The Probert Encyclopaedia of Warfare

LECLERC

The Leclerc is a French main battle tank designed in the 1980s as a replacement for the AMX-30. The Leclerc is manned by a crew of three and armed with a 120 mm main gun, one 12.7 mm machine-gun, one 7.62 mm machine-gun and 3 x 9 smoke dischargers. Powered by a SAEM UDU V8X 1500 T9 Hyperbar eight-cylinder diesel engine the Leclerc has a top speed of 73 kmh and a range of 550 km, though extra fuel tanks can be fitted for increased range.
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