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The French Army's new generation tank research and development plan to replace the AMX-30 began in the late 1970s. France decided to develop a new generation of tanks independently. The GIAT group was responsible for the research and development. The basic design was finalized in 1985, and was officially named Leclerc in January 1986. battle tank.

Leclerc's first prototype was launched at the end of 1989, making its debut in 1990 at the European Army Show in Santoli.

A total of 6 Leclerc prototypes were built in France for various tests, while 16 pre-production models were shipped from September 1991.

Like Leopard 2 and M1, Leclerc is also a first-class advanced main battle tank that can perform well in firepower, maneuverability and protection at the same time. Its thinking is completely different from the era of AMX-30. Thanks to the great advancement in technology.

In addition to possessing any outstanding characteristics necessary for contemporary most elite tanks such as M1 and Leopard 2, the Leclerc tank is famous for its extensive application of cutting-edge technology; the French who have always been proud and conceited even claim that Leclerc is the only one in the world. The fourth-generation tank, in other words, does not pay attention to the two famous names such as the American M1 and the German Leopard 2.

Due to the introduction of the latest technologies and concepts (especially the compact new power system) at the beginning of the design, the Leclerc is quite compact, about 1m shorter in length than M1 and Leopard 2, and only 2.47m in height.

The volume and weight saved by Leclerc is not only used for armor protection, but also reserves space for future improvements, which cannot be achieved by older models such as the M1 and Leopard 2.

The volume reduction not only reduces the bombed area, but also allows Leclerc to maintain a combat weight of about 54.5 tons under the same thick armor as the M1A2, which greatly improves the maneuverability and reduces the load on strategic transportation and bridges. Almost all of the armored rescue vehicles can be towed, which can reduce the cost of replacement.

In terms of protection capabilities, Leclerc adopts a steel fully welded car body and turret. The car body and turret itself have a layer of base armor, and composite armor can be added around the turret, which makes Leclerc a success after the Israeli Merkava MK-3. , the second main battle tank in the world to use modular armor technology.

The main armor of the Leclerc turret and the front of the hull is a composite armor composed of alumina ceramics and high-hardness steel plates. Its basic structure is a box-shaped structure made of armored steel to accommodate the ceramic layer; the ceramics inside the armor are made flat. Strips are coated with high-toughness special aluminum alloy into blocks, and then these blocks are welded to the mother board, and finally the mother board is fixed in the armor box according to a certain sequence, and between each mother board It is filled with refractory polyamide fiber material as a buffer for absorbing projectile energy.

The parts where Leclerc can add modular armor include the turret, the mantlet, the front of the car body, and the side skirts, etc. The armor module blocks are fixed on the pre-installed hook locks on the car body, which is quite easy to install, and there is no surface on the surface. any bolts or nails.

The external attachment of the Leclerc turret is a simple toolbox that can accommodate water containers, tools and other sundries; when facing high-explosive armor-piercing projectiles (HEAT), this external toolbox can detonate the armor-piercing projectile in advance, reducing the effect of the jet on the The energy of the body armor has certain additional protection benefits.

Leclerc has a pressurized nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) protection system for the entire vehicle. The automatic fire extinguishing and explosion suppression system can detect the fire source within 2 to 10 microseconds and extinguish it instantly, and use non-toxic flame retardants.

In order to reduce the probability of being discovered, Leclerc's surface is painted with a new low-infrared/low-visibility camouflage resin. Before the engine exhaust is discharged, it is mixed with the cool air outside the car through the air-cooling system to reduce heat signals and black smoke.

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