Leclerc tanks: books - history, versions and technology

A book on Leclerc tanks? Here are books on the history and technology of French battle tanks.

Char Leclerc, de la Guerre Froide aux conflits de demain

Conçu pour détruire les hordes de chars soviétiques dans les plaines d'Allemagne, le char Leclerc s'est révélé un remarquable outil de gestion des crises modernes grâce à ses performances exceptionnelles et son potentiel d'évolution.Formidable concentré de technologies, le char Leclerc, c'est dix-huit ordinateurs embarqués, la puissance moteur de deux Formules 1, un blindage impénétrable et un canon de 120 mm stabilisé capable de toucher une cible de la taille d'une affiche publicitaire à 4 kilomètres !
Demain, le Leclerc combattra en compagnie des robots, des drones et des fantassins numérisés, reliés entre eux grâce à un intranet tactique.

Ce livre retrace l'histoire de son développement, décrit toutes les versions y compris celles restées jusqu'à ce jour dans le secret des bureaux d'études, et offre aux amateurs de blindés et aux maquettistes toutes les informations nécessaires à l'accomplissement de leur passion.

Author:	Marc Chassilan
Specs:	192 pages, 31 x 23.5 cm / 12.2 x 9.25 in, hardback
Illustrations:	350 colour photographs
Publisher:	ETAI (F, 2005)

Char Leclerc, de la Guerre Froide aux conflits de demain

Language: French

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Char Leclerc

The Leclerc is the only battle tank serving in operational combat units in the French Army. Designed as a Cold War era tank killer that could take on numerically superior enemies, the Leclerc has served the armies of France and the United Arab Emirates for over twenty years. Since 1989 when the first Leclerc prototype appeared, it has been counted amongst the world's most complex and deadly AFVs. Despite its fame, relatively little has appeared on the Leclerc in English, and much of the information about the Leclerc on the web is incorrect. Even in French, it has been ten years since the Leclerc was studied in a published work.

This book by MP Robinson and Thierry Guillemain is a survey of the Leclerc's development and service in the French Army right up to the present day. It explains the differences between the eleven Leclerc production batches produced for the French Army, the different Leclerc derived vehicles, and the changes that have transformed the French armoured force since the Leclerc first entered service.
This latest addition to the Kagero Photosniper series is illustrated with over 220 unpublished photographs and ten colour plates, making it an ideal reference for historians and modellers alike.

Author:	M.P. Robinson, Thierry Guillemain
Specs:	96 pages, 29.5 x 21 x 0.8 cm / 11.6 x 8.25 x 0.31 in, paperback
Illustrations:	220 b&w and colour photographs, 10 drawings in colour
Publisher:	Kagero Oficyna Wydawnicza (PL, 2015)