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Amodel 72264 172 de Havilland DH.100 Vampire (Mk3,5,6,9,52) – Metro Hobbies

The first main battle tank independently designed by France. Reboxed Ace Corporation kit. 4 sprues. 120mm CN120-2652 main gun & 7.62mm AAT-52 NF1 machine gun. The first prototypes of the French Leclerc 3rd generation main battle tank were made in 1986. Serial production started in 1992, and continues with interruptions (2017) and has resulted in the production of approx. 850 vehicles. The Leclerc tank is powered SAEM UDU V8X 1500 T9 Hyperbar engine with 1500 HP . Its primary armament is the 120mm GIAT CN120-26 52 gun, and its auxiliary armament is two 12.7mm and 7.62mm machineguns. The Leclerc was created in connection with the French army's need for a new main battle tank, intended to replace the AMX-30 or AMX-30B2 tanks with more and more combat capabilities than other Western designs. When designing the new tank on a large scale,