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AMX Leclerc and Merkava Mark IV

Name:	AMX Leclerc	Merkava Mark IV
Type:	Main battle tank	Main battle tank
Origin:	France	Israel
Produced:	1990–2008	2003
Unit cost:	6.5 million $ (2001)	6 million $

More:	Description, operators	Description, operators

Specifications

Main armament:	GIAT CN120-26/52 120mm tank gun	120 mm (4.7 in) MG253 smoothbore tank gun with LAHAT ATGM capability
Engine:	8-cylinder diesel SACM 1,100 kW (1,500 hp)	General Dynamics GD883 (MTU883) 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) V12 water-cooled diesel
Speed:	72 km/h (45 mph)	64 km/h (40 mph)
Weight:	57.4 tonnes	65 tonnes

Crew:	3	4

Caliber

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Dimensions

Length:	9.87 m	10.8 m
Width:	3.60 m	3.72 m
Height:	2.53 m	2.66 m

Images

AMX Leclerc

Author: "Leclerc-IMG 1744-b" by Rama - Own work. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 fr via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Leclerc-IMG_1744-b.jpg#/media/File:Leclerc-IMG_1744-b.jpg License

Merkava Mark IV

Author: "Merkava-4-tank-67" by MathKnight and Zachi Evenor - Own work. Licensed under CC BY 4.0 via Commons - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Merkava-4-tank-67.jpg#/media/File:Merkava-4-tank-67.jpg License