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| − | Like its predecessor, the Leclerc S2 is equipped with the CN120-26 F1 L/52 cannon. It can fire three shells: a stock HEAT-FS round, and two APFSDS shells. The OFL 120 F1, which shares the same penetrator as the DM43, slices through over 550 mm of armour past 1 km. Although this isn't as competitive as some contemporaries, it still performs very well against enemy | + | Like its predecessor, the Leclerc S2 is equipped with the CN120-26 F1 L/52 cannon. It can fire three shells: a stock HEAT-FS round, and two APFSDS shells. The OFL 120 F1, which shares the same penetrator as the DM43, slices through over 550 mm of armour past 1 km. Although this isn't as competitive as some contemporaries, it still performs very well against enemy MBTs. The 120 F1 shell also has a velocity of 1,790 m/s which makes for very good ballistics and low bullet drop. Although powerful, the 120 F1 round is a Tier IV modification; like most other MBTs, the Leclerc starts out with a stock HEAT-FS shell. Although powerful against light vehicles and SPAA, the HEAT-FS is redundant against your opponents. You have an APFSDS shell as a Tier I modification, however, one must note that it penetrates only 390 mm of armour even at close range. |
| − | Unlike most of its Western contemporaries (excluding the [[Type 90]] and the [[CV 90120]]), the Leclerc S2 is equipped with an autoloader. This gives it a flat firing rate of 6 seconds, tied with an ''aced crew level'' of the M1A2 Abrams and the Leopard 2. This gives it great follow-up shot potential out of the box without the need for crew upgrading. Also equipped with powerful thermals for gunner | + | Unlike most of its Western contemporaries (excluding the [[Type 90]] and the [[CV 90120]]), the Leclerc S2 is equipped with an autoloader. This gives it a flat firing rate of 6 seconds, tied with an ''aced crew level'' of the M1A2 Abrams and the Leopard 2. This gives it great follow-up shot potential out of the box without the need for crew upgrading. Also equipped with powerful thermals for the gunner, the Leclerc can pick off unsuspecting targets with great efficiency. |
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== Usage in battles == | == Usage in battles == | ||
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| − | With great mobility and an autoloading 120 mm cannon, the Leclerc can be exploited to fulfil a number of roles on the battlefield. Mobility enables it to get into competitive spots for sniping or ambushing, and the gun's performance enables quick response and follow-up shots to any enemy that appears. Its survivability is best while hull down or poking out from a hill, as most of its vulnerable areas excluding the cannon breech (and sometimes the LFP when poking out from cover) are hidden well enough. Try to avoid close quarters combat (CQC) as the Leclerc's numerous hull weak spots can be easily seen and targeted in urban environments | + | With great mobility and an autoloading 120 mm cannon, the Leclerc can be exploited to fulfil a number of roles on the battlefield. Mobility enables it to get into competitive spots for sniping or ambushing, and the gun's performance enables quick response and follow-up shots to any enemy that appears. Its survivability is best while hull down or poking out from a hill, as most of its vulnerable areas excluding the cannon breech (and sometimes the LFP when poking out from cover) are hidden well enough. Try to avoid close quarters combat (CQC) as the Leclerc's numerous hull weak spots can be easily seen and targeted in urban environments. If CQC is inevitable (i.e. Rhine, Sweden, Novorossiysk), then the Leclerc can be used to ambush distracted tanks and poke out of cover. When shot at or damaged, use your smoke grenades to retreat into cover. 14 smoke grenades give two separate discharges, or if discharged all at once, provide 360 degrees of smoke for you to retreat behind. |
=== Pros and cons === | === Pros and cons === | ||
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* Excellent gun performance, handling, and reload | * Excellent gun performance, handling, and reload | ||
