Leopard 2
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GermanyManufacturer: Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KNDS)
«Leopard 2A6 / 2A7»
Main battle tankGermany1979In service
German main battle tank in service since 1979 and the most widely exported Western tank in Europe; the 2A6 and 2A7 carry the longer L/55 120 mm gun.
Main battle tank//2A6 / 2A7
ID — LEOPARD-2Germany · Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KNDS)
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- Kampfpanzer Leopard 2Bundeswehr · Accessed
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Identity
- Designation
- Leopard 2
- Alias
- Leopard 2A6 / 2A7
- Manufacturer
- Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KNDS)
- Country
- Germany
- Category
- Main battle tank
- Figures refer to
- 2A6 / 2A7
Production & service
- Introduced
- 1979
- Status
- In service
- Units produced
- —
- Operators
- Germany, Netherlands, Sweden, Spain, Poland, Finland, Norway, Greece, Turkey, Ukraine
Specifications
- Combat weight
- —
- Crew
- 4
- Main armament
- 120 mm Rheinmetall L/55 smoothbore (2A6/2A7; 2A4: L/44)
- Secondary armament
- 2× 7.62 mm MG3
- Engine
- MTU MB 873 Ka-501 V12 diesel, 1,500 hp
- Power-to-weight
- —
- Max road speed
- —
- Operational range
- —
- Length / width / height
- —
- Protection
- —
- Amphibious
- —
Historical profile
Developed by Krauss-Maffei for the Bundeswehr, the Leopard 2 entered service in 1979 and has been upgraded through the 2A4, 2A5, 2A6 and 2A7 standards, with the 2A8 as the latest production model.
Leopard 2A4 and 2A6 tanks were delivered to Ukraine from 2023.
Variants
Leopard 2A42A52A62A72A7V2A8Strv 122Leopard 2ELeopard 2PL
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