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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, [ 105 ] 52 to Norway , 37 to Portugal and 100 to Finland.
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 ...
Leopard 2 Revolution: A Leopard 2 upgrade developed by Rheinmetall based on IBD's evolution concept. 61 from 103 Leopard 2A4+ of the Indonesian Army are upgraded to Revolution standard, known as "Leopard 2RI". [15] Strv 122B+ Evolution: An upgrade developed to increase the all-round survivability of Swedish Strv 122 tanks.
"The Leopard 2A4 tanks can help Ukraine gain the upper hand on the battlefield," it said in a statement. The Netherlands and Denmark are ready to deliver 14 refurbished Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine ...
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]
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 ...
Over 80 systems were delivered for use on the Leopard 2A4 tank. [10] Although Rheinmetall did not want to disclose the customer, the system was reportedly fitted to Leopard 2 tanks of Singapore Army. [18] [19] The StrikeShield APS has been in series production for the KF41 Lynx. It has been showcased on the KF51 Panther and the GTK Boxer.
Tank Leopard 2 Germany: Main battle tank: Leopard 2A4+ Leopard 2RI 103: Equipped with DM11, DM53, DM78, DM88, DM98 and RH88 ammunition. [64] [65] Indonesia purchased 42 units Leopard 2A4+ and 61 units Leopard 2RI plus 10 support vehicles from German Army surplus. [66] [67] Harimau Turkey