* Competitive mobility and great reverse speed | * Competitive mobility and great reverse speed | ||
| − | * Thermal optics (Gen 2) for | + | * Thermal optics (Gen 2) for gunner |
* 22 rounds in first-stage ammo stowage — highest of any Western MBT | * 22 rounds in first-stage ammo stowage — highest of any Western MBT | ||
* Lower profile compared to its contemporaries | * Lower profile compared to its contemporaries | ||
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'''Cons:''' | '''Cons:''' | ||
| + | * No thermal optics for commander | ||
* Noticeable weakspots at close range or when not hull down | * Noticeable weakspots at close range or when not hull down | ||
* Cannon breech is easy to hit at any range | * Cannon breech is easy to hit at any range | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
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| − | The Leclerc Série 2 Tranche 6 was the 9th version of the Leclerc (counting prototypes) which had minor improvements compared to the previous Leclerc Série 1 Tranche 2-5. It | + | The Leclerc Série 2 Tranche 6 was the 9th version of the Leclerc (counting prototypes) which had minor improvements compared to the previous Leclerc Série 1 Tranche 2-5. It featured an increase on the commander's optic periscope armour to STANAG 3. Air conditioner was added as well as lockable baskets and boxes on the turret's bustle. A wave deflector was added at the frontal plate as well as addition of one piece rubber plating on side skirts. Later models of the S2, more specifically the Leclerc S2T9, were retrofitted with V5 tracks instead of V2 tracks as well as a new General Purpose Sight (gunner's optics) at the end of their life service in order to standardise them for further Leclerc Série 3 also known as SXXI. |
== Media == | == Media == | ||
Revision as of 11:05, 3 June 2021
Contents
Description
The Leclerc Serie 2 is a rank VIII French medium tank with a battle rating of 12.0 (AB/RB/SB). It was introduced in Update "New Power".
General info
Survivability and armour
ERA
Effective action against the cumulative ammunition
Composite armour
Balanced protection against all types of ammunition
Smoke grenades
Creation of a smoke screen in front of the vehicle
Armourfront / side / back
Hull80 / 35 / 20
Turret90 / 90 / 20
Crew3 people
Visibility90 %
The Leclerc S2 is virtually the same inside as the S1, excluding a few upgrades not functional in-game such as a new NBC protection system and air conditioner. The turret cheeks (>600 mm KE) are well protected, with the middle glacis plate providing 720 mm chemical and 550 mm kinetic protection. The flat plate below the gunner's thermal optic provides 500 mm of protection against KE.
| Armour | Front | Sides | Rear | Roof |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hull | Upper Glacis: 140-300mm APFSDS sloped at 77 degrees | 30-65 mm Front 20-55 mm Back |
10-20mm | 5-25mm |
| Turret | 600-800mm APFSDS Turret cheeks 500mm APFSDS / 570mm HEAT Gunner's optic |
180+mm APFSDS, 230+mm HEAT | Ammo storage: 45mm APFSDS, 270mm HEAT (with integrated ERA blocks)
Turret back: 20mm |
20-40mm |
| Cannon | 90-460mm against APFSDS | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Mobility
Speedforward / back
AB80 / 42 km/h
RB and SB72 / 38 km/h
Number of gears10 forward
4 back
Weight56.2 t
Engine power
AB2 862 hp
RB and SB1 500 hp
Power-to-weight ratio
AB50.9 hp/t
RB and SB26.7 hp/t
| Game Mode | Max Speed (km/h) | Weight (tons) | Engine power (horsepower) | Power-to-weight ratio (hp/ton) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | Reverse | Stock | Upgraded | Stock | Upgraded | ||
| Arcade | 80 | 42 | 56.2 | 2,285 | 2,862 | 40.66 | 50.93 |
| Realistic | 72 | 38 | 1,304 | 1,500 | 23.2 | 26.69 | |
The Leclerc S2 is powered by the same engine as the S1, the Wärtsilä V8X-1500. Outputting 1,475 hp and using a special gas turbine turbocharger (which can also act as the vehicle's APU, and eliminating turbo lag), the Leclerc S2 has great mobility for its class at 26.25 hp/ton. However, it weighs 2.5t more than the S1 which makes for noticeable sluggishness without engine upgrades.
