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Key facts
- Type
- Main battle tank
- Place of origin
- France
- In service
- 1992–present
- Wars
- Operation Joint Guardian , UNIFIL , Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)
- Designed
- 1983–1989
- Manufacturer
- KNDS France
- Unit cost
- €16 million (FY2022)
- Produced
- 1990–2008 (The last unit was produced in 2007 and the production line was closed, although Nexter retains the capability to build more if there is a need)
- Number span no built
- ≈862
- Mass
- Series 1: 54.5 tonnes Series 2: 56.3 tonnes Series XXI : 57.4 tonnes
- Length
- 9.87 m (6.88 without gun )
- Width
- 3.60 m
- Height
- 2.53 m
- Crew
- 3 (Commander, gunner, driver)
- Armour
- Modular composite armour, SXXI version include titanium and semi-reactive layers.
- Main armament
- GIAT CN120-26/52 120mm tank gun , 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) 7.62 mm machine gun (3,000 rounds)
- Engine
- V8X SACM ( Wärtsilä ) 8-cylinder diesel engine , 1,100 kW (1,500 hp)
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- main battle tank
- Named after
- Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque
- Operator
- Royal Jordanian Army
- Country of origin
- France
- Follows
- AMX-30
- Mass
- 56
- Manufacturer
- KNDS France
- Image
- Leclerc-openphotonet PICT6015.JPG
- Height
- 2.50
- Width
- 3.60
- Length
- 9.87
- Speed
- 72
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- Commons category
- Leclerc tanks
- service entry
- 1993-01-01
- total produced
- 862
- Commons gallery
- Leclerc
- armament
- GIAT CN120-26/52
- vehicle range
- 550
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