[MOC] Lego Leclerc XLR "Scorpion" French Main Battle Tank

[ParmBrick]

The Leclerc Scorpion or XLR is a modernized version of the French-made Leclerc Main Battle Tank (MBT). The renovated MBT Leclerc Scorpion / XLR will keep the same armament as the standard Leclerc tank which consists of a Giat 120 mm 52 caliber smoothbore gun designated the CN 120-26. The turret is equipped with an automatic loading system. The new Leclerc will be able to fire different types of 120 mm ammunition, the APFSDS (Armour-Piercing Fin-Stabilized Discarding-Sabot), HEAT (High-Explosive Anti-Tank), and High-Explosive (HE). A 12.7 mm machine gun is mounted coaxially with the main armament. The Leclerc Scorpion is also fitted with a remotely operated weapon station mounted on the top of the turret which is armed with a 7.62mm machine gun. The layout of the Leclerc MBT Scorpion / XLR variant is similar to the previous version of the Lerclerc tank. The Leclerc Scorpion is upgraded with a new armour package that includes additional modular armor on the hull and the turret. The Leclerc MBT Scorpion / XLR will use the same powerpack as the standard Leclerc tank which consists of a SACM V8X-1500 Hyperbar diesel engine developing 1,500 hp. The tank is fitted with advanced equipments as SICS, Barage counter-IED jammer, multi-spectral GALIX passive countermeasures system, BMS, HL-58 laser range-finder, SAGEM HL 60, SAGEM HL-70 gyrostabilised panoramic sight.

 

 

 

 

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[Aurore]

How great! Nice job with the turret shape and the detail of the equipment.

[ParmBrick]

Thank you! I studied the images of the tank in depth, and I designed, after many attempts and efforts, the ideal solutions to be adopted to make it as realistic as possible. Year after year, Lego bricks evolve and make joints and solutions once unthinkable possible. And I'm thankful for that.