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Serge

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  1. https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/one-tough-tank-why-frances-leclerc-one-best-planet-44577 Not in French.
  2. Yes, but the very first thing it made me thing was the Lasar APC. And latter I found Petar Radulovic
  3. Yes, they are. And if you look at the Swedish politics history, they are not sweat harts.
  4. No, no. I already stated the problem with the Swedish tests.
  5. I just stress on the low internal volume of the Leclerc turret. I’m not taking part on the M1 vs T90 debat wich is nonsense. But Swedish tests were just made to select the Leopard-2, not the best candidate.
  6. The Leclerc turret ring is very similar to the Leopard one. So, I can’t see how can the compartment be bigger. The Leclerc is not considered as a roomy tank. Because both crewmen are seated, the roof is very low. This is why there is a bulge (wich is considered as a balistic weak point). And, once more, the armor panel of the autoloader is much more forward than you can image at first.
  7. No. The Leopard-2 turret crew compartment is definitely bigger than the Leclerc one. The Leclerc auto loader is mounted very forward into the turret. Both crew members are at the middle of the ring (the largest ligne to be seated side by side). And at last, the Leclerc roof is lower. So, the turret armoured belt surface is lower with the French MBT than with the German’s one.
  8. With such an upgrade, the Challenger-2 can reach 2070 on the second hand market.
  9. From Damian : http://achatespower.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Achates-Power-OPES_TARDEC_Brendle.pdf and this :
  10. Old photo of the Trophy integration into a Mk-3 turret.
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