Longest-range main battle tanks

55 of the 55 main battle tanks in the WeaponSpecs database publish a range figure, and the top 25 are listed here. Ranked on the published number alone, highest first, with no weighting and no composite score. The 0 main battle tanks with no published figure are not ranked, absent data is never treated as a low value.

9 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.

Longest-range main battle tanks, ranked by published range
#	System	Range	Source
1	Centauro II Iveco Defence Vehicles	800 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
2	B1 Centauro Iveco Defence Vehicles	800 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
3	PT-91 Twardy Huta Stalowa Wola	650 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
4	Leopard 1A5 KNDS	600 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
5	Leclerc XLR KNDS	550 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
6	T-90M † Uralvagonzavod	550 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
7	T-90A † Uralvagonzavod	550 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
8	C1 Ariete Leonardo	550 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
9	Challenger 2 Rheinmetall BAE Systems Land (RBSL)	550 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
10	Leclerc KNDS	550 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
11	Leopard 2A4 KNDS	550 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
12	Leopard 2A5 KNDS	550 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
13	Leopard 2A6 KNDS	550 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
14	T-90M obr. 2022 † Uralvagonzavod	550 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
15	Merkava Mk4 MANTAK (Merkava Tank Office)	500 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
16	Type 99A † NORINCO	500 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
17	VT-4 † NORINCO	500 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
18	T-14 Armata † Uralvagonzavod	500 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-01
19	Merkava Mk3 MANTAK (Merkava Tank Office)	500 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
20	K1A2 Hyundai Rotem	500 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
21	T-64BV † Morozov Kharkiv Machine Building Design Bureau	500 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
22	T-72B3 † Uralvagonzavod	500 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
23	T-72B3M † Uralvagonzavod	500 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-02
24	Merkava Barak MANTAK (Merkava Tank Office)	500 km	reference ↗ checked 2026-07-05
25	Merkava Mk2 MANTAK (Merkava Tank Office)	500 km	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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