Eurosatory 2024: Leclerc with fresh tower

defence24.pl 1 year ago
The tank, demonstrated at the Paris fair, resembles the 1 presented close EMBT, not only due to the same tower strategy with the ASCARON kal cannon. 120 mm, but besides changed hull. The vehicle was presented in typical desert painting, suggesting to advance it in markets outside Europe, for example in countries utilizing French Leclerc tanks so far. We can see that although the tower strategy remained without major visual changes compared to that in the EMBT tank, it was added a triple ammunition launcher of circulating, unspecified type. The main armament is the smooth-bore cannon ASTALON kal. 120 mm with a 52 caliber barrel combined with a charging device akin to that utilized in Leclerc. There are 22 rounds ready to fire.
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