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The Leopard 2A4's armour has a maximum physical thickness of 800 millimetres (31 in) based on unofficial measurements and estimates made by former conscripts and professional soldiers of the German army. [59] On the Leopard 2A5 and subsequent models, the thickness is increased by the wedge-shaped armour module to 1,500 millimetres (59 in). [59]
By the end of 2020, 12 Leopard 2PL tanks were delivered to the army. [16] By the end of 2021 the 1st Armored Brigade is the first unit to have a full company in its structures (14 tanks). Previously, the unit had a tank company in the Leopard 2A4 version of the 1st Tank Battalion. By December 2021, 20 machines were delivered. [19]
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 Type 90 tank (90式戦車, Kyū-maru-shiki-sensha) is a main battle tank (MBT) of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF). It was designed and built by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as a replacement for the Type 61 and to supplement the then current fleet of Type 74 tanks, and entered service in 1990.
War Thunder is a 2013 free-to-play vehicular combat multiplayer video game produced by Gaijin Entertainment for ... Available vehicles were the Leopard 2A5, AH-64 ...
The Leopard 2A4 is the most widely used, but oldest, variant in current use. NATO also uses the variants developed after the 2A4: the 2A5, 2A6, and 2A7. The US M1 Abrams tank is mainly used by the US; Poland is the only other NATO country that uses them, alongside their Leopard 2s. The M1 Abrams is in service in large numbers with the US army ...
[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]
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 ...