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360:M41 Gorilla
356:French Army
328:Operational
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316:Suspension
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236:Elevation
108:1962–1997
75:Operators
1149:Cold War
775:28 April
501:Variants
291:armament
246:Traverse
227:Carriage
105:Produced
87:Designed
1399:FCM 50t
1310:AMX-10P
1305:AMX-VCI
1189:Panther
999:30 June
601:Morocco
573:Ecuador
484:Morocco
482:front.
474:during
413:History
379:AMX-VCA
230:Tracked
197:caliber
191:Caliber
1364:AMX-50
1359:AMX-40
1236:AMX-30
1215:ARL 44
1168:AMX-13
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692:France
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587:Kuwait
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559:Cyprus
556:
480:Syrian
460:Nexter
448:AMX-30
372:Design
365:AMX-13
300:Engine
216:Recoil
204:Breech
153:Height
137:Length
51:France
748:Notes
678:Chile
643:Sudan
615:Qatar
518:Qatar
330:range
279:Armor
177:Shell
145:Width
1224:MBTs
1058:ISBN
1036:ISBN
1001:2022
867:ISBN
777:2020
721:- 12
719:Peru
705:Iraq
631:- 18
561:- 12
523:The
456:Giat
289:Main
250:360°
161:Crew
129:Mass
99:GIAT
90:1959
72:See
38:Type
478:on
427:M41
119:621
114:No.
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