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Estimated levels of protection for the Leopard 2 range from 590 to 690 mm (23 to 27 in) RHAe on the turret, 600 mm (24 in) RHAe on the glacis and lower front hull on the Leopard 2A4, to 920–940 mm (36–37 in) RHAe on the turret, 620 mm (24 in) RHAe on the glacis and lower front hull on the Leopard 2A6 against kinetic projectiles.
The Leopard 2A4's motor is an MTU MB 873 Ka-501 water-cooled V12 diesel engine producing 1,479 hp at 2,600 rpm, coupled to a Renk HSWL 354 four-speed automatic transmission. The running gear of Leopard 2A4 consists of seven dual-tired rubber road wheels and four rubber-tired offset track return rollers on each side, with the idler at the front ...
At the 2016 Eurosatory, Rheinmetall presented an MBT Advanced Technology Demonstrator on the basis of a Leopard 2A4 Evolution hull. [8] This would later become the Panther KF51 . Meanwhile, at the 2018 Eurosatory , KNDS unveiled the European Main Battle Tank (E-MBT), a hybrid combining the hull of a Leopard 2A7 with the lighter, two-man turret ...
The smoothbore barrel of an Austrian Leopard 2A4 Rheinmetall's L/44 tank gun has a calibre of 120 mm, a length of 44 calibres (5.28 metres (17.3 ft)), and a chamber volume of 10.2 liters (622.44 in 3 ).
On 15 March 2023, the Spanish government pledged a total of ten Leopard 2A4 tanks, with the first six expected to arrive in Ukraine in the second half of April. [81] [82] On 15 July 2024, Spain announced a second donation batch of 10 Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine. [83] On 17 October 2024, Germany announced a donation of 18 Leopard 2A6. [84]
Leopard 2PL [21] 2020 Poland Germany: 142 Modernized version of the Leopard 2A4 used by the Polish Armed Forces. The upgrade included a new commander's control and monitoring system, an auxiliary power unit, new turret stowage compartment for crew equipment, upgrade of its main gun to use new programmable ammunition, and integrated day/night ...
Ultimately, 108 Leopard 2A4s were procured and integrated into the Spanish Army, while 219 Leopard 2Es were built in Spain, based on the German Leopard 2A6. The Leopard 2E and Leopard 2A4 replaced the fleet of M60 Patton tanks, while Spain's AMX-30EM2s were replaced by Italian B1 Centauro anti-tank cavalry vehicles. Presently, the Spanish Army ...
The XM291 Advanced Tank Cannon (ATAC) is an American experimental 120 or 140 mm smoothbore tank cannon.It started development in 1991 as a way to substantially increase the performance of tank cannons against the perceived threat of future Soviet main battle tanks.