L9 bar mine vs Leclerc (tank): Specs Compared

L9 bar mine — licensed reference photograph

ATanks

L9 bar mine

Anti-tank blast mine

Credit

Uploaded by User:Megapixie at en:wikipedia · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified

Leclerc (tank) — licensed reference photograph

BTanks

Leclerc (tank)

Main battle tank

Credit

Daniel Steger (Lausanne,Switzerland) · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Resized · CC BY-SA 2.5 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

L9 bar mineLength

1.2 m

Length source ↗

Leclerc (tank)Leclerc · canon à midi

10.6 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

L9 bar minelarger figure on 0 of 2

None

Leclerc (tank)larger figure on 2 of 2

Width+3233%
Height+2985%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

7 of 30 rows sourced on both sides

1.2m

10.6mLeclerc · canon à midi

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.2 m

Length

Single source

120 centimetres (47 in)^[source]

9.87 m

6.88 without gun

Single source

10.6 m

Leclerc · canon à midi

Single source

9.87 m (6.88 without gun )^[source]

10,6 m (canon à midi)^[source]Leclerc

108mm

3.6m

Width+3233%

All recorded figures & sources

0.108 m

Width

Single source

10.8 centimetres (4.3 in)^[source]

3.6 m

Width

Single source

3.6 m

Leclerc · Width

Single source

3.60 m^[source]

3,6 m^[source]Leclerc

82mm

2.53m

Height+2985%

All recorded figures & sources

0.082 m

Height

Single source

8.2 centimetres (3.2 in)^[source]

2.53 m

Height

Single source

3.43 m

Leclerc · Height

Single source

2.53 m^[source]

3,43 m^[source]Leclerc

11kg

57.4tSeries XXI

Mass

All recorded figures & sources

11 kg

Mass

Single source

11 kilograms (24 lb)^[source]

54,500 kg

Series 1

Single source

56,300 kg

Series 2

Single source

57,400 kg

Series XXI

Single source

Series 1: 54.5 tonnes Series 2: 56.3 tonnes Series XXI : 57.4 tonnes^[source]

56 t – 63 t^[source]LeclercSource text · numeric interpretation needs review

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3Commander, gunner, driver

Crew

All recorded figures & sources

3 people

Commander, gunner, driver

Single source

3 people

Leclerc · opérateurs : chef de char, tireur, pilote

Single source

3 (Commander, gunner, driver)^[source]

3 opérateurs : chef de char, tireur, pilote.^[source]Leclerc

—

71km/hMaximum; on the road

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

65 km/h

Maximum; Leclerc · route

Single source

50 km/h

Maximum; Leclerc · (tout-terrain) accélération

Single source

55 km/h

Maximum; Off-road

Single source

71 km/h

Maximum; on the road

Single source

71 km/h (44 mph) on the road 55 km/h (34 mph) off-road^[source]

65 km/h (route), 50 km/h (tout-terrain) accélération 0-30 km/h en 7s^[source]Leclerc

—

650kmOperational; with external fuel

Range

All recorded figures & sources

615 km

Leclerc · Range

Single source

550 km

Operational; Operational range

Single source

650 km

Operational; with external fuel

Single source

550 km (342 mi), 650 km (404 mi) with external fuel^[source]

615 km^[source]Leclerc

—

1,100kW

Power

All recorded figures & sources

1,100 kW

V8X SACM ( Wärtsilä ) 8-cylinder diesel engine

Single source

V8X SACM ( Wärtsilä ) 8-cylinder diesel engine 1,100 kW (1,500 hp)^[source]

1500 ch^[source]Leclerc

8.4kgFilling weight

—

Warhead mass

All recorded figures & sources

8.4 kg

Filling weight

Single source

8.4 kilograms (19 lb)^[source]

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120mmLeclerc · Calibre

Calibre

All recorded figures & sources

120 mm

Leclerc · Calibre

Single source

120 mm^[source]Leclerc

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

L9 bar mine and Leclerc (tank) configuration
Specification	L9 bar mine	Leclerc (tank)
Type	Anti-tank blast mine^[source]	Main battle tank^[source]
Place of origin	United Kingdom^[source]	France^[source]
In service	1969–present^[source]	1992–present^[source]
Filling	TNT^[source]	—
Wars	—	Operation Joint Guardian UNIFIL Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)^[source]
Designed	—	1983–1989^[source]
Manufacturer	—	KNDS France^[source]
Unit cost	—	€16 million (FY2022)^[source]
Produced	—	1990–2008 (The last unit was produced in 2007 and the production line was closed, although Nexter retains the capability to build more if there is a need)^[source]
No. built	—	≈862^[source]
Armour	—	Modular composite armour SXXI version include titanium and semi-reactive layers.^[source]
Main armament	—	GIAT CN120-26/52 120mm tank gun 40 rounds (1 round ready to fire in the chamber, 22 rounds inside the autoloader magazine with additional 18 rounds cylinder in the hull)^[source] canon de 120 mm (portée 4000 m, cadence de tir de 6 coups/min)^[source]Leclerc
Secondary armament	—	12.7 mm coaxial M2HB machine gun (1,100 rounds) 7.62 mm machine gun (3,000 rounds)^[source]
Power/weight	—	27.52 hp/tonne^[source]
Transmission	—	Automatic SESM^[source]
Suspension	—	Hydropneumatic^[source]
Fuel capacity	—	1300 litres (1700 with fuel drums)^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · France Reported operator · United Arab Emirates Reported operator · Jordan

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L9 bar mine

Leclerc (tank)

Type

Anti-tank blast mine^[source]

Main battle tank^[source]

Place of origin

United Kingdom^[source]

France^[source]

In service

1969–present^[source]

1992–present^[source]

Filling

TNT^[source]

—

Wars

—

Operation Joint Guardian UNIFIL Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)^[source]

Designed

—

1983–1989^[source]

Manufacturer

—

KNDS France^[source]

Unit cost

—

€16 million (FY2022)^[source]

Produced

—

1990–2008 (The last unit was produced in 2007 and the production line was closed, although Nexter retains the capability to build more if there is a need)^[source]

No. built

—

≈862^[source]

Armour

—

Modular composite armour SXXI version include titanium and semi-reactive layers.^[source]

Main armament

—

GIAT CN120-26/52 120mm tank gun 40 rounds (1 round ready to fire in the chamber, 22 rounds inside the autoloader magazine with additional 18 rounds cylinder in the hull)^[source]

canon de 120 mm (portée 4000 m, cadence de tir de 6 coups/min)^[source]Leclerc

Secondary armament

—

12.7 mm coaxial M2HB machine gun (1,100 rounds) 7.62 mm machine gun (3,000 rounds)^[source]

Power/weight

—

27.52 hp/tonne^[source]

Transmission

—

Automatic SESM^[source]

Suspension

—

Hydropneumatic^[source]

Fuel capacity

—

1300 litres (1700 with fuel drums)^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · France
Reported operator · United Arab Emirates
Reported operator · Jordan