Leopard 2
12/07/2013 16:15
| Type | Main battle tank |
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| Place of origin | West Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1979–present[1] |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Wars | Kosovo War, War in Afghanistan |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Krauss-Maffei |
| Designed | 1970s |
| Manufacturer | Krauss‐Maffei Wegmann Maschinenbau Kiel |
| Unit cost | 2A6: US$5.74 million (2007)[2] |
| Produced | 1979–present |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 2A6: 62.3 tonnes (61.3 long tons; 68.7 short tons) |
| Length | 2A6: 9.97 m (393 in) (gun forward) |
| Width | 2A6: 3.75 m (148 in) |
| Height | 2A6: 3.0 m (120 in) |
| Crew | 4[1] |
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| Armour | 2A6: 3rd generation composite; including high-hardness steel, tungsten and plastic filler with ceramic component. |
| Main armament |
1× 120 mm Rheinmetall L55smoothbore gun[1] 42 rounds |
| Secondary armament |
2× 7.62 mm MG3A1[1] 4,750 rounds |
| Engine | MTU MB 873 Ka-501 liquid-cooled V-12 Twin-turbo diesel engine 1,500 PS (1,479 hp, 1,103 kW) at 2,600 rpm |
| Power/weight | 24.1 PS/t (17.7 kW/t) |
| Transmission | Renk HSWL 354 |
| Suspension | Torsion-bar suspension |
| Fuel capacity | 1,200 liters[3](317 US gallons; 264 imp. gal) |
| Operational range |
550 km (340 mi) (internal fuel)[1] |
| Speed | 72 km/h (45 mph)[1] |