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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 ).
In addition to these tanks, Steel Beasts models a number of modern armored vehicles such as the Russian T-80, the German Marder, and a variety of armored personnel carriers. Steel Beasts allows the player assume the tank commander's or gunner's seat in the Abrams and Leopard 2, as well as move to an external camera view in each vehicle.
The published probability of hitting a stationary target on the move is said to be between 65 and 75% with the first fired round. 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 ...
The decision came amid the war in Donbas, where the Leopard 2A6 tanks that the Bundeswehr aimed to maintain until 2030 seemed inadequate. One analyst wrote "One of the Leopard 2's key disadvantages stems from the fact that it uses tungsten instead of depleted uranium for tank rounds. The choice of material affects performance.
Main battle tank. 104: All delivered as of November 2023, made of: [157] [154] (+68) Leopard 2A4 from the industry (+16) Leopard 2A6 (+20) Leopard 2A7 (the only that were at this standard, coming from Dutch Army) Leopard 2A7 A1 Germany: MBT. Main battle tank. 1 (16 on order) Order - November 2021 [156] First delivery, October 2024. [158]
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.
In 2010, the Marksman systems in service in Finland were moved to war-time storage. [3] In 2015 work began to install the system on the Leopard 2A4 chassis in order to make up for the loss of mobile anti-aircraft coverage when the Marksman was originally retired. [4] The new Leopard 2 Marksman was scheduled to enter service in 2016. [5] [needs ...
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.