
- AMR-33: 123
- Production: 1933
Usage
German use:
PzSpWg VM 701 (f)
Specifications
| AMR-33 | |
|---|---|
| Crew | Commander, driver 21,2 |
| Physical Characteristics | |
| Weight | 12,125 lb, 11,023 lb 5,000 kg, 5,500 kg1 5 tons2, 5.4 tons1 |
| Length | 11.5'2, 11' 5.75", 11' 6", 11' 5.8"1 3.53 m, 3.504 m, 3.5 m1 |
| Height | 5.66'2, 5' 8.25", 5' 8"1 1.72 m, 1.727 m, 1.73 m1 |
| Width | 5.25'2, 5' 4.5"1, 5' 3" 1.61 m, 1.6 m, 1.64 m1 |
| Ground clearance | |
| Ground contact length | |
| Ground pressure | |
| Turret ring diameter | |
| Armament | |
| Main | 7.5 mm MG1,2 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Quantity | |
| Main | 2,250 |
| Secondary | |
| MG | |
| Side arms | |
| Armor Thickness (mm) | 5, 131,2 |
| Hull Front, Upper | |
| Hull Front, Lower | |
| Hull Sides, Upper | |
| Hull Sides, Lower | |
| Hull Rear | |
| Hull Top | |
| Hull Bottom | |
| Turret Front | |
| Turret Sides | |
| Turret Rear | |
| Turret Top | |
| Engine (Make / Model) | Renault1 water cooled Reinastella2 water cooled2 |
| Cylinders | 81,2 |
| Net HP | 841,2, 85 |
| Transmission | |
| Fuel type | Gasoline1,2 |
| Octane | |
| Capacity | |
| Performance | |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Speed - Road | 30 mph, 37 mph, 40.4 mph2, 33.5 mph1 55 kph, 60 kph, 54 kph1 |
| Speed - Cross Country | 18.6 mph |
| Range - Road | 124 miles1 140 km, 200 km1 |
| Turning Radius | |
| Elevation Limits | |
| Fording depth | |
| Trench crossing | 5' 1.524 m |
| Vertical Obstacle | 2' 0.609 m |
| Suspension (Type) | Twin bogie in center, 2 on bell cranks |
| Wheels each side | 4 |
| Return rollers each side | 4 |
| Track length | |
| Tires | |
| Track width | |
| Track centers/tread |
Sources:
- The Encyclopedia of Tanks and Armored Fighting Vehicles - The Comprehensive Guide to Over 900 Armored Fighting Vehicles From 1915 to the Present Day, General Editor: Christopher F. Foss, 2002
- Tanks of the World, 1915-1945, Peter Chamberlain, Chris Ellis, 1972
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