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Leclerc (tank)larger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
6.88 without gun
Single sourceLeclerc · canon à midi
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Leclerc (tank) | T-80 |
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| Type | Main battle tank[source] | Main battle tank[source] |
| Place of origin | France[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| In service | 1992–present[source] | 1976–present[source] |
| Wars | Operation Joint Guardian UNIFIL Yemeni Civil War (2015–present)[source] | August Coup 1993 Russian constitutional crisis First Chechen War Yemeni Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Wagner Group rebellion |
T-80larger figure on 0 of 1
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Gun forward T-80B
Single sourceLength
Single sourceT-80U
Single sourceT-80U Hull T-80B
Single sourceGun forward: 9.9 m (32 ft 6 in) T-80B, 9.654 m (31 ft 8.1 in) T-80U Hull: 7.4 m (24 ft 3 in) T-80B, 7 m (23 ft 0 in) T-80U[source]
Maximum; Leclerc · route
Single sourceMaximum; Leclerc · (tout-terrain) accélération
Single sourceMaximum; Off-road
Single sourceMaximum; on the road
Single source71 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
Maximum; Cross-country
Single sourceMaximum; T-80U
Single sourceLeclerc · Range
Single sourceOperational; Operational range
Single sourceOperational; with external fuel
Single source550 km (342 mi), 650 km (404 mi) with external fuel[source]
615 km[source]Leclerc
Operational; road, with external tanks
Single sourceOperational; road, without external tanks
Single sourceV8X SACM ( Wärtsilä ) 8-cylinder diesel engine
Single sourceV8X SACM ( Wärtsilä ) 8-cylinder diesel engine 1,100 kW (1,500 hp)[source]
1500 ch[source]Leclerc
SG-1000 gas turbine T-80B, GTD-1250 turbine T-80U, or one of 3 diesel T‑80UD T-80B
Single sourceT‑80U
Single sourceSG-1000 gas turbine T-80B, GTD-1250 turbine T-80U, or one of 3 diesel T‑80UD 1,000 hp T-80B, 1,250 hp T‑80U[source]
Leclerc · Calibre
Single source120 mm[source]Leclerc
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designed | 1983–1989[source] | 1967–1975[source] |
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| Manufacturer | KNDS France[source] | LKZ and Omsk Transmash , Russia Malyshev Factory , Ukraine[source] |
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| Unit cost | €16 million (FY2022)[source] | US$3 million[source] |
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| 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] | 1975–2001 (T-80) 1987–present (T-80UD)[source] |
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| No. built | ≈862[source] | 5,500+[source] |
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| Armour | Modular composite armour SXXI version include titanium and semi-reactive layers.[source] | T-80B – Hull 440–450 mm vs APFSDS 500–575 mm vs HEAT , Turret 500 mm vs APFSDS 650 mm vs HEAT T-80U – Hull & turret with Kontakt-5 780 mm vs APFSDS 1,320 mm vs HEAT[source] |
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| 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 | Smoothbore 125 mm 2A46-2 gun , 36 rounds and 4 9M112 Kobra ATGMs (T-80B) 2A46M-1 with 45 rounds and 6 9M119 Refleks ATGMs (T-80U)[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 12.7 mm coaxial M2HB machine gun (1,100 rounds) 7.62 mm machine gun (3,000 rounds)[source] | 7.62 mm PKT coax MG , 12.7 mm NSVT or DShK or PKT antiaircraft MG[source] |
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| Power/weight | 27.52 hp/tonne[source] | 23.5 hp (17.6 kW) / tonne T-80B 27.2 hp (20.3 kW) / tonne T-80U[source] |
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| Transmission | Automatic SESM[source] | Manual, 5 forward gears, 1 reverse T-80B, 4 forward, 1 reverse T-80U[source] |
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| Suspension | Hydropneumatic[source] | Torsion bar[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 1300 litres (1700 with fuel drums)[source] | 1,100 litres (240 imp gal) (internal) 740 litres (160 imp gal) (external)[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Operators[source] |
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| Designer | — | Nikolay Popov , LKZ (T-80) KMDB (T-80UD)[source] |
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| Variants | — | Engineering & recovery, mobile bridge, mine-plough with KMT-6 plough-type system and KMT-7 roller-type system.[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 0.38 m (1.2 ft) T-80B, 0.446 m (1.46 ft) T-80U[source] |
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70 km/h (43 mph) (T-80U) 48 km/h (30 mph) (cross country)[source]
335 km (208 mi) (road, without external tanks) 415 km (258 mi) (road, with external tanks)[source]