AMX30 tank Pluton missile
MF48583K

AMX30 tank Pluton missile

Complete 1/48 scale AMX30 Pluton missile tank kit

Model dimensions: 14 x 7 x 8.5 cm

Kit contains:
  • Resin parts
  • Metal photo-cutting board
  • Rubber tracks
  • Assembly instructions with parts list and color photos:  Download instructions
You can also contact us to have this model assembled and painted with the camouflage of your choice.

  • AMX30 tank Pluton missile
  • AMX30 tank Pluton missile
  • AMX30 tank Pluton missile
  • AMX30 tank Pluton missile

History of the AMX30 Pluton missile tank

The Pluton was a mobile missile launcher on an AMX 30 chassis, designed for nuclear deterrence during the Cold War. It replaced the American Honest John missile. Pluto and Hades are, in mythology, the Latin and Greek names of the God of Hell. Centuries after the fall of Olympus, Pluto was the name given to the first French pre-strategic nuclear device, Hades to the second. The Pluton is a solid-propulsion supersonic missile. 

It has a range of up to 120 km, and an on-board inertial system ensures precision targeting and operational safety, guaranteeing autonomy and invulnerability to jamming. The launch vehicle was a modified AMX 30 tank chassis. An auxiliary motor was used to provide the necessary power without the tank's engine running. A manipulator arm was used to load the motor and warhead onto the tank. The missile had a range of 17 to 120 km, with an accuracy of 200 to 400m.