The AMX 50 or AMX-50 is a French heavy tank designed in the immediate post Second World War period. It was proposed as, in succession, the French medium, heavy, and main battle tank, incorporating many advanced features. It was cancelled in the late 1950s however, due to unfavourable economic and political circumstances after serious delays in development.
The AMX 50 (lowered) cast hull with the Tourelle D, at Saumur
An AMX 50 120 mm in the Musée des Blindés
The American T69 resembled the AMX 50
Maybach HL 295 V12 Engine for the AMX 50
The ARL 44 was a French heavy tank and tank destroyer, the development of which started just before the end of the Second World War. Only sixty of these tanks were ever completed, from 1949 onwards. The type proved to be unsatisfactory and only entered limited service. The tank was phased out in 1953.
The ARL 44 at Mourmelon-le-Grand
First prototype
Frontal view
ARL 44 at the Musée des Blindés