AMX-56 Leclerc

AMX-56 Leclerc

Post-Cold War tanks
  • List
  • Category
Under 120 mm gun
  • Ch'ŏnma-ho
  • Ramses II
Under 50 tonnes
  • Al-Zarrar
  • Al-Khalid
  • P'okpoong-Ho
  • PT-91 Twardy
  • T-84
  • T-90
  • Type 10
  • Type 59G
  • Type 96
  • Zulfiqar
Over 50 tonnes
  • Ariete
  • Arjun
  • Challenger 2
  • K1A1 88
  • Leclerc
  • Leopard 2
  • M1 Abrams
  • M60-2000
  • Merkava
  • Sabra
  • Type 90
  • Type 99
  • VT1A
Not in service
  • Altay
  • Black Eagle
  • EE-T1 Osório
  • K2 Black Panther
  • Main Battle Tank 3000
  • M-95 Degman
  • M-84AS
  • T-95
  • Tank EX
  • Type 99KM
  • History
  • WWI
  • Interwar
  • WWII
  • Cold War
  • Tank

The AMX-56 Leclerc, commonly known as the Leclerc, is a main battle tank (MBT) built by Nexter of France. It was named in honour of General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque who led the French element of the drive towards Paris while in command of the Free French 2nd Armoured Division (2ème DB) in World War II.

The Leclerc is in service with the French Army and the army of the United Arab Emirates. In production since 1991, the Leclerc entered French service in 1992, replacing the venerable AMX 30 as the country's main armoured platform. With production now complete, the French Army has a total of 406 Leclercs and the United Arab Emirates Army has 388. The current price in 2011 is €9.3 million.

Read more about AMX-56 Leclerc:  History, Combat Experience, Variants