Leclerc main battle tank

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The Leclerc main battle tank is a modern French-designed, highly mobile and heavily armed armored fighting vehicle known for its advanced fire-control systems and modular armor.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf main battle tank
ammunitionType 120 mm APFSDS
120 mm HE
120 mm HEAT
armorFeature add-on modular armor packages
armorType modular composite armor
autoloaderCapacity 22 rounds in autoloader magazine
category armored fighting vehicle
communicationSystem battlefield management system
countryOfOrigin France
crew 3
crewPositions commander
driver
gunner
designer GIAT Industries
enginePower 1500 hp
engineType SACM V8X-1500 Hyperbar diesel engine
era post–Cold War era
exportCustomer United Arab Emirates
fireControlFeature hunter-killer capability
laser rangefinder
stabilized gun and sights
thermal imaging sights
fireControlSystem computerized fire-control system
height approximately 2.5 m
introducedBy French Army
length approximately 9.87 m with gun forward
loaderType autoloader
manufacturer GIAT Industries
Nexter Systems
maximumSpeed about 72 km/h on road
namedAfter Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
notableFeature advanced digital systems
high power-to-weight ratio
high tactical mobility
primaryArmament 120 mm GIAT CN120-26 smoothbore gun
protectionSystem NBC protection system
automatic fire suppression system
role frontline armored warfare
secondaryArmament 12.7 mm coaxial machine gun
7.62 mm roof-mounted machine gun
serviceEntry 1992
suspension hydropneumatic suspension
totalAmmunitionCarried approximately 40 rounds of 120 mm ammunition
transmission automatic transmission
usedBy French Army
United Arab Emirates Armed Forces
weight approximately 56 tonnes
width approximately 3.6 m

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