Leclerc
Country: 
FranceManufacturer: GIAT Industries (now KNDS France)
Main battle tankFrance1992In service
French main battle tank in service since 1992 with a three-man crew and autoloaded 120 mm gun, being modernised to the XLR standard.
Main battle tank
ID — LECLERCFrance · GIAT Industries (now KNDS France)
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Identity
- Designation
- Leclerc
- Manufacturer
- GIAT Industries (now KNDS France)
- Country
- France
- Category
- Main battle tank
Production & service
- Introduced
- 1992
- Status
- In service
- Units produced
- —
- Operators
- France, United Arab Emirates
Specifications
- Combat weight
- —
- Crew
- 3
- Main armament
- 120 mm CN120-26/52 smoothbore gun with autoloader
- Secondary armament
- 12.7 mm coaxial machine gun7.62 mm roof machine gun
- Engine
- SACM V8X hyperbar diesel, 1,500 hp (French version)
- Power-to-weight
- —
- Max road speed
- —
- Operational range
- —
- Length / width / height
- —
- Protection
- —
- Amphibious
- —
Historical profile
The Leclerc was adopted by the French Army and the United Arab Emirates; UAE vehicles saw combat in Yemen.
Variants
Leclerc S1Leclerc S2Leclerc XXILeclerc XLR (modernisation)UAE LeclercLeclerc AZUR (urban kit)
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