Recognizing that the problem of combining excellent mobility with heavy armour was for the time being irresolvable, the AMX 50 project was terminated; the priority given to mobility demanded a new design concept, leading to the AMX 30, the lightest MBT of its time.
The problem of combining excellent mobility with heavy armour was for the time being irresolvable. This was what the AMX 50 project was recognizing. The AMX 50 project was terminated. The priority given to mobility demanded a new design concept. The priority given to mobility was leading to the AMX 30. The AMX 30 was the lightest MBT of its time.