Pictured here is a 1:72 scale French AMX Leclerc T5 main battle tank that was attached to the 6th-12th Cuiassier Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade, during 2004. The current price in 2011 is 9.3 million, making it the most expensive tank in history. With production now complete, the French Army has a total of 406 Leclercs and the United Arab Emirates Army has 388. The Leclerc was created in connection with the French armys need for a new main battle tank, intended to replace the AMX-30 or AMX-30B2 tanks with more and. In production since 1991, the Leclerc entered French service in 1992, replacing the venerable AMX 30 as the country's main armoured platform. The Leclerc is in service with the French Army and the army of the United Arab Emirates. It was named in honor of General Philippe Leclerc de Hauteclocque who led the French element of the drive towards Paris while in command of the Free French 2nd Armoured Division (2me DB) in World War II. The AMX Leclerc, is a main battle tank (MBT) built by GIAT, now Nexter of France. CENTCOM commander General Tommy Franks commenting on the conduct of Operation: Iraqi Freedom, March 21st, 2003 and by the application of overwhelming force.' Amercom ACCS17 AMX French Leclerc T5 Main Battle Tank - 6th-12th Cuirassier Regiment, 2nd Armored Brigade, 2004 (1:72 Scale) 'We will carry out a campaign characterized by shock, by surprise, by flexibility.

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