Modifications and economy
Repair costBasic → Reference
AB4 712 → 7 011 
RB4 567 → 6 795
SB5 780 → 8 600
Total cost of modifications287 700 
483 000
Talisman cost3 200 
Crew training310 000
Experts1 100 000
Aces2 300
Research Aces1 350 000
Reward for battleAB / RB / SB
160 / 200 / 210 %
256 / 256 / 256 %
| Mobility | Protection | Firepower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Armaments
Laser rangefinder
Reduces the error and increases the maximum measurable distance of the rangefinder
Night vision device
Improves visibility by enhancing natural light or active illumination.
Thermal imager
Allows to see thermal radiation in the infrared range day and night
Main armament
Two-plane stabilizer
Reduces the swing of the gun in two planes while moving
Autoloader
Automatically feeds projectiles into the breech. The speed does not depend on the skills of the loader
Ammunition40 rounds
First-order22 rounds
Reload5.0 s
Vertical guidance-8° / 20°
Like its predecessor, the Leclerc S2 is equipped with the CN120-26 F1 L/52 cannon. It can fire three shells: a stock HEAT-FS round, and two APFSDS shells. The OFL 120 F1, which shares the same penetrator as the DM43, slices through over 550 mm of armour past 1 km. Although this isn't as competitive as some contemporaries, it still performs very well against enemy MBTs. The 120 F1 shell also has a velocity of 1,790 m/s which makes for very good ballistics and low bullet drop. Although powerful, the 120 F1 round is a Tier IV modification; like most other MBTs, the Leclerc starts out with a stock HEAT-FS shell. Although powerful against light vehicles and SPAA, the HEAT-FS is redundant against your opponents. You have an APFSDS shell as a Tier I modification, however, one must note that it penetrates only 390 mm of armour even at close range.
Unlike most of its Western contemporaries (excluding the Type 90 and the CV 90120), the Leclerc S2 is equipped with an autoloader. This gives it a flat firing rate of 6 seconds, tied with an aced crew level of the M1A2 Abrams and the Leopard 2. This gives it great follow-up shot potential out of the box without the need for crew upgrading. Also equipped with powerful thermals for the gunner, the Leclerc can pick off unsuspecting targets with great efficiency.
| 120 mm GIAT CN120-26 F1 | Turret rotation speed (°/s) | Reloading rate (seconds) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mode | Capacity | Vertical | Horizontal | Stabilizer | Stock | Upgraded | Full | Expert | Aced | Stock | Full | Expert | Aced |
| Arcade | 40 | -8°/+20° | ±180° | Two-plane | 28.6 | 39.5 | 48.0 | 53.1 | 56.5 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| Realistic | 17.9 | 21.0 | 25.5 | 28.2 | 30.0 | ||||||||
Ammunition
| Penetration statistics | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Penetration @ 0° Angle of Attack (mm) | |||||
| 10 m | 100 m | 500 m | 1,000 m | 1,500 m | 2,000 m | ||
| OCC 120 G1 | HEATFS | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 | 480 |
| OFL 120 G1 | APFSDS | 425 | 423 | 417 | 410 | 404 | 396 |
| OFL 120 F1 | APFSDS | 575 | 573 | 565 | 557 | 547 | 537 |
| Shell details | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ammunition | Type of warhead |
Velocity (m/s) |
Projectile Mass (kg) |
Fuse delay (m) |
Fuse sensitivity (mm) |
Explosive Mass (TNT equivalent) (g) |
Ricochet | ||
| 0% | 50% | 100% | |||||||
| OCC 120 G1 | HEATFS | 1,100 | 14.4 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 2,150 | 65° | 72° | 77° |
| OFL 120 G1 | APFSDS | 1,780 | 3.8 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 78° | 80° | 81° |
| OFL 120 F1 | APFSDS | 1,790 | 3.8 | N/A | N/A | N/A | 78° | 80° | 81° |
Ammo racks
Ammo racks of the Leclerc S2. Bustle ammo rack is behind blast doors. Hull ammo rack is inside fuel tank.
