| ASCALON | |
|---|---|
| Type | smoothbore tank gun |
| Place of origin | France |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Nexter |
| Designed | 2021-present |
| Manufacturer | Nexter Systems |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 3500 kg |
| Length | 7.3 m (23 ft 11 in) |
| Barrel length | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) or 50 calibers |
| Shell | 140 mm telescoped or 120×570mm NATO |
| Calibre | 140 mm or 120 mm |
| Action | automatic vertical sliding-wedge breech |
| Breech | vertical sliding-wedge |
| Traverse | 360° |
| Muzzle velocity | 1750 m/s (APFSDS) |
| Feed system | autoloader |
The Autoloaded and SCALable Outperforming guN or ASCALON is a French smoothbore 140 mm tank gun of 50 calibers designed by Nexter. This gun is currently mounted on the latest prototype of the EMBT, the Leclerc Evolution prototype and is proposed for the MGCS project.