90 mm smoke projectile

The 90 mm smoke projectile is a GIAT ammunition type fired by the 90 mm F1/CN-90-F1 gun family fitted to the AML-90. The available references identify it as one of the gun's standard projectile types alongside HE, HEAT, and canister rounds.

90 mm smoke projectile, Smoke projectile for the GIAT 90 mm F1 gun, Munitions

Image source: 90mm T30E16 HVAP and 155mm T43 projectile image

Profile

Origin: France
Built by: GIAT Industries
Type: Smoke projectile for the GIAT 90 mm F1 gun
Service note: Cold War-era 90 mm vehicle ammunition family
Variants: 90 mm smoke round, 90 mm vehicle-gun ammunition

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Specifications

Caliber: 90 mm
Role: Smoke projectile
Firing platform: GIAT 90 mm F1 / CN-90-F1 tank gun
Ammunition family: Vehicle gun ammunition for the AML-90 and related 90 mm French guns

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

Used by: AML-90 armored car

Firing Weapon

This smoke projectile is documented as one of the projectile types fired by the French 90 mm vehicle gun fitted to the AML-90.

Firing weapon

Weapon type

Firing evidence

AML-90 armored car

4x4 armored car

Army Guide says the AML-90's GIAT 90 mm F1 gun fires smoke projectiles, and Military Periscope says the CN-90-F1 tank gun mounted on the AML-90 also fires smoke projectiles.

Sources: Army Guide AML 90 modernization, Military Periscope 90-mm CN-90-F1 overview

90 mm smoke projectile Images

90 mm smoke projectile, Smoke projectile for the GIAT 90 mm F1 gun, Munitions - view 1 — Source: 90mm T30E16 HVAP and 155mm T43 projectile image

90 mm smoke projectile, Smoke projectile for the GIAT 90 mm F1 gun, Munitions - view 2 — Source: 90mm T30E16 HVAP and 155mm T43 projectile image

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Sources

Army Guide AML 90 modernizationPublisher: Army Guide | Note: Supports the GIAT 90 mm F1 gun's ammunition types, including smoke projectiles, and the AML-90 vehicle context. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Military Periscope 90-mm CN-90-F1 overviewPublisher: Military Periscope | Note: Supports the GIAT 90-mm vehicle gun series, the AML-90 mounting, and the fact that the gun fires smoke projectiles. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 90mm T30E16 HVAP and 155mm T43 projectile imagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for the representative 90 mm projectile photo used on the page. | Accessed: 2026-06-23