History:
The successor to the Leopard 1, the Leopard 2, was first produced in 1979. A variety of upgrade programs and options are available for the Leopard 2. These include the Atlas Elektronik Vehicle Integrated Command and Information System (IFIS), a digital command and information system. The Leopard 2 has had technical improvements under Upgrading Level I and Level II programs. A new smoothbore gun, the 120 millimetre L55 Gun, has been developed by Rheinmetall GmbH of Ratingen, Germany to replace the shorter 120 millimetre L44 smoothbore tankgun on the Leopard 2. It permits effective use of a new APFSDS-T round, DM53 (LKE II), with a longer rod penetrator, and which is under development. The German Army has decided not to buy the DM43 APFSDS-T round (aka LKE 1), rather to wait and upgrade to the DM53.
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| Crew: | 4 |
| Dimensions (Length/width/height): | 7.69 m / 3.70 m / 2.79 m |
| Weight: | 55.150 kg |
| Engine: | M1,500-hp Diesel |
| Max. speed: | 72 km/h of road 45 km/h |
| Range: | 550 km |
| Armor (Turret Front): | 700 KE/1,000 against HEAT rounds |
| Applique Armor: | Track Skirt |
| NBC System: | yes |
| Night Vision Equipment: | Infrared |
| Other Ammunition Types: | US-produced M829, M829A1 APFSDS-T; US M830A1 HEAT-MP-T (MPAT), GE DM12A1 (US copy M830) HEAT-MP-T (MPAT) |
| Main armament: | 120-mm smoothbore gun M256 |
| Secondary armament: | 7.62-mm (7.62x 51) Machinegun MG3A1 |
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