Panhard 178
6e Régiment de Cuirassier
Battle of France, Spring 1940
(Amercom ACBG42)
- Weight: 9 tons
- Dimensions: 15'9" x 6'7" x 7'7"
- Crew: 4
- Power Plant: Panhard SK gasoline = 105 hp
- Armor: 20 mm
- Speed: 45 mph
- Armament: 1 x 25 mm SA 35 cannon, 1 x 7.5 mm Reibel machine gun
- Notes: French cavalry reconnaissance 4x4 armored car or Automitrailleuse de Décovert 35 (AMD). A total of 339 were built from 1937 to 1940 plus about 150 variants. They were assigned to the three armored divisions of the Cavalry (Divisions Légères Mècaniques) and to the light divisions of Cavalry (Divisions Légères de Cavalerie) as well as to the reconnaissance units of infantry divisions.
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