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The Leclerc is a third-generation French main battle tank developed and manufactured by Nexter Systems. It was named in honour of Marshal Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque, a commander of the Free French Forces, who led the 2nd Armoured Division in World War II .
Charles Leclerc. Charles Marc Hervé Perceval Leclerc[ 2] ( French pronunciation: [ʃaʁl ləklɛʁ]; born 16 October 1997) is a Monégasque racing driver, currently racing in Formula One for Scuderia Ferrari. He won the GP3 Series championship in 2016 and the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2017 . Leclerc made his Formula One debut in 2018 for ...
E.Leclerc. E.Leclerc (informally simply Leclerc, French pronunciation: [ləklɛʁ]) is a French retailers' cooperative and hypermarket chain, headquartered in Ivry-sur-Seine. [ 2] E.Leclerc was established on 1 January 1948 by Édouard Leclerc in Brittany. [ 3][ 4] E.Leclerc currently has more than 720 locations in France and 85 stores outside ...
A version of the FINDERS (Fast Information, Navigation, Decision and Reporting System) is installed in the GIAT Vextra and on the Leclerc main battle tank.Developed by GIAT industries, the FINDERS system performs a variety of functions for their tanks, it displays a color map with positions of the host, allied, and hostile vehicle(s), designated targets, alphanumeric messages, many digital ...
The Leclerc XLR is a fourth-generation French main battle tank (MBT) developed and manufactured by the Nexter division of KMW+Nexter Defense Systems (KNDS). It is a refit of the third-generation Leclerc tank with the addition of a turret-mounted remotely-operated 7.62mm caliber machine gun manufactured by Belgian company FN Herstal, additional modular armor on the turret and hull, and rear ...
According to Nexter's head of tracked and armour programmes, Francois Groshany, the benefit of the tank is the combination of the "very high capability" Leopard 2 chassis with the lighter Leclerc turret. [19] The 2-man Leclerc turret is approximately 6 tons lighter than the 3-man Leopard 2 turret.
Philippe Leclerc. The French 2nd Armored Division (French: 2e Division Blindée, 2e DB ), commanded by General Philippe Leclerc, fought during the final phases of World War II in the Western Front for the liberation of France. The division was formed around a core of units that had fought in the North African campaign, and re-organized into a ...
Armoured fighting vehicles produced in France. AMC 34 (Auto-mitrailleuse de Combat Renault, modèle 1934) – Three-man light tank for French cavalry. Company designation Renault YR. [25] AMC 35 – Improved 3-man cavalry tank that replaced AMC 34 in production. Renault ACGI. [25]