Leopard 2 main battle tank

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The Leopard 2 main battle tank is a German-designed, heavily armored and highly mobile frontline combat vehicle widely used by numerous NATO and allied armies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armored fighting vehicle
main battle tank
allianceUse NATO
armorType composite armor
modular add-on armor on later variants
category Cold War tank
German military vehicle
post–Cold War tank in upgraded variants
chassisLayout rear-mounted engine
combatWeight around 55–63 tonnes depending on variant
conflictParticipation Russo-Ukrainian War
Syrian Civil War
War in Afghanistan
countryOfOrigin Germany
crew 4
crewPositions commander
driver
gunner
loader
designer Krauss-Maffei
developmentStart 1970s
engineConfiguration twin-turbocharged V12 diesel
engineType MTU MB 873 Ka-501 diesel engine
era Cold War-era design
exportVariant Leopard 2E
Leopard 2HEL
Leopard 2PL
Leopard 2RI
Stridsvagn 122
fireControl computerized fire-control system
fuelType diesel
height approximately 3.0 m
lengthWithGunForward approximately 9.97 m
mainArmament 120 mm Rheinmetall smoothbore gun
manufacturer Krauss-Maffei Wegmann
Rheinmetall
maximumSpeedRoad about 68 km/h
mobilityCharacteristic good cross-country performance
high tactical mobility
nightFightingCapability thermal imaging sights
notableFeature high level of crew protection for its generation
widely exported European main battle tank
notableVariant Leopard 2A1
Leopard 2A2
Leopard 2A3
Leopard 2A4
Leopard 2A5
Leopard 2A6
Leopard 2A6M
Leopard 2A7
Leopard 2A7V
operatorType NATO member states
non-NATO allied states
predecessor Leopard 1
primaryRole frontline armored warfare
main battle tank operations
protectionFeature NBC protection system
automatic fire suppression system
secondaryArmament coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun
roof-mounted 7.62 mm machine gun
serviceEntry 1979
status in active service
suspension torsion bar suspension
transmission Renk HSWL 354
turretPlacement center
usedBy Austrian Army
Bundeswehr
Canadian Army
Czech Army
Danish Army
Finnish Army
German Army
Greek Army
Hungarian Defence Forces
Indonesian Army
Norwegian Army
Polish Land Forces
linked to: Polish Army

Portuguese Army
Qatar Armed Forces
Royal Netherlands Army
Spanish Army
Swedish Army
Swiss Army
Turkish Land Forces
width approximately 3.75 m

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Finnish Army equipment Leopard 2 main battle tank
Polish Army standardEquipment Leopard 2 main battle tank
Spanish Army usesEquipment Leopard 2E main battle tank
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Finnish Defence Forces standardEquipment Leopard 2 main battle tank
Leopard 2 notableVariant Leopard 2A1
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Leopard 2 notableVariant Leopard 2A2
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Leopard 2 notableVariant Leopard 2A3
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Leopard 2 notableVariant Leopard 2A4
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Leopard 2 notableVariant Leopard 2A5
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Leopard 2 notableVariant Leopard 2A6
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Leopard 2 notableVariant Leopard 2A6M
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Leopard 2 notableVariant Leopard 2A7
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Leopard 2 notableVariant Leopard 2A7V
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Leopard 2 exportVariant Leopard 2E
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Leopard 2 exportVariant Leopard 2HEL
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Leopard 2 exportVariant Stridsvagn 122
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Leopard 2 exportVariant Leopard 2PL
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Leopard 2 exportVariant Leopard 2RI
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Armed Forces of the Republic of Poland standardMainBattleTank Leopard 2
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Chobham-type composite armour influenced Leopard 2 armour design
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Krauss-Maffei Wegmann product Leopard 2
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Greek Army usesEquipment Leopard 2 main battle tank
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 usedInVehicle Leopard 2 main battle tank
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MTU MB 873 Ka-501 usedInVehicle Leopard 2A0
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MTU MB 873 Ka-501 usedInVehicle Leopard 2PL
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MTU MB 873 Ka-501 usedInVehicle Leopard 2RI
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MTU MB 873 Ka-501 usedInVehicle Leopard 2HEL
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MTU MB 873 Ka-501 usedInVehicle Leopard 2E
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MTU MB 873 Ka-501 usedInVehicle Leopard 2A6M
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