CN120-26
| GIAT CN120-26/52 | |
|---|---|
 Muzzle of the GIAT CN120-26/52 | |
| Type | Tank gun |
| Place of origin | France |
| Service history | |
| Used by | France |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1980s |
| Manufacturer | GIAT |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 3.5 tonnes |
| Crew | 1 |
| Calibre | 120 millimetres |
The GIAT CN120-26/52 is a French smoothbore 120mm tank gun of 52 calibers designed by EFAB de Bourges and produced by GIAT .
Description
It is the primary gun of the Leclerc main battle tank. The bore is smoothed and chromed. The gun is fed by a mechanised loader that allows a rate of fire of 12 shots per minute.
The GIAT CN120 can utilise standard NATO ammunition. Its typical antitank ammunitions are
- the LKE1 sabot kinetic penetrator (obus flèche OFL), developed with Germany (where it is known as DM43), which fires with an initial speed of 1790 m/s
- a shaped charge shell (obus explosif à charge creuse, OECC) which fires with an initial speed of 1100 m/s.
Operators
Current operators
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Base of the gun on a Leclerc
See also
Weapons of comparable role, performance and era
- L30 : British rifled equivalent
- Rheinmetall 120 mm gun : German equivalent
- IMI 120 mm gun : Israeli equivalent
- 2A46 125 mm gun : Russian 125-mm equivalent
External links
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