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[[R-DEV]GeZe]

LeClerc.

For the sole reason that it has a 12.7mm (.50) cal coaxial, which I don't understand why all other tanks don't have.

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Originally Posted by [R-CON]GeZe

LeClerc.

For the sole reason that it has a 12.7mm (.50) cal coaxial, which I don't understand why all other tanks don't have.

Don't know about others, or the CR2, but older British tanks had 7.62mm co-ax guns because they were very balistically similar to the main gun so they could use them as a back up targeting system.