COLLECTION OF BRUNO TABARE, TROYES

Bruno Tabare is director of a company handling, Trans-Manu Machines since 1982 at Bréviandes, Aube, France. It can carry everything, from the heaviest cargo the more fragile deliveries. The company, founded in 1933 by his grandfather, allowed him to know this business very young.

Enthusiast of mechanical since always, he created in 1986 MAT, Militaire Association Troyenne, an association of collectors for the restoration and preservation of military history. It owns thus, at Troyes, (about 170 km from Paris) the largest private collection of military vehicles in Europe, about 65 vehicles, including 44 armored vehicles, most of French origin. It even has one of the first Leclerc tanks, but on another site. Almost all vehicles, roadworthy, are the eagerly awaited stars in parades during commemorations. The machines are also loaned for movies.

	1 - Berliet CBA truck, 1913. This truck served to supply Verdun by 'La Voie Sacrée' from 1915 to 1918. A rare piece.
	2 - Laffly Hotchkiss W 15 T, 1939, crew 5 men, 6x6 with rear differential lock, tractor for 25 mm anti-tank gun. Consumption 20 l/100 km. This vehicle has less than 100 km on the counter.
	3 - Chenillette Renault UE, 1931, 38 hp, 30 km/h, range 160 km, Mass 3 t, crew : 2, payload 350 kg, with trailer 600 kg. 5000 units built, any model, between 1932 and 1940.
	4 - Artillery tractor M4 from Allis Chalmers built at 550 units between 1943 and 1945
	5 - GMC, Berliet, Marmon Bocquet, Renault off-road trucks. Lower left, Marmon Unic Bocquet, 1968, speed 90 km/h, Mass 4700 kg, for transporting 12 men.
	6 -Sherman M4 A4 Tank, 1942, 400 hp, 40 km/h, mass 32 t, crew 5 men, 75 mm gun and 2 machine-guns.
	7 - Half Track and VAB
	8 -EBR Panhard 8x8. Center wheeled were retractable. From 1951, 200 hp, 110 km/h, range 700 km, crew 4 men.
	9 - Half Track M6 A1, 110 hp, consumption 64 l/100 km, Speed 70 km/h, Mass 10 t, This one is equipped with 4 anti-aircraft machine gun of 12.7 mm.
	10 - AMX 13 Tanks built at 7700 units between 1953 and 1985.

	11 - AMX M55 Recovery Tank,1957, crew 3 men, mass 14 t, towed load 14 t, Crane 5 t, Rear winch 15 t, 240 hp, Consumption 120 l/100km on road.
	12 - AMX 13 155-F3 gun, self-propelled.
	13 - AML 90, 1962, from Panhard, 110 km/h, range 800 km, mass 6 t, crew 3 men.
	14 - AMX 10 P PAC 90 amphibious armored personal carrier, 276 hp, 65 km/h, 10 in water, 15 t, crew 3 + 4 men
	15 - AMX 10 P and AML 90. AML 90 dates from 1962, speed 110 km/h, range 800 km, mass 6 t, crew 3, 1 machine gun 7,62 and 1 gun 90 F116
	16 - Armored personal carriers from Panhard. Above left : VTT M3, 1970, 90 hp, 100 km/h, 6 t, FWD, crew 2 + fighting men, range 600 km. Above right : VCR 6x6, 1975, 145 hp, 100 km/h, crew 3+ 9 fighting men, range 800 km. Below L and R : VCR 1 Pédalo, 1978, mass 6500 kg, range 500 km at 50 km/h, 4x4 amphibious armored personal carrier.
	17 - Buffalo Lames of Panhard, 1978, 90 km/h, 7 t, crew 3 + 3 passengers, range 800 km.
	18 - ERC 90 SAGAIE, 1978, 6x6 Amphibious, 145 hp, 110 km/h, 7,2 km/h in water, mass 9 t, range 800 km, crew 3 men, 1 gun 90 F4, 1 AA 52.
	19 - ERC 90 Sagaie, 1978, from Panhard, 145 hp, 110 km/h, Mass 9 t, range 800 km, crew 3 men.
	20 - VCR 6x6 PC, 1982, from Panhard, Mass 8 t, 100 km/h, consumption 30 l/100, range 800 km, 4x4 or 6x6 with retractable central wheels, command vehicle.

	21 - VCR II, Véhicule de Combat à Roues, Wheeled Fighting Vehicle II, Amphibious, from Panhard, 1985, 90 km/h.
	22 - Sagaie II amphibious from Panhard, 1980, 9 t, crew 3, range 500 km at 50 km/h.
	23 - Gama-Goat, Chevrolet of WW II, Renault 4x4
	24 - VAB, Véhicule de l'Avant Bllindé of Renault Trucks is an amphibious armored personal carrier built at about 8500 units for French Army (4x4) and numerous countries (6x6). Conceived in 1970, it entered service in Army in 1976. Mass 12 t, 220 hp, 90 km/h, range 1200 km. Crew 1 + 11 passengers. Propulsion in water by jets.
	25 - VAB Amphibious personal Carrier
	26 - Partial view of the collection
	27 – Hummer or Humvee, High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, produced by AM General since the middle of 80s for military use. The brand Hummer was born in 1982 with the marketing of Hummer H1. In 1998, Hummer was sold to GM which shut this business in 2010. The military Hummer on these pictures have a good ground clearance due to portal final gears in the wheels, independent suspension, Torsen Differential allowing good cross country capabilities. Mass 2340 kg, 100 000 Hummer were built during 25 years.
	28 - M113 armored personal carrier.
	29 - Trainer of GIAT Industries. It is equipped with electric commands and built on the base of an AMX 32.
	30 - VBL, Véhicule Blindé Léger, Light armored vehicle, Short chassis from Panhard. In service since 1980. Mass 2880 kg, crew 3, 95 hp, automatic transmission. Consumption is 10.5 l/100 km and speed 95 km/h. This vehicle is amphibious

	31 - General View 1 of the collection
	32 - General View 2 of the collection
	33 - General View 3 of the collection

Pictures (royalty free) were taken by J. M. Maclou in October 2013.