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Infographics: French Leclerc Main Battle Tank

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Infographics: French Leclerc Main Battle Tank

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Leclerc is a third-generation French main battle tank developed and manufactured by Nexter Systems. The Leclerc is currently the only Western tank with an Autoloader. This tank was named in honour of Marshal Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, a commander of the Free French Forces, who led the 2nd Armoured Division in World War II.

Specifications of Leclerc tank version XXI:

  • Type: Main Battle Tank (MBT)
  • Unveiled: prototype in 1986 – prototype XXI in the late 1990s
  • Production: 2003 to 2008
  • Manufacturer: Nexter
  • Origin: France
  • Length: 9.87 meters (6.88 meters without gun)
  • Width: 3.60 meters
  • Height: 2.53 meters
  • Mass: 57.4 tons
  • Crew: 3
  • Main armament: GIAT CN120-26/52 120mm tank gun with 40 rounds (1 round ready to fire in the chamber, 22 rounds inside the autoloader magazine with additional 18 rounds cylinder in the hull)
  • Secondary armament: 12.7 mm coaxial M2HB machine gun (1,100 rounds) And 7.62 mm machine gun (3,000 rounds)
  • Armor: replaceable composite armor in the SXXI version including titanium and semi-reactive layers
  • Engine: 8-cylinder V8X SACM diesel (Wärtsilä) with 1500 horsepower
  • Speed to weight ratio: 27.52 horsepower per ton
  • Suspension system: hydropneumatic
  • Fuel capacity: 1300 liters (1700 liters with additional tanks)
  • Operational range: 550 km with fuel and 650 km with external fuel
  • Speed: 71 km/h on road and 55 km/h off road

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kotromanic

is this thing still gonna hit the frontline after what happened to the leopard 2 and the challenger? i thought the french would just drop the idea to protect their brand.

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FDR

the the french leclerc will probably rear end other tanks with it’s cannon and fall victim to the lancet

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French guy

i am french, in france this tank has the reputation to have a “mean time between failure” of 5 minutes. but it’s enough for the 14 july parade.

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