AMX-56 Leclerc - Combat Experience

Combat Experience

In service only since 1992 (after the Gulf War), the Leclerc has no notable experience in true warzone environments, but has seen deployment on multiple low-intensity conflicts, including 15 AMX-56 Leclercs stationed in Kosovo (KFOR) and others in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in the context of UN peace-keeping operations, where their performance was judged satisfactory by French officials.

Currently 13 Leclercs are deployed in the south Lebanon for a peacekeeping mission with the UNIFIL.

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