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INTRODUCTION
The Leopard 2 is a main battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei in the early
1970s for the West German Army.
The tank first entered service in 1979 and succeeded the earlier Leopard 1 as
the main battle tank of the German Army.
Various versions have served in the armed forces of Germany and twelve
other European countries, as well as several non-European nations.
CONSTRUCTION
The hull comes in three sections: 1) driving compartment at the front 2)
fighting section in the centre and 3) the engine at the rear of the vehicle.
rear of the vehicle and a television monitor provide a reversing aid for the
driver.
In the event of weapon penetration through the armour, the spall liner
reduces the number of fragments and narrows the fragment cone.
Leopard 2A6 tanks for the German Army and ten Leopard 2A5 (Strv 122)
for Sweden.
PERI-R 17 A2 is a stabilised panoramic periscope sight for day / night observation and target
identification, which provides an all round view with a traverse of 360.
The image from the gunner's thermal sight can also be transmitted to the commander's PERI-R17
periscope so the commander can switch the gunner's video image to the commander's monitor.
This enables the commander and the gunner to have access to the same field of view of the
combat range.
ENGINE
The
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MAIN ARMAMENTS
A new smoothbore gun, the 120mm L55 Gun, was developed by Rheinmetall
The extension of the barrel length from calibre length 44 to calibre length 55
The L55 smoothbore gun, equipped with a thermal sleeve, a fume extractor
and a muzzle reference system, is compatible
ammunition and new high penetration ammunition.
with
current
120mm
SPECIFICATIONS
Weight: 2A6: 62.3 tonnes (61.3 long tons; 68.7 short tons)
Length: 2A6: 9.97 m (393 in) (gun forward)
Width: 2A6: 3.75 m (148 in)
Height: 2A6: 3.0 m (120 in)
Crew: 4
Fuel capacity: 1,200 litres
Operational range: 550 km (340 mi)
Speed: 72 km/h (45 mph)
REFERENCES
http://www.army-technology.com/projects/leopard /
http://www.armyrecognition.com/germany_german_army_heavy_armoured
_vehicle_tank_uk/leopard_2a7__
main_battle_tank_urban_operations_data_sheet_specifications_informatio
n_description.html
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