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[[File:Weapon_AAN-F1_(7.62_mm).png|thumb|right|350px|The 7.62 mm A-A-F1N mounted on an [[AMX-40]].]]
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[[File:A-A-F1N.png|x280px|thumb|right|The A-A-F1N on the AMX-30 commander cupola]]
  
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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The ''7.62 mm A-A-F1N''' is a French machine gun used on ground vehicles. The A-A-F1N was one of the first machine guns produced by France, following World War 2. Developed in 1952 based on their experiences with the First Indochina War, it was designed to replace the wide variety of American and British machine guns in French service.
  
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
=== Vehicles equipped with this weapon ===
 
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* {{Specs-Link|fr_aml_90}}
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{{Navigation-Start|Vehicles equipped with this weapon}}
* {{Specs-Link|fr_amx_10rc}}
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* {{Specs-Link|fr_amx_30}}
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{{Navigation-First-Line|'''Light tanks'''}}{{Specs-Link|fr_aml_90}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|il_aml_90|AML-90}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_10p}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_10rc}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_mars_15}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_vextra_105}}
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* {{Specs-Link|fr_amx_30_ACRA}}
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{{Navigation-Line|'''Medium tanks'''}}
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{{Navigation-Line|AMX-30}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_30}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_30_1972}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_30_ACRA}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_30_b2}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_30_b2_brenus}}
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{{Navigation-Line|AMX-32}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_32_105}}{{-}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_32}}
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{{Navigation-Line|AMX-40}}{{Specs-Link|fr_amx_40}}
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{{Navigation-Line|Leclerc}}{{Specs-Link|fr_leclerc_azur}}
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== General info ==
 
== General info ==
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The A-A-F1N, unusually, uses the same firing mechanism as the Famas assault rifle, a lever-delayed blowback system. The feed and trigger mechanisms are based on the German [[MG42 (7.92 mm)|MG42]]. The A-A-F1N is a 7.62 mm variant of the [[AAT-52 (7.5 mm)]].
  
 
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== Media ==
 
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File:Weapon AAN-F1 (7.62 mm).png|<small>Image of an AAN-F1 machine gun mounted on an AMX-40 tank</small>
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
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== External links ==
 
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Latest revision as of 05:36, 26 June 2024

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The A-A-F1N on the AMX-30 commander cupola

Description

The 7.62 mm A-A-F1N' is a French machine gun used on ground vehicles. The A-A-F1N was one of the first machine guns produced by France, following World War 2. Developed in 1952 based on their experiences with the First Indochina War, it was designed to replace the wide variety of American and British machine guns in French service.

Vehicles equipped with this weapon

Vehicles equipped with this weapon
Light tanks  AML-90 · AML-90 · AMX-10P · AMX-10RC · MARS 15 · Vextra 105
Medium tanks 
AMX-30  AMX-30 · AMX-30 (1972) · AMX-30 ACRA · AMX-30B2 · AMX-30B2 BRENUS
AMX-32  AMX-32 (105) · AMX-32
AMX-40  AMX-40
Leclerc  Leclerc AZUR

General info

The A-A-F1N, unusually, uses the same firing mechanism as the Famas assault rifle, a lever-delayed blowback system. The feed and trigger mechanisms are based on the German MG42. The A-A-F1N is a 7.62 mm variant of the AAT-52 (7.5 mm).

Available ammunition

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Comparison with analogues

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Usage in battles

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Pros and cons

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History

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Media

Images

See also

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  • reference to the article about the variant of the cannon/machine gun;
  • references to approximate analogues by other nations and research trees.

External links

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Tank machine guns
USA 
7.62 mm  M37 · M60D · M73 · M240 · M1919A4 · Mk.52
12.7 mm  FN M3P · M2HB · M80 · M85
Germany 
5.56 mm  MG4
7.62 mm  C6 · MG3A1
7.92 mm  MG13 Dreyse · MG34 · MG37(t) · MG42
12.7 mm  S.MG.50
USSR 
7.62 mm  DT · PKMB · PKT · PKTM · RP-46 · SGMT
12.7 mm  DK · DShK · 6P49 · NSVT
14.5 mm  KPVT
Britain 
7.62 mm  Browning MG4 · L3A1 · L8A1 · L8A2 · L37A1 · L37A2 · L94A1
7.7 mm  Vickers
7.92 mm  BESA
12.7 mm  L21A1
Japan 
6.5 mm  Type 91
7.62 mm  Type 74
7.7 mm  Type 97
12.7 mm  Type 60 (B)
China 
5.8 mm  QJT
7.62 mm  Type 55 · Type 59 · Type 86
12.7 mm  QJC88A · Type 54
14.5 mm  QJG02
Italy 
7.62 mm  Beretta MG42/59 · FN MAG 60-40
8 mm  34/40M · Breda Mod. 38
13.2 mm  Breda Model 31
France 
7.5 mm  AAT-52 · MAC 31
7.62 mm  A-A-F1N
8 mm  Hotchkiss Mle 1914
Sweden 
6.5 mm  ksp m/14-29
7.62 mm  ksp 39 C · ksp 58 · ksp 94
8 mm  ksp m/36 · ksp m/39B
12.7 mm  ksp 88