AMX-56 Leclerc
Owned By
| Operator: | United Arab Emirates |
| Status: | In Service |
| Number: | 388 |
| Cost: | Part of $3.4 billion deal |
| Acquired: | 1994-2006 |
| General Specs | |
| Country of origin: | France |
| Manufacturer: | Nexter (formerly Giat Industries) |
| Introduced: | 1992 |
| Combat Weight: | 54 tons |
| Length: | 22.6 ft (6.88 m) |
| Width: | 12.2 ft (3.71 m) |
| Height: | 8.3 ft (2.53 m) |
| Range: | 341.8 miles (550 km) |
| Engine: | MTU 883 Diesel (1,500 hp) |
| Track: | |
| Road Speed: | 44.1 mph (71 km/h) |
| Offroad Speed: | 31.1 mph (50 km/h) |
| Loader: | Auto |
| Crew: | 3 |
| Armor | Non-Energetic Reactive Armor |
| NBC Protection | Yes |
| Nightvision | Passive |
| Laser detection | |
| Armament: | |
| Main Armament | 120mm GIAT CN120-26/52 Smoothbore (40 rounds) |
| Ammunition Carried | Armor-Piercing Fin-Stablized Discarding-Sabot (APFSDS), High Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT), smoke, anti-personnel |
| Secondary Armament | 1 x 7.62mm NFI |
| 1 x 12.7mm GIAT M693 (F2) Co-axial | |
| Radar/Sensors: | |
| Countermeasures/Defenses: | 9 x Smoke grenade dischargers |
Sources:
- “Leclerc.” Military-Today. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2013.
- “AMX-56 Leclerc.” Military Factory. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2013.
- “Leclerc.” Military Analysis Network. Federation of American Scientists, 19 June 1999. Web. 20 Oct. 2013.
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