AMX-56 LeClerc

Country of Origin: France
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Specifications
Type: Main battle tank Manufacturer: GIAT Industries
Armor Material: Modular composite armor Armor Thickness: n/a
Height: 2.53 m Length: 9.87 m
Weight: 54,500 kg Maximum Speed: 72 kph on-road
Powerplant: SACM 8-cylinder diesel Horsepower: 1500 hp


Description
Size: 13 Total Actions: 2

Offense
Weapon Code Arc S M L EX Acc FC Dam Qty ROF Special Ammo
CN 120-26 120mm/52-cal smoothbore cannon MTC (see
New Weapons)
T 7 14 28 56 0 +1 x25 1 0 HEAT 20
CN 120-26 120mm/52-cal smoothbore cannon MTC (see
New Weapons)
T 7 14 28 56 0 +1 x25 1 0 Armor-Piercing, -1 DM / range band 20
Coaxial 12.7mm machinegun HMG T 1 2 4 8 0 +1 x4 1 +3 Anti-Inf 3000
Pintle-mounted MG3 7.62mm machinegun LMG T Pintle 1 2 4 8 0 0 x3 1 +4 Anti-Inf 1100

Defense
Primary Movement: Ground 4/8 (48 kph) Secondary Movement: N/A
Maneuver: -2 Armor: 24 / 48 / 72

Miscellaneous
Crew: 3 (Driver, Commander, Gunner) Deployment Range: 550 km
Sensors: +1 / 3 km Communications: +1 / 20 km
Perks: Backup Communications, Backup Fire Control, Backup Sensors, HEAT Resistant Armor (Rating 3), Reinforced Armor (Front Arc, Rating 8), Smoke Launchers (18 shots, AUX) Flaws: None
Defects: None Lemon Dice: 3

Variants
Ammunition load and OTV assume a "split load" of half HEAT and half armor-piercing rounds.
LeClerc EAU (produced for the United Arab Emirates): Add Hostile Environment Protection: Desert


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