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Hello /k/, I'm a French tank commander, and I figured I could do an informative thread about the Leclerc. Feel free to ask any questions.
Let's start with the basics : last one of the major western MBTs, the Leclerc is about 10 years younger than the Abrams/Leo 2. It progressively replaced the AMX 30 B2 during the 90's. Right now we're supposed to have 240 of them, in 4 regiments (mine's the 4th Dragoons).
The crew of four is comprised of the driver, the turret operator (gunner), the tank commander and the fucking computer voice that tells us when stuff doesn't work (female voice in the latest version. Fuck her.). So yeah, there's an autoloader, with 22 rounds in the back of the turret, plus 18 in a sort of barrel (like a revolver. Kinda) next to the driver. The gunner is supposed to retrieve them manually, but i don't know anyone who's ever done it.
Let's start with the basics : last one of the major western MBTs, the Leclerc is about 10 years younger than the Abrams/Leo 2. It progressively replaced the AMX 30 B2 during the 90's. Right now we're supposed to have 240 of them, in 4 regiments (mine's the 4th Dragoons).
The crew of four is comprised of the driver, the turret operator (gunner), the tank commander and the fucking computer voice that tells us when stuff doesn't work (female voice in the latest version. Fuck her.). So yeah, there's an autoloader, with 22 rounds in the back of the turret, plus 18 in a sort of barrel (like a revolver. Kinda) next to the driver. The gunner is supposed to retrieve them manually, but i don't know anyone who's ever done it.
