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The decision to put the Leopard 2 tank in production for the German army was made after a study was undertaken [when?], which showed that adopting the Leopard 2 model would result in a greater combat potential of the German army than producing more Leopard 1A4 tanks or developing an improved version of the Leopard 1A4 with 105/120 mm smoothbore ...
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 ...
Leopard 2A4 Germany: Main battle tank: 100 [1] The vast majority of the Leopard 2A4 tanks were acquired used from Germany between 2002 and 2004; more were purchased in 2009. Some of the existing 2A4s are equipped with Israeli made Urdan mine rollers. [3] Fire-control systems of all vehicles will be upgraded between 2022 and 2026. [4]
Main battle tank. 104: All delivered as of November 2023, made of: [161] [158] (+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 [160] First delivery, October 2024. [162]
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 ).
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 ...
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.
Leopard 2SG Leopard 2 tanks Leopard 2A4 Evolution : [ 14 ] All Leopard 2SGs of the Singapore Army are upgraded with an active defence system AMAP-ADS by IBD Deisenroth Engineering , Elbit Israel's COAPS electro-optics, and also fitted with slat armour for additional rear and side protection.