DESIGN
The Leopard 2 is the best known and most
used Eurpean tank. The Leopard 2A4 has a
distinctive angular appearance, because of
its composite armor. It has a powerful 120mm
smoothbore cannon. The Leopard 2 versions,
which are fitted with the improved turret
armor are called KWS. That stands for ‘KampfWert
Steigerte’ Aufürung or combat improved version.
Later a 55 calibre cannon was added. In the
future a 140mm cannon will be optional. |
| This is the first Leopard 2. The versions
A0 up to A4 are very similar. There are only
a few minor changes, which do not alter the
statistics. |
| The Leopard 2A5 is the KWS version of the
2A4. It has much better turret armor. That
makes it the worlds best protected tank.
The front turret armor is the equivalent
of 1.5 meters steel! |
| The Leopard 2S was developed for Sweden.
It is a Leopard 2A5 with EX armor. It has
different electronics and smoke system. In
Sweden it is known as the Strv.122 or Stridsvagn
122. |
| The Leopard 2A6 is similar to the A5, but
has a 55 calibre cannon. The 55 calibre cannon
has a longer range and more power. |
| The Leopard 2A6 EX is a normal A6 fitted
with extra armor. The hull front, hull sides
and turret roof are uparmoured. The extra
turret armor is against top-attack weapons. |
PERFORMANCE
The Apache is the best combat helicopter
in full production. It has a special forward
looking infrared sighting system, known as
TADS, fitted in the nose of the aircraft.
In combination with its Hellfire missiles
it can destroy all known tanks at a very
long range under all conditions. Its 30mm
autocannon is very effective against light
armor and vehicles. The Apache has good countermeasure
systems and is also well armoured and therefore
immune versus small arms fire and can survive
some hits by 23mm projectiles.
USE
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2124 Leopard 2A4 (many sold to other nations)
350 Leopard 2A5 (converted from A4, more will
be upgraded in a few years)
225 Leopard 2A6 (converted from A5) |
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445 Leopard 2A4 (since 1986, 114 are sold)
180 Leopard 2A5 (converted from A4)
180 Leopard 2A6 (converted from A5, might be
upgraded to EX) |
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108 Leopard 2A4 (taken over from Germany)
217 Leopard 2A5 (since 1998, will probably be
upgraded to A6) |
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160 Leopard 2A4 (since 1994 taken over from
Germany)
120 Leopard 2S (since 1995) |
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35 Leopard 2A4 (since 1983)
345 Leopard 2A4 (taken over from Germany, some
will be upgraded to KWS) |
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170 Leopard 2A6, being delivered |
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128 Leopard 2A4 (since 2002 taken over from
Germany) |
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124 Leopard 2 |
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115 Leopard 2A4 (since 1999 taken over from
the Netherlands) |
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