C-160 or its allies' Hercules C-130 aircraft due to size and weight issues. In addition, most of the bridges in Africa had only a 6 to 8 ton load capacity. So instead of the larger AMX-10RC, which was already in service with the French Army, the French Army Staff took the surprise step in December 1980 of ordering the Sagaie for the future FDF. And to date the Sagaie has proved very useful for the French Army in its African bases and even in urban conditions during the Siege of Sarajevo. The last known combat uses of the Sagaie were with French troops stationed in Ivory Coast on a peace-keeping mission between two rival factions and in Mali in 2013. Sagaie upgrade The French Army has upgraded 160 of its 192 ERC's in service with a diesel MTU 4-cylinder 170 hp engine coupled to an automatic gearbox made by Renk and have made enhancements to the turret to improve observation, fire control and command. ERC-90 Sagaie 2 (twin-engine) A weakness of the Sagaie is its low power-to-weight ratio. The Sagaie 2 is an ERC extended with two Peugeot XD 3T four-cylinder turbocharged diesel 98 hp engines; the same engine used on the VBL (Light Armoured Vehicle). Six were ordered by Gabon. A prototype equipped with two PRV V6 engines was built as a private venture, but none were ordered. Variants EMC 81: Fire support version armed with 81mm mortar in an Hispano-Suiza EMC turret. ERC 20 Kriss: Anti-aircraft version with 2× 20 mm autocannons. ERC 60-20: Fitted with Hispano-Suiza 60-20 Serval turret armed with a 60 mm mortar and a 20 mm autocannon. ERC 90 (Diesel): Fitted with a diesel engine. ERC 90 F1 Lynx: Fitted with the Hispano-Suiza Lynx 90 turret as fitted to the Panhard AML. ERC 90 F4 Sagaie: Fitted with GIAT TS 90 turret with long barrel high velocity cannon that can fire APFSDS anti-tank rounds. ERC 90 Sagaie 2: Slightly larger version fitted with twin engines and improved turret. VCR: APC based on ERC. Operators : 12 ERC-90 Lynx : 4 ERC-90 Lynx. 9 more offered by France in January 2021. : 190 ERC-90 Sagaie : 6 ERC-90 Sagaie, 4 ERC-20 Kriss : 7 ERC-90 Sagaie : 120 ERC-90 Lynx : 40 ERC-90 Sagaie, 40 ERC-90 Lynx References Notes External links globalsecurity.org cnn.com nasog.net ERC 90 Sagaie on Armour.ws armyrecognition.com Video links Sagaie in action