Panhard EBR Reconnaissance Vehicle Description
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The EBR by French company Panhard is easily recognisable by its osculating turret, much like that of the AMX-13 tank and 4 of its 8 wheels being solid metal. The front and rear wheels are standard wheels with rubber tyres for whilst driving on the road and when going off-road the 4 central metal wheels were lowered to provide additional power, traction and reducing the vehicles ground pressure.
The vehicle also had 2 drivers. 1 stationed in the front as per normal and 1 in the rear.
An oscillating turret works as two hinged parts. The first part is fixed to the hull with a limited traverse left and right. The second part is the upper half, which has the gun in a fixed position and fed by an autoloader and drum magazines at the back of the upper half. It only requires 2 crew, the gunner and vehicle commander.
The original production model was armed with a rifled 75mm main gun as used on the AMX-13 and later in production with the same 90mm main gun the AMX-13 was upgraded with.
Panhard EBR Development And Production
Though the first prototype was completed in 1950 following earlier chassis’s built in 1948, the Panhard design pre-dated the German Invasion of France. Shelved until the Post War, the deign met the needs of the French Army for a wheeled reconnaissance vehicle.
EBR-75 Reconnaissance Vehicle
![EBR-75 Reconnaissance Vehicle](https://i0.wp.com/tanknutdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ebr75_2.jpg?resize=601%2C240)
Using the same turret as the AMX-13, the Engin Blindé de Reconnaissance entered production with French Company Panhard in 1950/51. 650 vehicles were built with the original 75mm main gun and had a 7.5mm coaxial Machine Gun and both drivers also had a 7.5mm MGs. A second 75mm Main Gun was also introduced with a greater Calibre Length offering increased muzzle velocity.
EBR-90 Reconnaissance Vehicle
![EBR-90 Reconnaissance Vehicle](https://i0.wp.com/tanknutdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ebr90.jpg?resize=599%2C314)
The 90 represents the upgrade during mid-production to the 90mm rifled main gun. Both new production vehicles and some earlier EBR-75’s were bought up to this model. Production ended with almost 2000 vehicles built (including the earlier 650 EBR-75).
EBR VTT Armoured Personnel Carrier
![EBR VTT Armoured Personnel Carrier](https://i0.wp.com/tanknutdave.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ebr-vtt.jpg?resize=600%2C240)
This was the Armoured Personnel Carrier variant and sold to Portugal. Production started around 1956. The vehicle accommodated 15 personnel, which included both drivers, commander and infantry. The commander had a single person turret equipped with a Machine Gun. The infantry sat on 2 benches back to back and were able to fire their personnel weapons from within the vehicle through firing ports along the hull side. http://www.primeportal.net/apc/david_lueck/ebr_ett/
Panhard EBR Command Vehicle
Housing additional radio equipment, only 1 was converted.
Panhard EBR Reconnaissance Vehicle Operators
France (Retired)
Morocco (Retired)
Tunisia (Retired)
Portugal (Retired)
Panhard EBR-75 Spec’s
Armament: 75mm Main Gun x3 7.5mm Machine Guns
Armour: 40mm angled steel (frontal)
Crew: 4
Dimensions: Length 6.157m / Width 2.42m / Height 2.327m
Weight: 12.5 tonne
Engine: 200hp Panhard 12 H 6000 12 cylinder petrol
Top Road Speed: 105km/h
Operational Range: 570km
Panhard EBR-90 Spec’s
Armament: 90mm Main Gun x17.5mm Machine Guns
Armour: 40mm angled steel (frontal)
Crew: 4
Dimensions: Length 7.331m / Width 2.42m / Height 2.582m
Weight: 14.9 tonne
Engine: 200hp Panhard 12 H 6000 12 cylinder petrol
Top Road Speed: 105km/h
Operational Range: 570km
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