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The Leopard 2 is equipped with two machine guns, one mounted co-axially, the other an anti-aircraft mount. German models use the MG 3 7.62 mm (0.3 in) machine gun; Dutch and Singaporean models use FN MAG 7.62 mm (0.3 in) machine guns; Swiss models use Swiss MG 87 7.5 mm (0.295 in) machine guns.
For example, the Leopard 2 armed with the 44 calibre long gun, has been sold to the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, Spain, Austria, Denmark, Finland, and other countries. [86] Egypt had manufactured 700–800 M1A1 Abrams by 2005, [ 87 ] and in 2008 requested permission to build another 125 tanks; their M256 main guns (the US version of the L ...
The Type 10 holds 14 rounds in the autoloader, 2 behind the gunner, 6 rounds in the ready ammunition storage, and 14 in reserve, with a total of 36 rounds carried on board. [15] The gunner has access to a Type 74 coaxial machine gun chambered in 7.62×51mm NATO. The Type 74 is a heavier, vehicle-mounted variant of the Sumitomo Type 62 machine gun.
The Versuchsträger 1–2 (abbreviated: VT, meaning 'test-beds' or 'experiment carrier') were two German prototype twin gun turretless main battle tanks. Since the early 1970s a number of West German companies have been working on conceptual designs for a successor to the Leopard 1 .
The tank was based on the T-80's chassis, using a new turret, and was armed with an LP-83 152.4 mm smoothbore gun. A variant of the tank utilizing a rifled 152mm armament was never completed. Like most Soviet tanks, the gun offered poor depression, and the LP-83 offered a slower reload despite the presence of an autoloader. The traverse rates ...
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 ...
The FLW 100 has a maximum gun depression of –15° and a maximum elevation of +75°. It can be armed with a single 5.56 mm or 7.62 mm machine gun and is intended for combat ranges up to 1,000 metres (3,300 ft). [3] The optronics of the FLW 100 are located in a container mounted behind the ammo box, located left of the gun.
Qualified in Leopard 2 and M1. The round is in service in several countries. 120 mm KE-TP KE-TP Norway: Nammo 18.3 kg 1700 m/s Surrogate for a "typical" APFSDS. Qualified in Leopard 2 and M1. The round is in service in several countries. PZ-521 HE-TP Poland: Mesko 19 kg 980 mm L-2 950 m/s 488 g of gunpowder: C-88 Qualified in Leopard 2.