Main battle tanks with the highest muzzle velocity

34 of the 55 main battle tanks in the WeaponSpecs database publish a muzzle velocity figure, and the top 25 are listed here. Ranked on the published number alone, highest first, with no weighting and no composite score. The 21 main battle tanks with no published figure are not ranked, absent data is never treated as a low value.

12 of the 25 entries below (Russia, China) rest on manufacturer or state claims with limited independent verification, marked † in the table. Treat their position in this ranking as directional, not tested.

Main battle tanks with the highest muzzle velocity, ranked by published muzzle velocity
#	System	Muzzle velocity	Source
1	T-14 Armata † Uralvagonzavod	1,800 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
2	K2 Black Panther Hyundai Rotem	1,750 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
3	Leclerc XLR KNDS	1,750 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
4	Leopard 2A7 KNDS	1,750 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
5	Leclerc KNDS	1,750 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
6	Leopard 2A6 KNDS	1,750 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
7	T-90M † Uralvagonzavod	1,700 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
8	Type 99A † NORINCO	1,700 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
9	VT-4 † NORINCO	1,700 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
10	T-90A † Uralvagonzavod	1,700 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
11	Type 96B † NORINCO	1,700 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
12	T-72B3 † Uralvagonzavod	1,700 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
13	T-72B3M † Uralvagonzavod	1,700 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
14	T-80BVM † Uralvagonzavod	1,700 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
15	T-84 Oplot Morozov Kharkiv Machine Building Design Bureau	1,700 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
16	T-90M obr. 2022 † Uralvagonzavod	1,700 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
17	T-80U † Uralvagonzavod	1,700 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
18	T-62M † Uralvagonzavod	1,680 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
19	M1A2 SEP v3 Abrams General Dynamics Land Systems	1,655 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
20	M1A2 SEP v2 Abrams General Dynamics Land Systems	1,655 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
21	M1A1 Abrams General Dynamics Land Systems	1,655 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
22	Arjun Mk1A Defence Research and Development Organisation	1,650 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
23	C1 Ariete Leonardo	1,650 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
24	Leopard 2A4 KNDS	1,650 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
25	Leopard 2A5 KNDS	1,650 m/s	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02

Compiled from public manufacturer, defense-ministry and reference sources. Published defense figures are approximations and are often stated under different conditions, so treat this ordering as directional rather than a tested result. A board is only generated where at least 5 systems in the class publish the figure. How we compile specs →

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