Monday, January 14, 2013

Forces in focus. The French Army.

This post stems from my attempting to find out more on the FELLIN next gen soldier system.  It just a brief pictorial of various French arms and armor.  Of interest to me is the LeClerc Main Battle Tank.  At around 56 tons its the lightest western MBT and yet the French claim that it provides the same protection as the much heavier Abrams and Leopard.  A wild claim when you consider that many IFV's are now approaching 40 tons and a few are heavier than the LeClerc!

FRF2 Sniper Rifle.




AMX-10.





VBCI.





LeClerc.






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  1. SparshMonday, January 14, 2013 4:16:00 PM

    Solomon,

    I am no expert so take this for what its worth: The LeClerc claim is not that wild. Remember that unlike the Abrams, Leopard, and the Challenger, the LeClerc has a smaller internal volume to protect in its two man turret.

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    1. SolomonMonday, January 14, 2013 6:39:00 PM

      that makes sense. time to pull out the google foo to see where they're or what they're basing the claim on to verify what you're telling me.

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    2. MarauderMonday, January 14, 2013 8:20:00 PM

      Same protection against what? Modern kinetic energy penetrators? Shaped charge warhead? HESH?

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