2A6: 3rd generation composite; including high-hardness steel, tungsten and plastic filler with ceramic component.
Main armament
1× 120 mm Rheinmetall L55 smoothbore gun (42 rounds)
Secondary armament
2× 7.62 mm MG3A1[1] (4,750 rounds)
Engine
MTU MB 873 Ka-501 liquid-cooled V12 twin-turbo diesel engine 1,500 PS (1,479 hp, 1,103 kW) at 2,600 rpm
Power
1100.00
Transmission
Renk HSWL 354
Suspension
Torsion bar suspension
Ground clearance
0.54
Fuel capacity
1200
Range
550.00
Speed
68.00
Description
The Leopard 2 is a main battle tank developed by Krauss-Maffei in the 1970s for the West German Army. The tank first entered service in 1979 and succeeded the earlier Leopard 1 as the main battle tank of the German Army. Various versions have served in the armed forces of Germany and 12 other European countries, as well as several non-European nations, including Canada (Leopard 2A4m can), Chile, Indonesia, Singapore and Turkey. The Leopard 2 was used in Kosovo with the German Army and has also seen action in Afghanistan with the Danish and Canadian contributions to the International Security Assistance Force, as well as seeing action in Syria with the Turkish Armed Forces against IS and the YPJ.
