If I am correct, hull is identical, but turret is quite significantly better ?
I believe the armor is 450 in NERA for the hull and turret currently (I have a big doubt)
Does the MSC’s UFP shielding work properly compared to the Leclerc’s?
No. The only decently armored part is the horizontal bar where the lower front plate and the upper front plate joins
Which is still better than the production Leclercs lol
The Leclerc’s hull has been underperforming for as long as the Leclercs have been in-game.
With the introduction of the MSC, perhaps Gaijin will take a second look at the hull of the production Leclercs?
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I wouldnt count on it
The MSC’s hull is EXTREMELY more effective than all of the production Leclercs…
MSC gets like 640mm+ KE on it’s hull bulkhead while all of the production Leclercs are stuck with like 560mm+ KE.
MSC hull can resist DM53 fired from the L/55 while production hulls can’t even stop 3BM60…
Here’s the difference visualized by some screenshots
Production
MSC
Basically MSC hull gets the 12.0 dart ready level of protection (except for the UFP which is unchanged) us France mains have been dreaming to see come to rest of the Leclercs, while the production Leclercs are still rocking the weaker hulls that struggle to stop 3BM60.
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Does the MSC still have that 6 sec reload?
yep (it’s purely there just so the MSC can stay 10.7)
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That’s understandable. How different is the turret in terms of protection though?
The turret is incredibly weak in the gun mantlet area, struggling to even stop 105mm M735.
The outer edges of the turret however are very strong for 10.7, from the front they are in the 580mm+ KE range.
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Oh, basically a type 10 with worse round, reload and bigger weak spots.
Thank you for the information
Will Serial Production Leclerc’s also receive armor fixes? Considering MSC got pretty good hull and turret armor it’s assume that Production models will also receive the same treatment right?
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Yes, I just saw the MSC’s UFP armor, and it far surpasses that of the Leclerc (it seems its UFP armor is one of the strongest currently available).
Hoping it corrects those of the current Leclercs.
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Gaijin reaction:
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this thing is 100 percent going to be 11.0 xD
Hope it happens! And CR2 can fall further and further behind and end up at 10.3-10.7 where it belongs.
inb4 muh Swedish trials
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Somehow prototipe leclerc that is using Same hull with weaker turret has better protection :)
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Yeah everyone brings them up when they were outdated by the time most the tanks they refer to went into service xD
I am waiting for your reply in Mig-23m vs Mig-21.