Panhard EBR
The Panhard EBR (Panhard Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance, French: Armored Reconnaissance Vehicle) is an armoured car designed by Panhard for the French Army and later used across the globe, notably by the French Army during the Algerian War and by the Portuguese Army during the Portuguese Colonial War.
| Panhard EBR | |
|---|---|
An EBR Mle 51 re-armed with the 90 mm low-pressure gun displayed at the National Tank Monument in Berry-au-Bac. | |
| Type | Wheeled reconnaissance vehicle, Armoured car |
| Place of origin | France |
| Service history | |
| Used by | French Army Indonesian Army Portuguese Army |
| Wars | Algerian War Portuguese Colonial War Indonesia-Malaysia Confrontation Sand War Western Sahara War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Panhard |
| Manufacturer | Panhard |
| Produced | 1951-1960 |
| No. built | 1179 |
| Variants | EBR-ETT (APC) |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 12.5 tonnes (13.8 short tons; 12.3 long tons) (model 1951) 14.9 tonnes (16.4 short tons; 14.7 long tons) (model 1954) |
| Length | 6.15 m (20 ft 2 in) |
| Width | 2.42 m (7 ft 11 in) |
| Height | 2.24 m (7 ft 4 in) 2.32 m (7 ft 7 in) (eight wheels deployed) |
| Crew | 4; driver, commander, gunner and rear driver |
| Armor | Turret front 40 mm (sloped) Turret sides 25 mm Hull front 20 mm (sloped) Hull sides 15 mm |
Main armament | Model 1951 : SA 49 75 mm rifled gun (56 rnds) Model 1951 revalorisé: CN 90 F2 90 mm low-pressure gun (43 rnds) Model 1954: SA 50 75 mm high-velocity rifled gun (36 rnds) |
Secondary armament | 3× 7.5 mm MAC31 Reibel machine guns most common, sometimes 4 x 7.5 mm MGs 4× DREB smoke dischargers |
| Engine | Panhard 12 H 6000 S flat-twelve gasoline engine 200 hp at 3700 RPM |
| Power/weight | 15.6 hp/tonne |
| Transmission | two 4-speed tandem-mounted gearboxes providing a total of 16 different gear ratios |
| Suspension | coil springs and hydropneumatic, 8×8 |
| Ground clearance | 340 to 420 mm |
| Fuel capacity | 370 l |
Operational range | 700 km (430 mi) |
| Maximum speed | up to 115 km/h (71 mph) 75 km/h (47 mph) to 85 km/h (53 mph) on secondary roads 10 km/h (6.2 mph) to 25 km/h (16 mph) on rough and uneven terrain |
Steering system | front and rear axle |
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