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French AMX 30 Main Battle Tank
Images copyright © Mark Puchala. Click on the entry for a larger version
Description
An AMX 30, crewed by French Foreign Legionaires showing the human side of war. Even in war, kit and equipment needs to be maintained, and gun barrels can double as good clothes lines. It is armed with a French-made 105mm main gun, and a 20mm GIAT cannon co-axially mounted.
Location
Iraqi/Kuwait desert, 1991