AMX30 Main Battle Tank Manual - The AMX30 family of vehicles, 1956 to 2018
The AMX30 Char de Bataille was the standard French Main Battle Tank during the Cold War era. Armed with a smoothbore 105mm main armament (the OBUS-G), AMX30 was lighter and more mobile than other main battle tanks, with excellent acceleration and cross-country agility, which later came into its own during the First Gulf War.