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Leopard 2A6M upgraded with new Peri R17A3 commander optronics. (+50) modified from standard Leopard 2A6M [159] Leopard 2A7V Germany: MBT. Main battle tank. 104: All delivered as of November 2023, made of: [164] [161] (+68) Leopard 2A4 from the industry (+16) Leopard 2A6 (+20) Leopard 2A7 (the only that were at this standard, coming from Dutch ...
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 ...
The L/55 gun was retrofitted into German and Dutch Leopard 2s, and chosen as the main gun of the Spanish Leopard 2E and the Greek Leopard 2HEL. It was tested on the British Challenger 2 as a potential replacement for its rifled L30 120 mm cannon.
Stridsvagn 122 during an urban warfare exercise, 2006. Stridsvagn 122 (strv 122, IPA: [ˈstrɪ̂tːsvaŋn] ⓘ) [a] is a Swedish main battle tank that, like the German Leopard 2A5, is based on the German Leopard 2 Improved variant utilizing such newer technology as command, control, and fire-control systems, reinforced armour, and long-term combat capacity.
20 Leopard 2A6M were leased from Germany in December 2007. The tanks were permanently transferred to Canadian service when tanks purchased from the Netherlands were transferred to Germany in exchange. [12] [13] Leopard 2 A4M CAN: 20 Germany: Upgraded from Dutch Leopard 2A4 in 2010, closer to 2A7+ armour configuration but with shorter barrel.
The Leopard 2E is derived from the Leopard 2A6, with greater armour protection, developed as a co-production between the defence industries of Spain and Germany. 2006 Greece: 170 ~60 tons 1500 hp The Leopard 2 HEL is a derivative of the Leopard 2A6 that was ordered by the Greek Army in 2003. Around 170 tanks were delivered between 2006 and 2009.
Number Image Details Leopard 2A8 Germany: Main battle tank: 46 planned [162] (6 in option) In the 2024 Defence Paper, presented in September 2024, the Netherlands Ministry of Defence announced plans to regain a fully Dutch tank battalion. The order will consist of 46 Leopard 2A8 tanks, with an option for an additional 6 tanks. [163]
According to Nexter's head of tracked and armour programmes, Francois Groshany, the benefit of the tank is the combination of the "very high capability" Leopard 2 chassis with the lighter Leclerc turret. [18] The 2-man Leclerc turret is approximately 6 tons lighter than the 3-man Leopard 2 turret.