| Full ammo |
1st rack empty |
2nd rack empty |
Visual discrepancy |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 23 (+17) | 1 (+39) | No |
Hull stowage empty: 23 (+17)
Machine guns
12.7 mm CRC F1 machine gun (coaxial)
Ammunition800 rounds
Belt capacity200 rounds
Reload8.0 s
Fire rate575 shots/min
| 12.7 mm M2HB | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount | Capacity (Belt) | Fire rate | Vertical | Horizontal |
| Coaxial | 800 (200) | 577 | N/A | N/A |
Usage in battles
With great mobility and an autoloading 120 mm cannon, the Leclerc can be exploited to fulfil a number of roles on the battlefield. Mobility enables it to get into competitive spots for sniping or ambushing, and the gun's performance enables quick response and follow-up shots to any enemy that appears. Its survivability is best while hull down or poking out from a hill, as most of its vulnerable areas excluding the cannon breech (and sometimes the LFP when poking out from cover) are hidden well enough. Try to avoid close quarters combat (CQC) as the Leclerc's numerous hull weak spots can be easily seen and targeted in urban environments. If CQC is inevitable (i.e. Rhine, Sweden, Novorossiysk), then the Leclerc can be used to ambush distracted tanks and poke out of cover. When shot at or damaged, use your smoke grenades to retreat into cover. 14 smoke grenades give two separate discharges, or if discharged all at once, provide 360 degrees of smoke for you to retreat behind.
Pros and cons
Pros:
- Excellent gun performance, handling, and reload
- Competitive mobility and great reverse speed
- Thermal optics (Gen 2) for gunner
- 22 rounds in first-stage ammo stowage — highest of any Western MBT
- Lower profile compared to its contemporaries
Cons:
- No thermal optics for commander
- Noticeable weakspots at close range or when not hull down
- Cannon breech is easy to hit at any range
- 10 mm armour protection for the engine; 12.7 mm rounds can set afire and immobilize you
- Three crew members like the Type 90; their survivability is worse than other tanks at its BR (excluding Russian MBT) when shot in weakspots
- Abysmal performance when stock — researching critical modifications such as APFSDS rounds, engine upgrades and NVD/rangefinder is a priority.
- Heavier than the Leclerc S1 - slightly reduced mobility and acceleration
- Mantlet can easily be penetrated, even by lower tier guns and at distance - the mantlet is hard to hide
- Lower frontal plate does not have any composites, meaning a penetration on the front is mostly incapacitating or downright lethal
History
The Leclerc Série 2 Tranche 6 was the 9th version of the Leclerc (counting prototypes) which had minor improvements compared to the previous Leclerc Série 1 Tranche 2-5. It featured an increase on the commander's optic periscope armour to STANAG 3. Air conditioner was added as well as lockable baskets and boxes on the turret's bustle. A wave deflector was added at the frontal plate as well as addition of one piece rubber plating on side skirts. Later models of the S2, more specifically the Leclerc S2T9, were retrofitted with V5 tracks instead of V2 tracks as well as a new General Purpose Sight (gunner's optics) at the end of their life service in order to standardise them for further Leclerc Série 3 also known as SXXI.
Media
- Skins
- Videos
Lethal Leclerc: Leclerc S2 Review - Sako Sniper
Leclerc S2 - Fantastic 4K French Performance - Napalmratte
The Balanced Baguette S2 - Leclerc S2 - JustinPlaysYT
See also
Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:
- reference to the series of the vehicles;
- links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.
External links
Paste links to sources and external resources, such as:
- topic on the official game forum;
- other literature.
| France medium tanks | |
|---|---|
| M4 Derivatives | M4A1 (FL10) · M4A4 (SA50) |
| AMX-50 | AMX M4 · AMX-50 (TOA100) · AMX-50 (TO90/930) |
| AMX-30 | AMX-30 · AMX-30 (1972) · AMX-30B2 · AMX-30B2 BRENUS · AMX-30 ACRA · AMX-30 Super |
| AMX-32/40 | AMX-32 · AMX-32 (105) · AMX-40 |
| Leclerc | Leclerc · Leclerc S2 · Leclerc SXXI · Leclerc AZUR |
| Other | D2 · S.35 · Lorraine 40t |
| Germany | Panther "Dauphiné" |
| USA | ▄M4A1 · ▄M4A3 (105) · ▄M4A4 · ▄M26 |
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