AMX-56 Leclerc - Variants

Variants

series 1:

• Leclerc T1 and T2: the pre-production variant. was only built in 17 copies.
• Leclerc T3, T4 and T5: the final production configuration. 132 vehicles were built between 1992 and 1996.

series 2:

• Leclerc T6 to T8: have an added air conditioning system on the back roof of the turret, and an extra splash guard added to the front hull.
• Leclerc T9: Athos thermal camera replaced with a new thermal camera called Iris.

series 3(XXI):

• Leclerc T10 and T11:this variant has an added command display, similar to the American IVIS, and German TCCS. it has also improved armour, which eliminates ballistic holes found in the previous variants.

• Leclerc AZUR:Action en Zone Urbaine, "Improve fighting ability in urban environments"
• Leclerc EPG: Engin Principal du Génie, "main engineering vehicle": armoured engineering
• Leclerc DNG: Dépanneur Nouvelle Génération: repair tank
• Leclerc MARS: Moyen Adapté de Remorquage Spécifique: Armoured recovery vehicle

• Leclerc EAU: "Tropicalised" version of the United Arab Emirates; it is fitted with:
  • EuroPowerPack with the MTU 883 diesel engine of 1,100 kW. The United Arab Emirates have interests in the German company which builds them (MTU) and preferred an engine of their own. This powerplant is more reliable than the French UDV 8X (1,100 kW), though it has small problems with the clutch.
  • Externally mounted auxiliary power unit
  • Remote-controlled mount for 7.62 mm machine-gun, allowing under-armour operation
  • Completely automated driving and turret functions, for use by crew with only basic training.
  • Mechanical air-conditioning, to cool the tank without the use of electric current which could reveal the position of the tank