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=== Indonesia === [[File:Indonesian Army AMX-13s of the Yonkav 6.jpg|thumb|Indonesian AMX-13/75 ModΓ¨le 51 (SM1) in the lead of another two AMX-13 tanks and one AMX-VTT APC]] The [[Indonesian Army]] received 175 AMX-13/75, 32 [[AMX-VCI]] (including 4 command variants and six ARV variants), and 10 AMX-13 PDP from France in 1960, which were delivered in 1960β1962. Indonesia then bought around 100 to 180 ex-Royal Netherlands Army AMX-VCI in 1976, which were modernized and delivered in 1977β1978. The last batch of AMX-13 family were bought in 1980β1981, when the Army acquired 130 second-hand but modernized AMX-13/105 from the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/page/trade_register.php|title=Peace Research Institute Arms Trade Register|website=armstrade.sipri.org}}</ref> The AMX-13s first saw combat against the [[30 September Movement]] in 1965, when they were deployed to secure Suharto's control of [[Jakarta]] against an alleged coup by other generals'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sainsindonesia.co.id/index.php/en/rubrik/opini/1249-panser-kavaleri-selau-hadir-saat-genting|title=Panser Kavaleri: Selalu Hadir di Saat Genting|website=sainsindonesia.co.id|date=27 November 2014|access-date=30 May 2021|language=id}}</ref> AMX-13/75 tanks and the VCI variants participated in the 1975 [[Indonesian invasion of East Timor]] (known in Indonesia as ''Operasi Seroja'').<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indomiliter.com/amx-13-tank-tempur-utama-tni-ad/|title=AMX-13 : Tank Tempur Utama TNI-AD|website=indomiliter.com|date=10 August 2009|access-date=30 May 2021|language=id}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indomiliter.com/amx-13-vci-kavaleri-tni-ad-pernah-dipasangi-kubah-tertutup-dengan-senapan-mesin-sedang/|title=AMX-13 VCI Kavaleri TNI AD Pernah Dipasangi Kubah 'Tertutup' Dengan Senapan Mesin Sedang|website=indomiliter.com|date=23 November 2020|access-date=30 May 2021|language=id}}</ref> Indonesian AMX-13s also participated in the [[2003β2004 Indonesian offensive in Aceh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.okezone.com/read/2017/08/18/340/1758576/tank-saksi-bisu-operasi-militer-di-aceh-ikuti-pawai-kemerdekaan|title=Tank Saksi Bisu Operasi Militer di Aceh Ikuti Pawai Kemerdekaan|website=news.okezone.com|date=18 August 2017|access-date=30 May 2021|language=id}}</ref> The AMX-13 gained momentary notoriety in Indonesian social media in September 2020, after an AMX-13 driver lost control when making a turn and ran over a street food vendor cart and four motorcycles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://regional.kompas.com/read/2020/09/10/18402261/detik-detik-tank-tabrak-gerobak-dan-4-motor-tni-siap-ganti-rugi|title=Detik-detik Tank Tabrak Gerobak dan 4 Motor, TNI Siap Ganti Rugi|website=kompas.com|date=10 September 2020|access-date=2 June 2022|language=id}}</ref> The accident happened on 10 September 2020 at around 11:00 [[UTC+07:00|WIB]], at an intersection in Cipatat District, [[West Bandung Regency]], during a 4th Cavalry Battalion company-level combat readiness exercise. No one was injured and the owners of the cart and vehicles were given compensation totalling 15.4 million rupiah.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://voi.id/berita/13703/penyebar-video-insiden-tank-tabrak-gerobak-tak-diburu-malah-sudah-ganti-rugi|title=Penyebar Video Insiden Tank Tabrak Gerobak Tak Diburu, Malah Sudah Ganti Rugi|website=voi.id|date=11 September 2020|access-date=2 June 2022|language=id}}</ref>
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