The ANF Les Mureaux 190 was a French prototype light

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. In response to a program created by the French Minister of Air, the ANF Les Mureaux 190 was designed by André Brunet as a light fighter. The ANF Les Mureaux 190 was an all-metal

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, and was first tested in July 1936, then taken to the 15th

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in late November, where it was asserted to be very manoeuvrable. However, less than a year later, the project was abandoned due to the poor quality of its engine. The ANF Les Mureax 190 was powered by a 450 hp

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inverted V-12 engine. its proposed armament consisted of a engine-mounted

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, and two 7.7mm (.30-caliber) wing-mounted

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