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Finland bought 124 used Leopard 2A4 tanks and six armoured bridge-layer Leopard 2L tanks from Germany in 2002 and 2003. The tanks served as replacements for the old Soviet-made T-55 and T-72 M1. The Netherlands resold 114 of their tanks (and one turret) to Austria , 80 to Canada in 2007, [ 104 ] 52 to Norway , 37 to Portugal and 100 to Finland.
The Leopard 2PL is a main battle tank used by the Polish Armed Forces, and is a modernized version of the older Leopard 2A4 tank, phased out by Germany and first acquired by Poland in the 2000s. The modernisation is currently being carried out in cooperation with Rheinmetall and the Polish Armaments Group ( Polish : Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa PGZ ).
Stridsvagn 122 during an urban warfare exercise, 2006. Stridsvagn 122 (strv 122, IPA: [ˈstrɪ̂tːsvaŋn] ⓘ) [a] is a Swedish main battle tank that, like the German Leopard 2A5, is based on the German Leopard 2 Improved variant utilizing such newer technology as command, control, and fire-control systems, reinforced armour, and long-term combat capacity.
Germany plans to order 105 Leopard 2 A8 tanks from armsmaker KNDS for 2.93 billion euros ($3.14 billion), according to a confidential budget draft seen by Reuters on Thursday. Others will ...
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 ...
On 24 January 2023, Germany approved the transfer of 14 Leopard 2A6 tanks from Bundeswehr stocks to Ukraine. [112] On 24 February 2023, this number was increased to 18. [113] Poland agreed to send 14 Leopard 2A4 tanks from their army stocks on January 25. [114] Canada promised to send 4 "combat ready" Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine on January 26 ...
[77] [78] On March 15, 2023, the Spanish government pledged a total of 10 Leopard 2A4 tanks, with the first 6 expected to arrive in Ukraine in the second half of April. [79] [80] On July 15, 2024 Spain announced a second donation batch of 10 Leopard 2A4 tanks to Ukraine. [81] On Oct 17, 2024 Germany announced a donation of 18 Leopard 2A6. [82 ...
In comparison, the Leopard 2A4 from the mid-1980s can achieve a first round hit probability on the move of 75-85% at 2,000 m and as high as 90% with a skilled crew. The original tender called for an order of 350 tanks, which was downgraded to 140 in the face of dwindling defense budgets and finally amounted to a commitment for only 35 tanks to ...